FilmRise Discussion Thread - Blu-ray Forum

neo_reloaded · 08-05-2015, 09:40 PM

FilmRise seems to be a new acquisition company that specializes mostly in documentaries (so far at least, they have just a handful of titles announced).

I can populate this post with info about the releases in a more general fashion if people are interested, but right now I'm kind of just curious if anyone has seen any of these titles.

My interest was piqued first by The Nightmare (the follow-up to Rodney Ascher's Room 237, and another pseudo-documentary that is more about people's perceptions of things than the things themselves), and again by the announcement that they had licensed Going Clear (the HBO Scientology documentary).

However, some things currently seem shady about the company. Their website mentions nothing about physical releases, and is more like a digital download hub for what (at first glance, without looking too much into it yet, to be fair) YouTube-esque garbage. Their Facebook is even less useful, with the same handful of link-bait-esque posts made over and over ("Did Ben Affleck cheat?", "Look at Beyonce's new style", etc.). And their DVDs on Amazon are marked as DVD-Rs made on-demand. Their BDs don't have any BD-R notification, but I don't know if that's because they aren't BD-Rs or because Amazon doesn't have a BD-R notification as one of their preset options. I know I've accidentally purchased BD-Rs from other companies through Amazon and there was no warning on them.

I have The Nightmare on the way and I'm cautiously optimistic that FilmRise will be putting out some BDs I'm interested in, but there are still a lot of questions, in my mind at least.

So what do people know? Who has had experience with this company's releases?

neo_reloaded · 08-07-2015, 08:54 PM

Sigh... The Nightmare, and presumably all their films, are BD-Rs...

Buscemi · 09-13-2015, 08:55 AM

FilmRise has now picked up some of Screen Media's titles, including Sherrybaby (a title I was really interested in, but it looks like it will be a BD-R, so it looks like I'll wait for a European release). They have also begun a deal with Breaking Glass Pictures, another smaller indie label (they mainly distribute horror films and documentaries).

junyab · 09-14-2015, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

Sigh... The Nightmare, and presumably all their films, are BD-Rs...

Thanks for posting that info...its been in my wishlist for awhile since it's crazy pricey ($46 on amazon.ca). But now I'll wait til it drops even further than I was originally waiting for.

neo_reloaded · 09-14-2015, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Buscemi

FilmRise has now picked up some of Screen Media's titles, including Sherrybaby (a title I was really interested in, but it looks like it will be a BD-R, so it looks like I'll wait for a European release). They have also begun a deal with Breaking Glass Pictures, another smaller indie label (they mainly distribute horror films and documentaries).

Great, more titles for them to mess up... I emailed the company (politely) and never got any response back.

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Originally Posted by junyab

Thanks for posting that info...its been in my wishlist for awhile since it's crazy pricey ($46 on amazon.ca). But now I'll wait til it drops even further than I was originally waiting for.

There's a German BD of The Nightmare coming out in October, and no German labels seem to ever use BD-R, so I have high hopes for it. No idea if it'll be region free or not yet, but something to consider.

zeze · 09-24-2015, 03:05 AM

I see they are releasing Atari: Game Over. I'm guessing it will probably be a BD-R which is a shame as I was looking forwarding to seeing that documentary.

Buscemi · 09-24-2015, 03:23 AM

I think I also saw Paramount (via Transmission) is doing The Nightmare in Australia. It will likely be region free (though a few Transmission titles are region locked).

slasherdisc · 09-27-2015, 02:02 PM

I received my copy of The Nightmare yesterday and at first I thought it was a 'bootleg' since the artwork printing didn't look as good, and then to find out it's a BD-R disc, I was very surprised! So what's up with that? I watched the disc and it played fine, no issues. Is there a chance since it's a BD-R that it wont last as long? Why would they go down that route..?

Thanks.

neo_reloaded · 09-27-2015, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by visualsynth

I received my copy of The Nightmare yesterday and at first I thought it was a 'bootleg' since the artwork printing didn't look as good, and then to find out it's a BD-R disc, I was very surprised! So what's up with that? I watched the disc and it played fine, no issues. Is there a chance since it's a BD-R that it wont last as long? Why would they go down that route..?

Thanks.

They went down that route because it's cheaper, presumably... Most replicators enforce a 1000-disc minimum pressing, so I guess FilmRise doesn't think anything in their catalog will ever sell 1000 discs...

As for BD-Rs not lasting as long - that's my concern as well. It's pretty well documented how CD-Rs and DVD-Rs don't last as long as CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs, plus CD-Rs and DVD-Rs are so sensitive to temperature, humidity, and light. I see no reason to think BD-Rs would be any different.

MikeScott · 09-29-2015, 06:17 AM

What a bummer. Here I was excited to see Sherrybaby coming to Blu-ray but I guess I'll just stick with my DVD.

Buscemi · 10-10-2015, 06:18 AM

FilmRise is also now distributing Monterey Media titles on Blu. Nothing too interesting in this batch (mostly little-known indie films from the past few years) but I imagine a few here may have some good thoughts in what they got.

neo_reloaded · 10-30-2015, 04:58 AM

Booo this really sucks. Screen Media is releasing quite a few titles I've wanted on BD in the coming months, but presumably they're all BD-R.

Ms45 · 10-30-2015, 01:32 PM

pretty sure you are not allowed to sell BD-Rs at retail due to the licensing fee associated with pressing blu-rays. this company also seem like a very poor company when it comes to customer service.

neo_reloaded · 10-30-2015, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ms45

pretty sure you are not allowed to sell BD-Rs at retail due to the licensing fee associated with pressing blu-rays. this company also seem like a very poor company when it comes to customer service.

I wish that were true - who could they be reported to, Sony or the BDA?

And yes they suck at customer service. Their Facebook and homepage are both jokes, they look like a celebrity news gossip rag. And they never had the decency of getting back to me after I sent a politely worded inquiry into what was going on with their company. I don't understand how they're raising the investment money that they brag about, nor why these other companies are interested in signing over their catalogs to them...

neo_reloaded · 11-02-2015, 11:27 PM

I talked to the BDA, and you can sell BD-Rs at retail, but you CANNOT sell BD-Rs and use the BD Logo and various trademarks to present them as Blu-rays because they are not official Blu-rays. So the BDA is looking into this now.

A Prosthetic Prophet · 12-12-2015, 02:28 AM

Well here's proof that Sherry baby is a BD-R as well http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...RL._SY606_.jpg

Notice instead of a blu-ray logo it just says blu-ray disc?

This really sucks, I was hoping to get this on Blu-ray but, now I'm just going to have to stick with my dvd, and hope another label releases this in the future.

Reformata_AV · 02-17-2016, 04:25 PM

Found "Sherry Baby" in the $7.88 bin at Walmart last night for $3.00 and picked it up. It is a BD-R. PQ is solid, basic menu with play and chapter links, audio is PCM 2.0.

The real downer, it's edited down to 91 minutes minutes for TV. The "TV MA 14" pops up right at the beginning. F-bombs are muted out, amongst other things.

Buscemi · 02-17-2016, 04:31 PM

I noticed VideoETA is listing a number of FilmRise titles that are not listed here. Mainly titles from the Screen Media library but you want to buy United Passions as a gag gift, you can buy a BD-R from Amazon and relish in one of the decade's worst films.

neo_reloaded · 02-17-2016, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Buscemi

I noticed VideoETA is listing a number of FilmRise titles that are not listed here. Mainly titles from the Screen Media library but you want to buy United Passions as a gag gift, you can buy a BD-R from Amazon and relish in one of the decade's worst films.

They've been buying up huge catalogs from a lot of small labels - there are probably 100 BD-Rs from them on Amazon now, and growing every month. Sad state of affairs. I hope they're not selling.

feeling22 · 02-23-2016, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by A Prosthetic Prophet

Well here's proof that Sherry baby is a BD-R as well http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...RL._SY606_.jpg

Notice instead of a blu-ray logo it just says blu-ray disc?

This really sucks, I was hoping to get this on Blu-ray but, now I'm just going to have to stick with my dvd, and hope another label releases this in the future.

I've ordered Ride (2014) from Amazon for $5-something and it's not bad for a BD-R. Has artwork, artwork on the disc so it doesn't look like a BD-R, has the blu-ray logo in the top of the case, menu is decent, PQ could be a bit better but oh well. The only way to tell it's really a BD-R is if you look at the bottom of the disc.

08-05-2015, 09:40 PM	#1
neo_reloaded Banned Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:72	FilmRise Discussion Thread FilmRise seems to be a new acquisition company that specializes mostly in documentaries (so far at least, they have just a handful of titles announced). I can populate this post with info about the releases in a more general fashion if people are interested, but right now I'm kind of just curious if anyone has seen any of these titles. My interest was piqued first by The Nightmare (the follow-up to Rodney Ascher's Room 237, and another pseudo-documentary that is more about people's perceptions of things than the things themselves), and again by the announcement that they had licensed Going Clear (the HBO Scientology documentary). However, some things currently seem shady about the company. Their website mentions nothing about physical releases, and is more like a digital download hub for what (at first glance, without looking too much into it yet, to be fair) YouTube-esque garbage. Their Facebook is even less useful, with the same handful of link-bait-esque posts made over and over ("Did Ben Affleck cheat?", "Look at Beyonce's new style", etc.). And their DVDs on Amazon are marked as DVD-Rs made on-demand. Their BDs don't have any BD-R notification, but I don't know if that's because they aren't BD-Rs or because Amazon doesn't have a BD-R notification as one of their preset options. I know I've accidentally purchased BD-Rs from other companies through Amazon and there was no warning on them. I have The Nightmare on the way and I'm cautiously optimistic that FilmRise will be putting out some BDs I'm interested in, but there are still a lot of questions, in my mind at least. So what do people know? Who has had experience with this company's releases?

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08-07-2015, 08:54 PM	#2
neo_reloaded Banned Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:72	Sigh... The Nightmare, and presumably all their films, are BD-Rs...

09-13-2015, 08:55 AM	#3
Buscemi Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:3836	FilmRise has now picked up some of Screen Media's titles, including Sherrybaby (a title I was really interested in, but it looks like it will be a BD-R, so it looks like I'll wait for a European release). They have also begun a deal with Breaking Glass Pictures, another smaller indie label (they mainly distribute horror films and documentaries).

09-24-2015, 03:05 AM	#6
zeze Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:604 Blu-ray collection:7678 DVD collection:123 Trading Score:297	I see they are releasing Atari: Game Over. I'm guessing it will probably be a BD-R which is a shame as I was looking forwarding to seeing that documentary.

09-24-2015, 03:23 AM	#7
Buscemi Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:3836	I think I also saw Paramount (via Transmission) is doing The Nightmare in Australia. It will likely be region free (though a few Transmission titles are region locked).

09-27-2015, 02:02 PM	#8
slasherdisc Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011 Location:New Jersey 4K collection:187 Blu-ray collection:411 Trading Score:69	I received my copy of The Nightmare yesterday and at first I thought it was a 'bootleg' since the artwork printing didn't look as good, and then to find out it's a BD-R disc, I was very surprised! So what's up with that? I watched the disc and it played fine, no issues. Is there a chance since it's a BD-R that it wont last as long? Why would they go down that route..? Thanks.

09-29-2015, 06:17 AM	#10
MikeScott Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Minnesota Trading Score:503	What a bummer. Here I was excited to see Sherrybaby coming to Blu-ray but I guess I'll just stick with my DVD.

10-10-2015, 06:18 AM	#11
Buscemi Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:3836	FilmRise is also now distributing Monterey Media titles on Blu. Nothing too interesting in this batch (mostly little-known indie films from the past few years) but I imagine a few here may have some good thoughts in what they got.

10-30-2015, 04:58 AM	#12
neo_reloaded Banned Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:72	Booo this really sucks. Screen Media is releasing quite a few titles I've wanted on BD in the coming months, but presumably they're all BD-R.

10-30-2015, 01:32 PM	#13
Ms45 Banned Member since:Sep 2015 Blu-ray collection:471 DVD collection:26	pretty sure you are not allowed to sell BD-Rs at retail due to the licensing fee associated with pressing blu-rays. this company also seem like a very poor company when it comes to customer service.

11-02-2015, 11:27 PM	#15
neo_reloaded Banned Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:72	I talked to the BDA, and you can sell BD-Rs at retail, but you CANNOT sell BD-Rs and use the BD Logo and various trademarks to present them as Blu-rays because they are not official Blu-rays. So the BDA is looking into this now.

12-12-2015, 02:28 AM	#16
A Prosthetic Prophet Member Member since:Feb 2013 Location:California Blu-ray collection:299	Well here's proof that Sherry baby is a BD-R as well http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...RL._SY606_.jpg Notice instead of a blu-ray logo it just says blu-ray disc? This really sucks, I was hoping to get this on Blu-ray but, now I'm just going to have to stick with my dvd, and hope another label releases this in the future.

02-17-2016, 04:25 PM	#17
Reformata_AV Member Member since:Jun 2013 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:2996 DVD collection:116 Digital collection:1 Prime collection:1	Found "Sherry Baby" in the $7.88 bin at Walmart last night for $3.00 and picked it up. It is a BD-R. PQ is solid, basic menu with play and chapter links, audio is PCM 2.0. The real downer, it's edited down to 91 minutes minutes for TV. The "TV MA 14" pops up right at the beginning. F-bombs are muted out, amongst other things.

02-17-2016, 04:31 PM	#18
Buscemi Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:3836	I noticed VideoETA is listing a number of FilmRise titles that are not listed here. Mainly titles from the Screen Media library but you want to buy United Passions as a gag gift, you can buy a BD-R from Amazon and relish in one of the decade's worst films.

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