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Ronnie posted:Ah I may be in luck then as I am in a Region B area. I may hold out till I see an official UK release but looking at the previews this film needs all the HD love it deserves. Might as well import it if you are Region B. Amazon FR has L'Illusionniste/Les Triplettes de Belleville two-pack for 21.98 EURO.
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Fat Lou posted:
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feraltennisprodigy posted:Hum, A Serbian Film on Blu-Ray... Can't make up my mind on whether that is a movie I want to watch again in HD or not. Would look good on my shelf at least. If you're looking at the UK version, it's cut by over 3 minutes. Wait for a US version.
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Sporadic posted:Worth a double post Sony officially announced this today and they scored the rights to laserdisc commentary with Scorsese and Paul Schrader (guess it was Criterion returning the favor for Sony licensing them a few movies for the BBS boxset) quote:Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced Taxi Driver for Blu-ray release on April 5, in a 35th Anniversary edition. This gritty urban drama, written by Paul Schrader, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro as a man driven to violence by loneliness and desperation, won the 1976 Palme d'Or at Cannes and was nominated to four Academy Awards. In a welcome initiative, SPHE has licensed the use of the original Scorsese/Schrader audio commentary previously only available on the Laserdisc.
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FitFortDanga PM'ed me and asked me to post this. quote:Warner Home Video Celebrates Four Decades of Visionary Filmmaker on May 31 http://www.hometheaterforum.com/for...ay#post_3781142 loving awesome. The Blu-Ray debut of Lolita and Barry Lyndon plus, hopefully, a new transfer of Spartacus from Warner. Guess this will be the excuse I need to upgrade from my HD-DVDs I have. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 20:20 on Feb 14, 2011 |
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Procrastination pays off! Totally buying this collection since I still haven't gotten around to getting any of the singles. Barry Lyndon 
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Just a reality check: we don't know that Barry Lyndon and Lolita won't be released separately - it's a pretty dick thing to do considering the others were already released years ago, and publishers have shown they aren't ALWAYS that cruel. And the non-WB discs in the set (Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove) are most likely the Universal and Sony authorings, on license for use in this set. The odds of WB taking their own crack at those films is pretty low.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:Just a reality check: we don't know that Barry Lyndon and Lolita won't be released separately - it's a pretty dick thing to do considering the others were already released years ago, and publishers have shown they aren't ALWAYS that cruel. I don't think anybody said that Barry Lyndon or Lolita were going to be exclusive to the box, just that the bundle looks like a must buy (considering a $150 MSRP means it can range between $75-120 at Amazon which is a great deal for 9 movies plus a book and documentary on Kubrick) And we don't know that. Criterion did new transfers of movies they licensed from Sony/MGM/Universal. Can't see why Warner wouldn't do the same since they are rolling out the red carpet and Spartacus' transfer loving blows.
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Sporadic posted:I don't think anybody said that Barry Lyndon or Lolita were going to be exclusive to the box, just that the bundle looks like a must buy. Criterion licenses films for general retail releases. Box sets are treated differently, especially by big studios - it's more like borrowing. Fox's Mel Brooks box set includes Blazing Saddles, a WB flick - but the Blu-ray is literally just WB's Blu-ray stuck in there. I'd love for WB to fix Spartacus, don't get me wrong. But just don't get your hopes up is all. Neo_Reloaded fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Feb 14, 2011 |
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This is the best and worst news of the day.  Warner used to be a great studio, but they are really getting obnoxious with the collector's sets. Criterion would make a fortune off Killer's Kiss, let alone Warner on Lolita. I know they'll eventually put out single editions, but this is a dick move to all those who already bought all of the available Kubrick titles.
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  The 2nd disc of Clockwork Orange is a Blu-Ray, and O Lucky Malcolm will be HD... however, A Life in Pictures is SD. No current plans for separate releases of Lolita and Barry Lyndon. I don't really care about the transfer of Spartacus since I'm not a fan of the movie, but for those who are fans, I hope they update it. I'm curious about whether or not the Strangelove extras will be ported over. Even though I rarely watch extras more than once, it's always nice to know they're there.
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Not Blu related per-se, but relevant to the Criterion lovers here: http://www.hulu.com/criterion Over 150 Criterion releases for $8 a month? Totally worth it, at least for a few months. Now if only they'd bring Hulu Plus to the 360.
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ultraviolence123 posted:If you're looking at the UK version, it's cut by over 3 minutes. Wait for a US version. Ah, thanks for the heads-up, I'll wait for the US version.
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I really love horror on Blu Ray, the sound is amazing. Any word on a release of The Ring? They have ever other lovely Japanese horror remake on HD but the one that is actually good is nowhere to be found.
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This won't matter to many people, but it makes my day: Kino Lorber is releasing The Scent of Green Papaya on April 26th.  now I can retire my Russian import!
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Egbert Souse posted:The Kubrick box cover has "Barry London" on the front. Yeesh. Hopefully for their sake that hasn't gone to the manufacturer yet.
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Well, I got the Bootleg cut of Almost Famous from Blu-ray, and I'm not really sure how I feel about it. Maybe because I've seen the theatrical cut so many times, but the pacing in this version just seems really off, and a lot of the new scenes just feel off.
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Amazon Germany has O Brother, Where Art Thou up for pre-order, €24. Doesn't mention a date or region-coding, however.
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Nihonniboku posted:Well, I got the Bootleg cut of Almost Famous from Blu-ray, and I'm not really sure how I feel about it. Maybe because I've seen the theatrical cut so many times, but the pacing in this version just seems really off, and a lot of the new scenes just feel off. I feel the exact opposite way. Maybe it's because I've seen the theatrical twice and the Bootleg cut a hundred times, but I was sure the general consensus is that the DC is the better version.
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frumpsnake posted:I feel the exact opposite way. Maybe it's because I've seen the theatrical twice and the Bootleg cut a hundred times, but I was sure the general consensus is that the DC is the better version. Yeah the bootleg cut is so much better for sure. I always felt like the theatrical cut was a little disjointed.
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ApexAftermath posted:Yeah the bootleg cut is so much better for sure. I always felt like the theatrical cut was a little disjointed. Honestly the director's cut adds back in a really crucial scene between Kate Hudson and Billy Crudup that kinda legitimizes their entire relationship and makes the movie much more emotionally impactful. When I saw it in theaters I loved it, but when I saw the DC with that scene it was like a lightswitch got flipped on and turned the film from "really good" to "Cameron Crowe will never top this".
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fenix down posted:I'm sure this has already been asked, but will the Aliens bluray be released individually? Probably....maybe...someday? Honestly though you should just break down and buy the anthology. There is absolutely no way the individual movies will be as beautifully packaged/presented as the whole set it. It's worth it!
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The Digital Bits posted:Warner Home Video has just informed us that Casablanca and ALL FOUR FILMS in the Lethal Weapon series are about to go on Blu-ray and DVD moratorium (starting on 3/28). Why, you may ask? Simple: The studio has big plans for the films in 2012, as Casablanca celebrates its 70th anniversary next year, while the original Lethal Weapon celebrates its 25th anniversary. What this means is that you can expect all of these films to be fully remastered and re-released on Blu-ray and DVD in brand new Ultimate Collector's Editions, complete with new extras. Oh dear lord how many times do I have to buy Casablanca? I think this will be #5.
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So I blind bought Summer Wars on blu-ray the other day, and I'm gonna watch it soon. I have high hopes, it looked really interesting, and pretty beautiful from the screenshots I saw. I'm excited. I'll come back after I'm done with a report.
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GonSmithe posted:So I blind bought Summer Wars on blu-ray the other day, and I'm gonna watch it soon. I have high hopes, it looked really interesting, and pretty beautiful from the screenshots I saw. I'm excited. I'll come back after I'm done with a report.
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http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5902 Looks like all the B-list and some Dimension titles from the Miramax library are going to be distributed by Echo Bridge. Lionsgate still gets the bulk of the library and all the good stuff like Pulp Fiction. I think it's funny how Lionsgate keeps picking up licenses to studios just to sit on hundreds of titles. They haven't released a single Republic title to Blu-Ray yet (even though an HD restoration of High Noon exists), they've barely hit the StudioCanal library, now they have Miramax to deal with. They're basically hoarding titles to keep other studios from getting them, which is probably why Criterion had to pull nearly all of their StudioCanal titles from circulation. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 19:09 on Feb 18, 2011 |
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Egbert Souse posted:http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5902 Don't forget Lionsgate's Paramount licenses! But as for the Criterion situation, that was firmly in StudioCanal's hands - they've been trying to launch a unified prestige brand worldwide, not just in the US with Lionsgate. Though arguably they're failing, as you need both steady releases, and steady printings to keep releases in stock, for such a thing to work...
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doctor thodt posted:The Cable Guy reviewed I'm debating on preordering this one. Not my favorite Carrey movie but it looks like Sony knocked it out of the park and I am really want to give that commentary a listen.
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Question regarding Blu-Ray 3D: Of the few Blu-Ray 3D releases out now, which would you all recommend as the best quality in showing off the medium? At roughly $40 a pop it would be a pricey mistake to pick one up and find that it's worse than the 2D version. I was thinking either 'Alice in Wonderland' or 'Coraline', but if one of the IMAX releases blew any of your socks off I'd pick up one of them. Any thoughts?
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TheKeeper posted:Question regarding Blu-Ray 3D: I hate to be corny and say "Avatar" but it's probably your best bet. Otherwise, maybe wait a little while and get Herzog's doc about those caves. Alice In Wonderland was post-production 3d and I can't really speak for Coraline but in 2d it was phenomenal. Fayez Butts fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Feb 19, 2011 |
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Fayez Butts posted:I hate to be corny and say "Avatar" but it's probably your best bet. Otherwise, maybe wait a little while and get Herzog's doc about those caves. Alice In Wonderland was post-production 3d and I can't really speak for Coraline but the 2d was phenomenal. Coraline's 3D in theaters was fantastic. Only Avatar has done a better job of it. There is a scene in the finale of Coraline where the 3D literally made my jaw drop. If 3D-TV is worth it's spit, that will be a good bet.
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Fayez Butts posted:I hate to be corny and say "Avatar" but it's probably your best bet. I would get 'Avatar' on 3D blu-ray in a heartbeat if it weren't for the fact that until 2012 the only way to do so is to get it packaged with a Panasonic TV or pay an absurd amount for it second-hand through Amazon or some such e-tailer. [rant]It boggles my mind that the execs behind the movie that could legitimize the aquisition of a 3D home-theater setup would enter in to an exclusivity agreement with a TV manufacturer and lose out on all the business they would have if it were available to the general public who has a setup that doesn't include Panasonic. And to set such a long term on that exclusivity is ridiculous.[/rant] TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Coraline's 3D in theaters was fantastic. There is a scene in the finale of Coraline where the 3D literally made my jaw drop. Yeah I've been leaning in 'Coraline's' direction. I've seen both movies (in 2D) and like them, but as I'm looking for something that would be enjoyable with repeated viewings and be a good way to 'demo' my setup from what I've read it seems that 'Coraline' fits that bill better than 'Alice'.
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