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05-11-2008, 04:00 PM
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Lonesome Dove
I see on Amazon's pre-order list Lonesome Dove is to be released on 8/19 in Blu-ray as a 2-disk collector's set, the studio being Genius Products (TVN). Never heard of them - has anybody seen any examples of their work? The reason I ask is that I bought this series a while back( since gone) and the release studio was either Lionsgate or Live/Artisan. In any case, the transfer was just awful. Worse than either Outland or Heaven's Gate. Hence my question about the forthcoming release. If it's the same old same old, I'll pass.
That would be too bad as this is one of the best Westerns out there and it deserves special treatment, especially in the transfer department.
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05-11-2008, 08:55 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
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Originally Posted by Brad Vautrinot
I see on Amazon's pre-order list Lonesome Dove is to be released on 8/19 in Blu-ray as a 2-disk collector's set, the studio being Genius Products (TVN). Never heard of them - has anybody seen any examples of their work? The reason I ask is that I bought this series a while back( since gone) and the release studio was either Lionsgate or Live/Artisan. In any case, the transfer was just awful. Worse than either Outland or Heaven's Gate. Hence my question about the forthcoming release. If it's the same old same old, I'll pass.
That would be too bad as this is one of the best Westerns out there and it deserves special treatment, especially in the transfer department.
Brad
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Genius has the distribution rights for the Hallmark library. Lions Gate had the rights previously. I'm also curious about the transfer since I'm pretty sure OAR is 1.33. I would be willing to bet this release will be cropped to 1.78, but I'll withhold judgement until I read something concrete. |
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05-11-2008, 09:33 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
It's obvious, but it bears repeating:
No OAR=no sale. That applies to TV material as well as film.
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05-12-2008, 03:00 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
I'm willing to bet this will be its original aspect ration of 1:33:1, just like Casablanca, Robin Hood and Star Trek: Season One.
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05-12-2008, 03:10 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
I just did several searches for this on amazon.com and it was nowhere to be found.
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05-12-2008, 03:53 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
HiDefDigest has it listed for an August 9th release. Genius Products is the distributor for Weinstein and apparently this will be Weinstein's first Blu-ray release.
Brad
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05-12-2008, 05:22 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
Yippie !
More Diane Lane in HiDef !
Glad it's got some neat extras this time too.
Norris
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05-13-2008, 08:29 AM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
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Originally Posted by Brad Vautrinot
I see on Amazon's pre-order list Lonesome Dove is to be released on 8/19 in Blu-ray as a 2-disk collector's set, the studio being Genius Products (TVN). Never heard of them - has anybody seen any examples of their work? The reason I ask is that I bought this series a while back( since gone) and the release studio was either Lionsgate or Live/Artisan. In any case, the transfer was just awful. Worse than either Outland or Heaven's Gate. Hence my question about the forthcoming release. If it's the same old same old, I'll pass.
That would be too bad as this is one of the best Westerns out there and it deserves special treatment, especially in the transfer department.
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Here's the press release on TVShowsOnDVD.com This is good news as I threw away that first release, which looked like you were watching the series through a sandstorm.
Lonesome Dove (mini-series) DVD news: Announcement for Lonesome Dove - 2-Disc Collector’s Edition on DVD and Blu-ray Disc | TVShowsOnDVD.com
Last edited by Hollywoodaholic : 05-13-2008 at 08:32 AM.
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05-13-2008, 10:10 AM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
Uh oh. The report on TVShowsonDVD.com says this release will be available for the first time in WIDESCREEN. Bad News.
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05-13-2008, 12:08 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
The inaptly-named Genius Products makes history with the first MAR Blu-Ray disc.
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05-13-2008, 12:48 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
Yeah, my reaction went from elation when I saw the headline at TVShowsOnDVD, to dejection when I read the widescreen comment. A remastered Blu-Ray of "Lonesome Dove" is a dream come true; a cropped version of LD is likely to be a nightmare.
Not surprising this is from the Weinsteins, who have a history of butchered films and bad transfers on DVD.
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05-13-2008, 12:55 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
I'm sure Lonesome Dove is intended to be seen at 1.33 but isn't it possible that it was shot 1.85 and this release will show the empty space on the sides of the frame for the first time? It still is altering the image but it would be better than cutting the tops and bottoms of the frames off.
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05-13-2008, 01:08 PM
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Re: Lonesome Dove
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I'm sure Lonesome Dove is intended to be seen at 1.33 but isn't it possible that it was shot 1.85 and this release will show the empty space on the sides of the frame for the first time? It still is altering the image but it would be better than cutting the tops and bottoms of the frames off.
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It is conceivable, but unlikely. Furthermore the IMDb has no technical data on this title.
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