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03-05-2008, 03:37 PM
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Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
'Paranoid Park,' 'Proposition' Lead Tartan Spring Blu-ray Slate | High-Def Digest
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Tartan Video has revealed their Blu-ray release schedule for this spring, a six-strong slate headlined by the acclaimed dramas 'Paranoid Park' and 'The Proposition.'
The wave begins on April 14 with the Asian chiller 'A Tale of Two Sisters,' followed two weeks later on April 28 by Gus Van Sant's acclaimed teen drama 'Paranoid Park.'
A double-header from 'Oldboy' director Park Chan-Wook will follow on May 26, with separate stand-alone releases of his comedic-fantasy 'I'm a Cyborg,' and thriller 'Lady Vengeance.'
Finally, June 23 will see the release of rocker Nick Cave's critically-praised revisionist western 'The Proposition,' and the animated Korean cult favorite 'Sky Blue.'
Tartan has yet to issue full press releases for the six titles, so tech specs and supplement details remain TBA.
Suggested retail prices for each Blu-ray have been set at $34.95.
As we await full announcements, you'll find preliminary specs for all six titles linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under their respective street dates.
See what people are saying about this story in our forums area, or check out other recent discussions.
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Personally, I am most excited for 'Lady Vengeance' and 'A Tale of Two Sisters'. I certainly hope 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance' isn't too far behind.
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03-05-2008, 03:50 PM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
The Proposition's cinematography should really shine on Blu-ray. Seeing the vast expanses on display in this film and the subtleties of the coloring of the skylines should be quite the treat in High Definition.
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03-05-2008, 04:18 PM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
Ooh, that's some good stuff. I've been looking forward to I'm a Cyborg (not even a theatrical release here!), was very fond of The Proposition and Lady Vengeance, and liked Wonderful Days (aka Sky Blue) and A Tale of Two Sisters well enough in theaters, though not enough to buy them. Van Sant, I can generally do without (even if Christopher Doyle is shooting this one).
Heck, has Days/Blue ever shown up on DVD in the US before? It seemed to vanish into a hole after its minuscule theatrical release, with questions about its availability popping up even a couple years later.
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03-05-2008, 04:29 PM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
Hmm... Those dates are Mondays, when movies get released in the UK. Are we sure these are Region A releases?
EDIT: Paranoid Park doesn't even open theatrically until this Friday (and doesn't expand to us here in Boston until at least next week); I kind of doubt its US home video release will come in late April.
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Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
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"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
"What the hell religion are you people?" - Overheard during the Captain Marvel serial at SF/29
"If I feel even one bullet hit me, I will rip your lungs out through your nostrils!" - Ron Silver as himself, "Heat Vision And Jack"
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03-05-2008, 07:25 PM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
I may pick up the Proposition if I can get it for a good price. That's about it.
Wasn't impressed with Lady Vengeance but I'll probably rent Sky Blue if I can. Can't say any of the others do all that much for me.
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03-06-2008, 10:31 AM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
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Originally Posted by Jason Seaver
Hmm... Those dates are Mondays, when movies get released in the UK. Are we sure these are Region A releases?
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Well, last time I looked, Tartan was a UK publisher. As to region coding, I know it's pretty much in disfavour in Europe, so who knows?
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03-06-2008, 12:34 PM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
True enough. It's just odd that the prices are listed in dollars and the piece is being run without mentioning that fact on a site that generally defaults to North American news, in that case.
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Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
"What the hell religion are you people?" - Overheard during the Captain Marvel serial at SF/29
"If I feel even one bullet hit me, I will rip your lungs out through your nostrils!" - Ron Silver as himself, "Heat Vision And Jack"
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03-11-2008, 11:25 AM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
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Originally Posted by ChristopherDAC
Well, last time I looked, Tartan was a UK publisher. As to region coding, I know it's pretty much in disfavour in Europe, so who knows?
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There´s also "Tartan US". It has released "Oldboy" on Blu-ray (among the several SD DVD-releases)..
Tartan UK has released also "Oldboy" + "Black Book AKA Zwartboek", and "The Seventh Seal AKA Det Sjunde inseglet " on Blu-ray (all of these UK-releases are "Region Free").
These ( 'Paranoid Park,' 'Proposition' Lead Tartan Spring Blu-ray Slate | High-Def Digest ) should be "Tartan US"-releases.
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03-11-2008, 11:46 AM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
Except, again, there's no way Paranoid Park is released on US video on a Monday barely a month and a half after its theatrical premiere.
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Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
"What the hell religion are you people?" - Overheard during the Captain Marvel serial at SF/29
"If I feel even one bullet hit me, I will rip your lungs out through your nostrils!" - Ron Silver as himself, "Heat Vision And Jack"
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03-11-2008, 12:13 PM
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Re: Tartan Video Spring Blu-ray Disc Slate
So these are "Tartan UK"-releases after all? Well, earlier UK (Blu-ray) -releases were "R0", so I assume that these´ll be also..
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*Blu-ray - US PS3 (1080p)
*HD DVD - Toshiba XE1 (1080p)
*Sony Bravia KDL-40W2000 (1080p)
*Nintendo Wii (Euro)
*Yamaha RX-V1800 (HDMI 1.3)
*Xbox 360 Elite (HDMI)
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