109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
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One extra that's apparently just apologizing for its Orientalism no less
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I have the Universal PAL DVD releases of all these movies from the UK and the French blu ray release of BLONDE VENUS and the difference between the DVD and blu is night and day. The DVDs by any standard are not good. I can't imagine a scenario where the blu ray in motion won't be a radical improvement in PQ. We all know the difference between Beaver caps and how the final product will actually look on our TV!hearthesilence wrote: ↑Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:01 pmUniversal released a PAL DVD of Shanghai Express that's pretty good - surprised DVDBeaver didn't use it in their comparisons, and I have to say the new Criterion doesn't look all that different from it. (No surprise - I was under the impression that any radical improvement in PQ is very unlikely given the best available elements,)
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
That's good to hear. I'm definitely getting the set anyway - once I do, I'll be able to make a proper comparison.
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
My favourite of the bunch and that looks lovely.
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Has there been any confirmation regarding the cuts to Shanghai Express for this blu-ray? The beaver review does not seem to mention it at all…
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Looks like this dialogue is still missing in the Criterion release -
CHANG. Explain to him if he does not tell the truth I'll have him shot.
LILY to LENARD (in French): He says if you don't tell the truth he will have you shot.
LENARD (In French) when I was in the army I committed a minor offence and I was discharged.
LILY: He has been discharged for a minor offence.
CHANG. Explain to him if he does not tell the truth I'll have him shot.
LILY to LENARD (in French): He says if you don't tell the truth he will have you shot.
LENARD (In French) when I was in the army I committed a minor offence and I was discharged.
LILY: He has been discharged for a minor offence.
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
Gary checked it and updated review at DVD Beaver.
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
Gary puts who wrote/captured the review at the bottom of the Comments box. Here it's credited to "Colin Zavitz and Gary Tooze"
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
Might it also speak to the non-existence of the missing footage?
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Regarding a possible UK release
So, maybe?...Jon Mulvaney wrote:To the best of my knowledge, the Dietrich/von Sternberg set isn't yet on the schedule to be released on Region B Blu-ray.
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
RogerEbert.com has published a review of the box set.
Unfortunately, they don't give starred reviews to box sets of DVDs/BDs.The best Criterion box sets like “Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project” and “Dekalog” serve as film classes that people can take at home. These are sets that you can spend days with, not just revisiting classic films but dissecting and learning about them in a way that makes not only these movies more interesting but can impact the way you view all cinema. This is one of the best Blu-ray box sets of the year.
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
What is his obbsession with sticking in nude shots into the reviews, even something as random as a bathing scene?
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I am 100% certain Tooze types his reviews with one hand.
Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
It's gonna blow your mind when you learn the site is called "DVD Beaver"
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
So I guess Tooze was browsing through Mr. Skin, and then it dawned on him - "what if Robert A. Harris ran this site?"
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
Halfway through the set -- and utterly impressed (speaking as one who has never seen any of these films before).
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
And if you're watching them in chronological order, the best is yet to come!
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
I found Blonde Venus a bit of a let-down. Some lovely cinematography -- but much more plot-heavy than its 3 predecessors. And I just don't have any sort of positive response to Herbert Marshall (here or anywhere else -- including Trouble in Paradise). Looking forward to the last two. And the ending struck me as remarkably perfunctory.
As an aside, Sternberg's vision of "New Orleans" struck me as genuinely weird.
As an aside, Sternberg's vision of "New Orleans" struck me as genuinely weird.
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
Not even in The Good Fairy?Michael Kerpan wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:30 pmAnd I just don't have any sort of positive response to Herbert Marshall (here or anywhere else -- including Trouble in Paradise).
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I've never seen Dishonored, but Blonde Venus is the one I found weakest as well when I watched the Dietrich Glamour Collection. In fact I can barely remember it except for that last scene!Michael Kerpan wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:30 pmI found Blonde Venus a bit of a let-down. Some lovely cinematography -- but much more plot-heavy than its 3 predecessors. And I just don't have any sort of positive response to Herbert Marshall (here or anywhere else -- including Trouble in Paradise). Looking forward to the last two. And the ending struck me as remarkably perfunctory.
As an aside, Sternberg's vision of "New Orleans" struck me as genuinely weird.
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
Never saw Good Fairy.... Hard to imagine Marshall as anything but stolid....
Loved Dishonored.
Loved Dishonored.
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Re: 109, 930-935 Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
Yeah, but you haven't seen him sharpen a pencil yet