Imprint

[domino harvey]

I doubt Imprint is doing anything without permission. It’s possible they traded an extra they produced with Criterion for the rights to use it, or paid a licensing fee, etc

[dwk]

I really doubt it. In the past Criterion has traded/licensed commentaries to studios but I can't think of them doing it with other boutiques as their asking price it too high.

It looks like this set also has a featurette, 25 Years of Terror, which reportedly has rights issues. Though I suppose those could have been cleared by now.

[domino harvey]

Criterion worked with Milestone to get permission to sell the Polish Masterpieces sets, and Milestone is way lower volume (at that time) than Imprint. Again, there’s no reason to think they’d steal an extra

[dwk]

I think that is a little different as Criterion has had a friendly relationship with Milestone for a long time.

I don't know, maybe Imprint did pay the crazy asking price for the commentary.

[domino harvey]

They’re using Criterion’s the 39 Steps commentary on the Early Hitchcock box, so they already have a relationship

[dwk]

I didn't know about that. hmm.

Anyone know off hand if anything from Imprint's releases have been included on any of Criterion's releases?

[ryannichols7]

I didn't know about that. hmm.

Anyone know off hand if anything from Imprint's releases have been included on any of Criterion's releases?

not to my awareness, although Days of Heaven and Scarface really could've used Imprint's exclusives, and I'm sure there's others

Imprint using this makes me wonder if we can see more of Criterion licensing out extras in the future

[hearthesilence]

It rarely happens, but they've done it in the past. IIRC the commentary they recorded with David Cronenberg for Dead Ringers was licensed out long after the Criterion DVD went out-of-print.

[Lowry_Sam]

[FYI] I think someone has already mentioned it, but some of Criterion's OOP commentaries are available on Internet Archive (most notably those for the 007 laserdiscs) if you search for Criterion + commentary, but I don't see any for Hitchcock.

[dwk]

I think the Criterion commentaries for Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frankenstein were on the Image Entertainment DVDs. But that was when Image was distributing Criterion's releases. So a pre-existing relationship.

What Dead Ringers release had the Criterion commentary?

[hearthesilence]

I think the Criterion commentaries for Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frankenstein were on the Image Entertainment DVDs. But that was when Image was distributing Criterion's releases. So a pre-existing relationship.

What Dead Ringers release had the Criterion commentary?

Gary says it was a Dutch DVD release which apparently wasn't very good. (For starters, it had PAL speed up issues.)

[cdnchris]

The Canadian DVD also had it (TVA I think), but that's because it was a port of Criterion's disc

[dwk]

The Canadian DVD also had it (TVA I think), but that's because it was a port of Criterion's disc

This brings to mind those Korean DVDs that were pretty much direct ports of the Criterion DVDs.

[domino harvey]

Four 4K titles join the collection this November, taking us from spine number #497 through to the big #500!

Among these are three brand NEW 4K releases, each commissioned by Imprint from restorations of the original negatives for a worldwide debut.

• A steamy cult classic
• A 90s erotic thriller
• A 90s high-octane action-thriller
• An epic that will lead us into combat for Imprint Collection #500

Join us this week as we unveil one of these sets daily, leading up to their sale kickoff this Friday!

[domino harvey]

First UHD title is Jade, which comes with a bonus Blu-ray disc of… the Kid Stays in the Picture? I had no idea Evans had anything to do with this film

[domino harvey]

Quintessential neo-noir erotic thriller THE LAST SEDUCTION (1994) comes to 4K UHD for the first time worldwide, fully restored by Imprint Films from the original 35mm negative! 🫦

We are thrilled to present the film in three versions: not only in its full colour Theatrical Cut on 4K UHD, but also in an exclusive Noir Edition on 4K UHD (with the film in black-and-white), and in its Extended Version in standard-definition on Blu-ray.

Passion, greed and revenge forge a desperate triangle between Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino), a woman who wants it all, her husband (Bill Pullman), a doctor forced to deal drugs, and a violent and impatient loan shark (Peter Berg).

Special Features:

• Audio commentary by director John Dahl
• NEW Small Town Noir – interview with director John Dahl
• NEW The Demolished Man – interview with actor Peter Berg
• NEW The Good Doctor – interview with actor Bill Pullman
• NEW Seductive Rhythms – interview with editor Eric L. Beason
• NEW Hard Light and Soft Shadows – interview with cinematographer Jeffrey Jur
• More NEW Special Features TBC
• The Art of Seduction – archival featurette
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Image gallery
• Deleted Scenes (with optional audio commentary)
• Alternate Ending (with optional audio commentary)
• 128-minute Extended Version of the film (standard-definition)
• Optional English Subtitles

This Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray 4-Disc Hardbox comes with an exclusive hardback booklet featuring original production notes, information on the cast and crew, and publicity photographs.

1500 copies only. Pre-orders open this Friday 5 September.

[bdsweeney]

Quintessential neo-noir erotic thriller THE LAST SEDUCTION (1994) comes to 4K UHD for the first time worldwide, fully restored by Imprint Films from the original 35mm negative! 🫦

We are thrilled to present the film in three versions: not only in its full colour Theatrical Cut on 4K UHD, but also in an exclusive Noir Edition on 4K UHD (with the film in black-and-white), and in its Extended Version in standard-definition on Blu-ray.

Passion, greed and revenge forge a desperate triangle between Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino), a woman who wants it all, her husband (Bill Pullman), a doctor forced to deal drugs, and a violent and impatient loan shark (Peter Berg).

Special Features:

• Audio commentary by director John Dahl
• NEW Small Town Noir – interview with director John Dahl
• NEW The Demolished Man – interview with actor Peter Berg
• NEW The Good Doctor – interview with actor Bill Pullman
• NEW Seductive Rhythms – interview with editor Eric L. Beason
• NEW Hard Light and Soft Shadows – interview with cinematographer Jeffrey Jur
• More NEW Special Features TBC
• The Art of Seduction – archival featurette
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Image gallery
• Deleted Scenes (with optional audio commentary)
• Alternate Ending (with optional audio commentary)
• 128-minute Extended Version of the film (standard-definition)
• Optional English Subtitles

This Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray 4-Disc Hardbox comes with an exclusive hardback booklet featuring original production notes, information on the cast and crew, and publicity photographs.

1500 copies only. Pre-orders open this Friday 5 September.

Anyone familiar with what the extended version of this film is? After a (an admittedly superficial) look around the place, I can’t find any reference to it elsewhere. It’s a whole 18 minutes longer.

Also, I can’t find anything reference as to whether the black and white version has any relation to what Dahl intended for the film.

Finally, after Imprint sells out a limited edition, how common is it for the business to release a regular version? Just give me the blu-ray of the restored theatrical version, please.

[domino harvey]

The longer cut was on the second disc of the old UK DVD set, I think sourced from the laserdisc. They should really present it as inserts into the restored version, but that’s probably way out of their budget for 1500 copies

[domino harvey]

Third title is GI Jane lol

[Big Ben]

A quick survey online regarding the Extended Version of The Last Seduction and it appears that the added footage didn't even go through post and even includes a time code on screen. I don't know where everyone falls on the "too distracting" train but the Imdb page mentions that it's quite distracting.

[BoltzmannBrain]

The Last Seduction is owned by ITV so it's a pretty big deal that Imprint got access to the OCN. My understanding is that Imprint is now the first Blu-ray label besides the defunct Network that has been able to restore an ITV title, although other labels have wanted to do that as well. Earlier Imprint has only received old HD masters of ITV titles through StudioCanal, right? Are things changing at ITV or is this some special one-off situation?

[beamish14]

The Last Seduction is owned by ITV so it's a pretty big deal that Imprint got access to the OCN. My understanding is that Imprint is now the first Blu-ray label besides the defunct Network that has been able to restore an ITV title, although other labels have wanted to do that as well. Earlier Imprint has only received old HD masters of ITV titles through StudioCanal, right? Are things changing at ITV or is this some special one-off situation?

I had thought that the OCN didn’t even exist anymore. It almost never screens theatrically. The only print in the United States might be what is in UCLA’s Sundance collection

[swo17]

The last film is Guy Hamilton's Battle of Britain

[domino harvey]

Battle of Britain (Guy Hamilton 1969) Fine but unexceptional collection of British stars putting in their five minutes in this polite, clinically-sterile look at the titular turning point early in the war. Instantly forgettable due to its inability to be anything at all. The marital discord scenes between Christopher Plummer and Susannah York are an embarrassment to all involved, however.

True to my write up, I didn’t remember anything about this and was surprised to learn I’d seen it on Letterboxd!

[swo17]

Jackie Brown in November