Thursday, September 16, 2004
Slacker Criterion DVD
There have only been a handful of movies that really changed the way I looked at filmmaking. Richard Linklater's "Slacker" probably made the biggest impact. It made me realize anyone, including me, could make a great film for very little money. In fact, it is to "blame" for my decision to go to graduate film school.
So when I heard a couple of months ago that the DVD was finally going to be released on September 14th, I was thrilled. The fact that it would be a Criterion collection was almost too much for me to take.
Well, since hearing about the DVD, my wife and I decided to take the kids on a Disney vacation at the end of October. I've been trying really hard to avoid buying a bunch of DVDs and video games prior to the trip because I know that damn Mouse is going to bleed us dry. Plus, I figured I could rent it for now.
Unfortunately, Blockbuster doesn't rent Criterion DVDs. On top of that, I just received a glowing review of the DVD via e-mail from The Washington Post. Some of the bonus features include commentary by Linklater, audition videos and footage from a reunion of the cast members on the 10th anniversary of the film in 2001. Damn Mouse!
There have only been a handful of movies that really changed the way I looked at filmmaking. Richard Linklater's "Slacker" probably made the biggest impact. It made me realize anyone, including me, could make a great film for very little money. In fact, it is to "blame" for my decision to go to graduate film school.
So when I heard a couple of months ago that the DVD was finally going to be released on September 14th, I was thrilled. The fact that it would be a Criterion collection was almost too much for me to take.
Well, since hearing about the DVD, my wife and I decided to take the kids on a Disney vacation at the end of October. I've been trying really hard to avoid buying a bunch of DVDs and video games prior to the trip because I know that damn Mouse is going to bleed us dry. Plus, I figured I could rent it for now.
Unfortunately, Blockbuster doesn't rent Criterion DVDs. On top of that, I just received a glowing review of the DVD via e-mail from The Washington Post. Some of the bonus features include commentary by Linklater, audition videos and footage from a reunion of the cast members on the 10th anniversary of the film in 2001. Damn Mouse!
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