Any info on STAR! and RYANS DAUGHTER ? (1 Viewer)

[Robert Harris]

And what a supplement this would be.

Owned by Australian TV

 

[mBen989]

Does Kino have a deal with Fox?

 

[Jimbo64]

Does Kino have a deal with Fox?

Yes

 

[PMF]

Nice to see another thread started on "Ryan's Daughter"; if only to show that there are continued interests.

"Star!" is, of course, another valued topic for the pursuit of 70mm fares put to Blu Ray and/or UHD.

"Star!" received 7 Oscar nominations.
Among those numbers included the cinematography of Ernest Laszlo. Mr. Laszlo's body of work included nominations for "Inherit the Wind", "Judgment at Nuremberg", "Logan's Run" and winning for "Ship of Fools". His other 3 nominations proved him to being no stranger to the 70mm format, which included "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", "Airport" and "Star!"; which is now the only remaining title from this lot that has yet to find its way to Blu Ray.

Another "Star!" nomination was for the Scoring of Lennie Hayton. No stranger to AMPAS, himself, as his 6 career nominations included "in the Rain" and 2 Oscars wins for his work on "Hello, Dolly!" and "On the Town". Now add to this a "Star!" nomination for the great Murray Spivak and his Sound and we might just be in for a treat concerning all matters in both the visual and the audible.

More Robert Wise, more Julie Andrews, more 70mm!
"Star!" most certainly has my vote.

 

[PMF]

In regards to the above post; which addresses Lennie Hayton and his 2 Oscar wins for scoring, along with his 6 career nominations; I had discovered a typo-o. The cited nomination written should have read as "Singin' in the Rain". Sorry Lennie.

 

[warnerbro]

Yes, please! Both these films are large format and would look stunning on Blu! I believe they would have a large audience for both and get some commentary on these while the stars are still alive!

 

[DP 70]

Ryan's Daughter would look fantastic on 4KUHD as i am sure the original 65mm neg is in excellent shape.

 

[PMF]

Ah, yes, those beloved days of the Roadshows; indeed, those were the happy times.

 

[PMF]

Ryan's Daughter would look fantastic on 4KUHD as i am sure the original 65mm neg is in excellent shape.

Ryan would be reference demo nirvana, no doubt.

 

[Brandon Conway]

Does Kino have a deal with Fox?

Yes

Actually, Kino has stated that their previous deal with Fox has completed. Any future Fox releases through Kino would only occur after they make a new agreement for a new batch of titles.

 

[PMF]

Couldn't imagine Kino doing justice to a 70mm source..

 

[trajan007]

TT says they have the release rights to STAR! , so I would think it would come from them or nobody.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Couldn't imagine Kino doing justice to a 70mm source..

Kino, Twilight Time, and all other licensees can only do the best they can with what the rights holder provides them to work with. I think Kino would be fully capable of producing an outstanding release from a 70mm source - but they have be given a master made from a 70mm source in the first place. It's not Kino's fault if the studio won't give them access to a master made from a large format element. And I'm not necessarily sure that a studio is in the wrong if they decide not to spend more than they could possibly recoup by making a new master from a 70mm source if the title is not heavily in demand and if there is not a viable path to recovering that investment. It's always a bummer when that happens to a film you love, but I don't think this is specifically a Kino problem.

 

[trajan007]

Has Disney acquired Fox yet? If so, maybe they have put a stop to any restorations. Well at least Fox has given us most all their TODD-AO productions.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Shareholders for both companies have approved the deal. It must now pass through regulatory scrutiny and be approved by the U.S. government before it becomes official. Until then, by law, each company must continue business as usual and may not begin acting as though they are combining.

 

[JohnMor]

TT says they have the release rights to STAR! , so I would think it would come from them or nobody.

Sadly, I fear it will be nobody. Given Disney’s very poor history of restorations/remasters of their catalogue titles (except the animated features), I think any Fox title that wasn’t already finished will not be done at all now. Saddest day for the Fox catalogue was its purchase by Disney. But they did marvelous work while it lasted. We’re blessed to have so many beautiful TT blus of Fox titles.

 

[warnerbro]

Maybe TWILIGHT TIME could pick up these two. They did a stellar job on DOCTOR DOLITTLE.

 

[OliverK]

Maybe TWILIGHT TIME could pick up these two. They did a stellar job on DOCTOR DOLITTLE.

Fox paid for Dr. Dolittle being scanned in 8k and then put through a 4k workflow. TT gave us a very nice Blu-ray.

So this is not to take away from them releasing it for us but on their limited distribution model and with sales of catalog being low across the board a company like TT cannot possibly pay for this kind of work.

 

[trajan007]

Well the 50th anniversary of STAR! is in October so wi'll see what happens

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

TT has already stated they have STAR!, but won't be releasing it until Fox supplies them with a new transfer.

Obviously they don't have Ryan's Daughter, being it's a Warner title.