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06-03-2008, 08:32 AM
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THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Classicflix.com has a post for a 9/9 release of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTORS EDITION. There are no specific details, but from the retail price ($26.99), I would suspect that it's a 2 discer. Hopefully, it would include some of the footage of Laughton directing the film (7 hours+?) that was unearthed a few years ago.
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06-03-2008, 08:38 AM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
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Classicflix.com has a post for a 9/9 release of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTORS EDITION. There are no specific details, but from the retail price ($26.99), I would suspect that it's a 2 discer. Hopefully, it would include some of the footage of Laughton directing the film (7 hours+?) that was unearthed a few years ago.
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Hopefully, it will be in its original aspect ratio. This great film deserves no less. This is one film that would look great in HD, too bad a BRD is not coming too.
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06-03-2008, 08:46 AM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Awesome news, let's hope it's worth the wait!
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06-03-2008, 08:50 AM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Fantastic. I'm hoping that this gorgeous, gorgeous film will be given the release it has long deserved.
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06-03-2008, 10:02 AM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
If they're smart, they'd interview Peter Graves and other surviving cast/crew members. I bet threr's a lot of great stories about the film, and personalities like Laughton, Mitchum, Winters, and Miss Lillian Gish.
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06-03-2008, 10:06 AM
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I've been waiting for this for roughly more than 5 years.
AWESOME!!
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06-03-2008, 01:38 PM
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nice! I've watched the previous release a few times now, and well gladly upgrade! This is a movie that keeps getting better each time you watch it.
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06-03-2008, 06:55 PM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
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Hopefully, it will be in its original aspect ratio. This great film deserves no less.
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Absolutely. This should definitely be matted to a widescreen ratio.
I may be opening a can of worms asking this, but... anybody know what the intended aspect ratio was?
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06-03-2008, 08:44 PM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
I reckon that the intended ratio was 1.66:1.
Kiss Me Deadly is now OOP, so I'd love to see a SE with a new 1.66:1 anamorphic transfer - or a Blu-Ray edition.
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06-03-2008, 10:35 PM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
The IMBD has it listed as a 1.66 ratio, but it was probably shot with an open matte.
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06-04-2008, 02:27 AM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
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The IMBD has it listed as a 1.66 ratio, but it was probably shot with an open matte.
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AFI list the film at 1.85:1 ratio.
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06-04-2008, 09:43 AM
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AFI list the film at 1.85:1 ratio.
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I would lean toward this one. An awful lot of dead space above and below.
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06-04-2008, 10:29 AM
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION
I saw a screening of the UCLA restoration a couple of months ago, and I'm pretty sure they showed it at 1.85:1 (it definitely wasn't 1.37:1).
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