Word: versions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This fall, Riegel will be a featured voice and soloist in the upcoming Dreamworks animated release "Prince of Egypt." She plays Young Miriam in the film, the childhood version of Sandra Bullock's character...
...Edward Muhl detailing the mauling the studio had done to his film. Buried for 40years, the "newly-discovered" memo provided the basis for the restoration effort, now the fourth incarnation of the film. Originally 95 minutes, Touch of Evil now runs for 111 minutes, three more than the previous version. In addition to eliminating several scenes added by the studio, the current version restores originally cut footage and re-edits several scenes for a total of about 50 changes in the film...
...twisted and twisting plot, already enough to leave you feeling as if you've been accosted by a sewer, becomes even more visceral when viewed through Welles' innovative techniques. In fact, the most noticeable (and necessary) change made in the restored version is the elimination of the credits and the overlaid soundtrack from the famous opening shot. The brilliant oscillation between the simple continuity of a single shot and the complexity of the choreography creates a sense of tension now unburdened by surface distractions. Without the studio veneer, the probing camera and the cacophonic textures of street noise achieve...
Although more about the number of students whogo before Harvard's Ad Board will become public,the tribunal's version of exemplary justice wouldseem to remain intact, at least for theforeseeable future...
Despite these omissions, Ward's version of heaven is stunning on purely visual terms. Eduardo Serra, the cinematographer who gave The Wings of the Dove a lush color scheme resembling fresh paint, goes further by setting the early scenes of heaven actually in a painting. The imagery is banal--must the perfect place be out of a paint-by-numbers watercolor?--but richly presented. The art direction suggests that PolyGram spent an inordinate amount of money on the film...