For fans and scholars of the silent-film era, the search for a copy of the original version of Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” has become a sort of holy grail. One of the most celebrated movies in cinema ...
Metropolis is a film that is often celebrated by critics for its importance in film history and also for being an incredibly effective and beautiful film too. This praise is entirely justified as ...
In the field of film restoration, there are reissues, and there are reissues. Ladies and gentlemen, the newly restored print of Fritz Lang’s silent black-and-white “Metropolis” is a masterpiece on the ...
LAKE MARY, FL / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2023 / ProHawk Technology Group, Inc., a leading computer vision restoration and enhancement technology and solutions provider, today announced it has launched ...
I don't have a top-ten list of favorite movies. Creating a list like that is a losing battle because, for me, that list can change with the slightest fluctuation of mood. There are, however, films ...
The 2010 Restoration of Metropolis is still in UK cinemas and I can highly recommend seeing it on the big screen as it is a wonderful experience (A list of screenings can be found here). Following ...
The word “restored” has been slapped on so many different films over the years, a moviegoer can hardly be blamed for approaching the latest reissue skeptically. With Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” the full ...
Fritz Lang's 1926 film "Metropolis" stands as one of the greatest achievements in cinema. The story set in Germany about a struggle between workers and managers echoes the philosophies of socialists ...
Even after the painstaking 2001 restoration of director Fritz Lang's 1927 legendary Metropolis, film buffs had to settle for a version without the 22 minutes believed to be irretrievably lost. But in ...
It's often been said that silent films are a lost art twice over. Not only are movies without sound not being made anymore, but many of the classics of the period also no longer physically exist. That ...