CRITERION RELEASE DATE

Bad news guys. The Criterion dvd has been put "on hold" indefinitely. The higherups here admit that as worthwhile a film as this might be, there really just isn't a strong enough market for the film. Aside from the four or five regulars on this board, and the 5 or 6 thousand people on the japanese Another Stakeout webring, their estimates for how many we'd sell were unfortunately absolutely and completely dismal.

Despite my begging and pleading, this cinematic treasure will be stuck in bargain bins across middle america, tethered to it's inferior predecessor within that 2-pack extreme edition.

I want to let you know how devoted I am to this film, and I put in my two weeks notice today. Pretty much have to finish out work on the criterion White Water Summer dvd, and that's it for me. Criterion was a great place to work, but clearly they aren't as passionate about true cinema as I would have hoped. If anyone on here is in need of a dvd author who is also a keen project manager, please keep me in mind. I'm moving to Chatsworth temporarily to do some dvd authoring work for my uncle, but there's only so much of that I can take. The last time I worked for him, after 4 months of looking at his "adult movies" all day long, I was so desensitized I'd have to log on to the web and watch at least three babies get killed before I could get it on with my wife. Or rather, my ex-wife (RIP Donna).

And of course you never know, if the winds of change blow this way, who is to say that Another Stakeout might somehow catch on in some sort of weird and partially ironic subculture and actually merit Criterion to step it up and deliver the dvd experience that we true fans deserve. But alas, that day doesn't appear to be anytime soon.