Watched the bluray from MPI the other night. Acting doesn't get much better than this with Peter Toole and Richard Burton. Image quality good but could be better. A restoration is much needed. It was a Paramount release.
I think its great Warner releases films from the thirties and Forties but they seem to be ignoring films such as--PENNIES FROM HEAVEN----GOODBYE MR CHIPS---ALICE DOESNT LIVE HERE ANYMORE--WHOS LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?---THE BUTCHER BOY---THE SHELTERING SKY---SURVIVING PICASSO---SHOOT THE...
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA [stand alone disc]-----SOUND OF MUSIC-----PATTON----CLEOPATRA---HELLO DOLLY----DANCES WITH WOLVES----SOUTH PACIFIC----WEST SIDE STORY---BLACK RAIN---KINGDOM OF HEAVEN--THELMA AND LOUISE---1492. Yes I know half of these will probably never be released by Disney.
Right now its in 4K on Prime Video looking great.[missing the intermission and overture for some reason] A number of months back I had read that a restoration was being done by Sony. Wondering what ever happened to that. Maybe it will be part of a Sony Classic box set.
I am pleased that we have a number of his films in 4K. Looking forward to these other films in the the near future----KINGDOM OF HEAVEN----1492---BLACK RAIN---THELMA AND LOUISE--Some of these are held by Disney so who knows. The other by Paramount.
I could stand to watch only a few seconds of SOM last night. With the wrong aspect ratio[which I expected anyway] dirt all over the print--picture shake and a picture that looked like it was taken off VHS It made me sick. . You would think that ABC would take better care of a classic that...
The long palace hallway in THE GREAT RACE that Jack Lemmon as the king comes walking up sure looks like the long hallway in the My Fair Lady ballroom that Audrey Hepburn meets all the upper class. Possible? On on another note, the first ten minutes of THE GREAT RACE has a sound defect. You have...
The first roadshow I saw was HOW THE WEST WAS WON on a school field trip in 1962. After that when I was old enough to go downtown Detroit with some friends to see LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. In 1963 we saw MAD WORLD--- During a vacation in 1963 with my aunt I saw CLEOPATRA at the Pantages theater LA--...
Good news for those who missed the TT bluray of this film . Amazon is selling the 50th anniversary edition for around 30.00. Fast shipping. Looks great. Region A import from Japan. Purchased at Amazon US.