New Line: MAN OF THE CENTURY and LEGEND OF 1900 (1 Viewer)

Mark Cappelletty said:

As a New Liner who came aboard shortly after LEGEND OF 1900 was released, I know that the film was perceived as a misfire by Fine Line, but that still doesn't help me understand why it's never been released on home video at all (it does show up on Starz from time to time) unless there's some sort of problem with the foreign company (Penta) which produced it. Fine Line cut a large chunk out of it, which might explain some ill will between the original company and themselves, which might have been perceived as a breach of contract or something, I'm not sure.
Another one I'm curious about is the gorgeous scope film LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, not to mention earlier arthouse flicks like WATERLAND which haven't had any release yet either.
Catalog titles seem to be a nonexistent concern for both New Line and Fine Line, which is really a drag.

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Mark Edward Heuck said:

I am extremely perplexed and upset that two recent art films from New Line subsidiary Fine Line Features have not been issued in any format, tape or DVD. Those are the very funny MAN OF THE CENTURY, which I was lucky enough to project at the Nuart back in '99, and Giuseppe Tornatore's LEGEND OF 1900 (a/k/a LEGEND OF THE PIANIST ON THE OCEAN) with Tim Roth. Almost every single Fine Line film before and after these two have made it onto one format if not both, and I cannot understand what the holdup is with these films. Can anyone from the company help me out with this question?
I would really like to own MAN OF THE CENTURY. The clever idea of a '20's character living in the present made me laugh hard, especially with the lead's commitment to period detail; using an old typewriter, tossing out hard boiled slang, and general obliviousness to any potential anachronisms. This is a cult film waiting to find its audience, and deserves a shot on DVD.
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streeter said:

I believe Legend of 1900 was released on VHS in Canada only... and my guess was that it was released for rent exclusively at Hollywood video (like Croupier, also released on video/dvd only in Canada aside from Hollywood Video).

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Dave-A said:

THE LEGEND OF 1900 has been released on DVD in Canada. Running time is approx. 125 minutes. The DVD is Widescreen (2.35:1) with English 5.1 & 2.0 and French 2.0 with optional English Subtitles. You can order it from most Canadian online retailers. It's available at VideoFlicks.com for around $21.
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Mark Cappelletty said:

As a New Liner who came aboard shortly after LEGEND OF 1900 was released, I know that the film was perceived as a misfire by Fine Line, but that still doesn't help me understand why it's never been released on home video at all (it does show up on Starz from time to time) unless there's some sort of problem with the foreign company (Penta) which produced it. Fine Line cut a large chunk out of it, which might explain some ill will between the original company and themselves, which might have been perceived as a breach of contract or something, I'm not sure.
Another one I'm curious about is the gorgeous scope film LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, not to mention earlier arthouse flicks like WATERLAND which haven't had any release yet either.
Catalog titles seem to be a nonexistent concern for both New Line and Fine Line, which is really a drag.

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Brook K said:

I would also really like to see Man of the Century. Saw a clip on Ebert that looked interesting and funny, but it never played in Atlanta.
Legend of 1900 did play here, but I didn't go see it. I caught a bit of it on Starz the other day and would like to it as well.
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