manicsounds wrote:from amazon:
Fallen Angels
- Remastered From New HD Film Transfers
- Presented For the First Time in 5.1 Surround (Supervised by Wong Kar-Wai)
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Three Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
- Interview with Cinematographer Christopher Doyle
- Trailers
- Stills Gallery
- Enhanced for 16x9 TVs ...
Right. A regular ol' DVD, quite possibly from the same restored elements as the R3 Alto Media DVD (or, knowing Kino, perhaps a non-preconverted PAL>NTSC transfer derived from the R4-Aussie PAL master). And no further updates regarding any possible blu-ray release that I've heard.
As for "Happy Together", it appears that Kino is offering an additional extra not found on the AE release: Wong Kar-Wai at the Museum of the Moving Image (2008, 44 Min.). Not worth it if this is one of their typical PAL>NTSC hack-jobs, of course, but all things otherwise being equal, this inclusion would probably cause me to favor the Kino. I'd also like to know whether different transfers of "B.A. Zero Degree" are utilized. It's my understanding that the AE release has a letterboxed-only transfer (possibly a direct port from their prior release). This is a rather more significant than usual "making of", inclusive of tons of excised scenes, subplots, and other goodies. I'd hold out for a better transfer of this, as well.
Still... with all these unanswered questions, I remain awfully tempted to import the AE "Happy Together" DVD, not least because it's rather significantly cheaper at £9.98 (this price prior to removal of VAT for North American purchasers) as compared to $26.99 for the Kino.