Mark Edward Heuck
Screenwriter
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Considering there are 2 competing documentaries about '70's-era filmmaking (A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE and EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS), and the constant mention of their influence on today's great directors like Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson, I think there are a lot of great movies that have been gathering dust in the vault that could find an energetic new audience with a DVD release. Doing a power search on imdb, here are some titles that I'd love to see, and could do business based on their talent or subject matter:
PRIME CUT (Michael Ritchie)
FEAR IS THE KEY [Barry Newman, Ben Kingsley]
MAN ON A SWING (Frank Perry)
CHILD'S PLAY (Sidney Lumet)
BLACK BEAUTY
BORSALINO {French legend pairing, good tie with MAN ON THE TRAIN}
DEEP END (Jerzy Skolimowski)
DAY OF THE LOCUST (John Schlesinger)
BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (Franco Zefferelli)
FRIENDS
PAUL AND MICHELLE
HANDLE WITH CARE (CITIZEN'S BAND) (Jonathan Demme)
HUSTLE (Robert Aldrich)
THE RED TENT [Sean Connery]
THE WHITE DAWN (Philip Kaufman)
THE MAN {recently cited as influence on HEAD OF STATE}
THE OUTSIDER
SAVE THE TIGER (John G. Avildsen)
A SEPARATE PEACE
SOUNDER (Martin Ritt)
SOUNDER PART II
TROPIC OF CANCER
STARTING OVER (James L. Brooks)
FRENCH POSTCARDS [Debra Winger]
I'm aware catalog titles are always risky, and need a hook to help justify release. It seems to me that these might have a fighting chance right now in the public consciousness. Maybe later on we'll get a good director who'll crow about '50's and '60's era releases and help push those into worthwhile DVD reissues.
PRIME CUT (Michael Ritchie)
FEAR IS THE KEY [Barry Newman, Ben Kingsley]
MAN ON A SWING (Frank Perry)
CHILD'S PLAY (Sidney Lumet)
BLACK BEAUTY
BORSALINO {French legend pairing, good tie with MAN ON THE TRAIN}
DEEP END (Jerzy Skolimowski)
DAY OF THE LOCUST (John Schlesinger)
BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (Franco Zefferelli)
FRIENDS
PAUL AND MICHELLE
HANDLE WITH CARE (CITIZEN'S BAND) (Jonathan Demme)
HUSTLE (Robert Aldrich)
THE RED TENT [Sean Connery]
THE WHITE DAWN (Philip Kaufman)
THE MAN {recently cited as influence on HEAD OF STATE}
THE OUTSIDER
SAVE THE TIGER (John G. Avildsen)
A SEPARATE PEACE
SOUNDER (Martin Ritt)
SOUNDER PART II
TROPIC OF CANCER
STARTING OVER (James L. Brooks)
FRENCH POSTCARDS [Debra Winger]
I'm aware catalog titles are always risky, and need a hook to help justify release. It seems to me that these might have a fighting chance right now in the public consciousness. Maybe later on we'll get a good director who'll crow about '50's and '60's era releases and help push those into worthwhile DVD reissues.