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Could BFI be pulling this out of the Warner fire a la The Devils? The UK market never has had a DVD release of this masterpiece, only a very ropey pan and scan MGM VHS. Wish I was back in London for this. If ever a film deserves an HD release, this is it.
Point Blank
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repeat
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Re: Point Blank
Stephen wrote:Could BFI be pulling this out of the Warner fire a la The Devils?
It's funny, I never realized Point Blank was a little-known or underappreciated film before recently, when I got a Blu-ray player: this was among the first must-upgrades that came to mind (likewise when I first got a region-free player, it was among the first R1 titles I bought) - and I just could not believe it hadn't been restored to HD yet!
Not to go ahead of things, but if BFI really were on the case, and would go through the trouble to include that Lee Marvin doc, and maybe get the Soderbergh commentary on there - now that would be a pretty serious candidate for reissue of the year.
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kingofthejungle
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The team at Warner Archive stated that Point Blank is under consideration for a Blu-Ray release on their facebook page a few days ago, so perhaps the wait won't be too much longer.repeat wrote:Stephen wrote:Could BFI be pulling this out of the Warner fire a la The Devils?
It's funny, I never realized Point Blank was a little-known or underappreciated film before recently, when I got a Blu-ray player: this was among the first must-upgrades that came to mind (likewise when I first got a region-free player, it was among the first R1 titles I bought) - and I just could not believe it hadn't been restored to HD yet!
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Stephen
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And perhaps the terrific BBC2 'Making of' documentary that preceded its widescreen broadcast (late 90's I seem to remember).Not to go ahead of things, but if BFI really were on the case, and would go through the trouble to include that Lee Marvin doc, and maybe get the Soderbergh commentary on there - now that would be a pretty serious candidate for reissue of the year.
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hearthesilence
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Excellent! I've been holding off for a while, hoping it would be released in hi-def.kingofthejungle wrote:The team at Warner Archive stated that Point Blank is under consideration for a Blu-Ray release on their facebook page a few days ago, so perhaps the wait won't be too much longer.repeat wrote:Stephen wrote:Could BFI be pulling this out of the Warner fire a la The Devils?
It's funny, I never realized Point Blank was a little-known or underappreciated film before recently, when I got a Blu-ray player: this was among the first must-upgrades that came to mind (likewise when I first got a region-free player, it was among the first R1 titles I bought) - and I just could not believe it hadn't been restored to HD yet!
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Walter Kurtz
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This film contains perhaps the most aptly-named lead character in the history of cinema.
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swo17
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More so than Gatsby Welles?
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Walter Kurtz
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Yes... because it's just so monomaniacally appropriate. And the SFX.
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The Fanciful Norwegian
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I saw Geoff Dyer introduce a screening of this and the part that I remember most was his description of the film's "sense of perambulatory menace."
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Walter Kurtz
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Monomaniacal perambulatory menace.
And the youngish Angie as VFX.
And the youngish Angie as VFX.
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Who does he think he is? Quentin Tarantino?The Fanciful Norwegian wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:37 pmI saw Geoff Dyer introduce a screening of this and the part that I remember most was his description of the film's "sense of perambulatory menace."