If you think $150.oo is too high to rent a film, I hope you won't be complaining that THEY LIVE BY NIGHT, PHANTOM LADY, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, IMITITION OF LIFE(34) ZAPRINSKI POINT and hundreds of others are out of distribution not because of a right problem but because the distributor does not see the value of making new prints. A new print from an existing negative costs around $500.oo but some negatives are either fragile or unusable. Here at Kino we are about to due a test on the 81/2 negative which is fragile. New prints will probaly run between $1000 to $2000. We were lucky in that we were able to make a new print of The Bicyle Thief for around $500.. SWANK in particular almost never replaces prints and Films Inc. has found that many 16mm negatives are unavailable from the studios. As for Lady From Shanghai, Obviousy the price goes upo when its an exclusive title. When it was $80.oo it was unusually cheap. As for Em Gee films, by all means rent SO THIS IS PARIS but I have seen them try to rent titles that are absolutely illegal (CITIZEN KANE for example) . I realize everyone had budget problems, but just do not be suprised if there are no more 16mm to rent in a very short time. The utter lack of cooperation between the acedemic community and distributors over the years is startling, I blame both sides equally. As far as I know SCS has done nothing to effectively communicate with Films inc. and SWANK. Remember the classroom is only a small percentage of their business and if you don't commicate with them rationally, you can't be suprised when they no longer carry the prints you want. Jessica Rosner Kino International Kino International Corporation 333 W. 39th St. Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212)629-6880 fax: (212)714-0871 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]