Criteron's newest wave of Blu-ray releases: Federico Fellini's 8½, Steven Soderbergh's Che, and Wim Wenders's Paris, Texas. I actually had a review planned for Paris, Texas but I think I'll hold off until the new edition is out.
Paris, Texas has colossal personal significance. I haven't seen the movie since it was released on VHS all those years ago, and the monologue near the end ("I knew these people...", on the soundtrack album, with Ry Cooder's elegiac music) is easily my favorite scene of its kind from any film.
Ebert's review (and his retrospective) is a fine encapsulation of what makes the film so special.
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I have similar memories of Paris,Texas; sadly the iTunes distribution of the soundtrack is expurgated: specifically the track with Stanton's excellent monologue. Unfortunately, as with so many albums that depend on building up an atmosphere, this is a mortal flaw.
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I have what appears to be a first pressing of the CD, so I wouldn't be surprised if future editions no longer featured the monologue due to tightening restrictions about such things.
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