Mark Edward Heuck
Screenwriter
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2000
- Messages
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As usual, I'll provide some clarifcation on rights:
NEAR DARK
Yes, technically this is not MGM's property. However, StudioCanal, who does own the film, has a relationship with MGM due to their shared rights of the Embassy library, and in one odd case, they have licensed a DEG title (BLUE VELVET) to MGM, so it could happen.
THE STEPFATHER
This was a title financed by ITC, which became part of the Polygram library that MGM bought. BUT, MGM sold the ITC library to U.K.'s Carlton Communications (the former Rank Organisation). HOWEVER, a pre-existing deal between Samuel Goldwyn and Rank means MGM has access to selected Carlton titles, and this is where I think this movie falls in. So it's valid to ask MGM to release it.
WILD AT HEART
I keep hearing conflicting accounts of whether MGM owns video rights on this or not. They definitely have TV and theatrical rights, through their Samuel Goldwyn buyout. I believe they must have video, or if not now, will inherit video rights, because this was a film financed by Polygram before they had their own distribution company, so on two fronts -- Polygram and Goldwyn -- they should be covered.
UNTIL SEPTEMBER and SHOOT THE MOON are now at Warner Bros.
For my two cents, I will back up VALLEY GIRL, THE BURNING, PLAY DIRTY, FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE, BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN, ROMEO IS BLEEDING, and SPLIT IMAGE. And here is my list:
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING (Mike Hodges' preferred cut)
MATA HARI (Curtis Harrington's preferred cut)
CHERRY HILL HIGH
THE HAPPY HOOKER quartet
all MGM's Alan Rudolph films
THE PARTY
BARFLY
CONVOY
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (both the Hammer version with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, and the parody with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore)
COP
STORMY MONDAY
SWORD OF THE VALIANT (with director Stephen Weeks commentary)
I, MONSTER
DR. HECKYLL AND MR. HYPE
THE APPLE
JOE
WHAT? a/k/a DIARY OF FORBIDDEN DREAMS
PULP
SMILE
BEAST IN THE CELLAR
DOWN BY LAW
SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT
RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (independent TV movie owned by Trans World inherited by MGM, not in same package as TV show now owned by WB)
ABBY
all previous UA films by Pier Paolo Pasolini
WINTER KILLS (with commentary by William Richert)
ROAD GAMES (with commentary by Richard Franklin)
CATTLE ANNIE AND LITTLE BRITCHES
MELODY
IMAGES
and I would hope someone would put up the money to license the great commentary tracks done for their Embassy titles previously by Image laserdisc. They are too valuable to be lost to outdated technology.
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"As I looked back over my life, I realized that I enjoyed nothing--not art, not sex--more than going to the movies." -- Gore Vidal
NEAR DARK
Yes, technically this is not MGM's property. However, StudioCanal, who does own the film, has a relationship with MGM due to their shared rights of the Embassy library, and in one odd case, they have licensed a DEG title (BLUE VELVET) to MGM, so it could happen.
THE STEPFATHER
This was a title financed by ITC, which became part of the Polygram library that MGM bought. BUT, MGM sold the ITC library to U.K.'s Carlton Communications (the former Rank Organisation). HOWEVER, a pre-existing deal between Samuel Goldwyn and Rank means MGM has access to selected Carlton titles, and this is where I think this movie falls in. So it's valid to ask MGM to release it.
WILD AT HEART
I keep hearing conflicting accounts of whether MGM owns video rights on this or not. They definitely have TV and theatrical rights, through their Samuel Goldwyn buyout. I believe they must have video, or if not now, will inherit video rights, because this was a film financed by Polygram before they had their own distribution company, so on two fronts -- Polygram and Goldwyn -- they should be covered.
UNTIL SEPTEMBER and SHOOT THE MOON are now at Warner Bros.
For my two cents, I will back up VALLEY GIRL, THE BURNING, PLAY DIRTY, FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE, BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN, ROMEO IS BLEEDING, and SPLIT IMAGE. And here is my list:
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING (Mike Hodges' preferred cut)
MATA HARI (Curtis Harrington's preferred cut)
CHERRY HILL HIGH
THE HAPPY HOOKER quartet
all MGM's Alan Rudolph films
THE PARTY
BARFLY
CONVOY
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (both the Hammer version with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, and the parody with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore)
COP
STORMY MONDAY
SWORD OF THE VALIANT (with director Stephen Weeks commentary)
I, MONSTER
DR. HECKYLL AND MR. HYPE
THE APPLE
JOE
WHAT? a/k/a DIARY OF FORBIDDEN DREAMS
PULP
SMILE
BEAST IN THE CELLAR
DOWN BY LAW
SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT
RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (independent TV movie owned by Trans World inherited by MGM, not in same package as TV show now owned by WB)
ABBY
all previous UA films by Pier Paolo Pasolini
WINTER KILLS (with commentary by William Richert)
ROAD GAMES (with commentary by Richard Franklin)
CATTLE ANNIE AND LITTLE BRITCHES
MELODY
IMAGES
and I would hope someone would put up the money to license the great commentary tracks done for their Embassy titles previously by Image laserdisc. They are too valuable to be lost to outdated technology.
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"As I looked back over my life, I realized that I enjoyed nothing--not art, not sex--more than going to the movies." -- Gore Vidal
