Greed (1924)

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Greed (1924)
Topic Started: Jan 30 2009, 01:07 PM (203 Views)
Laughing Gravy	Jan 30 2009, 01:07 PM Post #1
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,069 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Notice from our friends at the Capitol Film Arts Alliance. I am planning on attending. A Screening of the Silent Film “Greed” Placer County Museums Community Education Program: (Placer Co. Film Commissioner Beverly Lewis will be making a few comments about the film before it begins) In 1924, Erich Von Stroheim directed the epic silent film Greed, which some critics claim is the greatest movie ever to grace the silver screen. Portions of the film were shot in the Iowa Hill region of Placer County. The film is a morality tale that illustrates the destructive nature of greed as three people, whose lives are intertwined, struggle until the bitter end for wealth. A special screening of Greed will take place in the Gold Country Museum on Saturday, February 7th at 1:00 pm. After a brief introduction, we will show half of the film, take a 15-20 minute intermission, then screen the last half. Greed has a running time of three hours and 48 minutes. Greed is one of four films featured in a new exhibit in the Placer County Museum , History on the Go, the Silver Screen Edition. The Gold Country Museum is located at 1273 High Street inside the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn. Because seating is limited, reservations are required. For more information or to make your reservation, please call 530-889-6500.



The Batman	Jan 30 2009, 01:37 PM Post #2
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	Is this film available on DVD, LG? I must see it. I must own it. It must be mine, all mine...Bwa ha ha ha ha...



Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jan 30 2009, 02:57 PM Post #3
Balconeer Creeper Posts: 14,166 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	I want to see it too. I couldn't find if it was sold anywhere, but I did find this
	"She's got style, she's got grace She's got long, long legs, she's got... Savoir Faire"


panzer the great & terrible	Feb 5 2009, 08:12 PM Post #4
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,331 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	When I went to Bill Everson's house in '62, in his basement vault there was a stack of 35mm cans marked "McTeague," but it was just a gag. I have always loved Greed. Seen it four or five times. It's just so, so, so NASTY! How it came out under Leo the Lion is one of life's mysteries. What size screen, Mr. G?
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Laughing Gravy	Feb 6 2009, 06:36 AM Post #5
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,069 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	No idear, dear.



panzer the great & terrible	Feb 6 2009, 08:58 AM Post #6
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,331 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	It's a long drive to Placer County -- I need to know.
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Laughing Gravy	Feb 6 2009, 09:20 AM Post #7
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,069 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Well, I simply just called the number in the first post. Slacker. The Feb. 7 selling is sold out, so they're planning a second one in March. They're going to notify me when that is (I'll be the foist to know, so I can book the seats). It's not a big screen; a reg'lar projection screen, I b'lieve.



panzer the great & terrible	Feb 6 2009, 09:29 AM Post #8
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,331 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	You mean a projection TV? Oh what the hell, I'll go anyway. It's been too long, Mr. G.
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Frank Hale	Feb 6 2009, 03:59 PM Post #9
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 828 Group: Members Member #59 Joined: October 6, 2005	I don’t care for the film, myself, (too “nasty”), but “Let’s go out and sit on the sewer” is definitely a classic intertitle. Is this that TCM reconstruction? My laser disc only ran 130m.



Black Tiger	Feb 6 2009, 09:41 PM Post #10
Charter Member Posts: 1,813 Group: Members Member #50 Joined: September 15, 2005	Rick Schmidlin (who restored Welles' "Touch of Evil") interpolated Greed into a near four hour version back in '99 using over 600 stills from the lost footage incorporated into the surviving footage. It did air on TCM.



panzer the great & terrible	Feb 6 2009, 11:13 PM Post #11
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,331 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	That seems to be the version they're showing at Placer. The one I showed back in 1963 was about two hours. It was powerful though. I planted a big wet kiss on June Mathis' tomb for not ruining the movie. (I do things like that)
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