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The new 4K restoration @UltraHDBluray of 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) runs 3 hrs. 58 mins. and the Technicolor film scanned in 8K is spread over two 4K discs and the single Blu-ray, with serveral hours of featurettes and documentaries.
New featurettes:
TCM host Jacqueline Stewart (4:31 mins.) provides historical perspective and the racial overtones of the film.
'Gone with the Wind: The Influence that Endures (8:22 mins.) with interviews from film historian Karie Bible, film critic and historian Leonard Maltin and his daughter Jessie Maltin, host and producer of Maltin on Movies, author Mary Mallory, author Steven C. Smith, and Chapman University film professor Dr. Emily Carman.
Scarlett O'Hara: A Woman Ahead of Her Time (8:09 mins.) comments from the Maltin's, Mallory, Smith Carman.
Gone with the Wind: Restoring and Preserving an Epic (7:13 mins.) with interviews from Carman, Bible, Mallory, senior colorist at Warner Bros. Jan Yarbrough, sound supervisor, Warner Bros. John Yanez, and re-recording mixer, sound editor John Aspinall.
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Woman Under the Influence got 2 Oscar noms, and Gloria was a mainstream hit. But current film culture isn't geared to the past. We all have knowledge gaps, it just happens. I think you'll enjoy discovering how influential Cassavetes has been, esp. with acting.
OK, I'll bite. If John Cassavetes is so insanely influential and brilliant, why have I not heard about him until recently?
I've been on a side-quest with classic and esoteric movies, mostly through the Criterion collection. I've watched dozens of Criterion closet picks from filmmakers and actors I admire.
They pick Cassavetes films ALL THE TIME. Probably more than any other director except Scorsese. I haven't seen a single Cassavetes film. I don't think I've ever heard anyone talk about a Cassavetes film outside of those videos.
I'm not a slouch on film, I've got a pretty wide spread on what I've seen & what I appreciate. How has Cassavetes slipped through that net so completely for so long?
Hill Place Blog retweeted
Cassavetes was insanely influential and brilliant. He’s like Jimmy Giuffre—your average jazz fan hasn’t heard of him, but all the serious people have.
OK, I'll bite. If John Cassavetes is so insanely influential and brilliant, why have I not heard about him until recently?
I've been on a side-quest with classic and esoteric movies, mostly through the Criterion collection. I've watched dozens of Criterion closet picks from filmmakers and actors I admire.
They pick Cassavetes films ALL THE TIME. Probably more than any other director except Scorsese. I haven't seen a single Cassavetes film. I don't think I've ever heard anyone talk about a Cassavetes film outside of those videos.
I'm not a slouch on film, I've got a pretty wide spread on what I've seen & what I appreciate. How has Cassavetes slipped through that net so completely for so long?
Hill Place Blog retweeted
You’re not a real cinephile until you know it’s “Mamie Van Doren” and “Erich von Stroheim”. Don’t fuck that up
Hill Place Blog retweeted
His framing is what invited hate. ‘If he is so great, why haven’t I heard of him’ – one could imagine the same reaction if I say something like this about Bach or Schubert
Hill Place Blog retweeted
“If John Cassavetes is so insanely influential and brilliant, why have I not heard about him until recently” is the kind of question that you should ask yourself not anyone else
OK, I'll bite. If John Cassavetes is so insanely influential and brilliant, why have I not heard about him until recently?
I've been on a side-quest with classic and esoteric movies, mostly through the Criterion collection. I've watched dozens of Criterion closet picks from filmmakers and actors I admire.
They pick Cassavetes films ALL THE TIME. Probably more than any other director except Scorsese. I haven't seen a single Cassavetes film. I don't think I've ever heard anyone talk about a Cassavetes film outside of those videos.
I'm not a slouch on film, I've got a pretty wide spread on what I've seen & what I appreciate. How has Cassavetes slipped through that net so completely for so long?
Hill Place Blog retweeted
Everyone picks Cassavetes all the time because he is that good. Watch his movies and you will understand the reason why he is held in such high regard. It is never too late to explore filmmakers you haven't seen.
OK, I'll bite. If John Cassavetes is so insanely influential and brilliant, why have I not heard about him until recently?
I've been on a side-quest with classic and esoteric movies, mostly through the Criterion collection. I've watched dozens of Criterion closet picks from filmmakers and actors I admire.
They pick Cassavetes films ALL THE TIME. Probably more than any other director except Scorsese. I haven't seen a single Cassavetes film. I don't think I've ever heard anyone talk about a Cassavetes film outside of those videos.
I'm not a slouch on film, I've got a pretty wide spread on what I've seen & what I appreciate. How has Cassavetes slipped through that net so completely for so long?
Hill Place Blog retweeted
Kevin Bleyer, Emmy-Winning ‘Daily Show’ Writer, Dies at 54 in Car Crash hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-…
Hill Place Blog retweeted
This is like saying a political issue isn't a problem because the people around me don't talk about it.
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For the love of God, read your own tweet. You just started on these movies, so you didn’t know much about an indie filmmaker. That tracks. Yet you now that people who love these movies praise Cassavetes constantly in their Criterion Closet picks. SO WATCH A CASSAVETES MOVIE. Then watch another. And another.
I don’t want to put too much pressure on you, but he’s also a fine actor.
OK, I'll bite. If John Cassavetes is so insanely influential and brilliant, why have I not heard about him until recently?
I've been on a side-quest with classic and esoteric movies, mostly through the Criterion collection. I've watched dozens of Criterion closet picks from filmmakers and actors I admire.
They pick Cassavetes films ALL THE TIME. Probably more than any other director except Scorsese. I haven't seen a single Cassavetes film. I don't think I've ever heard anyone talk about a Cassavetes film outside of those videos.
I'm not a slouch on film, I've got a pretty wide spread on what I've seen & what I appreciate. How has Cassavetes slipped through that net so completely for so long?
Hill Place Blog retweeted
I am supporting Beyond The Gates all the way.
All soaps have had their 1st-2nd year slump and some later became classic soaps.
Black folks have been begging Daytime for Black representation for decades. We have it now. I am happy for it.
It works for ME!!!
#BeyondTheGates
(Just getting Households & Total Viewers)
Babies, when I say "Beyond the Gates" is on fire, ratings-wise, I mean it. Demos are rising to levels not seen since the first few weeks of the show's debut, and it's now gunning for that 1.8 million viewership average. #BeyondTheGates.
Hill Place Blog retweeted
One of the most memorable soap opera reads of all time starts at the 4-minute mark. I am slightly concerned that I will never, ever win an award because of fear that I might deliver a speech like this. 🤭 #AMC #AllMyChildren
Hill Place Blog retweeted
John Carpenter's The Fog - an atmospheric chiller that's more about tension than scares. A well-cast ensemble gives credibility to this old-fashioned ghost story. It has fine cinematography by Dean Cundey & a quietly haunting score from Carpenter. A subtle slice of genre cinema.
Hill Place Blog retweeted
One “New Hollywood” film, directed by Michael Ritchie, that deserves more attention.
