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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#526 Post by domino harvey » Tue May 19, 2015 2:43 pm

EddieLarkin wrote:I guess you're probably right, but, this being the best Halloween sequel, I can dream*!

*if I conveniently forget that no one else feels likewise
If it makes you feel better, it's my favorite of the four Halloween sequels I've seen thus far. Perhaps parts 6-8 will be better (stifles laughter) once I finally get around to them, but I do like III a lot

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#527 Post by EddieLarkin » Tue May 19, 2015 3:30 pm

It's easily the most scary (read: only) sequel too. But if you think you've seen a bad Halloween sequel just you wait until Part 6!

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#528 Post by manicsounds » Tue May 19, 2015 8:53 pm

and then they pull out Orgazmo on blu-ray.... Still hit or miss.

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#529 Post by tenia » Wed May 20, 2015 2:54 am

manicsounds wrote:and then they pull out Orgazmo on blu-ray.... Still hit or miss.
I'd wait a bit for an update on this, the TC could have a better PQ.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#530 Post by colinr0380 » Thu May 21, 2015 3:09 pm

EddieLarkin wrote:It's easily the most scary (read: only scary) sequel too. But if you think you've seen a bad Halloween sequel just you wait until Part 6!
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is still the best of the sequels for me (Though I assume domino has seen this since Michelle Williams is in it!). It also features a nice scene between Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh that bizarrely John Carpenter somehow managed to withhold in The Fog! But its nowhere near as off the wall as Halloween III and in some ways seems consciously subdued, reigning itself into being just a straightforward slasher film following on from all of the over complicated supernatural cult convolutions going on through Halloween 4-6.

Though I would agree that Halloween III is the next in my list. I like the way that it slyly rips off Charlie and the Chocolate Factory around half way through!

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#531 Post by John Doe » Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:03 am

Coming to blu-ray in September:

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
The Life of David Gale (2003)

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#532 Post by jedgeco » Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:57 am

John Doe wrote:Coming to blu-ray in September:

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Guess people who thought that was last month's CC Newsletter clue were wrong, but get a consolation prize.

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#533 Post by captveg » Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:11 pm

jedgeco wrote:
John Doe wrote:Coming to blu-ray in September:

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Guess people who thought that was last month's CC Newsletter clue were wrong, but get a consolation prize.
I had already resigned myself to the clue being Hitchcock's Young and Innocent, so this is indeed a nice development.

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#534 Post by hollis » Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:28 pm

John Doe wrote:Coming to blu-ray in September:

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
The extras are snazzy:

- Feature Commentary by Bill Bob Thornton and Joel and Ethan Coen
- Deleted Scenes
- The Making of The Man Who Wasn't There
- Interview with Cinematographer Roger Deakins
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#535 Post by captveg » Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:47 pm

They are snazzy, but not new as they were on the DVD release. Glad they didn't drop them, though.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#536 Post by mfunk9786 » Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:47 pm

What's new is that he now goes by Bill Bob

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#537 Post by DarkImbecile » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:19 pm

mfunk9786 wrote:What's new is that he now goes by Bill Bob
Gotta grow up sometime.
hollis wrote:
John Doe wrote:Coming to blu-ray in September:

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
The extras are snazzy:
- Deleted Scenes
If these are still just the five or six extra 1.5-second shots of different hairstyles, it would be disappointing but still one of the better bonus feature jokes ever.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#538 Post by FrauBlucher » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:52 pm

jedgeco wrote:
John Doe wrote:Coming to blu-ray in September:

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Guess people who thought that was last month's CC Newsletter clue were wrong, but get a consolation prize.
I wouldn't say absolutely not. Criterion has piggybacked Universal titles before.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#539 Post by EddieLarkin » Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:49 pm

Restoration and mastering work confirmed on the following titles:

4K Restoration:

One Eyed Jacks
Animal Crackers
Cocoanuts
Duck Soup
Horse Feathers
Monkey Business
My Man Godfrey
Shanghai Express
Son of Frankenstein
Ghost of Frankenstein
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman
House of Dracula
House of Frankenstein
King of Jazz
Last Warning (1929)
Oh Doctor (1925)
Outside the Law (1920)

Standard remaster:

Phantom Lady
Winchester ‘73
Something for a Lonely Man
Desperado Outlaw Wars
Desperado Badlands Justice

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#540 Post by domino harvey » Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:54 pm

Phantom Lady is an unexpected title for Universal to remaster, but most welcome. Presumably they'll farm it out to Criterion or another licensor since they dumped it in the TCM Vault the first time (same for Shanghai Express, hopefully). Thrilled to hear One Eyed Jacks is finally going to have a decent home video release for the first time ever. Hilarious to see Winchester 73 still being promised-- it's got to have been at least five or six years since that was first announced for Blu-ray

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#541 Post by hearthesilence » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:05 pm

Whoah, Paramount Marx Brothers? I heard there weren't any great sources for those, but the transfers for the DVDs haven't been given a whole lot of praise either. Would love to see an improvement.

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#542 Post by captveg » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:22 pm

Having seen the amazing work done on Dracula (especially with the audio), they may be able to do some remarkable things for those Marx Bros films.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#543 Post by Drucker » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:22 pm

hearthesilence wrote:Whoah, Paramount Marx Brothers? I heard there weren't any great sources for those, but the transfers for the DVDs haven't been given a whole lot of praise either. Would love to see an improvement.
Agreed, especially with the audio more than anything else, which is borderline inaudible on the earlier two films in the Silver Screen box.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#544 Post by Jeff » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:23 pm

How in the world did Universal end up restoring One-Eyed Jacks, a 1961 Paramount release that's now in the public domain? I'm just thrilled to hear it might get a watchable release (a theatrical tour would be swell). Glad to hear that The Film Foundation is involved as well.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#545 Post by DeprongMori » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:38 pm

Also pleasantly shocked by the news of 4K restorations for these Marx Brothers titles. As far I know a lot of the footage of Horsefeathers from the scene in the College Widow's parlor is still lost, right? I'll do a happy dance if that footage has finally been found.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#546 Post by Minkin » Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:50 pm

Score! Universal is finally moving along to the other classic horror titles.

Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman is probably my favorite of the classic horror cycle. That said, I do wish they would've skipped the two garbage "house of" sequels and instead do Dracula's Daughter or Black Cat / Raven. Oh well, any work on the classics (along with Marx brothers) is great news. Now to hope that some of these follow the Universal/Criterion trend as well.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#547 Post by FrauBlucher » Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:57 pm

Holy shat, this is great news.! Just peed myself. The early Marx Bros on blu. I can't wait to see Mrs. Teasdale's fat arse in 4k. YES!

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#548 Post by domino harvey » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:03 pm

I hope the Marx Brothers Blu-rays come inside the same giant cardboard brick as the DVDs, otherwise what will I kill rats with??

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#549 Post by FrauBlucher » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:20 pm

I'm actually surprised that Universal has beaten WB to release the Marx Bros on blu ray. But the choices WB makes for blu ray title releases, I guess I shouldn't be.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#550 Post by mfunk9786 » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:25 pm

domino harvey wrote:I hope the Marx Brothers Blu-rays come inside the same giant cardboard brick as the DVDs, otherwise what will I kill rats with??
Count me out of your next house party

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