Ric, is there any chance of getting a hi-res version of your previous cover? I kinda like the "broken glass" letter treatment than the pyramid layout. It's not a big deal if you don't - both covers are light years better than what Lionsgate created.
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If the anamorphic presentation is correct, that will mollify things. While I still think Lionsgate blew a great opportunity to get Hanson, Gould, and Plummer to be interviewed, I am glad they are at least, on paper, promising a new transfer. And they did fix the spelling of Susannah York's name...
There may be some question as to theatrical and intellectual property rights, but HBO does fully own the DVD rights: it was one of many films that they quietly provided production financing for in exchange for the video and pay-TV rights. Other films that HBO was an equity partner on include...