The Panic in Needle Park

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Gigi M. · #1 Post by **Gigi M.** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:04 pm

Finally on October 17.

Lino · #2 Post by **Lino** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:13 pm

Fantastic price too!

Lino · #3 Post by **Lino** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:10 pm

Postponed yet again. April 24, 2007.

Antoine Doinel · #4 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:58 pm

Officially announced. From Davis DVD:

Al Pacino: An Actor's Vision [Update]

For the fourth time in nearly two years, 20th Century Fox has (re)announced Al Pacino: An Actor's Vision box set for April 24th. The four-disc set will include the films Chinese Coffee, The Local Stigmatic and Looking for Richard - each with new anamorphic transfers, commentary tracks with Pacino, auto play prologs/epilogs and trailers. The bonus fourth disc will feature the documentary Babblelonia as well as an easter egg. Retail is $34.98. Also due on the same day are the previously delayed Author! Author! and Panic in Needle Park, each with 1.85:1 anamorphic transfers, Dolby Digital 2.0 tracks and trailers. Retail is $14.98 each.

HerrSchreck · #5 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:43 am

Thank frigging god. What a film-- and a great document of what 72,d & Broadway used to look like and has morphed from so severely it's almost Times Square terms. This is the performance that got Paramount to take Coppola seriously at last viz his endless lobbying of Pacino-- they thought the dude was just some lanky doink and a total joke... until they saw some rushes from this film.

lachenay · #6 Post by **lachenay** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:34 pm

Carlotta Films in France brought out PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK on DVD three years ago -- excellent (if not perfect) transfer, filled with lots of specially produced extra features which will by all probability not be included on the upcoming US edition.

It seems that Carlotta had Jerry Schatzberg's full cooperation on this: 45 minutes of on-screen interviews (all in English with optional French subtitles, same as the main feature), plus a commentary for 5 hand-picked scenes. Quite a feat, and hard to beat. For details (in French), see here

Should Fox bring this title out as a bare-bones DVD, Schatzberg must feel as disappointed as Noel Black when Fox didn't care to get their hands on the audio commentary and deleted-scene feature produced by Second Sight for the British DVD release.

HerrSchreck · #7 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:13 pm

Ya got me!

CORRECTED.

specs

Robert de la Cheyniest · Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:58 pm

Who knew The Panic in Needle Park was seven hours long...and directed by Bela Tarr of all people!

EDIT: don't mind my half-assed, or more approriately, third-assed attempts at cleverness...I just saw the opportunity and tried to run with it.

Gigi M. · #9 Post by **Gigi M.** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:22 pm

Delayed again until June 19.

ranaing83 · #10 Post by **ranaing83** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:07 am

What's the deal with this film. I have a feeling we'll never get it on DVD.

Ashirg · #11 Post by **Ashirg** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:21 am

One of these releases (Panic in Needle Park, Author Author or Pacino box set) makes the other 2 delayed.

Gigi M. · #12 Post by **Gigi M.** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:16 pm

First review, finally...

Highway 61 · #13 Post by **Highway 61** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:29 am

Beaver. Thankfully, it appears Fox didn't screw up another transfer.

Antoine Doinel · #14 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:23 pm

An interview with Joan Didion about the film.

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