Hey guys:
Are you aware that a company called Kino has just released the full American Film Theater subscription series that played in theaters during the mid-1970's? I can't believe this hybrid of great cinema/great theater has been finally released on DVD.
You may recall that 14 of the greatest theatrical works were filmed by great directors with incredible casts and the only way you could see them back them was if you subscribed -- just like real theater performances.
Some of the works included:
Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (John Frankenheimer director) with Lee Marvin, Jeff Bridges, Robert Ryan, Frederick March and Bradford Dillman.
Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance (Tony Richardson director) with Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield
Robert Shaw's The Man In The Glass Booth with Maximillian Schell
The Maids
Alan Bates in Butley
Stacey Keach as Luther
Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in Rhinoceros
and many more.
exciting stuff!!!
Are you aware that a company called Kino has just released the full American Film Theater subscription series that played in theaters during the mid-1970's? I can't believe this hybrid of great cinema/great theater has been finally released on DVD.
You may recall that 14 of the greatest theatrical works were filmed by great directors with incredible casts and the only way you could see them back them was if you subscribed -- just like real theater performances.
Some of the works included:
Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (John Frankenheimer director) with Lee Marvin, Jeff Bridges, Robert Ryan, Frederick March and Bradford Dillman.
Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance (Tony Richardson director) with Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield
Robert Shaw's The Man In The Glass Booth with Maximillian Schell
The Maids
Alan Bates in Butley
Stacey Keach as Luther
Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in Rhinoceros
and many more.
exciting stuff!!!