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8/15/08 at 8:28am
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This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Anything new?
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10/3/08 at 1:45pm
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Re: It's a mad mad mad mad world

I read somewhere that you were hired to restore this masterpiece or researching if it was possible.

Am I wrong and can you talk about it?

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10/10/08 at 7:40pm
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Re: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

I've been curious to ask about this restoration again acctually since FOX is involved in MGM home video now. Was wondering if this increased its chances at all. Still holdin on to that old laserdisc copy hopin to see this movie get saved properly.
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10/28/08 at 10:10pm
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Re: It's a mad mad mad mad world

When the original article, thread and photographs were done with "Mad World" the need for restoration was critical. The question on my mind is that if not restored, can what elements that do survive be *conserved* for later restoration if a studio decides to do so? Are we at the "now or never" point?

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7/22/09 at 11:15am
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Any news?

Will there be a restoration?

Thanks for any info.

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Mark Evanier has an interesting teaser about some information he has obtained regarding the running time of Mad4 with the claim that everything you know is wrong:

http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_09_30.html#017810

 

Stay tuned for what promises to be provocative stuff!

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10/3/09 at 4:44pm
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 What does MGM's forbearance hearing on its impending bankruptcy mean for the restoration of this and The Alamo?

STOP THE MADNESS! STOP THE BUTCHERING AND ABANDONMENT OF TV SHOWS ON DVD!

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10/5/09 at 6:15am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Zimmer View Post

Mark Evanier has an interesting teaser about some information he has obtained regarding the running time of Mad4 with the claim that everything you know is wrong:

http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_09_30.html#017810

 

Stay tuned for what promises to be provocative stuff!


Here is a review of the movie from the November 11, 1963 issue of Boxoffice magazine. 197 minutes plus the intermission.

http://cineramahistory.com/1963iammmmwreview.jpg

Roland Lataille
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10/26/09 at 12:31am
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197 minutes?? WHA---????
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...74#post2754974
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10/26/09 at 7:26am
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197 minutes?? WHA---????

Robert Harris says 195 minutes in this interview - http://events.hometheaterforum.com/madworld/Robert_Harris_Q%26A.html . The Boxoffice review could be wrong. The movie program says 210 minutes but that included the intermission which would have been about 15 minutes.

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