It was announced on Friday that Turner Classic Movies is expanding its partnership with The Film Foundation with a multi-year financial commitment to fund classic film education and restoration.
The fruits of this relationship will be shown in full, at least in 4K, next week at the TCM Classic Film Festival on April 22, with a screening version of the show. Giant (1956) at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
At 7pm, before the film begins, TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz will host a talk show with film fund board member Steven Spielberg, CEO Margaret Bodd and George Stevens Jr., whose father won an Oscar for leading the saga. of the Texas family. With Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean.
Since its debut in 1990 by Martin Scorsese, The Film Foundation has produced over 900 films. Scorsese and board member Spielberg were handpicked Giant As one of the group’s most recent restoration projects, working with the Warner Bros. to complete the process in one year.
“Anything that calls itself ‘giant’ is better than having to fulfill such a high promise,” Spielberg said in a statement. “Both [novelist] Edna Ferber and George Stevens went far beyond the title to bring such an epic American story to the big screen, and I am proud to have been a small part of that team restoring classic films.
Restoration by Warner Bros. Creative Post-Production Services: Film and sound post-production to get the best possible image, taking the original negatives from the original negatives and camera RGB separation for the best possible image, then color correction to the last image in the track high dynamics. Display technology. The audio was mainly taken from a 1995 protection copy of the original Magnetic Mono soundtrack.
Restoration will also be available on HBO Max this year.
“Working with The Film Foundation allows us to preserve these important films for future generations to experience on multiple platforms,” said TCM General Manager Pola Changnon. “There is so much to learn from classic films and we are honored to present the world premiere of 4K Restoration. Giant.”
Steven Jr. added: “I was with my dad while writing Giant The script and evaluated the time trial of the films. Giant It’s passed yet another test and you’ll be grateful for Stephen, Marty, The Film Foundation and Warner Bros. have achieved this magnificent restoration for a new generation to see. Giant On the big screen, streaming and Blu-ray.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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