![]() The Cinerama Dome experience was one of the highlights of the 2018 TCMFF for me. Now, I can’t imagine ever seeing it on the small screen though. This really was the best way to see this film for the first time. They had no scenes together in the film, but I’d love to know if they still interacted at all behind-the-scenes.)Īs for the film itself, it really is the “ Grand Hotel of Racing.” Grand Prix is not one of Frankenheimer’s best films and is heavy on the melodramatic side, but the racing sequences are incredible. (Personally, I would have asked if she had any stories to share about the late James Garner. Still, being the polite person she is, Saint answered the question with her usual stories of being cast for On The Waterfront. A man asked her about working with Marlon Brando, and even Saint thought that was preposterous. There was just enough time at the end for some questions from the audience, but Saint only got to take one. They started crying when they saw their mother’s in-character outburst! James Garner in Grand Prix. Saint did not want them there because they were so young, they might not have realized their mother was acting. In one heartbreaking story, Saint said her children were on the set during Montand’s death scene. However, she still had plenty of great stories to share about working with the legendary French actor Yves Montand. This time, she came in during the last big racing sequence and complained to Maltin about feeling sick herself! In fact, she admitted the movie is not one of her favorites because of those long racing scenes. I first saw Saint at the 2016 screening of The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, but she is always such a joy to listen to. They cut the exit music short to get to the real reason we were all there – to see Eva Marie Saint again. During the 10-minute intermission, the curtains closed again before opening when the film resumed. I always dreamed about what seeing that would be like, but was not prepared for how glorious it really was. Then, the curtains dramatically opened as the MGM lion roared. They closed the curtains and played the full overture. Eva Marie Saint and Leonard Maltin after the screening of Grand Prix.Īnd then the film began. He also warned everyone sitting close up that people suffered from motion sickness at the time of the film’s release because of the extreme racing scenes. As we walked in, ushers handed everyone the program, which included the full credits and a brief explainer on Formula 1 racing.īefore the film started, film critic Leonard Maltin gave a very informative introduction and a quick crash course on Cinerama. In the 1950s and 1960s, three-hour movies were big events, like going to the theater or a concert. But I put those worries aside and just went for it, especially since I knew so many of my friends were also going.Īlthough TCM did not show Grand Prix on film, they went above and beyond to recreate the feeling of seeing a real roadshow picture. Going there can wipe out two blocks from the schedule. It is about a 15-20-minute walk from the central locations of the festival, and the movies they show there are always so long. The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival was my third time at the event, but I never made it to the Dome before. John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix was a movie I’d never seen and this would be the best way to see it for the first time. I was not intending to go initially, but I realized this was something I just had to do. “He is a director we’ve long admired, and we’re really looking forward to exploring new narrative and commercial opportunities together.On Friday, April 27, I finally made it to the Cinerama Dome. “John’s features, commercials and theatre productions are all imbued with a sense of craft and nuance,” comments Kai Hsiung, RSA UK managing director. Additional feature credits include ‘Is Anybody There?’ starring Michael Caine, and his most recent film, 2019’s ‘The Goldfinch’, adapted from the Donna Tartt novel by Peter Straughan, and starring Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, and Sarah Paulson.Īmong John’s commercial credits are adverts for Formula 1, and Tesco’s 2013 Christmas campaign from agency W+K. John first received critical acclaim for his 2003 feature ‘Intermission’, following with ‘Boy A’ (Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan) for which he won the Best Director BAFTA. BBC named 'Brooklyn' as one of the 100 greatest films of the 21st century. ![]() His 2015 film ‘Brooklyn’, starring Saoirse Ronan, received three Academy Award nominations and won the Best British Film BAFTA. RSA Films welcomes award-winning theatre and film director John Crowley to the UK/US commercial roster.Ī versatile storyteller with a background in directing both Broadway and West End productions, John also directs episodic television, commercials, and feature films.
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