Thanks James
And in a act of shameless self promotion ( well not like I actually get
anything PERSONALLY out of it) here is the link to where you can pre-order
A DVD with oodles of extras direct from the Kino web site

http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?film_id=879

Support your local independent film distributors


On 10/4/07 10:59 AM, "James Steffen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear all:
> 
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> 
> Some of you are probably aware of this already, but Turner Classic Movies is
> broadcasting the 2005 restoration of THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, accompanied by
> Edmund Meisel's orchestral score, on Sunday, October 21 at midnight EST.
> This is the same version slated for DVD release by Kino on October 23.
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> 
> Here's a link to my article for TCM about the restoration:
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> http://www.tcm.turner.com/thismonth/article.jsp?cid=180855
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> 
> I personally think this new version plays much more effectively than the
> sluggish, stretch-printed 1976 Soviet version released on DVD previously.
> It's also a better looking transfer, with less cropping  around the edges.
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> 
> Cheers,
> 
> James Steffen
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>  
> 
> James M. Steffen
> Film Studies and Media Librarian
> Theater and Dance Subject Liaison
> Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
> Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University
> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
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> Phone: (404) 727-8107
> FAX: (404) 727-2257
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Jessica Rosner
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