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Since the nomination threads are intended to be used only for nominating titles and expressly discourage any other chatter, I thought it would be OK to start a thread expressly devoted to finding out why people made the choices they did and what things might have been worthy but just missed the...

The recent posts in the thread for the exclusive release of the Egyptian Bd got me thinking, If Twilight Time can license a title from one of the big studios, and put it out in a limited edition of 3000 units at $40 per, and turn a profit on it, then there is hope that other films that lack mass...

Rough day. First Gene Colan this morning, now one of my all time fave TV/movie actors. The first thing I remember actually seeing him in (besides the commercials for Columbo which I never watched) was The In-Laws- a film I saw several times during it's first run. Then a few months later HBO...

Along with several other MGM titles including Throw Momma From The Train A Fish Called Wanda It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World When Harry Met Sally Legally Blonde Can't wait for IAMMMMW! I caught one of the showings on MGMHD last year and it looked pretty good- much better than the...

I didn't learn until years later just how much of what I loved about the original Superman movie was due to his work and input. Funny he was on my mind lately too for his contributions to Bond (which I'm not always quite as enchanted with). I'm a big fan of his father's work as well. He...

Someone else asked this recently on another forum, and I replied "not really". This was before we learned of some big titles like Apocalypse Now (in it's proper AR!) and Bridge On The River Kwai coming along with some more minor ones (that I happen to love just as much) like Invasion Of the...

I need to get something by the end of this month and I'm not sure what my strategy should be. Do I address just my immediate needs or would it be better to get something for what I have ( vague ) plans for a couple years from now? Right now, I need something to drive several times to the...

Anyone else do this with the classic, episodic style shows? Do you have special schedules for certain shows? Are you able to stick to those schedules? While I can't do this with something serial in nature (like BSG), I'm finding that I'm enjoying the older (and more formulaic) shows much more...

First they were due on the 16th, then they got pushed back a week to the 23rd, Now Amazon UK is showing a price increase of £5 and no release date estimated other than 'currently unavailable'. I had just cancelled my order a couple days ago (at £14.99) but was having second thoughts. Looks like...

I don't want to see any more classics undermined or realized well short of their potential - so is there anything to be done, or do you think these are already too far along in the production stage?What can we do- just snail mail our concerns? I'm guessing that The Omen, for instance, is already...

of the studios to lay off the DVNR? I mean, considering this is for the foreseeable future, a niche format catering primarily to enthusiasts who are willing to pay some kind of premium for a 'higher fidelity' product- that there should be a covenant made to ensure that's what we'll get. And...

I like to think of myself as a film buff, but up until a week ago I'd never even heard of the character, let alone knew that a lavish series of films had been made of her. Given that there were no threads about this release I guess I wasn't alone. If it wasn't for DVD Beaver listing the cryptic...

to phase out all existing DVD catalog releases. Let EVERY SINGLE TITLE that has been already released on DVD, go out of print within the next 2 years. They need Blu-ray to become THE standard now. There is no way that can happen with all their titles available on inexpensive 'good enough'...

did a search but couldn't find a dedicated thread for this title. Got a chance to scan thru it a bit last night and was very impressed with what I saw. It looks to be a very worthy upgrade over the mostly nice sd dvd. I rented the dvd about 6 months back, and don't have it for a direct a/b, but...

M&C would be Master & Commander. Shame about Amityville Horror, I was actually looking forward to that one (although I was going to wait for a sale price). more to come I'm sure

I decided to hook up my HD DVD player the other night using the analog outs- So I went to Radio Shack to get some. Hooked 'em up and thought I could hear a decent improvment in sound quality over the digital coax signal. Afterwards though, I ran across the basic a/v RCA jacks that were...

just a heads up- I just found out about this a few mintues ago- it's supposed to be a buy 3 get one free sale, but when I placed an order for three titles, one was knocked off...I tried this twice with different orders and it worked both times so it seems to also be a buy 2, get 1 free sale...

One of my favorites- Though I was too young to enjoy his first run on the Tomorrow show, I loved his David Letterman follow-up show for the few brief years it was on. I remember a post Oscar show with Gene Siskel, Bonnie Hunt, and David Steinberg that just hilarious. I've been missing him for...

It is interesting to compare the reactions to two high profile, upcoming catalog releases that are exclsuive to each side- and also carry a premium over comparable releases. On the one hand, you have Close Encounters, which carries 25% premium over what were previously the highest priced single...

Hate to say it, but this format continues to do everything it can to kill itself off. $200 srp? I think Star trek fans will easily make do with the eps already on their tivos until a much cheaper Bd version is released in 6 months...and then watch all those ST nerds migrate to high def. You...

Just a heads up for anyone else out there like me who bought the Sony bdp-300 as soon as it came out back in June. I stopped into Circuit City today to ask them if there was any chance I could use the 30 day price guarantee to honor their promotion this week of two free Bd movies. To my...

Trying to get a good idea of what should be coming, but at the same time, not making this into a 'wish-list' . I'm strictly going by comments from insiders as well as studio heads quoted in articles- off the top of my head this is all I can come up with (i'm also trying to leave out 1)anything...

After exchanging the Sony Bd player that arrived on Saturday, for one that actually worked properly, I spent last night watching some Bds and one sd dvd. I won't say that I am format neutral, because I'm still pulling for HD DVD to hang in there and keep the blu boys honest- but right now I am...

Just pulled out my copy of the sd SE of A Room With A View, and feel I can state definitievly this is from a PAL master. The pitch issue is definitely there- and I can also detect a fairly slight, semi-regular slurring of motion/resolution that is a tell tale sign of PAL- NTSC conversion. The...

got this from Xploitedcinema yesterday. Didn't have time to do more than chapter skip around a bit and check out the subtitle situation. Here is the basic scoop on how HD DVD handles subs the "C" button on the bottom of the remote lets you cycle thru 3 positions for the subs- on 2.35 AR...

just saw this on The Digital Bits site (in the rumour mill). This was the first title I ever bought on DVD way back when, and though it looks like ass now, I hate the thought of not having it in my collection. Hopefully this time we'll get an anamorphic edition of the film. Wonder if...

should be announced at CES tomorrow.

First off, the film has a very consistent and apparent grain structure to it. It is inherent in the film. It is most noticeable in the early ship scenes. Also colors seem a bit light, and blacks aren't deep and inky. It has a look that is consistent with most 70s product though. I noticed...

villans take over the world much has been made that this footage was never shot, and therefore we are only left with the small town skirmish from the Lester version. I think, had Warner had a larger budget for this, this actually could have been accomplished fairly efficently with available...

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