Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend coming in June 2012

[rezpekt]

On 25th June 2012 Eureka will release Masters of Cinema series releases of Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend. Both will be also available in steelbook.

More details coming soon!

[Arkadin]

OMG!
beyond amazing news!!
seriously I just KNEW Double Indemnity had to be coming from some company since Universal didn't even mention it is any of their restoration news.
my favorite film not yet released on blu-ray since Notorious came out today.
SO excited about this news!!!!

[rezpekt]

DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY (STEELBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)
Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler team up to create one of the greatest, and quintessential, films noirs of the studio era, a classic of the hard-boiled genre nominated for seven Oscars, and whose performances by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson have been leaving audiences breathless for almost 70 years. Now, exclusively restored by The Masters of Cinema Series for its first ever release on Blu-ray anywhere in the world.

Special Features:

• Exclusive new high-definition restoration, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
• 1950 Lux Radio Theater adaptation starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck
• The original theatrical trailer
• More extras to be announced nearer the release date!
• PLUS: A 36-page booklet featuring rare articles, images, and more!

THE LOST WEEKEND (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY (STEELBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)
An Academy-Award-winning (including Best Picture) triumph from the great Billy Wilder, with Ray Milland as a writer’s-block-ridden and booze-sodden author spiralling into a days’-long rock-bottom binge crafted by Wilder with expressionist fervour. This gorgeous Blu-ray edition is the first available anywhere in the world.

Special Features:

• New high-definition master, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
• Exclusive new video introduction by director Alex Cox
• The 1946 Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation of The Lost Weekend – starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, and Frankie Faylen
• The original theatrical trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring rare archival imagery, and more!

[JHas]

[QUOTE=rezpekt;5715078]DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY (STEELBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)

[Show spoiler]Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler team up to create one of the greatest, and quintessential, films noirs of the studio era, a classic of the hard-boiled genre nominated for seven Oscars, and whose performances by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson have been leaving audiences breathless for almost 70 years. Now, exclusively restored by The Masters of Cinema Series for its first ever release on Blu-ray anywhere in the world.

Special Features:

• Exclusive new high-definition restoration, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
• 1950 Lux Radio Theater adaptation starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck
• The original theatrical trailer
• More extras to be announced nearer the release date!
• PLUS: A 36-page booklet featuring rare articles, images, and more!

THE LOST WEEKEND (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY (STEELBOOK EDITION

[Show spoiler]ALSO AVAILABLE)

[Show spoiler]
An Academy-Award-winning (including Best Picture) triumph from the great Billy Wilder, with Ray Milland as a writer’s-block-ridden and booze-sodden author spiralling into a days’-long rock-bottom binge crafted by Wilder with expressionist fervour. This gorgeous Blu-ray edition is the first available anywhere in the world.

Special Features:

• New high-definition master, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
• Exclusive new video introduction by director Alex Cox
• The 1946 Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation of The Lost Weekend – starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, and Frankie Faylen
• The original theatrical trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring rare archival imagery, and more!

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Any chance these will be region free? Waiting for a miracle!

[dsfan1]

Oh my stars! Thank goodness I bought a region-free player not long ago, so I won't have to worry if the discs are locked! I'm so excited!

Where is the pre-order?

[rezpekt]

Originally Posted by dsfan1

Where is the pre-order?

Coming soon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Indem...dp/B007196V1K/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Weekend-Mast...dp/B007196V24/

[BigNickUK]

They are up now, refresh your browser

[dsfan1]

Originally Posted by rezpekt

Coming soon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Indem...dp/B007196V1K/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Weekend-Mast...dp/B007196V24/

Thank you!

[Akijama]

Stunning!
Kudos to MOC/Eureka!Best news all day

[Shanester]

Great news!! Thank you Eureka! Your steels are awesome!!

Looks like you are picking up the slack from the once mighty FS

[lolwut]

Definitely picking up Double Indemnity!

[csdot]

no chance these will be region free right?

[KarmaSuture]

Originally Posted by csdot

no chance these will be region free right?

I would say no considering everything else they release is B locked.

Won't stop me from buying it and waiting for another release to swap in, however.

[csdot]

Originally Posted by KarmaSuture

I would say no considering everything else they release is B locked.

Won't stop me from buying it and waiting for another release to swap in, however.

oh, me neither. id just rather be able to see it sooner than later. still waiting for Touch of Evil.

[rezpekt]

Originally Posted by KarmaSuture

I would say no considering everything else they release is B locked.

Not entirely true, Eureka only region locks when they are required by the licensors. Unfortunately, these are licensed from Universal who demands region locking.

[octagon]

Here's some wishful thinking for Region A folks...

Eureka lists an exclusive restoration in the Double Indemnity stats.

Double Indemnity shows up as a September release in that leaked Universal schedule floating around.

What if - and this is a huge maybe - Universal agreed to take some or all of Eureka's work on DI as part of their licensing fee.

That's obviously a long shot but it would be a pretty big win/win (or win/win/WIN if you add Region A buyers into the mix).

Food for thought. Granted, that food could be no more substantial than cotton candy but still...

[moviebuff2]

Double Indemnity is one of my all time favorites!!! Awesome news!!!

[Poshteh1]

Finally, Double Indemnity on Blu-ray! In a SteelBook, with a 36-page booklet!

[rezpekt]

[Kynch]

Was about to post those, saw them on Facebook. Really nice going from Eureka. I really like the cover for The Lost Weekend.