You can read the whole story in the online (and English) version of ZEITmagazin here. No word on if and when this footage will be incorporated into a new release of the movie (obviously, there’s plenty of restoration work to be done), but it’s a pretty exciting discovery nonetheless. Now let’s find those missing reels from THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS!

Special thanks, by the way, for Movie Man pals Dan and Galen for bringing this to my attention!

It looks good, definitely follows in the footsteps of the last one, and has a certain BOURNE vibe, with M (Judi Densch) pursuing Bond (Daniel Craig), who’s apparently gone rogue. Nice to see Jeffrey Wright back as CIA agent Felix Leiter, too. It’ll be out Nov. 7.

And, in case you’ve forgotten how far we’ve come, here’s the original trailer for 1978’s MOONRAKER, one of the goofiest films in Bond history…

 The moment when Steve McQueen finally guns the engine after all that build-up (at about the 2:50 mark on this clip) is one of the great moments in movie chase scenes. And what follows ain’t bad either!

… I feel obligated to alert you to the fact that this Saturday, in honor of the late George Carlin, NBC will be re-running the very first episode of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, which was hosted by Carlin himself. It’ll air in the normal SNL time slot of 10:30 CST, but it’s a very different animal from the current version of the show. If you want a sneak preview, here’s a link to clips of his monologue.

Carlin, of course, starred in lots of movies, everything from CAR WASH to BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE to JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK. And my daughter, who’s not quite 3, only knows him as the voice of the hippie VW bus Fillmore in CARS.

Wait ’til she grows up and hears the “Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television” routine. It’s going to blow her mind.

Via Hollywood Elsewhere

Here’s a viewing tip: Turner Classic Movies, which usually focuses on black-and-white films of a more genteel nature, will be showing the 1975 cult classic DEATH RACE 2000 at 1 a.m. Saturday, June 28. It’s worth staying up for — and best viewed in the middle of the night, with eyes weary from lack of sleep — but if you can’t manage that, set your DVR or VCR now.

A dark comedy about a future (well, it was the future back then) cross country race where drivers get bonus points for collateral damange, DEATH RACE 2000 looks wonderfully cheap, moves incredibly fast and features a great cast of characters. David Carradine is Frankenstein, the reluctant hero; Sylvester Stallone (pre-ROCKY) is “Machine Gun” Joe Viturbo (that’s a description of him in the headline above), and Fred Grandy, future LOVE BOAT star and Iowa congressman, is Herman the German, assistant to the deadly racer Matilda the Hun.

There’s a semi-remake due later in August, by the way, starring Rochelle’s own Joan Allen. Here’s a link to the trailer.

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)

I was surprised SCHINDLER’S LIST didn’t make the top spot (or even the top 20), but PULP FICTION is, frankly, a better pick.  For one thing, I think it has held up better than Spielberg’s Oscar winner, which looks like a movie from an earlier era (and that’s one of its strengths). PULP FICTION heralded a new era in movies, when the independent studios (whatever that means) grew to have real influence and movies about pop culture-obsessed killers dominated the screen. I saw it way back in 1994 on opening night, and I last watched it a couple of years ago on DVD — and it still holds up. The next time you watch it, focus on Samuel Jackson. It’s really his story, and it’s a great one.

I’m not going to comment on the whole list — I do have a day job — but I will say that it’s nice to see BLUE VELVET so high on the list. It’s a pretty amazing movie, and one that looks better (and stranger) every year. If you only know Dennis Hopper from those baby boomer retirement commercials, you really need to see him as Frank Booth. Hooo boy!

Also: TITANIC? Really?

And, in case you were wondering, I would’ve put GOODFELLAS in the top spot. BOOGIE NIGHTS, THE MATRIX, JFK, RUSHMORE, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, TOY STORY 2, MEMENTO, FIGHT CLUB, THE INCREDIBLES, CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND and BRAZIL also would’ve ranked high on my list.

And you?

This being the age of You Tube, there are clips a-plenty to accompany the picks, but be warned: the language can get a little salty — especially in the first (and greatest) scene, Alec Baldwin’s unforgettable motivational speech in GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS.

Now that’s how you steal a movie.