December 21, 2007

Dream DVDs.

The Koker Trilogy Berlin Alexanderplatz. Witchfinder General. Killer of Sheep. Duck, You Sucker.

It's been a great year for DVD releases, and Sean Axmaker's got no complaints. But he does have dreams. What special editions and box sets could we hope for in '08 and beyond? Sean's drawn up a wish list. And it's based on what's actually feasible, too: "This is no fantasy of lost films found (like the 132-minute version of Magnificent Ambersons, the 40-reel Greed, or magically rediscovered prints of London After Midnight or Four Devils), but a modest proposal to pull out films from the vaults, restore and remaster them where necessary, and give them the presentation they deserve on DVD."

Take this list, he offers, "not as a provocation but an invitation: let us know what is at the top of your wish list."



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Posted by dwhudson at December 21, 2007 3:40 PM

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Oh I wish the Criterion Collection would release Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death because it's one of my favorite films. I've corresponded with someone who works at Criterion and she told me that they've tried to release AMOLAD but have been unsuccessful. Apparently, Columbia owns the licensing rights and they're suppressing the film because the studio has the intention to "one-day" remake the movie. To me, that is wrong on so many counts.

What else? Well, if they can get around his daughter, Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight would be great.

Posted by: John at December 21, 2007 4:18 PM