One of the most influential pieces of queer art ever made, James Bidgood's 1971 experimental bulge fantasia Pink Narcissus is getting a long long long awaited physical media upgrade! The film is hitting blu-ray on February 24th and you can pre-order it right here. And no I don't know why right now Amazon is listing this as a DVD -- it is definitely a blu-ray. I'm also not sure why it's not a 4K release, since the film was remastered in 4K when I saw it at MoMA last year, but I imagine they have to weigh the costs of these things and surreal movies about thrusting matador crotches weirdly have a somewhat limited audience. No I don't get why either. But I'm still planning on upgrading my ancient DVD. Of course Bidgood wasn't known to be the film's director for decades -- it was released anonymously. But one look at his book of photography will clear up any confusion. Here's the film's 4K restoration trailer:
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