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There are a number of Miramax titles from the same era that this one was released in that at the very least deserve new anamorphic transfers and rerelease: Sirens, The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down a Mountain, etc.
Beautiful Girls is a great film, and would tie in with Episode II for Portman's role (which indeed did steal the show). Demme's death just goes to show that getting directors and cast to participate in commentaries, even if the films may not be released for some time, should be a priority, as these opportunities can not be relied on indefinitely, and once lost, are gone forever.
That said, it seems BV doesn't quite get it when it comes to a lot of their releases, such as the nonanamorphic releases of their foreign properties (Purple Noon, Belle de Jour - both solicited as anamorphic). It would not surprise me if they neglected all their earlier titles, but I sincerely hope someday they revisit them properly, even if not as SEs.
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