Sony Rita Hayworth Box - Page 4

i'm buying this set because i truly love rita. but i have to wonder why the 'film foundation' series is so expensive. the kim novak set has the same amount of films & extras, and is such a great value in comparison. ditto the 'bad girls of film noir' vs. the foundation film noir sets.

Where did you get the idea I was referring to anaglyph?

I never refer to anaglyph except to denounce it.

Besides, Miss Sadie Thompson was only shown in authentic double-interlock 3-D with polarized glasses. I saw it projected that way a couple of times recently.

In full color, too.

No, it doesn't take a lot of effort to prepare for that.

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Originally Posted by Chuck Pennington 

I'd rather get it in full color than red/green or red/blue anaglyph 3-D, especially when the 3-D effect doesn't work all the time on home video with that process.

 

If there is demand, maybe someday there will be a 3-D Blu-ray to be used on a 3-D Blu-Ray player on a 3-D HDTV with some 3-D glasses. Wow, sounds like a lot of effort to prepare for that, huh? But at least it would be in full color and be real 3-D.

Show me a polarized 3-D DVD. I don't believe it exists. I know there is some field-sequential process out there for DVD - but really, how many people have it? It would make more sense to hope for a real 3-D Blu-ray of it eventually, once penetration of those players and televisions are bigger in the marketplace.

The only 3-D DVDs I've seen in the past few years (CORALINE, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, FRIDAY THE 13TH 3-D, etc.) are all anaglyph. So naturally, I would assume...
 

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Originally Posted by Richard--W 

Where did you get the idea I was referring to anaglyph?

I never refer to anaglyph except to denounce it.

Besides, Miss Sadie Thompson was only shown in authentic double-interlock 3-D with polarized glasses. I saw it projected that way a couple of times recently.

In full color, too.

 

No, it doesn't take a lot of effort to prepare for that.

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Originally Posted by Chuck Pennington 

Show me a polarized 3-D DVD. I don't believe it exists. I know there is some field-sequential process out there for DVD - but really, how many people have it? It would make more sense to hope for a real 3-D Blu-ray of it eventually, once penetration of those players and televisions are bigger in the marketplace.

 

The only 3-D DVDs I've seen in the past few years (CORALINE, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, FRIDAY THE 13TH 3-D, etc.) are all anaglyph. So naturally, I would assume...
 

I was at ESPN last Friday and there editors use a Visio TV with polarized glasses for editing 3D. Looks very impressive and the glasses are cheaper than the LCD glasses used by Samsung, Sony, Mitsubishi and Panasonic for their 3D TV's.

i'm looking forward to seeing 'miss sadie thompson' on this new set, since the aspect ratio of the transfer was said by sony to be 1:85:1. i have only seen 'sadie' @ 1:33:1.

i not sure at which ratio the film was released in 1953. in my film books & hayworth bios, all that's said is that the film premiered in major cities in 3D, then released across the country in a 'flat' version-- which i thought was 1:37:1.

yet IMDB lists this film with a 1:85:1 aspect ratio.

since i want BOTH versions of 'sadie', i just went out & bought the region 2 dvd that's been out for some time... for a really good price off of amazon marketplace.

By the time it was released in December 1953, most theaters played SADIE in 1.85. It had a pretty wide 3-D release across the country.

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Originally Posted by Bob Furmanek 

By the time it was released in December 1953, most theaters played SADIE in 1.85. It had a pretty wide 3-D release across the country.

What do you think the best aspect ratio for this film is?  Evidently it was one of those on the edge films, filmed in 1:37 but projected at 1:85.  Sounds like another From Here To Eternity discussion.  That period of time just fascinates me.
 

eeee-gadd!!!!  according to the sony website, there's a new release date for this box set-- november 23rd!!

and amazon now is showing a release date of january 1, 2037.....if it's true that would not surprise me at all, at this point!

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Originally Posted by marcco00 

eeee-gadd!!!!  according to the sony website, there's a new release date for this box set-- november 23rd!!

 

and amazon now is showing a release date of january 1, 2037.....if it's true that would not surprise me at all, at this point!

2037 is a long time, but I guess the DVD market for pressed discs will be healthier and we will be replacing all of MOD's by that time too.  It would not surprise me if Sony moved the release date.  There is so much coming out November 2ND, White Christmas Blu-ray, The Sound of Music Blu-ray, Toy Story 3, Goonies Blu-ray, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Blu-ray, and Sony's own The Bridge Over the River Kwai.  Let alone the Roger Corman titles. 

Edit - Amazon does not even list it anymore.   Wonder if the titles are going to Sony's MOD program? 

Edit - I found listed on Amazon, but it gives that dreaded "Notify Me When This Product Becomes Available."  Something bad is up with this release.

Seems like Sony is changing their schedule. The 5 Lemmon titles slated for the 2nd of November had the "Notify Me When This Product Becomes Available." sign for at least two or three weeks. Now, Amazon accepts pre-orders for the 21st of December. With Rita it's probably the same. Nonetheless a short statement from Sony would be nice.

both 'movies unlimited' and the tcm store are taking pre-orders for rita's  'the loves of carmen', which streets november 23rd. this is the same date that the hayworth box set will be released, according to sony's website. same date.

i have the old disc, which looks pretty good...and i don't think it's OOP, you can still buy it. curious.

will this disc be a new, remastered transfer? i wonder what sony's got up it's sleeve? http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D15789

Btw. I bought the They Came to Cordura re-release from 2009 and which joker had the brilliant idea to kill the anamorphic widescreen version in order to replace it with the fullscreen version only, whilst the backcover is still listing BOTH versions?

i have the anamorphic copy, although the film itself is in need of a good restoration.

i will buy any new hayworth disc if it has been cleaned up & remastered.....do you hear, sony?