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“Damsels in Distress” is Available in Denmark
Damsels in Distress is available in Denmark. From the website filmguiden.no: Whit Stillman slo igjennom som en av de mest lovende amerikanske indie-auteurene på 90-tallet. Men etter hans strålende The Last Days of Disco (1998) sa det stopp for hans … Continue reading
‘Damsels in Distress’ DVD Review by Slant Magazine
Calum Marsh of Slant Magazine writes: The manner in which American comedy has changed since the release of Whit Stillman’s The Last Days of Disco in 1998 is precisely illustrated by the difference between that film’s theatrical poster, ported over … Continue reading
‘Damsels in Distress’ is singularly funny
Noel Murray of the L.A. times writes this for the Damsels in Distress DVD and VOD: Writer-director Whit Stillman’s first film since 1998′s “The Last Days of Disco” is a loopy campus comedy, starring Greta Gerwig as an idealistic upperclassman … Continue reading
An Affectionate Look at the Privilege of the White and the Middle Class: ‘The Last Days of Disco’
Shaun Huston of PopMatters writes this of the Criterion Disco DVD: At this point it is, I think, uncontroversial to note the lack of diversity in American film and television, or to make note of how that lack has resulted … Continue reading
‘Damsels’ DVD and Blu-ray delayed
The DVD and Blu-ray release for Damsels in Distress has, according to Amazon, been delayed. Originally scheduled for 31 July (in US and Canada), it’s now listing as 25 September. However, the UK and German Amazons still list their original … Continue reading
‘Damsels’ Blu-ray features
In Saturday’s post about the forthcoming Damsels in Distress DVD and Blu-ray release, I said there were no details about the discs’ features. While there was no information listed on Amazon, John W. McKelvey points out that the details are … Continue reading
‘Damsels in Distress’ on DVD and Blu-ray: Dates
Sharp-eyed reader Brian Vanhook spotted that Amazon.com has listings for DVD and Blu-ray versions of Damsels in Distress, with a release date of 31 July, available for pre-order. This prompted me to try other countries, and here are a few … Continue reading
‘Metropolitan’ and ‘The Last Days of Disco’ on Blu-Ray
A quick respite from the Damsels in Distress posts… The Criterion Collection have just announced that Metropolitan and The Last Days of Disco will be released on Blu-Ray on 24 July 2012, with what I think are the same extras … Continue reading
Bumper ‘Disco’ interviews and reviews
Lots of good interviews and reviews off the back of the Criterion release of the Last Days of Disco DVD.
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