New Metropolis website

[MichiganJ]

http://www.kino.com/metropolis/

[MichiganJ]

Here's some info regarding the Eureka release of Metropolis on DVD and Blu-Ray as part of their terrific Masters of Cinema series. Unlike their Murnau Blu-Ray's, I suspect this Blu-ray will be Region 2, locked.
Kino is scheduled to release their Region 1 edition in November, likely with different special features than the Eureka edition.

http://www.metropolis1927.com/#home

[klondike]

I remember seeing a very Warholish VHS transcription of Metropolis back in 1980 which featured an "all-new musical score" composed & performed by Freddie Mercury & Queen . . which purportedly was giving way to rabid camps of "loved it!" & "hated it!".
Myself, I thought the score worked reliably well, and lent a little welcome sizzle to the story, though I wasn't necessarily convinced it made for the best possible soundtrack for Lang's intended visions.

[MichiganJ]

It's the Giorgio Morodor version from 1984. The soundtrack featured a lot of 80s music, including Queen, Adam Ant and most importantly, Loverboy.
Not to be missed.

I wrote about it here:
http://silverscreenoasis.com/oasis3/vie ... lis#p49470

[MichiganJ]

Interesting article in The New York Times about the Metropolis restoration. Near the bottom of the article there is a mention of a few other once thought lost silents found in Buenos Aires, including:

My Son (1928) d. Yevgeny Chervyakov
The Aryan (1916)--William S. Hart
The Crimson City (1928)--Myrna Loy & Anna May Wong
The Gilded Lily (1921)--Mae Murray

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/movie ... polis.html