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The ‘Metropolis’ Discovery Makes Us Take A Look At Other “Lost Cinema Classics”

Spencer Martin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:55:00 +0000

The landmark discovery of previously-assumed lost reels from the German Expressionist masterpiece “Metropolis” by monocled noir maestro Fritz Lang has had us reminiscing over other classic films that at one point in time suffered the loss of reels, the humiliation of being shelved and or endured the indignity of being cut for being too esoteric and longwinded for everyone except of course, the “misunderstood” auteurs precious about every living frame of film (ah, the blessing and curse of “director’s cut”).

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Channel 4’s Ode To ‘The Shining’ For Kubrick Week Creeps Us Out Once Again

Rodrigo Perez — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:19:00 +0000

Britain’s Channel 4 TV network has meticulously recreated an homage to “The Shining” in one 65 second long Steadicam shot to promote their “Stanley Kubrick Season” of 10 films broadcasting on More 4 starting July 15 through 25 which includes rare screenings of two of the masters’ 1951 documentary shorts, “Flying Padre,” and “Day of the Fight.” Also showing is his second feature length film, the noir, “Killer’s Kiss,” shot in 1955, which is readily available on DVD, but nowhere near as well-traversed as his other films.

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