Mike Spence
24May12
Thank you! I appreciate the support, and you reminded me that I have an update I still need to post.
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Mike Spence
7May12
Haha, thanks. I thought about changing it to make it more friendly but I still like the somewhat admonishing tone. It's very much in the spirit of the whole " complained about having no shoes until..." thing.
David Grillo
9Apr12
ioffer has a dvd of Where is The Fiends Home if you don'd have it already along with Through The Olive Trees and an excellent selection of films unavailable in region 1 from a great seller. The Mother and The Whore is on there as well..
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Mike Spence
9Apr12
Thanks, David. ioffer is a great site and I've found many great things there. The Mother and the Whore is an outstanding print, by the way. I won't remove the items from the list, however, since bootlegs don't count for my purposes. It's not because I feel you have to have nice packaging, it's that you never know when they're going to be arrested or shut down so it doesn't count as a real release. (or maybe I'm just too lazy to look up all the bootlegs:)) Thanks for looking out!
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rockysds
1Apr12
Seems like "The Connection" will be released by Milestone Films this coming winter. So just a bit of patience on this one: http://milestone-films.myshopify.com/products/the-connection
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Mike Spence
1Apr12
That is great news. Thanks! If only Wiseman's Zipporah Films would finally release The Cool World we'd be getting somewhere with Clarke. Thanks again!
Juan Barquin
1Apr12
Had it not been for a nearby theater bringing the Cremaster Cycle to me this week, I'd still be at 0 for this one. There are just too many great films on this list that deserve quality releases.
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Mike Spence
1Apr12
Agreed. The thing about the Cremasters is that I believe Barney has a thing against his work being seen a certain way which precludes home video. I respect this and those who would say that to get the films and view them in way the artist is against is wrong, but I had to see it and doubt I will ever be as lucky as you are to have it show anywhere near me so I guess I have to be wrong. Very jealous of your getting to see it on the big screen. On a another note this whole streaming thing is getting exciting since stuff that was never on DVD is suddenly appearing in this format. Still, the pessimist in me thinks some of these works will never be available.
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Juan Barquin
1Apr12
Well, there's always the sad and terrible way of settling for YouTube because amusingly enough, most of Cremaster is on YouTube. I think it's a little bit silly for the Cycle to only have been given 20 sets of DVDs (sold for $100k each) rather than just being handed over to Criterion or someone who would genuinely be able to treat it with the care it deserves. But alas, I'm not Matthew Barney so I have no control over how it will be seen. I hope you get lucky enough to watch it someday on the big screen - it's an interesting experience.
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Mike Spence
6Dec11
Haha, yes, it has occured to me that this list is dated by the very fact that hard copy ownership will soon be something we tell our kids about while they roll their eyes at us for being so old. Still, it's more than the hard copy for me, it's just getting the word out there that Netflix, contrary to a popularly held belief, doesn't have everythiing. Of course, you already know that so maybe I'm preaching to the choir but when a man's gotta preach a man's gotta preach!!!:)
rockysds
16Nov11
Creative Nonfiction is going to be included on the forthcoming Criterion release of Tiny Furniture.
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Mike Spence
17Nov11
Thanks! Judicial Joe gave me a heads up but I am ever cautious. i will update immediately!
abkino
15Nov11
Excellent list! To contribute; all of Fred Kelemen's films are unavailable on DVD. Given that Susan Sontag praised his films as being some of the best of the 90s this is a serious issue.
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Mike Spence
15Nov11
Thank you! I added one that sounds interesting to me since I am not familiar with his work.
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Daniel A. DiCenso
10Nov11
Thank you Brian Davvison AND Mike for informing me about an alternate DVD version of "Days and Nights in the Forest", one of my favorites. There was a French edition and because I am so fond of the film I was going to try to put my rusty French to use. Mike or Brian, has either one of you confirmed that the one sold on the website linked here has English subtitles? If so I will happily pick that one up. Thanks.
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Mike Spence
11Nov11
Brian says "Yes, it has English subs. The only problem is that they don’t list the films in English, just in Bengali. You have to do a search for Aranyer Dinratri."
ExperimentoFilm
5Nov11
Maybe you could add some Mario O'Hara (http://mubi.com/films/three-godless-years).
rynmcgnns
31Oct11
Masters of Cinema's spokesman confirmed via Twitter a few months ago that Out 1 is also going to be released in France and America, I believe sometime during 2012, though one can never be sure. (How he knows that, I don't know. Maybe he looked into the rights situation for MoC.) As Criterion has very obliquely hinted via its Facebook that they are considering releasing it (e.g. jokes to the effect that they'll do it if people buy dozens of copies), it's possible CC will handle the U.S. edition. Probably a Berlin Alexanderplatz situation where a foreign company has handled the bulk of the restoration. Certainly Criterion has padded its wallet enough recently with mainstream fare and blu-ray upgrades to take the risk. It'll sell itself to the hardcore arthouse contingent. Sites like Slant, Mubi, DVDBeaver, et. al. will go nuts with free promotion. Fingers crossed!
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Mike Spence
31Oct11
Thanks for the update, Ryan! It seems like it has to happen eventually. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed. Also, I wouild love for MOC to release it fiirst so I can snatch it up and have further reason to deride those who refuse to get a region-free player or who obsess over Criterion. Just kidding:) Wasn't Out 1 restorered years ago for it's "world" tour that Rosenbaum writes about so much? I realize that print isn't floating around anywhere on the web but I remember critic and MUBI member David Ehrenstein saying the print he saw a few years ago looked great. I realize his standards may be less exacting than Criterion's or MOC's but I just hope that if that is a factor they've already started, otherwise with the film's length we'll see it in 2018, just in time for hard-copy formats to become a thing of the past.
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Mike Spence
5Oct11
Wow! I'm getting sloppy. I actually bought that and didn't bother to look at the extras! Thanks.
rockysds
9Sep11
"Valse Triste" is available in the Cinemad Short Film Almanac 2009 collection. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cinemad-Short-Film-Almanac-2009/dp/B0026BTRUU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315568483&sr=8-1 "Housekeeping" just got released through Sony's MOD service: http://www.wbshop.com/Housekeeping/1000249751,default,pd.html?cgid=ARCHIVENEW
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Mike Spence
9Sep11
Thanks! I will gladly remove Housekeeping. I'm a bit wary about Valse Triste. I realize I'm being ultra picky here, but I will have to leave it on the list until it's available in a package containing only Bruce Conner's work. I just don't think it's fair to have to buy a bunch of other stuff juist to get one short. That's why Shirley Clarke's Bridges Go Round remains on the list depsite being available in one of those Avant Guard collections. I will definitely mention it in an Update however, so thanks again.
Judicial Joe
21Aug11
I would fan this list if it didn't have TINY FURNITURE (which is definitely getting a Criterion release in first quarter 2012) and instead had LAST NIGHT AT THE ALAMO (Watchmaker Films says it's coming but haven't announced a date).
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Mike Spence
21Aug11
LAST NIGHT AT THE ALAMO has been on the list for some time now. It wasn't in the database so it's in the list above the database films. If it's in there now I'll change it later. I'll remove Tiny Furniture when I see an official announcement. I'n sure you're right, but if anything it serves as a reminder for me that the film is currently unavailable despite being released so long ago.
Daniel A. DiCenso
17Aug11
Wonderful list Mike. I do want to point out to you that "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" is available individually. I got a copy on Amazon.co.uk. No bonus features, but the quality is spectacular...the images on PAL DVDs is usually better anyway. That's why the greatest thing I ever bought for myself is a region free DVD player. Some of these titles are available on DVDs manufactured by their respective countries of origin. Unfortunately, most foreign official DVD releases don't come with English subtitles. Another film you may want to add is the Dutch film "The Assault" (1987). Again, it is available in the Netherlands on DVD but with no English subtitles. Also, the Indian film "Days and Nights in the Forest", which is available in France and, knowing Italian (which is similar), I think I can make out the subtitles. Please let me know if you hear anything about The Asthenic Syndrome, as I have wanted to see that for the longest time.
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Mike Spence
19Aug11
Thanks, Dan! I appreciate the info about the Capra film. I will add The Assault and the Ray film. I will definitely let you know about the Muratova.
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Mike Spence
16Aug11
No problem. It was on the list before but I removed it when I found a hong kong dvd on ebay. I no longer see it there or on yesasia even so it should definitely be added again. Thanks!
Guy Sands
10Aug11
Caveh's feature films are available for rent or download here: http://www.sundancenow.com/servlets/search?param=caveh&x=0&y=0&ps=20
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Mike Spence
13Aug11
Damn, that's disappointing. That site is pretty old. I had assumed it was defunct until you mentioned he'd finally added the downloading feature.
Nalini Misra
10Aug11
wow. this is a gem of a list. maybe my favourite on mubi... I feel like i have a list of my own like this brewing somewhere..
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Mike Spence
4Aug11
Thanks for the update! That's good news, sort of. I'm happy for her but I'd rather just have another company release it this year. With Criterion when they say 2012 it could end up being 2014.
ExperimentoFilm
31Jul11
There should be some Ruiz on this list. Three Sad Tigers, On Top of the Whale, Treasure Island, Manuel on the Island of Wonders, Life is a Dream, Mammame, Dark at Noon and many others are all now on Mubi!!
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Mike Spence
31Jul11
I will be glad to add the ones you just mentioned but no more since I'm not currently a fan. I still feel that they should all be available so that I and others may come to appreciate them, or not:)
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ExperimentoFilm
31Jul11
That's cool. These are probably his best known films not on DVD. You forgot Treasure Island, though.
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Matt Parks
6Jul11
Hi Mike. Ne Change Rien is now up for pre-order on Amazon (release date Aug 30 2011) for $29.95. http://www.amazon.com/Ne-Change-Rien-Jeanne-Balibar/dp/B0055SLB3C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309923191&sr=8-2
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Mike Spence
6Jul11
Awesome news! Thanks, Matt. I was just about to get it by...other means:) Thanks again for the update!!!
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johnsonisjohnson
17May11
Maybe one day I'll have my own video distribution company and release these films! I commend you for writing such an inspiring list!
Coheed 2.0
10Apr11
Just wanted to bring your attention to the following box set that will hopefully be released in my country soon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mizoguchi-Collection-DVD-Minosuke-Band%C3%B4/dp/B004SXSRS2/ref=pd_cp_d_h__1. Unless I've read it wrong, The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums is one of the films.
Adam Barth
22Mar11
Freeze, Die, Come to Life! is available in VHS form on amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Freeze-Die-Come-Life-VHS/dp/630235403X), and has also been added to the Mubi database (http://mubi.com/films/22984).
Alexander Peacock
16Mar11
Fantasma and La Libertad are both on DVD in France with english subtitles in a Lisandro Alonso boxset from Agnes B------------- Oki's Movie and Like You Know it All are out on dvd in S Korea with english subtitles and can be found on YesAsia and ebay------------- Design for Living is on dvd as part of the Gary Cooper collection dvd in the US.--------------The Day a Pig Fell into the Well has an english subtitles dvd from S Korea but the subs are pretty bad-------------------HaHaHa has an english subtitled dvd from S Korea but the PQ isn't great---------------The Bitter Tea of General Yen is out on dvd in the UK as part of the cheap Barbara Stanwyck Screen Goddesses boxset.---------------The Terrorizer by Edward Yang is out on dvd in Taiwan with english subtitles and can be found on Yes Asia and ebay, it's also getting an english subtitled Blu-ray from the same company in a couple of months
