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125 / BD 19 Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:17 pm
by criterionsnob
Re: Forthcoming: Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:48 am
by feckless boy
Special edition contents
amazon.co.uk wrote:Dawson City Frozen Time presented from a new 4K master
New and exclusive interview with filmmaker Bill Morrison
Dawson City: Postscript
Short film The Letter
Selections from the Dawson Film Find:
British Canadian Pathé News 1919 (includes 1919 World Series),
International News Vol. 1, Issue 52, 1919
The Montreal Herald Screen Magazine 1919
Pathé's Weekly #17, 1914
The Butler and the Maid, Thomas A. Edison Inc., 1912
Brutality, D.W. Griffith, Biograph Company, 1912
The Exquisite Thief, r.2, director, Tod Browning, 1919
The Girl of the Northern Woods, Thanhouser, 1910
24-page booklet with writing on the film by Kristin Thompson and a new essay by curator Gareth Evans.
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Region Free Blu-ray (A/B/C)
DTS-HD 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo 24-bit LPCM audio options.
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Re: Forthcoming: Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 4:24 am
by jdj
I knew nothing about this film before it was announced, but I've got to say after watching some trailers and reading about the film, this looks fascinating. It seems like Second Run has once again put together a great set of extras. Does anybody happen to know if all the films listed under "Selections from the Dawson Film Find" will be included in their entirety or will there only be clips?
Re: Forthcoming: Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:39 pm
by exidor
It specifies reel 2 for the Browning so I'd guess the others are complete.
Re: Forthcoming: Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:38 pm
by Bikey
Full details for this release
now up at our website.
Re: Forthcoming: Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:56 am
by jbeall
That cover art is perfection.
Re: Forthcoming: Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 11:20 am
by Bikey
"It manages to blur the line between the spiritual and a dream-like state, creating something truly rare, abstract and wonderfully alien. [...]
This feels like a culmination of a journey Morrison has been on for much of his directorial career. The richness of the footage at his disposal, combined with his innate understanding of the material, and the use of an otherworldly score turn this into an experience every film fan needs to be part of. "
Steven Sheehan at The Digital Fix on DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME
Re: Forthcoming: Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:51 am
by Bikey
Re: 125 / BD 19 Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:45 pm
by jdj
This just arrived yesterday and I watched it last night. I have to say, it was significantly more moving than I expected. As both a film lover and a history buff, I was captivated from beginning to end. I kept waiting for the "slow middle" portion that some reviewers mentioned and to be honest I now have no clue what they are even talking about.
Can't wait to dive into the extras tonight!
Re: 125 / BD 19 Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:14 am
by Bikey
"Rarely if ever have I seen documentary filmmaking and arthouse experimentation work in such perfect harmony as it does in Bill Morrison's DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME. It's a film that fascinates and educates as it aurally and visually thrills, a detailed history lesson passed through the lens of a visionary artist that manages to be simultaneously challenging and accessible.[...]
this excellent Blu-ray, which for me is one of Second Run's best yet and gets our highest recommendation."
Slarek at
CineOutsider
Re: 125 / BD 19 Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:41 am
by jbeall
Despite my predilection for Eastern and Central European cinema, Dawson City is one of my favorite SR releases. The interweaving of the gold rush, rapacious white-settler greed, environmental destruction, and cinematic history (the latter including both the history of various films but also the physical history of the medium) doesn't create a singular, overarching "meaning," but the philosophical meditation is clearly the point here. (I mean hell, what is "frozen time" if not an invitation to ponder?)
Looking forward to watching the extras this weekend. But this is definitely worth a blind-buy.
Re: 125 / BD 19 Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:56 pm
by Bikey
Re: 125 / BD 19 Dawson City: Frozen Time
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 4:23 pm
by hearthesilence
A great write-up by Kristin Thompson, though she also writes the booklet for the Second Run release. It fills in more details that will be of interest - lots of spoilers though. (FYI, this title is part of Arrow's Easter sale going on right now.)