I think they were interested in Cook/Thief for a while, but I get the impression the rights are complicated for that one.felipe wrote:I assume this has already been discussed, but why hasn't Criterion released any of his movies in America? Are they just not interested?
Not that I'm aware. The Cook was supposed to be a sure thing, until an posting on Facebook that things were not looking good for it. That's been well over a year, I think.felipe wrote:But has Criterion ever hinted any interest in releasing any Greenaway film, aside from The Cook?
But if Criterion shouldn't have the blu-ray rights for the title, does that mean somebody else is planning to release it?Tribe wrote:Not that I'm aware. The Cook was supposed to be a sure thing, until an posting on Facebook that things were not looking good for it. That's been well over a year, I think.felipe wrote:But has Criterion ever hinted any interest in releasing any Greenaway film, aside from The Cook?
I watched about 10-15 minutes and was a little surprised to see how worn and dirty the print used for this transfer was (skip ahead to the first scene in the bathroom to get a really good look at what I mean). It's not like a Facets release or anything, but it was certainly more than I would have expected. The colors are also slightly subdued in the HD stream, though I couldn't say for certain whether the HD transfer is faded or the SD transfer is simply over-saturated.bringmesomechemicals wrote:The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover is now up on Netflix for instant streaming and it is listed as available in HD. Woohoo.
In addition to Liz Smith (who I thought did an excellent comic relief turn as a kooky next door neighbour in the Argentinian set political serial killer/Repulsion-esque film Apartment Zero starring Colin Firth, though perhaps she is better known these days not only for her role in Vicar of Dibley but also as the mother in The Royle Family) and Roger Lloyd-Pack (who, apart from Dibley is probably just as well known for his role in the long running sitcom Only Fools and Horses), we shouldn't forget Gary Olsen who after he played the awful Spangler in this film went on to play the archetypal early 90s sitcom dad in 2point4children, which I still think of as one of the better examples of the 'gentle, unthreatening light entertainment sitcom' that the BBC has been falteringly trying to recreate for a decade with My Family. Unfortunately Olson died far too early to build on that success.Mondo Digital wrote:Incidentally, fans of British comedies should keep their eyes peeled for two very prominent future cast members of the hilarious Vicar of Dibley among the regular diners
She has fans besides me....I love her. She had a string of roles in the mid 80s leading up to Cook/Wife/Thief/Lover & usually played a nutty old woman in all of them: A Private Function, Little Dorrit, Apartment Zero, We Think The World Of You. She also appears in Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies (playing a cat owner yet again). I had the pleasure of catching a short that was written just for her called Anthrakitis in a film fest once & highly recommend tracking it down if you can find it.In addition to Liz Smith
