Film_Fatale
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> {quote:title=CelluloidKid wrote:}{quote}
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> So some how amazon and City Lights Media got dates mixed!
Yet the fact remains you're posting a lot of useless information!!!!!
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You do realize this could have fit in just perfectly under the "special sales/offers" thread?
Why do you insist on starting so many useless threads, anyway?
And do you even understand what "politically correct" means? Hint: it has nothing to do with asking people to please stop spamming a bulletin board with mostly useless threads.
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> {quote:title=mickeeteeze wrote:}{quote}
> "It IS daffy, but I think that it is very modern- look at how "daffy" the Coen Brothers are. I think there is a direct correlation there. I think it is meant to make you laugh and cringe at the same time."
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> Wow. I had never even thought of that, but hearing it, it makes complete sense. That would also explain my liking for both TOE and most of the Coen's stuff.
> Very good insight, Jackie.
I agree.
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It wasn't a very in-depth interview, but it was a good interview and of course as we all know, it was the last one he apparently gave before he passed away.
I especially liked hearing about how Hoffman and Ovitz convinced him to play Hoffman's agent in *Tootsie*, I don't recall having heard that story before.
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That sounds like good news, filmlover. If only all the other studios were as proactive in their home-video divisions as WHV is.
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> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote}
> That is very interesting, because I saw Heston in an interview in which he said that the studio would have fired Welles, but that he, Heston, stepped in and said he would not do the picture unless Welles was kept on as director. The studio caved. My estimation of Heston went up a notch when I saw that, because I generally do not like him much myself.......
I'd respect him a bit more myself, but his politics more than overshadow the positive, imho. But I still looking forward to this new set!!!! B-)
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Yes, it's a posthumous appearance by Sydney Pollack, it should definitely be worth watching!
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I found this in a recent column and wasn't sure if it's been mentioned before (I think I'd have remembered since I'm a Shirley MacLaine fan!)
*Lionsgate is making Woman Times Seven (1967, with Shirley MacLaine) available on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. It will appear on September 16th.*
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I can even almost forgive him for his support of colorization of B&W movies...
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> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}
> I guess the only explanation is they were recorded before they died but for some reason have never been included in previous dvd releases. James Stewart's commentary on the Winchester '73 dvd is another example.
Makes sense to me. Because the only other possible explanation is that they'd both been brought back from the grave just to record the audio commentaries, which would strike me as a bit unlikely.
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> {quote:title=sweetsmellofsuccess wrote:}{quote}
> You bet!!
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> This series looks really great. I also loved hearing his comments on the documentaries of Gene Kelly and Cary Grant.
I haven't seen those recently, but I'd like to catch them next time they're shown.
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*Turner Classic Movies pick for July 8, 2008: Jason and the Argonauts*
?Jason and the Argonauts,? TCM, Tuesday, July 8, 5:30 p.m. (EST)
If you grew up in the 1960s, nothing made for better Saturday matinee fare at the time than films featuring the stop-motion animation special effects of Ray Harryhausen. ?Jason and The Argonauts? (1963) is one of Harryhausen?s very best.
Depicting the mythical quest of Jason for the Golden Fleece, ?Jason and the Argonauts? offers some of Harryhausen?s most inspired creations: the Harpies; the seven-headed Hydra; Talos, the 100-foot tall bronze giant; and, last but not least, the army of sword-wielding skeletons.
Add a stirring music score by the movies? foremost composer Bernard Herrmann and you have the perfect pre-?Star Wars? fantasy/adventure for kids of all ages.
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You're welcome Jack.
I also found more information on digitalbits.com that actually explains more clearly how there are actually THREE different versions of the movie contained in the upcoming DVD:
*A Touch of Evil* will include 3 versions of the film - the 96-minute theatrical version, the 111-minute restored version and the 109-minute preview version (anamorphic widescreen video). You'll also get a replica of Orson Welles' legendary 58-page memo to the studio, Bringing Evil to Life, Evil Lost & Found, audio commentary with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and restoration producer Rick Schmidlin (restored version), a second commentary with Schmidlin (restored version), the theatrical trailer, audio commentary featuring writer/filmmaker F.X. Feeny (theatrical version) and audio commentary featuring Welles historians Joanthan Rosenbaum and James Naremore (preview version).
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> {quote:title=tcmprogrammr wrote:}{quote}
> Robert is a film expert who has a deep knowledge and understanding of movie history. Given the volume of intros and outros that he does, there is a team of people that help him out with some of the research and writing. But he oversees the process and edits the scripts before they're taped (and is constantly rewriting them himself, sometimes during the taping). I hope that helps.
So, tcmprogrammr, what's it like on those sad situations when a famous star or director has passed away, and Robert has to tape some special intros on short notice?
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> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}
> I'll be there as well. He's quite knowledgeable about films. And I love his hair.
I do too!!
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digitalbits has additional info on the Universal reissues of several Hitchcock classics (not the same ones from the MGM set) as well as *Touch of Evil*:
Universal has also got something cool for you Hitchcock fans coming on 10/7, but so far (unfortunately) they've only been announced for release on DVD (we've got a call into the studio to confirm whether or not Blu-rays are coming). These include a Psycho: Special Edition, a Rear Window: Special Edition, a Touch of Evil: 50th Anniversary Edition and a Vertigo: Special Edition. Each of these will be a 2-disc set (SRP $26.98). Here's the rundown...
Psycho (anamorphic widescreen video) will include audio commentary with Stephen Rebello (author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho), newsreel footage: The Release of Psycho, The Shower Scene, The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass, The Psycho Archives, posters and Psycho ads, lobby cards, behind-the-scenes photographs, production notes, the theatrical trailer and re-release trailers, The Making of Psycho documentary, In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy, Hitchcock/Truffaut interview excerpts and Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Lamb to the Slaughter.
Rear Window (anamorphic widescreen video) will include audio commentary with John Fawell (author of Hitchcock's Rear Window: The Well-Made Film), production photographs, production notes, the theatrical trailer, the re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart, Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary, A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes, Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master, Hitchcock/Truffaut interview excerpts, Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock and Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Mr. Blanchard's Secret.
A Touch of Evil will include 3 versions of the film - the 96-minute theatrical version, the 111-minute restored version and the 109-minute preview version (anamorphic widescreen video). You'll also get a replica of Orson Welles' legendary 58-page memo to the studio, Bringing Evil to Life, Evil Lost & Found, audio commentary with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and restoration producer Rick Schmidlin (restored version), a second commentary with Schmidlin (restored version), the theatrical trailer, audio commentary featuring writer/filmmaker F.X. Feeny (theatrical version) and audio commentary featuring Welles historians Joanthan Rosenbaum and James Naremore (preview version).
And Vertigo (anamorphic widescreen) will include audio commentary with associate producer Herbert Coleman, restoration team members Robert A. Harris (yes, our very own), James C. Katz and other participants, a second commentary with director William Friedkin, the foreign censorship ending, The Vertigo Archives, production notes, the original theatrical trailer, the restoration theatrical trailer, Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece, Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators, Hitchcock/Truffaut interview excerpts and Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Case of Mr. Pelham.
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> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote}
> I will have to rent it, if it's available on Netflix....
Usually, with Netflix I've found that if an earlier version of a classic movie is still available, they usually won't bother getting the newer one. As of right now, the old DVD is still available from Netflix, so who knows if they'd be getting the newer version.
They do seem to get a reissued DVD, if the old one was out of print and they no longer had any copies available.
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I know I am! I always used to love reading his reviews when he was at the Times.
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Good news for Wim Wenders fans with multi-region DVD players:
Axiom Films have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of two films by Wim Wenders on 28th July 2008. Priced at ?19.99 and ?15.99 respectively are *Kings of the Road (aka In The Course of Time)* and *Wings of Desire*. Details follow?
*Kings of the Road (aka In The Course of Time)* - The final part of Wim Wenders? loose trilogy of road movies (following on from Alice in the Cities and Wrong Move), Kings of the Road is an acute study of life in post-war Germany.
*Wings of Desire* - Described as Wim Wenders? most metaphysical work, Wings of Desire tells the story of a guardian angel who desires nothing more than to be human. Made in 1987, two years before the fall of the Berlin wall, the film is both a paean to Germany?s capital and rumination on human existence.
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Already posted this on the DVD forum, but just in case anyone who might be interested didn't see it there, here it goes again:
Universal Studios Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of *Touch of Evil* (50th Anniversary Edition) on 7th October 2008 priced at $26.98 SRP. Orson Welles? film noir portrait of corruption and morally-compromised obsessions returns to DVD as a two-disc set including the restored version, the theatrical version and a preview version of the main feature complete with extras. Also included as part of the package is a replication of Orson Welles' legendary 58-page memo to the studio.
This is a really great announcement, since as most *Touch of Evil* fans probably already know, it will be the first time that both the theatrical version and the restored version are available together on home video. B-)
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Well said, Kyle.
Shame on these "one-post wonders" and their "offended sensibilities".
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Happy b-day, Vittorio De Sica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 7, 1902 - Nov. 13, 1974)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001120/
Happy b-day, Patricia Hitchcock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 7, 1928)
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And I think I agree with you, ziggyelman.
<b>CelluloidKid, do not create threads! Post within existing threads.</b>
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*CK, in case the title of this thread is not sufficiently clear by now... yes, it means _YOU_, CK*
Will you *PLEASE* stop posting useless threads with info that could have fitted in the existing threads? Unless of course you only want to demonstrate that you do indeed just want to annoy other people?