Hello! Savant survived the 4th, and I hope you did too. I have two new docus for you tonight.

Vanguard's Picture This - The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer, Texas is an interesting look at the making of The Last Picture Show, filmed when the sequel, Texasville, was being shot. Director George Hickenlooper's commentary is especially good.

Home Vision's Inspirations is a very exactingly realized examination of seven modern artists, that delves into the basics of what an artist is, and works its way up from there. Director Michael Apted's subjects include Roy Lichtenstein and David Bowie, and several others even more interesting and ... inspiring.

Here's a final reminder about Criterion's Sundance Classic Film series. Tomorrow night, Saturday the 6th, The Sundance cable channel will show Federico Fellini's Juliet of the Spirits; on Sunday the 7th, Peter Weir's The Last Wave will be presented. Both shows start at 9PM, but I'm not sure what time zone. Please check local listings, as they say.

Savant just got in the new Criterion Kurosawa, Red Beard, and is very anxious to see it. It, Modesty Blaise and others should follow soon. Thanks! GE Posted by DVD Savant at July 05, 2002 06:29 PM