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Wed, 23 Sep 1998 13:35:27 -0500
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Indeed there was a lovely new 35mm print screened in New York but like much
of the highly publicized efforts to support "film" this does little good to
most of the film going public. The new 35mm was paid for by Fleet Bank as
part of I believe 7 titles they are paying for new prints on. First of all
why in the hell should a bank have to pay for a new print of one of the
most important American films ever made. Why doesn't the studio or rights
holder have one ? In any event these " new prints" will, based on previous
experience, be available only for a limited time to a very select group of
venues. The VAST MAJORITY of Colleges ,, Musuems and Theaters will have NO
ACCESS to this print. Paramount has virtually eliminated its classics
division. A few weeks ago they could not even find a print of ROMAN
HOLLIDAY for a theater and shipped another one the dubbed print
of THE CONFORMIST.
 
All of the above relates to 35mm in 16mm as previously noted the situation
is worse. Paramount says it has no negative for Nashville and the existing
prints have died a natural death. That pretty much ends any FILM screenings
of Nashville on a college campus and the reasons for this are repeated with
literally thousands of other titles.
 
As noted in my earlier long & depressing missive, I live in New York
so I can see Nashville. My sympathy to the rest of you out there.
 
Jessica Rosner
All views expressed are my own
 
Kino International Corporation
333 W. 39th St. Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
(212)629-6880
fax: (212)714-0871
 
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