tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post1982349146550657456..comments2024-01-07T20:03:49.027+01:00Comments on All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!: Madam Satan (1930)Jonas Nordinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-91320231991375848792013-01-31T01:21:36.248+01:002013-01-31T01:21:36.248+01:00Hi Jonas, I was searching for reviews of MADAM SAT...Hi Jonas, I was searching for reviews of MADAM SATAN and found your blog which is quite admirable. I couldn't send a personal email so could you please go to our website and email me from there as I would like to ask you something regarding your review. <br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Caren<br />www.torontofilmsociety.comCarennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-83791837873385398122010-11-15T17:17:59.270+01:002010-11-15T17:17:59.270+01:00If anyone's interested, "Madame Satan&quo...If anyone's interested, "Madame Satan" is due out this week on a Warner Archives DVD. It's labeled as being "remastered," too.Will Pfeiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08883140623500749392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-49083896117450865052010-06-21T00:29:44.831+02:002010-06-21T00:29:44.831+02:00I read an interview that DeMille gave in 1930 to a...I read an interview that DeMille gave in 1930 to a film magazine and he gave details about how much lighting was needed for the zeppelin sequences because they were being filmed in Technicolor and the process required extensive lighting in those days. The technicolor sequences were most definitely filmed according to the evidence available, but seems to have been abandoned for black and white because of the backlash against musicals in late 1930.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-9744456089686098162009-11-13T23:41:28.588+01:002009-11-13T23:41:28.588+01:00What I meant, Jonas, was that murky homemade dubs ...What I meant, Jonas, was that murky homemade dubs of "Madam Satan" are not necessary if you want to view the film today in real nice shape. Sure, a dvd would be nice, but since sales of "Madam..." were most likely unremarkable when it was released on VHS by MGM/UA in the '90s (when tape was "King") there are probably no plans at the moment to re-release it on dvd. I've got swell material on laserdisc that may never see the light of day on dvd--the reason being money is tight in Hollywood these days and no one is willing to take a bath on most vehicles from the "Dawn Of Sound." As for dvd being the "last word"... take "Things To Come": No matter how many times this film comes out on dvd (including the current "best, longest version" extant) if the source material is poor, what you'll get on dvd is still only as good as it can get without going for the full "Metropolis" frame-by-frame museum restoration treatment costing megabucks. Don't assume that "Madam Satan" will be undergoing that kind of TLC very soon! In the meantime, I urge interested folks to spend a few bucks on Ebay and enjoy a pristine-looking print of "Madame Satan" on VHS until that dvd comes along!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-327504422231405482009-05-02T10:00:00.000+02:002009-05-02T10:00:00.000+02:00Anonymous,
Oh yes, we really need Madam Satan on D...Anonymous,<br />Oh yes, we really need Madam Satan on DVD. To say we don't is like saying we don't need CD's of The Beatles as their vinyl albums can be easily found, which of course they can.Jonas Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-51739069577896295742009-05-02T09:02:00.000+02:002009-05-02T09:02:00.000+02:00I watched the always fascinating "Madam Satan" for...I watched the always fascinating "Madam Satan" for the umpteenth time just a second ago. You don't need it on dvd. You can find it on a swell 1993 MGM/Turner "Forbidden Hollywood" VHS tape on eBay occasionally. The print is pristine, because it is authorized right from the MGM/turner Library vault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-80214670593857822009-04-24T00:13:00.000+02:002009-04-24T00:13:00.000+02:00I've seen "Madam Satan" several times on televisio...I've seen "Madam Satan" several times on television in the 80's and 90's, and I very much liked it. I hope one day it'll get a DVD-release.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-52310869586515035592008-12-20T14:18:00.000+01:002008-12-20T14:18:00.000+01:00It's a jaw-dropping movie. Reginald Denny's Americ...It's a jaw-dropping movie. Reginald Denny's American accent is a good try, but not quite good enough.Eric Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230291249030014518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-90287582829830757672008-11-28T08:09:00.000+01:002008-11-28T08:09:00.000+01:00To bad I'm so late on reading this...I was gonna s...To bad I'm so late on reading this...I was gonna say the same exact thing as Raquelle. :)<BR/><BR/>This really is a wonderfully written post, and I too MUST see this film! <BR/><BR/>I love weird late 20s and early 30s stuff...and nothing beats a pre-code musical! <BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Nice picture of Paulette Goddard in the tub!<BR/><BR/>If I could be bathed by a classic director, I'd want Frank Capra. ;)Ginger Ingenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904339551806493214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-11409294037151977522008-11-24T15:34:00.000+01:002008-11-24T15:34:00.000+01:00Thank you Jacqueline! I will comment on your typin...Thank you Jacqueline! I will comment on your typing exposé tonight...Jonas Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-5530993389057927612008-11-24T14:15:00.000+01:002008-11-24T14:15:00.000+01:00"...the beginning of a new decade always is looked..."...the beginning of a new decade always is looked upon as something magic and that almost every aspect of our existence soon has to go through some sort of catharsis just because of this detail. <BR/><BR/>I figure they must have experienced the same thing back in the days. Maybe that’s why there were quite a few really strange pictures made in the magic year of 1930. All of a sudden there was a need to prove the 1920’s was over, and not with a whimper."<BR/><BR/>A wonderful post, Jonas, and a very interesting analysis of this phenomenon. I'm going to have to pay more attention to the movies made at the cusp of a new decade, and in 1930 particular. I hope to see this film sometime. Thanks.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-91398265118626139462008-11-24T10:04:00.000+01:002008-11-24T10:04:00.000+01:00Thank You Raquel. MGM lost about $250.000 on Madam...Thank You Raquel. MGM lost about $250.000 on Madam Satan, making it one of their greatest flops ever. Maybe they simply want us all to forget it. I can't see any other reason not putting it out on DVD :)Jonas Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-46545729503130769572008-11-23T19:35:00.000+01:002008-11-23T19:35:00.000+01:00OH my goodness. I MUST see this movie. It is imper...OH my goodness. I MUST see this movie. It is imperative. It looks like a film chockful of wonderful weirdness. Why isn't it on DVD?!<BR/><BR/>Very well-written post Jonas. One of your best. I like what you say about the start of a new decade. I'll have to watch for that more closely. I tend to look at the end of a decade as a sign of what's to come, but it's interesting to look at the very beginning to see what people were expectingRaquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.com