(and Daisies. but then everyone has Daisies)
― koogs, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 11:43 (three years ago) link
I'm sad about the possible demise of WB Archive but to be honest I could never be bothered with bare bones releases, even if the transfers are very good.
― Please Hammer Stop Hurting 'Em (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 12:12 (three years ago) link
Huh. Are the latter regular Warner DVD releases that went OOP?
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:39 (three years ago) link
Some are. They just released Curse of Frankenstein which I think got a crummy snapcase DVD release 20 years ago in the US but was otherwise only ever available in multipacks. The new blu-ray is a two-disc set with the film in three different aspect ratios and a whole lot of new features.
― Please Hammer Stop Hurting 'Em (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:44 (three years ago) link
Looking over my recent purchases (Curse, Shop Around the Corner, Meet Me in St. Louis, Best Years of our Lives), only Best Years is fairly stingy with the extras.
― Please Hammer Stop Hurting 'Em (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:54 (three years ago) link
Second Run's Goodbye Dragon Inn might be my favorite release of the last year. Or at least my favorite movie that finally got a decent set.
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:59 (three years ago) link
Didn't realise Nicky Wire Bananaman actually ran 88 Films, but did watch one of his documentaries on a release - might have been Massacre In Dinosaur Valley? - so it makes sense.
― Well *I* know who he is (aldo), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:00 (three years ago) link
I have never understood what "nicky wire in a banana suit" means and had no idea he was a poster...is there some reasonable reason his company has that name?
― rob, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:03 (three years ago) link
Big Hitler fan and cinephile
― jammy mcnullity (wins), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:06 (three years ago) link
One of those more believable than the other.
― Well *I* know who he is (aldo), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:09 (three years ago) link
ugh hitler stans are so annoying
― rob, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:11 (three years ago) link
Just did a nostalgic search through thread titles started by his most frequent identity and that was a wild ride. I didn't realise there were just so many of them.
― Well *I* know who he is (aldo), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:16 (three years ago) link
In actually relevant news I went to order that Czech film from Second Run but I can't check out the shopping cart. Oh well.
― Well *I* know who he is (aldo), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:18 (three years ago) link
yeah sorry for derail (also embarrassingly realized I've figured this out before)
still, I would probably avoid releasing nazisploitation movies with that company name
― rob, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:34 (three years ago) link
I wasn't having a go except at myself because I thought I was derailing.
― Well *I* know who he is (aldo), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 15:17 (three years ago) link
there are lots of WB Archives Blu-Rays with extras. Off the top of my head, a couple Michael Curtiz movies (Dodge City + Adventures of Robin Hood) have newsreels, cartoons, short films (by Curtiz!), trailers, and multiple radio broadcasts of the film in question. Usually some contemporary interviews with scholars/critics, too.
Dunno about entire extra films though, I've only ever encountered that with Criterion. They should really emphasize that more imo, I mean the Stranger Than Paradise disc for example: it has Permanent Vacation! That's hardly an extra. Stranger Than Paradise is an extra on that disc!
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:06 (three years ago) link
Gaslight at least has both the 1940 and 1944 versions of the film. I could swear I have at least one other with a bonus film.
― Please Hammer Stop Hurting 'Em (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:11 (three years ago) link
But yeah, Criterion (and others who do likewise) should make a bigger deal about that. I bought The Front Page from Kino not realizing that it was included on Criterion's release of His Girl Friday.
― Please Hammer Stop Hurting 'Em (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:13 (three years ago) link
Most (if not all) of the Warner Archive Blu extras are ported over from the original DVDs.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:13 (three years ago) link
The first Gaslight with Anton Walbrook is grebt.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:16 (three years ago) link
Wow, I had no idea about Gaslight. Yeah, I had the same reaction with His Girl Friday, tbh I didn't even know it had the extra movie when I bought it. I went to watch HGF again like 2 years ago and was like "what's this extra disc...? ...oh..... wtf?!!"
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
It Happened One Night has a feature length Capra silent (haven't watched yet), and the Stagecoach release has one of the best Ford silents I've seen, Bucking Broadway.
Killer's Kiss included with The Killing...The Report included with Certified Copy...yeah...
― Motoroller Scampotron (WmC), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:24 (three years ago) link
I'd imagine with Criterion that it has to do with them gatekeeping what gets the official "prestige" of being included in the Collection, which kinda makes since for stuff like De Palma's Murder A La Mod (bonus for Blow Out) or the 30s version of Magnificent Obsession on the Sirk disc, but is pretty baffling choice when it comes to Permanent Vacation.
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:26 (three years ago) link
Killer's Kiss included with The Killing...The Report included with Certified Copy...yeah...― Motoroller Scampotron (WmC), Wednesday, February 24, 2021 1:24 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Motoroller Scampotron (WmC), Wednesday, February 24, 2021 1:24 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
YO
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:29 (three years ago) link
I'VE HAD THE REPORT THIS WHOLE TIME.....?
xxp Yeah that does make sense, it just feels like they should advertise them more, I mean I had NO idea Certified Copy came with The Report-- and I've had that disc for years!
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:31 (three years ago) link
But, then again, I don't read stickers!
My birthday present to you!
― Motoroller Scampotron (WmC), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:35 (three years ago) link
I love you
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:36 (three years ago) link
The studio killed the original UK Gaslight in various ways such as renaming it so as not to compete with the US remake, iirc..
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:41 (three years ago) link
Okay, MGM destroyed the negative at the time, and one or both versions were variously known as Angel Street and The Murder in Thornton Square.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:51 (three years ago) link
Bonus films are indeed an awesome feature, though tbh I'm not sure I'll ever get around to the earlier version of Holiday
― rob, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:55 (three years ago) link
I haven't looked at the Warner Archive site in years, but I remember being wary because the DVDs (and maybe the blu-rays?) were sometimes DVD-Rs/MOD. The fact that a even some factory-pressed Warner titles from about fifteen years ago became unplayable over time helped sour me on buying Warner releases. But I also just rarely watch physical discs any more, unfortunately.
xxp Another bonus feature IIRC is The Traveler on Criterion's Close-Up.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:57 (three years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/arts/gaslight-movie-afterlife.htmlJ. Hoberman's overview.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 18:58 (three years ago) link
xpost Warner Archive DVDs are, unfortunately, usually DVD-Rs and thusly not generally something I'm inclined to pay money for (except that I'm probably going to fold on the Forbidden Hollywood sets eventually). Their blu-rays, however, are legit manufactured discs and well worth checking out. They have so much good stuff.
― Please Hammer Stop Hurting 'Em (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 19:01 (three years ago) link
I'm slapping myself just now because when I started this thread I knew I was forgetting to mention a major player and sure enough: Shout/Scream Factory is probably the most dominant boutique label in my collection. And sure enough: they're having a sale (on box sets).
https://www.shoutfactory.com/page/list/id/282131?utm_source=rejoiner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BOXSET+SALE+FEB+2021+-+FIRST+DAY&utm_content=BOXSET+SALE+FEB+2021
You see, this is how I blew through whatever stimulus money I received last year. Soooo many sales. It's a really easy way to go broke.
― Please Hammer Stop Hurting 'Em (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 19:04 (three years ago) link
Olive Films puts out a lot of good stuff. Can't seem to find a proper home page.
https://olivefilms.com/
(doesn't show up on a Google search).
― gjoon1, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 21:52 (three years ago) link
If you’re not buying the Maude box set from that Shout sale, seriously what are you doing in life?!
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 23:18 (three years ago) link
Lol
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 23:21 (three years ago) link
I was looking at the Barney Miller box.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 25 February 2021 02:36 (three years ago) link
Seeing that Homicide box, and remembering how ridiculously expensive the original season sets were back upon release in the early '00s: $80-$100 apiece (because of the music rights, iirc).
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 25 February 2021 04:03 (three years ago) link
Wow, that is amazingly cheap, even at retail. Did they cut the music or something?
― Nhex, Thursday, 25 February 2021 05:21 (three years ago) link
Looks like direct ports of the old discs.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 25 February 2021 05:51 (three years ago) link
When A&E did their complete series box, IIRC it was like $150-$200.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 25 February 2021 05:54 (three years ago) link
thatTomorrow I'll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea film mentioned upthread fort mentioned in the guardian today in an article about a new (?) streaming service
https://easterneuropeanmovies.com/
which might be a bit off topic (being streaming) but looks interesting
― koogs, Saturday, 27 February 2021 12:43 (three years ago) link
(fuck autocorrect, you get the idea)
That does look great. I grumble about the big streaming services quite a bit but truth be told I could probably spend the rest of my life just watching old movies on stuff like this, the Cinephobe and assorted youtube accounts, without even getting into the Criterion channel.
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 27 February 2021 14:49 (three years ago) link
the russian films are a separate (but related) website
and it has an interesting payment plan - $5 for a day, $15 for a week, $30 for a month, $100 for lifetime
you could probably get the cost per film down to $1 given a week and enough spare time (although probably avoid Satantango in that case!)
― koogs, Saturday, 27 February 2021 15:19 (three years ago) link
that's assuming this service lasts 2 years!
― Nhex, Saturday, 27 February 2021 17:30 (three years ago) link
Not outside the US it seems
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 18 May 2024 19:16 (one month ago) link
We’re number one!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 18 May 2024 19:25 (one month ago) link
Criterion (and Janus Films) acquired by Steven Rales. Rales is the founder of Indian Paintbrush, a company that finances Wes Anderson's movies, among other things.
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Monday, 20 May 2024 21:27 (four weeks ago) link
other companies that Rales owns include drug testing companies that have been accused of profiteering developing countries, lovely guy I'm sure
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 20 May 2024 21:45 (four weeks ago) link
A decent flash sale at Arrow UK this weekend.
https://www.arrowfilms.com/spotlight-deals.list
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Friday, 24 May 2024 16:49 (three weeks ago) link
I already have this but its half-price in the sake and its worth getting https://www.arrowfilms.com/battles-without-honor-and-humanity-the-complete-collection-blu-ray/13167090.html
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Friday, 24 May 2024 16:50 (three weeks ago) link
*sale
well-spotted. a couple of things on my wish list there, will probably spring for the ju-on box.
the stray cat rock and female prisoner scorpion boxes are good value at £25 each
― koogs, Friday, 24 May 2024 18:29 (three weeks ago) link
Meantime Vinegar Syndrome has got its Halfway to Black Friday sale going
https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 May 2024 19:23 (three weeks ago) link
Vinegar Syndrome kills me because everything they release is either "Huh, never even heard of that" or "Really? That?"
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Friday, 24 May 2024 20:30 (three weeks ago) link
Honestly I shop their partner labels a LOT more.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 May 2024 20:41 (three weeks ago) link
I admit I gave their version of Phase IV a look, but it doesn't seem to have anything the Japanese Blu-Ray I bought a couple of years ago lacks.
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Friday, 24 May 2024 20:51 (three weeks ago) link
Yeah I hadn't gotten that earlier one so I happily picked their version up. Well worth it! Good extras too.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 May 2024 20:53 (three weeks ago) link
An action tour-de-force from director Joseph Zito (The Prowler, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter) and one of the key films in helping establish Chuck Norris (who co-authored the screenplay with James Bruner) as an action superstar, INVASION U.S.A. was also one of the first true blockbusters from 80s genre film legends Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus’ Cannon Films. Co-starring Richard Lynch (The Sword and the Sorcerer), Melissa Prophet (Goodfellas, Casino), and Billy Drago (The Untouchables), this epic feat of non-stop stunt work and incredible action setpieces comes to 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome, newly restored for this release from its 35mm original camera negative and ready for retribution with a staggering supply of new and archival bonus materials.
― omar little, Friday, 24 May 2024 21:37 (three weeks ago) link
I feel like this kind of description is sort of like trying to flip an old house after giving it nothing more than a new paint job and wood slat fencing around the perimeter of the property.
― omar little, Friday, 24 May 2024 21:39 (three weeks ago) link
well-spotted. a couple of things on my wish list there, will probably spring for the ju-on box.the stray cat rock and female prisoner scorpion boxes are good value at £25 each― koogs, Friday, 24 May 2024 18:29 (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― koogs, Friday, 24 May 2024 18:29 (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Aye, I did grab those.
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Friday, 24 May 2024 22:06 (three weeks ago) link
HMV also have a sale on for Radiance blu-rays 2 for £22https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/radiance-blu-ray-2-for-%C2%A322
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Friday, 24 May 2024 22:11 (three weeks ago) link
Well I was excited that BFI had a sale on their recent blu ray set “Three Films by Yasujiro Ozu” - they’re not exactly top-tier titles but I assume it’ll go out of print rapidly like all such niche sets. Even the 80s Obayashi set from last year has doubled in price used.
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 24 May 2024 22:19 (three weeks ago) link
Problem for me is VS raised the MSRP on everything, so even at 50% off... hard to throw $25-35 on a blind buy
― Nhex, Saturday, 25 May 2024 01:34 (three weeks ago) link
i have two of those ozu titles on other bfi releases but have been wanting Tenement Gentleman for a while
― koogs, Saturday, 25 May 2024 06:24 (three weeks ago) link
(but that's not much cheaper than fopp was already selling it for)
― koogs, Saturday, 25 May 2024 06:26 (three weeks ago) link
fwiw I think an Ozu set from the BFI is going to have a larger printing than an Obayashi from Third Window
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 25 May 2024 08:38 (three weeks ago) link
I have about a 50% hit rate through VS, science fiction and Spanish language are almost certainly worth it but the other ones I pick up are hit and miss. I'm not interested in 80s action movies though so over the past couple of years there's definitely been a lot to avoid.
― Overtoun House windows (aldo), Saturday, 25 May 2024 11:52 (three weeks ago) link
glad I'm not into the stuff VS puts out cos that shit be expensive. appreciate their conservation efforts tho
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 25 May 2024 11:59 (three weeks ago) link
Vinegar Sugar is nuts, Love to pay more for a DVD than the original budget of the movie.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Sunday, 26 May 2024 01:23 (three weeks ago) link
Syndrome, not Sugar.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Sunday, 26 May 2024 01:24 (three weeks ago) link
Invasion USA is a shitty pick. I kept hoping it would be something like the final J. Lee Thompson/Charles Bronson collab, the absolutely fucking insane Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1999)
Deaf Crocodile and Canadian International are killing it. The only 2 partner labels worth blind buying anything from. Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile was the lead programmer of the American Cinematheque for years, and their schedules declined significantly after his departure
― beamish13, Monday, 27 May 2024 03:34 (three weeks ago) link
Phase IV is a rare disc I’ve bought twice, as the older Blu has Bass’ short films.
I was actually present when the Cinefamily in L.A. showed the original ending of Phase IV for the first time ever. The film doesn’t work without it-you literally SEE the titular fourth phase in it!
― beamish13, Monday, 27 May 2024 03:36 (three weeks ago) link
Yeah I’ve bought everything on Deaf Crocodile and supported their Kickstarters. Insanely good work.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 27 May 2024 05:32 (three weeks ago) link
yeh I've got a few DC releases and want more, no longer a partner label tho so going to be slightly harder & more expensive for people outside the US to get hold of them
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 27 May 2024 09:19 (three weeks ago) link
Speaking of Vinegar Syndrome Partner Labels, Fun City Editions responded to a fan query on FB that if one was interested in any of their titles that VS distributed, now is the best time to grab 'em because those titles will be OOP once they're sold out: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/going-out-of-print-pl
FCE is also doing a sale on most of their newer titles not distributed by VS: https://www.funcityeditions.com/shop
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 27 May 2024 12:47 (three weeks ago) link
Film Movement has a big sale through Friday: https://www.filmmovement.com/search/view-by/title
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 30 May 2024 00:16 (two weeks ago) link
^Warm Water Under a Wet Bridge is a must-buy. One of the greatest career cappers ever
― beamish13, Thursday, 30 May 2024 02:30 (two weeks ago) link
People's Joker getting a physical release was not on my bingo card
Physical media just got way more TWISTED!! That's right, you clowns! Soon you can bring Joker the Harlequin into your home via (purple!!!!!) VHS and Blu-ray/DVD (with tons of special feats and a zine that tells the whole story of how we made it)!!Preorder links below!!! pic.twitter.com/uCRXXnaDmD— Vera🃏 (@VeraDrew22) June 4, 2024
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Tuesday, 4 June 2024 22:03 (two weeks ago) link