GME DVD Distribution - FILM NOIR -- THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF 

GME DVD Distribution - FILM NOIR -- THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF 

GME has focused attention on the rediscovery of lesser known movies in the Film Noir genre.  In addition to our prior release of TOO LATE FOR TEARS (1949) and WOMAN ON THE RUN (1950), we are now pleased to offer the newest DVD publication in conjunction with Flicker Alley, THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF (1950).  

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GME DVD Distribution: Rediscovering Portuguese Silent Cinema

GME DVD Distribution: Rediscovering Portuguese Silent Cinema

One of the pleasures of curating a line of DVD releases is the ability to help reshape the canons of film history.  Very little is known in North America about Portuguese silent film history, and with several new DVD releases, our attempt is to alter this understanding.  We offer 3 DVD publications by key directors of the silent era In Portugal:  Rino Lupo (RINO LUPO: MULHERES DA BEIRA / OS LOBOS), Reinaldo Ferreira (O TÁXI Nº 9297), and Leitão de Barros (LISBOA, CRÓNICA ANEDÓTICA).

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GME DVD Distribution: Films by Mike Kuchar and Marie Losier

GME DVD Distribution:  Films by Mike Kuchar and Marie Losier

Continuing our mission to offer significant historical avant-garde moving image works alongside contemporary experimental films, GME is pleased to offer two DVD editions in this vein:  SINS OF THE FLESHAPOIDS, made in 1966 by Mike Kuchar (twin brother of filmmaker George), alongside a compilation of contemporary short films (HELLO HAPPINESS!) by one of their protégés Marie Losier.

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GME DVD Distribution – Fall 2018 Releases

GME DVD Distribution – Fall 2018 Releases

With the fall academic semester now underway, Gartenberg Media Enterprises is pleased to announce our new slate of DVD and Blu-ray publications for distribution to the North American academic community.  These digital editions are selected from film archives and boutique publishers worldwide, and represent the entire breadth and depth of moving image history. This current roster of releases encompass 120 years of film history, from the turn of the 19th century actuality film, VIENNA TRAMWAY RIDE (1906) through to Marie Losier's colorful, avant-garde portrait of performance artist Deborah Krystal, BIRD OF THE NIGHT (L’OISEAU DE LA NUIT, (2015). 

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