Re: [Videolib] Can't locate a distributor for a screening of Y Tu Mama Tambien.
Contact Kim Kalyka at IFC. Her email is kakal...@ifcfilms.com On 10/8/12 5:46 PM, Jessica Rosner maddux2...@gmail.com wrote: I am not sure if Swank handles IFC or not but I think you would have better luck trying to contact them directly anyway. I know people there but they are all in the wrong dept, however if you get stuck I can ask someone who to ask there. It is one of the most oddly segmented companies I have dealt with. I went there one day to meet with their long time head of theatrical acquisitions but somehow went in the wrong entrance and ended up with the TV people. They did not have a CLUE who I was looking for it was if they did not even know there was a part of the company that did theatrical acquisitions. They do have great stuff though. On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Chris Lewis cle...@american.edu wrote: Thank you all. We'll get in touch with IFC. Doesn't Swank handle IFC? I checked the Swank page first but couldn't it there. On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica, You're probably right based on the info below, but most contracts to larger companies with bigger advances are for fifteen years these days. It's a buyer's market. As for what I lost in Vegas, only my honor and dignity. Dennis On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Jessica Rosner maddux2...@gmail.com wrote: Per my previous email I think their rights have likely expired Dennis. The DVD was released through MGM in 2002, there has been no release since then and the only blu ray is out in the UK. This leads me to believe their rights expired especially since they did license titles to Criterion in the last few years and this not one of them. I doubt the contract was more than 10 years. However they ARE the place to get some information on the current rights holder. PS how much did you lose in Vegas? On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.com wrote: It was distributed by 20th Century Fox in Mexico but it was released by IFC Films here in the States. They should still have it. Best regards, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 tel:201-767-3117 / Fax: 201-767-3035 tel:201-767-3035 / Email: milefi...@gmail.com Visit our main website! www.milestonefilms.com http://www.milestonefilms.com Visit our new websites! www.shirleyclarkefilms.com http://www.shirleyclarkefilms.com , www.comebackafrica.com http://www.comebackafrica.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com http://www.ontheboweryfilm.com Support Milestone Film on Facebook and Twitter! See the website: Association of Moving Image Archivists and like them on Facebook AMIA 2012 Conference, Seattle, WA, December 4-7! On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Chris Lewis cle...@american.edu wrote: It's from 20th Century Fox which is handled by Criterion Pictures but a rep there said they don't have it. Have any of you been successful renting it for a campus screening and if so from whom? -- Chris Lewis Media Librarian American University Library 202.885.3257 tel:202.885.3257 For latest Media Services News: Blog: http://aulibmedia.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AULibMedia Twitter: http://twitter.com/aulibmedia Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/aulibmedia/ Please think twice before printing this e-mail. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- Best regards, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128
Re: [Videolib] Institutional Pricing for DVDs rant
The price for a 16mm 5-year lease for classroom use only was between $1500 and $2000! Linda Linda Duchin VP Nontheatrical Sales New Yorker Films 220 East 23rd St., Ste. 409 New York, NY 10011 linda.duc...@newyorkerfilms.com www,newyorkerfilms.com Phone: 212-645-4600 On 9/20/12 8:08 PM, Deg Farrelly deg.farre...@asu.edu wrote: To add to this ongoing discussionŠ a question directed to those who have been in the industry for a long timeŠ What were the going charges for a film in 16mm back in the day before video? I recall wanting desperately to have in my collection many of the Time-Life/McGraw Hill/Pyramid and such titles, but just could not afford them with my @$10-15,000 budget. I was thrilled when I managed to pick up used preview prints of Ascent of Man for $100 per print. (about 1979, but that is a guess) With inflation, that figure roughly equates to $296 today. And that was for a used print. We didn't have the home video market at the time. -deg deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Good Night and Good Luck
Best of luck dear Gary! I am sure you have a wonderful time but I, one among many, will miss you. Cheers, Linda On 4/2/12 11:17 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls It is with a mix of melancholy, ebullience, slight trepidation, and vast relief that I announce my forthcoming retirement from the University of California Berkeley and the Media Resources Center on June 28, 2012. Today marks my 33rd anniversary with the University, and this year my 36th as a librarian (a fact which seems more than a little surreal to me). I¹ve been director of the Media Center for about 28 of those years, and there hasn¹t been week, good or bad, that has gone by without my murmuring a little thanks for the cosmic hiccups that allowed me to stumble into such a cool and personally rewarding gig. I simply cannot think of anywhere that I would have been happier professionally, or another position in which I would have grown and learned and contributed as much. In some sense, I feel a bit like Mark Twain, who was born during the fiery appearance of Halley¹s Comet, and who went out with its reappearance, 74 years later. I began my career in media in the early 80s, at the dawn of the home video age (or the ³Video Revolution² as it was often hyperbolically called in the library literature at the time). I¹m bowing out of the business at a time when the technologies and economics of video production and distribution, and the video content universe itself are again in a state of radical flux. Along with these changes, video collections and service in libraries are also bound to experience major tremors and evolutionary shifts. I¹m not sure whether I¹m leaving the scene feeling sanguine or pessimistic about this future, but in any case it¹s definitely going to be an interesting and challenging next decade. I am going to miss all my long-time professional pals profoundly, both those on the library side and the distributor side of the fence. I grew up with a number of you in this field, and along the way you¹ve become a kind of extended workaday family, complete with the obstreperous get-togethers, occasional bickering, and comforting sympathy. I¹m also heartened by the number of young, creative, and energetic colleagues who have hopped on board in more recent times. Definitely makes me less gloomy about prospects for the future. Not sure exactly what I¹m going to do next: I¹d like to continue teaching film somewhere on campus or off; I¹m up for grabs as a consultant; want to write a bit; gotta catch up on all the national cinemas I¹ve given short-shrift to over the years; want to log in more gym time; would like to hone my banjo and ukulele-playing chops; want to get back to freelance cartooning and illustration. At very least, I¹m aiming at becoming an accomplished and well-known Berkeley flâneur and café personality. As for the fate of the UC Berkeley Media Resources Center In light of the dire economic straits into which UC has been shoved, it is almost completely unlikely that my position will be filled any time soon. The future of the redoubtable MRC collection and website remains murky, at best. I can¹t really think about all of this too much; it¹s just too damn depressing to ponder, and I¹ve got other things on my mind. In other words, après moi, le deluge, and there¹s not a damn thing I can do about it. For the time being, Gisele Tanasse (MLIS), crack MRC Operations Czarina, will look after the shop. She has also graciously agreed to keep an administrative eye on videolib and videonews. (Note, however, that she¹s going out on maternity leave from May until around the end of September, so you¹re pretty much on your own during that hiatus. Play nice!). Gisele¹s email is gtana...@library.berkeley.edu. I¹ll be around and wrapping things up for the next few months. My civilian email address after June is going to be garyhand...@gmail.com and I¹m also on Facebook. I¹d love to stay in touch (but please don¹t contact me about anything having to do with copyright or fair use). Best of luck for the future, comrades! Continue fighting the good fight. It really has been an honor and a delight working with you all. Salud! Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.e du/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational
Re: [Videolib] PBS of late
I watched it, as did all of my friends...I think we were all landed gentry in a former life...certainly not servants! On 1/8/12 11:24 PM, Randal Baier rba...@emich.edu wrote: Ok, fess up, how many were watching Downton Abbey tonight? Rather than holding off your pleasures until the Phil Ochs doc? Come on, truth will out. . Ok, I'm ... Guilty as assumed. Small circle of friends, anyone? Randal VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question
This is wonderful! On 12/2/11 12:38 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: http://emp.byui.edu/RAISHM/films/introduction.html gary Evie in the Mummy (the newer one) Lock, Mary Beth loc...@wfu.edu 12/2/2011 9:22 AM I don't know if this has been done before, but this is only sort of holiday themed, tangentially... We all know of the librarian scene in Its a Wonderful Life where Mary is doomed to be the librarian because of her spinsterhood since George was never born. How about movies with librarian archetypes. I can think of Marianne the Librarian in Music Man. Katherine Hepburn in Desk Set. Others? mb On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu wrote: So* rather than doing a holiday display or anything expected like that, I¹m trying to think of other options. Ideas? (BTW, I¹ll probably do something winter-themed once winter is actually here.) Cheers, Matt __ Matt Ball Media Services Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.edu 434-924-3812 ( tel:434-924-3812 ) VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- Mary Beth Lock Director, Access Services Z. Smith Reynolds Library Wake Forest University 336.758.6140 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.e du/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
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For information on nontheatrical distribution contact: i...@tellingpictures.com VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Rights to Antonioni's The Passenger?
Dear Mary, Crouching Tiger expired this year but you can try contacting Sony Classics directly. Please contact me at New Yorker for The Passenger. On 6/2/11 12:31 PM, Dennis milefi...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Mary, The Passenger was restored by Sony and re-released by Sony Classics http://www.sonyclassics.com/thepassenger/synopsis.html in 2005. Crouching Tiger was also Sony Classics. So they could be New Yorker or still with SC? VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] PPR for The Celluloid Closet
Hello all... New Yorker did have this film but our contract expired. If Sony Classics doesn¹t have it, you can email the filmmakers directly at i...@tellingpictures.com On 4/13/11 5:26 PM, Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com wrote: I would start with Linda Duchin at New Yorker. My understanding is that they have rights to all the back catalogue SONY titles and this appears to still be in print under the Sony label, however in many cases films like this had limited term distribution contracts , but again I would start with New Yorker On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu wrote: Hi All, Does anyone know who has PPR for The Celluloid Closet? Thanks, Matt __ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.edumailto:mattb...@virginia.edu 434-924-3812 tel:434-924-3812 On Apr 13, 2011, at 2:54 PM, Dennis Doros milefi...@gmail.commailto:milefi...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Lisa, You might want to consult with Elena Rossi-Snook, the film archvist at the NYPL Library of Performing Arts Film and Video Collection at Lincoln Center. Her email is mailto:erossisn...@nypl.org erossisn...@nypl.orgmailto:erossisn...@nypl.org. She is a board member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists and a strong supporter of 16mm formats. Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 tel:201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 tel:201-767-3035 email: mailto:milefi...@gmail.com milefi...@gmail.commailto:milefi...@gmail.com http://www.milestonefilms.comwww.milestonefilms.com http://www.milestonefilms.com http://www.milestonefilms.com http://www.ontheboweryfilm.comwww.ontheboweryfilm.com http://www.ontheboweryfilm.com http://www.ontheboweryfilm.com http://www.arayafilm.comwww.arayafilm.com http://www.arayafilm.com http://www.arayafilm.com http://www.exilesfilm.comwww.exilesfilm.com http://www.exilesfilm.com http://www.exilesfilm.com http://www.wordisoutmovie.comwww.wordisoutmovie.com http://www.wordisoutmovie.com http://www.wordisoutmovie.com http://www.killerofsheep.comwww.killerofsheep.com http://www.killerofsheep.com http://www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Austin 2011: http://www.amianet.org www.amianet.org http://www.amianet.org http://www.amianet.org Join Milestone Film on Facebook! On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:43 PM, mailto:lisa.flanzra...@qc.cuny.edulisa.flanzra...@qc.cuny.edumailto:lisa. flanzra...@qc.cuny.edu wrote: We have a small 16 mm film collection of about 800 films--mostly struck in the 1960s- 1980s--which have been transported to the Main Library from another part of campus. I appreciate advice on the proper temperature and/or other guidelines in order to preserve the collection. Thanks to all, Lisa Flanzraich Media and Reference Librarian Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library Queens College Room 344 718-997-3673 tel:718-997-3673 tel:718-997-3673 tel:718-997-3673 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- ATT1..txt VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] PPR for Fatih Akin's 'Edge of Heaven'
I think that maybe Strand Releasing is doing their own nontheatrical sales. They released the film theatrically. On 4/5/11 11:15 AM, James Ball jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu wrote: Hi All, Does anyone know who I should contact about public performance rights for Faith Akin¹s Edge of Heaven? Cheers, Matt Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 mattb...@virginia.edu https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=62fe60f092584617be4c37bd fc2dcf42URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu | 434-924-3812 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] eager to join an organization
hysterical On 3/6/11 8:08 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: uh...well...uh...hmmm...uh... So nice to hear from you. Gary Handman what I can do or you can do for me? I want to watch and listen to all kinds of audio-visual stuff VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Video PPR License Help Needed
Hi Chuck...New Yorker Films has rights on Stroszek. On 1/11/11 2:52 PM, Chuck McCann cmcc...@fsu.edu wrote: I have a list of international films that a university department wants to show at a recruiting / department ''awareness'' event, each title represents a one-time showing, Swank was able to quote 4 of the 11 titles, but what about the rest of them? Here they are: (1) Stroszek by Werner Herzog (2) Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul by Fatih Akin (3) A Fronteira by R. Carminati (4) Stiliagi (Hipsters) by Valeriy Todorovskiy (5) l'Amerique en une nuit² by Dany Laferriere (6) Speaking in tongues by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneide ** Swank gave quotes for remaining 4* Maria Full of Grace - $375 The Visitor - $425 Zabriskie Point - $325 Once Upon a Time in China Part 1 (is this the correct one?) - $325 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Cool reference question...your assistance?
The new film from Australia SAMSON DELILAH about two teenagers living in an isolated Aboriginal community is virtually without dialogue On 11/1/10 12:57 PM, Sandra F. Jackson jackso...@uncw.edu wrote: The dialogue in Bringing up Baby is rather fabulous. Sandra F. Jackson Film Program Coordinator Lumina Theater Sharky's Box Office Department of Campus Life The University of North Carolina Wilmington Phone 910.962.7971 Fax: 910-962-7438 jackso...@uncw.edu http://www.uncw.edu/lumina NOTICE: Emails sent and received in the course of university business are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. §132-1 et seq.) and may be released to the public unless an exception applies. From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 12:06 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Cool reference question...your assistance? Well there are number of amazing Fast talking films with overlapping fast dialogue, probably the most famous is HIS GIRL FRIDAY, but film fans claim the all time fastest dialogue was in THE TRIAL OF VIVIENNE WARE (1932) . Many years later Altman did wonderful things with overlapping dialogue in CALIFORNIA SPLIT among others. Mel Brook's silent film has a lot of fun with the idea of a modern silent film with title cards and of course only one word of actual dialogue. Also credit where credit is do, THE SIXTH SENSE may make the most imaginative use of dialogue since the end forces you to reevaluate all the previous dialogue. For non word films, THE LAST LAUGH. It has not title cards at all. On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 11:43 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all An ex-Berkeley faculty friend has posed a very cool reference question...I can use your help: I'm looking for examples of films that do interesting things with words, either written or spoken, or (at the other extreme) try to do without words. I've got lots of silent films with title cards I can use, but I am looking for others. Some that come to mind include The Man with the Movie Camera, My Dinner with Andre, and Koyaanisqatsi. Any further suggestions? I'm interested in credits, subtitles, words on sets, dialogue, voiceover, etc. I've come up with Bob Dylan's lyric cards for Subterranean Homesick Blues in Don't Look Back; the meta credits from the movie Stranger Than Fiction; Buster Keaton in Samuel Beckett's Film(1965); and--oddly enough--two Steve Martin Films (LA Story's sentient freeway sign and C.D. Bales' [i.e. Cyrano's] hilarious put-down speech: Let's start with... Obvious: 'scuse me, is that your nose or did a bus park on your face? ) I think Adaptation might have some relevant stuff, but I can't quite remember. What do you say? Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] WB Archive
Yes, and they can enjoy the vestiges of the wonderful old building that houses it xx On 10/21/10 11:21 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi In my experience, studio and network sites (such as Warners, HBO, etc.) are little more than dumb, automated fulfillment machines. Unlikely you're gonna get past the tax exempt issue. Re amazon and paying more...may be they charge a bit more, but you always need to factor in the staff/processing/administrative headaches and costs when thinking about such things. I'm always willing to pay more for efficient, no-fuss, no-muss fulfillment. gary handman Dear CW, Has anybody been able to order DVDs from the Warner Archive without paying tax? I have been trying to order a DVD from them for months, but the order form does not allow me to tell them I am tax exempt. I sent them an e-mail to ask them how I could order from them and include a tax exempt number. They responded saying they needed more information which I gave them. When I did not hear back, I e-mailed them again and they did not answer this e-mail. Now, I have a request for a second title which is in their archive. I see that Amazon is selling the WB archive titles through their site, but they charge more for them. I will be greatly appreciated any help with this problem. Sincerely, Eileen Karsten Head of Technical Services Donnelley Lee Library Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 kars...@lakeforest.edumailto:kars...@lakeforest.edu 847-735-5066 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] VHS only?--available on DVD
The dvds of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands should be available again soon (in the next few months) Linda Duchin New Yorker Films On 8/11/10 2:43 PM, Jaeschke, Myles mjae...@tulsalibrary.org wrote: Gary, Ah--My apoligies, I thought it was only legally available on VHS list and not including OOP DVD stuff. I do believe that Maria Candelaria was available legally on DVD at one time, Midwest indeed sold it once upon a time. They also show availability for Funny Dirty Little War but I think that is suspect and believe it is OOP as well. Dona Flor was available from NYV and of course is also gone with the wind. Personally I think it's much more important to identify the the titles that have never had a legal DVD release for preservation. Most (though certainly not all) titles that did make it to DVD that are no longer in print can be found with relative ease and at a reasonable price on the secondary market. Best, Myles From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu [ghand...@library.berkeley.edu] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 1:18 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS only?--available on DVD Remember: my list is titles which are not currently in vhs or DVD release in the US (i.e. not counting the OP market). So, stuff that WAS available at one time on DVD, but is no longer is not included. Basically, stuff not currently available via amazon or Facets. You sure about the list below, Miles? Portrait of Teresa, for eg was a New Yorker title, now gone with the wind. Funny Dirty Little War? Gone, as far as I can tell. Maria Candelaria--there are bootlegs, but no legal copies for sale. Dona Flor? Not around, as far as I know. Wuthering Heights (the '39 Wyler) has been OP for a long time. gary These are a few that have had legal releases on DVD that I'm aware of. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Funny Dirty Little War María Candelaria Portrait of Teresa Raisin in the Sun (1989) had a very brief DVD release but is now gone Sid and Nancy also on DVD once upon a time Wuthering Heights DVD once upon a time Yellow Submarine DVD --extended edition only not theatrical cut and now OOP. Best, Myles -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:21 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS only? ah what would I do without my daily Jessica annoyance. The Berlin Alexanderplatz on the list is the one directed by Phil Jutzi (1931)...not the 1980 TV series (on Criterion) The Leopard, you're right...we have the DVD and it shouldn't be on the list. I've included IMDB listings to distinguish the versions. The Uncle Tom in question is the (really horrible) one directed Géza von Radványi (France | Italy | West Germany | Yugoslavia, 1965). The Jekyll/Hyde is Herbert Brenon's 1913 version. So, you see, I DO know what I'm doing (generally) The NYU project is very likely going to focus primarily on non-theatrical titles. Jessica: The only difference between out of distribution feature films and out of distribution non-theatrical works from an archivist's perspective is the fact that the owners of the latter almost always have more economic clout and wherewithall to challenge efforts to preserve/conserve. Section 108 of the copyright law makes no distinction whatsoever between features and others. gary Gary I looked at this list VERY quickly and there are two obvious mistakes. The Leopard Berlin Alexanderplatz are both on DVD from Criterion There many others where I am not sure which version you are looking for, say Uncle Tom's Cabin, Dr. Jeckyl. On Genesis is that is the African feature, Kino has it. I am less than certain how good the NYU project is as there is HUGE difference between some very rare educational type films that are not DVD and studio, indie foreign films that are not. I had my little disagreement with one the main people behind this , who told a session at ALA that one should NOT contact the rights holder regarding the rights because they might actually say no, therefor the goal was merely to establish that the item was rare and not available and the rights were irrelevant. Not only is that a deliberate attempt to violate copyright but would lead to an incredibly stupid waste of resources. Why in the world would a US library preserve some early french short already archival preserved in their home country ( and this was actually one item that was mentioned at said ALA session). On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:35 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I think I mentioned awhile back the interesting Mellon funded grant project
[Videolib] New Yorker Films new contact info
Hello Everyone, New Yorker Films has reopened in our new offices (finally!) and I wanted to give you our contact information: NEW YORKER FILMS 220 East 23rd Street Suite 409 New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212-645-4600 x104 Fax: 212-683-6805 Email: linda.duc...@newyorkerfilms.com Our voicemail is not connected yet but the receptionist will answer during business hours. Our website is under construction but we will do a Facebook page soon with a listing of current titles. Thanks to Jessica Rosner, Dennis Doros, and everyone else who posted information about us while we were closed. Linda Duchin New Yorker Films 220 East 23rd St., Ste. 409 New York, NY 10011 linda.duc...@newyorkerfilms.com Phone: 212-645-4600 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
