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domino harvey
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Re: Olive Films

#1826 Post by domino harvey » Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:54 pm

I mean, we can bitch and moan about the limited edition model many boutique labels are employing lately, but it obviously works to drive immediate sales versus waiting for it to come down six months or a year down the road

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Re: Olive Films

#1827 Post by Gregory » Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:57 pm

Yes, but if they overdo it with the "order this today or you'll be sorry" threats, then they lose credibility.

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Re: Olive Films

#1828 Post by domino harvey » Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:58 pm

Also true!

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Re: Olive Films

#1829 Post by swo17 » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:18 am

KJones77 wrote:
Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:44 pm
Boosmahn wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:19 pm
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers set is selling quickly, with all 5,000 copies already sent to retailers. Granted, they'll probably be increasing the copy number when the remaining Blu-rays are sold. Call me a schmuck, but I ordered it just in case.
Same. I didn't expect it to sell out so quickly, but figured I might as well snag it while I have the chance without rolling the dice. DeepDiscount had it for 45% off anyways so it was cheaper than most of the Olive Signature line so didn't hurt too badly.
DD have now raised the price but they also just started an Olive BOGO sale, so I was able to pick up this and Letter from an Unknown Woman for $14 each

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Re: Olive Films

#1830 Post by domino harvey » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:25 am

If anyone needs a title for the BOGO, I highly recommend the Red Squirrel, one of my favorite discoveries of the year

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Re: Olive Films

#1831 Post by swo17 » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:32 am

Already had it Image

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Re: Olive Films

#1832 Post by KJones77 » Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:45 pm

swo17 wrote:
Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:18 am
KJones77 wrote:
Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:44 pm
Boosmahn wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:19 pm
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers set is selling quickly, with all 5,000 copies already sent to retailers. Granted, they'll probably be increasing the copy number when the remaining Blu-rays are sold. Call me a schmuck, but I ordered it just in case.
Same. I didn't expect it to sell out so quickly, but figured I might as well snag it while I have the chance without rolling the dice. DeepDiscount had it for 45% off anyways so it was cheaper than most of the Olive Signature line so didn't hurt too badly.
DD have now raised the price but they also just started an Olive BOGO sale, so I was able to pick up this and Letter from an Unknown Woman for $14 each
My timing was seemingly tremendous. Here I was thinking I got a deal...

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Re: Olive Films

#1833 Post by Ovader » Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:29 pm

DD sale is no good to me after doing the calculations to ship to Canada with the exchange rate but WowHD for Canada is a great deal as Invasion is $20.23 CDN plus free shipping. I already ordered that blu-ray earlier this month from WowHD at $30.37 but the other Olive blu-rays are discounted so I will look at their selection.

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Re: Olive Films

#1834 Post by Cronenfly » Sat Oct 20, 2018 12:02 am

Ovader wrote:
Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:29 pm
DD sale is no good to me after doing the calculations to ship to Canada with the exchange rate but WowHD for Canada is a great deal as Invasion is $20.23 CDN plus free shipping. I already ordered that blu-ray earlier this month from WowHD at $30.37 but the other Olive blu-rays are discounted so I will look at their selection.
Is WowHD reliable? This is the first time I’ve heard of them.

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Re: Olive Films

#1835 Post by HJackson » Sat Oct 20, 2018 1:16 am

Very reliable to this UK customer.

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Re: Olive Films

#1836 Post by Ovader » Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:34 am

Cronenfly, yes very reliable as I have been using them for several years.

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Re: Olive Films

#1837 Post by stevewhamola » Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:14 pm

Thanks for the heads-up on WowHD everyone, definitely picking up Invasion and A New Leaf. Sure beats the heck out of paying ~$40 each on amazon.ca.

Now that I think of it, aside from their Signature collection I've basically ignored everything else released by Olive. For a long time I had the mistaken impression that the rest of their output was of modest-or-worse quality, and couple that with amazon.ca's aforementioned exorbitant pricing I was quite put off but I'm about to load up my cart during this WowHD sale.

I've glanced through some random reviews and past posts in this thread but considering the depth of their catalogue, I was hoping to ask people here for more of their Olive suggestions. No write-ups required, I trust the forum's opinions on interesting films and the quality of their presentations. Thanks guys.

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Re: Olive Films

#1838 Post by domino harvey » Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:37 pm

Blue Sky
the Devil and Miss Jones
the Geisha Boy
Keep Your Right Up
the Miracle Worker
Ophelia
the Quiet Man (SE)
the Red Squirrel
Rock-A-Bye Baby
Smooth Talk
the Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Tierra
Union Station

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Re: Olive Films

#1839 Post by swo17 » Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:58 pm

Also:

Men in War
Try and Get Me!

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Re: Olive Films

#1840 Post by HJackson » Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:02 pm

I'd definitely second the Lewis flicks, Uncle Harry, Union Station, and Try and Get Me! Also fond of Private Hell 36, File on Thelma Jordon, and Pursued.

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Re: Olive Films

#1841 Post by EddieLarkin » Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:25 pm

Their release of The Stranger is easily the best one around too, the only one to use MGM's materials.

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Re: Olive Films

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Re: Olive Films

#1843 Post by hearthesilence » Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:15 am

I'm pretty disappointed with the Olive Signature BD of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It really does look like a dupe was used, and unfortunately, we may not be able to improve on this. I found Robert A. Harris's otherwise positive review for this and he says:
Robert A. Harris wrote:Unfortunately, [the movie] was created during an unfortunate era in the world of cinema: SuperScope.

Photographed open matte, presumably designed for projection in 1.85, it has ended up overly cropped, with seemingly no means of correcting the problem. How both an original negative, as well as a fine grain protection master, could both go missing is beyond me, but that's the rumor.

What remains is a 2:1 anamorphic image, presumably from a dupe printing negative...

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Re: Olive Films

#1844 Post by domino harvey » Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:28 am

It's the best it can look, you can't blame Olive for doing all any label could and including a ton of supplements to boot

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Re: Olive Films

#1845 Post by hearthesilence » Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:42 am

Well, I wasn't blaming them - when I said I'm disappointed, I simply meant that I'm bummed out that the movie can't look better.

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Re: Olive Films

#1846 Post by floyd1 » Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:01 pm

Ashirg wrote:
Sun Dec 17, 2017 9:27 pm
January 30 releases -
Belle époque (1992)
Jamón, jamón (1992)
Preexisting Conditions (2015)
The Red Squirrel (1993)
Tierra (1996)
Vacas (1992)

Did they acquire Tanelorn Films or licensed titles from them?
No, the did not acquire Tanelorn Films. The rights Tanelorn Films held expired and Olive licensed the films.

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Re: Olive Films

#1847 Post by Reverend Drewcifer » Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:11 pm

Looking at the screen captures for The Believers (The Belbeavers? http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompar ... lu-ray.htm), I noticed that a lot of films from ~1988-1996 have been color-graded with a wash of coral/cream-sickle that saturates the image. This is prevalent in a bunch of films of the era, and is most noticeable on stuff like mid-tier films like Home for the Holidays, Radio Flyer, and Schlesinger's Pacific Heights. Is this sickly orange pallor that era's version of orange-and-teal? Something to do with the home video mastering? I can't unsee it now. Please advise.

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Re: Olive Films

#1848 Post by nitin » Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:51 pm

It’s an older HD telecine, a lot of these, particularly MGM’s masters, have a magneta push because they were largely intended for tv broadcast.

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Re: Olive Films

#1849 Post by Reverend Drewcifer » Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:54 pm

Thanks for the answer :D This has been like having a low grade fever for 25 years.

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Re: Olive Films

#1850 Post by domino harvey » Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:33 pm

Olive is somehow not dead after all, will be releasing a special edition of Roger Corman's masterpiece A Bucket of Blood

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