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
That's a great selection, quite a few I've loved and a good bunch I want to see, maybe someday.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 27 February 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
Inspired by this thread I tracked down a complete list of Warner Archive releases, and wow! Need the third season of Young Sheldon on blu with no extras? They got you covered!
― Daniel_Rf, Sunday, 28 February 2021 13:36 (three years ago) link
Come on, that's on par with dismissing Criterion because they released Armageddon. Every physical media company produces shitty loss leaders. Warner Archive is one of the few things I won't actively give WB shit for these days.
― Chokeslamming A Memory (Old Lunch), Sunday, 28 February 2021 14:18 (three years ago) link
No man I'm not dismissing it, it's just that I mostly knew it as a purveyor of super niche old school Hollywood stuff and was surprised by their branching out.
― Daniel_Rf, Sunday, 28 February 2021 14:19 (three years ago) link
Also Armageddon is totally Criterion-worthy what are you on about.
― Daniel_Rf, Sunday, 28 February 2021 14:20 (three years ago) link
The Long Good Friday looks extraordinary in the new Arrow version. They even put together a fancy modern trailer which makes it look the bee's knees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B90zNzyFk-w
Man i'd love to see this print at the movies.
― piscesx, Sunday, 28 February 2021 14:27 (three years ago) link
xpost Ah, gotcha. Yeah, more and more they're also using WAC as a repository for tv seasons that otherwise don't get a wide physical release (I think they manufacture these things like 1000 at a time?). Which...I don't even know what tv shows are considered for a wide release anymore, since Targets and other major retail outlets have all but given up on physical media.
― Chokeslamming A Memory (Old Lunch), Sunday, 28 February 2021 14:46 (three years ago) link
bought a cheap 2nd hand blu ray player recently, what are good online shops in UK to buy these kind of boutique releases? is there a place with an upcoming release schedule?
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 28 February 2021 14:55 (three years ago) link
I extensively use blu-ray.com. This is their new release calendar but you may have to tweak the settings to get UK-specific releases (hint: select yr country in the search bar, do a search, and the site should then rejigger their listings such that they're specific to your region).
― Chokeslamming A Memory (Old Lunch), Sunday, 28 February 2021 15:28 (three years ago) link
Warning: that link is extremely dangerous, as I realize now that I hadn't checked it in a while and now I'm seeing a bunch of stuff that I didn't even know had been released and, well...bye bye, money.
― Chokeslamming A Memory (Old Lunch), Sunday, 28 February 2021 15:33 (three years ago) link
if you put the name of something, (ie Tomorrow I'll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea), in a search engine and hit 'shopping' it'll list a bunch of places with it for sale, most of which are ebay and the rest of which don't look like places that would care about films, just about selling units (one of which even has "SKU" as a sort order in its list)
places likebase.comhive.co.ukwww.moviesandgamesonline.co.ukhmv actually have a good selection (and i have tokens)wh smith
amazon also. and they are quite good for recommendations, just terrible at the details. (for example, the first two reviews say there are no english subtitles because they've merged all the reviews for all the different releases together)
― koogs, Sunday, 28 February 2021 15:34 (three years ago) link
Usually, unless I'm just dying to see a particular thing, I wait until the boutiques offer a sale. Most of them do a couple times a year and the prices are often pretty good, and if you stay on top of things you'll find out about limited releases that are usually dropped during the sales (which I will endeavor to use this thread to hype when they pop up).
― Chokeslamming A Memory (Old Lunch), Sunday, 28 February 2021 15:45 (three years ago) link
ta, blu-ray.com looks dangerously useful. funny seeing what is available and what isn'tI've only used amazon so far, they had a load of Ozu for £6.99 each the other day so grabbed a few
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 28 February 2021 15:55 (three years ago) link
dismissing Criterion because they released Armageddon.
― Chokeslamming A Memory (Old Lunch), Sunday, February 28, 2021 2:18 PM
I missed this shitstorm and all the accompanying death threats
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 28 February 2021 18:27 (three years ago) link
Why tf did Shout price the complete Pee-Wee's Playhouse box set for $35 on DVD and $150 on Blu-ray???
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 28 February 2021 19:15 (three years ago) link
pixels aren't free
― koogs, Sunday, 28 February 2021 19:30 (three years ago) link
I dunno, I was waiting for the blu-ray but just wound up getting the old DVD season sets once I saw their MSRP. I guess there's a bunch of new special features but it wasn't worth the expense to me.
― Chokeslamming A Memory (Old Lunch), Sunday, 28 February 2021 20:14 (three years ago) link
it's $90 on Blu-Ray, the $150 one probably came with bow tie or something
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:04 (three years ago) link
Now a big huge Kino sale (500+ titles, many @ $10 or less, lots of good stuff): https://www.kinolorber.com/list/view/code/march-madness-sale-2021
And then I think the Warner Archive sale starts tomorrow.
Sorry, wallet.
― Stefan Twerkelle (Old Lunch), Friday, 12 March 2021 00:40 (three years ago) link
Just in time for the stimmy check
― Nhex, Friday, 12 March 2021 02:38 (three years ago) link
I bought Last Year at Marienbad and Transylvania 6-5000
― so tonight that I might ramona quimby (f. hazel), Friday, 12 March 2021 02:52 (three years ago) link
Limited myself to just 4 because I've actually been going pretty hog-wild on Indicator/Arrow since getting a region-free player for the first time in a decade.
The Mortal StormThe Best Years of Our LivesOn Dangerous GroundWaiting for Guffman (I somehow keep losing this one to lendees)
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Friday, 12 March 2021 16:39 (three years ago) link
On Dangerous Ground! Keep meaning to buy that one. Maybe this time...
― Nhex, Friday, 12 March 2021 16:58 (three years ago) link
Yup, the site even says Final $4 for $44. Maybe time to get some advance gifts.
― Nhex, Friday, 12 March 2021 17:00 (three years ago) link
SHOPWB15 brings it down to 4 for $37.50 (plus taxes and shipping)
― daily growing, Friday, 12 March 2021 17:48 (three years ago) link
ty!
― Nhex, Friday, 12 March 2021 17:49 (three years 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