You'd think so. I know near nothing, but have heard that Shout! Factory uses what is supplied to them, and don't do in-house clean-up or restoration. Question is, who is supplying them with the material?
The only date I've heard is for Nosferatu, and that comes from Amazon pre-order, not from...
It will be released here as part of the deal with Shout! Factory, there simply isn't a release date yet. Nosferatu has a May 20th U.S. release date. I'm just hoping for steel-book issues of those two, as in the U.K., though it isn't terribly important.
It was posted elsewhere as part of another discussion, but this is the proper place for it anyway.
I wonder if the BFI and Shout! Factory transfers will be the same. Ordinarily I'm not one to put emphasis on packaging, but I really like the idea of Aguirre and Nosferatu releasing separately in...
The only Shout! Factory releases I'm directly familiar with are classic TV, such as 'You Bet Your Life'. Any opinions here on their track record, as it relates to a big feature film project of this sort? Especially since most of the films are older, and likely to need some restoration.
But...