Movies not on DVD

[cherydactyl]

In my college and early married years, I went to a lot of movies at the Michigan Theatre. We saw a lot of offbeat stuff, including the original Pixar short in an animated film fest before Pixar was anything but a tiny computer animation studio struggling to make a name for itself. I saw a lot of foreign and independent films before Sundance got so hot and made indie films le sexay. I remember fondly the Henry V double feature...the Lawrence Olivier version paired with the then-new Kenneth Branaugh one. I miss us being members of the Michigan. *Thinks ahead to life after children are old enough to not need a babysitter; sighs*

I absolutely adored the films of Peter Greenaway, including the infamous The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. That one is worth a look if you like the odd and shockable, btw, and IS available on DVD.

Two films of his that I would really like to see again, Prospero's Books, which starred John Gielgud as the title character in an absolutely lush vision of Shakespeare's Tempest, and Drowning by Numbers, are not available on DVD. *cries*

Comments

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

That is a very generous offer, and one that I would be tempted to take you up on if I had a working VCR.

I'll have to go looking for the offerings at the AADL that you cite. I don't think I've seen Draughtsman's. *grins in anticipation*

[sorcycat.livejournal.com]

I have a VCR we aren't currently using if you want to borrow it.

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

As it turns out most of the stuff the library has is on VHS too. I will find out whether our VCR is still in working order (it's just not hooked up at the moment) before taking you up on that. It's not an urgent concern either way. I appreciate the offer, though.