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Well...nothing new around here, but I messed up in my description. The special features are listed on the back of the Blu-ray, but are so infinitesimal as to be almost invisible, and are colored dark gray against a black background. I didn't even see them when I pulled this off the shelf this...

I have the Umbrella edition of this, and it looks and sounds just fine. No special features whatsoever, but hey... https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/shine-blu-ray-1996?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=ac1a60c95&pr_rec_pid=8089686409474&pr_ref_pid=6700602523829&pr_seq=uniform

My question is with regards to the final sequence, which has always looked dull and dark and poorly-colored. I have read that this was an intentional modification by Scorcese, apparently after Columbia insisted on it in order to minimize the gore. I have also read that there is no "uncensored"...

Just a tongue-in-cheek moment.

YES!

In the "Epic" department, I would also add BECKET.

Fully restored GREED on a 4-disc set?

Absolutely!

Hi, John --- am having problems trying to send you a PM.

Aw, c'mon, Robert! We know what a collector you are. You'll just refocus on the niche label releases, like most all of us will.

I'm not sure that it would have been prudent for Peter Jackson to include much of the anti-Yoko rhetoric that I have read/been told happened, since she was one of the producers of the mini-series. There are aspects of her that I enjoy, but her shrieking during the rehearsals is not one of them.

Was that Korvette's in Elmsford, NY, by any chance? If so, I bought tons of (standard) 8mm Castle Films, Columbia Films and Ken Films from them, and from nearby Masters Discount. The 200' B&W editions cost exactly $4.17 each. Can't remember what I had for dinner last night, however.

The original SILENT STAR is a fine movie. The 19 minutes excised for U.S. release makes it look sloppy, and the dubbing is simply awful. The original 95-minute film is/was available on DVD, but it's hopelessly soft. How I do so hope this coming release will include both versions or, if only one...

Very happy about this news, with one caveat: I was hoping that a new 4K restoration of THE WILD BUNCH would be released at around the same time as this.