The Man Who Wasn't There: 4/16 release (1 Viewer)

[Marc Colella]

According to DVDFile The Man Who Wasn't There will be released on 4/16 and will feature the first real commentary by the Coens !!
Retail price will be $24.95.
Can't wait.
http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-....html#02042002

 

[Paul_D]

will feature the first real commentary by the Coens !!

 

[Richard Kim]

Oh man, the Blood Simple commentary was one of the funniest

I've heard.

Great news on TMWWT release. Now if only Fox would get off their butts and release Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink on DVD!

 

[JonZ]

AMEN on Millers Crossing and Barton Fink.
I was forced to resort to buying a $8 VHS copy Of MC from Media Play the other day. :frowning:

 

[Brook K]

And a spiffier version of Raising Arizona

 

[Dan Brecher]

I was over the moon when I read the specs this morning. An absolute gem of a film, I can't wait!

Dan (UK)

 

[Michael Reuben]

I expect this disc to be a different kind of "torture test" for display devices. This isn't just a black-and-white film; it's almost a reinvention of black-and-white. I'm very curious to see how the technical folks dealt with the challenge of converting it to video.

M.

 

[Mark Palermo]

Michael, what do you mean? Is it that Deakins shot it in color and then transferred it to black and white (as is the case with most contemporary b&w movies). Actually, when I saw the film the entire first reel was in color. There've been numerous reportings of freak-prints of this movie.

Mark

 

[Michael Reuben]

Actually, when I saw the film the entire first reel was in color.

As I recall, the Coens had to reassure the studio that the movie could be released in color, which was fine with them once Deakins discovered that color film gave him the look he was after when the color was removed. I didn't realize, though, that any color prints had escaped into general circulation. I'd be interested to see one, but I can't imagine it would look as good as the black-and-white.
M.

 

[Mark Pfeiffer]

I read somewhere that a few color reels were seen in Canada, but it was a mistake. The film was not intended to be seen in color.

 

[Michael Reuben]

The film was not intended to be seen in color.

I don't think anyone is suggesting otherwise.

 

[Nick Sievers]

This was one of the perks of the day for me. Not only is a fantastic film being released but it's got a commentary by the Coen's (and at a nice RRP). April is turning into an expensive month for me. Lots of excellent titles being released. It's being re-released at my local theatre and i'm looking forward to catching this again, the cinematography was stunning. A highly recommended film for those who are yet to see it.

 

[Mark Pfeiffer]

Michael, I know no one is suggesting that, but this sort of thing can cause confusion. Consider it a preemptive strike.

 

[paul o'donnell]

A colour-to-b&w comparison would be very sweet. Maybe it will be in the Deakins interview. Regardless, gimme gimme gimme

 

[Russ Lucas]

I haven't seen The Man Who Wasn't There yet, but I'm guessing Deakins used the same digital process to de-colorize it that he used to enhance the color schemes in O Brother Where Art Thou. There's a great feature entitled "Painting With Pixels" on the O Brother disc which explains the process. Finally-- some CGI that I find enjoyable.

 

[Michael Reuben]

Consider it a preemptive strike.

So you're worried that when the DVD is released, we'll see posts that say: "I tried to play The Man Who Wasn't There and I can't get any color. Is my copy defective?"
M.

 

[Prentice Cotham]

Anyone have details on the upcoming Fargo SE?