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1986 was not all that long after Heaven's Gate, as well as a long line of other poor decisions, ended UA's reign as a significant studio. It was also the year that Ted Turner ended up selling back his recent purchase of all of MGM except for the pre-1986 library because the studio was so...

That is not correct at all - there are no such references in the final movie nor the shooting script at all of Timonides converting to any religion. The former barbarians are slaughtered because they were friends of Livius, who represented a gigantic threat to Commodus. Indeed, when Timonides...

FWIW, I've read the shooting script for FotRE at the Herrick out here in LA, and there was a sliver more references to Christians in it. Two of Livius' allies in the senate are (secret) Christians, but all of their lines were cut. All you see of them now are in the background next to Livius...

If you've got a burning desire to see Raintree - TCM has it up on their WatchTCM site and on the mobile app. They list the runtime as 187 minutes, but the actual video is 167 minutes. Before Filmstruck died, they had the theatrical and extended roadshow versions of Raintree available to...

I wish I had DVR and the capability to make a digital backup of the broadcast. The laserdisc and VHS copies I've got of Raintree just aren't enough for me.

Unfortunately, the kind of film festivals that would show 70mm or special Kurosawa films are nowhere near where I live in the midwest. It goes without saying that theatrically is the gold standard, and I'm certainly well aware of that. It's simply not an option for these niche films for me...

I agree that the print used for the DVD isn't in the greatest of conditions, but I wouldn't say it's unwatchable. It's decent enough to still watch the movie and take in the wonderful techniques of Kurosawa.

We've heard that rumor so many times, I've stopped getting excited about it. I won't be enthusiastic until we get an official press release.

Honest question, but is Raintree County really that high profile? It was a box-office flop when it came out in 1957, and I don't think it's ever been notable except for being the first Ultra Panavision movie, and because of Monty Clift's accident. Outside of the devotees (including myself) on...

So odd that National Velvet is being mentioned so much, because I just picked it up for the first time on DVD this evening. I'm a sucker for epics, and I have to say my favorite Liz Taylor film is Cleopatra, followed by Giant.

Seeing this thread pop up again reminds of something I've not been able to find out - is the "reconstructed" version VHS of Raintree County in letterbox format, or is it pan and scanned?

If it's too expensive for WB to handle, wouldn't it therefore be prohibitively expensive for a 3rd party to work on?