IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration - Page 5

Robert Harris · 03-01-2005, 07:45 AM

Mr. Spielberg is a major benefactor in a number of areas. It is not his responsibility to fund the restoration of films, the copyrights (and asset trails of which) are owned by huge corporations.

Tino · 03-01-2005, 08:48 AM

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AMC is proud to join The Film Foundation and its founders

You gotta be kidding. AMC used to be a great network. How can they say they support films in any way when they regularly, edit, censor, shorten, pan&scan and have commercial interruptions??

TCM is a real channel for film fans. AMC is an embarassing joke!

TonyD · 03-01-2005, 09:41 AM

i wasnt suggesting the mr spielberg has a responsibilty to this or anyone else, just that he is a member of a film restoration group, and maybe this film needs a group like that to get restored.

no one else is gonna do it.

BarryR · 03-01-2005, 11:47 AM

AMC really tops itself every week--now I've noticed they have "coming up" banners during the thick of the movie itself! Is anything sacred to them anymore????

Eugene Esterly · 03-01-2005, 05:43 PM

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You gotta be kidding. AMC used to be a great network. How can they say they support films in any way when they regularly, edit, censor, shorten, pan&scan and have commercial interruptions??

TCM is a real channel for film fans. AMC is an embarassing joke!

I totally agree. TCM is a better channel than AMC. AMC shows commericals during the movies while TCM doesn't.

I haven't watched TV in almost 2 months but I did watch the movie called The Haunting (1963) which I recorded on my DVD recorder over 1+ months ago & I watched it on Sunday night.

TCM showed The Haunting in letterbox format with no commerical interruptions. If this was shown on AMC, AMC would show commericals & they would show the pan & scan version instead of the letterbox version.

Dennis Gallagher · 03-01-2005, 06:24 PM

but have wondered for as long as we have een discussing this, why martinscrosese hasnt been brought into this

The Film Foundation's participation in this effort (and a suggested joint contribution by us on behalf of "Mad World"'s restoration) was already discussed back on page two of this thread (over two years ago!)

FWIW, I contribute annually to both the National Film Preservation Foundation and the Film Foundation - and encourage all here to do likewise. I suspect that Mr. Scorsese is well aware of "Mad World"'s problems.

(On another - but similar -note, did you see Martin Scorsese's introduction of Roger Mayer at the Academy Awards? Mayer was given the Jean Herscholt Award partially in recognition of his efforts on behalf of film preservation.)

PaulBigelow · 06-06-2005, 11:45 AM

Any new news on "... Mad World" restoration / preservation?

Paul_Nyman · 06-06-2005, 11:41 PM

Ditto. Any news to report...

DennisPCJr · 10-11-2005, 05:33 AM

Im one of few of my film friends in my age group that knows and loves this film. Unfortunately its the road show version that I only know after buying the laser disc version over ten years ago when it came out. So the current DVD is almost unwatchable to me now. After just watching Simpsons season 5 where they spoof it I remembered that Sony owns MGM. Though im still not sure if that increases or decreases its chances for a major restoration. Its scary that these older movies are getting in worse shape, will cost more to restore and wont have a pay off for restoring them with younger generations of buyers as time goes on.

Tino · 10-11-2005, 09:41 AM

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Unfortunately its the road show version that I only know after buying the laser disc version over ten years ago when it came

Just to be clear, the laserdisc version is NOT the roadshow version. It is a mishmash of both versions, though closer to the Roadshow version than the current theatrical version DVD (which I prefer over the LD version).

Hopefully some day, a TRUE Roadshow version will become a reality.

Then everyone can be happy.

Ronald Epstein · 10-11-2005, 09:52 AM

I haven't watched IAMMMMW in nearly 10 years,
despite the fact it is one of my favorite films.

The reason is simple: I can't attempt to watch
any other version released since the laserdisc release.

I know that the LD is not the "definitive" roadshow
edition. I know Mr. Harris feels that there are
scenes that don't belong in there -- and his reasoning
is rightly based on the fact that this was not Stanley
Kramer's vision either.

My problem is that I see ALL the scenes included in
that laserdisc release as workable and necessary.
Though they drag the film down a bit, I do think
that they work.

I too am hoping that the folks at Sony will take
on the responsibility of restoring this film. I
did my best to hook up with Grover Crisp a year ago
when I was out at the studio, and am very disappointed
that the time was not made.

I can only hope that our feelings about this
important film will be relayed to the powers that
be and that someone at Sony realizes the importance
of saving this film.