'Valley of the Dolls' to be released on blu-ray

[CarlosAlberto]

In September from The Criterion Collection. It will also be available on DVD. It's in-name-only sequel "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" will also be released.

‘VALLEY OF THE DOLLS‘ – Blu-Ray & DVD Editions
Cutthroat careerism, wild sex, and fierce female protagonists are all on offer in this adaptation of Jacqueline Susann’s sensational and wildly popular novel. Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker), Barbara Parkins (Peyton Place), and Sharon Tate star as three friends attempting to navigate the glamorous, pressurized world of big-time show business-the “valley” is not a place but a narcotized state of mind, and the “dolls” are the pills that rouse them in the morning and knock them out at night. Blending old-fashioned gloss with Madison Avenue grooviness, this slick look by director Mark Robson (Peyton Place) at the early days of sexual liberation and an entertainment industry coming apart was a giant box-office hit and has become an unforgettably campy time capsule of the 1960s.

1967 * 123 minutes * Color * 3.0 Surround * 2.35:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

* New 2K digital restoration, with 3.0 LCR DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
* Audio commentary from 2006 featuring actor Barbara Parkins and journalist Ted Casablanca
* New interview with author Amy Fine Collins about author Jacqueline Susann and the film
* New video essay by critic Kim Morgan
* Footage of Marc Huestis Presents Sparkle Patty Sparkle!, a 2009 gala tribute to actor Patty Duke at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco
* A World Premiere Voyage and Jacqueline Susann and “Valley of the Dolls,” two promotional films from 1967
* Archival interviews
* Trailers and TV spots
* More!
* PLUS: An essay by film critic Glenn Kenny

[CarlosAlberto]

 

‘BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS‘
In 1970, 20th Century-Fox, impressed by the visual zing “King of the Nudies” Russ Meyer (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!) brought to bargain-basement exploitation fare, handed the director a studio budget and the title to one of its biggest hits, Valley of the Dolls. With a satirical screenplay by Roger Ebert, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls follows three young female rockers going Hollywood in hell-bent sixties style under the spell of a flamboyant producer-whose decadent bashes showcase Meyer’s trademark libidinal exuberance. Transgressive and outrageous, this big-studio version of a debaucherous midnight movie is an addictively entertaining romp from
one of the movies’ great outsider artists.

1970 * 109 minutes * Color * Monaural * 2.35:1 aspect ratio

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
* High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
* Audio commentary from 2003 featuring screenwriter Roger Ebert
* Audio commentary from 2006 featuring actors Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Harrison Page, John La Zar, and Erica Gavin
* New interview with filmmaker John Waters
* Archival interviews with writer, director, and producer Russ Meyer
* Q&A about the film from 1992 featuring Meyer, Ebert, La Zar, Read, and actors David Gurian, Charles Napier, Michael Blodgett, and Edy Williams
* Above, Beneath, and Beyond the Valley; Look On Up at the Bottom; The Best of Beyond; Sex, Drugs, Music and Murder; and Casey & Roxanne, five documentaries from 2006 about the making of the film, featuring the cast and crew
* Trailers and TV spots
* More!
* PLUS: An essay by film critic Glenn Kenny

[Fantod]

The new Criterion month is excellent, with Blood Simple, the Dekalog, Cat People, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, and Night Train to Munich all being released in September.

I'm also looking forward to McCabe and Mrs. Miller, A Taste of Honey, Woman in the Dunes, Dr. Strangelove, and the In-Laws, all coming soon.

Plus, Pan's Labyrinth has been confirmed by del Toro on his twitter (there's even box art)

[TotallyEffed]

God bless Criterion.

[MichelleCraig]

I. Can. Not. Wait!!

[Steve C.]

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