Giles

As an extension to a recent EW story on those moviegoers who got jilted from movies that didn't make to their town/city. I was wondering if any DVDTalkers had similiar films that you were expecting to see but for some reason or the other did not get booked at your local cinema. Mine was the art film Le Fils (The Son).

Frank TJ Mackey

Yes, I've heard quite a bit of positive remarks on The Son.

Is it close to a DVD release date or anything?

thanks

Giles

I haven't seen any info from New Yorker Home Video's website pertaining to a future video release. I am hoping that with Ebert's praise for the film, some DC theatre could take a chance on this and show it.

Rypro 525

monster didn't come to my area.

wendersfan

The Son has been out for several months in R2 (Artificial Eye). In my opinion it was the best film released theatrically in the United States during 2003, unless Ten counts as a 2003 release (I saw it in 2002).

MrN

I too missed The Son - did that ever get a proper release?I also couldn't see Lilja-4-Ever or The Mother - I'm sure there's others I'm not aware of.

Rypro, Monster is still in limited release so you just may get it, especially if it ends up getting Oscar noms.

Giles

yeah I know with some extras that probably wont get ported over to the eventual R1 release.

• Number of discs: 2
• ASIN: B00009Z52J
• Catalogue Number: ART248DVD

Special Features:

- Interviews with Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Olivier Gourmet

- Stills gallery

- Filmographies

- Theatrical trailers of The Son, Rosetta and La Promesse

DVD Technical Information:

- Language: French

- Subtitles: English, Dutch and Italian

- French Dolby Digital 5.1 with optional Italian dubbing

- Region Code: 2

- Enhanced for widescreen TVs

Running time:
Disc 1: 101 minutes
Disc 2: 70 minutes

wendersfan

I wouldn't hold your breath for a R1 release; Rosetta (also by the Dardennes) is still unavailable in R1, and it won the Palme d'Or...

Giles

The Son had one of the slowest roll-outs for a foreign film. Mind you here in DC, the only known screening was in 2002 at the AFI's European Union Film Festival.

Not that I believe everything IMDB denotes, The Mother limited theatrical release is scheduled for May 28th of this year.

In regards to Lilja 4-ever, I foolishy listened to a DVDTalker's negative remarks about the film, and didn't see it... oh well.. guess I'm gonna have to wait for the video release (has a date been mentioned for a Region 1 release of this film?)

DRG

Just a few of the movies that never made it to our area theaters:

Mystic River
Lost in Translation
28 Days Later
American Splendor
Swimming Pool
In America
The Cooler
21 Grams

PalmerJoss

Where to begin? Let's see...

Bubba Ho-Tep
Lost In Translation
Monster
American Splendor

sundog

I can't think of anything that didn't come through Chicago in one form or another. Most of the movies I regret missing were due to circumstance more than unavailability. Two of those were Van Sant's Elephant and the documentary In the Mirror of Maya Deren.

wendersfan

This thread makes me very grateful that, for a city its size, Columbus seems to get everything I'd possibly want to see...

CUBuffsMike41

I'm from Chicago, too. It's nice having all the great theatres that pretty much get everyone at some point or another. Don't worry about missing Elephant though. It was ok, but you're definitely not missing about by not seeing it.

sundog

Heh, actually Elephant is back for a run at the Village theater this week . . . crazy. Now will I make an effort to see it? Who knows.

jayson1017

I'm still upset that Au Hasard Balthazar was not screened in Chicago, but almost every other big city in the US.

Tarantino

21 Grams

MrN

No, but it is out on DVD in region 2.
It played here in San Fran for one week but right in the midst of the SF film festival! It also played in Oakland for a week - but naturally, it was the same week - marketing decision I guess.

Grimfarrow

Well, since I'm now in Hong Kong, I missed a boatload of films that came out in the US. This includes:

Lost in Translation (coming Feb)
Cold Mountain (coming Feb)
Master & Commander (coming Feb)
21 Grams (coming end of Jan)
Elephant
American Splendor
The Station Agent
Thirteen
In America
Demonlover
The Man Without a Past
School of Rock
Bad Santa
Chihwaseon
L'Homme du Train
In this World
Monster
House of Sand and Fog
The Cooler
Girl with Pearl Earring
Millennium Actress
The Barbarian Invasions

Instead, I get to see a crap film like "Young Adam" first. Blah.