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domino harvey wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:11 pm This Adrian Martin commentary is actually different than the excellent one that appeared on Madman's edition FYI

therewillbeblus wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:20 pmCan anyone speak to the strength of the Martin commentary on Kino’s Le Gai Savoir release? How does it compare to the Madman?

I was gratified to have a second opportunity to talk about this fascinating film. There has been more material to draw upon since I did my first version in Australia some 8 or more years ago. Also, I use a more precise technique these days: in the past (for the Madman DVDs) I was often doing a well-prepared, 90 minute single-take in a studio; today, I break my commentary up into blocks, record them at my computer, and then the master-montage hands of Cristina Álvarez López get to work on the audio, fitting it exactly to the image, sometimes moving (and removing) things around. I think the result is far superior.

domino harvey wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:47 pm I’m very nervous that KL will fuck up the aspect ratios, which are unambiguously Academy. The LionsGate DVDs respected this, hopefully these do too

Michael Kerpan wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:07 pm The Lionsgate DVDs were exceptionally good (IMHO). I wonder if one can tell any difference between those and the new BDs on a 50 in screen at a normal viewing distance.

domino harvey wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:09 am I got my copy in of Helas pour moi and it’s also Academy, just to close the book on worrying about these KL releases. That dastardly MGM DVD of King Lear has left me a lifetime legacy of worrying about this kind of thing

Glowingwabbit wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:35 amWasnt it speculated that Criterion had plans for King Lear? Or am I thinking of something else.

therewillbeblus wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:58 pm Is there any decent copy of JLG/JLG - autoportrait de décembre out there on disc? In filling in my few gaps in Godard’s filmography, I came across this and it’s become a new favorite, joining Notre Musique as the best of his late period for me.

barbarella satyricon wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:38 am Does anyone know of any confirmed issues with the English subtitles on Kino Lorber’s The Image Book blu ray? From the disc that I had, it seemed like about 40-50% of the subs were missing, like every other line in some sequences, but entirely absent in others. My French isn’t good at all, but even from the opening, with Godard’s voice-over narration, it was apparent that about every other line of translation was being dropped.

On the other hand, there were some sequences that looked to be subtitled in full, and others that had no subs at all. I thought at first that some of the clips in other languages (i.e. not French) were intentionally left unsubbed, but that didn’t seem consistent across scenes either. I messaged Kino Lorber through their customer service form, but didn’t hear back, and just got a refund on the disc before the return window on the purchase (from another online vendor) had closed. Not sure if I just got a bad disc, but am certain that there were major problems with the subs and that it definitely wasn’t some intentional Navajo thing.

Noiretirc wrote: Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:07 pm hearthesilence, may I ask you if the sporadic/arbitrary subtitling bothered/baffled you? (I have not had an opportunity to see this yet.)

hearthesilence wrote: Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:39 pm No but I know some French and was able to fill in some gaps. The subtitling really is sparse but it’s possible they tell enough. Honestly it felt like film literacy was far more important - it helps to know the films he’s referencing ahead of time.