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onedimension wrote: Anyone know the status of Kino's blu of 'The Sacrifice'?

ernesto wrote:"The BluRay of THE SACRIFICE was postponed because the 35mm low-contrast print we were using as our source had printed-in dust and dirt which was unsatisfactory to us. We looked at two alternate film elements and neither of these was any better.

Fortunately, new technology has been developed that can remove the dust/dirt without affecting motion within the video, and without softening the detail of the image. Right now we're deciding between a couple of different processes and will then finish the master of THE SACRIFICE.

The film has been put back on the release schedule in Spring 2011."

This is an email I recieved from Brent Wood, the man overseeing the project. Looks like Kino has another big release on Blu-Ray. Too bad its happening next year.

swo17 wrote:Also The Wedding March. Actually, here's a list from IMDb.

Sloper wrote:I've never seen it, to my shame, but isn't The Mystery of the Wax Museum another two-strip film?

onedimension wrote:There's a Forthcoming Thread for Kino?

Peacock wrote:

onedimension wrote:There's a Forthcoming Thread for Kino?

No no, sorry I was referring to the Forthcoming Criterion thread (the previous one, second last page)

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Murdoch wrote:I emailed Kino asking if they were going to release It on blu but they said they don't have any plans to. Shame, as I'll have to buy the dvd now.

Speaking of which, how does Kino's transfer to the Milestone? The Milestone's OOP now and fetching outrageous prices, but I've heard there's a disparity between the two in terms of picture quality.

Saturnome wrote:I bought the Milestone edition a few years ago based on a few comparisons I read back then. I think Milestone's picture quality is better despite being from the same restored print, plus you get a nice Carl Davis score instead of piano only. There's no bonus documentary though.