E1 Entertainment (formerly Koch Lorber)
- HypnoHelioStaticStasis
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Re: Koch Lorber
Anyone else have trouble with the Koch Lorber Violette DVD, besides the fact that the transfer is atrocious? I've purchased it THREE times from DVD Planet, and every single time the disc starts to sputter at around the 40 minute mark. I've tried this on four different players.
Just curious if anyone else has experienced this, or perhaps its just a fluke. Would it be wise to call Koch and ask for a replacement personally? I love this film too much to wait for another version...
P.S. I know there are versions in other regions, I'm region-locked.
Just curious if anyone else has experienced this, or perhaps its just a fluke. Would it be wise to call Koch and ask for a replacement personally? I love this film too much to wait for another version...
P.S. I know there are versions in other regions, I'm region-locked.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
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Re: Koch Lorber
I don't think there are any version with English subs, which is why the cropped transfer is so disappointing
- justeleblanc
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- Ashirg
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Re: Koch Lorber
Une Femme Mariee on June 2
- knives
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Is this one's aspect ratio/ subtitles any good?
- fdm
- Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:25 pm
Re: Koch Lorber
I sent it back when I first got it because I recall it said 4:3 on the box, but I think this from amazon is probably accurate: "Although the back of the case erroneously reads 4:3, the film is shown at 1.85:1 (or thereabouts). " I guess that still leaves the anamorphic part in limbo.
- knives
- Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:49 pm
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Yeah that's where my confusion stems from. I'll just double check if it is actually 1.85, which I assume is the proper, via Netflix (why I didn't join sooner I don't know)
- Dr. Snaut
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Re: Koch Lorber
Can anyone comment on the quality of the Marco Ferreri box set. I have had my eye on it for quite some time now and wanted to hear what people who own the set have to say about the transfers, sound, and extras.
- dx23
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Re: Koch Lorber
La Dolce Vita is being released on Blu-ray to celebrate its 50th Anniversary.
- tartarlamb
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I'd say the set is a must. The quality is more or less the same as non-R1 releases of the same films, I believe. There are no extras except for an old doc on Ferreri on one of the discs. Its packaged very nicely, booklet style.Dr. Snaut wrote:Can anyone comment on the quality of the Marco Ferreri box set. I have had my eye on it for quite some time now and wanted to hear what people who own the set have to say about the transfers, sound, and extras.
- Ashirg
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- Location: Atlanta
Re: Koch Lorber
Koch Lorber, now known as E1 Entertainment, is releasing Bellissima and La Terra trema on March 13
- TMDaines
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On Blu-ray... or can we all just be happy with our Ripley's and MoC releases?Ashirg wrote:Koch Lorber, now known as E1 Entertainment, is releasing Bellissima and La Terra trema on March 13
- Ashirg
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:10 am
- Location: Atlanta
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Both are DVD-only releases.
- justeleblanc
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 6:05 pm
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This is a shame. E1 acquired the rights to these titles several years ago, and I'm guessing at the time of acquiring them they would have sold well (for films of this kind). But it took a long time to release them and now I suspect most collectors aren't willing to upgrade to a higher quality DVD--but will instead upgrade to a Blu release when it occurs.
I wish I knew more about E1's decision making, whether they knew this would be a waste but that they also do not have the rights to Blu? Maybe they think this is a good way to test the market.
On a side note, they also picked up Ossessione, so I'm curious why this was not included in their release schedule. Perhaps the elements are really really bad?
I wish I knew more about E1's decision making, whether they knew this would be a waste but that they also do not have the rights to Blu? Maybe they think this is a good way to test the market.
On a side note, they also picked up Ossessione, so I'm curious why this was not included in their release schedule. Perhaps the elements are really really bad?
- TMDaines
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Re: Koch Lorber
The elements should be decent enough. Again, I have the Ripley's release from Italy. Ossessione probably looks the best it is ever likely to look on there and whilst it isn't Riso Amaro or La signora di tutti quality, it's perfectly fine.justeleblanc wrote:On a side note, they also picked up Ossessione, so I'm curious why this was not included in their release schedule. Perhaps the elements are really really bad?
If E1 drop the ball with La terra trema, the Italian releases of both these films are well worth picking up.
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Re: E1 Entertainment (formerly Koch Lorber)
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There's a good article on the Hollywood Reporter website about the fight over rights to La Dolce Vita. Paramount claims it's part of the Republic Pictures Catalog.
There's a good article on the Hollywood Reporter website about the fight over rights to La Dolce Vita. Paramount claims it's part of the Republic Pictures Catalog.
- Anthony
- Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:38 pm
- Location: Berkeley, CA
Re: E1 Entertainment (formerly Koch Lorber)
Does E1 Entertainment own all of Wellspring Media's library? If not, what happen to the distribution rights that Wellspring Media had for all their video and theatrical releases? Does anyone know who currently owns the video distribution rights to Russian Ark (2002)?