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Calvin wrote:The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - July 5th (Germany)

I wonder if it will be part of the StudioCanal Collection. Amazon UK lists Le Quai Des Brumes as SCC release and Planete-HD reports Soldier Blue and Cross of Iron will be (re)released as part of the Collection.

Also: To Be or Not to Be review @ blu-ray.com

Why isn't Grand Illusion Region A compatible? Does anybody know? They obviously have the rights to make it so. Sure, Le Cercle Rouge is also Region B only, but that's probably because the Criterion release is still in-print.

I suspect that Lionsgate has asked StudioCanal to lock it to help prevent Region A customers from importing the European release.

Got an email from Amazon Uk about replacement discs for "Dracula: Prince Of Darkness". I don't know if they will ship the replacements outside the UK, but I still sent my information anyway.

"Carlos Saura's Flamenco Trilogy" will be out in the UK on April 23rd, on DVD only, and individually.

Sweet, time to unload my copy NOW

Might pick that up. Who owns the UK rights to Cria Cuervos?

I guess the recently released UK Blu-ray of Malena features the usual, butchered cut and not the Original Italian Version?

Yup, just the 92 minute International cut, with non-removable English subtitles, extras being the same as the UK DVD, the making of featurette and trailer.

Awful, what a pity

MADE IN BRITAIN
STUDIOCANAL and the ICO are delighted to announce a season of theatrical screenings in celebration of some of the finest, most entertaining and quirkiest cinema that this sceptred isle has ever produced.

The MADE IN BRITAIN season is a national screening event that will take place every Tuesday from June 5th to July 3rd inclusive will see each of the below films screen digitally in cinemas across the country.

PASSPORT TO PIMLICO - Tuesday 5th June
PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES - Tuesday 12th June
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH - Tuesday 19th June
HOBSON'S CHOICE - Tuesday 26th June
QUATERMASS & THE PIT - Tuesday 3rd July

Please note that the above DATES are still tbc

Could this mean upcoming Blu-ray release of Hobson's Choice? Other four films are already on Blu-ray or coming in next few months.

More importantly, does this mean we'll be seeing the two Hammer titles on Blu-ray here in the US of A in the months to come?

A Blu-ray.com member posted German Blu-ray schedule for July and August. Quite nice selection, includes Wenders, Bunuel, Preminger, Schlöndorff, Aronofsky and others.

La grande illusion and To Be or Not to Be look great. Shame, it looks like the Lubitsch isn't coming to the UK. I guess the UK rights are owned by someone else.

My copy of La Grande Illusion came today. I haven't had any time to watch the disc yet but the blurb on the back describes Renoir as a "cult filmmaker"...cult? Really?

It also has the details of the available audio tracks and subtitle tracks mixed up on the back.

While the Le Quai Des Brumes DVD is still on track for June 4th, it looks like the Blu-Ray has been delayed until September 3rd. Here's the DVD cover art, which will presumably be similar to the Blu-Ray:



Maybe it will be a part of the Studio Canal Collection? (There's an updated trailer for that here)

BFI has uploaded a trailer for the restored Le quai des brumes. Looks great even with youtube's compression, can't wait to see the Blu-ray.

UK announcements:

Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: 40th Anniversary
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the film's original release, STUDIOCANAL and the ICO are very pleased to announce that they will be releasing a re-mastered digital print of Luis Bunuel's surreal comedy THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE in cinemas on June 29th, including an Extended Run at BFI Southbank as part of their Jean-Claude Carriere season.

The film will then be released on DVD and blu-ray on July 16th.


PASSPORT TO PIMLICO will be released on DVD, Blu-Ray & EST on 11th June 2012.
Extras:
Interview with Mark Duguid
Locations featurette with Richard Dacre
Behind the scenes stills gallery
Restoration comparison
Trailer

PASSPORT TO PIMLICO restoration was completed at Pinewood. After rigorous assessment the best material for restoration was the fine-grain inter-positive. *It was scanned at 2k and we have spent over 40 Hours cleaning it up. We were keen to ensure the general look of the film did not stray too far from original release, particularly with reference to the day for night scenes.

cineoutsider wrote:You Only Live Once will be released on UK DVD by StudioCanal on 4th June 2012 as a 75th Anniversary Edition at the RRP of £19.99.

Extra features will include:

Introduction by George Wilson;
Audio interview with Fritz Lang recorded at the National Film Theatre in 1962;
Inside You Only Live Once, production takes from a film in the making.

DVD only

Such a pity it's not on Blu, especially when the Italian one does look decent apart from the stretching.

Studio Canal Collection Blu-rays for The Trial and That Obscure Object Of Desire have been scheduled for 3rd September!

Great news about The Trial. That's a film that has suffered from lots of low quality public domain releases.

Also, it looks like the Mulholland Drive Studio Canal blu-ray is back in stock in UK as well. Been unavailable for a while & I've seen it going for silly prices on ebay, but now Play and HMV listing it as available again.

Will this be the release that finally includes Filming The Trial, I wonder?

Calvin wrote:Will this be the release that finally includes Filming The Trial, I wonder?

FILMING THE TRIAL was "finished" and presented by the Munich Filmmuseum (via Oja Kodar) so the rights belong to them/her, I believe. It's possible that the footage could be licensed to Studio Canal, but when it comes to Welles...?