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With The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey about to debut, this thought-provoking piece in the Atlantic about the increasing difficulty of making 35mm film prints of old and archival films seems quite timely.
This year, Thelma Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese’s editor for the past 40 years and a three-time Oscar winner, called Grover Crisp, the executive VP of asset management at Sony, for a 35mm print of Scorsese’s 1993 film The Age of Innocence for the director’s private collection.* Continue reading “With 35mm film dead, will classic movies ever look the same again?”
Ever wondered how Hollywood’s premiere press junkets work? The ABC’s Dominique Schwartz gives some interesting insights in this report from The Hobbit premiere.
“It certainly helps to leave conventional logic at the top of the rabbit hole when dealing with Hollywood studios and film distributors.
I admit, I’m no entertainment reporter; I’ve worn bullet-proof vests more often than 3D glasses. In the 80s I did interview Crowded House while jumping up and down on a bed in a very crowded house in South Melbourne when the band launched its self-titled debut album.”
Missed this one: TVNZ did the weather in Elvish yesterday. Short version: New Zealand will have good weather for travellers through summer.
Neil Finn talks to Andrew Dickens of News Talk ZB about recording “The Song of the Lonely Mountain” for the end credits of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Choice quote regarding the “anvils” used in the song:
“I’d love to paint a picture of a big, blacksmith’s anvil sitting in the middle of the studio but, in actual fact, it was my son Liam […] poised over an electronic keyboard.”
Listen to the interview here.
Lots of people are on the road right now, heading to Wellington for the Premiere, so we figured they wouldn’t really be in a position to book a party ticket ahead of time very easily. So we’re going to have one of those flash EFTPOS machines so you can pay at the door. It accepts credit cards too – how convenient is that?
It’ll make our planning easier if you RSVP on our Party Facebook page that you’re planning to show up on the day.
