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Once Upon A Time In America / DIRECTOR'S CUT

« on: July 02, 2014, 06:17:01 AM »

I hope original 35mm negatives of the added scenes, as well maybe rest of the missing scenes out there somewhere, that the only way can be restored from the original 35mm negatives, other wise working with positives that have been already badly preserved just hopeless

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Once Upon A Time In America / DIRECTOR'S CUT

« on: July 02, 2014, 06:10:26 AM »

here is the BD back cover

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Once Upon A Time In America / DIRECTOR'S CUT

« on: July 01, 2014, 06:52:17 PM »

Hey fellas I am afraid got some bad news about Once Upon A Time In America Extended Version US BD, here what it said on the back cover of the BD.

The newly added 22 minutes of extended scenes bring us closer to Leone original vision of the film, but due to the limited availability of 35mm work prints, the new inserts could not be restored to the same quality as the rest of the film,

that means we going to get same quality of the added scenes as it was released in Italy what a shame, nothing mentioned about color grading color correction.  

there is still 19 minutes missing as Martin Scorsese mentioned other scenes in bad state and restored them takes time, I bet there is going to be another extended version in future.

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Once Upon A Time In America / DIRECTORS CUT

« on: June 11, 2014, 01:01:56 AM »

Restored Extended Version should look like on the new upcoming US BD

(p.s. had to upload from another hosting because website went down)

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Once Upon A Time In America / DIRECTOR'S CUT

« on: June 08, 2014, 04:27:28 PM »

Italian BD deleted scenes looks poor it's dark greenish but somehow watchable, except scenes the cemetery, limo chauffer driver, and eve meeting noodles, Martin Scorsese mention in press release that they couldn't find original negatives yet of the deleted scenes, only element were available discarded strips of working positives that has been badly preserved, since Cannes premiere movie was withdrawn for further restoration but we'll see upon US BD hope deleted scenes will look descent then on Italian BD

I hope the original negatives of missing scenes turns out some where one day, and maybe even with more deleted scenes we just have to pray wait and hope

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Once Upon A Time In America / DIRECTOR'S CUT

« on: June 08, 2014, 04:25:30 PM »

Source?

I found it online can't recall where it was back in 2013

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Once Upon A Time In America / Re: DIRECTORS CUT

« on: June 06, 2014, 11:53:44 PM »

At Cannes Film Festival press release in pdf here http://www.festival-cannes.com/assets/Image/Direct/045945.pdf was mention that new version is 4 hours 15 min 255 min, but Blu-ray released in Italy 4 hours 11 min 251 min which is US prepping to release on September 30 so there is great deal of confusion of runtime versions

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Once Upon A Time In America / Re: NEW DIRECTORS CUT

« on: June 06, 2014, 11:32:10 PM »

I think Warner Bros releasing the Blu-ray to make fans happy, but I wouldn't be surprise in a few years there will be another release with complete version I hope

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Once Upon A Time In America / Re: NEW DIRECTORS CUT

« on: June 06, 2014, 11:25:16 PM »

suppose good news that warner finally decide to release the movie in extended form 251 min what about other 18 min the Marty Scorsese were talking about and we don't know what transfer look like I hope not the one that got released in Italy which is terrible and main concern is extended scenes state what they would look like in US release and one more thing Blu-ray cover art cover art looks terrible they might want to consider to change   

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Once Upon A Time In America / RECONSTRUCTED VERSION

« on: November 19, 2012, 11:42:00 PM »

And this animated menu of the future italian Bluray includes some added scenes of cleopatra

http://vimeo.com/49382733



Bluray and DVD Dec 4 in Italy

http://www.animangaplus.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1375&catid=34&Itemid=54



http://www.dvd-store.it/DVD/Blu-Ray/ID-42655/C-era-una-volta-in-America-Edizione-Integrale.aspx

http://www.dvdland.it/nicom1/p_576566/blu_ray/c_era_una_volta_in_america_extended_cut_blu_ray.html

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Once Upon A Time In America / RECONSTRUCTED VERSION

« on: November 19, 2012, 10:57:40 PM »

Check out the Italian website Once Upon A Time In America Extended Version some intresting stuff in there, including

Video
Fotos
Biography
Articles
Cast
Crew
Research
Restoration

http://ceraunavoltainamerica.it/

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Once Upon A Time In America / RECONSTRUCTED VERSION

« on: July 05, 2012, 10:53:57 AM »

added scenes













































According to the issue 359 Cahiers Du Cinema

Sergi Leone in interview there is another 50 minutes of scenes, Sergio Leone meant that 220 min PAL European runntime 3 hrs 40 plus 50 mins will be 270 mins or 220 mins plus 45 will be 265 mins that makes sense

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Once Upon A Time In America / RECONSTRUCTED VERSION

« on: July 03, 2012, 08:34:53 PM »

video provided by Gucci and the Film Foundation narated by Martin Scorsese

http://www.gucci.com/us/worldofgucci/articles/once-upon-a-time-in-america-gucci-restoration

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Once Upon A Time In America / RECONSTRUCTED VERSION

« on: July 01, 2012, 08:25:33 PM »

dvd and newly restored studio production preparation extended print





















first image from dvd and the second newly restored extended print studio preparation without color corecttion and other effects, more information on all four sides newly extended print

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Once Upon A Time In America / RECONSTRUCTED VERSION

« on: June 26, 2012, 02:39:28 PM »

ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA 1984 RESTORED EXTENDED VERSION Premiere At The Piazza Maggiore A Bologna 2012

C'ERA UNA VOLTA IN AMERICA 1984 Restaurato Piazza Maggiore A Bologna 2012





















































Only disappointment is that it's not in the original aspect ratio 1.85:1 left and right sides are still crop i compare my DVD and HDTV versions to the early restored studio preparation version and the one premiere in italy, sure you can see the difference

Comparison between HDTV - DVD and early Restore Extended versions and Italy premiere

I analyze images measures the first and third image in 1.78:1 the second image in approx 1.93:1

May be it's to early to say i guess theatrical and video release can be different we'll see upon Blu-ray release later