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11-24-2004, 05:24 AM
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Hey everyone. I finally got an interview online that I did with Blue Underground's William Lustig, DVD producer and filmmaker. I'm sorry about the bad edit job, it's my fault due to my miscommunication with the editors. Hopefully it will look nicer soon, but in the meantime I hope you enjoy it. Please post if you have any comments.
Blue Underground's Bill Lustig interview |
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11-24-2004, 09:31 AM
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Good, informative stuff.
Thanks, Drew.
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11-24-2004, 10:36 AM
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Great interview. They continue to release Jess Franco titles so I hope they'll eventually do a box set of some of his lesser known works. They're all "lesser known" but perhaps some of his 80's stuff. I'm also glad they aren't scared to release "harder" material. The upcoming 99 WOMEN will be available in its soft version as well as hardcore.
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11-24-2004, 12:18 PM
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What was wrong with their SADOMANIA?
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11-24-2004, 12:43 PM
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What was wrong with their SADOMANIA?
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Some day-for-night shots were incorrectly presented in the transfer. |
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11-24-2004, 12:48 PM
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Interviewer: Does that include the Hammer titles?
Lustig: Yes, but I feel as though the Hammer titles are played out. The economics is such that I've decided not to go back and revisit [them]. I know I did an interview... the Quatermass titles, the early Hammer films I did... I just felt that the economics were such that it didn't make sense to go back. They're already out there. They're not bad. It's not like I can add more extras. I mean Christopher Lee's only going to... it was an arm twist to get him to do the commentary. I just felt... let them rest.
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This is disappointing. Does he mean that BU won't be re-issuing these titles after AB's rights expire, or that they'll simply re-release the existing editions.
Most of the AB Hammer titles are decent enough special editions, but some of them, notably "Dracula Prince of Darkness" could use 16:9 transfers. |
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11-24-2004, 05:07 PM
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Disappointing. I'd like for them to pursue licensing the Universal Hammer titles since they (Uni) seem to have no interest in releasing any of them.
Also, no word on any more Spaghetti Westerns?
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11-24-2004, 07:37 PM
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I think we'll see a set of Hammer's from Universal next year. I'm somewhat glad BU isn't going to redo the Hammer since they're already fairly good. I'd much rather them release stuff that hasn't been on DVD yet. At least now I know I should go ahead and get the AB Hammer's.
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11-24-2004, 11:40 PM
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But what about FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN? AB's copies of this title seemed doomed to delamination. All I want is for a copy that plays, and will continue to play for more than a year after purchase...
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11-25-2004, 01:43 AM
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Also, no word on any more Spaghetti Westerns?
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No, not really. But what else could they release? The major studios (MGM, Universal, Sony, etc.) own the remainder of the signifigant Spaghetti. |
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