Aug 21 2008
What’s Old Is New Again, The Godfather
The Godfather and The Godfather Part II. There is a reason these films rank 2nd and 4th respectively on the IMDB list of top 250 movies, #3 and #32 on AFI’s Greatest American Films, and won nine total Oscars. Frankly, they rank as the best cinematic experiences in film history.
Well, for three weeks starting September 12, famed New York City theater the Film Forum will show a brand new restored 35mm print of each film. These new versions were created by the film’s director Francis For Coppola, cinematographer Gordon Willis, and film historian Robert A. Harris. In addition, these new prints will show in San Francisco and Los Angeles as well as being released September 26 on DVD/Blu-ray along with a remastered Part III.
Now I don’t think you have to be a film nerd to enjoy this news. Even I got excited when George Lucas brought new life to the Star Wars franchise by remastering his first three films – even though I never would admit it. The chance to see an American classic in the theater may not be unique, but to be one of the first to see said classic in a better version than the original sure is. If you happen to be in New York in September head over to the Film Forum, or go ahead and reserve nine or so hours of time for when the DVD gets released.
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[...] NY’s The Film Forum, limited engagment of The Godfather Part I and II which I had discussed in this earlier post. These limited screenings are just a preview for the September 26 DVD/Blu-ray release of all three [...]