Ei tarvitse velvollisuuksiaan laistaa elokuvien takia. Ehtiihän sinne teatteriin vapaa-ajallakin, eikö?
Toki, mutta jos elokuvatarjonta olisi kuten joskus, niin todellisuus tässä mielessä näyttäisi tyystin toiselta, mitä elokuvateattereiden toiminnan tukemiseen henkilökohtaisella tasolla tulee.
^Omistan Saksa Blu-rayn, mutta tuo alkuperäinen kuvasuhde 2.39:1 kiinnostaa erittäin paljon. Leffa tuli joskus nähtyä LaserDisciltä ja kuvasuhde 2.00:1 jäi mieleen positiivisesti. Saksa Blu-ray on ok mutta kuvasuhde ei miellyttäny (1.78:1), kun vertaa LaserDisciä. Mietityttää mahtaako 4K julkaisu olla tulossa tämän jälkeen?
^ Eli siis 2.00:1 -kuvasuhde LaserDisc:llä jäi mieleesi positiivisesti, mutta sen sijaan koko pikselikartan hyötysuhteen hyväksikäyttävä, kuvan sen avatussa ja croppaamattomassa muodossa esittävä XCess Entertainment -julkaisu sen sijaan ei miellytä suhteessa LaserDisc-julkaisuun tässä mielessä? Kuten vertailustakin ilmenee, tarjoaa XCess elokuvan molemmilla kuvasuhteilla, mutta ymmärtääkseni vain rajoitettu painos esittää sen avattuna. Ja tokihan myös esimerkiksi jenkkijulkaisu sisältää leffan avatulla kuvasuhteella, joskin vain VC-1 -koodekkia hyödyntäen. LD-kaudella leffa jäi harmillisesti hankkimatta eikä Blu-ray:kään ole vielä tietään hyllyyn löytänyt, vaikka esimerkiksi muutaman vuoden takainen Espanja-julkaisu Vértice Cine:ltä on ollut huokean hintansa puolesta harkinnassa, joskin bluray.com:n tiedoissa kuvasuhteeksi mainittu 1.85:1 on osaltaan jarruttanut ostohaluja vastoin parempaa tietoa asiasta. Optisen median painoksista tulee aina ja poikkeuksetta hankittua vaihtoehto, joka (tekniikan sen salliessa) esittää elokuvan ilman surureunaa avattuna ja croppaamattomana - huolimatta ohjaajan alkuperäisestä visiosta. Ikuinen vääntö kuvasuhdepuristien kanssa, josta tuulimyllyily on tietenkin totaalista ajan haaskausta, puolin ja toisin. "Riski" 4K-julkaisua ajatellen elänee SF:n julkaisukatalogin nykylinjaa tarkasteltaessa. Henkilökohtaisesti koen 1080p-resoluution riittävän perustavanlaatuisesti genre-elokuvien osalta, tiettyjä poikkeuksia lukuunottamatta. Eikä vähiten syystä, että saan yhä nauttia 1080p-resoluution julkaisut niiden skaalaamattomassa muodossa.
https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/andrzej-zulawski-three-films-limited-edition-box-set/ Eurekalta toukokuussa kolme Andrzej Zulawskin elokuvaa sisältä boksi.
Tätähän on odotettu veren maku suussa restauroinnin huhuista lähtien! Thomas Negovan has released a promotional video for an upcoming restoration and reconstruction of Tinto Brass' legendary film Caligula (1979), starring Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, and John Gielgud. Description: "The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing of those who would oppose him, and more."
^ Exclusive: A Chat with Thomas Negovan, the Man Responsible for CALIGULA MMXX "The controversial 1979 film will soon be premiering in a new 4K remaster, re-edited and incorporating “lost” takes to restore the film to Vidal’s and Brass’ intended vision."
Warner julkaisee Max Fleischerin vanhat Terämies-piirretyt Blu-Raylla toukokuussa. Euroopan julkaisusta ei ole vielä tietoa. Nämä ovat public domainissa joten näistä on joku vanhempi toisen firman huono julkaisu. Warner omistaa alkuperäiset filmimateriaalit joten kuvanlaatu tulee olemaan paljon parempi. Nämä ovat todella hyviä piirrettyjä joista Batman The Animated Series otti mallia visuaaliseen tyyliinsä. https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=32221
Via Vision Entertainment has provided us with a brand new promotional trailer for its upcoming Blu-ray release of Richard Loncraine's The Haunting of Julia (1977), starring Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, Jill Bennett, and Robin Gammell. The release will be available for purchase on April 26. Description: "Magnus (Keir Dullea) and Julia Lofting (Mia Farrow) have a happy marriage until one morning when their daughter Kate (Sophie Ward) begins choking. Unsure what to do, Julia attempts a tracheotomy, inadvertently causing Kate's death. Julia heads to a sanitarium to recover, and when Magnus asks that she come home, she prefers to buy a new house in London and live alone there. Magnus frets over Julia's sanity, while Julia becomes convinced that her house is haunted by the spirit of a little girl…" Special Features and Technical Specs: • NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE (2022) • NEWLY REMASTERED CD SOUNDTRACK with 20 minutes of previously unheard music • NEW Audio commentary with director Richard Loncraine and Simon Fitzjohn • NEW Audio commentary with film historians Jonathan Rigby & Kevin Lyons • NEW Video interview with composer Colin Towns • NEW Video Interview with production designer Brian Morris • NEW Video Interview with associate producer Hugh Harlow • NEW Video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger • Theatrical Trailer • Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature • Collector's booklet • Exclusive 3D Lenticular Hardcase
Törkyhintainen I Saw The Devil (2010) - Collector's Edition tulossa toukokuussa. Saatavilla ainoastaan Umbrella Entertainment webstoresta.
The MVD Rewind Collection will release a Special Edition Blu-ray of David A. Prior's Killzone (1985), starring Fritz Matthews, Ted Prior, David Campbell, Sharon Young, Rick Massery, and William Zip. The release will be available for purchase on June 13. Label description: "The savagery of "The Deer Hunter", the brutality of "First Blood" and the unbridled power of "Rambo" come together to create the most intense film yet about the effects of the Vietnam War – KILL ZONE." "Colonel Crawford (David Campbell, Killer Workout), the sadistic commander of an advanced military training center known as "Scare Camp", has created the most grueling and realistic exercise imaginable; to him it is brilliant, to his men… deadly. To Vietnam War veteran Jason McKenna (Fritz Matthews, Deadly Prey) it becomes all too real. His ability to distinguish between flashbacks and the ongoing exercise slowly fades. Driven by emotional terror McKenna believes he must kill to survive. He escapes the simulated prison camp and begins his reign of terror; killing the unsuspecting residents of a nearby town. Now it is up to Colonel Crawford to stop him in this action-packed adventure from writer/director David A. Prior (Deadly Prey (1987))." Special Features and Technical Specs: • NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM AN INTERPOSITIVE (2023) • NEW Audio (plus optional Video Commentary) with producer and co-writer Jack Marino moderated by Cereal At Midnight host Heath Holland • NEW "The Making of Kill Zone" featuring an interview with co-writer and producer Jack Marino moderated by filmmaker and project producer Steve Latshaw (HD, 36 mins) • Kill Zone: Vestron Video VHS Version (SD, 1.33:1) • Photo Gallery • Original Theatrical Trailer (restored in HD) • 2-Sided Artwork • Collectible Mini Poster • Limited Edition Slipcover (First Pressing Only) • Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono • Optional English Subtitles
Dark Force Entertainment has revealed that it is preparing a 4K Blu-ray release of Lee Frost's The Black Gestapo (1975), starring Rod Perry, Charles Robinson, Phil Hoover, Edward Cross, and Angela Brent. The release is expected to arrive on the market this summer. Description: "General Ahmed has started an inner-city People's Army to try and relieve the misery of the citizens of Watts. When the locals are put under increasing pressure by Mafia thugs, Ahmed's second-in-command, Colonel Kojah, asks for permission to start a protection squad to take more direct action. Ahmed fears this protection squad will just turn into a vigilante mob, and his prediction soon proves correct. Will Ahmed be able to wrest control back from the power-mad Kojah, or will he be the mob's next victim?"
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release a 4K Blu-ray SteelBook Edition of James Wan 's Insidious (2010), which will be available for purchase on June 20. Description: "INSIDIOUS is the terrifying story of a family who, shortly after moving, discovers that dark spirits have possessed their home and that their son has inexplicably fallen into a coma. Trying to escape the haunting and save their son, they move again only to realize that it was not their house that was haunted." Special Features and Technical Specs: DISC ONE: 4K BLU-RAY • DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM, approved by director James Wan • DOLBY ATMOS TRACK, plus 5.1 audio • Theatrical Trailer DISC TWO: BLU-RAY • Feature presented in high definition • 5.1 audio • Horror 101: The Exclusive Seminar • On Set with Insidious • Insidious Entities
Shout! Factory Crime Zone / Future Kick Crime Zone (1989) Description: "The legendary David Carradine stars in this sci-fi actioner as Jason, a mysterious stranger who recruits a pair of young lovers to commit a crime spree in a futuristic police state, promising them the only thing that matters ... escape." Special Features and Technical Specs: • NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE • Audio: 2.0 Mono DTS-HD Master Audio • Theatrical Trailer • Optional English subtitles for the main feature Future Kick (1991) Description: "Join action superstar Don "The Dragon" Wilson in the far-flung future of 2025, where man is a victim of his own technology and corporations deal to a black market that trades in human body parts." Special Features and Technical Specs: • NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM AN INTERPOSITIVE • Future Kick—Alternate Cut (1.33:1 Standard Definition – 72 minutes) • Audio: 2.0 Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio • Theatrical Trailer • Optional English subtitles for the main feature STREET DATE: APRIL 25. Arrow Video will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest (1971-1981). The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on July 17. Description: "When former child actor and Hollywood TV sidekick Bruce Lee returned to his native Hong Kong in 1971 to star in two films for fledgling company Golden Harvest, movie history was made thanks to one of the most iconic partnerships between star and studio that cinema has ever seen. In only a handful of films, Lee high-kicked his way into audiences' imaginations forever, thanks to his blistering screen presence and his masterful 'Jeet Kune Do' fighting technique." "The first two starring vehicles for Lee, The Big Boss and Fist of Fury (both directed by Lo Wei), smashed all box office records in Hong Kong and made him the most famous face on the continent. Lee asserted his artistic independence by directing, writing and starring in The Way of the Dragon, arguably his most thrilling and personal film. Tragically, on the cusp of achieving the international stardom he had long strived for, Bruce Lee died suddenly in 1973, aged only 32. Not to be outdone by the tidal wave of 'Bruceploitation' films that followed, Golden Harvest completed two posthumous films using unreleased footage, 1978's Game of Death and its 1981 sequel, as well as two official documentaries, the first of which hit cinemas only three months after Lee's death. Today, five decades since his passing, Bruce Lee continues to be the most beloved and influential martial artist in the world." This definitive collection, featuring fresh and exclusive 4K restorations by Arrow Video from the best available film materials, hours of brand new bonus features and previously unreleased footage - including the extended Mandarin Cut of The Big Boss, now ten minutes longer than any version ever released on video worldwide, and the never-before-seen 'log fight' from the original Game of Death shoot - is the ultimate tribute to Bruce Lee's enduring legacy and fruitful collaboration with Golden Harvest. Special Features and Technical Specs: • Brand new 4K restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon and Game of Death and brand new 2K restoration of Game of Death II • Dolby Vision/HDR presentations of The Big Boss, The Big Boss: The Mandarin Cut, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon and Game of Death • 1080p presentations of the Hong Kong cut of Game of Death, Game of Death II, Bruce Lee: The Man & The Legend and Bruce Lee: The Legend • Newly restored original Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio • Newly translated optional English subtitles, plus subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on the English dubs • Multiple alternate cuts on most films, including the extended Mandarin Cut on The Big Boss, English export cuts of The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, the Japanese cut of The Way of the Dragon and Hong Kong cuts of Game of Death and Game of Death II (aka Tower of Death) • Brand new feature commentaries by David Desser, Jonathan Clements, Frank Djeng & Michael Worth, Brandon Bentley and Mike Leeder • Return to Thailand, a new documentary by Matt Routledge on the original locations for The Big Boss • Newly uncovered deleted scenes from The Big Boss, plus a video essay by Bentley about scenes still missing such as the 'saw-in-the-head' kill • Legend of the Dragon, a brand new 80-minute overview of Lee's career by film critic and historian Tony Rayns • Two new documentaries on Lee's fighting and working methods, featuring interviews with Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan, martial arts experts Michael Worth, John Kreng, Andy Cheng, Frank Djeng and David Yeung, film historian Courtney Joyner and others • Brand new interviews with actors Malisa Longo and Colleen Camp, plus hours of archive interviews with Lee's former co-stars, colleagues and friends, including Nora Miao, Dan Inosanto, Bob Wall, Yuen Wah and many others • The Final Game of Death, a brand new feature-length video essay by Arrow Films on Lee's original vision for The Game of Death, featuring a new 2K restoration of the footage directed by Lee in 1972 • 40th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray of Enter the Dragon, with archive extras including The Curse of the Dragon, In His Own Words, Backyard Workout and more • Archive featurettes including The Hong Kong Connection, Bruce Lee Remembered, Legacy of the Dragon, Dragon Rising and The Grandmaster & The Dragon • Comprehensive trailer and image galleries for each film • Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella • 200-page hardbound book featuring new writing by Walter Chaw, Henry Blyth, Andrew Staton, Dylan Cheung, David West and James Flower • Twenty-four lobby card reproductions • Ten glossy photos of Lee in action • Reversible poster with vintage poster artwork • And much, much more!!!
Kyllähän tämä nyt mieltä lämmittää, että Soturit saa osakseen myös pohjoismaisen Steelbook -julkaisun näinä aikoina, vaikka teatteriversiosta jäädään jälleen paitsi. Siitäkin huolimatta helvetin hienoa! Paramount Pictures 22.5.2023 The Warriors (1979) - Steelbook (Ultimate Director's Cut) Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming 2D/3D Blu-ray release of Tom DeSimone's film Prison Girls 3D (1972), starring Jacqueline Giroux, Uschi Digard, Candy Samples, Annik Borel, Tracy Handfuss, Maria Arnold, and Linda York. The release will be available for purchase on June 27. Description: "From Tom DeSimone, cult director of Hell Night, The Concrete Jungle and Reform School Girls, comes Prison Girls—"The First Real Adult Film in 3-D!" Six female prisoners are given a weekend furlough in preparation for their upcoming parole. While out, the groovy jailbirds have miscellaneous sexual experiences—some good, some bad, some downright shocking!" The irresistible cast includes Jacqueline Giroux (To Live and Die in L.A.), Uschi Digard (Supervixens), Candy Samples (Flesh Gordon), Annik Borel (Werewolf Woman), Tracy Handfuss (A Clockwork Blue), Maria Arnold (Meatcleaver Massacre) and Linda York (A Scream in the Streets). Special Features and Technical Specs: • NEWLY RESTORED AND REMASTERED IN 3D by 3-D Film Archive • NEW Audio Commentary by Horror-Fix.com'ses G. Chandler and Ash Hamilton • Deleted Scene (2-D) • Theatrical Trailer (2-D) • Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase • Optional English Subtitles