Showing posts with label rare films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rare films. Show all posts

Monday, August 24, 2020

1960s AND 1970s FILMS WHICH DESERVE A CONTEMPORARY DVD RELEASE

I have been perusing through a list of movies I have seen over the years, and finds myself referring back to LAST SUMMER and THE MARRIAGE OF A YOUNG STOCKBROKER time and again. The films are two of the most striking examples of late 1960s, and early 1970s filmmaking. Made with style by all involved, and also, unflinching honesty, I believe these movies deserve a DVD release, with a fresh copies for viewers to enjoy, as they are both currently unavailable.

*LAST SUMMER (1969) Directed by Frank Perry, IMDb entry


*THE MARRIAGE OF A YOUNG STOCKBROKER (1971) Directed by Lawrence Turman, IMDb entry

Friday, November 15, 2019

RIVERRUN (1968), THE FARMER (1977) and WELCOME TO THE CLUB (1971) - Some currently unavailable films which I would like to see one day

Here are some films I would like to see one day if they ever became available for viewing.


There has been mention of RIVERRUN (1968) on the internet, with several reviews, an analysis, and comments about it and the films of director John Korty. The film, unfortunately, has never been released either on videocassette or DVD format. Would be a fascinating film to see, I believe, with its counter-culture theme, and father-daughter conflict.


The only movie directed by David Berlatsky, THE FARMER (1977), like RIVERRUN, has not appeared in any formats. It is a film that seems to have a following from what I have witnessed on the internet, and may one day, hopefully, be available for viewing. I find films where justice is served on evil-doers more interesting than those where there is no punishment for the villain, from what I have seen from THE FARMER'S trailer it seems to fit into this equation. It is of note that THE FARMER was refused classification by the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification in 1977; I wonder if this decision would remain the same if the film was re-viewed today after more than forty years.



WELCOME TO THE CLUB (1971) seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. It is extremely difficult to access information about it, and, like the previous two motion pictures, has not been released in a home video or DVD format. Of interest for the appearance of actor Jack Warden, and the only directorial turn by Walter Shenson, producer of The Beatles' movie A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964).