Re: [Videolib] Question about buying Blu-Rays

[m.loyer]

We would NOT buy blu-ray.  How the packaging comes is meaningless for us as we repackage in allegedly theft-proof DVD containers. Marsha LoyerMedia Services CoordinatorMishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library209 Lincoln Way EastMishawaka, IN  46544Phone: 574-259-5277Fax:  574-254-5585Email: m.lo...@mphpl.org


 Original Message 
Subject: [Videolib] Question about buying Blu-Rays
From: Jessica Rosner 
Date: Mon, November 15, 2010 4:39 pm
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu

I am dealing with a film where the producer is considering releasing it Blu-Ray ONLY. It is a very visual film that I imagine will look great, but I also imagine that will cut down on sales. One alternative is to release a standard HD Copy but with bare bone boxing Vs the Blu-Ray. Any feedback on if you would not buy blu-ray or not buy something in generic box would be appreciated.You can email me directly if you want.Jessica 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] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS

[m.loyer]

I look very favorably on a film that has won an festivals or awards.  That perks my attention and then I look at what the film is about.Marsha LoyerMedia Services CoordinatorMishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library209 Lincoln Way EastMishawaka, IN  46544Phone: 574-259-5277Fax:  574-254-5585Email: m.lo...@mphpl.org


 Original Message 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
Restored METROPOLIS
From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
Date: Fri, October 22, 2010 3:53 pm
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu

You guys are terrific! Second half of this question: do you place  
greater value on festival films or does it depend on the film? For  
instance, we are releasing THE RED CHAPEL, which won Sundance in 2010.  
How relevant is the Sundance award to you or os hte subject alone  
compelling enough when you acquire titles?

I look forward to seeing you all in Kansas City.

Best,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sheldon
Vice President
Kino Lorber, Inc.
333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212) 629-6880

www.kinolorberedu.com

On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Tatar, Becky wrote:

> And of course, Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times.
>
> Becky Tatar
> Periodicals/Audiovisuals
> Aurora Public Library
> 1 E. Benton Street
> Aurora, IL   60505
> Phone: 630-264-4100
> FAX: 630-896-3209
> blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
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>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Steffen,  
> James
> M
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:26 PM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
> Restored METROPOLIS
>
> Dear Kino:
>
> Other critics that come to mind... Dave Kehr also has a great blog  
> and a
> regular column in the New York Times. Other critics I like to follow
> include Michael Sragow, Jonathan Rosenbaum and the terrific, widely  
> read
> blogger Self-Styled Siren (http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/).
>
> --James
>
> --
> James M. Steffen, PhD
> Film and Media Studies Librarian
> Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun
> Music and Media Library Emory University
> 540 Asbury Circle
> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
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> FAX: (404) 727-2257
> Email: jste...@emory.edu
>
> --
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:17 -0400
> From: Elizabeth Sheldon 
> Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored
>METROPOLIS
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Message-ID: <5a729d4f-357b-45d8-bd91-2ddffefba...@kinolorber.com>
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>delsp=yes
>
> Dear Librarians,
>
> How relevant do you find reviews, such as the one below by A.O.  
> Scott in
> today's New York Times, on the newly restored METROPOLIS to your
> selection of titles? We always promote Video Librarian, but what about
> film critics like A.O. Scott and others who write for mainstream media
> outlets?
> "Fritz Lang?s ?Metropolis,? surely one of the most intensely studied  
> and
> widely imitated films of the silent era, grows more complex and
> mysterious as time goes on. This is partly because the movie has not
> been seen in the form its director intended since 1927. The German
> studio UFA cut Lang?s ambitious science-fiction allegory shortly after
> its initial domestic release, and the American version (distributed by
> Paramount) was trimmed by an hour and effectively rewritten, with  
> title
> cards that altered Lang?s meaning. Over the years new material has  
> been
> discovered, and fresh restorations have been offered, so that the
> further ?Metropolis? recedes into history, the newer it becomes."
>
> Read the complete article here:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/movies/22metropolis.html?scp=1&sq=Metr
> opolis&st=cse
>
> Best,
>
> Elizabeth
>
> Elizabeth Sheldon
> Vice President
> Kino Lorber, Inc.
> 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503
> New York, NY 10018
> (212) 629-6880
>
> www.kinolorberedu.com
>
>
> --
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:57:30 -0600
> From: Kim Crowley 
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly
>RestoredMETROPOLIS
> To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
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><7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead>
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>
> I always pay attention to Tony's reviews.
> kc
>
> Kim Crowley, Director
> Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758.5826
> 247 First Avenue East   fax:   406.758.5868
> Kalispell, MT. 59901-4598
> kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov
>
> read our blog @ http://flatheadcountylibrary.blogspot.com/
> 
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf O

Re: [Videolib] Are UPC codes important to video selectors ?

[m.loyer]

We LOVE the UPC codes it makes receiving material a snap!  Midwest, where we purchase a major portion of our media included the UPC in the brief mark record that they supply for us free.  Nice service and really speeds up the processing of material.Marsha LoyerMedia Services CoordinatorMishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library209 Lincoln Way EastMishawaka, IN  46544Phone: 574-259-5277Fax:  574-254-5585Email: m.lo...@mphpl.org


 Original Message 
Subject: [Videolib] Are UPC codes important to video selectors?
From: "Randy Pitman" 
Date: Wed, September 15, 2010 6:23 pm
To: "Videolib list" 

Hello Wise People,

A subscriber emailed me today to ask if Video Librarian could start 
including UPC codes in the header information of reviews. It's been over 20 
years since I was working in the library, so I might be a little out of 
touch on ye olde day-to-day. Two decades ago, ISBN was king (and we still 
include those) and no one gave a rat's patootie about UPC codes. Has there 
been a tectonic plate shift that I missed? In short, are UPC codes now 
important bits of information?

Best,

Randy

Randy Pitman
Publisher/Editor
Video Librarian
8705 Honeycomb Ct. NW
Seabeck, WA 98380
Tel: (800) 692-2270; Fax: (360) 830-9346
Email: vid...@videolibrarian.com
Web: www.videolibrarian.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.




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] videonews

[m.loyer]

Dennis,Thank you for making this more clear to me; I have subscribed due to your impassioned plea.Marsha LoyerMedia Services CoordinatorMishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library209 Lincoln Way EastMishawaka, IN  46544Phone: 574-259-5277Fax:  574-254-5585Email: m.lo...@mphpl.org


 Original Message 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews
From: Dennis Doros 
Date: Mon, September 13, 2010 2:29 pm
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu

Dear Gary,Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews) disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands. Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way.Best,Dennis DorosMilestone Film & Video/Milliarium ZeroPO Box 128Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117Fax: 201-767-3035email: milefi...@gmail.comwww.milestonefilms.comwww.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.comwww.exilesfilm.comwww.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.comAMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.orgJoin "Milestone Film" on Facebook! On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM,  wrote: Hi all  I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity...  VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new products and services.  I personally order a fair number of titles that are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping current with new releases.  Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html  Gary Handman 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.