More Warner Classics on the way
10-30-03, 07:39 PM
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More Warner Classics on the way
Looks like fans of Visconti will be quite happy rather soon:
dvdtimes.com:
"Warner Bros are releasing three masterworks from two of the great Italian filmmakers on February 17th in R1.
Luchino Visconti's The Damned will be in its 157-minute version in a 1.85:1 ratio, while Death in Venice will be in 2.40:1. Both will have anamorphic transfers with separate Italian and English mono soundtracks.
Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup will be have a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, with English and French mono soundtracks.
All three will have English, French & Spanish subtitles, their respective theatrical trailers and will retail for $19.98 each"
dvdtimes.com:
"Warner Bros are releasing three masterworks from two of the great Italian filmmakers on February 17th in R1.
Luchino Visconti's The Damned will be in its 157-minute version in a 1.85:1 ratio, while Death in Venice will be in 2.40:1. Both will have anamorphic transfers with separate Italian and English mono soundtracks.
Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup will be have a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, with English and French mono soundtracks.
All three will have English, French & Spanish subtitles, their respective theatrical trailers and will retail for $19.98 each"
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10-30-03, 07:46 PM
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holy! great news. I love all 3 of these films.
They are god damned masterpieces.
Thank you warner bros. for putting these out. Keep 'em coming!
They are god damned masterpieces.
Thank you warner bros. for putting these out. Keep 'em coming!
10-31-03, 02:28 PM
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Based on the retail price they'll probably be single-disc editions.
Good news on Blowup (I guess Visconti gets no love here).
Good news on Blowup (I guess Visconti gets no love here).
10-31-03, 10:34 PM
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I have not seen any of the films!
Thought of renting the vhs of The Damned a few times. Yet knowing it was cut by more than 10 minutes. I deicded not to. So the fact that the dvd,should be the uncut version,is great news indeed.
If this is for real. Would Warner then have the audacity to come through finally with an uncut The Devils?
Thought of renting the vhs of The Damned a few times. Yet knowing it was cut by more than 10 minutes. I deicded not to. So the fact that the dvd,should be the uncut version,is great news indeed.
If this is for real. Would Warner then have the audacity to come through finally with an uncut The Devils?
BLOW UP!!!
11-02-03, 04:21 PM
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Originally posted by ctyankee
News Flash!
In a rare interview, auteur director Michelangelo Antonioni comments on plans for DVD release of his film Blowup.
"This Lynch and Polanski they are nice boys, nice boys. But they are amateurs. In my new DVD, the stop button will not work as well or the power off switch. If someone wants to stop my beautiful film - they need to pull the plug out of the wall!"
News Flash!
In a rare interview, auteur director Michelangelo Antonioni comments on plans for DVD release of his film Blowup.
"This Lynch and Polanski they are nice boys, nice boys. But they are amateurs. In my new DVD, the stop button will not work as well or the power off switch. If someone wants to stop my beautiful film - they need to pull the plug out of the wall!"
01-11-04, 10:50 AM
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regarding "The Damned" knowing that Warner Home video is graciousily released the full 157 minute version of the film, did they resubmit this film for a new rating, or is this WHV's first unrated (NC-17) DVD release?
01-11-04, 11:02 AM
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Originally posted by Giles
regarding "The Damned" knowing that Warner Home video is graciousily released the full 157 minute version of the film, did they resubmit this film for a new rating, or is this WHV's first unrated (NC-17) DVD release?
regarding "The Damned" knowing that Warner Home video is graciousily released the full 157 minute version of the film, did they resubmit this film for a new rating, or is this WHV's first unrated (NC-17) DVD release?
Unrated means that the version of the film has not been submitted for a rating. NC -17 is a rating, not the absence of one.
01-12-04, 12:51 PM
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Originally posted by EPKJ
NC-17 and Unrated are not the same thing. A G content film could be Unrated.
Unrated means that the version of the film has not been submitted for a rating. NC -17 is a rating, not the absence of one.
NC-17 and Unrated are not the same thing. A G content film could be Unrated.
Unrated means that the version of the film has not been submitted for a rating. NC -17 is a rating, not the absence of one.
Originally posted by jayson1017
Why would The Damned warrant an NC-17 rating?
Why would The Damned warrant an NC-17 rating?
- The full 155-minute version contains sex and violence that garnered the film an X-rating in the U.S. Most video versions have been trimmed to 150 minutes and rated R. The R2 DVD published by Istituto Luce in DVD has the shorter, cut version.
because when it was originally theatrically released in the states Warner's had self rated the film an "X" since it wouldn't have received an R-rating from the MPAA without some cuts. Warner also did this with Ken Russell's The Devils and A Clockwork Orange. All three film were eventually cut to broaden theatrical distribution and home video, so far only "The Damned" has been allowed to have it's footage to be reinstated and released on home video as such. It is quite possible that Warner Home Video recently resubmitted the film (the complete 155 minute version) to the MPAA for rerating and the board found the previousily 'X-rated' footage to be "R" worthy - I don't know? But, I for one I am very curious what the story is here, since if this is the case, Ken Russell's "The Devils" might have a chance to see it's release here in the states in it's full uncensored glory - only time will tell.
On a side note, Video Watchdog had noted awhile back that Warner Home Video's release of "Performance" also restored some previousily deleted footage that had originally posed an initial rating's problem.
