Canadian Blu-ray Releases - Complete List and Discussion
04-12-09, 08:03 AM
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Thanks for all the work on here Gizmo. I happily signed for Trainspotting at my door yesterday and expect to give it a spin pretty soon. I have the 2 disc SE for comparison purposes and I'll report back.
04-23-09, 03:55 PM
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Because these titles are distributed by Alliance Films here in Canada, so they're busy getting these out on Blu-ray ($$$$) before their distribution rights expire.
I believe Warner gave Alliance Films rights to the New Line catalogue until November 2009? (if I recall).
I believe Warner gave Alliance Films rights to the New Line catalogue until November 2009? (if I recall).
04-23-09, 04:41 PM
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A couple of sites are showing a June 2nd release for Fanboys. Since Weinsten Company hasn't announced one for the US, that would be a Canadian exclusive. I hope it actually comes out, unlike the Alliance Blindness BD that seems to have been canceled when the US BD was canceled.
04-23-09, 04:48 PM
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A couple of sites are showing a June 2nd release for Fanboys. Since Weinsten Company hasn't announced one for the US, that would be a Canadian exclusive. I hope it actually comes out, unlike the Alliance Blindness BD that seems to have been canceled when the US BD was canceled.
05-06-09, 05:59 PM
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Updated OP. New info on the 4 new titles that just came out.
05-06-09, 06:06 PM
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You might want to update that Rounders is 1080p and Running Scared is 1080i (and wrong aspect ratio I think). Thanks for keeping this list up.
05-06-09, 06:27 PM
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05-06-09, 06:34 PM
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Are you positive (i.e. checked the i/p while the film was playing)? Alliance is known to put the wrong information on the back of the case.
05-08-09, 12:32 PM
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05-08-09, 12:40 PM
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The Canadian exclusives might be ending in the next few months (I heard October/November) so we may see a bigger push shortly.
05-10-09, 07:33 AM
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I given both Trainspotting and Cold Mountain a spin and both are satisfactory to my eyes (& ears) and definite upgrades over their sd counterparts.
05-14-09, 06:51 PM
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Also Kill Shot (from Weinstein) is May 26th. Expect to get some Weinstein titles now from Canada as they have seemingly dropped Blu-ray.
05-16-09, 07:28 AM
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INETVIDEO has Cop Land for $15.99 and they list it as the 116 min extended cut (Woohoo!). Also a free shipping deal right now. I just hope the picture quality is up to par. The UK release got brutal reviews.
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05-17-09, 01:42 PM
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Don't trust anything on the cover art for Canadian releases. Its been proven wrong many times (1080p, Special Features etc). I always wait until someone has a copy and can confirm.
05-17-09, 03:44 PM
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Maybe the PCM track and the buzzing, puny bitrate (edit to add: hovering around 20-22 mbps when pushed) MPEG-2 transfer are enough of a follow-up indication?
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05-27-09, 09:40 AM
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Looks like bad news for the Blade BD coming this Tuesday, as it's apparently going the Seven route with a 1.78:1 transfer from the OAR of 2.35:1. Back cover scan and owner testimonials over at blu-ray.com. Not sure if it's open matte like Seven was, but I bought that out of sheer curiosity and couldn't make it past the first 15 minutes as the framing looked so jarring.
Copland is also apparently 1.78:1 from 1.85:1.
Copland is also apparently 1.78:1 from 1.85:1.
05-27-09, 09:49 AM
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Looks like bad news for the Blade BD coming this Tuesday, as it's apparently going the Seven route with a 1.78:1 transfer from the OAR of 2.35:1. Back cover scan and owner testimonials over at blu-ray.com. Not sure if it's open matte like Seven was, but I bought that out of sheer curiosity and couldn't make it past the first 15 minutes as the framing looked so jarring.
Edit: That back cover scan on the Blu-ray.com thread shows 1080p, but that could still be a misprint I suppose. It's also looking like the film was cropped to the new aspect ratio (i.e., no open matte). So I guess no sale for me.
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05-27-09, 10:05 AM
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Yeah, and no extras as is pretty much the case with almost all the Alliance catalog titles. I'll still probably pick up Copland, as it looks to be the Director's Cut.
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05-27-09, 02:12 PM
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Updated OP with info on Blade, Killshot and Outlander.
Artwork on some of the other 6/2 releases are floating around but I won't update the OP until the discs arrive since Alliance has been wrong many, many times.
Artwork on some of the other 6/2 releases are floating around but I won't update the OP until the discs arrive since Alliance has been wrong many, many times.