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Not only should it be seen in a theatre, but an audience is vital, preferably one filled with fans. I recently went to see a booked-at-the-last-minute matinee at a local venue--and there were only three other people in the joint. It was somewhat less than the joyous experience it normally is.

Yes, I was emceeing that night, and no one was sweating bullets more than I was. I actually kept the Q&A going longer than originally intended to buy some more time. The reel arrived with only minutes to spare.

It's my understanding that that stray shot on the LD was from the cutting room floor and was never intended to be in the final cut. I'm not bothered by its omission. I reached out to my Criterion contact; he said there are no plans for a 4K release at present, but wouldn't rule it out for the...

I would put back those scenes that add value to the story or characters, such as Winters telling Provine what he'd do with the money, Demarest's introduction, and the cutback to the gas station confirming that Stang and Kaplan weren't killed, plus little grace notes like Reiner and Ryder holding...

Yes, but he did so under duress. He would have preferred not to have cut it at all.

Late to this thread, but three comments: 1) Picker, as you will note, absolutely hated the film, so anything he said about it has to be taken with several grains of salt. It likely infuriated him even more when it became an enormous hit. 2) The film was in fact re-edited by Kramer himself...