Vonnie, I saw this story on a listserv today, and I thought of you:
Special Film Event two nights only at the Ridge Theatre:
The Restored 35mm print of Powell & Pressburger’s: “A Matter of Life and Death” (U.S. title: “Stairway to Heaven”) to be introduced by guests Angela Pressburger and Michael Anderson.
The Ridge Theatre and Sony Pictures Entertainment offer a special presentation of “A Matter of Life and Death” on November 29 & 30 only. The Monday showing will be hosted by two guests closely associated with the film Martin Scorsese calls “a romantic, daring and beautiful allegorical fantasy – one of the best of the Powell & Pressburger movies.”
Angela Pressburger is the daughter of Emeric Pressburger and now resides on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast. She is founder and programmer of a successful film society in Gibsons as well as international program consultant for the Vancouver International Film Festival. She recently co-authored a resource guide on film titled “Show It In Public”.
Michael Anderson has directed more than forty films in his career including Shoes of the Fisherman, Dambusters, Logan’s Run, and Around the World in 80 Days, which starred David Niven. Mr. Anderson says “A Matter of Life and Death is a unique masterpiece, technically and artistically light years ahead of its time, and a great influence on me.”
A Matter of Life and Death is one of the best-loved but least seen classics, but thanks to the efforts of Martin Scorsese and restoration specialists Grover Crisp and Helena Brissenden of Sony Pictures Entertainment, audiences will be treated to a beautifully restored print.
Duuude. I don't know if I would be able to look my mom in the eye, knowing she's just watched Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down on that same disc.
Heh. My mom and I watch
Queer as Folk
together. I definitely got over any squicks about knowing she watches stuff like this a long time ago.
A Matter of Life and Death is one of the best-loved but least seen classics, but thanks to the efforts of Martin Scorsese and restoration specialists Grover Crisp and Helena Brissenden of Sony Pictures Entertainment, audiences will be treated to a beautifully restored print.
Ooooh. ::drools::
Wait a minute. If they have a beautifully restored print, could remastering for a special-edition DVD be that far behind?
My first exposure to
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
was with a restored print on big screen in a gorgeous, old-fashioned theater, and it was one of the most amazing hours I ever spent at the movies. I'd go a long way to get a same sort of experience with
A Matter of Life and Death.
Sigh.
My mom and I watch Queer as Folk together.
!!!
Wow. That is so cool. When we're talking about someone else's mom that is. My brain sort of freezes at the thought of my mom watching anything remotely porny. (And yeah, my two brothers and I were totally the results of immaculate conception--why do you ask?)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is my favorite movie. And I am so not normally a kitchy person, but I love it all down to the Mambo Taxi and the Vespa Ride of Doom. You'll never look at gazpacho the same way again.
Word to the wise, the Greeks may be Slavs (though there must be some descent from the classical Greeks in some areas; also, lots of Greeks are really Albanians which is so funny if you know what the Greeks say about Albanians) but DO NOT SAY SO TO A GREEK. Also, if anyone asks, Macedonia is Greek since 3000 years.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is my favorite movie. And I am so not normally a kitchy person, but I love it all down to the Mambo Taxi and the Vespa Ride of Doom. You'll never look at gazpacho the same way again.
Or Banderas. All his roles back in Spain were like this--nerdy and awkward characters. Then he crossed the ocean and started playing a Mexican and became a sexual dynamo. As for gazpacho, Spaniards have always had an unhealthy (to my mind--nasty stuff) fixation on that particular soup/beverage.
I'm envisioning a Spanish version of
Crazy Taxi.
Note to world:
Law of Desire
is not actually a good enough movie to seek out. I saw it on (unexpurgated) television, and I rate it above dubbed Cary Grant movies, but below dubbed
Poseidon Adventure,
on the enjoyably bad scale.
I'm envisioning a Spanish version of Crazy Taxi.
Close, but also not so much. You need to see this flick, man.
Mujer al Borde de Atacque de Nervios is the untranslated title. Goooood stuff.
