I have a press release/sell sheet for "The Story of Film" that says it will be a 5-disc DVD set, priced at $69.95, releasing on November 20 from Music Box Films. The bonus feature listed is a booklet with photos and essays.
Best, Randy Randy Pitman Publisher/Editor Video Librarian 3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr. Poulsbo, WA 98370 Tel: (360) 626-1259 Fax (360) 626-1260 E-mail: vid...@videolibrarian.com Web: www.videolibrarian.com -----Original Message----- From: Chris Lewis Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:10 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] The Story of Film In the meantime buy a PAL copy and buy an all-region player. It's really a wonderful thing. On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Mary Lou Neighbour <mneig...@mc3.edu> wrote: > I am appealing to the collective wisdom of the list. > > > > Does anyone know if “The Story of Film: an Odyssey” by Mark Cousins has > been made available for sale in this country? This history of film was > serialized on Channel 4 in the UK and dvds (region 2) were released in > England in April of this year. There is also a companion book of the same > title released in the UK in 2004 and made available in this country in > 2011. > The film was written up in the NYT –See this link > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/movies/the-story-of-film-an-odyssey-by-mark-cousins-at-moma.html > > > > I have checked OCLC to find that only region 2 dvds have been released in > the UK. Faculty are asking if we can purchase the film. Does anyone have > any information on a potential release here? > > > > Any help would be much appreciated! > > > > > > Mary Lou Neighbour > > AV Librarian/Assistant Professor > > Montgomery County Community College > > 340 DeKalb Pike > > Blue Bell, PA 19422 > > mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an > Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access > and > success. > > 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. > -- Chris Lewis Media Librarian American University Library 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.
