JParker
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- James Parker
All they have to do is do a good job with standard techniques, as I understand it. But I don't know who is in charge, what firm they selected, etc.David Weicker said:Why is it a "simple job'? What is so simple about it?
To my knowledge, we've never even had a good version of The Quiet Man on home video (much less a great version - which would be terrific).
It seems to me that something extra has to happen for us to get a version that is worthy.
David
If Ms. Kalas were involved, there would be cause for optimism; see here:
HTF Exclusive Interview with Andrea Kalas, VP of Archives at Paramount Pictures
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/318058/htf-exclusive-interview-with-andrea-kalas-vp-of-archives-at-paramount-pictures
I was privileged enough to be head of preservation at the British Film Institute for six years and we worked on some of Mitchell and Kenyon project - films that were found in milk crates underneath a store that were actually really beautiful Georgian era silent films – actualities. I worked on the British David Lean films, and the restoration of Hammer's Dracula. It was an absolutely incredible experience to get to know the films and the culture of another country first-hand and its enormous archives, and to be able to work with an archive of that size was an absolute thrill.
Thank you very much for speaking with the HomeTheaterForum today and congratulations on the Wings restoration and we look forward to what you've got in store for us in 2012.
Thank you very much for your interest.