This film is listed in Netflix, but only with the "Save" option, rather than for DVD or streaming. I assume this means it's on their radar, but it hasn't been released to Netflix for delivery yet.
> From: [email protected] > Subject: Swlfest Digest, Vol 79, Issue 4 > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:35:06 +0000 > > Send Swlfest mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Swlfest digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this week (Richard Cuff) > 2. Re: "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this week (bernieS) > 3. Re: "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this week > (Frank Decker) > 4. Re: "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this week > (Richard Cuff) > 5. Re: "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this week (bernieS) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:10:02 -0400 > From: Richard Cuff <[email protected]> > To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > Subject: [Swlfest] "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this week > Message-ID: > <CAAvu+iRzyLd0AfCf02VH=WfGhqqS6=FSdD5dWpEgAK+tu=v...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > If you are in the Philly region and missed the special screening of > the Sundance award-winning documentary "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of > The Toynbee Tiles" we had at the Fest in March, you have a chance to > see the film over the next few days - there are showings today > (Saturday) through Monday at the International House on Market Street > in University City. The review linked below touches on the shortwave > radio connection in the film; the 2006 Winter SWL Fest appears in a > pivotal sequence. > > http://origin.avclub.com/philadelphia/articles/toynbee-tile-investigators-jon-foy-and-colin-smith,61093/ > > Those of you distant from Philadelphia might want to create a Google > News Alert to flag when the film may be coming to your city. > > Thanks to Kim Elliott for the heads up! > > Rich Cuff > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:50:45 -0400 > From: bernieS <[email protected]> > To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Swlfest] "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this > week > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Hmm...did my post about this on Tuesday Sept 6 not make it to the > list? Anyway, on Thursday the (Sundance Award-Winning) documentary > film director Jon Foy asked me to give a short presentation during > the Q&A after the Philly film premier--so I talked a bit about pirate > shortwave broadcasts and brought in an E.F. Johnson Viking > transmitter and matching TVI filter to show the audience. (The > subject of the film was a mysterious individual who reportedly used > such a transmitter on 6250 KHz in the mid 1980's to promulgate their > bizarre message to the world.) > > One thing documented in this film is these strange broadcasts were > heard coming through people's TV sets in Philadelphia. The > filmmakers and I have had an ongoing discussion about whether this > was intentional TVI or not. They thought yes, I thought no. But the > night before the film premier and presentation it occurred to me that > the 10th and 13th harmonics of 6250 KHz nicely line up nicely with > the audio carrier frequencies of *both* KYW-CH3 and WPVI-CH6 in > Philadelphia. This seems beyond coincidence to me, so it made for a > good discussion at the Q&A. > > The theater was sold out with 350 in attendance, and I told them > about the SWLfest and suggested they check it out the website. At > the reception afterwards several people approached me and asked for > more info, so I'm hoping this film will bring more people into our community. > > If you can't come to Philly and see this excellent film on Sept 10, > 11, or 12th, it's available on Video On Demand (check the website > below for more info) and should be out on DVD sometime this > winter. It was screened at the IFC theater in New York City last > Friday (Sept 2) and got good reviews in both The New York Times and > Village Voice. > > Cheers, > > -Ed Cummings > > > > >Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:28:37 -0400 > >To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > >From: bernieS <[email protected]> > >Subject: SWLfest film "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee > >Tiles" screening in Philly > > > >For those of us not too far away from Philly, you might want to come > >into town for a screening of the excellent documentary film you > >enjoyed (or missed!) at the SWLfest this year: "Resurrect Dead: The > >Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles." It won Best Director of Documentary > >at Sundance this year! The Director Jon Foy chose the 2011 SWLfest > >as the premier (private) screening venue as a Thank You for all the > >help we gave him and his staff for making the documentary a success. > > > >Much of it was filmed at the 2006 SWLfest, and it features some of > >our inimitable characters there--as well as an intriguing story line > >that includes mysterious pirate shortwave broadcasts. Definitely > >worth seeing, even if you saw it before. It's playing at > >International House (3701 Chestnut Street in Phildelphia) on Sept 8, > >10, 11, 12. See you there! > > > >http://www.resurrectdead.com > > > >Cheers, > > > >-Ed Cummings > > > > > At 11:10 AM 9/10/2011, Richard Cuff wrote: > >If you are in the Philly region and missed the special screening of > >the Sundance award-winning documentary "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of > >The Toynbee Tiles" we had at the Fest in March, you have a chance to > >see the film over the next few days - there are showings today > >(Saturday) through Monday at the International House on Market Street > >in University City. The review linked below touches on the shortwave > >radio connection in the film; the 2006 Winter SWL Fest appears in a > >pivotal sequence. > > > >http://origin.avclub.com/philadelphia/articles/toynbee-tile-investigators-jon-foy-and-colin-smith,61093/ > > > >Those of you distant from Philadelphia might want to create a Google > >News Alert to flag when the film may be coming to your city. > > > >Thanks to Kim Elliott for the heads up! > > > >Rich Cuff > >_______________________________________________ > >Swlfest mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > >To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail > >to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit > >the URL shown above. > > > >For more information on the Fest, visit: > > > >http://www.swlfest.com > >http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:24:33 -0400 > From: Frank Decker <[email protected]> > To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Swlfest] "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this > week > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Thank you for suggesting Google Alerts; never used that feature before. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/private/swlfest/attachments/20110910/2b8430d1/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:26:06 -0400 > From: Richard Cuff <[email protected]> > To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Swlfest] "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this > week > Message-ID: > <caavu+itcvqcd4p6smm2vtcfd7dedpnyrw+udgqgrogsyuqk...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > It did indeed make the list...I had forgotten you had already posted > the heads-up - there goes the memory...! > > Thanks for planting the SWL Fest flag, Ed, and promoting the hobby! > > Rich > > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 11:50 AM, bernieS <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmm...did my post about this on Tuesday Sept 6 not make it to the list? > > ?Anyway, on Thursday the (Sundance Award-Winning) documentary film director > > Jon Foy asked me to give a short presentation during the Q&A after the > > Philly film premier--so I talked a bit about pirate shortwave broadcasts and > > brought in an E.F. Johnson Viking transmitter and matching TVI filter to > > show the audience. ?(The subject of the film was a mysterious individual who > > reportedly used such a transmitter on 6250 KHz in the mid 1980's to > > promulgate their bizarre message to the world.) > > > > One thing documented in this film is these strange broadcasts were heard > > coming through people's TV sets in Philadelphia. ?The filmmakers and I have > > had an ongoing discussion about whether this was intentional TVI or not. > > ?They thought yes, I thought no. ?But the night before the film premier and > > presentation it occurred to me that the 10th and 13th harmonics of 6250 KHz > > nicely line up nicely with the audio carrier frequencies of *both* KYW-CH3 > > and WPVI-CH6 in Philadelphia. ?This seems beyond coincidence to me, so it > > made for a good discussion at the Q&A. > > > > The theater was sold out with 350 in attendance, and I told them about the > > SWLfest and suggested they check it out the website. ?At the reception > > afterwards several people approached me and asked for more info, so I'm > > hoping this film will bring more people into our community. > > > > If you can't come to Philly and see this excellent film on Sept 10, 11, or > > 12th, it's available on Video On Demand (check the website below for more > > info) and should be out on DVD sometime this winter. ?It was screened at the > > IFC theater in New York City last Friday (Sept 2) and got good reviews in > > both The New York Times and Village Voice. > > > > Cheers, > > > > -Ed Cummings > > > > > > > >> Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:28:37 -0400 > >> To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > >> From: bernieS <[email protected]> > >> Subject: SWLfest film "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles" > >> screening in Philly > >> > >> For those of us not too far away from Philly, you might want to come into > >> town for a screening of the excellent documentary film you enjoyed (or > >> missed!) at the SWLfest this year: "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the > >> Toynbee Tiles." ?It won Best Director of Documentary at Sundance this year! > >> ?The Director Jon Foy chose the 2011 SWLfest as the premier (private) > >> screening venue as a Thank You for all the help we gave him and his staff > >> for making the documentary a success. > >> > >> Much of it was filmed at the 2006 SWLfest, and it features some of our > >> inimitable characters there--as well as an intriguing story line that > >> includes mysterious pirate shortwave broadcasts. ?Definitely worth seeing, > >> even if you saw it before. ?It's playing at International House (3701 > >> Chestnut Street in Phildelphia) on Sept 8, 10, 11, 12. ? See you there! > >> > >> http://www.resurrectdead.com > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> -Ed Cummings > > > > > > > > > > At 11:10 AM 9/10/2011, Richard Cuff wrote: > >> > >> If you are in the Philly region and missed the special screening of > >> the Sundance award-winning documentary "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of > >> The Toynbee Tiles" we had at the Fest in March, you have a chance to > >> see the film over the next few days - there are showings today > >> (Saturday) through Monday at the International House on Market Street > >> in University City. ?The review linked below touches on the shortwave > >> radio connection in the film; the 2006 Winter SWL Fest appears in a > >> pivotal sequence. > >> > >> > >> http://origin.avclub.com/philadelphia/articles/toynbee-tile-investigators-jon-foy-and-colin-smith,61093/ > >> > >> Those of you distant from Philadelphia might want to create a Google > >> News Alert to flag when the film may be coming to your city. > >> > >> Thanks to Kim Elliott for the heads up! > >> > >> Rich Cuff > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Swlfest mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > >> > >> To unsubscribe: ?Send an E-mail to > >> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > >> shown above. > >> > >> For more information on the Fest, visit: > >> > >> http://www.swlfest.com > >> http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Swlfest mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > > To unsubscribe: ?Send an E-mail to > > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > > shown above. > > > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > > > http://www.swlfest.com > > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:10:25 -0400 > From: bernieS <[email protected]> > To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Swlfest] "Resurrect Dead:" showing in Philadelphia this > week > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Just a heads-up; the film's director advised me his movie is unlikely > to screen at commercial movie theaters because their management is > loathe to screen films that are already available via Video On > Demand. Not even the Ritz theaters in Philadelphia (known for > promoting local films) would screen it for this reason--despite its > being a local film that won "Best Director of Documentary" at the > Sundance Film Festival. Go figure... > > So, Google Alerts are very unlikely to alert you to this film showing > in your town--unless it's Philadelphia tonight through Monday. > > -Ed Cummings > > > > At 01:24 PM 9/10/2011, you wrote: > >Thank you for suggesting Google Alerts; never used that feature before. > >_______________________________________________ > >Swlfest mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > >To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail > >to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit > >the URL shown above. > > > >For more information on the Fest, visit: > > > >http://www.swlfest.com > >http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > End of Swlfest Digest, Vol 79, Issue 4 > **************************************
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