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Asnorban: Jun 13, 2003; Professor Gavelsmoke

CPL593H posted:

Does anyone know when Barnes and Noble is doing their Criterion Sale? Someone here said they do one in July.

It's going on now. I highly recommend bookmarking the Criterion thread to keep up with their news, it tends to remain relatively separate from this one.

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CPL593H: Oct 28, 2009; I know what you did last summer, and frankly I am displeased.

Asnorban posted:

It's going on now. I highly recommend bookmarking the Criterion thread to keep up with their news, it tends to remain relatively separate from this one.

Thanks. I ended up hearing about it in the general chat thread. I already made my purchases.

# ? Jul 9, 2013 22:33

fix yr hearts: Feb 9, 2011; things you cannot touch:
my heart

Right now.

# ? Jul 9, 2013 22:40

Mr. Funny Pants: Apr 9, 2001

And Howard's End is already gone. Son of a bitch.

# ? Jul 9, 2013 22:53

VoodooXT: Feb 24, 2006; I want Tong Po! Give me Tong Po!

CPL593H posted:

Does anyone know when Barnes and Noble is doing their Criterion Sale? Someone here said they do one in July.

It's going on right now (started today).

e;fb

# ? Jul 9, 2013 23:41

FitFortDanga: Nov 19, 2004; Nice try, asshole

Some good release news today. The Best Years of Our Lives is coming November 5th. And Kino is prepping Nosferatu, The Trial (finally!!) and Russian Ark.

# ? Jul 10, 2013 22:23

Call Me Charlie: Dec 3, 2005; by Smythe

FitFortDanga posted:

Russian Ark

I can't wait for this one. It's one of those movies that should reach another level in HD.

# ? Jul 10, 2013 22:38

Egbert Souse: Nov 6, 2008

FitFortDanga posted:

Some good release news today. The Best Years of Our Lives is coming November 5th. And Kino is prepping Nosferatu, The Trial (finally!!) and Russian Ark.

All three of the Kino releases are day-one buys, especially Russian Ark. Although, I'm really wanting to get into region free since the Masters of Cinema release of Nosferatu will undoubtedly have better supplements and a booklet.

I'm surprised Kino got The Trial, though. Isn't it in the StudioCanal library?

# ? Jul 10, 2013 22:51

fix yr hearts: Feb 9, 2011; things you cannot touch:
my heart

I have been waiting for Russian Ark since bluray came out.

# ? Jul 10, 2013 22:58

Aatrek: Jul 19, 2004; by Fistgrrl

Working on some more of those before/after Star Trek: TNG videos; this is a shot from Season 3's "The Price" - left side is DVD, right side is Blu-ray:

It's like the DVDs were kept in cigarette smoke for twenty years.

# ? Jul 11, 2013 00:52

dentist toy box: Oct 9, 2012; There's a haint in the foothills of NC; the haint of the #3 chevy. The rich have formed a holy alliance to exorcise it but they'll never fucking catch him.

FitFortDanga posted:

Some good release news today. The Best Years of Our Lives is coming November 5th. And Kino is prepping Nosferatu, The Trial (finally!!) and Russian Ark.

Pretty much been waiting since I first got into Blu-Ray to get Nosferatu. Can't wait!

# ? Jul 11, 2013 01:56

testtubebaby: Apr 7, 2008; Where we're going,
we won't need eyes to see.

Aatrek posted:

Working on some more of those before/after Star Trek: TNG videos; this is a shot from Season 3's "The Price" - left side is DVD, right side is Blu-ray:

It's like the DVDs were kept in cigarette smoke for twenty years.

Some of appreciate sepia, thankyouverymuch :colbert:

# ? Jul 11, 2013 02:07

Dissapointed Owl: Jan 30, 2008; You wrote me a letter,
and this is how it went:

FitFortDanga posted:

Russian Ark.

Holy poo poo, I cannot wait.

# ? Jul 11, 2013 02:58

Criminal Minded: Jan 4, 2005; Spring break forever

FitFortDanga posted:

Some good release news today. The Best Years of Our Lives is coming November 5th. And Kino is prepping Nosferatu, The Trial (finally!!) and Russian Ark.

Oh my god, The Trial. Yessssssss.

# ? Jul 11, 2013 03:40

leokitty: Apr 5, 2005; I live. I die. I live again.

Rust and Bone is on sale for $10 at Amazon. You have to look at the "More Buying Choices" section because they ran out of stock. So if you don't mind waiting a few weeks, you can get it cheap. http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Bone-Blu-ray-Marion-Cotillard/dp/B00AZNEVJ8

If you enjoy melodramas you'll probably dig it a lot.

# ? Jul 11, 2013 05:30

Dissapointed Owl: Jan 30, 2008; You wrote me a letter,
and this is how it went:

Reading this review of the upcoming release of Possession makes me really happy.

# ? Jul 11, 2013 05:48

friendo55: Jun 28, 2008

Criminal Minded posted:

Oh my god, The Trial. Yessssssss.

Nothing else to add to that - very excited for this!

# ? Jul 11, 2013 15:58

Krakox: Oct 9, 2012

FitFortDanga posted:

Some good release news today. The Best Years of Our Lives is coming November 5th. And Kino is prepping Nosferatu, The Trial (finally!!) and Russian Ark.

Oh man i'm excited for Russian Ark. All I could find in the wild were DVD's with mediocre picture quality. I've been meaning to show my friends it.

# ? Jul 12, 2013 04:01

CPL593H: Oct 28, 2009; I know what you did last summer, and frankly I am displeased.

Does anyone know if that upcoming House of Wax blu-ray will have 3D that's viewable without a 3D television?

# ? Jul 13, 2013 09:43

Jedit: Dec 10, 2011; Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

CPL593H posted:

Does anyone know if that upcoming House of Wax blu-ray will have 3D that's viewable without a 3D television?

Stereoscopic 3D would require its own track, so probably not.

# ? Jul 13, 2013 10:49

Call Me Charlie: Dec 3, 2005; by Smythe

Shaun Of The Dead/Hot Fuzz - $12.96

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C7MW598...GSNS4278KX0BXMM

# ? Jul 13, 2013 13:31

Armyman25: Sep 6, 2005

Picked up Dredd on Blu-ray this week. One feature I really appreciate is the Dolby 2.0 mix that is especially made for late night viewing. They turn down the bass and turn up the dialog on the middle speaker so you don't have the problem of the music and effects being deafening then the dialog being so quiet you can't hear it. I wish more movies had this!

# ? Jul 15, 2013 04:52

codyclarke: Jan 10, 2006; IDIOT SOUP

Ho Chi Mint posted:

Picked up Dredd on Blu-ray this week. One feature I really appreciate is the Dolby 2.0 mix that is especially made for late night viewing. They turn down the bass and turn up the dialog on the middle speaker so you don't have the problem of the music and effects being deafening then the dialog being so quiet you can't hear it. I wish more movies had this!

God drat. That's pretty awesome. Wish I knew of more!

# ? Jul 15, 2013 08:51

CPL593H: Oct 28, 2009; I know what you did last summer, and frankly I am displeased.

codyclarke posted:

God drat. That's pretty awesome. Wish I knew of more!

I see it occasionally, but not nearly often enough. I have a tendency to see what my audio options are in case there is a 2.0 mix. I don't have surround sound and I hate when I'm watching something where the dialogue is fairly quiet so you have to turn up the volume and then when there's a sound effect or a musical cue, it's super loud.

# ? Jul 15, 2013 09:48

codyclarke: Jan 10, 2006; IDIOT SOUP

Yay! The Driver apparently looks gorgeous:

quote:

I think this transfer is going to garner a lot of the usual chatter. There is a lot of crawling grain in the low-light pushed sequences, just as their should be. Once you're in sunlight or bright light, then blacks are deep and contrast is as it should be. But I think a lot of the wags are going to think they're seeing "noise" - they're not, but they'll think they are. I saw the film several times when it was released, and this is pretty much what it looked like. It's a brand new transfer done this year and I thought it looked great, just like a 1978 film should look shot under these conditions and on this budget. The color is fantastic, the sound excellent mono.

Just for fun, I then put on the DVD and all I can say is wow. No texture, no detail, no grain, just DNR and edge enhancement that is so strong even I could see it. That, BTW, is not what The Driver should look like and boy am I glad they did this fresh transfer.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/325071-a-sneak-peek-at-the-driver/

# ? Jul 16, 2013 06:06

Mister Facetious: Apr 21, 2007; I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

Aatrek posted:

Working on some more of those before/after Star Trek: TNG videos; this is a shot from Season 3's "The Price" - left side is DVD, right side is Blu-ray:

It's like the DVDs were kept in cigarette smoke for twenty years.

Bet any money the actual film stock was, reel canisters or no.

Just a technical question: Does the Blu-Ray of The Hobbit play in 48 frames like it reportedly did in theatres?

# ? Jul 16, 2013 08:44

GonSmithe: Apr 25, 2010; Perhaps it's in the nature of television. Just waves in space.

Mister Macys posted:

Bet any money the actual film stock was, reel canisters or no.

Just a technical question: Does the Blu-Ray of The Hobbit play in 48 frames like it reportedly did in theatres?

I dunno why you say reportedly, The Hobbit DID play in 48fps 3D in theaters.

However, no, it does not, and someone who understands it better can explain to you why it cannot.

# ? Jul 16, 2013 12:44

Call Me Charlie: Dec 3, 2005; by Smythe

GonSmithe posted:

I dunno why you say reportedly, The Hobbit DID play in 48fps 3D in theaters.

However, no, it does not, and someone who understands it better can explain to you why it cannot.

The current Blu-Ray spec doesn't support it.

Also nobody besides Peter Jackson gives a poo poo about 48 fps

# ? Jul 16, 2013 14:30

Lizard Combatant: Sep 29, 2010; I have some notes.

Call Me Charlie posted:

The current Blu-Ray spec doesn't support it.

Also nobody besides Peter Jackson gives a poo poo about 48 fps

I think it would be amazing for nature documentaries. But yeah, swing and a miss PJ.

# ? Jul 16, 2013 15:38

HFX: Nov 29, 2004

Lizard Combatant posted:

I think it would be amazing for nature documentaries. But yeah, swing and a miss PJ.

I actually like it especially in theaters. I noticed a lot less stuttering in movement and my eyes didn't start to hurt despite watching for 3 hours. I think people are just so used to seeing 24fps, they are aren't used to seeing smoother more consistent motion.

# ? Jul 16, 2013 15:56

Mister Facetious: Apr 21, 2007; I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

GonSmithe posted:

I dunno why you say reportedly, The Hobbit DID play in 48fps 3D in theaters.

However, no, it does not, and someone who understands it better can explain to you why it cannot.

I say reportedly, because I never saw it, and I've heard that not all theatres showed it that way. v :v:

# ? Jul 16, 2013 16:05

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

HFX posted:

I actually like it especially in theaters. I noticed a lot less stuttering in movement and my eyes didn't start to hurt despite watching for 3 hours. I think people are just so used to seeing 24fps, they are aren't used to seeing smoother more consistent motion.

A lot of people (including me) described it like watching a stage play. I personally liked it that way, but a lot of people didn't. I was glad I saw it in 2D 24fps first though just so the gimmick wouldn't be too distracting from the actual film.

# ? Jul 16, 2013 16:07

Lizard Combatant: Sep 29, 2010; I have some notes.

HFX posted:

I actually like it especially in theaters. I noticed a lot less stuttering in movement and my eyes didn't start to hurt despite watching for 3 hours. I think people are just so used to seeing 24fps, they are aren't used to seeing smoother more consistent motion.

It did improve the 3d a lot, but I'm not so hot on 3d either :v:

# ? Jul 16, 2013 16:07

Call Me Charlie: Dec 3, 2005; by Smythe

Oh hey, new Warner Archive release.

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan

http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/code/1000399678.do?adid=0716WACNRcEml&ref=EW0716C

# ? Jul 16, 2013 19:26

Vintersorg: Mar 3, 2004; President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club

Asnorban posted:

It's going on now. I highly recommend bookmarking the Criterion thread to keep up with their news, it tends to remain relatively separate from this one.

Oh drat, this is awesome and they ship to Canada!

Only $8/shipping for two movies.

# ? Jul 16, 2013 21:01

CPL593H: Oct 28, 2009; I know what you did last summer, and frankly I am displeased.

Amazon is selling the :nolan:

Batman box set for 24.99.

# ? Jul 18, 2013 10:57

Call Me Charlie: Dec 3, 2005; by Smythe

quote:

Raro Video U.S. announced today that it has acquired the distribution rights to renowned Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci's Il conformista a.k.a The Conformist (1970), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Dominique Sanda, and Pierre Cl�menti. The label also revealed that it plans to bring the film to Blu-ray later this year.

Nice, Raro Video is quickly become my favorite tiny distributor.

# ? Jul 18, 2013 14:37