Pre-order Arch Oboler's DOMO ARIGATO on Compatible 3-D Blu-ray!

[Robert Furmanek]

Pre-order Arch Oboler's DOMO ARIGATO on 3-D Blu-ray. This will play on any system, no special equipment is required to view this lost gem in 3-D!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...on-3-d-blu-ray

[Jobla]

Really beautiful 3-D imagery in this film. I have made a pledge!

Female lead Bonnie Sher was the daughter of the film's producer, Louis K. Sher. He had previously produced the X-Rated 3-D film THE STEWARDESSES, which definitely did NOT star his daughter.

[Robert Furmanek]

Oh, wow, the overwhelming success of this campaign is unbelievable. 100% funded in just five hours?

Absolutely incredible!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH to everyone for your interest, enthusiasm and support. We honor the legacy of Arch Oboler and look forward to bringing this rare stereoscopic gem back to life for your viewing pleasure. It looks amazing and I know that you will be very pleased with the restoration.

Please standby for the announcement of our first stretch goal. That update will be posted to the campaign within the next 24 hours and it's a true Golden Age three-dimensional rarity...

[Robert Furmanek]

Stretch goal #1 on DOMO ARIGATO has been announced!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/4045777


CLEOPATRA FOLLIES aka FLAME OF ISLAM was the first of five burlesque shorts presented in “Gorgeous Multi-Color” anaglyphic 3-D by Oakland and San Francisco burlesque theater magnate, Harry A. Farros. CLEOPATRA FOLLIES starred popular dancers Paula French and Shirley Hayes, aka The PussyCat Girl.



Newly discovered data has confirmed that while working with George Weiss at Screen Classics, Edward D. Wood Jr wrote the script for this 3-D film under the title FLAME OF ISLAM. There are no production credits listed on-screen, but Wood lists it in a resume that he circulated around that time.

In true Ed Wood fashion, the "writer" credit is somewhat padded as it amounts to three brief voiceover introductions to the dance segments. Nevertheless, it is a credit and that's what matters most on the resume of an aspiring filmmaker.




Photographed in Los Angeles circa May 1953, the title was changed just before release on August 8, 1953. The short was popular and usually played at drive-ins with bookings found as late as September 1955.

I discovered the original left/right 35mm elements for CLEOPATRA FOLLIES at the shuttered Movielab in Hollywood circa 1985. Despite my best efforts, I was not able to acquire the material and it’s likely they were junked with other orphaned film elements.

Fortunately, 3-D Film Archive has recently acquired a faded but pristine 35mm anaglyphic print and we will be restoring this rare Edward D. Wood film. Thanks to advanced digital techniques developed by 3DFA Technical Director Greg Kintz, we can now dig deep into the emulsion and extract the original left/right data on this faded anaglyphic print. In short, thanks to our complex and highly specialized digital arsenal, it will truly look better now than it did in 1953.

We are currently at $12,527 on the campaign. If we can secure another fifty orders totaling $1500 for the DOMO ARIGATO 3-D Blu-ray release and bring our total to $14,027, we can add our new restoration of CLEOPATRA FOLLIES as a bonus extra.

Please share the news about this remarkable Ed Wood discovery and help us to secure another fifty backers. Thank you very much!

[Robert Furmanek]

Stretch goal #2 for a commentary track has just been announced. We only need to secure twenty more pre-orders to reach our goal, please share!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/4046820

[Robert Furmanek]

Stretch goal #3 on our Kickstarter campaign for DOMO ARIGATO has been announced. Please share and help us to preserve SKID ROW HOLDUP, an incredibly rare and previously lost 3-D comedy short from 1953!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/4047925


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[Robert Furmanek]

To celebrate the great success of our Kickstarter campaign for DOMO ARIGATO, we are very pleased to announce our distributor for this exciting release, Bayview Entertainment!

For nearly two decades, BayView Entertainment, LLC has thrived as one of America's leading independent distributors of feature films, fitness, wellness, and special-interest content. With hit narrative films such as "Skinamarink" and "Robot Monster," plus legendary documentaries like "On Any Sunday" and "The Endless Summer" leading the way, BayView's development in independent cinema has made it one of the fastest-growing names in the field. Incorporating catalogs from Summer Hill, Mutiny Pictures, VIPCO, Monterey Media, and others, BayView is positioned to expand even further in years to come. BayView's programs are available on the major streaming sites around the world plus DVD and Blu-ray. BayView can be found online at https://www.bayviewentertainment.com/

ROBOT MONSTER was our inaugural 3-D Blu-ray release with this wonderful company and we are very pleased to be working with them again on DOMO ARIGATO!

[Walter Kafka]

Cool stuff. Now we need a decent copy of THE TWONKY.

[Robert Furmanek]

I would absolutely love to see a restoration of THE TWONKY, but I don’t believe there are decent elements, perhaps only 16mm?

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by Robert Furmanek

I would absolutely love to see a restoration of THE TWONKY, but I don’t believe there are decent elements, perhaps only 16mm?

THE TWONKY is on my most wanted list! Hopefully it can happen at some future time!

[Robert Furmanek]

DOMO ARIGATO has a very unique distinction; it had two separate "World Premiere" engagements. The first "invitational preview" took place in Seattle, WA at the 440 seat Broadway Theatre on June 26, 1973. The second "American Premiere" was held in Los Angeles, CA at the 198 seat Vagabond Theatre on August 31, 1990.

The same version of the film was premiered twice. In fact, it was very likely the same 35mm Space-Vision print that was shown at both theatres!

Only 17 days remain to pre-order our new restoration and be part of the DOMO ARIGATO excitement!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...on-3-d-blu-ray

[Robert Furmanek]

Only four days remain to pre-order our new restoration of Arch Oboler's DOMO ARIGATO - in the miracle of Space-Vision!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...n-3-d-blu-ray/

[Robert Furmanek]

Less than 48 hours remain to pre-order DOMO ARIGATO on 3-D Blu-ray. As an exclusive optional add-on to our Kickstarter backers, you can still include this unique Space-Vision 35mm film frame in your pre-order for an additional $25.00!