Just a quick note to acknowledge all my fellow film enthusiasts who have championed this new website! I especially wish to make a special shout out to all the well-wishers at 8mm Forum, which I highly recommend as the "go-to" cyberspace cantina for all celluloid discussion!
As you may know, I have always remained a bit of a Fred Flintstone in the encroaching world of technology (e.g., I still wilt in terror at the prospects of carrying a cellphone, and cling bitterly to my rotary landline!). Please know that I am in receipt of all your film wants and comments, but that it may take me awhile to respond because (as always), I function a bit like the proverbial "decapitated" chicken -- attempting to juggle the dueling duties of both my regular day job and The Reel Image (the latter, of course, being mostly a labor of love).
So please know that your film wants/comments are both acknowledged and embraced!
Cine-cerely,
Steve
P.S. ~ By way of introduction to any new acquaintances I may meet through this site, my webmeister has elected to paste this small biographical detail here:
Steve Osborne has been keeping the candle burning for Super 8 for over 30 years, publishing The Reel Image magazine (formerly known as Coming Attractions), for the film format faithful! Along the way he turned his basement into a very sweet home cinema, complete with theater seats on risers and a full-service snack bar, where he regularly screens Super 8 & 16mm features and shorts on his B-I-G screen (that converts to Cinemascope on the fly!), to the utter astonishment of all wayfarers who are lucky enough to stumble upon it! Did we mention his basement also serves duty as a film memorabilia museum, a film vault and a mail order office? Fortunately, his longsuffering wife, Jo, seems content with this arrangement (she has somehow managed to cling to a small corner of the basement for her laundry -- next to Steve's jukebox, of course!), and she wholeheartedly supports him in all his obsessive celluloid pursuits. Also supportive is daughter, Natalie, who assists her father in his daffy dotage with his myriad magazine publishing duties.
Dave Baker (Sunday, 12 March 2023 11:47)
Just a very quick line to tell about my MARVELOUS experience in replacing the Lamp Socket on my GS-1200 Elmo projector ! Because of the " pin - out " design , I was able to quickly cut the necessary electric wires , re-connect to the included terminal block and insert my bulb onto the pin and...BINGO !
BRIGHTER light on the screen ! ( see ad on " Home " page here ) . Total replacement time : 35 minutes ( and that was taking my time , being accurate and careful )
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this replacement kit to ALL ! It will even work on 16mm projectors too !
Dave Baker
Dave Baker (Thursday, 27 April 2017 09:03)
Steve Osbourne is a GOD - SEND !! Much thanks to this gentleman who chose to preserve this film collecting hobby - and keep it alive for 3 decades ! PLEASE SUPPORT THE REEL IMAGE magazine and Steve's film sales - this will all contribute to this fantastic hobby and help keep it going , perhaps even for future generations that may just be discovering " film " .
Thanks for bringing all the 1,000's of hours of movie fun into my life !
Dave
Pasquale DAlessio (Tuesday, 02 July 2013 08:57)
I finally had the pleasure of talking to Steve a few times in the past couple of weeks. What a terrific individual he is. A true gentleman and I consider it a privilege to speak to him. I have been buying form him a few year now and everything is always 100% a plus. Now he has made the jump into light speed here in the WWW makes it even better. Although, I do tend to use the old fashioned way probably out of habit. Thanks Steve for all you have don for not only me, but the hobby as a whole. God Bless you and your famile.
PatD