Second Sight Films (UK)

[Finch]

Mean Streets 4k and BD coming from SS as per their Facebook feed. Collaboration with Criterion but likely a FiM encode.

[What A Disgrace]

Gonna get that version, then, sorry CC, I like 100+ page books and stuff like that.

[MichaelB]

I'd have thought it was a racing certainty that it would be a FiM encode - I think they've used David Mackenzie for all their 4K releases to date, and there's obviously no good reason to stop doing so.

[AxeYou]

AFAIK FiM encoded all of their 4Ks to date, except Picnic at Hanging Rock. The restoration house (ironically named The Grainery) encoded that one.

Seeing the DNR fiasco that master turned out to be, I’ve been wondering whether David intentionally passed on it. However, someone on BR pointed out that FiM certainly has encoded DNR’d masters in the past, like Flowers of Shanghai for Carlotta.

[tenia]

Second Sight confirmed on Twitter FiM will encode their Mean Streets release.

[Finch]

Ginger Snaps Trilogy and Chopper BDs on Oct 30

[black&huge]

Second Sight confirmed on Twitter FiM will encode their Mean Streets release.

bye criterion

[therewillbeblus]

Ginger Snaps Trilogy and Chopper BDs on Oct 30

I had no idea that was a trilogy - I was underwhelmed by the first film, interesting as its conceit was. Chopper is a great pickup though - been waiting for a proper HD release for what feels like forever

[willoneill]

Sale

[Finch]

High Tension 4k in late November



Special Features

Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
UHD presented in HDR10+ created by Second Sight Films and approved by Director Alexandre Aja
New audio commentary by Dr Lindsay Hallam
An Experiment in Suspense: a new interview with Alexandre Aja
The Man in the Shadows: a new interview with Writer Grégory Levasseur
The Darker the Better: an interview with Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre
The Great French Massacre: an interview with Special Effects Artist Giannetto De Rossi
Only the Brave: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on High Tension
Archive 'Making of' featurette
Archive Interview with Cécile De France
Archive Interview with Maïwenn
Archive Interview with Philippe Nahon

Limited Edition Contents

Rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal
70-page book with new essays by ​​Anna Bogutskaya, Prince Jackson, Stacie Ponder and Zoë Rose Smith
6 collectors' art cards

Catalogue number: 2NDBR4187

Certificate: 18

Region: UHD Region Free / Blu-ray Region B

[domino harvey]

Where’s the Dean Koontz interview

[yoloswegmaster]

Where’s the Dean Koontz interview

Forget that, where's the Kat Ellinger commentary/essay?

[Finch]

Mean Streets pre order is up for 4k limited and standard and the Blu ray.

4k LE

[What A Disgrace]

For those keeping score, the Luc Sante essay, Imogen Sarah Smith video piece, and Kent Wakeford interview are Criterion only.

[DRW.mov]

For those keeping score, the Luc Sante essay, Imogen Sarah Smith video piece, and Kent Wakeford interview are Criterion only.

Lucy Sante

[therewillbeblus]

Second Sight have announced that they will be releasing their own 4K UHD of Possession from a new restoration supervised by camera operator Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz and Daniel Bird based on grading notes by Zulawski.

Should we expect that this will be superior to the Australian UHD coming first?

[Adam X]

It’s Umbrella. Unless they’re collaborating on the disc, there’s not a chance it won’t be.

[nicolas]

Second Sight have announced that they will be releasing their own 4K UHD of Possession from a new restoration supervised by camera operator Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz and Daniel Bird based on grading notes by Zulawski.

Should we expect that this will be superior to the Australian UHD coming first?

Absolutely yes to that. Second Sight does excellent work across the board. I’m looking forward to each release and (in my opinion) none of their UHDs are less than reference. The only one I remember with a problem was Dawn of the Dead which had one audio track with excessive filtering but that’s 3 (?) years ago. The Picnic at Hanging Rock situation was due to the director and DP. Second Sight are my favorite label working today, so I’ve read the news about Possession with great enthusiasm.

Umbrella on the other hand does a terrible job with their BDs. I’ve got hit last week with one of the worst-encoded BD sets I’ve ever bought (The Pusher Trilogy). I don’t want to speculate for their UHDs but if the BDs are that carelessly put together, I wouldn’t take the expensive plunge for Possession or any other title before seeing a trusted source reviewing the release.

[jheez]

FWIW Umbrella's UHD of The Last Wave is miles ahead of their BD as far as encoding is concerned. The UHD looked pretty good(!) to me, the BD encoding looks poor. The Last Wave UHD is SDR so I don't know if that helps make the encoding easier. Regardless, Second Sight's Possession will probably be the reference release unless the sources are somehow different.

[therewillbeblus]

I figured as much, and totally agree on their UHD dependability, which goes a long way when most other labels have less predictable outcomes. (I will just say Umbrella’s new Kids transfer looks great tho)

[nicolas]

I figured as much, and totally agree on their UHD dependability, which goes a long way when most other labels have less predictable outcomes. (I will just say Umbrella’s new Kids transfer looks great tho)

I agree, that one led me to buy the Pusher set. Now, after having seen these horrendous Pusher encodes, I can comfortably say that both Imprint / Via Vision (the kings of misleading customers into thinking that their BDs have new transfers) and Umbrella have the same authoring house. Their BDs start off with the same anti-piracy message, you can skip straight to the menu and the encoding issues are apparent on both of their BDs.
(In addition to that, their BDs now appear to be made in Mexico, which is another sign for me to stay away from them as much as possible).

[Finch]

Second Sight confirmed a 4k and BD release for Dead Man's Shoes in early 2024.

[Finch]

Inside BD coming in February: direct LE preorder & regular BD

New audio commentary by Anna Bogutskaya
New audio commentary by Elena Lazic
First Born: a new interview with Co-Writer/Directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
Labour Pains: a new interview with Actor Alysson Paradis
A New Extreme: a new interview with Producer Franck Ribière
Womb Raider: a new interview with Cinematographer Laurent Barès
Reel Action: a new interview with Stunt Coordinator Emmanuel Lanzi
The Birth of a Mother: Jenn Adams on Inside

Limited Edition Contents

Rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal
70-page book with new essays by ​​Chad Collins, Kat Ellinger, Annie Rose Malamet and Hannah Strong
6 collectors' art cards

[Finch]

Green Room and Possessor 4k Limited & Standard Editions and BDs coming March 18th.

EDIT: GeoffD did QC on the Possessor UHD: the encode "is much betterer than the US version". The Second Sight 4k additionally has a Dolby Vision layer, like the German mediabook import.

Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
UHD presented in Dolby Vision HDR
New audio commentary by Reyna Cervantes and Prince Jackson
Audio commentary by Writer/Director Jeremy Saulnier
Going Hardcore: a new interview with Jeremy Saulnier
Punk Rock: a new interview with Actor Callum Turner
Rocking Out: a new interview with Composers Brooke & Will Blair
Going Green: a new interview with Production Designer Ryan Warren Smith
Nazi Punks F*ck Off: Thomas Caldwell on Green Room
Archive featurette: Into the Pit - Making Green Room
Limited Edition Contents

Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Adam Stothard
120-page book with new essays by Eugenio Ercolani and Gian Giacomo Petrone, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Josh Hurtado, Jolene Richardson, Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Thomas Watson
6 collectors' art cards

4k LE
4k standard
BD

Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
UHD presented in Dolby Vision HDR approved by Director Brandon Cronenberg and Director of Photography Karim Hussain
New audio commentary by Brandon Cronenberg, Producer Rob Cotterill, Karim Hussain and Special Effects Artist Dan Martin
This Unfamiliar Life: a new interview with Brandon Cronenberg
Inside the Machine: a new interview with Karim Hussain
Feel the Real: a new interview with Rob Cotterill
Disassociating from Mind and Body: Zoë Rose Smith on Possessor
Camera Test Footage
FX Show and Tell with Dan Martin
Archive featurette: A Heightened World - A Look at Possessor
Archive featurette: Identity Crisis - Bringing Possessor to Life
Archive featurette: The Joy of Practical - The Effects of Possessor
Deleted Scenes
Short Film: Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You
Trailer
Limited Edition Contents

Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Marko Manev
120-page book featuring extensive behind the scenes gallery, script-to-screen comparisons, new essays by Stacey Abbott, Anton Bitel, Jon Towlson and Heather Wixson
6 collectors' art cards

4k LE
4k standard
BD

[ryannichols7]

did Mean Streets get licensed from Warner or no?