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Peter O’Toole in David Lean’s Iconic Classic LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Available on 4K ULTRA HD Steelbook June 7th

“No Arab loves the desert. We love water and green trees. There is nothing in the desert and no man needs nothing.”

Peter O’Toole in David Lean’s Iconic Classic LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) will be available on 4K ULTRA HD Steelbook June 7th

Celebrating its 60th anniversary. Winner of 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture of 1962, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces. The greatest achievement of its legendary, Oscar®-winning director, David Lean (1962, Lawrence of Arabia; 1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai), the film stars Peter O’Toole — in his career-making performance — as T.E. Lawrence, the audacious World War I British army officer who heroically united rival Arab desert tribes and led them to war against the mighty Turkish Empire. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 1962, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA won seven, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography [Color], Best Art Direction-Set Decoration [Color], Best Film Editing, Best Music [Score] and Best Sound.

BONUS MATERIALS

  • Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, fully restored from the original camera negative
    • Feature split across two 4K Ultra HD discs
  • Dolby Atmos + 5.1 audio

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA BLU-RAY FEATURE DISC

  • Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master
  • 5.1 audio
  • Special Feature:
    • Secrets of Arabia: Feature-Length Picture-in-Graphics Track

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURE DISC

  • Peter O’Toole Revisits Lawrence of Arabia
  • Making of Lawrence of Arabia Documentary
  • Deleted Balcony Scene with Introduction by Anne V. Coates
  • The Lure of the Desert: Martin Scorsese on Lawrence of Arabia
  • A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
  • Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic (1963 & 1970 Versions)
  • Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast
  • In Search of Lawrence
  • Romance of Arabia
  • King Hussein Visits Lawrence of Arabia Set
  • In Love with the Desert Documentary
  • Lawrence at 50: A Classic Restored
  • Archival Interviews
    • Steven Spielberg on Lawrence of Arabia
    • William Friedkin on Lawrence of Arabia
    • Sydney Pollack on Lawrence of Arabia
  • New York Premiere Footage
  • Advertising Campaigns
  • Vintage Trailers & TV Spots

Directed By: David Lean
Produced by: Sam Spiegel
Screenplay by: Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson
Cast: Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif, Peter O’Toole

Jimmy Stewart in MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON Back in Movie Theaters Nationwide on October 14th and 17th

Graft, Greed and One Man’s Fight Against Political Corruption: The TCM Big Screen Classics Series Brings Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Back to Movie Theaters Nationwide on October 14 and 17 Only.

he David-and-Goliath story, set within the not-so-hallowed halls of the U.S. Capitol. This special presentation of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington also includes exclusive insight from TCM Primetime Host Ben Mankiewicz.

When Governor Hubert “Happy” Hopper (Guy Kibbee) appoints affable Jeff Smith — head of the Boy Rangers — to the U.S. Senate, corrupt political boss Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold) and secretly crooked U.S. Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains) believe they can easily manipulate the newly minted politician when he arrives in Washington.  But guidance from his hard-nosed, Beltway-savvy secretary Clarissa Saunders (Jean Arthur), Mr. Smith exposes graft and greed that threatens the very fabric of American democracy, and the junior Senator becomes a heroic one-man filibuster.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was nominated for 11 Oscars®, including Best Picture, Best Director (Capra), Best Actor (Stewart), Best Screenplay (Sidney Buchman), and Best Supporting Actor (Rains and Harry Carey as the President of the Senate); Lewis R. Foster took home the Academy Award® for Best Original Story.  Initially panned by the U.S. political establishment and even banned by dictator-led foreign governments, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington went on to be recognized as one of the greatest films in cinema history.  In 1989, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was added to the United States National Film Registry which called the film “a dramatic tale concerned with the values of a modern western state and, more broadly, a perilous moment for western civilization.”

 

WHO:

Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Columbia Pictures

WHEN:

  • Sunday, October 14 – 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)
  • Wednesday, October 17 – 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)

WHERE:

Tickets for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are available at www.FathomEvents.com or participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 600 select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN). For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA – 1943 Version with Claude Rains Saturday Morning at The Hi-Pointe

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“They’ve poisoned your mind against me. That’s why you’re afraid!”

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943) plays on the big screen at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-Pointe Theater this weekend as part of their Classic Film Series. It’s Saturday, October 8th at 10:30am at the Hi-Pointe located at 1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63117. Admission is only and the film  will be introduced by KMOX Movie Reviewer Harry Hamm

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1943’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is often criticized for straying too much from the original story, and for having too much focus on the opera. Monster kids have always felt that it’s too much Opera and not enough Phantom, but the heart of the story remains true to the classic story. A phantom (Claude Rains) stalks the Paris Opera House, and is attempting to get an opera starlet (Susanna Foster) into the spotlight. He murders and creates destruction to get his way. The phantom loves the starlet, and eventually kidnaps her; taking her to his underground lair beneath the opera house. In this filming there is a love triangle between the starlet (Foster), the opera’s leading male singer (Nelson Eddy), and a detective (Edgar Barrier) This love triangle leads to several attempts at humor, but the humor often falls flat. This is a film about a phantom creating chaos in an opera house, and the amount of screentime the opera has in this filming seems appropriate. This film goes more into the “opera life” than the original film version, and viewers not familiar with opera (such as myself) may find themselves enjoying what goes on behind the scenes. The opera scenes are well staged, well sung and well-acted. The rest of the film is also well acted, and Claude Rains turns in an excellent performance as the man who becomes the phantom. Susanna Foster shines when she is on the opera’s stage, and sparkles when she is offstage. Nelson Eddy and Edgar Barrier both play their roles very well. The sets and props are extravagant, and the era in which the film is set is shown accurately. This is certainly a grand production, of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and shot masterfully in Technicolor. You’ll have the chance to see it on the big screen this Saturday when it screens at The Hi-Pointe as part of their Classic Film Series. The film starts at 10:30 and admission is only $5.

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The Hi-Pointe’s site can be found HERE

http://hi-pointetheatre.com/

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