people that buy criterion dvds treat them like collectibles. without the booklet in the 3-disc set it has no value as a collectible. this is kind of disappointing. i'm hoping that there will be some way for somebody (whether it's criterion or the retailer we bought it from) to send out the...
What is this? In the three-disc set the graphics are the same as the old release. No booklet or pamphlet either - just table of contents cards for discs two and three (nothing in disc ones case aside from dvd). The dvd menus are all the same too. Is it even really anamorphic? I can't tell...
There is a more modestly priced dvd from Anchor Bay Entertainment. But it's also a more modest dvd because there's hardly any extra features while the Criterion release is stacked.
I recommend reading the book to anybody. Rent the movie though. Schlondorff doesn't penetrate the characters as well as Gunter Grass did in his novel. So many characters are also left out of the movie and the last third of the book isn't in the movie. I saw it recently after reading it. I felt...
i'm a layman in this field. are there tv's or devices that can enhance non-anamorphic widescreen dvds to be properly displayed on a 16:9 tv to appear like an anamorphic dvd. if not could tv's or special software or hardware eventually be produced to provide this luxury?
Does Fantoma produce quality DVDS? I've seen very few reviews of their products and was wondering if their presentation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's films, specifically, In a Year of 13 Moons, have good image and sound. In a Year with 13 Moons was just released but can't find any reviews on it.