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Call of the Wild 3D
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Dead Snow
Whatever Works
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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Cheri
Fireflies in the Garden
July 1
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
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The Girl from Monaco
I Hate Valentine's Day
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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All Good Things
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The Cove
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When in Rome
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Five Minutes of Heaven
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World's Greatest Dad
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The Red Canvas
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The Burning Plain
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Brand New Day
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A Serious Man
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A studio exec has written and clarified some points about the Universal fire and the films (prints) that were destroyed. First, he says, "No archival material is stored at Deluxe -- circulating prints of the more popular titles are kept there. Those prints, of course, remain unharmed."
Secondly, "A monumental amount of Universal's archival prints -- highly precious, still screened on occasion, and not to be confused with original camera negatives -- were destroyed in the fire."
Thirdly, "Even though the negatives are allegedly safe in New Jersey, this is still a colossal tragedy. It will take Universal years -- if not decades -- to replace all the lost archival prints (assuming they even have the inclination)."
"Also remember that Universal owns pre-1950s Paramount, so much of those archival prints have been lost as well. UCLA maintains nitrate prints of those titles, but those are not lent out for screenings."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 3, 2008 at 3:53 PM
comment #1
Roman
says ...
What a SHAME. It's sad to see that is studio's legacy is it's lowest priority.
Posted by Roman
at June 3, 2008 6:18 PM
comment #2
vp19
says ...
Moreover, some original masters of vintage Decca big band and jazz recordings have apparently been lost.
Posted by vp19
at June 3, 2008 10:21 PM
comment #3
Bob Violence
says ...
Yes, and I've also read that a lot of original audio stems were lost as well, which if true would give the lie to the "no archival material was damaged" claim.
Posted by Bob Violence
at June 3, 2008 10:32 PM
comment #4
erniesouchak
says ...
There's no such thing as an archival print. Hello!
Posted by erniesouchak
at June 3, 2008 11:17 PM
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