International Eureka! DVD (1 Viewer)

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Thought I'd start a thread for Eureka! DVD. This is the link to Eureka! DVD's website:


Eureka! DVD website


DVD Beaver review of Faccia a Faccia (aka Face to Face) (1967):


Faccia a Faccia (aka Face to Face) - DVD Beaver review


Received my copy of Faccia a Faccia in the post today. Not tested the disc out yet, but I like the artwork design on the front and rear cover. Inside the DVD case is the 16 page collector's booklet. Glad the film has finally been released, as it has been delayed since later on last year.

Has anyone here got Eureka!'s Masters of Cinema release of "M" (1931)? How does it compare to the Criterion release? I know there's a DVD Beaver review comparison, but I thought I'd ask people here what they think. It's one of Eureka!'s titles I've been interested in getting.

The DVD Beaver review comparison for F for Fake (1975):


F for Fake - DVD Beaver review

 

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Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix have posted a new news article on their website not long ago about a deal Eureka!, Masters of Cinema and Universal have struck, to release a selection of Universal classics by Eureka! on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK under their Masters of Cinema label:


Eureka, Masters of Cinema and Universal Pictures strike a deal - Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article

 

[JoHud]

Great News! Perhaps a few will be released stateside by Criterion if not Region-free

 

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At the moment the only title I'm interested in getting is Touch of Evil (1958).

 

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A new Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article was posted on their website yesterday about Masters of Cinema titles in September from Eureka! DVD:


Masters of Cinema in September - Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article

 

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DVD Beaver review of Eureka's Masters of Cinema release of The Haunted Castle (1921):


The Haunted Castle (Masters of Cinema) - DVD Beaver review

 

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Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix review of The Haunted Castle:


The Haunted Castle - Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix review

 

[jdee28]

Through the VLC media player, a free download, I've been able to watch Region 2 DVDs on my computer. The first I watched were from the Master of Cinema series. I saw Le Silence de la Mer (1949) and La signora senza camelie (1953). Great movies! And great transfers, extras, and booklets. Eureka does an excellent job, definitely on par with Criterion, if not more so. I'm looking forward to getting more titles through amazon uk.

 

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Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news posted a couple of new news articles on their website today about a couple of Masters of Cinema Blu-ray titles, Silent Running (1972) and Touch of Evil (1958):


Silent Running (MOC) in November - Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article

Touch of Evil (MOC) in November - Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article

 

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DVD Beaver review for Eureka's DVD release of The Iron Horse (1924):


The Iron Horse (1924) - DVD Beaver review

 

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Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article about Eureka's Masters of Cinema titles coming out in the first three months of 2012:


Eureka/MOC line-up January-March 2012 - Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article

 

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DVD Beaver review of Eureka's Blu-ray Masters of Cinema title Two-Lane Blacktop:


Two-Lane Blacktop (Masters of Cinema Blu-ray release) - DVD Beaver review

 

[John Hodson]

Just announced:
Released on 23 April 2012
LIFEBOAT (Masters of Cinema) DUAL FORMAT (STEELBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)
Alfred Hitchcock’s only film for Fox, made at the height of WW2, stars a first-rate ensemble cast, led by grande dame of the stage Tallulah Bankhead, as the survivors of a Nazi attack set adrift on a lifeboat in the Atlantic Ocean, pitted against interpersonal animosities, creeping paranoia, and the captain of the Nazi sub that placed them in their current predicament…
Special Features:
New high-definition master, officially licensed from Twentieth Century Fox
New high-definition transfers of Hitchcock’s little-seen French-language 1944 wartime films, Bon voyage (26 minutes) and Aventure malgache (31 minutes) officially licensed from the British Film Institute
Optional English subtitles on all three films
20-minute documentary on the making of Lifeboat
12-minute excerpt from the legendary 1962 audio interviews between Hitchcock and François Truffaut, discussing Lifeboat and the wartime shorts
PLUS: A 36-page booklet featuring archival imagery alongside new writing by critics Bill Krohn, Arthur Mas, and Martial Pisani
UGETSU MONOGATARI (Masters of Cinema) DUAL FORMAT
Mizoguchi’s intensely poetic tragedy consistently features on polls of the best films ever made. This new HD restoration is the film’s first appearance on Blu-ray anywhere in the world, and is accompanied by an HD presentation of Mizouguchi’s 1951 classic OYÛ-SAMA.
Special Features:
Newly restored high-definition transfer of Ugetsu Monogatari
Mizoguchi’s Oyū-sama (also in 1080p on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles on both features
Tony Rayns video discussions of Ugetsu Monogatari [9:00] and Oyū-sama [13:00]
Original Japanese and Spanish theatrical trailers for Ugetsu Monogatari
Ugetsu Monogatari restoration demonstration
Illustrated booklet featuring rare archival imagery and award-winning translations of the 18th century Ueda Akinari stories adapted in Ugetsu Monogatari
SANSHO DAYU (Masters of Cinema) DUAL FORMAT
One of the most critically revered films in Japanese cinema history, Mizoguchi’s deeply affecting classic has been newly restored in HD and appears here on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world, and is accompanied by an HD presentation of Mizoguchi’s 1953 classic GION BAYASHI.
Special Features:
Newly restored high-definition transfer of Sanshō Dayū
Mizoguchi’s Gion Bayashi (also in 1080p on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles on both features
Tony Rayns video discussion of Sanshō Dayū [29:00] and Gion Bayashi [11:00]
Original Japanese theatrical trailer for Sanshō Dayū and original Japanese theatrical teaser for Gion Bayashi
Before-and-after Sanshō Dayū restoration demonstration
Illustrated booklet featuring rare archival imagery and a full reprint of the 1915 Mori Ōgai story adapted in Sanshō Dayū
Released on 28 May 2012
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (Masters of Cinema) DUAL FORMAT (STEELBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)
For the first time in the UK, one of the most imaginative and nightmarish fantasies from Hollywood’s golden age of horror – starring the legendary Charles Laughton. Originally rejected by the BBFC, this first and best screen adaptation of H. G. Wells’ THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU, is one of Hollywood’s wildest pre-Code pictures.
Special Features:
New high-definition restoration of the uncut theatrical version, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
Newly created SDH subtitles on the feature for the deaf and hard of hearing
Uncompressed original monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
An exclusive video piece in which horror critic and historian Jonathan Rigby discusses the film and its source novel
Original theatrical trailer
More extras to be announced nearer the release date
A lavish booklet featuring rare production imagery, and more!
RUGGLES OF RED GAP (Masters of Cinema) DUAL FORMAT
The UK home viewing premiere of one of the finest films of Leo McCarey (MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW, AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER) finds Charles Laughton in one of his greatest roles as a personal valet shipped off to America in the service of the brash and wealthy Egbert Floud (played, coincidentally enough, by Charlie Ruggles); a sophisticated comedy of rude manners ensues.
Special Features:
Beautiful new high-definition master, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
Optional music and effects track
Ruggles on the Radio: three adaptations made for radio broadcast, all featuring Charles Laughton and Charlie Ruggles in a reprisal of their famous roles
Laughton reciting Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, originally released as a 78-rpm record in 1937.
PLUS: A booklet featuring rare archival imagery, and more!
Released on 25 June 2012
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY (STEELBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)
Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler team up to create one of the greatest, and quintessential, films noirs of the studio era, a classic of the hard-boiled genre nominated for seven Oscars, and whose performances by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson have been leaving audiences breathless for almost 70 years. Now, exclusively restored by The Masters of Cinema Series for its first ever release on Blu-ray anywhere in the world.
Special Features:
Exclusive new high-definition restoration, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
1950 Lux Radio Theater adaptation starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck
The original theatrical trailer
More extras to be announced nearer the release date!
PLUS: A 36-page booklet featuring rare articles, images, and more!
THE LOST WEEKEND (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY (STEELBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)
An Academy-Award-winning (including Best Picture) triumph from the great Billy Wilder, with Ray Milland as a writer’s-block-ridden and booze-sodden author spiralling into a days’-long rock-bottom binge crafted by Wilder with expressionist fervour. This gorgeous Blu-ray edition is the first available anywhere in the world.
Special Features:
New high-definition master, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
Exclusive new video introduction by director Alex Cox
The 1946 Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation of The Lost Weekend – starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, and Frankie Faylen
The original theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring rare archival imagery, and more!

 

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Thanks for sharing this news John.

Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article about the above and other titles:


Eureka and Masters of Cinema Release Schedule April-June - Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix news article


Very much like the front cover artwork for Lifeboat (1944) and The Lost Weekend (1945).

 

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DVD Beaver comparison review of Lifeboat (1944), including tomorrow's Eureka Blu-ray release:


Lifeboat (1944) - DVD Beaver comparison review

 

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Some new Masters of Cinema titles from Eureka!, being released between July and December (source: Amazon UK):


(*) - Dual format steelbook also being released


July:


Giorgio Moroder Presents: Metropolis (DVD) - Monday 23rd July (DVD) - Limited Edition DVD steelbook
Hawks and Sparrows (1966) - Monday 23rd July (DVD)
Pigsty (Porcile) (1969) - Monday 23rd July (DVD)


August:


Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) - Monday 27th August (Dual Format Edition)


September:


Cleopatra (1934) - Monday 24th September (Dual Format Edition) (*)
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933) - Monday 24th September (Dual Format Edition) (*)
Oedipus Rex (1967) - Monday 24th September (Dual Format Edition)
Soul Power (2008) - Monday 10th September (*)


October:



Die Nibelungen (1924) - Monday 29th October
Giorgio Moroder Presents: Metropolis - Monday 29th October
Park Row (1952) - Monday 22nd October


November:


The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc) (1928) - Monday 19th November (*)
Trouble in Paradise (1932) - Monday 12th November


December:


Floating Weeds (1959) - Monday 3rd December
Gate of Hell (1953) - Monday 3rd December.

 

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Some Eureka (Masters of Cinema) DVD titles being released early next year (source: Amazon UK):





January 2013:


Fear and Desire (1953) - Monday 28th January
The Blue Angel (Der blaue angel) (1930) - Monday 28th January



February 2013:



City of Women (La citta delle donne / Le cite des femmes) (1980) - Monday 25th February
La Poison (Poison) (1951) - Monday 25th February.

 

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Some Eureka (Masters of Cinema) DVD titles being released in March next year (source: Amazon UK):


March 2013:


Le Beau Serge (Handsome Serge) (1958) - Monday 25th March
Les Cousins (The Cousins) (1959) - Monday 25th March
The Murderer Lives at 21 (1942) - Monday 18th March.