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Title: Two Lane Blacktop DVD Post by: Daniel S. on November 13, 2007, 01:24:35 AM Dennis Wilson's movie Two Lane Blacktop is getting released by Criterion - http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=414
Title: Re: Two Lane Blacktop DVD Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on November 13, 2007, 10:21:39 AM I wish there was a commentary by the ghost of Dennis Wilson. Oh well. :P
Title: Re: Two Lane Blacktop DVD Post by: shelter on November 13, 2007, 11:56:19 AM I wish there was a commentary by the ghost of Dennis Wilson. Oh well. :P Dennis wasn't the only star of that movie that died young. Warren Oates ("GTO") had a heart attack at age 61, Laurie Bird ("The Girl") committed suicide when she was 25 (she was Art Garfunkel's girlfriend at the time). Title: Re: Two Lane Blacktop DVD Post by: Daniel S. on November 13, 2007, 07:00:25 PM Warren Oates died when he was 53. :)
Title: Re: Two Lane Blacktop DVD Post by: Sheriff John Stone on November 13, 2007, 08:08:26 PM And James Taylor almost joined them....
Title: Re: Two Lane Blacktop DVD Post by: shelter on November 13, 2007, 11:33:40 PM Warren Oates died when he was 53. :) You're right. My mistake. Title: Re: Two Lane Blacktop DVD Post by: 8o8o on November 14, 2007, 04:26:46 AM That movie's cool, Warren Oates was always brilliant. Had he still been alive, I think Tarantino would have picked him for one of his flicks.
The story of Laurie is really sad. Title: Re: Two Lane Blacktop DVD Post by: DJ M on November 23, 2007, 12:47:08 PM http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=414
Synopsis Drag racing east from L.A. in a souped-up '55 Chevy are the wayward Driver and Mechanic (singer/songwriter James Taylor and the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson, in their only acting roles), accompanied by a tagalong Girl (Laurie Bird). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates's Pontiac GTO-driving wanderer and challenge him to a cross-country race—the prize: their cars' pink slips. Yet no summary can do justice to the existential punch of Two-Lane Blacktop. Maverick director Monte Hellman’s stripped-down narrative, gorgeous widescreen compositions, and sophisticated look at American male obsession make this one of the artistic high points of 1970s cinema, and possibly the greatest road movie ever made. Special Features - DIRECTOR-APPROVED DOUBLE-DISC SET - New, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised and approved by director Monte Hellman - Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack - Two audio commentaries; one by Hellman and filmmaker Allison Anders, and one by screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer and author David Meyer - New interviews with Hellman, star James Taylor, musician Kris Kristofferson, producer Michael Laughlin, and production manager Walter Coblenz - Rare, never-before-seen screen-test outtakes - Performance and Image: a look at the restoration of a '55 Chevy from the movie and the film's locations today - Color Me Gone: photos and publicity from Two-Lane Blacktop - Original theatrical trailer - PLUS: Rudy Wurlitzer's screenplay, reprinted specially for this release; new essays by Kent Jones, appreciations by Richard Linklater and Tom Waits; and a reprint of the 1970 Rolling Stone article "On Route 66, Filming Two-Lane Blacktop." Film Info 1971 103 minutes Color 2.35:1 Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 Anamorphic English Cast The driver James Taylor GTO Warren Oates The girl Laurie Bird The mechanic Dennis Wilson Hot rod driver Rudolph Wurlitzer Driver’s girl Jaclyn Hellman Credits Directed by Monte Hellman Produced by Michael S. Laughlin Screenplay by Rudolph Wurlitzer and Will Corry Story by Will Corry Associate producer Gary Kurtz Photographic advisor Gregory Sandor Color by Technicolor Assistant camera John Bailey Film editor Monte Hellman Unit production manager Walter Coblenz Assistant director Ken Swor Costumes Richard Bruno Production sound Charles Knight Music supervisor Billy James Custom auto design and construction Richard Ruth, William Kincheloe, H. Alan Deglin Release Info Catalog Number: CC1729D ISBN: 978-1-60465-003-7 UPC: 715515026925 |