No.Felix wrote:You mention the R2 Bad Timing in an earlier post, does it have a commentary by Roeg?
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I think the critical backlash really set in with the response to Bad Timing, which I recall being vicious. A lot of it was associated with the miscasting of Art Garfunkel, which I personally think was inspired. The fact that he couldn't act for toffee made him perfect for the warped mind that was Alex.Robin Davies wrote:I wonder if the insulting treatment Eureka received contributed in any way to Roeg's subsequent creative decline. Directing six of the greatest movies ever made only to be greeted with incomprehension, shelving, censorship and insults must make a person wonder if it's all worth it.
And still with Bad Timing, Nicholas Royle's novel The Director's Cut centres on a body being found wrapped in a 16mm print of Bad Timing and is worth a read for Roeg fans, as is his Antwerp for Harry Kumel and Paul Delvaux fans.
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I can certainly confirm that it wasn't screened in 1.33:1 when I saw it at the Lumiere Cinema in central London, and the print was in considerably better condition.Cronenfly wrote:Beaver reviews the R2 Anchor Bay release of Track 29.
I'll just hold on to my VHS at this juncture; hopefully someday it will come out in R1-land (or anywhere else, for that matter) in a proper release...
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Re: Nicolas Roeg on DVD
Does anyone have any report on what exactly the best DVD release is for Insignificance? I've read it should be 1.85 but saw the Network and R1 discs are 1.33. I found this release by Kinowelt which says its presented 1.66. Any ideas?
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It was Track 29 that really turned me off oeg: I thought Art Garfunkel's performance in 'Bad Timing' was more than serviceable, whereas Theresa Russel gave an astonishing performance.Cronenfly wrote:Beaver reviews the R2 Anchor Bay release of Track 29.
I'll just hold on to my VHS at this juncture; hopefully someday it will come out in R1-land (or anywhere else, for that matter) in a proper release...
But I think Roeg may have let that performance go to his head and decided to stretch her even more.
Whatever it was, he and I parted the ways following this one.
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I saw it there too, and I'll second that. The OAR is either 1.75:1 or 1,85:1.MichaelB wrote:I can certainly confirm that it wasn't screened in 1.33:1 when I saw it at the Lumiere Cinema in central London, and the print was in considerably better condition.Cronenfly wrote:Beaver reviews the R2 Anchor Bay release of Track 29.
I'll just hold on to my VHS at this juncture; hopefully someday it will come out in R1-land (or anywhere else, for that matter) in a proper release...
The combination of Roeg and Dennis Potter intrigued me too, but I found the film a total letdown. In retrospect, it's the start of Roeg's decline for me. (I haven't caught up with Puffball yet.)
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