In a message dated 9/2/98 3:12:20 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: <<Wenders in a special case. HE DID IT HIMSELF. He took all his films that he owned ( most) pulled them and I actually heard he destroyed some of the English subtitled negatives. It is a terrible situation but for whatever reason, it was HIS choice>> Actually, it was a bit more complicated than this. About 10 years ago, Wenders was willing to have New Yorker or Kino release his films again but there were no English subtitled negatives or they were badly done (I can't remember which). In those days, most 35mm prints were struck off AB rolls or internegs and had burned-in subtitles. It was estimated that it would cost approximately $100,000 to $200,000 to bring the collection up to speed and neither company was willing to make the investment. As for destroying his material, the only story I heard was that he had hated his version of The Scarlet Letter so much that he burned it. However, when I asked an associate of his, he just laughed and said of course not. I would not put it past the vagueries of history that the 16mm negatives with New Yorker are either still there or have been lost. Dennis Milestone Film & Video ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]