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Fox Home Video seems to take a rather low key methodology of releasing their vault titles.
With just the right amount of publicity to make writers aware that they exist, the new releases appear at vendors with little fuss, muss or bother.
The problem is that some of their releases, which are of quite high quality, may fall beneath the radar of the final purchaser, and that's a bad thing.
September's eight titles are inclusive of three, possibly four, which should be brought to your attention.
Mike Leigh's Career Girls (1997) is a wonderfully crafted production about two Scottish roomates who find themselves together again, several years after graduation. This is a terrific character piece that takes off once you get past the first reel or so.
Gene Kelly's 1967 A Guide of the Married Man may get lost among the other '60s comedies, many of which do not hold up today as entertainment value. This one does, and it would be a pity to have it passed over simply because people may not know what it is. The cast and concept are both terrific, and the film is worthy of attention.
Art Carney won the Academy Award for Best Actor of 1974 for his wonderful portrait of an older gent who, facing the demolition of his apartment, takes off for Los Angeles with this sidekick Tonto, who happens to be a cat. Harry & Tonto is another worthwhile film with a great performance from Mr. Carney.
The fourth which I'll mention is A Man Called Peter, one of the studio's 1955 CinemaScope productions, which tells of Peter Marshall, a Scottish minister who became the pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. This was one of the better films of the era dealing with religion. Marshall is played by Scottish actor Richard Todd.
There are many highly visible titles that make their way to the marketplace every tuesday. I'd hate to see films such of these, which are deserving of the public's attention, getting lost in the shuffle.
RAH
With just the right amount of publicity to make writers aware that they exist, the new releases appear at vendors with little fuss, muss or bother.
The problem is that some of their releases, which are of quite high quality, may fall beneath the radar of the final purchaser, and that's a bad thing.
September's eight titles are inclusive of three, possibly four, which should be brought to your attention.
Mike Leigh's Career Girls (1997) is a wonderfully crafted production about two Scottish roomates who find themselves together again, several years after graduation. This is a terrific character piece that takes off once you get past the first reel or so.
Gene Kelly's 1967 A Guide of the Married Man may get lost among the other '60s comedies, many of which do not hold up today as entertainment value. This one does, and it would be a pity to have it passed over simply because people may not know what it is. The cast and concept are both terrific, and the film is worthy of attention.
Art Carney won the Academy Award for Best Actor of 1974 for his wonderful portrait of an older gent who, facing the demolition of his apartment, takes off for Los Angeles with this sidekick Tonto, who happens to be a cat. Harry & Tonto is another worthwhile film with a great performance from Mr. Carney.
The fourth which I'll mention is A Man Called Peter, one of the studio's 1955 CinemaScope productions, which tells of Peter Marshall, a Scottish minister who became the pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. This was one of the better films of the era dealing with religion. Marshall is played by Scottish actor Richard Todd.
There are many highly visible titles that make their way to the marketplace every tuesday. I'd hate to see films such of these, which are deserving of the public's attention, getting lost in the shuffle.
RAH