On Nov 13, 2007, at 1:28 PM, BklynMagus wrote:
> Dave Kehr in the NY Times paid more attention to the
> 1931 version than to Fassbinder's.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/movies/homevideo/13dvds.html
>
> I am at a loss to understand the competition he tries to
> evoke between the two versions.
I noticed that and also thought it was weird. This, and the IFC reviewer distancing himself from RWF - is he radioactive now? What's his rep in film circles these days?
Amazon sez my copy's on the way!
Doug