Hi All,
Since the Beyonce Lemonade long-form video aired on HBO, I've been
keeping an eye out for a DVD release. I know I'll be asked to purchase
it for course use soon, but haven't yet seen anything pop up regarding
hard copy availability. I do see three libraries that appear to have
the DVD via Worldcat (and it actually appears to be a DVD, not the audio
CD which has a short video clip included as a bonus). But, no luck
finding a source. I did notice the following today via Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonade_%28Beyonc%C3%A9_album%29>:
"Lawsuit: In June 2016, it was reported filmmaker Matthew Fulks sued
Beyoncé, Sony, Columbia and Parkwood Entertainment for allegedly lifting
elements of his short film, Palinoia, for Lemonade. The lawsuit
specifically targets the trailer for the HBO special. Fulks claims
executives and creatives involved in Lemonade were aware of his work and
had access to Palinoia. Fulks said he was previously contacted about the
opportunity to direct a video by the Columbia-signed musical group MS MR
and his clips — including Palinoia — were sent to various people at the
label, including frequent Beyoncé director, Bryan Younce. Fulks further
claimed that in July 2015, Younce invited him to submit a video
treatment to Columbia for consideration. Filming for Lemonade began five
months later."
Wondering if this might be a part of the delay in making this available
-- there was also a notation re: a future Emmy push that makes me wonder
if the intent is to release it as something of a campaign closer to
then. At any rate, I thought I'd reach out to the Collective Brain to
see if anyone had any possible suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
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