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Posted by FilmGrrl at 207.10.161.215 on January 12, 2000 at 11:53:26:

In Reply to: This is not correct according to my information posted by Neil on January 11, 2000 at 18:07:37:

: : and what's the big deal about it anyway?

: It means that no one at the studio or distributor can change the film from what you turn in. Hollywood abounds with stories of studios cutting important bits or dispicably huge chunks from films where the director didn't have final cut. I suggest checking out "The Battle of Brazil" by Jack Matthews for the definitive explanation of what the "big deal" can be at its worst.

: At the very least, it's a show of respect and trust for the artist and their skills as well as their vision.

no, check out Erik Von Stroheim's "Greed"-It was hacked to hell from his 5-hour masterpiece to under 2 buy Irving Thalberg. (and WHY do they have an academy lifetime achievement award named after this guy??? It just bugs me.) Anyway, that's my $0.02
-Jen

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: : : and what's the big deal about it anyway? : : It means that no one at the studio or distributor can change the film from what you turn in. Hollywood abounds with stories of studios cutting important bits or dispicably huge chunks from films where the director didn't have final cut. I suggest checking out "The Battle of Brazil" by Jack Matthews for the definitive explanation of what the "big deal" can be at its worst. : : At the very least, it's a show of respect and trust for the artist and their skills as well as their vision. : no, check out Erik Von Stroheim's "Greed"-It was hacked to hell from his 5-hour masterpiece to under 2 buy Irving Thalberg. (and WHY do they have an academy lifetime achievement award named after this guy??? It just bugs me.) Anyway, that's my $0.02 : -Jen

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