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When we get to watch the idiocy of Bush of Baghdad everyday for free on the idiot box? Lawrence has been restored and special editioned to death. I love a lot of Lean's other films too like Bridge on the River Kwi, Great Expectations, Ryan's Daughter, A Passage to India, and what I think is his best, Doctor Zhivago.
I'm interested in your thoughts on Mickey Rourke in THE WRESTLER. I hear he was the talk of Venice...
It seems like every year a new restored version of LoA hits the arthouse theaters. The AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, MD (minutes from D.C.) shows LoA every year; having seen on the big screen twice in 10 years, I noticed no difference.
So Andrew, what can we expect to see that is new in the restored "Godfather" films? A Paulie Walnuts digitally inserted?
Avoid. MOVING MIDWAY plays like an overlong episode of the History Channel's MEGA MOVERS. The best segment in the film is a brief essay on representations of slavery and plantation life in American cinema, but Cheshire breaks off this line of inquiry before anything interesting can come of it. Considering the potentially explosive subject matter, this slack little video documentary represents a missed opportunity. It's a pretty crushing disappointment.
