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senseabove
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Re: Film Movement

#101 Post by senseabove » Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:59 am

Trailers from Film Movement for The Tiger of Eschnapur:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQga8ejG99I
and The Indian Tomb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV7oiZBDDCY

I don't see anything mentioning these as new restorations, but assuming the website stills are accurate representations of the restorations and what will eventually be on disc, they don't appear to be the same masters as the German BDs:
The Tiger of Eschnapur:
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0 ... 81&i=7&l=0
https://www.filmmovement.com/userFiles/ ... ery-14.jpg
The Indian Tomb:
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0 ... 28&i=3&l=0
https://www.filmmovement.com/userFiles/ ... lery-6.jpg
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=1862& ... =4&l=0&a=1
https://www.filmmovement.com/userFiles/ ... lery-8.jpg

Looks like there was a French release from Wild Side last year that also included the 1938 versions.

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Re: Film Movement

#102 Post by domino harvey » Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:09 am

FM isn’t really going to release these separately, are they?

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#103 Post by nitin » Wed Aug 28, 2019 6:14 am

The news item on br.com says recent 4k restorations.

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Re: Film Movement

#104 Post by senseabove » Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:09 pm

The br.com news post just says BD info will come later, not whether they'll be separate releases... but I certainly hope they won't be. They're separate admissions at the Film Forum screening, if that's indicative of anything...

And I swear br.com didn't say they were 4k restorations at first. But it was late—maybe I just missed it. Definitely didn't see it mentioned anywhere on the FM site's pages for them...

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Re: Film Movement

#105 Post by senseabove » Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:50 pm

Both The Tiger of Eschnapur and The Indian Tomb coming in a 2-disc set released Dec. 10th, with
•Audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
•The Indian Epic - documentary
•Debra Paget - documentary
•Illustrated booklet with essay by film historian Tom Gunning

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=25888

No mention of the previous 1938 versions included on the French release.

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Re: Film Movement

#106 Post by captveg » Fri Nov 22, 2019 3:49 pm

Some great British classics coming from Film Movement (which means they are a StudioCanal licensing label in the US, too):

12/20/19

Passport to Pimlico (1949)
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)

2/18/20

Whisky Galore! (1949) / The Maggie (1954) (Double Feature)
THE ALISTAIR SIM COLLECTION:
- Hue and Cry (1947)
- Laughter in Paradise (1951)
- The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
- School for Scoundrels (1960)

3/10/20

The Colditz Story (1955)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Dunkirk (1958)
Ice Cold In Alex (1958)
Went the Day Well? (1942)

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Re: Film Movement

#107 Post by Der Spieler » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:50 pm


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Re: Film Movement

#108 Post by Ashirg » Sun Dec 01, 2019 6:42 pm

Film Movement is having a Film Movement Classics sale right now. 50% off - many titles are $14.98 and Fritz Lang's Indian Epic is $24.98

https://www.filmmovement.com/classics-sale

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Re: Film Movement

#109 Post by What A Disgrace » Sun Dec 01, 2019 7:18 pm

I was so proud of myself for not partaking of the Black Friday festivities, and then this happens.

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Re: Film Movement

#110 Post by nitin » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:32 pm

Do they ship internationally?

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Re: Film Movement

#111 Post by yoloswegmaster » Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:11 pm

They only ship in the U.S.

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Re: Film Movement

#112 Post by nitin » Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:30 pm

Thanks, had my eye on quite a few but will have to skip it.

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Re: Film Movement

#113 Post by Godot » Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:14 am

Der Spieler wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:50 pm
Beaver on the Indian Epic
In the review, Gary asserts, but then questions, whether the Kalat commentaries are repeated:
Beaver wrote:The Film Movement Blu-ray offer the same (I think they are the same, although don't recall hearing some information regarding brown-face make-up and tigers in the wild) audio commentaries, for both Der Tiger von Eschnapur and Das indische Grabmal, by film scholar David Kalat and the 20-minute German documentary on the making of the Lang's Indian Epic.
Are the commentaries ported over from the Eureka MoC discs, or are they new? I loved the MoC commentaries, but it's not unheard of for Kalat to revisit his tracks. For example, Kalat recorded new versions of his commentaries for the MoC Mabuse Der Spieler (compared to Image release) and Testament (compared to Criterion). I'm wondering if (aside from the beautiful image upgrade) the only new extra feature is the Debra Paget, For Example video essay by Rappaport.

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Re: Film Movement

#114 Post by domino harvey » Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:07 pm

Série noire is coming in April!

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Re: Film Movement

#115 Post by Ribs » Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:31 pm

A new restoration from Film Movement of Caro Diario will be opening virtually via Lincoln Center on May 15. A film way overdue for an HD release!

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Re: Film Movement

#116 Post by Calvin » Wed May 06, 2020 5:30 am

Other upcoming titles are César et Rosalie, Les Choses de la Vie, L'important c'est d'aimer, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, and Shanghai Triad.

I'll be very happy if the Zulawski makes it onto Blu-Ray.

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Re: Film Movement

#117 Post by nitin » Wed May 06, 2020 6:43 am

I wonder if Shanghai Triad will be the old SC master used on the HK blu or a newer restoration/master. It’s an absolutely gorgeously shot film.

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Re: Film Movement

#118 Post by Luke M » Thu May 07, 2020 8:34 pm

Film Movement is having a 50% off sale on "classic" movies. Some decent deals.

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Re: Film Movement

#119 Post by Finch » Thu May 07, 2020 10:41 pm

Disappointingly their upcoming release of Zombi Child is DVD only.

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Re: Film Movement

#120 Post by domino harvey » Sun May 17, 2020 2:47 pm

For some reason, Film Movement has felt compelled to use a pull quote for L'important c'est d'aimer that pushes a version of Romy Schneider's death no longer believed to be accurate (ie she died of a heart attack, not an overdose)
And damn, if she doesn't carry it all off with searing courage and commitment, plus an uncanny warm, womanly humor which makes this performance the true crown of her career, cut short by her tragic suicide in 1982. - David Noh, Film Journal International

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Re: Film Movement

#121 Post by captveg » Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:07 pm

Film Movement has announced a theatrical reissue (and eventual video release) of Yimou's Shanghai Triad (1995). Hopefully that means other of his earlier films are coming soon as well, in particular Raise the Red Lantern (1991).

Theatrical reissue trailer

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Re: Film Movement

#122 Post by beamish14 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:19 pm

captveg wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:07 pm
Film Movement has announced a theatrical reissue (and eventual video release) of Yimou's Shanghai Triad (1995).

Theatrical reissue trailer

Holy shit. I actually JUST PUT THIS INTO MY BLU-RAY PLAYER. The current DVD looks awful.

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Re: Film Movement

#123 Post by The Fanciful Norwegian » Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:20 pm

captveg wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:07 pm
Film Movement has announced a theatrical reissue (and eventual video release) of Yimou's Shanghai Triad (1995). Hopefully that means other of his earlier films are coming soon as well, in particular Raise the Red Lantern (1991).

Theatrical reissue trailer
Unfortunately I wouldn't bank on it. This is part of Film Movement's ongoing relationship with Studio Canal and AFAICT Canal doesn't have any other Zhang films. (They inherited this one from UGC, the main international co-producer.)

The Hong Kong Blu-ray of this (which had Canal branding) didn't look so hot, but it's also about ten years old, so maybe there's been a remastering since.

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Re: Film Movement

#124 Post by nitin » Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:24 am

The HK blu ray looks pretty good if you drop the gamma two clicks. But if this is from a more recent remaster, will definitely pick it up.

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Re: Film Movement

#125 Post by captveg » Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:20 pm

The Fanciful Norwegian wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:20 pm
captveg wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:07 pm
Film Movement has announced a theatrical reissue (and eventual video release) of Yimou's Shanghai Triad (1995). Hopefully that means other of his earlier films are coming soon as well, in particular Raise the Red Lantern (1991).

Theatrical reissue trailer
Unfortunately I wouldn't bank on it. This is part of Film Movement's ongoing relationship with Studio Canal and AFAICT Canal doesn't have any other Zhang films. (They inherited this one from UGC, the main international co-producer.)
Yeah, that is unfortunate.

Someone needs to get on those now that the MGM and Sony rights are lapsed/lapsing.

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