THE COOL WORLD is definitely a copyrighted film and it's solely owned by Frederick Wiseman's ZIPPORAH FILMS. It was his first film and he produced while Shirley Clarke directed. You can email the very capable Karen Konicek there and see if she can do something for you. THE COOL WORLD materials are at the Library of Congress (and that's no secret) and a restoration has been discussed. Even then, it's a long way from a DVD release.
Best regards, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: [email protected] www.milestonefilms.com www.comebackafrica.com www.yougottomove.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com <http://www.killerofsheep.com/> AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! Follow Milestone on Twitter! <http://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Jessica Rosner <[email protected]>wrote: > This would be an interesting case for the "reasonable " price section > of 108. It appears that Zipporah is the one and only legal distributor > and that is their price and they do not have it in DVD. No doubt the > folks and some institutions would decide they could just dub an old > VHS to DVD or buy it from "Hardtofindfilms" ( after all it does not > say illegal) because $400 is not a "reasonable " price despite being > the ONLY price it was in fact sold at ( well perhaps they once sold it > for $300) > > As it happens I THINK this film is in fact in the process of being > restored by a major archive and would be available retail after that. > I am not 100% sure, but someone on this list knows the answer and may > chime in. > > > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Wochna, Lorraine <[email protected]> wrote: > > HI all, > > > > I am looking for Shirley Clarke's "Cool World" for purchase. > > I can get it here: http://shop.vendio.com/HARDTOFINDFILMS/ > > But not sure if it is legit (I feel certain it is not). > > > > I see Zipporah has it on VHS for $400 (that's all) and it is not > available in DVD. > > > > >From Worldcat most of the copies are from Zipporah, and one from > 'Nostalgia Collector" which I don't think is in business anymore. If I have > to I will ILL this, because $400 for VHS seems high, but I don't know the > film that well and I could be mistaken. > > > > Any light on this would be appreciated. > > > > thanks > > Lorraine > > > > > > lorraine wochna > > Alden Library, Ohio University > > Instruction Coordinator > > Subjects: African American Studies, English, Film & Theatre > > T: 740 597 1238 > > http://libguides.library.ohiou.edu/profile/lorraine > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > Jessica Rosner > Media Consultant > 224-545-3897 (cell) > 212-627-1785 (land line) > [email protected] > > 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. > --
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