The existing blu ray of "Giant" appears to be near discontinued. It's available from 3rd parties at Amazon at advanced prices. The US version of the 3 picture James Dean blu ray set seems unavailable. An import version of the Dean set is available at Amazon. I guess these are good signs of a new...
Unless I am missing something the only mention of blu ray came from George Stevens Jr
“I was with my father during the writing of the GIANT screenplay and he measured films by how they stood ‘the test of time’,” said Stevens, Jr. “GIANT has more than met that test and he would be grateful that...
Grace Kelly had wanted the Elizabeth Taylor role in "Giant". Not sure of where this information was sourced but here is the letter and the website that wrote about it. The awards are of course the Academy Awards which she ended up winning for " The Country Girl" ...
https://deadline.com/2022/04/tcm-film-foundation-expand-partnership-4k-restoration-giant-1235002925/
The new 4K restoration was completed sourcing both the original camera negatives and protection RGB separation master positives for the best possible image, and color corrected in high dynamic...
Latest email about 2022 Festival:
CAST REUNIONS, PRE-CODES AND MORE ADDED TO THE 2022 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP
TCM is thrilled to announce the latest additions to the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival lineup, including a special 40th anniversary screening of director Barry Levinson’s...
Hopefully "Giant" will screen on The Imax TCL Chinese theater . Not that it will be in Imax, just shown on the largest screen possible for those able to attend the festival.
Opening night film is not going to be "Giant". It was announced that the opening night film will be "ET". Steven Spielberg will be in attendance.
STEVEN SPIELBERG, KATHLEEN KENNEDY AND FRANK MARSHALL IN ATTENDANCE
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will kick off the 13th annual TCM Classic Film...
Per email received yesterday additional films for the TCM 2022 festival have been announced.
TCM is excited to announce the latest additions to the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival lineup, including a screening of the murder mystery THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973) with actor Richard Benjamin in...