dvdtimes.com:
"Warner Bros are releasing three masterworks from two of the great Italian filmmakers on February 17th in R1.
Luchino Visconti's The Damned will be in its 157-minute version in a 1.85:1 ratio, while Death in Venice will be in 2.40:1. Both will have anamorphic transfers with separate Italian and English mono soundtracks.
Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup will be have a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, with English and French mono soundtracks.
All three will have English, French & Spanish subtitles, their respective theatrical trailers and will retail for $19.98 each"
Mac announced this awhile ago.
But damn, it's great!!! Can't wait!
ive been waiting for BLOW-UP for years. finally.
Honest to god, this has been a best few days of DVD news I've ever experienced. Bergman, Kurosawa, Visconti, Antonioni, Renoir, Tati, etc. I think I just might cry now.
what from Antonioni and Renoir? (are you talking about Rules of the Game?)
Quote from: bigideaswhat from Antonioni and Renoir? (are you talking about Rules of the Game?)
Blow up from Antonioni and Renoir's RotG, yes.
cool. i had a hard time finding a copy of this movie and almost bought a laserdisc of it for $50 before realizing the blockbuster in a neighboring town had it. neat little flick, but i think i need to see it 50 more times.
So Blow-Up is worth checking out? Roger Ebert lists it on his 100 Great Films. Of the movies from that list that I never saw before, I haven't been dissapointed.
Yes, it really is a great movie, pinkerton. I've got it on VHS and seen it several times.
You've seen a reference to the movie before but I'm sure you don't know it: when Austin Powers is taking pictures of the models in the first movie, and he keeps getting excited shouting "yes! yes! yes!".. that's a nod to Blow-Up. Just a little trivia there for you.
yeah. another thing austin powers references that i found funny was "it's my happening, and it freaks me out!" from beyond the valley of the dolls. things that made the first one so great before it turned into an orgy of how many times they could say "yeah baby!" or "shagadelic!"
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Antoinoni's Blow-Up from Warner (street date 2/17).
this is probably old news to you boys but the dvd now comes with a commentary by an Antonioni historian...exciting stuff
Quote from: Pro T-Bonothis is probably old news to you boys but the dvd now comes with a commentary by an Antonioni historian...exciting stuff
Where'd you read that?
DVD Review here. (http://dvdfanatic.com/review.php?id=blowup)
The extras on the DVD are skimpy, but there’s some useful and valuable commentary on the disc by film critic Peter Brunette. A well-respected expert on Antonioni, this film critic seems to have a comprehensive knowledge on the esoteric director.
so I just saw this film. It's my 2nd Antonioni film (behind L'Avventura). I did enjoy L'Avventura more but this was very good. The final scene is really good and tells all that needs to be said. I know the film is kind of a look at the days of swinging london but I found that to be it's fault, it stops the film from being timeless (a la L'Avventura).
I''m sure the film benefits from multiple viewings.
so i saw this film tonite too, as it was my 2nd antonioni film also (after la avventura) and i just didnt care for either. there were some interesting ideas i saw in this movie that he was trying to put forward, but they just didnt seem to be pushed far enough to make it interesting. scenes just went on and on forever and seemingly without purpose. so, i dont think i care for this director, although i did think the last scene was cool and would be willing to see The Passenger for jack nicholson someday.