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The Great White Silence

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:05 pm
by Penfold
The trailer is up on youtube for the BFI's latest restoration project; The Great White Silence, the Herbert Ponting film recording RF Scott's legendary 1910/13 polar expedition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoe7noZkLlI

Re: The Great White Silence

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:44 pm
by milefilms
Penfold wrote:The trailer is up on youtube for the BFI's latest restoration project; The Great White Silence, the Herbert Ponting film recording RF Scott's legendary 1910/13 polar expedition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoe7noZkLlI

We have the North American rights so we'll be working on a release as well....

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:30 pm
by Penfold
Good to know. Here's a mini-featurette on the restoration.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/live/video/444

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:16 pm
by Darren Nemeth
Penfold wrote:Good to know. Here's a mini-featurette on the restoration.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/live/video/444
I really like those old travelogs. It will be great to see this one the big screen. Its a natural to be shown at the Detroit Film Theatre.

Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:56 am
by Penfold
The premiere of the restoration was last night; Mr Urbanora of The Bioscope was there;
http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/

Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:56 pm
by urbanora
I really like those old travelogs
A travelogue? It's an expedition film, to the ends of the earth. Five men died. It's a bit more than James A. Fitzpatrick.

Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:19 pm
by Darren Nemeth
urbanora wrote:
I really like those old travelogs
A travelogue? It's an expedition film, to the ends of the earth. Five men died. It's a bit more than James A. Fitzpatrick.
They still are traveling. 8)

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:47 am
by Penfold
In a new innovation, the BFI have released a mini Q&A session on the film and its restoration onto youtube.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu--NYPg-5k&feature=sub

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:57 am
by Darren Nemeth
Penfold wrote:In a new innovation, the BFI have released a mini Q&A session on the film and its restoration onto youtube.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu--NYPg-5k&feature=sub
I am looking forward to this one. :) Will have to get a TV and bluray player now. :)