Probably Koch Lorber, since they were behind the theatrical reissue a couple of years back.dx23 wrote:Who holds the rights for Los Olvidados?
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Back cover is now available to see at DVD Empire. It would appear that the two commentaries are the only extras.
I've been on a Bunuel kick lately and am definitely looking forward to seeing Gran Casino, despite its lackluster reputation. I've never seen it.
It's a shame that Lionsgate couldn't wrangle at least one more of Bunuel's unavailable Mexican films, like the now-OOP El Bruto or the unsubbed El Rio y la muerte. Still, the commentary for The Young One is most welcome. It was rather short-changed in the extras department in Optimum's R2 boxset.
I've been on a Bunuel kick lately and am definitely looking forward to seeing Gran Casino, despite its lackluster reputation. I've never seen it.
It's a shame that Lionsgate couldn't wrangle at least one more of Bunuel's unavailable Mexican films, like the now-OOP El Bruto or the unsubbed El Rio y la muerte. Still, the commentary for The Young One is most welcome. It was rather short-changed in the extras department in Optimum's R2 boxset.
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Oh, dear. I've just realized that this is the same Peter Evans who provided the really dire commentary on Optimum's Belle De Jour disc. He's a good scholar, but a terrible commentator. I literally fell asleep trying to listen to that one. Let's hope that the presence of another commentator will make things a little more interesting.patrick wrote:The Young One has commentary by Peter Evans and Isabel Santaolalla.
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Were these the grey netflix rental covers, or are they the actual lionsgate discs?gustaveii wrote:I haven't had a chance to watch either film yet, but I received both from Netflix last night. The disc labels were swapped. The Gran Casino disc is actually The Young One and vice versa. Is this just a one time slip up or has anyone else noticed it?
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I've heard of others with the same problem. Lionsgate goofed on this.gustaveii wrote:I haven't had a chance to watch either film yet, but I received both from Netflix last night. The disc labels were swapped. The Gran Casino disc is actually The Young One and vice versa. Is this just a one time slip up or has anyone else noticed it?
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To be fair, he was somewhat startled to find out that Optimum were so stingy with studio time that he had to record the entire thing in one take.tryavna wrote:Oh, dear. I've just realized that this is the same Peter Evans who provided the really dire commentary on Optimum's Belle De Jour disc. He's a good scholar, but a terrible commentator.patrick wrote:The Young One has commentary by Peter Evans and Isabel Santaolalla.
I've only personally sat in on one commentary recording (on last year's Quay Brothers disc), but the ratio of studio time to final recording was something like 4:1, which seems a lot more reasonable when dealing with nervous first-timers.
Isabel is his long-term partner, incidentally - and is a distinguished Buñuel scholar in her own right (and a native Spaniard, which I suspect helps).
(DISCLAIMER: Peter and I are related - he's my aunt's ex-husband - so don't believe a word I say)
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That explains why there'd be a lot of repetition and/or long pauses, and I suppose that, if it were his first time providing a commentary, he might not have known what to expect. Still, my overriding impression was that he just wasn't prepared, and the fact that he was simply narrating what was going on on-screen bears that out. (Friedkin's commentary on The Leopard Man is the same.) Of course, what surprises me is that he must have taught Belle de Jour many times, so why didn't some of his lecture material come back to him?MichaelB wrote:To be fair, he was somewhat startled to find out that Optimum were so stingy with studio time that he had to record the entire thing in one take.
But I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and listen to the commentary for The Young One. Heck, since most of Bunuel's films run about 90 minutes, it's not that big of a time investment anyway.
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FWIW, the UK Optimum disc claims to be masked to 1.77. I didn't give AR much thought when I watched it, so I apparently didn't think the masking was problematic at the time.davidhare wrote:You're right - the Spanish DVD is in Academy. Although Figueroa might have shot it with high head room for some sort of masking - probably 1.66. Is the French Studio Canal disc also masked?Shouldn't The Young One be academy ratio?
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You might want to check up a few posts.Via_Chicago wrote:DVD Beaver
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