tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post6565429091467802234..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Baum and the Bad GuysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-90935637919655550032009-03-04T10:45:00.000-05:002009-03-04T10:45:00.000-05:00And yet it can seem so much longer!I neglected to ...And yet it can seem so much longer!<BR/><BR/>I neglected to mention that an Oz movie expert named Scott Hutchins spotted the <I>The Last Egyptian</I> clip in <I>Decasia</I> and set in motion the inquiry that led to the recognition and preservation of what remains of the movie. So that was a significant ten seconds.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-83724374239361936822009-03-04T02:47:00.000-05:002009-03-04T02:47:00.000-05:00What remains of The Last Egyptian runs about 30 mi...What remains of <I>The Last Egyptian</I> runs about 30 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-85881639375244072472009-03-03T12:14:00.000-05:002009-03-03T12:14:00.000-05:00It was actually a local group that performed The M...It was actually a local group that performed <I>The Maid of Arran</I>, though the Oz Club's presence no doubt provided an impetus and an audience.<BR/><BR/>An Oz Club member paid for the showing of <I>The Last Egyptian</I>, as I recall. We saw as much of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's print as survives—far more than 10 seconds, but still not a complete story, and with some damaged sections.<BR/><BR/>David Moyer, an expert on the Baums' trip to Egypt and its literary and cinematic fruits, was there to explain the story and fill in the gaps.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-72401243649085968572009-03-03T03:21:00.000-05:002009-03-03T03:21:00.000-05:00That is great that the Club put on both of those t...That is great that the Club put on both of those things. Some day I WILL make it to one of the conventions. Do you know how much of "The Last Egyptian" they showed? All that I have seen of it is about a ten second clip in an art film that featured deteriorating 35mm nitrate movie film ("Decasia": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303325/).Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543641309466008923noreply@blogger.com