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Warner Archive 15th Anniversary Listener Appreciation Phone Calls
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This Warner Archive 15th Anniversary BONUS episode is chocked full of listener calls of appreciation for George Feltenstein and the Warner Archive. Each story shared in this episode is a thread in the rich tapestry of our collective film heritage—a heritage that Warner Archive has been meticulously weaving for 15 years, bringing joy, inspiration, and a sense of community to movie buffs everywhere.
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Appreciation for Warner Archive Releases
Speaker 1Hi, it's Mike from Chattanooga, tennessee, and I just want to say how much I appreciate the release of the Warner Brothers Westerns that you've been releasing on Warner Archives, and when I say Westerns, I mean specifically the TV series. I am so excited that I've been able to see all the episodes of Maverick Sugarfoot, rocko, cheyenne, the Dakotas and now Cold 45, which I never thought ever would be released, and it's on Blu-ray. It's on order right now and I expect to get it on Thursday, and I am so grateful for you to allow me to see some of the shows that I've heard about and wanted to see the youngster about. They were up too late for me to view and now I've been able to see just about all of them, including Lawman, which I forgot to say, which I think is a terrific Western. So thank you so much for bringing these gyms back to my living room. Bye-bye, hi, jim. This is Wes. I wanted to leave a message.
Speaker 1I was an employee of Turner Classroom when we were 20 years, and George and I have a couple of really good mutual friends from TCM Dennis Malay and Lee Sianthes. The thing I particularly like about Warner Archive, in addition to the pristine restorations that they do especially with the three strip Technicolor films is that George and his team has also been able to restore some of the films to the original running links films that had been cut, and particularly I'm referencing 1941's, the Seawolf and 1947's. They Won't Believe Me, so I don't think anyone appreciates the archive and the work George does any more than I do, and I just look forward to many more exciting releases this year. Take care, tim, bye-bye.
Speaker 1Hello. I'm Justin from Illinois. Hey, george, hello Tim, hey for the universe too. Mr Jerry Beck, I want to thank the Warner Archive for releasing Blu-rays of movies that I've been requesting and wishing for years now, and especially for you, george, and probably also Mr Beck. I want to thank you for releasing good, scrappy, due content on Blu-ray from his. I know he's kind of a controversial character, but I thank you for remembering his good releases. Thank you.
Speaker 4Have a good day, hello.
Speaker 5I call him because.
Speaker 6My name is Thomas from Germany. My message is thank you, george, for your phenomenal work. I will continue with importing Warner Archive Blu-rays literally forever. Greetings from Germany.
Speaker 4Yeah, this is Pam from Minnesota. I just like to say what I really enjoy is the Kim Malart show with the extras, because I bought the movie Dangerous One Web because I was listening to you guys talking about the special features. One of the ones I absolutely loved was the outtake with Fernando Lomas and Darcelle, but there's so many other extras that came along with it also. That's what I really look forward when I'm buying a DVD. That was one of the first ones I bought when I started listening to your show. I would just recommend everyone listen to your show every time you get a new segment. Thank you, bye.
Speaker 1Hi everybody. It's Austin from Manhattan, New York. This is just a general appreciation message. Mr Colton Stan and as well, Terry Beck. Mr Beck has impacted my lives in more ways than they know, obviously, because I am a huge animation fan and nerd and my shelves are just lined up with all kinds of stuff that one archive has put out. I have been such a fan of the lineup and it really felt like it was for us, the nerds, the collectors that wanted weird stuff, like Peter Potomis. It was great to have that always on DVD and now going to Blu-ray. One of the best things I own is Johnny Claths on Blu-ray and now going into the Linnysons Collector's Choice, which are just wonderful. I own all three of those. Thanks to every single list. Go home, George, Jerry.
Speaker 1I want to thank you guys so much for making my childhood so memorable. I am just a high school senior, but it's been basically my whole life that Warner Archive has been around and the impact has been pretty big. Even in fifth grade when I was writing big essays to my family on why they should buy me porcupig 101 for a Christmas gift, I just committed to NYU as a Cinema Studies major and I was talking with one of the heads of the program and he was saying I think we have a lot of students go off to work as film catalog experts at places like Warner Archive and I was just like, wow, I could back up at Warner Archive someday. It was just sort of a surreal thought. But George, Jerry, Tim, thanks for everything. It's been a great 15 years and I'm looking forward to another 15 or many more. Thanks again, If I would like to say that to me.
Speaker 1The Warner Archives my name is John and I'm from Washington State. My appreciation for the Warner Archives is really based on two different things. First of all, the older DVD-Rs. In that context, several really rare films were released, such as the Black Zoo, which looked good enough really to be a restoration. The archives were, you know, at that point they were releasing films that maybe a lot of people hadn't heard of, but they were giving them first class treatment, and so that was always a joy.
Speaker 1But more recently the Warner Archives has come to become the Blu-ray platform and some of the work they're doing there is amazing, in particular one film that was reputed for many decades to be lost, namely Helen of Troy, and perhaps it wasn't really lost, but the negative was in a horrible condition. But I think with just the improvements of technology in the later years, when I saw the Warner Archives Blu-ray of Helen of Troy I felt that I was almost seeing the film for the first time Because I saw it back in the late 50s and I saw colors and shades in the Warner Archives Blu-ray that I hadn't seen in the film probably since 1960 when it was ending its run on local TV stations. So for those things alone, you know, primarily just for George, has been George's long career with States all the way back. I'm not sure if he was around for VHS, but he was definitely a proponent of laser discs. He's done a great deal for film fans and I treasure what he's done. Thank you, Hello, Hello, Thank you, Thank you, thank, you Thank you Hello there.
Speaker 5I'm Lloyds in California and I just wanted to call in and say thank you to the Warner Archives for the wonderful work they do, for you know a lot of great releases of Golden Age Hollywood movies on Blu-ray and the beautiful work they do to restore them. The release of Naya Dapura on Blu-ray was really what got me in the movies of that era. Before that the only ones I really recall seeing were some Disney movies kind of Mary Milliner, the Wizard of Oz and the birds. Now I would say about like a hundred of them on Blu-ray and I guess about a hundred of them are from the Warner Archives, actually over a hundred of them.
Speaker 5If I could recommend the Warner Archival release that I think is kind of underrated, it would be a libel lady. It has a great cast, a great grip. William Powell is fantastic, as always, like in the Sandman, and a one way passage also great, at least at Warner Archival, and I just love that fishing scene with him. The bonus shore on their Keystone Hotel is also just fantastic, a wonderful shore with a love Ben Perpen in there. Fantastic job on that release. I know it came out like a few years ago but I'm excited to see more of your 2024 line up Right now. I got the Drive-by-Nine and the Silent Double Feature collection pre-ordered.
Speaker 1Thank you, Hi, this is Kevin from Arlington, virginia. I want to send my appreciation to Warner Archive and particularly to Jerry Beck and George Felton's team for the exceptional cartoon DVDs and Blu-ray sets they've been putting out over the past few years, especially the Popeye sets, the Tech-Avery sets and most definitely the Williams Collector's Choice. Thanks for everything, kevin from Arlington, virginia. Hello, this is Ronald from Ohio and I just want to say thank you guys so much for putting in all the work you do for the Warner Archivases. It means so much to me and with other collectors in the live action and the Amish community that you guys are doing this for everybody.
Speaker 1It's really great. I can really just want to say please keep up the hard work for Mr Beck, mr Felton's team and everybody involved in these disc productions. Thank you, guys, so much again for what you're doing and for the community, and have a great night. Hi, this is Rich in New Jersey and I just want to say what would we do without the Warner Archive?
Speaker 6So many things would just get subpar releases or be left unlanguished and eventually deteriorate to the point of non-existence, and I want to thank George Feldenstein for everything he's done especially in the field of preserving animation, and for harping so insistently on the Finn man release that was coming out. Just verbally haranguing the audience until I force myself. Fine, george, I'll buy it and I love all of the movies I've seen so far.
Speaker 1I own them all.
Speaker 6I just finished the fourth and I thank you for allowing me to open my mind to much older movies than I was used to, and I am now spreading the gospel of the Finn man. Thanks again, george.
Speaker 1Bye, hi. I'm Jim from Wisconsin, and this message is for Mr Feldenstein. Thank you so much for your passion for film and for your dedication and meticulous work in preserving our film heritage. The pristine quality of your Warner Archive releases are second to none Thanks to you and your team, we can enjoy works of cinematic art whose reproduction is often better than the original theatrical showing. All the best to you for many years to come.
Speaker 7Hello, my name is Dan. I'm calling from Central Massachusetts and I'm a huge fan of both the podcast and just everything the Warner Archive does. George Feldenstein does incredible work with the restorations and working on all the extras and Tim Mallard does a fantastic job job bringing all together, contextualizing everything, and it's just such a joy for me every month to see what new titles they come up with. And then when you listen to the podcast, it kind of gets you excited for some releases that you might not have otherwise given a second thought about, because you get stuck in your own biases. And once you hear how much work and love George has put into it and how Tim packages it all and presents the information to the adoring audience, it just makes it a lot more fun and it's such good work that they do.
Speaker 7I love physical media. Streaming is great. I do watch streaming, but physical media to me is extremely important. And anytime an older film, I love older films. I didn't shout on film pre 1970s, I would say I just absolutely love it when there's a restoration and it's great. We get a lot of extra features. But even if we just get a few contextual pieces and old Warner Arch cartoons, those are awesome too, so anyway, I'll stop downowing, but you put the great work, guys, and happy 15th anniversary. Bye.
Celebrating 15 Years of Warner Archive
Speaker 2Well, this is Christopher from California. I'm so glad that the War on Archive exists. That's really what comes to look like, like made for TV movies and stuff, because a lot of people look down on like made for TV movies, like the movies of the week from the Sundays and the 80s and stuff, and also when it comes to like even with, like cartoon shows, like you know. But maybe I've been successful, but not worse than the Sundays or anything, but still have. Like you know, I'm conservative. As long as I'm in, I'm so glad to work on existing stuff. So I'm glad that people like George Bolton seem like you know care about such stuff, you know, like cartoons and made for TV movies and that. Thank you, mr Bolton, seeing them, and I'm very proud of the War on Archive. I appreciate it, thank you.
Speaker 1Hi, this is Land from South Carolina. I'm a huge fan of the Extras podcast and of the War on Archives, and I had a short story that I wanted to share about collecting physical media and how it connects to the podcast. I've been a longtime fan of classic Hollywood and a passionate collector of physical media, and for years I've been buying movies from the War on Archives and movie collections and Turner classics collections, but I've never really given much thought about how these things got to market or who was behind it all, and it wasn't until I started listening to the Extras podcast that I realized that the common denominator between so many of the things that I was buying and enjoying over those years was George Belton's team, and I've spent many hours listening to George on the podcast, learned a lot about movie history and just about what it takes to create these beautiful new releases on the, especially the Blue Rays that we enjoy so much from the War on Archives that we've been getting recently. But I just wanted to express my gratitude to you, tim, for bringing us all these wonderful stories and to George for all the incredible work that he does. Every fan of classic movies owes a huge debt to George, so thank you for bringing these stories out and also to George for making all these incredible movies available to us fans. So thank you.
Speaker 1I look forward to many more movies, many more podcasts, and I'll be here watching and listening to George. Hey, this is Kerr from Maryland, wishing a happy 15th anniversary to the Warner Archive, which has provided such a marvelous service for film buffs and film history buffs Really, really irreplaceable and we're all grateful for George Felton-Steen's careful and devoted caretaking, curation of this library and making restored versions available. It's absolutely extraordinary and what I note is that not only are many of these releases just bringing favorites back to people that they appreciate and enjoy, but, in some cases, actually triggering re-evaluations of films. I know, to cite one example, that Westward the Women was not really given much attention directed by a William Wellman.
Speaker 1It's another Robert Taylor Western for a lot of people. Well, in fact, it's an extraordinary film, not just a great Western, but one of the finest films of any kind made by an American studio and really unavailable and unknown until the efforts of the Warner Archive, and I think more and more people are becoming aware of it and I'm sure other people have other great examples how the Warner Archive is really changing what our list of the canon of great film is, and we're grateful for all of it. So, happy anniversary and looking forward to more great film. Thank you, yeah, tim. This is Kenny Carrile Jr from Hilario, ohio, and I've been a huge supporter of Warner Brothers and the Warner Archive Collection for many, many years.
Speaker 1What I like about the Warner Archive Collection is that they get titles out when nobody expects them to come out, like, for example. I'm a big DC fan, as you know, and when Justice League Unlimited came out from the Warner Archive Collection a few years ago, I was thrilled. I love the DC anime and universe and to me overall that was a great release. And also when the Black Lightning season 3 and 4 came out, that was a great release. They only have season 3, but we'll get season 4 soon and it's just amazing.
Speaker 1And also the others, like DC, the film release for Warner Archive, the Superman films, both Superman movie, the extended TV time and Supergirl 1984, it's great to have those. Those are terrific transfers. George does great work with the Warner Archive Department and I hope in the future more titles are coming out. Now I'm not going to say which titles I want, but I'm just going to give a little hint. It's a girl superhero that swings as staff and she needs her third season out on Blu-ray discs. I think you guys know who I'm referring to. Anyways, guys, thanks for doing all that you do in StateCare.
Speaker 6Yes, my name is John and I'm from Oklahoma. I'd like to give thanks to Warner Archive for all the work they've done these last 15 years and especially Mr George Feudlenskine for the work he's done as well, particularly Warner Brothers' TV shows, which I just bought Co 45, blu-ray, uac and subtitles, which I enjoy very much the few of them. And just thanks again to Mr Feudlenskine for his work. We hope that he will keep up the good work and bring us more Warner Brothers' TV. Thank you.
Speaker 1Hi, this is David from Illinois, and I just wanted to wish a happy 15th anniversary to the Warner Archive and let George Feudlenskine know that I appreciate all the hard work that you do in restoring all these classic films and bringing them to us to be appreciated. Thank you for all of your hard work. Hello, I'm Louis from Miami. I want to give my appreciation to Warner Archive and George.
Speaker 2Feudlenskine, for all the great classic movies that you have brought us in Blu-ray, movies that are from the, in my opinion, the greatest era in movie history, and mainly from the 30s to the 60s, there's still a number of movies from that era. A number of great movies left to be released on Blu-ray.
Speaker 1Hopefully we can continue this great work and I appreciate it so much. I try buying everyone that comes out that I can.
Speaker 2I have a collection of over 4,000 movies as it is, but I look forward to adding my favorites to Blu-ray and thank you for helping me do that. Have a good day.
Speaker 1Hi, this is John and Matthew. I'm from Massachusetts. George, just wanted to thank you for all of the preservation efforts and sort of the breadth of catalog that Warner Archive has put out. I have to say my favorite releases are Dr X and Mystery of the Wax Museum. Just never thought those movies could look as good as they do. I really appreciate all of the sort of pre-code that's been put out. Safe and Hell, christopher Strong they talk about one-way passage.
Speaker 1I was actually planning on a sort of a Kay Francis double feature tonight doing Mary Stevens MD on Blu-ray, and then I was going to watch Wife Wanted, the last film she made for Monogram. Just really appreciate everything that's been put out. And then I'd say one of my other favorite releases is also Monogram. I wouldn't be in your shoes. Just really amazing to see a fairly cheap but amazing film get such a spectacular release. So I just wanted to say thank you for all of those efforts and I'm looking forward to what's coming next. Hi there, this is Jonathan. This is Jonathan with. Of Course you Realize this Means Podcast. Hi there, this is Jonathan with. Of Course you Realize this Means Podcast. Thank you for opening up the episode celebrating 15 years of the Warner Archive for the fans to chime in with their appreciation. I want to commend everyone at the Extras Podcast and George Feltonstein, alongside everyone over at the Warner Archive, for their efforts in spotlighting the Looney Tunes and vintage animation in general with the Restoration Series.
Speaker 1My wife and I are having a blast with all the shorts so far and insist on many more in the Collector's Choice series that we will undoubtedly be showing to our future daughters From our podcast viewers. Take care, oh hi, this is Tom in San Francisco, and a big thanks to you, tim, for providing this forum Not only this opportunity to leave the message, but also for the podcast itself. And a big thanks to George, who I consider the patron saint of physical media for many years, probably going back to the laser disk space. My shelves are bringing over with DVDs and Blu-rays that go back to the launch of Warner Archive 15 years ago. I just want to say many thanks, and I know you are working feverishly and fighting battles behind the scenes that we consumers are not fully aware of to keep bringing us quality products so don't let the naysayers get you down and I really appreciate all you do and I look forward to more exciting announcements in the future. Thanks a lot.
Celebrating 15 Years of Warner Archive
Speaker 1Bye, hello Tim and hello George. My name is Ben and I'm from Texas. I wanted to call and give a great big shout out. Thank you, kudos. A great big warm hug. To George Feldenstein, first of all for all you do for Warner Archive. You are basically a celebrity in the classic film community. To Tim Malard for all you do for supporting the archive for everybody at the Warner Archive and for everybody at Warner Brothers motion picture imaging.
Speaker 1Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 5You are the reason that we are able to see these classic films in pristine conditions. I have loved classic film.
Speaker 1ever since I was a little boy, I grew up watching them with my grandparents, and now I have the opportunity to sit down again with my grandparents and watch these films once again on beautiful, stunning blue rays, and it's because of your work. So thank you so much. I also wanted to say happy 15th birthday, that is amazing 15 years later and we're still here.
Speaker 5That's awesome. I am looking forward to another fun filled 15 years of classic film with the Warner archive. So thank you so much and happy birthday.
Speaker 1This is Rich from Virginia. Years ago, in the pre-Internet era, I had written a letter to MGM Home Video with a thank you for their work and a request for future titles. To my surprise, soon afterward I received in the mail an envelope with Leo the Lion on the return address. It contained a letter from George, responding to my letter point by point. His continued loyalty and responsiveness to movie fans is unwavering and is always appreciated. Happy anniversary, george, and many, many more. Thank you for all you do.
Speaker 1Hey, this is David from Indianapolis, I think the thing is.
Speaker 1The thing that's great is that George is basically one of us who made it and you know, unlike some ones of us who made it, he didn't sort of fall into the elements of the corporate culture that's against the goal of the archive, like he didn't gradually become one of those people saying, hey guys, just be glad you're getting anything at all, stop complaining.
Speaker 1He's retained that sense of excitement and exploration and the notion that this archive is basically a treasure chest, and I also appreciate the vastness of his sort of his vision of what to do with it. I think I am actually most impressed with the archive when something comes out that I have absolutely no interest in, because it means other people are having their day, and you know there are people with different loves than I have. I love the classic films, other people love the Hannah Barbera animation, some people want to see Relief Skewer a B-movie style, and that's just great that he covers all that and he doesn't even pick his own favorites. So it's not like we can look back on the archive and say, oh, you remember in 2017 when George was going through his Barbera Stanwick phase, and you can just tell by the collection, because you get two a month and nothing else came out.
Speaker 1That doesn't happen because he's there for everybody, not one group and not even himself, and I think that shows that he understands his community better than I do. And his understanding of his community even shows in how he handles complaints. On the old podcast, which was weekly, you know they would make people asking like why does this take so long, why is this taking so long? And he basically answers genuinely as if it's an honest question rather than a gripe, and you know that's not always easy to do, but I think he gets that. That's where that, even if it is delivered as a gripe, he knows that's where that question comes from and love of the material and belief that there's probably an answer and it gives a good answer. So he's a man in his most right place. And look, I mean hats off to could grief the looney tunes for the last years has been fantastic, I think some review of the third disc said by the way, we this year we have gotten more than a single, maybe even a single golden collection in terms of cartoons released on, you know, on Blu-ray, and that works for me. They're great choices. I love the fact that they're digging it. You know the second disc. Some people wrote reviews that said well, these aren't the best cartoons. Well, exactly, they're not your favorite cartoons, but you know what? They're the ones that haven't been out and maybe somebody else will love them. So he and Jerry Backer are doing a fantastic job with Limitless. I hope they keep it up. It's just Hi, tim, and George Dave here.
Speaker 1Film and animation critic and historian from Melbourne, australia, running the YouTube channel Daigle Down Under. Thanks so much for asking me to call in with a message to wish the Warner Archive a happy 15th anniversary. I want to personally thank you, george, for all your amazing work restoring all of these incredible classics and getting them into our hands and onto our shelves in the best quality possible. I've been collecting your Blu-ray releases since day one and have hundreds of them. Thank you for getting so many sought after favorites onto Blu-ray, while also introducing us to scores of hidden and underappreciated gems. You've helped further my own education and lifelong love for classic cinema Within, my opinion, the single greatest film library in Hollywood. The work that you've done, not only for film fans and collectors, but for film preservation and legacy, cannot be understated. The work you have done will, quite literally, be cherished for generations. I also want to say thank you on behalf of the animation community for doing so much for the medium, giving much needed attention to previously undervalued and cult titles from the Bolts of Warner, ngm, hanna-barbera and, in the cases of the Popeye, paramount.
Speaker 1Tim George, please keep up the amazing work. Your announced podcasts are incredible and the perfect companion to the monthly releases, adding an extra layer of history and context to the films. Happy 15th anniversary. Warner Hour time. Thanks for everything. Good morning, george. This is Frank from near Philadelphia, PA. I'm just going to congratulate you on your 15th anniversary. Every month I look forward to your announcements. Some months I'm very happy, sometimes I'm just pleased. You all do a great job. The masters that you produce are just beyond flaw, and keep them coming. I know you have thousands of titles to select from and some months I'm lucky and some not as not. But keep up the good work and I hope you're around for a long time. Thank you and happy anniversary.
Speaker 6Yes, I'm Jay from Oklahoma and I'd like to thank Warner Archive and Warner Home Home of entertainment or video, and especially George Svelton's kind, for the work he's done and just recently ordered Coke 45. And really enjoy it the Blue Ray and the subtitles and did a good job and we look forward to more Warner Brothers TV, westerns and Private Eyes in Blue Ray. Thank you.
Praise for Warner Archive Collection
Speaker 1Hi, my name is Rob, I'm from Evansville, indiana, and I just want to say that I appreciate the Warner Archive as much as anyone possibly could, because these Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Blue Rays are I mean in one word fantastic, in another word, unbelievable. I absolutely love these sets, everything about them. I don't have one negative word to say about them. They're amazing. I hope the volumes just keep coming and keep coming. The job they've done with these classics are as great as anything. Honestly, it's fantastic. I can't say enough great things about it, just like I feel about the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, cliveman Collections and all the other releases with these restored cartoons that are hard to come by. I cannot thank you guys enough. I think it's absolutely wonderful and I also want to say that the movies that they've put out, like bye-bye Braverman thanks to the Warner Archive I have a copy of that movie Never thought I'd get to see the whole thing uncut. I just again thank you, warner Archive. Keep those Collector's Choice sets coming. I just want any titles that are not released yet to go on. I love that formula you guys are using by putting those out, even putting on restored cartoons that have been available as unrestored ones, which I was happy enough with, but seeing the restored ones, greater, greater, ok, well, I don't want to go on forever because I know you have a lot more to listen to, but thank you again and keep them coming as I say, thanks so much.
Speaker 1Greetings, my name is David and I'm currently living in West Haven, utah.
Speaker 1I have been a classic film buff for many years, and particularly of classic Hollywood animation like the Looney Tunes and Popeye, and I remember when I first heard of the Warner Archive starting up many years ago, I thought it was an absolutely brilliant idea of how to get so many of the wonderful yet obscure Warner, ngm and RKO films out to the public who wanted them.
Speaker 1And since then I think they have just gotten better and better with the transition to Blu-rays I've bought maybe not as many as others, but as many as I can. I am particularly impressed with restorations like Dr Rex, history of the Wax Museum, safe and Hell and things from another world, to say nothing of now, the Looney Tunes and the Popeye collection. I wish them every success in the future. Long may they continue to produce great work, and I can only hope that the rest of Hollywood finally decides to take a page from the Warner Archive and set up programs of their own, because there are a lot of other studios with vast archives that I think would really benefit from the flattery of imitating the Warner Archive. Thank you and have a good evening. Bye.
Speaker 3Hi, george, in the Warner Archive. My name is Sadie. I'm calling all the way from Australia. I love you guys and appreciate all that you do. The Warner Archive means so much to me because I've been assessing over classic films since 1991, when I was nine years old. Also, I'm a massive Mologeum fan. As such, you brighten my world by making so many classic films available via Blue Rain DVD. In particular, your Blu-rays are in a class by themselves. My favorite purchases include Waterloo Bridge that's the Vivienne Lee version and the most perfect film ever, one Way Passage starring Keith Francis. Having spent most of my working life as a film activist, I understand just how much effort goes into your exquisite product. Keep up the great work, george and Co. You guys are the best.
Speaker 7Sam and George, this is Matthew Roberts.
Speaker 1I live in Tennessee now, but from Louisiana. I just wanted to say that the Warner Archef has been an amazing blessing to me. I'm an avid cartoon collector and an old movie collector and it has brought a lot of titles and shows that I never thought I would have an opportunity to see. I'm only 29, so I missed a lot of those golden years being born in the 90s.
Speaker 1It's amazing to get to catch up on those now, and I'm thankful for the last 15 years of the library you guys have released and I'm excited for the next 15 years and to see what that holds in store. Very excited for this past month of March and looking forward into the future. So thank you guys, so much for what you do. Bye-bye, hi there, this is Constantine Nasser from Los Angeles, california, calling to wish Warner a wonderful, very special 15th anniversary and to congratulate all the things on everything he achieved in the last, oh well, entirety of his career, but particularly in the last 15 years, as he has continued to uplift and keep sharing the magic of Warner Brothers and MGM and RKO and all of the classics, both deep cuts and cult classics and films that we all love just in television.
Speaker 1The things we really need to keep in the movies need to restore.
Speaker 1George is always there, camping in every aspect of quality and content.
Speaker 1Take the word, but George has been there to ensure that these things are not lost and that every stone is unturned before any release is shared with the audience and with the fans and you know my name is Mark, from Los Angeles, and George Charlton Steen has been a tremendous boon to movie lovers from the laser disc days onward and I would specifically say one of the reasons why Warner Archive has been so wonderful is that from the very beginning, when he first launched the program, one of the first titles he released was a favorite of mine that I thought could never get released because of all the musical artists involved in it, and that was the seminal concert film, erg, a music war.
Speaker 1Theatrical prints were missing bands and it seemed like, oh, all those bands, all those record labels, no way they'll ever clear it. And he did it all but for one artist, and they were so obscure probably they couldn't find where they disappeared to. So he knew from the very gate that it was about trying to get everything done and I know there's still some holy grails he's working on and the fact that he hasn't given up on him and that nobody has given up on.
Speaker 1Warner Archive is testimony to his tenacity and we're lucky to have him.