"return engagement" sounds suspiciously like a re-release. I wonder if they had new posters?
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Matthew McCarthy <[email protected]>wrote: > On obit for the exploitation king Joseph Sarno: > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/arts/03sarno.html?ref=obituaries > > And for those who are still interested in the 2001 release dates saga, I > happened to come across an article in one of the New York Time's film > reference books over the weekend. It may or may not be available online, but > it does touch on the history of the film up to that point (the article, by > Vincent Canby, is dated May 3 1970): > > "..these thoughts are prompted by a return visit, 10 days ago, to see > "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY"... the movie, which was playing a return engagement > at the Ziegfeld Theater when I saw it, can be seen in 70mm, with stereo > sound, at the Paramus 4 (and other theaters)... > > (the book) 'The Making of Kubrick's 2001' follows the curious commercial > course of the film that opened in New York on April 3rd 1968 to almost > unanimous pans from the daily press and then went on to become a cult film, > a head film, a film to recant by, and a smashing commercial success > (earnings to date in the United States: $15,985.000)." > > > Matthew McCarthy > FILM/ART > Original Film Posters > www.filmartgallery.com > > http://www.facebook.com/filmartgallery > > [email protected] > [email protected] > > 323.363.2969 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
