Sony to Distribute Weinstein Titles on Blu-ray
02-22-10 | 11:54 AM
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Sony to Distribute Weinstein Titles on Blu-ray
Independent studio The Weinstein Company, which is in the middle of a restructuring process, has finalized a new home video distribution deal with the worldwide acquisitions unit of Sony Pictures, according to which TWC and Dimension titles will release through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The Sony deal is envisioned as long-term, in batches of 9 to 10 films.
The first movies under this arrangement are Rob Marshall's Nine, A Single Man, The Road, Youth in Revolt, Halloween, Piranha 3-D, Nowhere Boy, Hoodwinked 2and Blue Valentine. However, note that not all of these titles will necessarily get a high-definition release.
Weinstein content used to be distributed by Genius Products, of which TWC was the majority shareholder. The home entertainment distribution operations of Genius were sold to Vivendi Entertainment in September 2009. Afterwards, Weinstein property has been released by different distributors: Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Universal, and Rob Zombie's Halloween II, by Sony.
In related news, Outlander (a TWC title released on DVD in 2009 with no accompanying Blu-ray edition) will finally hit Blu-ray Stateside on May 18, released by Vivendi.
The first movies under this arrangement are Rob Marshall's Nine, A Single Man, The Road, Youth in Revolt, Halloween, Piranha 3-D, Nowhere Boy, Hoodwinked 2and Blue Valentine. However, note that not all of these titles will necessarily get a high-definition release.
Weinstein content used to be distributed by Genius Products, of which TWC was the majority shareholder. The home entertainment distribution operations of Genius were sold to Vivendi Entertainment in September 2009. Afterwards, Weinstein property has been released by different distributors: Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Universal, and Rob Zombie's Halloween II, by Sony.
In related news, Outlander (a TWC title released on DVD in 2009 with no accompanying Blu-ray edition) will finally hit Blu-ray Stateside on May 18, released by Vivendi.
02-22-10 | 06:02 PM
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Harsh Times. Grindhouse. Bloody Affair. Thank you.
02-22-10 | 08:54 PM
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Grindhouse theatrical cut and Kill Bill: TWBA.
02-22-10 | 10:44 PM
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02-22-10 | 10:47 PM
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02-23-10 | 12:24 AM
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02-23-10 | 02:06 AM
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02-23-10 | 04:16 AM
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I think they meant "Hoodwinked 2" will be distributed by Sony on Blu-Ray AFTER its theatrical release.
And I want Grindhouse too, dammit! I might have actually gone to the theater to see that if I knew it was going to be so hard to see at home!
And I want Grindhouse too, dammit! I might have actually gone to the theater to see that if I knew it was going to be so hard to see at home!
02-23-10 | 04:24 AM
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but seeing as how the release date has moved twice since its orginal jan 15 date, its quite possible it will get pushed back again
02-23-10 | 04:03 PM
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Alice in Wonderland is another new movie shot in 2-D and then converted to 3-D. Though that one was shot digitally.
02-23-10 | 04:32 PM
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From my understanding, Piranha 3-D was shot with with standard 2-D 35mm cameras and converted to 3-D after the fact. Modern 3-D movies are shot on digital video.
Alice in Wonderland is another new movie shot in 2-D and then converted to 3-D. Though that one was shot digitally.
Alice in Wonderland is another new movie shot in 2-D and then converted to 3-D. Though that one was shot digitally.
Piranha 3-D was shot in Aja's preferred Super 35 and rendered in 3D in post to keep costs down; which is stupid considering both My Bloody Valentine and the upcoming Saw VII cost under $20 million each and were shot using digital 3D cameras.
Alice was shot using a mix of Dalsa's Evolution camera (4K) and Panavision's Genesis (2K) camera. Funny considering Aja could've shot Piranha on the Genesis (which can emulate Super 35) and could've been more cost effective in both production and post.
02-24-10 | 09:13 PM
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02-25-10 | 08:24 PM
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Already out in Canada
http://www.amazon.ca/Black-Christmas...7067611&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.ca/Black-Christmas...7067611&sr=8-1
