I have a laser disc from "Song of the South" that Jay picked lup Japan in the late '80s.
We've got a HUGE collection of laser discs and three weeks ago we finally got the software tools to start transferring the rare ones (not released since then) onto DVDs with editing capabilities. It's not a priority for this month but please put me on your calendar for a nudge after Thanksgiving, Cindy -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David > Kusumoto > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 3:55 AM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: [MOPO] Song of the South > > ** One last thing -- I believe Walt Disney's "Song of the South," a late > 1940s "fanciful distillation of live-action and animation based on the > tales > of Uncle Remus" -- will NEVER be released in mass market form. The film > that brought us the song, "Zip-De-Dee-Do-Dah" -- was last available on VHS > overseas in the 1990s. No more. Ask yourself whether today's black > community would accept the notion -- as presented as filmed entertainment > -- > that slavery was all fun and games and some plantations had a wise old > slave > somwhere imparting wisdom to kids. Despite the positive wisdom and > goodness > represented by "Uncle Remus," some believe it's better to regard "Song of > the South" as an historical document of attitudes, and not entertainment > to > be sold for profit today. > > ** I'd like to see it released and I can safely say I would regard it > entertaining without falling for the things others would perhaps rightly > find offensive about it today. Even in "Gone With the Wind," people still > rail about its depiction of slaves, and of course, Butterfly McQueen was > quoted as hating the role. I think intelligent people can accept the film > on its terms based on the attitudes of America or Hollywood in 1939. You > just couldn't make a film like this or release "Song of the South" today > without pissing somebody off. > > -koose. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
