Rain, 1932, Joan Crawford to receive a Blu-ray release in 2020 (1 Viewer)

[TheSteig]

I came across this article on VCI’s website. It’s getting a 4K scan and it sounds like this could be a great release. It is VCI, and their other releases haven’t gotten rave reviews but you never know ! And I was happy with their Human Monster Blu-ray !
https://www.vcientertainment.com/ra...d2AQj_hQvDppgmny4JMlq367hfJ8oXIbaJ9sZ7nFVRnSo

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[Robert Harris]

Sounds promising. If it's finished correctly, without over-processing, could be a winner.

 

[Rodney]

I cam across this article on VCI's website. It's getting a 4K scan and it sounds like this could be a great release. It is VCI, but you never know !
https://www.vcientertainment.com/ra...d2AQj_hQvDppgmny4JMlq367hfJ8oXIbaJ9sZ7nFVRnSo

Great news, @TheSteig, thanks for sharing!

 

[bujaki]

I saw a 35mm print of Rain in the '70s and was amazed at the razor sharp cinematography and the deep, deep blacks. Full of Milestone's touches. Crawford's Sadie is too hard for my liking; Swanson and Hayworth are closer to the good-time gal who is so attractive to men.

 

[StarDestroyer52]

This must been what Cinepost was talking about a while back when they released a teaser of Rain.

 

[RICK BOND]

This must been what Cinepost was talking about a while back when they released a teaser of Rain.

PQ Looks Great for a 1932 film. Joan was a Great Actress !

 

[ABaglivi]

The video clip of Rain posted above uses the reissue title card!

 

[HawksFord]

This is exciting news! I'm a big fan of Maugham in general and I'll be looking forward to this.

 

[warnerbro]

This is a terrifying and amazing movie! This is thrilling news. Joan Crawford is at her most beautiful and probably her best acting job ever.

 

[PODER]

Curious as to whether there's any further news on this. I don't want to sell my DVD copy until I
know I can replace it with an even better Blu-Ray. And while on the subject, I also wonder about
the Milestone release of FILIBUS (1915). As far as I can tell, the current price for this is $295! Does
anyone know if this will be priced for collectors at a more reasonable price?

 

[Mark Toscani]

Great news. The restoration of “Rain” (1932) continues. I just got a reply today.


vcistoreadminsays:
Sorry for the delay in responding. The RAIN project has been on hold due to the Library of Congress closing because of the Covid-19 pandemic. They officially opened last week and we should be able to start working on that project again and hope to have it available early in 2021.

 

[Ed Lachmann]

Truly exciting news. I always loved the Crawford/Huston dynamic here, actually my favorite version of the story. My old Roan DVD was passable PQ wise, as was the Roan 1932 Svengali with John Barrymore, which I hope will see an upgrade one of these days, nude scene included. VCI has upped their game recently and I wonder if more Roan "surprises" are on the way from them.

 

[StarDestroyer52]

Great news. The restoration of “Rain” (1932) continues. I just got a reply today.


vcistoreadminsays:
Sorry for the delay in responding. The RAIN project has been on hold due to the Library of Congress closing because of the Covid-19 pandemic. They officially opened last week and we should be able to start working on that project again and hope to have it available early in 2021.

Superb news, I'm looking super forward to this release. More pre-Code is always good news for me.

 

[Mark Toscani]

Just got an update on Rain (1932) blu ray restoration:
vcistoreadminsays:
To all fans of RAIN, we should be resuming our restoration very soon, now that the Library of Congress is open again. We would like to have it out before Christmas, so wish us some luck, and stay tuned for more updates!

 

[Ed Lachmann]

I certainly wish them all the luck in the world for Rain and any other Library of Congress treasures they may send our way, hopefully in the near future. So few of the true historical classics I've loved have been made available except from folks like Kino and now, thankfully, VCI. Many thanks to them!