Did Echo Bridge lose the rights to the Miramax stuff

[TheOnlyTrueFilmFan]

I'm not seeing it listed on their site.

[knifethrower]

From what has been uncovered in the Echo Bridge Miramax thread it looks like they have.

[steve_dave]

Echo Bridge has indeed lost the distribution rights. Lionsgate always had the digital distribution license for all the Miramax films and rumors are, they now have the physical distribution rights for all as well.

[TheOnlyTrueFilmFan]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

Echo Bridge has indeed lost the distribution rights. Lionsgate always had the digital distribution license for all the Miramax films and rumors are, they now have the physical distribution rights for all as well.

Cool.hope to see better reissues.

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

Echo Bridge has indeed lost the distribution rights. Lionsgate always had the digital distribution license for all the Miramax films and rumors are, they now have the physical distribution rights for all as well.

Thats awesome!
I mean Ill miss the 4.99 price point alot of them were but if it means better blurays of those allready released titles then awesome

[dsman71]

unless Lionsgate sits on them

[redrunner97]

If they made a temporary deal with Miramax, they'll release them. Just like the current ones they have.

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by WJWS Channel 13:Amity

Thats awesome!
I mean Ill miss the 4.99 price point alot of them were but if it means better blurays of those allready released titles then awesome

Lionsgate hits some pretty cheap pricepoints as well for their single releases. Almost as cheap for each UPC, it's just that Echo Bridge tends to cram 2,3,4 or more random movies into a single UPC.

Of course, it's a big assumption that Lionsgate will put out much of anything that had previously belonged to Echo Bridge.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

If they made a temporary deal with Miramax, they'll release them. Just like the current ones they have.

Lionsgate is sitting on plenty of Miramax titles already, no idea what will get re-issued through them and I'm sure not all of the EB offerings will be out again. That's why I've been picking up the EB BD's I waited for price drops on, even if some are a bit more than I could've scored em for a couple months ago. No guarantee any of those titles will be re-issued, and for some lesser known titles, it almost feels like a guarantee they won't be coming back.

I'm hoping for the best along with everyone else, I'm just buying some cheap insurance polices in case the worst comes.

[Cortiz]

Originally Posted by dsman71

unless Lionsgate sits on them

Which is the most likely scenario, sadly.

[Funcha]

Echo bridge is the worst. "Hey, you only have a VHS master for that? Well, let's get it to Blu! 5.1 audio? Who wants that shit? 2 channel it is!"

[Blades1370]

Originally Posted by Funcha

Echo bridge is the worst. "Hey, you only have a VHS master for that? Well, let's get it to Blu! 5.1 audio? Who wants that shit? 2 channel it is!"

You forgot... 2.35 OAR, nah just make it 1.78, who wants to see black bars.

[Funcha]

Whatever sets the bar as low as humanly possible.

[DenOfEarth]

Maybe we'll get a GOOD From Dusk till Dawn BD now

[Herry Dunston]

...oh crap, this means Godzilla vs. Biolante is now OOS. I doubt we'll get the same singular edition under the Lionsgate brand.

[Crimson King]

The Dusk Till Dawn 4 film disc is still being sold at Target for $7.99

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

The Dusk Till Dawn 4 film disc is still being sold at Target for $7.99

As does K-Mart for the same price, and with the first run covers with 4 square mini-covers, while Target has the re-issue ones with 5 rectangles on front. I'm in the process of getting the cover I want so I have both for this morning, but the new one is going back today. Here's what I'm talking about:



This is one of the easiest sets to find and the only one I still see in most stores still. The Jackie Chan packs are still around too, as is the Prophecy 4 pack (but not the 5-pack), most everything else is gone (BB sent back the whole sale rack Sunday). Target also has Godzilla vs Biollante, but only the 3-pack with dubbed audio and no features.

Oh yeah, if anyone thinks there might be a difference besides cover art for these, the UPCs are identical as is all the text on the side and back, just different color backgrounds.

[sxerunner]

Good. Hopefully we can get decent releases of Halloween 6-8

[Scoot79]

Originally Posted by sxerunner

Good. Hopefully we can get decent releases of Halloween 6-8

To be fair, Halloween 8: Resurrection already has a decent release. Dimension's 2002 DVD is 2.35:1 anamorphic and is pretty stacked with extras. Echo Bridge's solo BD is 2.35:1 OAR 1080p and I think it contains all extras from the 2002 DVD. Even the Canadian Triple Feature BD has the film in 2.35:1 1080p, although the extras weren't carried over. I think Echo Bridge's solo DVD is the same as Dimension's 2002 DVD.

We DO need decent releases of Halloween 6 and 7 though... Those films have always gotten shitty treatment on home video. The only two Halloween films that have never received a Special Edition.

[DenOfEarth]

I hope Lionsgate does the right thing and do some special editions to some of those movies that Echo Bridge lost.

Maybe even a Hellraiser III unrated special edition.