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Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:10 am**

Is Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise OOP? If so, why is that?

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:26 am**

Yes. I don't know.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:34 am**

Stranger Than Paradise didn't come to my mind until very recently and I'm now wanting to see it again. I used to love this film so very much back in my teen days.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:37 am**

Yep, several months ago.

Probably the rights expired for MGM/Sony and now Jarmusch holds them.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:46 am**

DVD Beaver compared the R1 MGM and the R2 Arthaus editions.

The audio on the MGM is a disaster, apparently.

Tartan are finally releasing the film in the UK in October.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:20 am**

It's not hard to find. I rented a mint copy from Blockbuster's mail-in rental two months ago.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:31 am**

My local video store had a disc only of the MGM for $0.99, so I bought it.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:29 am**

The R4 Madman 'Director's Suite' releases for Jarmush are of excellent quality. Stranger Than Paradise is still readily available over here, CHECK IT.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:30 am**

Thanks for all the very generous info!

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:30 pm**

dx23 wrote:Yep, several months ago.

Probably the rights expired for MGM/Sony and now Jarmusch holds them.

Good. I sure hope he allows Criterion to put this out in the near future. This is my favorite Jarmusch film and would be an excellent release for Criterion.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:22 pm**

Anthony wrote:Good. I sure hope he allows Criterion to put this out in the near future. This is my favorite Jarmusch film and would be an excellent release for Criterion.

especially with all of the recent 'indie' fare that they've been releasing.

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:45 pm**

Criterion did release this on laserdisc years ago and the print on it was pretty good with alot of extras! Maybe Criterion can get back the rights.