IMPORTANT NEWS: In early 2015, the creators of Vinegar Syndrome will be launching Etiquette Pictures, a new home video label. Whereas Vinegar Syndrome is focused on preserving and releasing all forms of exploitation and forgotten weird cinema, Etiquette Pictures will be devoted to the preservation and distribution of unique, offbeat, and significant experimental films, documentaries and independent features, as well as some contemporary works. As with Vinegar Syndrome, the sole condition of the selected titles is that they must have been shot on and restored from film elements. Among the titles Etiquette Pictures has secured for 2015 are James M. Harris bizarre adaptation of Sleeping Beauty, SOME CALL IT LOVING, David Burton Morris Minneapolis shot drama, LOOSE ENDS, and a collection of the short films and features of Jon Moritsugu. However, Etiquette’s debut release will be Lawrence Schiller and L. M. Kit Carsons 1971 documentary masterpiece, THE AMERICAN DREAMER, which chronicles the production of Dennis Hoppers THE LAST MOVIE. Presented in partnership with and with proceeds benefiting The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN, to help further preserve their cinema archive. While specifics are still being worked out, Etiquette’s inaugural release is scheduled for January 2015. Titles will be released initially as limited special-edition Blu-ray/DVD combo packs, exclusively available through the Etiquette Pictures website and select retailers. After the initial run sells out, titles will be re-pressed in a general release version and sold through all major retailers. EtiquettePictures contact@etiquettepictures
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:57:20 +0000