Re: The Great Primitives

Sandy McCarthy (mccarthy@wccnet.org)
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:26:58 -0800 (PST)

Yes, that's the film. My dilemma is that my library is going to withdraw all 16
MM from our collection, but "The Great Primitives" is still one film being
used. Thank you,
Sandy

Gary Handman wrote:

> Hi....are you talking about "The Great Primitives" that featured early
> filmmakers (Edwin Porter, et al)? If so, it has never been released on VHS
> or DVD...however, the individual shorts that it included are available on
> other works (e.g. Great Train Robbery)...Kino, mostly.
>
> At 07:36 AM 12/19/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >I am looking for "The Great Primitives" in VHS or DVD format. I believe
> >
> >I saw a posting for the VHS or DVD this past summer, but at this point I
> >
> >am not able to locate it. Does anyone remember seeing anything about
> >the film in VHS or DVD format? Please contact me. Thank you.
> >
> >Sandy
> >
> >--
> >Sandy C. McCarthy
> >Faculty Librarian
> >Washtenaw Community College
> >4800 E. Huron River Drive
> >Ann Arbor, MI 48106
> >734-677-5293
> >
> >mccarthy@wccnet.org
> >http://courses.wccnet.org/~mccarthy/
>
> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
> 510-643-8566
> ghandman@library.berkeley.edu

--
Sandy C. McCarthy
Faculty Librarian
Washtenaw Community College
4800 E. Huron River Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
734-677-5293


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