Sony's Martini Movies - September 23! - Page 2

nothingfails · 08-17-08, 11:36 PM

yay!!! VIBES!!!! been waiting to get rid of my old VHS copy of that one for years

NoirFan · 08-18-08, 12:20 AM

Can't wait for the next round of God-awful cover art!

NoirFan · 09-10-08, 01:19 AM

Latest eye-sore:

And would someone please inform Sony that you don't charge $19.95 list price for a bare bones catalog title?

NoirFan · 09-16-08, 05:40 PM

DVDBeaver on Affair in Trinidad.

NoirFan · 09-17-08, 10:48 PM

DVDBeaver on Garment Jungle. Looks like the transfers in this series are fine, though as I mentioned above the price-point is too high for what you receive.

wm lopez · 09-19-08, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerCannibal

I've never seen any of these but a line called "Martini Movies" sounds fun to me.

It sounds more like movies about womanizers.
And the cover of THE ANDERSON TAPES looks like a DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER headshot. Because in this movie Sean Connery is balding.
Also be on the lookout and see if you can spot Al Pacino in THE ANDERSON TAPES towards the end in the background. He's wearing a white jumpsuit and walking around looking down.
It's when the police and everybody else is in the complex trying to figure out what happened.

NoirFan · 11-26-08, 04:14 PM

This series has the worst cover art ever.

NoirFan · 11-27-08, 07:27 PM

February 3rd will bring us Five, Our Man in Havana, Getting Straight, Gumshoe and Vibes. Figures we'd get fucking Vibes before Husbands.

JerryKILL · 11-27-08, 10:03 PM

If you wait 5 years or so the prices will eventually come down. Sony priced the "Columbia Classics" line at around $20 for years and years, many can now be had for under $10. Still a few hold outs, Bell Book and Candle comes to mind.

NoirFan · 12-26-08, 01:22 PM

Specs for February titles, from DVD Times:

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Getting Straight

* 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* English Mono and English subtitles
* Martini Minutes – “Secrets of Seduction” and “Secrets of Deception”

Our Man in Havana

* 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* English Mono and English subtitles
* Original Trailer
* Martini Minutes – “Secrets of Seduction” and “How to travel in style”

Five

* 1.33:1 Full Screen
* English Mono and English subtitles
* Original Trailer
* Martini Minutes – “How to become a villain” and “Secrets of Deception”

Vibes

* 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* English Dolby Surround and English subtitles
* Original Trailer
* Martini Minutes – “Secrets of Deception” and “How to travel in style”

Gumshoe

* 1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* English Mono and English subtitles
* Original Trailer
* Martini Minutes – “How to become a villain” and “Secrets of Seduction”

I'm not even going to bother posting the cover art for this series anymore. They don't deserve it. If you want a good laugh (or cry), the DVD Times link above includes the covers.

NoirFan · 01-21-09, 04:09 PM

DVD Drive-In review of Five.

NoirFan · 05-19-09, 09:09 PM

According to DVDAf, Husbands is finally coming on August 18th!

NoirFan · 06-08-09, 06:20 PM

Great news - Husbands will include some very nice looking extras! From the film's Criterion Forum thread:

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Special features include a commentary with Cassavetes biographer Marshall Fine, as well as interviews with Gazzara, producer Al Ruban (Faces) and cinematographer Victor Kemper (Dog Day Afternoon).

Glad to see Sony treat a catalog title so nicely.

MTRodaba2468 · 06-09-09, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by NoirFan

Great news - Husbands will include some very nice looking extras! From the film's Criterion Forum thread:

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Special features include a commentary with Cassavetes biographer Marshall Fine, as well as interviews with Gazzara, producer Al Ruban (Faces) and cinematographer Victor Kemper (Dog Day Afternoon).

Glad to see Sony treat a catalog title so nicely.

Awesome...

chris_sc77 · 06-09-09, 12:29 PM

Apparently Husbands will be a 142 minute long extended cut:
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_ite...tem_id=1474437

NoirFan · 07-02-09, 08:56 PM

Specs and cover art for Husbands, from DVD Times:

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Husbands (Extended Cut) on 18th August 2009 priced at $19.94 SRP. From director John Cassavetes, Husbands follows three middle-aged husbands, with wives and houses in the New York suburbs, who go on a wild spree after a close friend dies of a heart attack. Ending up in London, the three must confront their own mortality and decide how to spend the rest of their lives.

With a running time of 142mins, features on this Extended Cut include:

* 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* English Mono
* English subtitles
* Commentary with Author Marshall Fine
* The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

I'm pleased to see this didn't get one of their horrible Martini Movies covers.

salamander2 · 07-02-09, 09:03 PM

And with extras, just like the recent STRANGE ONES! I am glad Sony is finally delivering their library with extras!

Al_Tahoe · 07-03-09, 04:42 AM

Thanks for posting this NoirFan... this is great news!

man*machine · 07-03-09, 10:49 AM

Classy cover! HUSBANDS is probably my least favorite of Cassavetes' films (not counting BIG TROUBLE or A CHILD IS WAITING), but it's still a must have. Thanks, Sony!

Who owns LOVE STREAMS? It was a Cannon title, right? Is that with Warner now, or MGM? Neither choice is very good - if it's MGM, it will never come out. If it's Warner, it will eventually show up on a DVD-R.

salamander2 · 07-03-09, 04:11 PM

MGM controls LOVE STREAMS.

musicfann · 07-05-09, 10:06 AM

THE NEW CENTURIONS disc is disappointing. It looks like they just "slapped it" into the film chain and let it go...the black levels in the night patrol scenes are HORRENDOUS!

I had to pick up the UK PAL release, for a decent transfer.

salamander2 · 07-05-09, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by musicfann

THE NEW CENTURIONS disc is disappointing. It looks like they just "slapped it" into the film chain and let it go...the black levels in the night patrol scenes are HORRENDOUS!

I had to pick up the UK PAL release, for a decent transfer.

It is that bad? I was under the impression this was a recent transfer, as Sony is usually exceptional in their transfers, as they usually master it on Hi Definition..

08-18-08, 12:20 AM	#27
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09-10-08, 01:19 AM	#28
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,334	Latest eye-sore: And would someone please inform Sony that you don't charge $19.95 list price for a bare bones catalog title? __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema 09 Horror Challenge

09-16-08, 05:40 PM	#29
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,334	DVDBeaver on Affair in Trinidad. __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema 09 Horror Challenge

09-17-08, 10:48 PM	#30
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,334	DVDBeaver on Garment Jungle. Looks like the transfers in this series are fine, though as I mentioned above the price-point is too high for what you receive. __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema 09 Horror Challenge

11-26-08, 04:14 PM	#32
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,334	This series has the worst cover art ever. __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema 09 Horror Challenge

08-17-08, 11:36 PM	#26
nothingfails DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,289	yay!!! VIBES!!!! been waiting to get rid of my old VHS copy of that one for years

11-27-08, 07:27 PM	#33
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,334	February 3rd will bring us Five, Our Man in Havana, Getting Straight, Gumshoe and Vibes. Figures we'd get fucking Vibes before Husbands. __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema 09 Horror Challenge

11-27-08, 10:03 PM	#34
JerryKILL Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 225	If you wait 5 years or so the prices will eventually come down. Sony priced the "Columbia Classics" line at around $20 for years and years, many can now be had for under $10. Still a few hold outs, Bell Book and Candle comes to mind. __________________ Film Blog Posters, trailers, reviews

01-21-09, 04:09 PM	#36
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,334	Re: Sony's Martini Movies - September 23! DVD Drive-In review of Five. __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema 09 Horror Challenge

05-19-09, 09:09 PM	#37
NoirFan DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 8,334	Re: Sony's Martini Movies - September 23! According to DVDAf, Husbands is finally coming on August 18th! __________________ Watch Edgar G. Ulmer's Noir Classic Detour Cinema 09 Horror Challenge

06-09-09, 12:29 PM	#40
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07-02-09, 09:03 PM	#42
salamander2 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: next to a schizo! Posts: 1,388	Re: Sony's Martini Movies - September 23! And with extras, just like the recent STRANGE ONES! I am glad Sony is finally delivering their library with extras!

07-03-09, 04:42 AM	#43
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07-03-09, 10:49 AM	#44
man*machine Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Antarctica Posts: 439	Re: Sony's Martini Movies - September 23! Classy cover! HUSBANDS is probably my least favorite of Cassavetes' films (not counting BIG TROUBLE or A CHILD IS WAITING), but it's still a must have. Thanks, Sony! Who owns LOVE STREAMS? It was a Cannon title, right? Is that with Warner now, or MGM? Neither choice is very good - if it's MGM, it will never come out. If it's Warner, it will eventually show up on a DVD-R.

07-03-09, 04:11 PM	#45
salamander2 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: next to a schizo! Posts: 1,388	Re: Sony's Martini Movies - September 23! MGM controls LOVE STREAMS.

07-05-09, 10:06 AM	#46
musicfann New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18	Re: Sony's Martini Movies - September 23! THE NEW CENTURIONS disc is disappointing. It looks like they just "slapped it" into the film chain and let it go...the black levels in the night patrol scenes are HORRENDOUS! I had to pick up the UK PAL release, for a decent transfer.