New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works!

Looks like Henry is coming out Sept 27, from amazon.ca:

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On the DVD
Feature-length commentary by John McNaughton
Deleted scenes and outtakes with commentary by John McNaughton
"Portrait: The Making of Henry" all-new 52-minute documentary by David Gregory feature "Henry" cast and crew interviews
30 minute documentary on Henry Lee Lucas
Still gallery and storyboards
Reversible double-sided cover art featuring banned artwork by renowned artist Joe Coleman
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Still haven't seen anything on Texas though.

what's with the big tease? I though we were goin to get a date for TCM!

Sorry!! This is the only thread I remmeber seeing any news on Henery and TExas being re-released in better quality editions, hence Iposted the Henry news. I too would love, love LOVE a new TCM, I'm hoping that with the Henry rumor being confirmed, that the TCM will materialize as well.

Well, VERY disappointing news (would there be any other?) today regarding the new TCM DVD. I e-mailed MPI Home Video asking them why we still haven't heard an announcement on this title and if it was still on schedule for Fall 2005. I also mentioned that I have been watching both sites (MPI Home Video and Dark Sky Films) and that neither site has any information on this title. Here is the reply I got.


Damn! Now I'm stuck with that Pioneer disc and its shitty transfer for a whole 'nother fricken year. Here's a question. Why do they have to release this right in time for Halloween? If it's not ready for this Fall, why not release it this Winter or Spring 2006? Why do some studios think that horror film DVDs can only be released in August, September, and October? I don't want to wait another year. My most anticipated DVD for 2005....damn.

Now that I think about it I'm almost certain the same thing will happen with the Divimax releases of Halloween 4 and 5, as well as the Halloween 1-8 Documentary DVD. You'll notice that these three discs are not mentioned anywhere on Anchor Bay's site. If they were going to be released this Fall, wouldn't we have heard some sort of announcement by now?

Is there anything new on this? Any confirmation on a Fall 2006 release?

I'm in the process of converting some laserdiscs to DVD and, for TCM, I'm thinking of going the extra mile by sync-ing the audio from the DVD with the video from the laserdisc, and transferring any exclusive bonus material as well. I'll probably end up transfering all the interesting bonus stuff as well to create my own SE.

But before I go thru all of that I thought I should at least ask....

-paul
(why did i think the LD had a docu on it? Kinda disappointed now that i see it doesnt)

Paul, don't expect anything for the next 6-9 months...


Hopefully we'll get an official statement before than.

Fangoria has it listed for September.

http://www.fangoria.com/chopping_list.php

This has been airing on Voom's HD Monster channel, and I have it saved on my DVR. The quality blows away the current DVD. If the DVD looks anything like the HD transfer, we're in for a treat.

From DavisDVD


I sure am glad that all of the extras on the Pioneer disc are being carried over to this new two-disc set. Now I won't have to hold onto that Pioneer disc with its crappy non-anamorphic transfer.

Great to see the Shocking Truth doc included as well!

Can't wait to finally own this on DVD!

It'll be nice to retire my laserdisc.

I hope the new transfer makes the film look brand new, I never thought the crappy picture added anything to the feel of the film. Also, during the scenes inside the van at the begining, you can't see out the windows. I remember them talking about it on the Pioneer commentary. I wonder if it's possible to fix that with a new transfer.

I know this isn't the thread, but I imagine some Tobe Hooper fans will be reading... SO:

You should check out Hoop's amazing episode of Masters of Horror--"Dance of the Dead"--which will hopefully pop up on Showtime again (and will eventually be issued on dvd). It's brazen, incendiary work, and some of the director's best.

Because it's incredibly assaultive, stylistically speaking, it's been embraced by precious few and rejected by many with assumedly more mainstream taste.

Personally, I thought it was a great match of material to director, and Hooper--always a mad, visceral filmmaker--is completely unbound here... "Dance of the Dead" is off the hook, and there's a poetry to it. Highly recommended.



--Jack

Why isn't the Family Portrait doc being included on this release?

Tremendous news. But MPI are such an unpredictable company (where art thou Becket DVD?) that I won't be holding my breath.

Re: New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works!

Amazon.com has it for pre-order. The release date is September 26th.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...v=glance&n=130

Re: New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works!

Not from MPI, but from Dark Sky Films, a company of very high standards. Their recent DVD of Magic looks fantastic. I emailed them for the full specs; I'll post them if and when I recieve a reply.

Re: New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works!

Is that the official cover art?


I reeeally can't wait for this release... but c'mon!

Re: New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works!

So is there any word on whether the "Family Portrait Revisited" doc will be included?

Re: New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works!

What don't you like about it? I think it looks great, right on par with Pioneer's 1998 cover and a hell of a lot better than their 2003 covers, with the chainsaw blade and the ground beef package. Damn, those were awful.


I don't think it's going to be, but I've heard that it's not that great anyway. It was made back in 1986 or 1988 and they only interviewed Gunnar Hansen, Jim Siedow, Edwin Neal, and John Dugan. I think it's about one hour long and supposedly it goes for real cheap on DVD. I've heard a lot of people say they've found it in the Wal*Mart $5.00 bin. I haven't seen The Shocking Truth documentary either, but almost everyone who has says it blows the Family Portrait documentary right out of the water. As to what is being included, Dark Sky hasn't officially announced, but many DVD sites are reporting

(New items are in bold.)

• A brand new 16x9 enhanced transfer taken from a HD master, downconverted to standard definition - The most important feature
• Original mono soundtrack (from Pioneer's DVD)
• 2.0 Stereo soundtrack (from Pioneer's DVD)
• Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
• Commentary by Tobe Hooper, Daniel Pearl, and Gunnar Hansen (from Pioneer's DVD)
• Commentary by Marilyn Burns, Paul Partain, Allen Danziger, Bob Burns, and David Gregory
• "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth" - an 80 minute documentary from 2000
• Deleted Scenes and Alternate Footage (from Pioneer's DVD)
• Blooper Reel (from Pioneer's DVD)
• Props and Set Footage (from Pioneer's DVD)
• Photo Galleries (from Pioneer's DVD)
• TV Spots (from Pioneer's DVD)
• Radio Spots
• Trailers (from Pioneer's DVD)
• A documentary produced by Red Shirt Pictures, featuring new interviews with various cast & crew members and footage from all the major locations used in the first film.

Pics from the new transfer

Re: New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works!

I don't see any pic, Scott. BTW, where did you get them from?

Re: New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works!

I found it at DVD Talk.

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....4&page=2&pp=25

Post #49, near the bottom of the page.

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wow, those screen grabs look incredible!

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Yeah, I'm amazed at how beautiful it looks. And I'm sure these pictures don't do it justice. It will probably look even better when we actually see it. Pioneer's flawed transfer pales in comparison to this new one from Dark Sky. I did a comparison at the Friday the 13th Forum. Post #254.

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http://www.darkskyfilms.com/Display.asp?ID=38

IFC (Independent Film Channel, Channel 550 on DirecTV Satellite) is airing the original 1974 "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" tonight at midnight (Eastern) and again at 3:00 AM Eastern. The 1974 original very rarely gets shown on television anymore, as opposed to the 2003 remake which is always on. The interesting thing is, which transfer will they use? Could it possibly be the transfer on Dark Sky's upcoming DVD? Obviously, IFC's broadcast won't be HD (neither will the DVD, but the DVD will benefit from 16x9 enhancement), but it could be from the same source, presented in 4x3 letterbox.

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Those screen caps look great. I'll definately be picking this up later this year. It's about time this movie got a good treatment on DVD.

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The new caps do look great, but don't the old ones look like they are cropped less on the top and right?

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Early Review of Dark Sky's TCM DVD

Fangoria's Review

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I thought people complained about the current version being cropped but this one looks even more so.

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Screen-caps please to show that the new version is "cropped" compared to the old one?

Don May told me that the exact OPPOSITE is true, that the newer High-Def telecines allowed him to show MORE of the original 16mm frame on all four sides compared to what he was able to do back when he did the LaserDisc transfer for Elite. So please, show some screen caps showing the same frame from the Elite transfer circa 1996 compared with this new HD transfer, and then we'll talk about aledged "cropping".

Vincent