dwk wrote: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:36 pm
Kino confirmed it is a deal with Lionsgate. They also said they have UHD rights, but most are going to be Blu-ray only and 17 of the 18 are new to Blu-ray in the US.
Keeping my expectations firmly in check, but I am very happy to get more Jim McBride on Blu-Ray. Here’s hoping for Paperhouse, The Rules of Attraction, and Metroland
and that they'll be doing all the restorations themselves, which I find really fascinating. with Criterion licensing Eve's Bayou from Lionsgate I assume that LGF has finally seen the value in licensing out titles to boutique labels? dustybooks brought up Shattered Glass as a prime LGF title for KLSC - I think that fits their buyer base almost perfectly. something like Dogville is more likely Criterion's. curious to see what comes forward
KLI also confirmed that Paper Moon was not available to them in their Paramount deal - I can't remember if this was already confirmed or not
ryannichols7 wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 12:04 am
and that they'll be doing all the restorations themselves, which I find really fascinating.
They often do the majority remastering in these deals. Especially the ones with Universal and Paramount.
When they first started licensing these studio titles in 2017 that wasn't the case, and that reputation stuck, even if it doesn't apply to the last several years. Same thing with people saying their releases are "barebones," when they often have newly produced interviews and commentaries.
Grand Wazoo wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:05 am
Maybe Happiness is a possibility for the first time?
I suspect Lionsgate's rights have already expired and reverted to Universal. A similar thing happened with the director's cut of Natural Born Killers (released on video by Trimark when WB got cold feet, re-released by Lionsgate after they acquired Trimark, re-re-released by WB themselves after the Trimark deal presumably lapsed).
Grand Wazoo wrote: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:05 am
Maybe Happiness is a possibility for the first time?
I suspect Lionsgate's rights have already expired and reverted to Universal. A similar thing happened with the director's cut of Natural Born Killers (released on video by Trimark when WB got cold feet, re-released by Lionsgate after they acquired Trimark, re-re-released by WB themselves after the Trimark deal presumably lapsed).
The video rights are possibly with Christine Vachon/Killer Films. It’s screened theatrically in the last few years, and I believe LionsGate always supplied the print
The only 35mm print source info I can find is this from 2014, which credits Focus. There have been more recent screenings, but I can't find any with a distributor credit or print source. None of Lionsgate's various predecessors handled the theatrical release (Good Machine did it themselves), so if Lionsgate really does have the theatrical rights, they would've acquired them sometime in the near-recent past. I can see it being possible that the rights have gone to Killer Films—though that doesn't appear to have happened with Safe, which is a few years older—but if Vachon had the opportunity to relicense the theatrical rights, I would expect her to go with an actual indie/boutique distributor, not Lionsgate (which I doubt would even want the film at this stage).
The Fanciful Norwegian wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 12:25 am
The only 35mm print source info I can find is this from 2014, which credits Focus. There have been more recent screenings, but I can't find any with a distributor credit or print source. None of Lionsgate's various predecessors handled the theatrical release (Good Machine did it themselves), so if Lionsgate really does have the theatrical rights, they would've acquired them sometime in the near-recent past. I can see it being possible that the rights have gone to Killer Films—though that doesn't appear to have happened with Safe, which is a few years older—but if Vachon had the opportunity to relicense the theatrical rights, I would expect her to go with an actual indie/boutique distributor, not Lionsgate (which I doubt would even want the film at this stage).
Focus Features (shockingly) has this film on their website (with a DVD purchase link that sends you to an Amazon page with a Region 2 release), but Lionsgate is credited as the provider for the online purchases, both on YouTube and Amazon. My guess is that both companies own some part of the film (Focus regaining theatrical, Lionsgate retaining home video) and neither wants to admit owning any part of it (made obvious by the fact that none of these links make it easy to actually watch the film)
yoloswegmaster wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:26 pm
Kino will be releasing The Lady from Shanghai in January 2023. Apparently we keep needing this film to be re-released every couple of years.
Full list of special features:
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
• NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• Audio commentary by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
• A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich: 2000 Interview
• Comments by Film Noir Historian Eddie Muller
- Epic Noir Poem
- Back Story
- It’s Film Noir Distilled
• Theatrical Trailers for THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI, THE STRANGER and TOUCH OF EVIL
and naturally, to no surprise, KLSC makes their new edition worth a pickup with the new commentaries. just incredibly irksome that Sony didn't allow for a UHD to put this one to rest...I'm sure they'll randomly throw it in a Columbia Classics box sometime
DISC 1 (4KUHD):
• New HDR/Dolby Vision Master by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary by Screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin and Matthew Field, the Author of The Making of THE ITALIAN JOB
• Audio Commentary by Producer Michael Deeley and Matthew Field, the Author of Michael Caine: You’re a Big Man
• 5.1 Surround & Lossless Restored 2.0 Mono Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
• New HD Master by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary by Screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin and Matthew Field, the Author of The Making of THE ITALIAN JOB
• Audio Commentary by Producer Michael Deeley and Matthew Field, the Author of Michael Caine: You’re a Big Man
• THE GREAT IDEA: 2002 Documentary
• THE SELF PRESERVATION SOCIETY: 2002 Making-of Documentary
• GETTA BLOOMIN’ MOVE ON: 2002 Documentary
• MINI ADVENTURES: 2009 Featurette
• The Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Matthew Field
• Original Theatrical and Re-Release Trailers
• 5.1 Surround & Lossless Restored 2.0 Mono Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
ryannichols7 wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2022 5:12 pm
and naturally, to no surprise, KLSC makes their new edition worth a pickup with the new commentaries. just incredibly irksome that Sony didn't allow for a UHD to put this one to rest...I'm sure they'll randomly throw it in a Columbia Classics box sometime
Yeah and when they do that, there will be zero commentary track on the main feature at all. Classic.
Calvin wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:58 am
Kino say that Paul Schrader's Affliction isn't with Lionsgate, so I'm not sure who that is with now.
They might be in limbo at the moment. Largo Entertainment was the copyright holder and their holdings were acquired by Intermedia in 2001. Then Intermedia went bust and most of the library ended up at "R Media Acquisitions," a vehicle for notorious film financier/fraudster David Bergstein, currently serving an eight-year sentence in federal prison. No idea if R Media still has the rights or if they were sold off after Bergstein's conviction.
As annoying as the many releases of The Lady from Shanghai is this does seem to be the best US release barring any PQ screwups. And I love the cover art.
Special Features and Technical Specs: NEW Audio Commentary by critic Imogen Sara Smith
NEW Audio Commentary by novelist and critic Tim Lucas
Audio commentary by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich: 2000 Interview
Comments by Film Noir Historian Eddie Muller
Epic Noir Poem
Back Story
It's Film Noir Distilled
Theatrical Trailers for The Lady from Shanghai, The Stranger, and Touch of Evil
Reversible Art
Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
Optional English Subtitles
THE CRUSADES (1935) Starring Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon & C. Aubrey Smith – Shot by Victor Milner (Cleopatra, The Furies) – Directed by Cecil B. DeMille (The Sign of the Cross, The Ten Commandments).
