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[justeleblanc]

Belmondo in THE PROFESSIONAL comes to DVD 7/20 from Lionsgate

I'm surprised they are still releasing pre 1995 titles. Maybe there's still hope for Rivette's THE NUN. (I kid, no way in hell.)

[Matt]

It looks to me like it's only getting released as a desperate Jacques Audiard tie-in.

[FerdinandGriffon]

It looks to me like it's only getting released as a desperate Jacques Audiard tie-in.

Does it deserve anything more? I remember it as an almost criminally bad, offensive film.

[domino harvey]

So the film's as good as it's DVD cover then?

[lemmylermontov]

It's an entertaining film, a great soundtrack And The Audiard connection is Michel, Jacques Father

[Matt]

Jacques is also credited as one of the screenwriters.

[Zombie-Luv]

Is there any chance that Lionsgate would have to rights to Breaking the Waves? Just wondering.

[Jeff]

Is there any chance that Lionsgate would have to rights to Breaking the Waves? Just wondering

The film's U.S. distributor was October Films. October didn't have home video distribution in 1996, so they licensed it to Live Entertainment (which subsequently became Artisan, and was bought by Lionsgate). That deal should have expired three or four years ago though. That means that the rights should have reverted to the successor of October Films, Focus Features (Universal). There is some reasonable speculation that Breaking the Waves is among the Focus titles licensed to Criterion.

[Zombie-Luv]

Is there any chance that Lionsgate would have to rights to Breaking the Waves? Just wondering

The film's U.S. distributor was October Films. October didn't have home video distribution in 1996, so they licensed it to Live Entertainment (which subsequently became Artisan, and was bought by Lionsgate). That deal should have expired three or four years ago though. That means that the rights should have reverted to the successor of October Films, Focus Features (Universal). There is some reasonable speculation that Breaking the Waves is among the Focus titles licensed to Criterion.

Seeing Breaking the Waves on Criterion would be a dream come true. I've been fascinated with Von Trier's work ever since I heard about all of the press surrounding Antichrist and I'd love to watch this.

[Zot!]

Actually the only uncensored US release of Breaking The Waves is still the original Criterion laserdisc.

[Astroman]

True. But it doesn't have Bowie's "Life On Mars" over the epilogue title card, which broke my heart when I saw Breaking the Waves in the theatre. I still have the LD, but would nab a DVD toot suite if the Bowie song is restored. I'm sure it's a rights issue, but I hope it would be addressed before a DVD release is put together.

[Zot!]

Hmmm...Thanks for that info. I saw it in the theater too, but didn't remember that, what did it get replaced with?

[Astroman]

"Your Song" - Elton John. Utterly wrecked the mood for me when I first watched it at home. I thought "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" worked great earlier in the film, but...

Replacing "It's a god-awful small affair/to the girl with the mousey hair"

with

"How wonderful life is while you're in the world"

Anyway...

[willoneill]

Breaking the Waves is the last VHS I ever watched, 5 years ago, and I was groggy at the time. Which song would have been over the credits of the VHS in Canada?

[Matt]

Breaking the Waves is the last VHS I ever watched, 5 years ago, and I was groggy at the time. Which song would have been over the credits of the VHS in Canada?

"The Power of Love" by Celine Dion in Quebec, and "New World Man" by Rush everywhere else.

[Jeff]

^ *snort*

I hope that Lionsgate never loses the rights to "Young Americans" as that would pretty much ruin Dogville for me.

[dx23]

From blu-ray.com:

Lionsgate Announces Delicatessen, The Third Man on Blu-ray
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Posted July 5, 2010 04:37 AM by Juan Calonge


Lionsgate FilmsLionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that it will release two films on Blu-ray on September 14 as part of its StudioCanal Collection: Delicatessen (Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, 1991); and The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949) - the latter previously released by Criterion in a now out of print edition. Both will be presented in 1080p video with 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.

Special features include:

Delicatessen

* Director audio commentary
* New retrospective documentary with Jean-Pierre Jeunet
* Making-of featurette
* The Archives of Jean-Pierre Jeunet
* Twenty-page collectible booklet written by Empire contributing editor Kim Newman

The Third Man

* New audio commentary with assistant director Guy Hamilton, actor Simon Callow and crew member Angela Allen
* The Third Man interactive Vienna Tour
* The Third Man on the Radio – audio interviews with Joseph Cotten and Graham Greene
* Alternative opening with Joseph Cotton voiceover
* Interview with and zither performance by Cornelia Mayer
* Stills gallery
* Original trailers
* Twenty-page collectible booklet written by film historian Charles Drazin

[domino harvey]

Four new Blu-rays out October 5: Secretary, Bad Lieutenant (The Keitel one), Wonderland... and Hard Candy! \:D/

[knives]

Bad Lieutenant (The Keitel one)

Now they're just being dicks about it.

[domino harvey]

Four new Blu-rays out October 5: Secretary, Bad Lieutenant (The Keitel one), Wonderland... and Hard Candy! \:D/

A couple more on the same date: Open Water/Open Water 2, The Blair Witch Project, High Tension

[Flike]

Am I right in assuming American Zoetrope working on Apocalypse Now means Lionsgate will be less likely to somehow muff it?

[HarryLong]

Never underestimate Lionsgate.

[Matt]

I would assume that American Zoetrope will take care of everything except manufacturing and distribution, but yeah, wise words, HarryLong.

[eerik]

I only own one Lionsgate Blu-ray, Requiem for a Dream, and I think it is fantastic (and very reasonably priced). I have high expectations for Apocalypse Now release but I'm still waiting for Pi...

[perkizitore]

I hope Coppola didn't let Storaro 'Univisiumize' Apocalypse Now...