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You can download it here: tinyurl.com Here are some 'rushes' from the IMAX movie with the production name of 'Brainpower' but which morphed into 'Wired to Win' when it was released to IMAX cinemas last year. The extensive reshooting of scenes was to accommodate the removal of Tyler Hamilton from the movie. At the time he was embroiled in a drugs hearing, which he later lost. The rushes footage contains movie editing timecodes and an original score. 'Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France' is available to watch in a small number of IMAX cinemas worldwide. The stunning Tour de France scenes were shot at the 2003 Tour de France. This was the year that, despite a cracked clavicle, Tyler Hamilton came fourth. It's not a film about the Tour itself, it's an exploration of how the brain works, and specifically, how the brain deals with pain, stress, and tactics. The film's director, Bayley Silleck, said: "We chose the Tour de France to show how the human brain works because behind every great athlete is a great mind." And these great minds are also great at blocking pain. Tyler Hamilton was always going to be the featured rider but when he broke his collarbone in a pile-up on the first stage, the movie-makers thought they would have to pack-up and go home. Hamilton decided to ride on; the bulky IMAX cameras continued to roll. "The movie is about the human brain, but we chose the Tour as a backdrop because it has all the elements," said Silleck "It's about the human mind <b>...</b> |
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