The Red Desert (BR/DVD)
07-18-08, 03:13 PM
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The Red Desert (BR/DVD)
I have received word from BFI's Press Officer that Antonioni's Il Deserto Rosso will be released on Blu-Ray/SDVD immediately after their upcoming SALO. Both of those films will receive their international BR premieres through BFI and boast prints freshly telecined from the original negatives in Rome. Also in 2009 BFI are planning to bring up to 15 new releases (catalog favorites in addition) to coincide with their SDVD counterparts. The BDs will also include alternative versions so as to make them more than format upgrades according to the same source.
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07-18-08, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
The BDs will also include alternative versions so as to make them more than format upgrades according to the same source.
07-19-08, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
"Alternative versions?" Does this mean there will be Blu-exclusive extras? Interesting. Excellent news on Il Deserto Rosso. BFI have really been on a roll lately. Now where is Zabriskie Point...
Here's exactly how everything was worded. I am guessing, just as you are, that this means that the BR discs will be richer.
For those titles we'll be using newly created master materials and offering alternative versions on the same disc so as to make the Blu-ray a more attractive proposition to the consumer than a simple format replacement offering.
07-20-08, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
I have received word from BFI's Press Officer that Antonioni's Il Deserto Rosso will be released on Blu-Ray/SDVD immediately after their upcoming SALO.
07-30-08, 12:36 AM
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Hi,
The official pre-order info is up:
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...;-1&sku=845414
Ciao,
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The official pre-order info is up:
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...;-1&sku=845414
Ciao,
Pro-B
07-30-08, 01:12 PM
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It'll be interesting to see (hear?) how the audio elements fare in this new telecine. I've only ever seen/heard the old Image DVD (terrible on both counts), but I understand it's always sounded quite poor, and that this was made worse on the latest DVD (Madman's?) with the unfortunate and reportedly heavy-handed application of noise reduction.
07-30-08, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
Region free, presumably? It's mine if it is.
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08-08-08, 06:51 PM
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I wonder if the extras will be in HD, or if they will be presented in PAL SD and thus unplayable on US BR players (similar to the "Black Narcissus" thing).
I'm surprised people don't see this as a big question or issue since there seems to be such an outcry over extra material that isn't ported over from SD releases to HD releases.
I hope BFI takes its potential Region A customer base into consideration as far as the extras are concerned. If the extras are in SD PAL, it'd be nice if they at least placed them on a separate disc so that SD region-free folks could view them that way.
"Seventh Seal" is a good example of an international BR release that I feel was handled properly.
I'm surprised people don't see this as a big question or issue since there seems to be such an outcry over extra material that isn't ported over from SD releases to HD releases.
I hope BFI takes its potential Region A customer base into consideration as far as the extras are concerned. If the extras are in SD PAL, it'd be nice if they at least placed them on a separate disc so that SD region-free folks could view them that way.
"Seventh Seal" is a good example of an international BR release that I feel was handled properly.
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08-19-08, 08:52 PM
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Blu Pre-order is £17.98, list price £24.99. DVD Pre-order is £12.98, list price £19.99.
08-20-08, 04:32 PM
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From this Criterion forum thread:
New full-feature commentary by Italian film scholar David Forgacs; Fully illustrated colour booklet containing newly commissioned essays, notes, and Antonioni's recollections of making Red Desert; Brand new restoration with new improved English subtitle translation
09-06-08, 07:56 AM
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09-06-08, 12:20 PM
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Well, a unit that plays BRs and DVDs from all regions, converts PAL to NTSC, and provides quality upconversion would certainly be the holy grail.
Meanwhile it's just too annoying trying to figure out what imported BR material will or won't play on my machine, in part or in full. I suppose I'll cancel my Red Desert BR pre-order and go with the R2 DVD.
I sat out the HD format war but now I'm really wishing it had gone the other way.
Meanwhile it's just too annoying trying to figure out what imported BR material will or won't play on my machine, in part or in full. I suppose I'll cancel my Red Desert BR pre-order and go with the R2 DVD.
I sat out the HD format war but now I'm really wishing it had gone the other way.
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