Great stuff, Randy! So... how are the new transfers? :) Although I am HUGE Bergman fan (still a few notches below Wood Allen, though) I had, up until last week, resisted buying Criterion's edition of The Seventh Seal as I thought that, being an early Criterion DVD, it might not be up to...
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=9911 "Unfortunately, all the well-intentioned Web outrage will probably result in MGM steering clear of any more High-Art special editions." I really like GME, but what is he talking about? In future, MGM will probably be checking the true aspect...
That's what to do, Fred: return the set for a refund/store credit and then re-order the rectified set - AFTER checking with those in-the-know here at HTF, of course! :) I love Bergman. A truly great artist of our time. I love his films.
Hi, Fred. Did you buy online or from a store? Try returning it for cash/credit. Or try e-mailing the supplier you bought it from and try to return it via the mail. And arrange for the replacement to be sent to you. DVD Pacific simply refunded me for copy plus the postage from Britain to the...
Shame and Hour Of The Wolf were shot in and for 1.37:1 projection. Scandinavian filmmaking hadn't embraced matting of films, even by the late Sixties. Well, I have boxed set in the post, so I might as well watch the films and see for myself how bad the framing is throughout on each film. The...
Damn, the German Arthaus edition of Camille Claudel doesn't have English subtitles! No! :frowning: This is one of the most beautiful films ever shot and I NEED a DVD edition with a transfer as good as the German Arthaus edition - but with subtitles. Life's can be a real bitch sometimes!#...
The screenshot from Shame is very poor. I am now 100% convinced that it was composed in 1.37:1 and was not supposed to be matted to ANY other ratio. I'm going to cancel my order now. I bet $50 that MGM does absolutely nothing about this error.