Sound of Music 40th, Oklahoma 50th, State Fair 60th and Two for the Road in November (1 Viewer)

[RobertSiegel]

Anyone hear of any dates for the next Rodgers and Hammerstein? I would think an announcement would be coming soon.



[rant]I SUPPORT BLU RAY... but with only Component inputs and down-rezing, I sure won't see High Def...thanks Hollywood[/rant]

 

[Greg_M]

I went to the "South Pacific" screening in LA tonight and I can easily say this was the best I've ever seen it look. The colors popped off the screen and except for the "Bali Hi" song the color filters weren't to distracting and added a nice touch to the mood of the film.
This wasn't the full Roadshow version but the panel said there is 15 more minutes of film (I thought it was long enough in the short version) which will appear on the DVD. Looking forward to picking this one up. They did a nice job restoring the film.

 

[DaViD Boulet]

How exciting. I hope that print comes to the AFI theater in Silver Spring MD. And I hope it gets used for a Blu-ray disc...

 

[Jim*Tod]

I agree David.... who can we contact at AFI Silver to lobby for a screening?

 

[MatthewA]

Are they ever going to make a print of the long version, or will that be exclusive to the upcoming DVD?

 

[RobertSiegel]

I see the UK region 2 special editions of South Pacific, King and I and Carousel came out today, March 20. Has anyone ordered them or seen them?

 

[Joe Caps]

I have ordered them. They are now in customs and should be here in a few days.
Two contrasting bits of info on South Pacific info.
Boht long and short versions of the film are on the new dvd. ONe source said eiach one is on a separate dvd. Anopther says it is done by seemless branching. Will give a full report when I get these.

 

[JPCinema]

I Just got the discs. There are 2 discs with two seperate versions on each disc. Disc 1 (Theatrical Version) is in 5.1 and the Disc 2 (Roadshow Version) is in 2.0.

 

[Brian Sharp]

Still waiting for my copy to come but looked at the case in a store today and it lists the short version is on disc 1 and the roadshow version on disc 2.

 

[JPCinema]

There are 2 extra songs on 2nd Carousel disc. (You're a Queer One Julie Hordan and Blow High Blow Low). There are only photo stills with the songs.

 

[GerardoHP]

Is this coming out anytime soon in Region 1, puhleeze, God!

 

[RobertSiegel]

I had originally read April release here in the USA, but Jocaps posted later in the year, since there is no announcement, looks like it will be later in the year. I wonder why they waited for the release here? Perhaps we will also get a blu-ray release at the same time? R&H movies in HD? orgasmic!

 

[Doug Bull]

They are due out here in a few weeks time on R4 (Australia)

I usually avoid PAL Musicals because of speedup, but I would be keen to hear how they look and sound from Joe and Ken.

 

[JPCinema]

The Roadshow version's sequences that are not in the "release version" are mostly in a faded sepia which is described before the film begins. It still really cool to see these scenes again after so many years. The rest of the film looks better than I have ever seen it. I still wish Logan had not used the filters.
The Pal speedup still is very problematical for me, especially with a musical.

 

[Joe Caps]

Ken - one question. there isone section Fox was not sure it could find.
Qhen Joe Cable leaves for Bali Hai the first time, the chorus sings the song. IN the long version you hear him on the soundtrack and the chorus answers him. Which one is on the roadshow print?

 

[RobertSiegel]

Can anyone tell me what PAL speedup is? I was considering ordering these but will wait if there's a problem. Would they work on a computer perfectly, or is sppedup something that open region players do?

How is the quality of King and I? I assume it was the same transfer as the one on HDnet, which was absolutely stunning.

 

[MatthewA]

Is there any color left in them at all, or is it totally sepia like the Kansas scenes in the Wizard of Oz?

 

[JPCinema]

Very little color....mostly pink, very faded. Once again, it is only the sequences that were cut from the Roadshow that are like that.
PAL speeds up the film which , for me is bothersome. It causes movements to go faster and the voices are at different pitch. Mitzi Gaynor voice does not have the same resonance or timbre as her real voice.
Joe, It is the chorus only when Cable goes to Bali Hai for the first time.
Robert, "King and I" looks stunning. The problem for me with HDNET is that they pan and scan to 16X9 all 2.35, 2.55 films. HBO does the same thing...only Showtime does not.

 

[GerardoHP]

Actually, HDNET doesn't, for the most part. Are you thinking of Universal HD?

 

[JPCinema]

Oh sorry, its INHD that does it. Comcast does not provide HDNET.