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Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: July 10, 2010, 01:58:36 PM »

A blog with one entry, 26 June 2010, on The Devils, and a good summary of the history of the non-release of the film

"...Conspiracy theories abound as to the source of all this suppression. Ken Russell himself is a mercurial personality, as witnessed just a few weeks ago by his massive taking-the-piss during a 35th Anniversary screening of TOMMY at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and indeed, except for ALTERED STATES, none of the films he has directed that are owned by WB have seen DVD release in America, so there could easily be longtime grudges being applied in Burbank; '70's-era WB head John Calley was obviously a fan of his, but current chief Alan Horn is surely less enthralled with such antics. Producer Robert H. Solo once remarked to Video Watchdog publisher Tim Lucas that THE DEVILS did not start turning a profit for WB until the early '90's, so there is also possibly lingering resentment over the headaches the film has caused versus the money it has brought in..."

The link is here
http://projectorhasbeendrinking.blogspot.com/2010/06/satans-boy-i-could-never-be-i-havent.html?zx=32e847b68c37fbe6