Besides all of Jean Cocteau's films, I know Bill has a copy of Pal Joey (1957), dir. Georg Sidney, starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak. I know that Bill's also got a copy of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) dir. Kerry Conran, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie ...
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Would be a pleasure to be the librarian of your collection, although I'm sure you've got your own system that works better than imposing the old UDC [Universal Classification System] or DDC [Dewey Decimal Classification] on it all.
You might be interested to learn that a new Criterion streaming service arrives 8 April of this year: https://www.criterionchannel.com/
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I have several Flash Gordon videos and the complete series of 'King Of The Rocketmen' too. Actually, I have a collection of several hundred DVDs covering all genres, from classic Hollywood movies, though British pre-war and post war classics, lots of documentaries, music videos covering jazz and classical and other genres, classic cartoons such as 'Popeye' and 'Felix The Cat,' science-fiction greats, etc, etc. A quite vast library. And talking of libraries, every room in the house has tall shelves groaning with the weight of books, a quite remarkable number of them. And at the side of my bed, a huge pile of around 100 books still waiting to be read. I'm sure you's be astonished at the amount of amassed historical content in all these things.
This seems it might be up Bill Nelson's street or perhaps a more comprehensive 'Flash Gordon' compilation.
Hmm ... now I think I know where a favourite song of mine on Atom Shop may get its inspiration from.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was pretty darn good, I thought! Believe I also have a copy! Haven't seen it for years, will have to get it out and watch...thanks for the reminder!