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Re: Network DVD

#101 Post by MichaelB » Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:46 am

Amazon has this weird glitch whereby if a release is postponed indefinitely, they just make up a release date. I encountered this with the Quay Brothers DVD project - for various reasons it was delayed three weeks, but for a few days Amazon claimed that the release date was something like a year away.

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#102 Post by criterion10 » Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:55 am

MichaelB wrote:Amazon has this weird glitch whereby if a release is postponed indefinitely, they just make up a release date. I encountered this with the Quay Brothers DVD project - for various reasons it was delayed three weeks, but for a few days Amazon claimed that the release date was something like a year away.
Ah, okay. So, for the time being, I'll assume this is the case. Hopefully its release isn't too far away; I was really looking forward to checking those films out.

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#103 Post by MichaelB » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:14 pm

The pessimist in me says that they might have encountered unexpected and/or expensive third-party rights issues - there's quite a bit of third-party footage in these programmes (for instance, the Vaughan Williams documentary illustrates the seventh symphony with clips from Scott of the Antarctic), and I'd be very surprised if the South Bank Show had cleared them for retail use at the time.

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Re: Network DVD

#104 Post by TMDaines » Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:31 pm

peerpee wrote:Vote with your wallet.
If you're in the UK it's pretty rare you'll be buying at Amazon anyway if you're after the cheapest deal. Cashback swings it in the other sites' favour nearly every time.

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#105 Post by eerik » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:01 am

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Re: Network DVD

#106 Post by MichaelB » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:05 am

I love the way they're stressing the score this time round. Especially given that their last DVD release was completely silent.

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Re: Network DVD

#107 Post by TMDaines » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:28 am

Don't you think it's rather weak for a three-disc set though? I was hoping for some juicy extras for this title. Instead, I'm getting two coasters.

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Re: Network DVD

#108 Post by manicsounds » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:43 pm

The US Fox disc is still the one to go for if you want extras.

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#109 Post by RossyG » Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:48 am

I've written a five-star review for Amazon UK pointing out that the This Happy Breed blu-ray has perfect sound synch, unlike the old DVD. Hopefully this will redress the balance a little.

The five stars are justified, by the way. It's a fabulous release.

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#110 Post by Calvin » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:08 am


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Re: Network DVD

#111 Post by denti alligator » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:21 am

Is this part of the new BBC Hitchcock silents restorations? I had assumed those weren't too far off. Wouldn't waiting for them be the wisest move?

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#112 Post by Calvin » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:24 am

It's using the new BFI restoration.

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Re: Network DVD

#113 Post by denti alligator » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:27 am

Great! So where are the rest? (Apologies if this is known ... I've been away from the forum for a while.)

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Re: Network DVD

#114 Post by Calvin » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:36 am

As far as I know, only The Lodger has been announced so far.

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Re: Network DVD

#115 Post by denti alligator » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:37 am

And why isn't the BFI handling the Blu-ray release?

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Re: Network DVD

#116 Post by Calvin » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:41 am

The BFI doesn't have the home video rights, they just carried out the restoration. I think the home video rights vary between Network and Studio Canal.

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Re: Network DVD

#117 Post by MichaelB » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:44 am

Calvin wrote:The BFI doesn't have the home video rights, they just carried out the restoration. I think the home video rights vary between Network and Studio Canal.
I'm not sure about Easy Virtue, but that's certainly true of the others.

Network: The Pleasure Garden, The Lodger, Downhill, and presumably The Mountain Eagle if it ever resurfaces.

Studio Canal: The Ring, Champagne, The Farmer’s Wife, The Manxman, Blackmail

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Re: Network DVD

#118 Post by BrokenFace » Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:02 pm

That's a shame, I was hoping for a nice BFI box of all the restored silents.

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Re: Network DVD

#119 Post by HJackson » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:29 am

BrokenFace wrote:That's a shame, I was hoping for a nice BFI box of all the restored silents.
Same here. I'm sure Network and Studio Canal will do good by the material, but a BFI set would have been a real treat.

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Re: Network DVD

#120 Post by Cash Flagg » Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:13 pm

Some extremely distressing news about The Lodger's score, from Blu-ray.com's thread on the film:
If you're not keen on the artwork just wait 'til you hear the new score. It left my audience divided, with the songs (yes, there are songs, with lyrics) irking pretty much everyone. Thankfully the restoration itself is magnificent, it's just a shame about the score.

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#121 Post by Calvin » Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:07 pm

Cash Flagg wrote:Some extremely distressing news about The Lodger's score, from Blu-ray.com's thread on the film:
If you're not keen on the artwork just wait 'til you hear the new score. It left my audience divided, with the songs (yes, there are songs, with lyrics) irking pretty much everyone. Thankfully the restoration itself is magnificent, it's just a shame about the score.
Adam comments on it more in the final paragraph here. I'm really dreading it now.

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#122 Post by Duncan Hopper » Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:13 am

I was fearing this, I really didn't much like his score for Prapancha Pash (Throw of the Dice) It was far too busy and distracting.

So, I assume this is the only music option on the disc?

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Re: Network DVD

#123 Post by knives » Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:32 am

You can always hit mute and throw on your own music.

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Re: Network DVD

#124 Post by MichaelB » Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:05 am

Blu-ray.com on The Lodger.

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Re: Network DVD

#125 Post by HJackson » Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:23 am

knives wrote:You can always hit mute and throw on your own music.
Which Erasure album goes best with Hitchcock?

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