MoC Forthcoming, Wishlist, and Random Speculation

[peerpee]

oh, it will be a very dear giftset. Practically the same price as buying separately!

[Billy Liar]

Any chance of releasing a Tod Slaughter set?

[Gordon]

I'd like to see more German films from MoC:

Nights When the Devil Came (1957, Robert Siodmak)
- Siodmak's best film, I feel.

It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958, Ladislao Vajda)
- Remade in Hollywood as The Pledge. The original is a landmark psychological drama in German Cinema.

Sterne (Stars) (1959, Konrad Wolf)
- The greatest anti-war film ever made

I Was Nineteen (1968, Konrad Wolf)
- The ultmate 'soldier's journey' movie. Immensely powerful and moving.


These Fassbinder and Wenders films might be harder to acquire:

The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty Kick (1972, Wim Wenders)

Bremen Freedom (1972, Rainer Werner Fassbinder)

World on Wires (1973, Rainer Werner Fassbinder)

Alice in the Cities (1974, Wim Wenders)

I Only Want You to Love Me (1976, Rainer Werner Fassbinder)


We need more important German films on DVD.

[denti alligator]

Looks as though the Eureka edition of Blue Angel is out of print. Will MoC pick this one up as is (with new cover art, please!), or will it be even better?

[peerpee]

It's "not on the production slate" at the moment, but it's tentatively planned for late Summer 2006. The old Eureka 2-disc set is interlaced. An MoC edition would be freshly encoded.

[ben d banana]

As I'm always looking for the silver lining's dark cloud, I would hope that's not the only Sternberg entry.

[hellboytr]

The incredibly beautiful Edi by Piotr Trzaskalski... But does anyone know an English site where it's available? I'm dying to see it again.

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.a ... ID=6659677
http://www.chaosexistence.net/catalog/p ... _id=491378

[denti alligator]

Any chance you could now reveal what Murnau titles will occupy spines #23 and #25 (since you say FAUST will move to #24). Surely if these spines have been saved for Murnau, these have been definitely decided, or?

[Gregory]

I wasn't sure where to post this question. The articles on MastersofCinema.org have made for great reading and I miss having a new one every couple of months. I know the DVD label has kept the MoC folks very busy and I don't want to ask the impossible -- but I wonder if they have any plans to start adding articles to the site again.

[peerpee]

We have a couple of things up our sleeve and they're planned to drop down before Xmas.

[skuhn8]

I hate posts like this but have to say it nonetheless:

Recommendation for MoC: Keep up the F'ing good work. Just got Asphalt and totally pleased. Beautiful transfers and excellent packaging and might I say: far better cover's/spines than CC. Only have two MoC titles so far, Spione and Asphalt, but they look lovely together. This is how I would do it if I was in the position. Never really understood why CC veered from the uniform spines post-And the Ship Sailed On. Like my books: love my Wong Kierdegaard translations, but never understood why others had to get all goofy on spine-and-design.

Anyway...keep up the great work. It is an honor to kick down the precious pounds (and I'm a starving rural school teacher in a backwards Eastern European town) to keep up the cause. Just can't wait for Faust!!! Please lay down some commentary as your German silents could use a little UFA juice...so much to tell!!!

[denti alligator]

It may have been suggested before, but can't hurt repeating: Feuillade!!

Tih Minh (with intro and selected commentary by Jonathan Rosenbaum)

and

Barrabas

are unavailable on home video anywhere.
I desperately want these! I'm sure I'm not alone.

[Satyajit's Son]

Anything by Mizoguchi, but Princess Yang Kwei-Fei and Sansho Dayu in particular

[Steven H]

I'd love to see them release a Mizoguchi, especially Street of Shame (Red Light District) for a few reasons: personal, in that it's a favorite and around what I believe is his peak, technical, in that it probably has the best looking print (from what I've seen out of the French set), and financial, as I wouldn't expect any other companies to get to this one any time soon, less the competetion. Think of the cover art!

Polish:



Japanese (tried to post, wouldn't work).

[colinr0380]

I wasn't sure where to post this question. The articles on MastersofCinema.org have made for great reading and I miss having a new one every couple of months. I know the DVD label has kept the MoC folks very busy and I don't want to ask the impossible -- but I wonder if they have any plans to start adding articles to the site again.

We have a couple of things up our sleeve and they're planned to drop down before Xmas.

Yay! I also like the articles on your website and am looking forward to seeing what might be posted up next. I guess that there might be an end of year round-up piece as done in previous years due soon?

[What A Disgrace]

I would like to second the request for Feuillade...a collection of the Fantomas films, with or without extras, would easily be the most important DVD release of next year.

Though, I'd be happy if MoC turned their attention to any ignored (in the English speaking world) early cinematic masters and masterworks...particularly Benjamin Christensen's first two films, Sjostrom's Swedish films, or any silent work by Maurice L'Herbier.

Frankly, forgetting the request for ignored films, I'd be stoked if you released a high-def, progressively scanned transfer of The Birth of a Nation, with some supplements. Fewer films are in dire need of worthy supplementary materials, and while the Kino disc sports an interesting selection, they do little to contextualize the film's initial reception, the accusations of racism, the film's continuing reputation (in America and abroad), Griffith's own feelings on the accusations, and the film and Griffith's many defendants over the years.

[Michael Kerpan]

I would like to second the request for Feuillade...

People who seem to know rave about Tih Minh -- which seems to be totally unavailable (even unsubbed).

[FilmFanSea]

I would like to second the request for Feuillade...a collection of the Fantomas films, with or without extras, would easily be the most important DVD release of next year.

Fantomas is being released in the UK by Artificial Eye on February 20th, 2006.

[What A Disgrace]

I would like to second the request for Feuillade...a collection of the Fantomas films, with or without extras, would easily be the most important DVD release of next year.

Fantomas is being released in the UK by Artificial Eye on February 20th, 2006.

WHOA.

Thank you.

[Gregory]

Tih Minh and Barrabas are in my opinion the most urgently needed Feuillade releases at this point, but I don't believe they've received as much restoration work as Judex, Vampires, and Fantomas.

[Cinéslob]

Eureka has acquired the UK rights for Phil Morrison's Junebug:

[quote]Eureka has licensed all UK rights for Phil Morrison's ‘JUNEBUG', which is being hotly tipped for possible Oscar nominations. Eureka is planning a theatrical release for Spring 2006 with sales and distribution of the film being handled via Martin Myers' Miracle Communications.

The film was licensed from Los Angeles-based sales agent Lightning Entertainment. Sony Picture Classics released JUNEBUG in the United States, where it has grossed over $2.8 Million to date.

The film features a strong ensemble cast including Amy Adams, Alessandro Nivola, Embeth Davidtz and been favourite from the O.C., Ben McKenzie. It's a moving, life-affirming family drama set in North Carolina which received a rapturous response at the Edinburgh Film Festival, special mention during Critics' Week in Cannes, and a Special Jury award at the Sundance Film Festival for Amy Adams. Adams has just received a NYC Gotham Award as Breakthrough Actor for her performance in ‘JUNEBUG' , and was recently Nominated for Best Supporting Female at the forthcoming Independent Spirit Awards.

Eureka is one of the leading independent home entertainment DVD distributors in the UK. Amongst its diverse and eclectic catalogue is the highly regarded ‘Masters of Cinema Series' which features classic works such as ‘Metropolis', ‘Punishment Park', ‘Sunrise', ‘Onibaba' and the recently released ‘Nightmare Alley'.

Commented Eureka's Ron Benson: “I have already dipped my toe in the water with the theatrical re-issue of films including ‘Metropolis', ‘Vengeance Is Mine', and ‘Punishment Park'. Based on the success of these titles I realised that it made sense to expand Eureka's horizons further in this direction, and when I saw ‘JUNEBUG' I immediately realised its potential. It's a very special film, beautifully acted and with an appeal across the board that sits brilliantly amongst the top quality product that Eureka is renowned for. I am now actively looking to acquire further titles of the same high calibre of which I can justifiably be proud.â€

[mikebowes]

Ok. Come on. Be the one - The Mother and the Whore with English subtitles. There will be a time and a place when this will happen. You know you want to be the one.

[Subbuteo]

Dear MOC
How about some of these, a mixed bag perhaps... When I saw these at the cinema - I came out speechless!

Sokorov - Days of Eclipse
Uchida - Kiga kaikyo
Ray- Charulata
Davies - The Long Day Closes
Gaál - Magasiskola (The Falcons)

Regardless, so looking forward to what you have planned for us in 2006

[ola t]

Any chance you can reveal which title(s?) the Jonathan Rosenbaum interview is for, Nick?

[peerpee]

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