"A Star is Born" Restoration coming

Derek Gee

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Jun 25, 2008, 7:56:16 PM6/25/08

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Note it's being done at 6k resolution!

Derek

Martin Hart

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Jun 26, 2008, 2:29:13 PM6/26/08

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In article <4862db6e$0$7818$2318...@unlimited.newshosting.com>,
dgeeSP...@twmi.INVALID.rr.com says...

> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id08e9f14f520f15dc5cd20b88ae9ec44
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> Note it's being done at 6k resolution!
>
> Derek

Oh GACK!!! This movie is so dreadfully boring that the idea of getting
one second of material restored just makes me ill. Am I the only one
that has no good things to say about this movie?

Marty
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http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/

Steve Kraus

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Jun 27, 2008, 10:45:23 AM6/27/08

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> Am I the only one that has no good things to say about this movie?

I'll say something good about it: Maybe interest in the 1954 version will
spark some interest in the classic 1937 version and cause it to

1) be restored (if needed, I have no idea)
2) have some prints struck (Vision Premiere please)
3) come out on BD (if it hasn't already)

J. Theakston

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Jun 28, 2008, 1:49:26 PM6/28/08

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On Jun 27, 10:45 am, Steve Kraus <scr...@SPAMBLOCKfilmteknik.com>
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1 and 2 have already been achieved at UCLA. Their rental print of it
is spectacular.

J. Theakston

Lincoln Spector

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Jul 1, 2008, 8:23:46 PM7/1/08

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"Steve Kraus" <scr...@SPAMBLOCKfilmteknik.com> wrote in message
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I think it's time to remake the title. It's always been on the edge of new
technology:

1937: One of the first features shot entirely in 3-strip Technicolor
1954: One of the first non-Fox films shot in Cinemascope.
1976: One of the first films in Dolby stereo.

Clearly, there needs to be an all-digital version of this story. :-)

btw, I like the 1954 version.

Lincoln

in Technicolor®

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Jul 2, 2008, 10:30:20 AM7/2/08

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"Lincoln Spector" <notm...@address.com> wrote in message
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How about in 3D IMAX starring Britney Spears and Sean Penn. Sh#t! I just
snorted coffee through my nose!

Morgan

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Martin Hart

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Jul 2, 2008, 12:08:44 PM7/2/08

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> How about in 3D IMAX starring Britney Spears and Sean Penn. Sh#t! I just
> snorted coffee through my nose!
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> Morgan

You deserve to get coffee up your nose for making that suggestion. I
hope it was good and hot. It'll teach you a lesson, you young
whippersnapper.

StormChaser

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Jul 6, 2008, 11:29:46 PM7/6/08

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On Jul 1, 8:23 pm, "Lincoln Spector" <notmyr...@address.com> wrote:
> "Steve Kraus" <scr...@SPAMBLOCKfilmteknik.com> wrote in message
>
> news:Xns9ACA63583FB7Dsc...@216.168.3.70...>> Am I the only one that has no good things to say about this movie?
>
> > I'll say something good about it: Maybe interest in the 1954 version will
> > spark some interest in the classic 1937 version and cause it to
>
> > 1) be restored (if needed, I have no idea)
> > 2) have some prints struck (Vision Premiere please)
> > 3) come out on BD (if it hasn't already)
>
> I think it's time to remake the title. It's always been on the edge of new
> technology:
>
> 1937: One of the first features shot entirely in 3-strip Technicolor

> 1954: One of the first non-Fox films shot in CinemaScope.

> 1976: One of the first films in Dolby stereo.
>
> Clearly, there needs to be an all-digital version of this story. :-)
>

> BTW, I like the 1954 version.
>
> Lincoln

The Streisand/Kristofferson version, while attempting
something different, wound up being an ego trip
for Barbara Streisand while Kristofferson channeled
Jack Daniels.

MrBuddwing

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Jul 10, 2008, 9:20:51 AM7/10/08

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On Jun 25, 7:56 pm, "Derek Gee" <dgeeSPAMSU...@twmi.INVALID.rr.com>
wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id08e9f14f...

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> Note it's being done at 6k resolution!
>
> Derek

But will the final result be a restoration of Ron Haver's
reconstruction of the premiere version, complete with animated stills?
Or has more of the deleted footage magically turned up?