DrivingEnthusiast.net Prior Blog Posts by Date DRIVING: that's what it's ALL ABOUT! A blog and website for automotive driving enthusiasts, featuring my interests as I see them: news and opinion about manufacturers of interest, significant enthusiast cars, and driving them hard and well. March 2006 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31   Feb   Apr RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net Index of prior posts by title Use this calendar to navigate thru prior blog postings by date. Wednesday, March 22, 2006    Put Grand Prix on DVD!   John Frankenheimer's 1966 movie "Grand Prix" is my pick for the #2 motorsports film of all time. And as you know, this film is not available on DVD. Nonetheless, it's an incredible film and even in VHS form must be a part of your library. Paul Zimmerman, enthusiast and owner of http://www.motorsportcollector.com/ has taken on the task of persuading Warner Home Video to release a DVD version. Be sure to go online to this great site and sign his petition: http://www.putgrandprixondvd.com/ When it's released, and preferably with remastering, it will hopefully include the Speedvision "Making Of" documentary (with Frankenheimer interview). I've got a copy of this special and it's a must-have for any automotive enthusiast. You'll hear Frankenheimer himself explain how and why he made the film, including how he did shot the final race scene in the film from a helicopter at 180 MPH. And as you see from the image at the left, these were close-ups. There has never been a film like this, and as Frankenheimer points out, there can never again be a film like this. Technically, legally, financially - it was incredible that it was mad eint he first place. View and add comments: Trackback: Trackback Link and count:;[] Permalink for this post:  See similar posts in these categories: Media: Car Movies and TV Search for similar posts on the web: Google It! RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net
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