International Via Vision Entertainment announces new premium Blu-ray label IMPRINT (1 Viewer)

[B....]

Geez, I ordered it a few weeks ago and it still hasn’t shipped.

Maybe I should contact them.

For future consideration, you may wish to check "Bay St Video" site in Canada for availability of boutique titles. Save yourself potential shipping issues. Just a thought.

 

[battlebeast]

For future consideration, you may wish to check "Bay St Video" site in Canada for availability of boutique titles. Save yourself potential shipping issues. Just a thought.

I will. It will probably be a lot cheaper, too.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

 

[Thomas T]

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Wow! Some good stuff here. Definitely interested in The Mountain, Carrie, Something To Live For and maybe Resurrection. Glad to see Imprint is now listing the sources of their transfers.

 

[willyTass]

I wouldn’t trust Imprint’s citations regarding sources with a ten foot pole

 

[bujaki]

Wow! Some good stuff here. Definitely interested in The Mountain, Carrie, Something To Live For and maybe Resurrection. Glad to see Imprint is now listing the sources of their transfers.

I've seen a 35mm print of Carrie. It's an excellent Wyler film with outstanding performances from the 2 leads; possibly one of Olivier's best. Something to Live for is a very rare Stevens film. I've also seen it way back. It was just restored for a showing at the Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna. These Imprint releases mean that these 2 films might possibly be seeing the light of day domestically via home video.
And Resurrection has Burstyn at her peak.

 

[B....]

I will. It will probably be a lot cheaper, too.

I've been a patron there (Bay St Video) for years & it's like a weekly visit for many of us to check new releases & see the ratings chart attended to by employees & trusted others. The guys & gals who work there are most congenial & considerate. I'm sure your business would be a rewarding endeavour. (please provide feedback if any here follow up on an order). Their pricing is, for the most part, on par with Amazon, & more extensive, from my experience, than trying to piece together your preferences from distant locations.
I had an interesting conversation there today in response to a Criterion 4K disc that I bought which had a big thumb print on the 4K copy (a superficial scratch is occasionally seen as well on various labels but those that I have experienced do NOT affect performance). One person's opinion was basically that the demand on, mainly boutique labels, has become a very busy proposition for these people, & has resulted in rushed / sometimes sloppy packaging etc. IMO, even Criterion should re-visit QC, (notably "The Irishman" 4k) has an inherent small "divot" mark in the surface in the first pressing edition. Fortunately it doesn't affect playback. I hope QC does not become a consistent issue in general.

 

[Ed Lachmann]

I'm all in for Carrie. If it's as good PQ wise as their recent Rose Tattoo blu-ray I'll be thrilled.

 

[Flashgear]

I have the old Olive Blu of The Mountain, which presents as a somewhat disappointing HD transfer. Not bad mind you, but not at all what you'd hope for with a VistaVision film. I hope that the new Imprint transfer looks better as far as detail is concerned, but I would suspect it is the very same source.

 

[Capt D McMars]

I have the old Olive Blu of The Mountain, which presents as a somewhat disappointing HD transfer. Not bad mind you, but not at all what you'd hope for a VistaVision film. I hope that the new Imprint transfer looks better as far as detail is concerned, but I would suspect it is the very same source.

 

[willyTass]

Great film the mountain , I’m in Melbourne and I’ll buy the new version on release date to see if it’s better than the olive release

 

[Keith Cobby]

Will wait for reviews of The Mountain, shame it's not a better film.

 

[borisfw]

I find the Mountain to be a pretty good film. Just hard for me to believe that Wagner and Tracy are brothers. There's a 30 year difference in age and Tracy looks even older that he actually is.

 

[Thomas T]

I find the Mountain to be a pretty good film. Just hard for me to believe that Wagner and Tracy are brothers. There's a 30 year difference in age and Tracy looks even older that he actually is.

And just four years earlier, they played father and son in Broken Lance (1954)!

 

[haineshisway]

They say The Mountain is a new 2K transfer from the CAMERA negative - doubtful - I don't think they know the difference between a camera negative, especially VistaVision negative, and an IP

 

[cineMANIAC]

I love IMPRINT but I find their general indifference towards PQ frustrating. They are an excellent label overall, just wish they would insist on fresh scans when they acquire titles. Kino is one-upping Imprint with fresh scans of films Imprint is releasing, which is now making me pause placing preorders. The Mountain, however, is not on Kino's radar for a US re-release since they say the film did not sell well for Olive. Bummer because it's a fun film.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I don’t think they’re indifferent; I think the more likely truth is that their market share and audience size is so small that they simply do not make the kind of revenue from their disc releases that would put them in a position to “insist” on fresh scans.

 

[jayembee]

I don’t think they’re indifferent; I think the more likely truth is that their market share and audience size is so small that they simply do not make the kind of revenue from their disc releases that would put them in a position to “insist” on fresh scans.

Quite true. After all, from their perspective, their market is Australia & New Zealand. While I'm sure they're pleased with whatever sales they make to individuals and retailers elsewhere in the world, they can't count on those.

 

[cineMANIAC]

Quite true. After all, from their perspective, their market is Australia & New Zealand. While I'm sure they're pleased with whatever sales they make to individuals and retailers elsewhere in the world, they can't count on those.

Perhaps, but they're obviously a quality-minded label judging by their general presentation and thoughtful extras. I'm sure our Australian counterparts would also appreciate some attention paid to film transfers and don't just buy for the pretty packaging.

 

[DarkVader]

Perhaps, but they're obviously a quality-minded label judging by their general presentation and thoughtful extras. I'm sure our Australian counterparts would also appreciate some attention paid to film transfers and don't just buy for the pretty packaging.

Agreed. A bad transfer wrapped in pretty packaging is a non-starter for me.

LOL @ your icon of Don Ramon from "El Chavo"...