An exiting release (for me at least) is coming on DVD on July 23rd in the UK:
In the era when one could still but only dream of a
comprehensive restoration of Fritz Lang's silent sci-fi epic Metropolis,
esteemed pop artist/producer and pioneering electronic composer Giorgio Moroder
followed his work on Brian De Palma's cult-classic Al Pacino vehicle Scarface
by assembling his own version of Lang's 1920s classic. The result was a
zeitgeist-infused, high-kitsch/high-art amalgam of some of the quintessential
cinema images and then-contemporary 1980s pop-chart melodrama.
For millions around the world, it is this version of
Metropolis - featuring music by Moroder himself and artistes such as Adam Ant,
Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury, Bonnie Tyler, and Jon Anderson which first comes
to mind whenever mention is made of the Lang original or, indeed, the iconic
imagery and power of silent cinema.
Eureka Entertainment are proud to present a new restoration
of Giorgio Moroder's cult reworking of Fritz Lang's Metropolis for the very
first time on DVD in the UK - a bizarre and beautiful retro-futurist timepiece
which continues to speak of the past, present, and future...available on DVD
and limited edition DVD Steelbook.
SPECIAL DVD EDITION:
New high-definition restoration from rare original 35mm
elements
Original stereo and 5.1 surround audio options
The Fading Image, a vintage documentary from 1984 detailing
the creation of Moroder's reconstruction
http://www.metropolismovie.co.uk/metropolis
1 comment:
Fritz Lang, Georgio Moroder and the best of the charts 1984-stylee? Sounds utterly fabulous... Jx
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