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Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and
Screenplay, this critical and box-office hit from 1973 provided a
perfect reunion for director George Roy Hill and stars Paul Newman and
Robert Redford, who previously delighted audiences with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Set in 1936, the movie's about a pair of Chicago con artists (Newman
and Redford) who find themselves in a high-stakes game against the
master of all cheating mobsters (Robert Shaw) when they set out to
avenge the murder of a mutual friend and partner. Using a bogus bookie
joint as a front for their con of all cons, the two feel the heat from
the Chicago Mob on one side and encroaching police on the other. But in
a plot that contains more twists than a treacherous mountain road, the
ultimate scam is pulled off with consummate style and panache. It's an
added bonus that Newman and Redford were box-office kings at the top of
their game, and while Shaw broods intensely as the Runyonesque villain,
The Sting is further blessed by a host of great supporting
players including Dana Elcar, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Charles
Durning, and Harold Gould. Thanks to the flavorful music score by
Marvin Hamlisch, this was also the movie that sparked a nationwide
revival of Scott Joplin's ragtime jazz, which is featured prominently
on the soundtrack. One of the most entertaining movies of the early
1970s, The Sting is a welcome throwback to Hollywood's golden age of the '30s that hasn't lost any of its popular charm. --Jeff Shannon
Saturday, the 1st of July 2006
(well, we could call it the 31st of June :-) )
‘Paul Newman Night’
Schedule:
3:00 Eric Clapton Video of Crossroads Guitar Festival
3:30 Coming Attractions
3:44 Drawing for a free copy of Newman's Own Cookbook
3:45 Super Speedway with Paul Newman narrating
5:30 Potluck Supper (Please note earlier time than normal) featuring recipes and food using Newman's Own products where the profits go to charity.
6:44 Drawing for a free copy of Newman's Own Cookbook
6:45 The Sting
Film 1: ‘Super Speedway’3:00 Eric Clapton Video of Crossroads Guitar Festival
3:30 Coming Attractions
3:44 Drawing for a free copy of Newman's Own Cookbook
3:45 Super Speedway with Paul Newman narrating
5:30 Potluck Supper (Please note earlier time than normal) featuring recipes and food using Newman's Own products where the profits go to charity.
6:44 Drawing for a free copy of Newman's Own Cookbook
6:45 The Sting
Editorial Reviews
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One of the best directors of IMAX films, Stephen Low (Titanica) has always been a race fan. After obtaining permission from CART, a governing body of Indy car racing and Newman/Haas racing (a Championship team co-owned by Paul Newman), Low found his stars for Super Speedway: the racing Andrettis, father Mario and son Michael. Mounting cameras fore and aft on the Andrettis' cars, IMAX offers a better vantage point than an ESPN camera, at a superior grade of clarity. Add to that the excellent sound and you can "feel" the bumps on the asphalt as the cars zoom in and out of corners. The large format can turn a pit stop into a dramatic 12 seconds as we see the driver's eyes dart away from his cockpit for a few brief seconds. We watch Michael Andretti on oval tracks and exciting road courses going over hills and sharp turns. There's even a spin--probably staged--from an angle we've never seen before. Although true race conditions were impossible (the camera is just too bulky), Low sneakily edits his film to stretch the imagination. On race day, several Indy cars drove alongside the camera car hours before the main event, passing and drafting each other with crowds whizzing past them. When edited with footage of the race, it feels like the real thing. Low takes a few off-beat choices in setting up his story. The first image is the biggest chicken you've ever seen. The last shot is a '50s car (lovingly restored during the film) racing through perfect golden foliage on an autumn day. It gives his movie of modern technology a wonderful sense of nostalgia. --Doug Thomas
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Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life! Super Speedway puts you in the driver's seat of an Indy-type race car tearing up asphalt at speeds of over 230 miles per hour. Follow the excitement and drama of championship auto racing with narrator and celebrated actor Paul Newman, and join racing star Michael Andretti and his legendary father, Mario, as they craft a state-of-the-art race car. Then, follow the pulse-pounding action of Michael's high-speed quest for victory as he pushes the limits of the new car at the PPG CART World Series.
Comments by Dennis: Judith and I were attending the races at Mid-Ohio and Elkhart Lake Racetracks when this film was being made. We watched in fascination as the crews worked on the film and the sound. We talked with members of the Film crew on many occasions. The camera car was a year old CART race car with over 1,000 horsepower in order to carry the extra weight and aerodynamic drag of the HUGE Imax cameras. If you watch the fllm VERY carefull, you can see our motorhome at Elkhart Lake between turn 14 and the uphill to the start finish line, We are on the outside (left) of the racetrack at that point. Paul Newman has been involved in racing for many years as both a driver and as a co-owner of Newman-Haas Racing, the team feature in the film.
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One of the best directors of IMAX films, Stephen Low (Titanica) has always been a race fan. After obtaining permission from CART, a governing body of Indy car racing and Newman/Haas racing (a Championship team co-owned by Paul Newman), Low found his stars for Super Speedway: the racing Andrettis, father Mario and son Michael. Mounting cameras fore and aft on the Andrettis' cars, IMAX offers a better vantage point than an ESPN camera, at a superior grade of clarity. Add to that the excellent sound and you can "feel" the bumps on the asphalt as the cars zoom in and out of corners. The large format can turn a pit stop into a dramatic 12 seconds as we see the driver's eyes dart away from his cockpit for a few brief seconds. We watch Michael Andretti on oval tracks and exciting road courses going over hills and sharp turns. There's even a spin--probably staged--from an angle we've never seen before. Although true race conditions were impossible (the camera is just too bulky), Low sneakily edits his film to stretch the imagination. On race day, several Indy cars drove alongside the camera car hours before the main event, passing and drafting each other with crowds whizzing past them. When edited with footage of the race, it feels like the real thing. Low takes a few off-beat choices in setting up his story. The first image is the biggest chicken you've ever seen. The last shot is a '50s car (lovingly restored during the film) racing through perfect golden foliage on an autumn day. It gives his movie of modern technology a wonderful sense of nostalgia. --Doug Thomas
Product Description
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life! Super Speedway puts you in the driver's seat of an Indy-type race car tearing up asphalt at speeds of over 230 miles per hour. Follow the excitement and drama of championship auto racing with narrator and celebrated actor Paul Newman, and join racing star Michael Andretti and his legendary father, Mario, as they craft a state-of-the-art race car. Then, follow the pulse-pounding action of Michael's high-speed quest for victory as he pushes the limits of the new car at the PPG CART World Series.
Comments by Dennis: Judith and I were attending the races at Mid-Ohio and Elkhart Lake Racetracks when this film was being made. We watched in fascination as the crews worked on the film and the sound. We talked with members of the Film crew on many occasions. The camera car was a year old CART race car with over 1,000 horsepower in order to carry the extra weight and aerodynamic drag of the HUGE Imax cameras. If you watch the fllm VERY carefull, you can see our motorhome at Elkhart Lake between turn 14 and the uphill to the start finish line, We are on the outside (left) of the racetrack at that point. Paul Newman has been involved in racing for many years as both a driver and as a co-owner of Newman-Haas Racing, the team feature in the film.
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