edited by Moisés Chiullan

The Third Man (Criterion Blu-ray)
This title in particular has been the subject of a good deal of controversy on Elsewhere (among other sites), message boards, and email lists across the web. No one seems to talk about much aside from the "Grain Issue." Since the grain (or overabundance thereof) is the obvious elephant in the room, I'm going to address it before getting on to the additional content on display here, of which there is much to see and thoroughly enjoy. (continued)

Upcoming

December 31

Defiance

Good

January 2

Cargo 200

January 7

Silent Light

January 9

After Dark Horrorfest 2009

Bride Wars

How About You

Not Easily Broken

The Unborn

Yonkers Joe

January 16

Chandni Chwok to China

Cherry Blossoms

Hotel for Dogs

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Notorious

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

January 21

Of Time and the City

Wells postscript: Big studios have

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Wells postscript: Big studios have knowingly and deliberately gutted great (or very good) films in the editing room and turned them into merely good or passable theatrical cuts before...Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America and Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (far better as the "Untitled" version on DVD) are the two best-known examples. If Poland's take on Kingdom of Heaven's "Extended Cut" becomes generally accepted, this will be another big example of this syndrome. What are some other films that went through this? (And don't mention Robert Wise's longer Star Trek: The Motion Picture...that's not allowed).

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 31, 2005 at 7:05 AM