Yes! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089908/
My trippy childhood nightmare and Walter Murch's one and only film as a director. On 7/15/10 11:33 AM, "Chris McNevins" <[email protected]> wrote: > Wizard of Oz variants also comes to mind: > > Muppets Wizard of Oz: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422778/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Videolib] Picking the collective brain - kid's lit to film > > I've always found time/zeitgeist shifting in kidlit film remakes sorta > interesting. > > e.g. Freaky Friday, Parent Trap, Doctor Dolittle > > The original is very often true to the book as far as setting and time; > the remake seldom is...probably an attempt at "relevancy" > > > Charlie and the Choc Factory/Willy Wonka...interesting (and at the same > time disappointing) for it's rather botched addition of Freudian > foolishness...something neither the book nor the original vaguely hint > at. > Tim Burton seems to dig this kinda psychofluff stuff (cf the latest > Alice) > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > [email protected] > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
