Re: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...

[Tim Halloran]

A few articles come up with just a google of "Murray Glass Em Gee".

Tim

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On Aug 25, 2013, at 1:56 PM, "Jake B."  wrote:

> Forgive an outsider and frequent lurker, but this thread is really compelling 
> to me. As much as I've enjoyed extrapolating what Em Gee might have been to 
> all of you, might anyone in-the-know post a brief history of what Em Gee 
> really was for those of us on the outside? 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -j
> 
> 
> From: Dennis Doros 
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> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...
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> I do know that Murray's beautiful 35mm nitrate print of THE BIG STAKES ended 
> up at the Library of Congress so I suspect that other nitrate prints ended up 
> there as well.
> 
> Best regards,
> Dennis Doros
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> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 3:29 AM, Steve Polta  wrote:
> Hi. I certainly don't have any knowledge but I'm hereby seconding Roger 
> Beebe's inquiry as to the resolution and disposition of the lauded and 
> mysterious Em Gee Film Library. I assume that the guy just retired or finally 
> decided to shut the business down but very curious to hear any anecdotes or 
> learn the fate of the collection. Any leads...
> 
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Re: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...

[Jake B.]

Forgive an outsider and frequent lurker, but this thread is really compelling 
to me. As much as I've enjoyed extrapolating what Em Gee might have been to all 
of you, might anyone in-the-know post a brief history of what Em Gee really was 
for those of us on the outside? 

Thanks!

-j





 From: Dennis Doros 
To: Experimental Film Discussion List  
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...
 


I do know that Murray's beautiful 35mm nitrate print of THE BIG STAKES ended up 
at the Library of Congress so I suspect that other nitrate prints ended up 
there as well.


Best regards,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117 / Fax: 201-767-3035 / Email: milefi...@gmail.com
Visit our main website!  www.milestonefilms.com
Visit our new websites!  www.portraitofjason.com, www.shirleyclarkefilms.com, 
Support "Milestone Film" on Facebook and Twitter!

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On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 3:29 AM, Steve Polta  wrote:

Hi. I certainly don't have any knowledge but I'm hereby seconding Roger Beebe's 
inquiry as to the resolution and disposition of the lauded and mysterious Em 
Gee Film Library. I assume that the guy just retired or finally decided to shut 
the business down but very curious to hear any anecdotes or learn the fate of 
the collection. Any leads...
>
>Steve Polta
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Re: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...

[Dennis Doros]

I do know that Murray's beautiful 35mm nitrate print of THE BIG STAKES
ended up at the Library of Congress so I suspect that other nitrate prints
ended up there as well.

Best regards,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117 / Fax: 201-767-3035 / Email: milefi...@gmail.com
Visit our main website!  www.milestonefilms.com
Visit our new websites!  www.portraitofjason.com, www.shirleyclarkefilms.com
,
Support "Milestone Film" on
Facebook
 and Twitter !

See the website: Association of Moving Image
Archivists and
like them on 
Facebook
AMIA 2013 Conference, Richmond, Virginia, November 5-9!


On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 3:29 AM, Steve Polta  wrote:

> Hi. I certainly don't have any knowledge but I'm hereby seconding Roger
> Beebe's inquiry as to the resolution and disposition of the lauded and
> mysterious Em Gee Film Library. I assume that the guy just retired or
> finally decided to shut the business down but very curious to hear any
> anecdotes or learn the fate of the collection. Any leads...
>
> Steve Polta
>
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> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com
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Re: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...

[Ed Inman]

Em Gee's owner Murray Glass has a facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/murray.glass.9/friends  Mr. Glass would now be approximately 89 years old and it is unclear whether the facebook page is active, though several people on his friends list are distinguished educators and film archivists who may know something. There are also these links of interest:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkno0f4Pupohttp://emgee.freeyellow.com/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jan/11/entertainment/et-king11-Original Message-
From: Steve Polta 
Sent: Aug 25, 2013 2:29 AM
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Subject: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...

Hi. I certainly don't have any knowledge but I'm hereby seconding RogerBeebe's inquiry as to the resolution and disposition of the lauded andmysterious Em Gee Film Library. I assume that the guy just retired orfinally decided to shut the business down but very curious to hear anyanecdotes or learn the fate of the collection. Any leads...Steve Polta
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Re: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...

[Tom Whiteside]

In the past three or four years I have purchased some 16mm prints from Murray 
Glass on eBay - a nice reel with five titles by Zecca, and an odd reel with a 
variety of somewhat strangely printed excerpts from Intolerance. The strange 
printing was due to lab mistakes. Can't remember exactly how he phrased it but 
he did say something vague about the print being faulty and incomplete. His 
starting prices weren't inexpensive, but I collect early cinema on 16mm and it 
usually isn't inexpensive.

Interesting to note that on the heads and tails of the Zecca reel you can read 
where MOMA's leaders were printed through. He rented a 16mm print from their 
circulating library, made his own print, and then (I assume) rented it out 
through Em Gee. Nothing wrong with that so far as I'm concerned, except I 
realize that MOMA's print would be one generation better.

Tom Whiteside
Durham Cinematheque

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Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 3:30 AM
To: Experimental Film Discussion List
Subject: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee...

Hi. I certainly don't have any knowledge but I'm hereby seconding Roger Beebe's 
inquiry as to the resolution and disposition of the lauded and mysterious Em 
Gee Film Library. I assume that the guy just retired or finally decided to shut 
the business down but very curious to hear any anecdotes or learn the fate of 
the collection. Any leads...

Steve Polta
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