At last! Moulin Rouge on Blu-ray!

Was very nice to read Bill Hunt's blurb about Fox planning
to finally roll out Moulin Rouge to Blu-ray in the upcoming
months.

This was sort of unexpected.  I talked to Fox about this
title a year ago and was told that Baz would personally
have to work on the release but was tied up with other
projects.  Since then, there was a bit of a shakeup at Fox
and I really wasn't able to readily pursue any updates on
its release.   I am just hoping that Baz is involved with
the project.  

Moulin Rouge was a bit of an eye-opener for me.  I 
remember when it was released theatrically, I had no
desire to see the film.  Didn't seem like the kind of 
movie I would be interested in.   Wasn't until I was
given a screener copy prior to its DVD release that 
I realized what a brilliantly inventive musical this was.
It kind of took the an old concept and made it seem so
brand new with its incorporation of modern pop music
into a musical template.  At least, that's the best way
I know to describe it.

Suffice to say, when the DVD came out Home Theater
Forum (with thanks to Peter Staddon) was credited as
voting it DVD OF THE YEAR.  I had the opportunity 
to meet Baz Luhrmann and tell him how much the film
affected me personally.

Haven't watched the DVD in a long time, mostly for
the reason that the Dolby Digital track is the way to 
hear it, and it's defective.   In fact, I am not certain it
was ever fixed.  There is a synch issue where the 
soundtrack is a half second ahead or behind the dialogue.

....which is why I am so pleased to see this being
released in a high resolution format and most assuredly
with fixed audio.   Will be looking forward to the official
press release.

Your memory isn't failing you.  It is failing me.

It was the DTS track that was out of sync.

Thanks for clearing that up, and my apologies.

Not yet.  I would suspect not until next year. 

Did Bill Hunt say "the weeks ahead?"

I don't have the exact quote in front of me.

He's merely reporting that they are working on the title.

If it were going to be a Christmas release we are past
the announcement date.  If they are looking for a 
February window then perhaps something will be 
announced shortly.

You can't always time these things.  

Not always, Ron.

All we know the title is being prepp'd.

Perhaps there is no release window selected yet.

Furthermore, when it comes to dates set in stone
you of all people, a veteran of this forum, should
know those dates always change.

Heck, there is Warner stuff that was supposed
to be out 3 years ago despite the fact it has been
in the preparation stages since then.

Valentines Day sounds reasonable at this point.