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justeleblanc wrote:Okay, maybe I'm just imagining this but NEW YORKER FILMS has been deleted from imdb's MY AMERICAN UNCLE Company Credits page.

Can this mean that New Yorker doesn't hold the rights anymore.... which means that Criterion could snatch it?

Man, I sure hope so, and I'm also dying to see a proper release of Babenco's Pixote.

According to Facets, the Peter Watkins box includes Culloden/War Game, The Gladiators, Punishment Park, the 2-disc Edvard Munch and The Freethinker. Munch includes "three documentaries on Munch and contemporaries, unique 9.5mm footage shot by the artist himself in 1923, and a 24-page collector's booklet." You know, in case anyone else was curious.

I'm wondering how this will all fit on 5 discs though, unless they're cutting out Munch's 2nd disc.

arsonfilms wrote:According to Facets, the Peter Watkins box includes Culloden/War Game, The Gladiators, Punishment Park, the 2-disc Edvard Munch and The Freethinker. Munch includes "three documentaries on Munch and contemporaries, unique 9.5mm footage shot by the artist himself in 1923, and a 24-page collector's booklet." You know, in case anyone else was curious.

I'm wondering how this will all fit on 5 discs though, unless they're cutting out Munch's 2nd disc.

and, The Freethinker seems a bit long to fit on one disc (seeming as its runtime, according to imdb, is 276 minutes)

If you looked on the previous New Yorker page, you'll see my post about the Watkins box:

The Watkins boxed set contains the SE of MUNCH, along with PUNISHMENT PARK, THE WAR GAME, CULLODEN and THE GLADIATORS. THE FREETHINKER is being released as a separate 2-disc set.

The Watkins boxed set contains the SE of MUNCH, along with PUNISHMENT PARK, THE WAR GAME, CULLODEN and THE GLADIATORS. THE FREETHINKER is being released as a separate 2-disc set.

I did read that, which is why I was surprised Facets listed it as being included. I think I just kind of hoped that Facets was correct. Ah well.

Has anyone seen The Freethinker?

I certainly haven't seen it (yet) but I hope this helps.

Killer of Sheep is up at Amazon for pre-order from New Yorker. Apparently is a double discer schedule for November 13 at RSP $39.95 (30% off at the moment).

arsonfilms wrote:

The Watkins boxed set contains the SE of MUNCH, along with PUNISHMENT PARK, THE WAR GAME, CULLODEN and THE GLADIATORS. THE FREETHINKER is being released as a separate 2-disc set.

I did read that, which is why I was surprised Facets listed it as being included. I think I just kind of hoped that Facets was correct. Ah well.

Anyone else think its weird that they are packaging only some of the films together? And does anyone else think its weird that they are packaging the television version of Munch rather than the preferred theatrical cut?

It's New Yorker: would you expect anything other than weirdness?

justeleblanc wrote:does anyone else think its weird that they are packaging the television version of Munch rather than the preferred theatrical cut?

is the shorter theatrical cut preferred?

miless wrote:

justeleblanc wrote:does anyone else think its weird that they are packaging the television version of Munch rather than the preferred theatrical cut?

is the shorter theatrical cut preferred?

Yes.

Apparently Watkins used to favour the longer cut, but has since changed his mind.

MichaelB wrote:Apparently Watkins used to favour the longer cut, but has since changed his mind.

I've never heard him favoring the longer cut. To my knowledge, he has favored the theatrical cut.

I have just seen the DVDBeaver review of Joachim Laffosse's 'Private Property'

I have never seen this film but it sounds fascinating. Shame about New Yorker being New Yorker. I decided to look for alternative editions and found that Facets think they'll be releasing the DVD (letterboxed) with extras that New Yorker couldn't manage and -more promisingly- a Belgian boxset (soon to be released) which is said to include English subs for a price not much over that of the New Yorker release.

Facets web site doesn't sell just their releases. This is the same New Yorker release.

You should just be thankful it's come out on DVD so soon... it was several months behind Bamako as a theatrical release, so I was thinking early 2008 would be the earliest we saw it. Maybe it tanked, so the regional touring didn't go on for long. Either way, I am looking forward to seeing it.

Don Lope de Aguirre wrote:I have never seen this film but it sounds fascinating.

It's a great film - one of the best I've seen this year, and I've heard that his previous feature, Ca rend heureux, is also excellent (though in a completely different mode), so I'd guess that the Belgian coffret is the way to go. Well spotted!

This has to be one of New Yorker's best package:

Agreed... even including the obvious riffing on the CC "line" logo. Nice job.

It's not really a New Yorker package....it's a Milestone release which New Yorker distributes.

The Milestone and Watkins releases are not "officially" New Yorker releases, which is why they're better than the usual New Yorkers.

Got that?

tavernier wrote:It's not really a New Yorker package....it's a Milestone release which New Yorker distributes.

The Milestone and Watkins releases are not "officially" New Yorker releases, which is why they're better than the usual New Yorkers.

Got that?

I'm sorry, but since New Yorker is the distributor I guess we can call it a "New Yorker" disc. Is the same shit as the Jodorowsky set by Anchor Bay. ABKCO did the entire set, but Anchor Bay distribute it, so everybody asume was AB doing.

Got that?

Gigi M. wrote:I'm sorry, but since New Yorker is the distributor I guess we can call it a "New Yorker" disc.

You've got a point, but it's really rather unfair to the folks at Milestone. It would be like calling everything that Image distributes an Image release.

Gigi M. wrote:

tavernier wrote:It's not really a New Yorker package....it's a Milestone release which New Yorker distributes.

The Milestone and Watkins releases are not "officially" New Yorker releases, which is why they're better than the usual New Yorkers.

I'm sorry, but since New Yorker is the distributor I guess we can call it a "New Yorker" disc. Is the same shit as the Jodorowsky set by Anchor Bay. ABKCO did the entire set, but Anchor Bay distribute it, so everybody asume was AB doing.

Sorry, you're wrong.

tavernier wrote:Sorry, you're wrong.

Why?

I already explained that.

Milestone and Project X releases are not New Yorker releases. Period.

You're impunging their integrity by dropping them to New Yorker's level.