The Last Days of Disco is due to be released on DVD in August 2009 as part of the Criterion Collection. Here are the details of the “Director Approved Special Edition” from the Criterion website:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Whit Stillman
- Audio commentary featuring Stillman and actors Chloë Sevigny and Chris Eigeman
- Four deleted scenes with commentary by Stillman, Eigeman, and Sevigny
- Stills gallery with production notes by Stillman
- Stillman reading a chapter from The Last Days of Disco, with Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards, his novelization of the movie
- Behind-the-scenes featurette
- Original theatrical trailer
- PLUS: An essay by novelist David Schickler
Sounds good! Thanks to Jonathan Takagi, Larry and James for the news, and apologies for taking so long to get around to posting it.
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Hopefully Criterion Blu-Ray as well? Anyway great to see it released again finally, and on such a good format. “Barcelona” next!
Posted 11 Jul 2009 at 2:49 am ¶Brand new interview with Whit about the new edition, among other things:
http://mockingbirdnyc.blogspot.com/2009/08/history-is-made-at-night-interview-with.html
Enjoy!
Posted 21 Aug 2009 at 6:28 pm ¶Here’s a long interview from the Village Voice:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-08-25/film/an-interview-with-whit-stillman
and also this:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-08-25/film/whit-stillman-speaks-eleven-years-after-his-last-film/
Posted 26 Aug 2009 at 7:13 pm ¶Post a Comment