Kirby...this is so cool! it just so happens that Korda's THIEF OF BAGDAD is one of my favorite movies...I saw it for the first time when I was about seven years old (it was the first re-release) and fell in love with it. i have watched it many times over the years and have always regarded it as the quintessential Arabian Nights fantasy movie. I'm thrilled to learn that there is a new Criterion DVD of the film, and delighted that you are one of the 'extras" on the disc. I will certainly get one ASAP. Can't wait to hear your interview! Richard
Richard Del Belso > Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:44:39 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MOPO] THE THIEF OF BAGDAD > To: [email protected] > > I'm happy to let the members know that an interview that I did with > the composer > Miklos Rozsa for public radio station KUT-FM at The University of > Texas at Austin > has been included, in excerpts, in the new Criterion DVD of Alexander > Korda's > THE THIEF OF BAGDAD. > > The interview was done in 1975. An associate of mine, Tom DeMary, > who is > a huge film fan and film soundtrack fan, introduced me to Dr. Rozsa, and > set up the interview. Rozsa went into a studio in Santa Monica and I > was > recorded in Austin. For many years, I thought this interview was lost > when station personnel inadvertently bulk erased some programs I had > produced. But Tom had an additional air check copy. The originals were > given to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where digital > masters of the tapes were made. The Academy were kind enough to provide > CD copies > > Tom suggested we offer the recording to Criterion and they decided to > use it on the supplements disc in the set. > > THE THIEF OF BAGDAD DVD has another treat for Michael Powell and > Korda fans, an additional film, the war propaganda film THE LION HAS > WINGS. > > Typical Criterion quality has been employed in the execution of the DVD. > > Kirby McDaniel > www.movieart.net > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
