Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
01-28-14, 09:46 PM
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Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
Finally, these two films are getting their long awaited blu-ray release!
From thedigitalbits.com
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Guess what’s coming from the studio in April? How about the long-awaited film noir classics Touch of Evil and Double Indemnity! Both street on 4/15 (SRP $29.98 each). [Read on here...]
The Double Indemnity: 70th Anniversary Limited Edition will include audio commentary with film historian Richard Schickel, a second audio commentary with film historians Lem Dobbs and Film Historian Nick Redman, an introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne, the 38-minute Shadows of Suspense documentary, the film’s theatrical trailer, UltraViolet, and the Double Indemnity 1973 TV movie version!
Meanwhile, the Touch of Evil: Limited Edition will include THREE versions of the film – the preview version, the theatrical version and the “reconstructed version based on Orson Welles’ original vision.” You’ll also get audio commentary on the reconstructed version with reconstruction producer Rick Schmidlin, a second commentary on the reconstructed version with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Schmidlin, 2 featurettes (Bringing Evil to Life and Evil Lost and Found), UltraViolet, and the film’s theatrical trailer. You can see the cover artwork below and pre-orders are now available on Amazon by clicking on the art.
The Double Indemnity: 70th Anniversary Limited Edition will include audio commentary with film historian Richard Schickel, a second audio commentary with film historians Lem Dobbs and Film Historian Nick Redman, an introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne, the 38-minute Shadows of Suspense documentary, the film’s theatrical trailer, UltraViolet, and the Double Indemnity 1973 TV movie version!
Meanwhile, the Touch of Evil: Limited Edition will include THREE versions of the film – the preview version, the theatrical version and the “reconstructed version based on Orson Welles’ original vision.” You’ll also get audio commentary on the reconstructed version with reconstruction producer Rick Schmidlin, a second commentary on the reconstructed version with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Schmidlin, 2 featurettes (Bringing Evil to Life and Evil Lost and Found), UltraViolet, and the film’s theatrical trailer. You can see the cover artwork below and pre-orders are now available on Amazon by clicking on the art.
01-28-14, 10:39 PM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
Excellent!
01-28-14, 11:54 PM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
If you haven't seen Double Indemnity yet, shame on you. If you haven't seen Double Indemnity by midnight on April 15th, I will find you, and I will murder you.
01-29-14, 07:41 AM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
these seem to have pretty much the same features as the DVD versions of these films that I have in my collection. Not too excited - those transfers were pretty good as I remember it. I am really pairing down my 'upgrades' of films - even the great ones - if the existing DVD is a SE with good PQ. Just me, tho.
01-29-14, 09:40 AM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
(and yes, I'm terribly guilty of not seeing this but I DO have this on pre-order)
01-29-14, 10:23 AM
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01-29-14, 04:42 PM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
Ho Hum... Have had both already for years in the excellent overseas import Blus. Unless there is a substantial upgrade in PQ, it's an easy pass.
Release some other great noirs rather than double-dipping.
Release some other great noirs rather than double-dipping.
01-29-14, 05:50 PM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
Not exactly double-dipping when they're not already available in your region and you're not region free.
01-29-14, 07:36 PM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
Right. Some people are so self-involved that they can't even view things from any other perspective. In this case, it's even more ridiculous because so few individuals import. I've imported three times since I started buying films in 1999. Until last year, I had a personal policy against it.
01-30-14, 01:42 AM
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01-30-14, 08:17 AM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
Touch of Evil is playing at the TCM Classic Film Festival this year, and they are billing it as the "world premiere" of the new restoration:
http://filmfestival.tcm.com/programs...touch-of-evil/
It also appears as if the 1998 reconstruction version is the version that got restored.
Last edited by Shannon Nutt; 01-30-14 at 08:22 AM.
01-30-14, 10:02 AM
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Re: Double Indemnity / Touch of Evil - 4/15/2014
Excellent news -- looking forward to both of these. 
The Double Indemnity TV version is actually pretty decent. Glad to see it's being included.
The Double Indemnity TV version is actually pretty decent. Glad to see it's being included.