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Egbert Souse posted:Flicker Alley is probably my favorite niche studio because they release stuff no one else really would, besides Kino. Except they are almost obsessive about quality. Top-notch encodes for the most part, 2K and 4K restorations, and gorgeous packaging (Criterion cases and always with booklets). I thought Flicker Alley tended to be overcompressed on the couple of occasions that their releases have been put head to head with others (usually BFI and/or Masters of Cinema) since they cram so much on their Blu-rays? The Man with the Movie Camera in particular is one I remember getting called out for this problem. On the other hand, it looks like their Chaplin Essanay set is on par with BFI, so maybe it's on a release-by-release basis...
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ComradeCosmobot posted:I thought Flicker Alley tended to be overcompressed on the couple of occasions that their releases have been put head to head with others (usually BFI and/or Masters of Cinema) since they cram so much on their Blu-rays? The Man with a Movie Camera isn't exactly their problem. It's literally the French edition with different artwork and branched Flicker Alley menus to appear if played on a Region A machine. They did the same thing with Too Late for Tears and Woman on the Run since Arrow split costs with them. You can buy the Arrow editions and they'll show up with Flicker Alley menus/logos on a Region A machine. The Mutuals set is actually quite nice, but BFI did some extra color grading on a few films, as well as add commentaries and an entire extra set of musical scores. The Essanay set is nearly identical, other than the BFI edition using a different print of one of the bonus shorts. I got the BFI edition mainly to get the Carl Davis scores on all 12 films. They've been working with the same guy who usually does encodes for Arrow, BFI, and MoC. I think Man and Mutual were flukes.
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Criterion 50% off flash sale until noon eastern https://www.criterion.com
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I'm having trouble deciding what to get so I'm going to get whatever the next goon to reply tells me to buy that isn't Seven Samurai, La Jetee, or: The 120 Days of Sodom
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Steve Yun posted:I'm having trouble deciding what to get so I'm going to get whatever the next goon to reply tells me to buy that isn't Seven Samurai, La Jetee, or: The 120 Days of Sodom 400 blows
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Oct 18, 2017 08:18
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Done. I need to get educated about French new wave anyways
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Oct 18, 2017 08:51
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Army of Shadows is a really good film.
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smallmouth posted:Army of Shadows is a really good film. While it's OOP in the US, StudioCanal UK just released a set of Melville films with Le Doulos, Bob le Flambeur, Army of Shadows, Le Cercle Rouge, and Un Flic. They also put out some Godard and Bunuel sets with all the films that went OOP.
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Do they you know if they have Hour of the Wolf?
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smallmouth posted:Do they you know if they have Hour of the Wolf? The Bergman film? Looks like MGM has let/is letting the licenses lapse on the Svensk Filmindustri films, so probably. MGM had the rights via United Artists for Persona, Hour of the Wolf, Shame, Passion of Anna, and The Serpent's Egg.
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Egbert Souse posted:The Bergman film? Looks like MGM has let/is letting the licenses lapse on the Svensk Filmindustri films, so probably. MGM had the rights via United Artists for Persona, Hour of the Wolf, Shame, Passion of Anna, and The Serpent's Egg. Thanks. According to this it hasn't been released on BD yet. http://www.blu-ray.com/Hour-of-the-Wolf/136549/#Releases Hopefully soon then.
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I am expecting lots of Bergman this year will be his 100 birthday
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bobkatt013 posted:I am expecting lots of Bergman this year will be his 100 birthday Next year. Criterion probably has some good stuff planned. Speaking of anniversaries, it's really strange that Fox/Lucasfilm isn't doing anything special for the 40th anniversary of Star Wars. I guess they don't want to overshadow The Last Jedi, but it's really weird given there's a 4K restoration completed. Not even a repackaging or at least a Fathom event.
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Egbert Souse posted:Next year. Criterion probably has some good stuff planned. They are showing all of the movies in a special event in theaters leading up to The Last Jedi. Not sure if they specified what version of the films.
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Harlock posted:They are showing all of the movies in a special event in theaters leading up to The Last Jedi. Not sure if they specified what version of the films. Eugh, that means the first three movies they show are gonna be...
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TheScott2K posted:Eugh, that means the first three movies they show are gonna be... You guess it, Holiday Special, Caravan of Courage, and The Battle for Endor
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Oct 18, 2017 19:36
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The Clone Wars movie featuring the baby Hutt
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Harlock posted:They are showing all of the movies in a special event in theaters leading up to The Last Jedi. Not sure if they specified what version of the films. They've done that for TFA and Rogue One before though. The only strictly 40th Anniversary things they've done are a few panels at Celebration, an anthology book with a bunch of bad short stories, and the requisite toys and shirts.
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I would be soooo down for a 4k restoration on the big screen. Pity that's not going to happen. Not even some special edition bullshit. The highlight of the 40th anniversary is a story about Carrie Fisher letting some creepy producer know she was on to him.
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No Turkish Star Wars = Not Interested.
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EL BROMANCE posted:No Turkish Star Wars = Not Interested. Turkish Star Wars is not available tonight so its part will be played by Brazilian Star Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4tMPpkA458 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSO6jnoKC9c
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If they're going to keep re-releasing Star Wars and not give us the original cuts they could at least have the deceny to do one where they replace the score with the versions of the music featured on the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk.
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If they finally decided to show the original 1977 version of Star Wars in the theater, they should give it a retro flair like use vintage theater tags and other 1977 trailers before the film to simulate what Memorial Day '77 viewers saw. Also, someone found a pristine 35mm print of "Turkish Star Wars" and was working on getting it scanned and restored.
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DVD Beaver has caps of Arrow's The Thing: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_73/the_thing_blu-ray.htm I must admit I'm a bit disappointed. There's not much in the way of more detail, if any. Arrow's BD looks softer, which may not be a bad thing 'cause Shout's BD had a slightly harsh, digital look with traces of sharpening. The darkest areas are noticeably grainier. The colours are, occasionally, wildly different. I also found this comparison: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/121123/picture:0 I think I prefer the colours of the Shout here, but Arrow had both Carpenter and Cundey look it over, so... you know. bobkatt013 posted:I am expecting lots of Bergman this year will be his 100 birthday Some of his films not available elsewhere are out on BD in Germany, for some reason. I've seen some caps from Winter Light and they looked amazing. Clearly a fairly new 4K scan. I've been tempted to buy some of them, but my understanding of Swedish is merely ok (German non-existent), so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for English or Danish-friendly releases.
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Egbert Souse posted:If they finally decided to show the original 1977 version of Star Wars in the theater I think it was Gareth Edwards who confirmed that the 4K restoration of Star Wars he was shown was the cut that's on the Blu-rays, not the original.
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Steen71 posted:I also found this comparison: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/121123/picture:0 Holy crap. The Arrow version has way less detail and a complete shift from cool to warm colors.
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Arrow's was supervised by Carpenter so maybe that's what he wanted?
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I see waaay more detail in the Arrow release's shadows. It's just not digitally sharpened as much as the other release, and the contrast isn't cranked up as much. I also vastly prefer the warmer color palette - the blue feels like modern color grading where cold = blue no matter what. The oranges and yellows emphasize the artificial nature of the light in an environment where it's foreign and unnatural.
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Arrow looks VERY unnatural to me. #6 specifically stands out as if it were taking place inside of a foundry. Even setting aside the colors, it looks way too bright for what should be a pretty dark and dank section of the base.
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Yeah, that's definitely a huge difference. I think I prefer the warmer one too. The cooler one looks more realistic in some shots but less realistic in others. The warmer one looks more cinematic, if that makes sense.
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Are there comparison shots from some other part of the movie? edit: Never mind, I found it on DVD Beaver. It seems like the old blu-ray that came out before the Shout Factory release is a decent middle around between the Arrow and the Shout because I can't say I like either of them especially. CPL593H fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Oct 19, 2017 |
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CPL593H posted:It seems like the old blu-ray that came out before the Shout Factory release is a decent middle around between the Arrow and the Shout because I can't say I like either of them especially. The Universal BD has been subjected to some digital noise reduction though, so it has its own share of problems. http://www.caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=8845&d2=4145&s1=85027&s2=38566&i=9&l=0
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Kino Lorber will be releasing The Garden of Allah (one of the first 3-strip Technicolor features) and Powell & Pressburger's Gone to Earth both early next year. Both of which never had US DVD releases, as they're "deeper cuts" in the Selznick International library owned by Disney. Both had full restorations in the 90s, so they should look nice.
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Steen71 posted:The Universal BD has been subjected to some digital noise reduction though, so it has its own share of problems. I guess the Arrow version has more accurate color timing because I've seen The Thing in 35mm and it does look like that, but the Shout Factory disc seems to have a sharper picture with more detail. If I had to choose I'd go with Arrow.
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My Criterions have arrived, and now I realized they are my first Criterion Blurays. I am struggling with whether to put them in blue cases. In an ideal world all bluray cases would have been clear like criterions and PS3 games. Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Oct 20, 2017 |
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Steve Yun posted:My Criterions have arrived, and now I realized they are my first Criterion Blurays. I am struggling with whether to put them in blue cases. Mods?!?
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Steve Yun posted:My Criterions have arrived, and now I realized they are my first Criterion Blurays. I am struggling with whether to put them in blue cases. How dare you
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The majority of Vinegar Syndrome's Blus come in clear cases, the blue cases are on older releases.
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The criterions are a little thicker, so you'll need to trim the cover a little bit for it to fit in the blue cases, but it's totally worth it.
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