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perkizitore wrote:May Wave, what a bunch of crap!

I beg to differ as far as one title is concerned: Last night when I was young, Angel Heart scared the shit out of me. I think it's a very effective and underrated thriller! Robert De Niro steals the show as Satan, putting his carefully filed and elongated fingernails to excellent use as they elegantly and ominously open a hard-boiled egg. This movie gave me HQ nightmares! Highly recommended if you are partial to thrillingly bad dreams!

John Hodson wrote:Apparently, Kind Hearts and Coronets may make the roster too at some point

At least it won't be windowboxed.

strangerinparadise wrote:Last night when I was young

I'll drink to that!

Peacock wrote:

strangerinparadise wrote:Last night when I was young

I'll drink to that!

Cheers!

John Hodson wrote:Apparently, Kind Hearts and Coronets may make the roster too at some point, though how many will make it on to the Lionsgate label I don't know.

Kind Hearts more than likely depends on the sales success of The Lady Killers.

captveg wrote:

John Hodson wrote:Apparently, Kind Hearts and Coronets may make the roster too at some point, though how many will make it on to the Lionsgate label I don't know.

Kind Hearts more than likely depends on the sales success of The Lady Killers.

Possibly; a new restoration is a done deal, and on another forum a chap involved in the restoration of The Ladykillers said that Studio Canal had been prepared to spend a good deal of money. All part of this initiative.

The initiatives, announced in conjunction with Pinewood Studios, will also include restoring a number of classic films, starting with children’s titles Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom...

How did we miss this one in our Films for Children thread?! #-o

Kids love murdering voyeurs, dinosaurs

I have no doubt it'll make it as part of the SCC. Whether it makes it to the US via Lionsgate sooner rather than later is the real question. They're already 7-8 titles behind.

A fair bit of chat re: the aspect ratio for the Ladykillers, but is no one else perplexed by the extreme difference between the BD and the old Anchor Bay DVD as presented at DVD Beaver?

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I know screenshots don't tell the whole story, but the brightness levels on the BD seem extreme, and the last comparison makes the BD look terrible - the old lady is totally washed out.

I've often thought that Beaver's BD captures are too bright when compared to when I've played back the same disc on my system. All the reviews seem fairly positive towards the picture quality, so I'm willing to chalk it up to the captures being unrepresentative.

david hare wrote:It would take a rare commentator/scholar who's been hired to do an "extra" for the dvd a hell of a lot of clout to influence the actual shape and outcome of the telecine. There are very few examples I can think of.

Well, you can add another one to your list, as I've just been invited to attend an entire telecine process as an expert witness - mostly charged with helping identify the best source materials from a large number of cans of 35mm negative and positive film and assorted magnetic soundtracks, but I should certainly have some input into how it ends up on disc.

I can't reveal the title yet, I'm afraid, but all the VHS and DVD releases I've seen to date have been very disappointing, so I'm relishing the opportunity to influence the shape of what we alI hope will be the definitive version. It looks as though some of the supplied cans contain the original 35mm camera negative, so here's hoping it's in good shape. (In this case, there's no argument whatsoever about the aspect ratio, so at least we can guarantee getting that right!)

That's really cool, Michael. Sounds like a great opportunity.

Will you at least if it's one of the OOP crits?

MichaelB wrote: Well, you can add another one to your list, as I've just been invited to attend an entire telecine process as an expert witness - mostly charged with helping identify the best source materials from a large number of cans of 35mm negative and positive film and assorted magnetic soundtracks, but I should certainly have some input into how it ends up on disc. [...]

Since you're involved, my guess is that it's Eastern European--Czech, Polish or Hungarian.

My dream would be a new transfer of Paradjanov's The Color of Pomegranates. But I know that's too much to hope for, alas!

Probably is for a Second Run release!

No more clues, so you might as well go back to discussing the StudioCanal Collection.

I've been a very good lad in not supporting half-assed or misguided Blu-ray releases, and as much as I wanted to boycott the Contempt release -- not for taking something from Mother Criterion, but rather taking something from a company that'd put a lot more effort and heart into cleaning up and presenting a film I loved -- I just couldn't. And I'm glad I didn't. It isn't definitive in the least, but everything is "as it should be", and I couldn't recommend it more for a cool $25 on Amazon.

I wonder how much longer Miramax has the US license to Belle de jour? One would think it would be expiring soon, as the DVD was released in 2002.

A screenshot comparison of Jean-Luc Godard's "À bout de souffle / Breathless" [F 1960] between the German "StudioCanal Collection" Blu-ray from Kinowelt, the Criterion DVD and the Kinowelt DVD.

A screenshot comparison of Jean-Luc Godard's "À bout de souffle / Breathless" [F 1960] with the German "StudioCanal Collection" Blu-ray from Kinowelt, the Criterion DVD and the Kinowelt DVD.

Like the Ladykiller's blu-ray, the Breathless blu-ray's highlights have been boosted.

Look at the fifth set of screen caps:



The Eiffel Tower is reflected in the window on the Criterion dvd and blown out on the blu-ray.

broadwayrock wrote:Like the Ladykiller's blu-ray, the Breathless blu-ray's highlights have been boosted.

Look at the fifth set of screen caps:



The Eiffel Tower is reflected in the window on the Criterion dvd and blown out on the blu-ray.

The screen caps at Beaver don't appear to reflect that. Mind you, they are different caps.

broadwayrock wrote:Like the Ladykiller's blu-ray, the Breathless blu-ray's highlights have been boosted.

Yes, there's some contrast boosting on the Blu-ray. Just look at the details within the lamps at the 15th set of screencaps: Kinowelt/StudioCanal Blu-ray | Criterion DVD