“MOVIES ROCK” CELEBRATES FILM PRESERVATION

12/07/2007

A clip reel showcasing the synergy between sound and picture in a selection of films preserved and restored with funding from The Film Foundation aired during the "Movies Rock" television special, broad cast on CBS on Friday, December 7th. Narrated by Martin Scorsese, the reel included scenes from twenty-six films representing a wide selection of the preservation work undertaken by the foundation. Among the films included were SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943, d. Alfred Hitchcock), FORCE OF EVIL (1949, d. Abraham Polonsky), ON THE WATERFRONT (1954, d. Elia Kazan), SHOCK CORRIDOR (1963, d. Samuel Fuller), ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968, d. Sergio Leone), ERASERHEAD (1977, d. David Lynch), and ALWAYS FOR PLEASURE (1978, d. Les Blank).

"Movies Rock" is a Condé Nast Media Group Production in conjunction with the Producers Guild of America and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. For more information on “Movies Rock,” please visit the website.

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