Director praises "Zodiac"
"Was it not just the other day that I mentioned the travesty of Prince of the City not being released on DVD? The double-disc treatment will get this masterpiece seen by many more than ever had a chance to catch it in theaters. I don't know of any other film of this quality not yet out in the format...and POTC really is the best antecedent of Zodiac, which I saw the other night.
"Zodiac is a film that, on the one hand, seems to burst a blood vessel of tension when it wants to do so (pretty amazing for a film that tells a story in which we already know the answers) --- but on the other hand, it's more laconic scenes have a kind of ethereal beauty to them --- there's a warm bath quality to most of the film --- perhaps that is due to how perfectly it captures an era in time. An era that most of us savor -- for the movies, the music, the bad clothes and gas guzzlers." -- a director friend, writing late this afternoon.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 19, 2007 at 6:55 PM
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Geoff
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That last line couldn't be more true.
Posted by Geoff
at February 19, 2007 7:57 PM
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Teh Awesome
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Halfway through the post, I was still wondering what Pirates Of The Carribeans had to do with Zodiac.
Posted by Teh Awesome
at February 19, 2007 9:00 PM
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adorian
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Wishing for DVDs to be released....
I wished for "Reds," "1900" and "Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome" to be released, and they were.
Now, I not only wish, but I beg for Losey's "Boom." -- the ultimate camp classic of overacting.
And yes...to me POTC = Pirates. Had to think twice before I caught on.
Posted by adorian
at February 20, 2007 6:16 AM
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Josh Massey
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I think we need a triple feature of Prince of the City, Pirates of the Caribbean and Passion of the Christ.
Posted by Josh Massey
at February 20, 2007 6:26 AM
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Josh Massey
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And I'm still waiting for Hulk Hogan's 1989 classic No Holds Barred to hit DVD. Talk about a travesty ...
Ok, I was an extra in it. But still, it's a classic.
Posted by Josh Massey
at February 20, 2007 6:28 AM
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christian
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and where's THE MONSTER SQUAD?
(i've pirated this thread)
Posted by christian
at February 20, 2007 6:53 AM
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gatsby1040
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powell and pressburger's "A Matter of Life And Death" (American title: stairway to heaven)
best. film. not yet on dvd.
Posted by gatsby1040
at February 20, 2007 8:06 AM
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JChasse
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I'd like "The African Queen", "The Comic" with Dick Van Dyke, "On Borrowed Time" with Lionel Barrymore, "Man of a Thousand Faces" with James Cagney... and a pony :-)
Posted by JChasse
at February 20, 2007 8:18 AM
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ArchiveGuy
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Borzage's "Man's Castle" isn't on DVD. Neither is McCarey's "Make Way for Tomorrow". Or Wenders' "Kings of the Road", Angelopoulos' "The Travelling Players", Sjostrom's "The Wind", Ophuls' "The Earrings of Madame de...", Ozu's "I Was Born, But..." or Gremillon's "The Lighthouse Keepers".
Your director friend needs to get out a bit more...
Posted by ArchiveGuy
at February 20, 2007 9:21 AM
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JChasse
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...and I'll trade the pony in for "Houdini" with Tony Curtis, or even "The Great Houdinis", a 70s TV-movie with Starsky (Paul Michael Glasser), Gloria Stivic (Sally struthers) and Maude (Ruth Gordon).
Posted by JChasse
at February 20, 2007 9:26 AM
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Craptastic
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My pic was out on DVD privously and has since been discontinued...
"Matinee"
Come on Universal! Get it back out there! I love that film but I'm not shelling out Amoeba's $80.00 asking price.
MANT! MANT! MANT!
Posted by Craptastic
at February 20, 2007 11:22 AM
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Craptastic
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"previously"... ooops. I'm THAT passionate about it. :)
Posted by Craptastic
at February 20, 2007 11:23 AM
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dixiedugan
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I'd give anything to get AMOLAD on dvd...and Little Dorrit, the 1988 version with Alec Guiness.
Give me time, I'll think of a few more.
Posted by dixiedugan
at February 20, 2007 11:31 AM
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Cadavra
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There's an excellent chance Sony will finally be putting STAIRWAY out before the end of the year. MAN'S CASTLE also looks promising.
Posted by Cadavra
at February 20, 2007 11:40 AM
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JD
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Christian, prepare to be happy:
http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=3742
Posted by JD
at February 20, 2007 11:44 AM
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christian
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all you cinephiles with your fancy obscure furrin films -- but who gets THE MONSTER SQUAD?
memememememmememmeme!
or "bogus" as you might say.
thanks jd!
Posted by christian
at February 20, 2007 12:20 PM
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T. S. Idiot
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There are still lots of screwball comedies not yet on DVD. The best of the missing are Mitch Leisen's Easy Living (script by P. Sturges), Leisen's Midnight (script by Wilder and Charles Brackett), and Richard Boleslawski's Theodora Goes Wild, with the best of Melvyn Douglas' many good performances.
Posted by T. S. Idiot
at February 20, 2007 12:34 PM
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poodleskirt
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PRINCE OF THE CITY is a fine film, but it doesn't hold a candle to LITTLE DARLINGS (1980), WHITE DOG (1982) or FIRST LOVE (1977). Warner Bros. may be stingy on the dvd front, but Paramount is even worse.
Posted by poodleskirt
at February 20, 2007 3:41 PM
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rr3333
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I want 'Americathon' on dvd. Its definitely a guilty pleasure ....
Posted by rr3333
at February 21, 2007 12:43 PM
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christian
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Americathon!
saw that in the theater...i'd play that with FIRST FAMILY (another dvd waiting to happen) for a double feature of bad 1980 poli-sci satire...
and anybody remember norman lear's COLD TURKEY? black comedy gold!
Posted by christian
at February 21, 2007 2:17 PM
comment #21
Silverscreenvideos
says ...
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The List of Adrian Messenger
Mirage
The Wrath of God
The Flim Flam Man
Garden of Evil
Darker than Amber
Taras Bulba
Villa Rides
The Challenge
52 Pickup
And two that were briefly released on very inferior pan-and-scan versions nearly impossible to find now:
Farewell My Lovely
Ulzana's Raid
Posted by Silverscreenvideos
at February 21, 2007 10:56 PM