The Arrow Thread

[Rik]

That's what I was thinking, hopefully they'll make an announcement in the next few days.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by PaulD

Interesting. Didn't think a licensor would specify bluray releases only.

MGM have only given Shout Factory blu-ray rights to Futureworld and Rolling Thunder.

[BAKA]

Perhaps they've teamed up with a company that can't afford to put anything out on Blu and are sublicensing a Blu-ray release through Arrow.

Scanbox sublicensing Halloween 3 to Arrow for a UK Blu-ray?

I cannot resist sowing the seeds. Sorry.

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by PaulD

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What are people's issues with Eureka's Two Lane Backdrop?

I owned it and was puzzled by the good reviews it was getting - there was no fine detail, but instead a strange effect that looked like the film had been painted with water colours. The new Criterion Blu-ray evidently has no such problem.

As for Videodrome, it was supervised and approved by David Cronenberg so who's to say the Universal release doesn't show too much image? It's not unknown for directors wanting the frame 'tightened up' when they work on a remaster.

And as for Salo, as I said before, the BFI appears to be an extended version, the Criterion isn't cut.

[the blob]

Videodrome was supervised by the cinematographer and only approved by Cronenberg, which is very different but I'm in agreement that it could well be correct and the Universal is opened out, unless Cronenberg comes out and says otherwise. Plus of course it's unrated.

[Criterion7]

Originally Posted by Rik

I wondered who Criterion7 was, that it was a new member I hadn't welcomed yet
Good choice, even though I don't own any of their output, I'm aware of how good it is so I doubt you'll have to change username again

Wasn't so much based on the company as it was on one of my favorite releases from them. Criterion movies are labeled and number 7 is A Night To Remember. A personal favorite of mine.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Criterion7

Wasn't so much based on the company as it was on one of my favorite releases from them. Criterion movies are labeled and number 7 is A Night To Remember. A personal favorite of mine.

That's as good a reason to choose your username as any. I'm glad Stefan helped and you were able to come up with a new moniker. For the next few weeks, it might be a good idea to put something along the lines of 'Formerly known as Arrowfan' so people get used to the change.

[JAMIOUSE]

On the plus side if some of the Q2 releases are Blu only it must mean that HD masters already exist or have been created just for these releases. Could it be Solange and Pink Flamingos on Blu Ray?

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by JAMIOUSE

On the plus side if some of the Q2 releases are Blu only it must mean that HD masters already exist or have been created just for these releases. Could it be Solange and Pink Flamingos on Blu Ray?

I am willing to bet large monies that Thou Shalt Not Kill...Except will be one.
They've released a lot of previous Synapse titles, on blu only, and High Rising recently cut up with Scott Speigel.

Either that or Baron Blood

[JAMIOUSE]

I'm pretty sure one of the titles will be Baron Blood, it's odd how there seems to be a fair amount of Bava on Blu and not so much Fulci, Lenzi or Mattei and there much more 'generally known' directors. I remember having a forum discussion with Marc Morris a few years ago about Bava and how unlikely it was that many Bava titles would get released in the UK. Now we certainly have two titles coming and possibly more not only in the US but also in the UK.

I think Arrow are probably going down the route of releasing titles that have already had US releases, this does make sense as they can just license the HD master that's already been prepared and saves them having to pay for a full remastering job. We know the labs in Italy are already remastering film prints in HD for future sales so it makes sense really.

I still hope to see more Fulci and even some Mattei on Blu, imagine Conquest in HD or Zombie Creeping Flesh!