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  1. Douglas R

    International Via Vision Entertainment announces new premium Blu-ray label IMPRINT

    I was there in 1968 and I can assure you that the public very much did expect a conclusion. Viewers and press critics were outraged and their reaction made McGoohan leave the U.K. for good! This U.K. made series wasnt like the typical US series that carried for more than one series with no...
  2. Douglas R

    The Greatest Story Ever Told renovation

    The Blu-ray does look a lot better than the DVD (I have both) but for a film shot on 65mm film it should look substantially better. Goodness knows why there is so much grain and noise in the crucifixion scene. It didn't look that that on the Cinerama screen.
  3. Douglas R

    International Via Vision Entertainment announces new premium Blu-ray label IMPRINT

    I saw it when first broadcast and just about everyone complained about the final episode. It showed contempt for the viewers who, from the advance publicity, expected a conclusion but it was just self-indulgent style above plot.
  4. Douglas R

    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    Saw this on first release and thoroughly enjoyed it, even though it was not well received at the time.
  5. Douglas R

    Your thoughts on Kino-Lorber Blu-rays

    Well that’s interesting. No wonder there haven’t been any US Blu-ray releases!
  6. Douglas R

    Your thoughts on Kino-Lorber Blu-rays

    The Weinstein Company no longer exists so they don’t own the Bronston titles.
  7. Douglas R

    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    I see this was originally released by Fox. So who owns Regal Films now?
  8. Douglas R

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Aliens -- in 4k UHD

    I certainly don't recall the look of the majority of films I've seen theatrically but there is the occasional exception when a film looked substantially better or worse than the average and they have stuck in my mind, even decades on. One example is Thunderbolt and Lightfoot which I saw when it...
  9. Douglas R

    Pre-Order Paint Your Wagon (1969) (4k UHD) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    There was a time when the Empire showed new MGM films which tended to change after screening them for about 4 weeks. I used to see them all because I loved going to that cinema.
  10. Douglas R

    RYAN’S DAUGHTER: Discussions for a BD Release (2015 - 2024)

    I saw “I Was Happy Here” when it was first released. A very good film as I recall but I haven’t seen it since so I don’t know how it holds up today. It had very few showings in the U.K.
  11. Douglas R

    RYAN’S DAUGHTER: Discussions for a BD Release (2015 - 2024)

    This was a meeting of the National Society of Film Critics at the Algonquin Hotel. The film had been press shown a few days earlier at the Ziegfeld. There’s an account of the event in Kevin Brownlow’s massive biography of Lean. Richard Schickel writes that he welcomed Lean, listed his past...
  12. Douglas R

    Disney & Sony Ink Deal For Sony To Take Over Disney's Physical Media Production

    Sorry but it sounds like wishful thinking to me and there are only a few of the titles Bill mentions which I would want - remastered or otherwise.
  13. Douglas R

    Biblical-Roman-Egyptian epics not yet on Blu-ray

    That appears to be exactly the same as the German Capelight version (see thread "The Greatest Story Ever Told renovation" above) but distributed by Altitude Films, who seem to specialise in arthouse films. It has a UK PG classification (originally a 'U' when first released) and is also available...
  14. Douglas R

    RYAN’S DAUGHTER: Discussions for a BD Release (2015 - 2024)

    I think the critics were envious of David Lean’s success. Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, one after another, massive box-office hits. Critics loved to put directors down. Many of them also snobbishly hated big, expensive, epic films and thought Lean should have...
  15. Douglas R

    Lord Jim. Has it ever been released on Blu-ray?

    Yes but that is what someone has entered on My Movies based on the production history. As I said, Columbia and Sony are not on the actual packaging which would normally be expected for a release licensed from Sony.
  16. Douglas R

    The Greatest Story Ever Told renovation

    What does Blu-ray and DVD and bonus Blu-ray mean?
  17. Douglas R

    Lord Jim. Has it ever been released on Blu-ray?

    The French release on the Wild Side label, has a distributed by Warner Bros logo but has no Sony or Columbia logos. It gives the copyright date of the film as 1965, renewed 1993 by Pax Incorporated. Very curious.
  18. Douglas R

    Disney & Sony Ink Deal For Sony To Take Over Disney's Physical Media Production

    I bought all the tins containing material originally shown theatrically, including the True-Life Adventure tins but didn’t buy the majority of original TV material I did buy Dr Syn but didn’t care for it so sold it on
  19. Douglas R

    DVD Profiler 4.0.0 is out.

    Yes, just tried to upload a new contribution which didn't go through.
  20. Douglas R

    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    I assume this will be the uncut 2 hour version?
  21. Douglas R

    International Via Vision Entertainment announces new premium Blu-ray label IMPRINT

    I’m tempted to get The Man Who Haunted Himself again for the additional extras.
  22. Douglas R

    A few words about...™ - Scarlet Street -- in 4k UHD

    I agree. I find this 4K a disappointment compared to the early Kino Blu-ray.
  23. Douglas R

    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    I like Paint Your Wagon AND Camelot, even though I’m not a great lover of musicals.
  24. Douglas R

    Warner Archive Announcements Thread

    The problem nowadays is social media which has provided a voice and platform for those who seem incapable of appreciating the historical context of what they see and studios which are too ready to acquiesce to their misguided complaints.
  25. Douglas R

    British Label "Network" goes into liquidation.

    It wasn't true. Spirit Media were, it seems, simply selling off old stock as are other suppliers.
  26. Douglas R

    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    Another one I wished I had gone to see in London in Cinerama when I had the opportunity. Be good to catch up with it at long last.
  27. Douglas R

    Pre-Order Paint Your Wagon (1969) (4k UHD) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Yes, it was the same in the U.K. Better than having to make a journey into central London just to buy a ticket.
  28. Douglas R

    Warner Archive Announcements Thread

    Unfortunately the U.K. Warner Archive releases use those horrible “eco-friendly” cases, which I end up having to replace with standard cases.
  29. Douglas R

    Pre-Order The Tin Star (1957) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    I’m shocked that One-Eyed Jacks isn’t on your list. it’s very high up on mine.
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