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Criterion Fisher King DVD/Blu-ray - cclark - 03-17-2015
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Criterion Fisher King DVD/Blu-ray
Quote:DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:
New, restored 2K digital transfer, approved by director Terry Gilliam, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary featuring Gilliam
New interviews with Gilliam; producer Lynda Obst; screenwriter Richard La Gravenese; and actors Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, and Mercedes Ruehl
New interviews with artists Keith Greco and Vincent Jefferds on the creation of the film’s Red Knight
Interview from 2006 with actor Robin Williams
New video essay featuring Bridges’s on-set photographs
Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Gilliam
Costume tests
Trailers
PLUS: An essay by critic Bilge Ebiri
The cover is by NYC Lower East Side-based artist Angel Ortiz (AKA "LA2") who was an early collaborator with Keith Haring. You can read more about him via this article in the Village Voice. (Note: the article is a little outdated.)
RE: Criterion Fisher King DVD/Blu-ray - cclark - 06-19-2015
Criterion Collection, Three Reasons: THE FISHER KING
RE: Criterion Fisher King DVD/Blu-ray - cclark - 07-14-2015
The Fisher King: In the Kingdom of the Imperfect essay by Bilge Ebiri and Michael’s Turn: Michael Jeter in The Fisher King by Michael Koresky are both available to read on the Criterion website.
There's also this recent interview with Terry Gilliam about the film and the Criterion release. Reviews of the Criterion release can be found on DVD Talk, ION Cinema, Slant Magazine, and DVD Verdict.
RE: Criterion Fisher King DVD/Blu-ray - Donald McKinney - 03-26-2017
It's out in the UK on June 19th!!
RE: Criterion Fisher King DVD/Blu-ray - bruttenholm - 01-29-2023
Cinephilia Beyond just published a profile on the film with archive interviews with Gilliam and Lagravenese, video archives and links to 2 versions of the script in pdf : https://cinephiliabeyond.org/fisher-king/