Milestone: Killer of Sheep
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My Brother's Wedding begins a week-long run at IFC Film Center today.
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A.O. Scott's brief review in the Times of the new cut of My Brother's Wedding, in limited theatrical release:
[quote]September 14, 2007
Critic's Choice | 'My Brother's Wedding'
The Rough Poetry of Real Independence
By A. O. SCOTT
One of the most heartening recent developments in the world of American film has been the revival of interest in the work of Charles Burnett. At a moment when the term independent film is taken to refer either to midbudget studio projects anchored by Oscar-soliciting performances or to the aimless navel-gazing of under-stimulated hipsters (Speak up! Stop mumbling!), Mr. Burnett's work is an indelible reminder of what real independence looks like.
His early films in particular also testify to the vitality of a neorealist impulse that has never quite taken root in American cinema. “Killer of Sheepâ€
[quote]September 14, 2007
Critic's Choice | 'My Brother's Wedding'
The Rough Poetry of Real Independence
By A. O. SCOTT
One of the most heartening recent developments in the world of American film has been the revival of interest in the work of Charles Burnett. At a moment when the term independent film is taken to refer either to midbudget studio projects anchored by Oscar-soliciting performances or to the aimless navel-gazing of under-stimulated hipsters (Speak up! Stop mumbling!), Mr. Burnett's work is an indelible reminder of what real independence looks like.
His early films in particular also testify to the vitality of a neorealist impulse that has never quite taken root in American cinema. “Killer of Sheepâ€
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Full specs (I think), according to Amazon.
- KILLER OF SHEEP commentary track with Charles Burnett and the Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Richard Peña
- KILLER OF SHEEP cast reunion video by Ross Lipman (who restored the film)
- KILLER OF SHEEP trailer
- Burnett's second feature, MY BROTHER'S WEDDING: the original 115-minute cut and the director's 82-minute cut
- Three rediscovered short films: SEVERAL FRIENDS (1969. 23 minutes.), THE HORSE (1973. 13 minutes.), and WHEN IT RAINS (1995. 13 minutes.); the new short on Hurricane Katrina, QUIET AS KEPT (2007. 5 minutes.).
- KILLER OF SHEEP commentary track with Charles Burnett and the Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Richard Peña
- KILLER OF SHEEP cast reunion video by Ross Lipman (who restored the film)
- KILLER OF SHEEP trailer
- Burnett's second feature, MY BROTHER'S WEDDING: the original 115-minute cut and the director's 82-minute cut
- Three rediscovered short films: SEVERAL FRIENDS (1969. 23 minutes.), THE HORSE (1973. 13 minutes.), and WHEN IT RAINS (1995. 13 minutes.); the new short on Hurricane Katrina, QUIET AS KEPT (2007. 5 minutes.).
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Looks like a terrific set, I'm kind of annoyed that my store's wholesale cost is ridiculously high (higher than the Amazon price), but what can you do. I guess I'll just order my personal copy off Amazon.
Now if someone would just release To Sleep With Anger on R1 DVD, it was the first Burnett film I saw and I would really like to see it again.
Now if someone would just release To Sleep With Anger on R1 DVD, it was the first Burnett film I saw and I would really like to see it again.
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My copy (from Amazon) just showed up, I haven't had a chance to start digging in yet but Milestone should be embarrassed of the packaging job they did on this thing - it's one of those fold-out things where the discs just slide into slits cut into the cardboard. Hopefully they took more care on the discs themselves.
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preaching, choirpatrick wrote:My copy (from Amazon) just showed up, I haven't had a chance to start digging in yet but Milestone should be embarrassed of the packaging job they did on this thing - it's one of those fold-out things where the discs just slide into slits cut into the cardboard. Hopefully they took more care on the discs themselves.
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Personally, based on past experiences, I choose to credit Milestone for the positive aspects of this release, and blame distributor New Yorker for its deficiencies. With that logic in mind, I bet the evil New Yorker hoodwinked the guileless, trusting folks at Milestone into using inferior packaging to save a few pennies.domino harvey wrote:preaching, choirpatrick wrote:My copy (from Amazon) just showed up, I haven't had a chance to start digging in yet but Milestone should be embarrassed of the packaging job they did on this thing - it's one of those fold-out things where the discs just slide into slits cut into the cardboard. Hopefully they took more care on the discs themselves.
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