StudioCanal Collection Discussion - Blu-ray Forum

krisstivers · 01-25-2010, 03:26 PM

I'm starting this thread to cover the films that are being released as part of the StudioCanal Collection in the US.

US Releases: (Distributed by Lionsgate Films)

Released February 16, 2010
Contempt (Le mépris)
The Ladykillers
Ran

Released September 21, 2010
The Third Man
Delicatessen

Released July 31, 2012
La Grande Illusion

Released January 29, 2013
That Obscure Object of Desire

News
Lionsgate Announces StudioCanal Collection
Pierrot le fou Criterion Blu-ray Going Out of Print
Lionsgate Announces Delicatessen, The Third Man on Blu-ray
Lionsgate Announces La Grande Illusion
Lionsgate Announces That Obscure Object of Desire

DJ Manyak · 01-25-2010, 03:28 PM

i thought lady killers was a great movie

substance · 01-25-2010, 03:57 PM

good thread!! I will buy all 3 when they are out. But wish the contempt and ran was released under criterterion collection. I heard the studiocanal transfers are not first class.

krisstivers · 01-25-2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by substance

good thread!! I will buy all 3 when they are out. But wish the contempt and ran was released under criterterion collection. I heard the studiocanal transfers are not first class.

I feel the same way. I'd prefer Criterion over Lionsgate any day, but I guess it's better than these titles not being released at all.

I came close to just picking up Ran on DVD during the B&N half-off Criterion sale, but I ultimately decided to wait on the Lionsgate Blu-ray edition. According to blu-ray.com's review for the UK release, the transfer is better than Criterion's SD-DVD.

Q? · 01-25-2010, 07:07 PM

Sadly a blu-ray that's just better than a dvd isn't enough for me, I'm hoping a better and more accurate representation of Ran gets released in the future.
Ran is one I've wanted to see for a long time.

krisstivers · 01-25-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Q!

Sadly a blu-ray that's just better than a dvd isn't enough for me, I'm hoping a better and more accurate representation of Ran gets released in the future.
Ran is one I've wanted to see for a long time.

I don't see a re-release happening any time soon...
I've never owned it, so if my choices are between the Criterion SD-DVD and the Lionsgate Blu-ray, I'm going to have to go with the Blu-ray. If it were a matter of me already owning it on DVD and having to decide whether or not to upgrade, I would stick with the DVD.

SpiderBaby · 01-25-2010, 07:31 PM

More Godard is always good!

So that means Contempt for me.

McCrutchy · 01-25-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by krisstivers

Also, I thought it would be worth mentioning that most (if not all) of the UK releases have been tested and are compatible with Region A players.

UK Releases

(Distributed by Optimum Home Entertainment)

Belle de jour
Breathless (À bout de souffle)
Contempt (Le mépris)
The Deer Hunter
The Elephant Man
The Ladykillers
Last Year at Marienbad
The Lost Honor of Katharina
Pierrot le fou
Ran

UK News
Studio Canal Collection Gets Detailed

Belle de jour is Region B ONLY and has PAL extras.

krisstivers · 01-25-2010, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Belle de jour is Region B ONLY and has PAL extras.

Noted...Thanks.

PowellPressburger · 01-25-2010, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

More Godard is always good!

So that means Contempt for me.

I thought for sure you imported the UK release! I am very happy with my copy, but the US release will be the same which is cool. :-) Plus it will cost you a lot less than importing it. Curious to see which stores will stock the titles, like Barnes & Noble, maybe Best Buy, you never know with them.

Kevtronn · 01-25-2010, 10:19 PM

Also planning on picking up all 3 U.S. titles. March is becoming an expensive month!

SpiderBaby · 01-25-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I thought for sure you imported the UK release! I am very happy with my copy, but the US release will be the same which is cool. :-) Plus it will cost you a lot less than importing it. Curious to see which stores will stock the titles, like Barnes & Noble, maybe Best Buy, you never know with them.

I ordered it and it sipped but got lost in the mail, so they refunded me and I am waiting for the U.S. one now.

PowellPressburger · 01-25-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

I ordered it and it sipped but got lost in the mail, so they refunded me and I am waiting for the U.S. one now.

Well you have something good to look forward to, still sad Criterion isn't releasing it. It seemed to get released with a good enough transfer and high bit rate so I can't complain. I still have the Criterion 2 Disc DVD set for those extras, like the commentary.

GGX · 01-26-2010, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by krisstivers

I feel the same way. I'd prefer Criterion over Lionsgate any day, but I guess it's better than these titles not being released at all.

I'd rather have Criterion release Ran on Blu-ray (and they almost did too) but thats not happening now since Studio Canal took the rights back to release it themselves. And as you can see by Blu-ray.com's review (among others), they have done quite the shit job with it.

A movie as magnificent as Akira Kurosawa's Ran deserves MUCH better treatment than this...

Koda · 01-26-2010, 12:20 AM

Yeah. I'm buying StudioCanal's Ran anyways, but I would've loved to see Criterion put it out instead.

rkolinski · 01-26-2010, 01:45 AM

I would LOVE to own Akira Kurosawa's "RAN" but the video rating of this Blu release just doesn't do it for me so I'll stick with my current Criterion DVD release!

pro-bassoonist · 01-26-2010, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by GGX

I'd rather have Criterion release Ran on Blu-ray (and they almost did too) but thats not happening now since Studio Canal took the rights back to release it themselves. And as you can see by Blu-ray.com's review (among others), they have done quite the shit job with it.

A movie as magnificent as Akira Kurosawa's Ran deserves MUCH better treatment than this...

Good evening,

Actually, it appears that Studio Canal really did not do much with the transfer - which is one of the reasons why this release is problematic. It seems to me that the transfer they used was prepared quite some time ago, with SDVD in mind. Unfortunately, a lot of Kurosawa's films require special attention - particularly as far as color-timing is concerned. Additionally, while I have no doubts that a possible Criterion release would have been far more satisfying, I think that there would have been a number of limitations with it as well. Judging by how Criterion handled Kagemusha, it is obvious to me that Kurosawa's films, and specifically his color films, could be quite challenging when preparing for BD release. This said, had the severe edge-enhancement been addressed and some of the stronger denoising avoided, Ran would have looked a lot better.

Regardless, thus far the Studio Canal Collection has been terrific, and I hope to see as many classic films channeled through it as possible. Each single disc has been well worth getting, including Ran.

Pro-B

GGX · 01-26-2010, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rkolinski

I would LOVE to own Akira Kurosawa's "RAN" but the video rating of this Blu release just doesn't do it for me so I'll stick with my current Criterion DVD release!

Ya I plan on doing the same.

Otherwise I'm happy with what I've seen/heard with the Studio Canal Collection. It's just to bad that the one film that means the most to me out of all of the one's announced and released has been botched.

jacobsever · 01-26-2010, 02:54 AM

Anybody know anyplace other than amazon.uk to get the UK releases of these?

Preferably a place that has them on sale.

krisstivers · 01-26-2010, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

Anybody know anyplace other than amazon.uk to get the UK releases of these?

Preferably a place that has them on sale.

I've seen a few of them on eBay.

01-25-2010, 03:26 PM	#1
krisstivers Active Member Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:1162 Blu-ray collection:7391 DVD collection:67 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1	StudioCanal Collection Discussion I'm starting this thread to cover the films that are being released as part of the StudioCanal Collection in the US. US Releases: (Distributed by Lionsgate Films) Released February 16, 2010 Contempt (Le mépris) The Ladykillers Ran Released September 21, 2010 The Third Man Delicatessen Released July 31, 2012 La Grande Illusion Released January 29, 2013 That Obscure Object of Desire News Lionsgate Announces StudioCanal Collection Pierrot le fou Criterion Blu-ray Going Out of Print Lionsgate Announces Delicatessen, The Third Man on Blu-ray Lionsgate Announces La Grande Illusion Lionsgate Announces That Obscure Object of Desire Last edited by krisstivers; 05-29-2014 at 07:15 PM.

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01-25-2010, 03:28 PM	#2
DJ Manyak Banned Member since:Jan 2010 Trading Score:45	i thought lady killers was a great movie

01-25-2010, 03:57 PM	#3
substance Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Laguna Niguel, CA Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:338 Blu-ray collection:2232 DVD collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	good thread!! I will buy all 3 when they are out. But wish the contempt and ran was released under criterterion collection. I heard the studiocanal transfers are not first class.

01-25-2010, 07:07 PM	#5
Q? Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Nuuk, Greenland Blu-ray collection:168	Sadly a blu-ray that's just better than a dvd isn't enough for me, I'm hoping a better and more accurate representation of Ran gets released in the future. Ran is one I've wanted to see for a long time.

01-25-2010, 07:31 PM	#7
SpiderBaby Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2009	More Godard is always good! So that means Contempt for me.

01-25-2010, 10:19 PM	#11
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01-26-2010, 12:20 AM	#15
Koda Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:314 Blu-ray collection:1508 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:44	Yeah. I'm buying StudioCanal's Ran anyways, but I would've loved to see Criterion put it out instead.

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01-26-2010, 02:54 AM	#19
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	Anybody know anyplace other than amazon.uk to get the UK releases of these? Preferably a place that has them on sale.

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