I doubt the OP is the only person wondering about this film's HD release. Jesse answered the OP's question about US rights, plus provided extremely useful info about its UK status for the benefit of those who might be interested. Like me. Answering a person's question, then providing bonus info...
Yeah, founding rock and roll took place a long time ago. Go figure. He may have been a bastard to Tina, but that doesn't negate his contributions to music. One can appreciate the artist and his creations without condoning his personal and private failings. I can assure you a lot of people...
The misinformation about burn-in on plasmas coming from LCD zealots is impressive. One has to really abuse a plasma set to even get image retention, much less burn-in, on them. It's a shame to be so paranoid about a non-existent problem that one's willing to settle for a much inferior display...
They're both outstanding sets, you can't wrong with either one. For the difference in price, it's hard not to choose the Panasonic. I own a Pioneer PDP-4270HD, but would happily take a Panasonic, too. The Pioneers may have some small things in their favor, but probably not enough to justify the...
You should have black bars on the top and bottom with 2.35:1 films, but anamorphic 1.78:1 and 1.85:1 discs should completely fill the screen with the TV in full mode. If not, you definitely need to check your DVD player's settings. It shouldn't be cropping the image so. The PDP-5070HD is...
Producer Mark Tinker notes in one of the commentary tracks that they frequently used sound-alike versions, because they simply couldn't afford the rights to the original recordings most of the time. Having access to ZZ Top's "Legs" and other originals was a rare thing.
I think I've gotten more than my money's worth for my SACD software and hardware purchases, though I can't provide a dollar figure off the top of my head. My discs continue to provide me enormous pleasure. Worthwhile classical discs continue to be released, but even if production stopped...
Is it too grandiose a comparison to say Colbert is this generation's Mark Twain? Some of his best moments are his ad-libs, and he demonstrates in his interviews how quick he is on his feet; he can handle anything and anyone. It's remarkable how he can skewer someone with such devastation and...
As most of you have noticed, I haven't been updating this list as often as it needs to be. In order to get things back on track, I pass along its upkeep to the capable hands of Brian PB. He'll start a new list shortly.
Please keep him apprised of any worthwhile releases you may come across...
Available now:
La Captive (Chantal Akerman, 2000) Kino
The Cyclist (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1989) Kino
The Emigrant (Youssef Chahine, 1994) Kino
49th Parallel (Michael Powell, 1941) Warner [R2-France]
Going By (Iraj Karimi, 2001) Facets
Human Resources (Laurent Cantet, 1999) Kino
The Other...
The picture quality of Home Vision's discs is typically very good, so I'm sure their edition of Lovers will surpass previous issues. Their foreign films are also well-translated and subtitled; no worries there.
Available now:
Junebug (Phil Morrison, 2005) Sony
Vodka Lemon (Hiner Saleem, 2003) New Yorker
Week of 1/23
The Savage Innocents (Nicholas Ray, 1959) Eureka/MoC [R2-UK]
Week of 1/30
It Happened Here (Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo, 1964) Film First [R2-UK]
Week of 2/6
Daybreak (Björn...
Available now:
Dogme Collection #1-4: Festen/Idioterne/Mifunes Sidste Sang/The King is Alive (Thomas Vinterberg/Lars Trier/Søren Kragh-Jacobsen/Kristian Levring, 1998/1999/2000) Sandrew Metronome [R2-Denmark]
The General's Son (Im Kwon-taek, 1990) Spectrum [R3-Hong Kong]
The Power of Kangwon...
I've heard of no forthcoming reissue, but copies are plentiful and can be found pretty cheaply at places like eBay. If you're capable of playing R2 discs, it's still in print in the UK, with a Mike Leigh commentary track.