comment #1

iamjoe says ...

I can't believe it was nine years ago. I'm with you Jeff, I want to see this movie for curiosity sake. The Limey was such a tight, sublime thriller that did more in 90 minutes that the average 2:10 Hollywood thriller.

comment #2

pbjmahwah says ...

Same here re: both movies.
By the way, it should be TCM, for Turner Classic Movies - not TMC. (TMC is The Movie Channel. . . a crappy sister station of Showtime.)

comment #3

The Hoyk says ...

I think it's the victim of a rights dispute. WB released the film in America, but the actual copyright and elements are owned by StudioCanal, who have multiple output deals in America. When Soderbergh used clips in THE LIMEY, both companies were credited as a safeguard.

WB probably doesn't have any interest in putting this on DVD, but they could be impeding Canal+ from doing a release of their own by their U.S. rights. Canal+ primarily puts out stuff through Lionsgate, who generally just put out whatever they're given by the company, but I don't see them releasing this either. This would, however, be perfect for a Criterion Collection release, especially since StudioCanal has done dozens of releases through them.

comment #4

corey3rd says ...

it should be packaged with the Limey.

comment #5

Dan Revill says ...

I've been wanting to see Poor Cow for a long time too. I love The Limey - definitely still my favourite Soderbergh film.

comment #6

guylodge says ...

I saw Poor Cow when I was twelve -- South African TV ran a spate of 60's British kitchen-sink dramas for some reason -- and it profoundly affected me. I remember being completely surprised by its appearance in The Limey four years later -- I think I'm one of the few people my age who saw them in that order!

Anyway, great film -- hope you track it down. Together with Kes, it made for a one-two punch that Loach has never since equalled.

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actionman says ...

The Limey is perfect. It's a masterpiece.

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madskrilla says ...

It's indespensable viewing; Loach got preachy with age but he still has it, by the way. Anywayl, POOR COW is necessary viewing if one hasn't already. It's a strong, strong character piece. Badass directing, great cinematography, and the acting is out of this world.

comment #9

lionsfan says ...

The sadness of this one (which I saw long ago in its first run) ilies particularly in watching the beauty of Carol White, who committed suicide some years after making this movie. Not in watching the now somewhat dissipated-looking and sepulchral Terence Stamp , who for "The Limey" was rather weirdly made out to be the focus of this movie via those "flashbacks," as a young man.

It might even be time for a boxed set of Britfilms made from the works of Nell Dunn (who was one of the first "new journalist" types who during the 60's got down and lived with her subjects, in her case usually the denizens of London's working class areas). There's "Poor Cow," "Up The Junction" (with that great Manfred Mann soundtrack) and a few others made for TV. Including, as best I recall, an adaptation of her intriguingly titled "Tear His Head Off His Shoulders" and also an actual documentary based on her "Talking To Women" book, a series of interviews.

"Poor Cow" also has a sort of soundtrack by Donovan, anyway several of his songs are used, includng the title track and "Be Not Too hard."

comment #10

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