Random DVD and Blu-ray announcements

[Pubrick]

i can't imagine the kubrick estate being happy about those early films being released.

swamp thing kubrick must be pulsing in his tree roots.

[wilder]

July 10



Altered States (1980) - Amazon




Brainstorm (1983) - Amazon

[Stefen]

Any Cassavetes on BD is cause to throw a fake birthday party.

That Criterion boxset was the best thing ever, until it wasnt, because BD.

[wilder]

Gaumont Secures Funding to Restore Classic Films

French distributors Gaumont have announced that they have secured funding to restore 270 films from their catalog during the next four years. The restorations will have a minimum quality of at least 2K. Amongst the films considered for restoration are such classics as Jean Renoir's Toni (1935), Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942), and Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928).

Source

Guamont's full catalog is available to browse here.

[mogwai]

I believe it when I see it. I hope Lucas didn't alter a scene where the shark shoots first.

[wilder]

Casablanca 70th Anniversary Edition (New Transfer)



Single disc edition exclusive to Target


May 8, 2012

The Big Heat (1953) from Twilight Time (Limited to 3,000 copies)



The Big Heat (1953) - Screen Archives


July 4, 2012

Gerald Kargl's Schizophrenia aka Angst (1983) on blu-ray from Carlotta



Schizophrenia aka Angst (1983) - Amazon France


July 24, 2012

They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) from Kino



They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) - Amazon


July 31, 2012

Body and Soul (1947) from Olive Films



Body and Soul (1947) - Amazon


Force of Evil (1948) from Olive Films



Force of Evil (1948) - Amazon


August 28, 2012



Death Watch (1980) - Amazon


September 17, 2012



A Woman Under the Influence (1974) - Amazon UK


September 24, 2012



The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) - Amazon UK


November 6, 2012

Billy Wilder's Sunset Blvd. (1950)



Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Amazon


December 4, 2012

Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002)



Catch Me If You Can (2002) - Amazon


2012 TBD

[Pubrick]

these bluray announcements are indeed random.

blurays are still overpriced in Australia and too expensive to acquire from overseas unless absolutely essential, but it's nice to know there's a big selection out there somewhere.

probably one of my favourite active threads.

[mogwai]

these bluray announcements are indeed random.

blurays are still overpriced in Australia and too expensive to acquire from overseas unless absolutely essential, but it's nice to know there's a big selection out there somewhere.

probably one of my favourite active threads.

Have you checked this one out? https://www.planetaxel.com/

Dunno if it's cheaper even though I don't know where in the world they ship the products. But just wanted to help a wee bit.

[wilder]

June 8, 2012

The Seven-Ups (1973) from Koch Entertainment



The Seven-Ups (1973) - Amazon.de


July 11, 2012

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Querelle (1982) on blu-ray from Gaumont



Querelle (1982) - Amazon France


July 31, 2012

Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion (1937)



La Grande Illusion (1936) - Amazon


August 7, 2012

Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar (1954) from Olive Films



Johnny Guitar (1954) - Amazon


August 27, 2012

Claude Chabrol's La Cérémonie (1995) on blu-ray from Artificial Eye



La Cérémonie - (1995) - Amazon UK


September 3, 2012

Orson Welles' The Trial (1962) on blu-ray from Studio Canal (UK)



The Trial (1962) - Amazon UK

[wilder]

July 17, 2012

Singin' in the Rain (1952) on blu-ray



Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Collector's Edition - Amazon

Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Single Disc Edition - Amazon

[wilder]

Kino has announced Jean Rollin's The Living Dead Girl (1982) and Two Orphan Vampires (1997) for release on blu-ray on August 28, 2012

[wilder]

Video overview of BFI's restoration of 9 of Hitchcock's early silents

[wilder]

August 21, 2012

Raoul Walsh's Pursued (1947) from Olive Films



Pursued (1947) - Amazon


August 22, 2012

Georges Lautner's Le Pacha (1968) on blu-ray from Gaumont

Le Pacha (1968) - Amazon France

[wilder]

July 31, 2012

Billy Wilder's The Seven Year Itch (1955)



The Seven Year Itch (1955) - Amazon

Also available in the Forever Marilyn Collection along with Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), The Misfits (1961), River of No Return (1954), Some Like It Hot (1959), and There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) -- also available individually.


September 4, 2012

Robert Siodmak's The Dark Mirror (1946) from Olive Films



The Dark Mirror (1946) - Amazon


Fritz Lang's Secret Beyond the Door (1947) from Olive Films



Secret Beyond the Door (1947) - Amazon

[wilder]

September 18, 2012

Orson Welles' Macbeth (1948) from Olive Films




October 1, 2012

Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection - Blu-ray



-Rope
-Rear Window
-The Trouble with Harry
-The Man Who Knew Too Much
-Vertigo
-The Birds
-Psycho
-Marnie
-Torn Curtain
-Topaz
-Frenzy
-Family Plot
-Saboteur
-Shadow of a Doubt

Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Amazon UK