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Thursday
Night, May 16, 2008, 6:30 pm at the
Carnegie
Institution for Science,
1530 P Street, NW
,
Washington
,
DC
Arlington,
Virginia – The Second Annual GI Film Festival, which
will be held May 14-18, 2008 at the Carnegie Institution for
Science in Washington, DC, recently announced that acclaimed
director Ron Maxwell will screen the world premier
director’s cut of his epic Civil War movie Gods
and Generals, Thursday night, May 16, at 6:30 pm at
the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC.
At five hours and ten minutes, the director’s cut
of Gods and Generals is nearly two hours longer than the theatrical
version.
“There
are director’s cuts and there are director’s cuts,”
said director Ron Maxwell.
“This is the real deal.
This is an entirely different film with these new
scenes.”
Warner
Bros and Ted Turner pictures were willing to release Gods
and Generals in two parts over two years in 2003 and
2004. But
Maxwell opted for telling Stonewall Jackson’s story in one
sitting, from his professorship at VMI to his demise after
the Battle of Chancellorsville. As
a result the movie was pared down to its 3:37 running time
in theaters and DVD.
What
was left on the cutting room floor five years ago?
What will be screened for avid
moviegoers
Thursday night? Among
the brand new scenes:
·
An entire sub-plot involving the actor
Harrison from the movie
Gettysburg
, following his
relationship with fellow thespian John Wilkes Booth.
·
The Battle of Antietam as seen from the points
of view of Robert E Lee, George B McClellan, Stonewall
Jackson and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
·
Camp life among both the Confederate and
Federal armies
·
An additional sixty minutes of original
musical score composed by John Frizell and Randy
Edelman, and much more.
Ron
Maxwell will introduce the film.
There will be two intermissions.
Arrive rested and well fed.
Cinephiles, movie-buffs and Civil War enthusiasts
will have just one chance to see this truly epic
motion-picture, on Thursday evening, 6:30 pm sharp at the
Carnegie Institution. To
purchase tickets online, visit www.gifilmfestival.com.
Tickets will also be available at the door, space
permitting.
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