Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:53 pm
Panamint
Since the inclusion of Humphrey Jennings' "Listen to Britain" on Criterion's release of "A Canterbury Tale" has stirred up some excitement around here, I thought I'd direct people's attention to this modest Scottish outfit that specializes in releasing Scottish and British documentaries. I own their releases of John Greirson's pioneering documentary Drifters and the GPO favorite Night Mail. I was particularly pleased with their release of the full cut of Drifters, but their print of Night Mail was rather sadly beaten up. Nevertheless, it's good to see someone taking the time to make these available.
They are planning several collections of GPO and other British documentaries of the 1930s and 1940s, including some short films by Jennings, Grierson, Alberto Cavalcanti, and Harry Watt. They're well worth looking into, if you have much interest in classic documentaries.
Since the inclusion of Humphrey Jennings' "Listen to Britain" on Criterion's release of "A Canterbury Tale" has stirred up some excitement around here, I thought I'd direct people's attention to this modest Scottish outfit that specializes in releasing Scottish and British documentaries. I own their releases of John Greirson's pioneering documentary Drifters and the GPO favorite Night Mail. I was particularly pleased with their release of the full cut of Drifters, but their print of Night Mail was rather sadly beaten up. Nevertheless, it's good to see someone taking the time to make these available.
They are planning several collections of GPO and other British documentaries of the 1930s and 1940s, including some short films by Jennings, Grierson, Alberto Cavalcanti, and Harry Watt. They're well worth looking into, if you have much interest in classic documentaries.