Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS
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 <elizab...@kinolorber.com> 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 > www.aurora.lib.il.us > > > -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 > Phone: (404) 727-8107 > FAX: (404) 727-2257 > Email: jste...@emory.edu > > -------------- > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:14:17 -0400 > From: Elizabeth Sheldon <elizab...@kinolorber.com> > 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> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; >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 <kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly >RestoredMETROPOLIS > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: ><7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > &g
Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS
I took typing. Woodshop would have been more fun, and there is a lot to be said for learning how to make things that last.. See you in KC. Brigid Duffy Academic Technology San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 94132-4200 E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu On Oct 22, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon wrote: > If only I had taken typing instead of woodshop in 8th grade but as a > budding feminist for some reason I thought the ability to build a > clock was more important than being able to type. > > The things you learn as you go along in life. > > A good weekend to all. > > Best, > > Elizabeth > > > On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:53 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon wrote: > >> 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 >>> www.aurora.lib.il.us >>> >>> >>> -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 >>> Phone: (404) 727-8107 >>> 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> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; >>> 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
Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS
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Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS
If only I had taken typing instead of woodshop in 8th grade but as a budding feminist for some reason I thought the ability to build a clock was more important than being able to type. The things you learn as you go along in life. A good weekend to all. Best, Elizabeth On Oct 22, 2010, at 3:53 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon wrote: > 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 >> www.aurora.lib.il.us >> >> >> -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 >> Phone: (404) 727-8107 >> 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> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; >> 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 >> RestoredMETROPO
Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS
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 > www.aurora.lib.il.us > > > -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 > Phone: (404) 727-8107 > 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> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; >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" > Message-ID: ><7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > 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 Of Elizabeth Sheldon > [elizab...@kinolorber.com] > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's
Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS
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 www.aurora.lib.il.us -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 Phone: (404) 727-8107 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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; 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" Message-ID: <7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" 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 Of Elizabeth Sheldon [elizab...@kinolorber.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS 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=c
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 Phone: (404) 727-8107 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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; 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=Metropolis&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" Message-ID: <7a99adde84b14443a78df0cbb44578f34b6c835...@dsmail.flathead> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" 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 Of Elizabeth Sheldon [elizab...@kinolorber.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS 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=Metropolis&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 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
Re: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS
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 Of Elizabeth Sheldon [elizab...@kinolorber.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:14 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS 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=Metropolis&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 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] A.O. Scott's Review of Fritz Lang's Newly Restored METROPOLIS
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=Metropolis&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 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.
