Getting back to Kim's question...
I think the erratic offerings for streaming is also caused by Netflix primarily
offering titles available from Starz's catalog.
I found a somewhat recent British film (Stone of Destiny) that was available
streaming, but not on DVD in Netflix.
Barb Bergman | Me
Dear Guetty,
First, I apologize to Kim and the group about hijacking the Netflix question
and it's an important one, so I've changed the subject line. Guetty, I
should introduce myself -- my wife and I are the distributors of KILLER OF
SHEEP, MY BROTHER'S WEDDING and many of his short films and we
I understand you and Dennis know Mr. Burnett well while I am just a fan but
still don't accept the idea that Goldwyn ( which was not a studio in any
way) killed the film before or after it opened. I have dealt with too many
really great films that despite rave reviews never found an audience becaus
Titles most commonly requested for video course reserves ... might be a
starting point.
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 11:24 AM, wrote:
> Here 'tis for Berkeley
>
> 1. Title is in high demand / used frequently either for teaching or
> research
>
> 2. Title is frequently used by large classes
>
> 3.
Well Goldwyn was roundly ripped at the time and am a big fan of the film,
but it is nothing remotely like either Tyler Perry films or
Daughters of the Dust. It is a very, very, dark stange & disturbing film.
It is not that "Black films don't do well in Black communities" it is that
dark, nasty dis
Hello,
Allow me to intervene slightly on your exchanges as a friend of Charles
Burnett, a fellow filmmaker "of color" who is currently working with Charles on
a feature length film project. He is one of the calmest people I have ever
known. He is also extremely funny, I have never seen him angry
Jessica. You don't know Charles Burnett (appearing on the evenings of April
6, 7 *and* 8 at MoMA. Be there!). He doesn't get angry. At all. And he's not
very sensitive -- in fact, he's a realist. He told an interviewer that it's
a shame and the Goldwyn Company got incensed because he was right and
I guess we can argue this at some point, but this film would have died in
regular theaters in the black community. I know how the director is
sensitive about this, but I just don't agree and I do remember his anger at
the time of release.
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Dennis Doros wrote:
> We
Well, we do know where it is. It's just a case of somebody acting on it. And
yes and no. Goldwyn got great reviews but they put the film in the arthouses
and excluded the black neighborhoods. They could and should have done both.
Dennis
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote:
> Go
Good Luck on TO SLEEP WITH ANGER . Great film, though I do think Godwyn got
a bum rap for allegedly not marketing it well.
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Dennis Doros wrote:
> Hey, Kim,
>
> TO SLEEP WITH ANGER was another example, but MGM actually didn't own the
> rights they sold to Netflix
Hey, Kim,
TO SLEEP WITH ANGER was another example, but MGM actually didn't own the
rights they sold to Netflix so it was pulled shortly thereafter. My fault,
I'm afraid to admit, but I'm still hoping it will be restored and properly
released one day by the rightful owners.
Studios and indies are
Over the last few months, I've had several faculty ask me to purchase something
they watched on Netflix (either DVD or streaming) for the collection and I
haven't been able to locate a new or used copy for sale anywhere. I've also
run into a few instances where a film has never been released on
Well, it's a no go from Films Media.
Anybody else have any idea where I might find this title? I've
gotten a couple of suggestions for other titles but nothing for this
one.
Thanks again.
Jeanne Little
Original Message
Here 'tis for Berkeley
1. Title is in high demand / used frequently either for teaching or research
2. Title is frequently used by large classes
3. We also stream a handful of things which fall into the category of
"canonical"--that is: they are defining works, either documentary or
cinema,
We prefer streaming video if:
1. Title is in heavy demand
2. Courses that would primarily use it are hybrid or online
3. We can obtain in perpetuity (we don't like to pay for the same
content over and over)
4. We prefer to ingest and stream ourselves so we can develop ou
At this point, we would prefer the streaming video under these
circumstances:
* Quality is very good to excellent
* Streamed from vendor's server
* Priced reasonably with a license that doesn't take forever to
negotiate (I know, I know-that is the big issue!)
*
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