Well, since Bill has sidetracked us to celluloid, however
briefly...
1. Sony is advertising a direct-to-video release of 3
WAY/THREE-WAY SPLIT, which they're not shy about using Gil
Brewer's name in pushing. Any word on this, even with the
often but not always dire prospect of d-t-v? 'From fabled
pulp novelist Gil Brewer's ("Wild to Possess") [sic] comes
this sinfully tasty, hard-boiled brew of lust, extortion and
murder[...]'
2. David--the most impressive extras I have in a pre-'65
film, albeit twinned with its barely pre-'65 remake, are on
the Criterion package of THE KILLERS, with a fine radio
adaptation and much else helping to make the not-low
Criterion price palatable.
TM
-----Original Message----- From: David Moran
I've yet to see any pre-1965 movie that has anything really
remarkable in the extras department. Which is just as well, I
think. In my opinion, 99% of the extra stuff bundled with
DVDs is a complete waste of time. I got Nick Ray's
"In a Lonely Place" not too long ago...and there was a
mini-homage-documentary-thing in which Curtis Hanson
(director of L.A. Confidential) talked about his love for the
movie. Nice but...ehhh...so what?
For my money, as long as the movie has a good, crisp transfer
and good audio, that trumps just about any random crap (e.g.
production stills, silly quizzes, original theatrical
trailers) they might dig up to add as extra features.
William Denton wrote:
> I've been waiting for this for a while: DOUBLE
INDEMNITY, the movie
> version, directed by Billy Wilder and written by
Raymond Chandler, from
> James M. Cain's book, is out on DVD (at least in
Region 1). An excellent
> movie. Looks like the DVD has no fancy extras like
documentaries, though.
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