Foreign/Art/Independent Film DVD Preorder List II (1 Viewer)

[Brook K]

Thanks Gregory. The Danish Dogville was better than the American release so I probably won't wait this time and just get it right away.

 

[AlexHL]

Excellent to hear Double Vie is getting released!
3/27:
Eric Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons-box (A Tale of Springtime; A Winter's Tale; A Summer's Tale; An Autumn Tale) AE [R2 UK]

 

[Ali B]

Are there any reviews in yet for New Yorker's Vidas Secas disc release 10th Jan?

And does anyone know the catalogue code for Artificial Eye's release of The Sun?

ali

 

[Brian PB]

• SKU Number: DRT46802
• UPC Number: 5021866307305
• Catalogue Number: ART307DVD
• Item Reference: V0109087

 

[Gary Tooze]

Ali, I will review Vidas Secas today or tomorrow.
*****
There are two new NoShame releases this month:
Massacre in Rome (Remastered Edition) (George P. Cosmatos, 1973) NoShame Films
The Desert of the Tartars (Valerio Zurlini, 1976) NoShame Films
I've also added some other upcoming titles to the DVDBeaver Calendar HERE
The Cary Grant Box Set (Holiday / Only Angels Have Wings / The Talk of the Town / His Girl Friday / The Awful Truth) Sony Pictures
The Incredible Shrinking Man (Jack Arnold, 1957) Universal Pictures Video R2 UK
The Busby Berkeley Collection (Footlight Parade / Gold Diggers of 1933 / Dames / Gold Diggers of 1935 / 42nd Street) - Warner
Ryan's Daughter (Two-Disc Special Edition) (David Lean, 1970) Warner Home Video
Raise the Red Lantern (Yimou Zhang, 1991) Razor
Young Mr. Lincoln - (John Ford - 1939) Criterion Collection
The Prisoner of Shark Island (John Ford, 1936) Eureka MoC
Miracle In Milan (Vittorio De Sica, 1951) Arrow Film UK R2
A Royal Scandal (Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger 1945) Gaumont - CTHV - France PAL
Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1942) Image Entertainment
The Taisho Trilogy Box Set (Seijun Suzuki - Yumeji - 1991, Kageroza -1981, Tsigoineruwaizen- 1980) Kino International
3 Films by Louis Malle ( Murmur of the Heart; Lacombe, Lucien; and Au revoir les enfants) Criterion
Carole Lombard: The Glamour Collection - (Man of the World, We’re Not Dressing, Hands Across the Table, Love Before Breakfast, The Princess Comes Across and True Confession) MCA Video
Films of Faith Collection - ("The Nun's Story", "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima", "The Shoes of the Fisherman") - Warner
Mae West: The Glamour Collection - This two-disc set (1xDVD14, 1xDVD9) includes 5 films: Night After Night, I’m No Angel, Goin’ To Town, Go West Young Man and My Little ChickadeeMCA Video
Marlene Dietrich: The Glamour Collection: Morocco, Blonde Venus, The Devil is a Woman, Flame of New Orleans and Golden Earrings.) MCA Video
Best,
Gary

 

[Gary Tooze]

I'm very grateful that others have been informing me (in email) of more releases that we have now added to our Calendar.
After The Rehearsal (Ingmar Bergman, 1984) Tartan R2 UK
Calvaire (Fabrice Du Welz, 2004) Tartan R2 UK
Les Demoiselles De Rochefort (Jacques Demy, 1967) Momentum Pictures Home R2 UK
The Kingdom (aka"Riget" - 4-disc) - (Lars von Trier, 1994) Tartan R2 UK
Rendez-Vous (André Téchiné, 1985) Second Sight R2 UK
Danton (Andrzej Wajda , 1983) Second Sight R2 UK
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (Jacques Audiard, 2005) Artificial Eye R2 UK PAL
and more... also we have a link up for
La Double vie de Véronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991) mk2 [R2-France] conming out on Feb 20th.
Best,
Gary

 

[Ali B]

Just noticed that a Satyajit Ray gem is being released, this time in France:
The Branches of the Tree (Shakha Proshakha) - (Satyajit Ray - 1990) Vision Vidéo R2 France
French language title for it is Les Branches de l'arbre. According to DVDfr.com it's 1.85 anamorphic with (presumably) original audio and French and English subs.
Just as an aside, am I correct in thinking that the only Ray on DVD we have so far is the Apu Trilogy (R1 and R2), the now OOP French release of The Music Room and now Branches of the Tree? I've heard there are Indian DVDs of his work - are they a) legal and b) acceptable quality?
ali

 

[DonaldB]

Available now:
Junebug (Phil Morrison, 2005) Sony
Vodka Lemon (Hiner Saleem, 2003) New Yorker
Week of 1/23
The Savage Innocents (Nicholas Ray, 1959) Eureka/MoC [R2-UK]
Week of 1/30
It Happened Here (Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo, 1964) Film First [R2-UK]
Week of 2/6
Daybreak (Björn Runge, 2003) Metrodome [R2-UK]
The Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1996) Cinema Club [R2-UK]
Week of 2/13
The Branches of the Tree (Les Branches de l'arbre, Shakha Proshakha) (Satyajit Ray,1990) Vision Vidéo [R2-France]
Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975) Warner [R2-UK]
Hangmen Also Die (Fritz Lang, 1943) [R2-UK]
Lost Embrace (Daniel Burman, 2003) New Yorker
Metropolitan (Whit Stillman, 1990) Criterion
Raise the Red Lantern (Yimou Zhang, 1991) Razor
Week of 2/20
The Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948) Arrow [R2-UK]
Claire Dolan (Lodge Kerrigan, 1998) New Yorker
Death in Gaza (James Miller, 2003) HBO
Death in Gaza (James Miller, 2003) Warner [R2-UK]
Edvard Munch (Peter Watkins, 1976) New Yorker
Fantômas (Louis Feuillade, 1913) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Miracle in Milan (Vittorio De Sica, 1950) Arrow [R2-UK]
Week of 2/27
Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975) Warner
Kind Hearts and Coronets (Robert Hamer, 1949) Criterion
Master of the House (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1925) bfi [R2-UK]
Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1954) bfi [R2-UK]
Rendez-vous (Andre Téchiné, 1985) Second Sight [R2-UK]
Three...Extremes (Fruit Chan/Takashi Miike/Park Chan-wook, 2004) Lions Gate
Werckmeiser Harmonies (Béla Tarr, 2000) Facets
Week of 3/6
Prix de beauté (Augusto Genina, 1930) Kino
The Taisho Trilogy: Kagero-za/Zigeunerweisen/Yumeji (Seijun Suzuki, 1981/1991) Kino
Week of 3/13
Dear Wendy (Thomas Vinterberg, 2005) Wellspring
Good Morning, Night (Marco Bellochio, 2003) Wellspring
Oyster Farmer (Anna Reeves, 2004) Home Vision
Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus (Andrew Douglas, 2003) Home Vision
The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach, 2005) Columbia/TriStar
3 Films by Louis Malle: Murmur of the Heart/Lacombe Lucien/Au revoir les enfants (Malle, 1971/1974/1987) Criterion
Week of 3/20
Sequins (Éléonore Faucher, 2004) New Yorker
Week of 3/27
After the Rehearsal (Ingmar Bergman, 1984) Tartan [R2-UK]
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (Jacques Audiard, 2005) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Day of Wrath (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1943) bfi [R2-UK]
Familia Rodante (Pablo Trapero, 2004) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Gertrud (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1964) bfi [R2-UK]
Love is the Devil (John Maybury, 1998) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Saraband (Ingmar Bergman, 2003) Tartan [R2-UK]
Week of 4/17
The Complete Mr. Arkadin (aka Confidential Report (Welles, 1955) Criterion
Swamp Water (Jean Renoir, 1941) Fox [R2-UK]
Week of 4/24
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972) [R2-UK]
The Double Life of Veronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Effi Briest (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974) [R2-UK]
Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle, 1957) Criterion
Fists in the Pocket (Marco Bellochio, 1965) Criterion
Hotel du Nord (Marcel Carné, 1938) Soda Pictures [R2-UK]
The Marriage of Maria Braun (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1979) [R2-UK]
Tickets (Abbas Kiarostami/Ken Loach/Ermanno Olmi, 2005) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Week of 5/2
Tennessee Williams Film Collection: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof/A Streetcar Named Desire/Sweet Bird of Youth/Night of the Iguana/Baby Doll/The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (various) Warner
Week of 6/19
Ludwig (Luchino Visconti, 1972) [R2-UK]

 

[DonaldB]

Week of 2/20
The Taebaek Mountains (Im Kwon-taek, 1995) Spectrum [R3-Hong Kong]
Week of 2/27
The Buster Keaton Chronicles (Keaton) Network [R2-UK]
Week of 3/6
Charulata (Satyajit Ray, 1964) [R2-UK]
Mahapurush (The Saint) (Satyajit Ray, 1965) [R2-UK]
Week of 3/20
Toni (Jean Renoir, 1934) Eureka/MoC [R2-UK]
Week of 3/27
The Cremator (Juraj Herz, 1968) Second Run [R2-UK]
The Red and the White (Miklós Jancsó, 1967) Second Run [R2-UK]
Week of 4/3
The Story of Qiu Ju (Zhang Yimou, 1992) Sony
Ushpizin (Gidi Dar, 2005) New Line
Week of 4/17
The Chess Players (Satyajit Ray, 1977) Kino
Second Circle (Alexandr Sokurov, 1990) Kino
Week of 4/24
The Robert Altman Collection: M*A*S*H, A Perfect Couple, Quintet, A Wedding (Altman) Fox
Blissfully Yours (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2002) Second Run [R2-UK]
Come and See (Elem Klimov, 1985) Nouveaux Pictures [R2-UK]
Every Little Thing (Nicolas Philibert, 1997) Second Run [R2-UK]
The Kingdom (Lars Trier, 1994) Tartan [R2-UK]
Lovers of the Arctic circle (Julio Medem, 1998) Home Vision
Yûkoku (Patriotism) (Yukio Mishima, 1966) [R2-Japan]
Week of 5/1
Fear Eats the Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1973) Arrow [R2-UK]
The Merchant of Four Seasons (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1971) [R2-UK]

 

[Elizabeth S]

Thanks, Donald -- I'm very curious about the Home Vision release of Lovers of the Arctic Circle. I've been dying to see this again since the theatrical release, but have heard the present releases are of poor quality (and the R4 is FF!).

 

[Ali B]

Wow - just as I was starting to wonder about Ray films on DVD, 3 come along! Potentially good news on the Medem - I'd love to be able to cast off my R2 UK Tartan disc!
Edit- it seems from the Image site that the Lovers of the Arctic Circle DVD will be 2.35:1 anamorphic whihc looks promising. Now let's what the image quality and subtitles will be like.

 

[DonaldB]

The picture quality of Home Vision's discs is typically very good, so I'm sure their edition of Lovers will surpass previous issues. Their foreign films are also well-translated and subtitled; no worries there.

 

[Gary Tooze]

Here is some stuff we have recently added to the Beaver Calendar - coming from France (most are out early next month)
Party Girl (Nicholas Ray, 1958) Warner Home Vidéo - France
The Woman on the Beach (Jean Renoir, 1947) Editions Montparnasse - France
The Spanish Main (Frank Borzage, 1945) Editions Montparnasse - France
Mr. Lucky (H.C. Potter, 1943) Editions Montparnasse - France
Follow Me Quietly (Richard Fleischer, 1949) Editions Montparnasse - France
A Royal Scandal (Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger 1945) Gaumont - CTHV - France PAL
Conquest (aka Marie Walewska) (Clarence Brown, 1937) Warner Home Vidéo - France
49th Parallel (Michael Powell, 1941) 2-disc Warner Home Vidéo - France
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/
Best,

 

[Gary Tooze]

April 20th
L'Enfant (Dardenne Brothers, 2005) blaq out R2 France
Best,

 

[Gary Tooze]

Here are some upcoming UK releases we have added to the Beaver Calendar...
Visions of Light (Arnold Glassman, 1992) Bfi Video
Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005) Artificial Eye
Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog, 2005) Momentum Pictures
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chan-wook Park, 2005) Tartan UK
The Hidden Blade (Yôji Yamada, 2004) Tartan
Blood For Dracula / Flesh For Frankenstein (Morrissey, 1974) Tartan
Match Point (Woody Allen, 2005) Warner UK
Where the Truth Lies (Atom Egoyan, 2005) Momentum Pictures
Best,

 

[Gary Tooze]

Some stuff added to the Beaver Calendar:
Louis Malle Collection: Vol.1 (4 Discs) Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (1958), Le Feu Follet (1963), Les Amants (1958), Zazie Dans Le Metro (1960) - R2 UK
Seven Beauties (Lina Wertmüller, 1975) Koch Lorber Films
Johan van der Keuken, Vol.1 - Coffret 3 DVD - I Love $ / 1986 , Beauty / 1970, Un Moment De Silence / 1960/63, L’oeil Au-Dessus Du Puits / 1988, Lucebert, Temps Et Adieux / Un Triptique De Johan Van Der Keuken (1962-1966-1994), La Question Sans Réponse / 1986 , On Animal Locomotion /1994, Face Value / 1991, Le Masque / 1989 - Arte Region 2 France
Johan van der Keuken, Vol.2 - Coffret 3 DVD - Cuivres Débridés - A La Rencontre Du Swing / 1993, Sarajevo Film Festival Film / 1993, Temps/Travail / 1999, Johan Van Der Keuken - Realisation : Thierry Nouel / 1998, Amsterdam Global Village / 1996, To Sang Fotostudio / 1997, Vivre Avec Les Yeux -Realisation Ramon Gieling / 1997, Amsterdam Afterbeat / 1996 - Arte R2 France
Monsieur Hire (Patrice Leconte , 1989) Second Sight Films Ltd.
The Bridesmaid aka La Demoiselle d'honneur (Claude Chabrol , 2004) - Cinefilm R2 UK
Best,

 

[Gary Tooze]

Some new stuff we have added to the Beaver Calendar...
Bukowski - Born Into This (John Dullaghan, 2002) Magnolia
Track of the Cat - Special Collector's Edition (William A. Wellman, 1954) - Paramount Home Video
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (Michael Haneke , 1994) Kino International
And The Ship Sails On (Federico Fellini, 1984) 2-disc - Infinity Arthouse - R2 UK
Ginger And Fred (Federico Fellini, 1986) 2-disc set Infinity Arthouse R2 UK
Princess Raccoon aka Operetta tanuki goten (Seijun Suzuki, 2005) Silver Kent
The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (Luciano Ercoli, 1970) Blue Underground
Memoirs of a Geisha (Widescreen 2-Disc Special Edition) (Rob Marshall, 2005) Sony Pictures
Osaka Tough Guys (Takashi Miike) Arts Magic
Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1934) Synapse Video
Uno Bianca (Michele Soavi, 2001) NoShame
Black Narcissus (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) 2-disc Warner Home Vidéo - France
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Powell and Pressburger, 1943) 2-disc Warner Home Vidéo - France
The Red Shoes (Powell and Pressburger, 1948) 2-disc Warner Home Vidéo - France
Renoir Silents - La Fille de l'eau / Sur un air de Charleston / La petite marchande d'allumettes (Jean Renoir - silents) - No English subtitles - Studio Canal
Boomerang! (Elia Kazan , 1947) 20th Century Fox
House of Strangers (Joseph L. Mankiewicz , 1949) 20th Century Fox
I Wake Up Screaming (H. Bruce Humberstone ,1941) 20th Century Fox
Best,
Gary

 

[DonaldB]

Available now:
La Captive (Chantal Akerman, 2000) Kino
The Cyclist (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1989) Kino
The Emigrant (Youssef Chahine, 1994) Kino
49th Parallel (Michael Powell, 1941) Warner [R2-France]
Going By (Iraj Karimi, 2001) Facets
Human Resources (Laurent Cantet, 1999) Kino
The Other (Youssef Chahine, 1999) Kino
Pulse (Kairo) (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2004) Magnolia
Three Films by Raoul Ruiz: Suspended Vocation (1977)/The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1979)/Three Crowns of a Sailor (1983) (Ruiz) Blaq Out [R2-France]
Three Times (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2005) First Distributors [R0-Hong Kong]
The Woman on the Beach (La Femme sur la plage) (Jean Renoir, 1947) Editions Montparnasse [R2-France]
Bukowski: Born Into This (John Dullaghan, 2002) Magnolia
Free Cinema (various, 1952-1963) bfi [R2-UK]
Princess Raccoon (Operetta tanuki goten) (Seijun Suzuki, 2005) Silver Kent [R0-Hong Kong]
Johan van der Keuken Vol. 1: I Love Dollars/Beauty/Un moment de silence/L'oeil au-dessus du puits/Lucebert, temps et adieux/La question sans réponse/On Animal Locomotion/Face Value/Le masque (van der Keuken) Arte [R2-France]
Johan van der Keuken Vol. 2: Cuivres débridés à la rencontre du Swing/Sarajevo Film Festival/Temps / Travail/Johan ven der Keuken/Amsterdam Global Village/Amsterdam Afterbeat/To Sang Fotostudio/Vivre avec les yeux/L'entretien (van der Keuken) Arte [R2-France]
Week of 3/27
The Bridesmaid (La Demoiselle d'honneur) (Claude Chabrol, 2004) Cinefilm [R2-UK]
Capricious Summer (Jirí Menzel, 1967) Facets
Come, Come, Come Upward (Im Kwon-taek, 1989) Spectrum [R3-Hong Kong]
Festival (Im Kwon-taek, 1996) Spectrum [R3-Hong Kong]
The Gladiators (Peter Watkins, 1969) New Yorker
Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1934) Synapse Video
Visions of Light (Arnold Glassman, 1992) bfi [R2-UK]
Week of 4/3
Black Narcissus (Le Narcisse noir) (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) Warner [R2-France]
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Powell and Pressburger, 1943) Warner [R2-France]
The President's Last Bang (Im Sang-soo, 20050 Kino
The Red Shoes (Les Chaussons rouges) (Powell and Pressburger, 1948) Warner [R2-France]
Week of 4/17
Claude Chabrol Box Set: Les Biches/La Femme infidele/Que la bete meure/Le Boucher/Juste avant la nuit/Le Noces rouge/Nada/Madame Bovary (Chabrol) Arrow Film Distributors [R2-UK]
L'Enfant (Jean-Luc and Pierre Dardenne, 2005) Blaq Out [R2-France]
Week of 4/24
Damnation (Béla Tarr) Facets
The Guard From Underground (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1992) Arts Magic
The Intruder (L'Intrus) (Claire Denis, 2004) Wellspring
Mother Joan of Angels (Jerzy Kawalerowicz) Polart
The Passenger (Michelango Antonioni, 1976) Sony
Videograms of a Revolution (Harun Farocki, 1992) Facets
Where Green Ants Dream (Werner Herzog, 1984) Tango Entertainment
Where the Truth Lies (Atom Egoyan, 2005) Momentum Pictures [R2-UK]
Week of 5/1
Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog, 2005) Momentum Pictures [R2-UK]
Week of 5/8
The 400 Blows (Francois Truffaut, 1959) Criterion
Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949) Criterion
The New World (Terrence Malick, 2006) New Line
Week of 5/15
Benny's Video (Michael Haneke, 1992) Kino
Christ Stopped at Eboli (Francesco Rosi, 1979) [R2-UK]
Funny Games (Michael Haneke, 1997) Kino
Letter From an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) Paramount
The Seventh Continent (Michael Haneke, 1989) Kino
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (Michael Haneke, 1994) Kino
Week of 5/22
Abhijan (The Expedition) (Satyajit Ray, 1964) Eureka/MoC [R2-UK]
Black Cat, White Cat (Emir Kusturica, 1998) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Blind Beast (Yasuzo Masumura, 1969) [R2-UK]
Harlan County, U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976) Criterion
Kwaidan (Masaki Kobayashi, 1964) Eureka/MoC [R2-UK]
Loulou (Maurice Pialat, 1980) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Monsieur Hire (Patrice Leconte, 1989) Second Sight [R2-UK]
The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005) [R2-UK]
Pleasant Days (Kornél Mundruczó, 2002) Tartan [R2-UK]
Toto the Hero (Jaco Van Dormael, 1991) Second Sight [R2-UK]
Viridiana (Luis Buñuel, 1961) Criterion
Wall (Simone Bitton, 2004) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Week of 6/5
À nos amours (Maurice Pialat, 1983) Criterion
Louis Malle Collection Vol. 1: Elevator to the Gallows (1958)/Les Amants (1958)/Zazie dan le metro/Le Feu follet (1963) (Malle) Optimum [R2-UK]
Sympathy for the Devil (Jean-Luc Godard, 1968) Fabulous Films [R2-UK]
Week of 6/19
Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
The Loved One (Tony Richardson, 1965) Warner
Week of 6/26
L'Humanité (Bruno Dumont, 1998) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Red Angel (Yasuzo Masumura, 1966) [R2-UK]
Strayed (André Téchiné, 2003) Soda Pictures [R2-UK]
Week of 10/23
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Cristi Puiu, 2005) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]
Johanna (Kornél Mundruczó, 2005) Artificial Eye [R2-UK]

 

[Ali B]

It seems that Optimum have a new edition of La Haine coming out in the UK on 5th June 2006. No details on features as of yet - all I can make out is that it comes in a steel tin (ala Terminator 2 in the UK I imagine) - it's being called the Ultimate Edition though. I'd hope that the only thing that differentiates the ultimate edition from the existing special edition isn't the metal packaging!

 

[Ali B]

Just got my Lovers of the Arctic Circle disc this morning. As expected, it is miles ahead of the Tartan for PQ, but sadly remains the poorest quality Medem disc I have. There is little or no obvious print damage but somehow the colours or encoding just aren't quite right - the forest scene where Otto el Pilotto is first introuced just looks wrong (I have a really awful 28" 4:3 set so I'll leave exact definition of what this is to someone else).

I'm not sad I bought it as it is still better than the Tartan by a long way, but given the maturity of DVD as a product now, I'd have expect better.