Drafthouse Films Discussion Thread - Blu-ray Forum

zbinks · 10-09-2013, 04:04 AM

Distributed by Magnolia Pictures (Spine # 1)

Distributed by Image Entertainment (Spine #s 2 - 13)

Distributed by Cinedigm (Spine #s 14 - 29)

Distributed by Starz / Anchor Bay (Spine # 30)

Distributed by Cinedigm (Spine #s 31 - 32)

Distributed by MVD Entertainment Group (Spine # 33)

Distributed by Cinedigm (Spine #s 34 - 36)

Distributed by MVD Entertainment Group (Spine #s 37 - 40)

Distributed by Magnolia Pictures (No Spine #)

Distributed by Olive Films (No Spine #)

Websites / Social Media:

http://drafthousefilms.com/
https://www.facebook.com/drafthousefilms
https://twitter.com/DrafthouseFilms
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/

HyperRealist · 10-09-2013, 04:24 AM

Cool thread. Never heard of most of them. Checking out the reviews now. Already ordered one.

onetet · 10-09-2013, 04:41 AM

Nice! Love this label. High-quality transfers, diverse catalog but with a unified sensibility, reasonable prices, and fun bonus swag if you order from them direct.

Wake In Fright, Trailer War, Band Called Death, Act of Killing, and Miami Connection are all very different titles but excellent in their own ways.

Looking forward to Ms. 45! Glad they got the rights.

HyperRealist · 10-09-2013, 04:45 AM

I own Klown and Wrong but I haven't watched them.

Ill_Be_Back · 10-09-2013, 10:31 AM

I wish they would release more films like Miami Connection.

Dr. Seymour Love · 10-09-2013, 12:25 PM

I only own Wake In Fright and am really looking forward to Ms. 45. Great label!

rickah88 · 10-09-2013, 12:27 PM

Good thread idea zbinks!

NoirFan · 10-09-2013, 02:06 PM

Trailer War is a total blast but the audio is not only harshly, horribly distorted, but it might even damage your speakers. I've played it (many times) through just my TV speakers, to be on the safe side. Some priceless trailers on there, including a few instant favorites of mine:

[Show spoiler]

I also own A Band Called Death but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. The packaging is very cool, and includes a 7" single of the band.

zbinks · 10-09-2013, 05:10 PM

FYI:

Four Lions is distributed by Magnolia/Magnet, but Drafthouse Films does have a downloadable sleeve designed to match their other releases which are distributed by Image Entertainment.

Quote:

Exclusive downloadable Blu-ray case sleeve with updated Drafthouse Films branding: See here.

http://drafthousefilms.com/film/four-lions

NoirFan · 10-09-2013, 10:01 PM

Their Visitor poster is a thing of beauty! Hopefully they will be for sale, I've got the Trailer War one up on my wall.

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Deathdrone · 10-09-2013, 10:13 PM

Have Miami Connection and Wrong, excited to pick more of their stuff up.

fuzzymctiger · 10-10-2013, 01:22 AM

Got Trailer war and Miami Connection with their posters. Trailer war is in a blue case though, not a clear one.

Also got Wake In Fright on its own.

Looking forward to Ms 45 and The Visitor

Mr. Thomsen · 10-10-2013, 06:42 AM

Wonder what is going on with THE VISITOR. Drafthouse apparently sent Code Red a cease and desist letter to stop them from selling their DVD. The problem is, if they do go to court, Drafthouse will probably lose as Code Red's contract for the movie came first, is still running for three years, and they paid a lot more for the rights than Drafthouse did.

I am a bit disappointed that Drafthouse chose this route instead of working out a deal between them. The ultimate scumbag is of course the Italian producer who sold the rights twice.

White Dang · 10-10-2013, 07:55 AM

Great label, with great package and design.

I've seen about half of their films. My favorites are Four Lions and Bullhead.

I asked them about the Four Lions packaging, and their reply was that they ARE working on updating it. So I'm waiting for that since I'm OCD about my blus.

DarknessBDJM · 10-10-2013, 08:37 AM

Really looking forward to I Declare War as my friends and I used to play war all the time.

NoirFan · 10-10-2013, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Thomsen

Wonder what is going on with THE VISITOR. Drafthouse apparently sent Code Red a cease and desist letter to stop them from selling their DVD. The problem is, if they do go to court, Drafthouse will probably lose as Code Red's contract for the movie came first, is still running for three years, and they paid a lot more for the rights than Drafthouse did.

Which means no BD at all then. I wish Drafthouse (or someone else) could just buy out Code Red entirely.

zbinks · 10-10-2013, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Which means no BD at all then.

...or that the Blu-Ray gets pulled or goes OOP very shortly after release.

xander · 10-10-2013, 03:53 PM

Great thread! I'm a big fan of Drafthouse Films and we were fortunate enough to get a location here in KC last year, so seeing some of these on the big screen has been great. I'm still bugging the manager to get The FP back for one night only.

brandon_260 · 10-10-2013, 05:14 PM

I did not like Bullhead at all.

I'm looking forward to their release of The Act of Killing, provided it has the directors cut.

Wernski · 10-11-2013, 04:23 AM

I enjoyed Four Lions and Act of Killing looks promising.

Quote:

I am a bit disappointed that Drafthouse chose this route instead of working out a deal between them. The ultimate scumbag is of course the Italian producer who sold the rights twice.

Exactly my thoughts. I can't say I'm too excited about the prospect of supporting a label that acts as a bully.

10-09-2013, 04:04 AM	#1
zbinks Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Illinois 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:3037 DVD collection:442 Digital collection:1 Trading Score:1	Drafthouse Films Discussion Thread Distributed by Magnolia Pictures (Spine # 1) Distributed by Image Entertainment (Spine #s 2 - 13) Distributed by Cinedigm (Spine #s 14 - 29) Distributed by Starz / Anchor Bay (Spine # 30) Distributed by Cinedigm (Spine #s 31 - 32) Distributed by MVD Entertainment Group (Spine # 33) Distributed by Cinedigm (Spine #s 34 - 36) Distributed by MVD Entertainment Group (Spine #s 37 - 40) Distributed by Magnolia Pictures (No Spine #) Distributed by Olive Films (No Spine #) Websites / Social Media: http://drafthousefilms.com/ https://www.facebook.com/drafthousefilms https://twitter.com/DrafthouseFilms http://birthmoviesdeath.com/ Last edited by zbinks; 06-13-2017 at 05:53 PM.

10-09-2013, 04:24 AM	#2
HyperRealist Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:PA Blu-ray collection:110 DVD collection:96 Trading Score:48	Cool thread. Never heard of most of them. Checking out the reviews now. Already ordered one.

10-09-2013, 04:41 AM	#3
onetet Power Member Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Baltimore, Maryland Blu-ray collection:568 DVD collection:152 Trading Score:50	Nice! Love this label. High-quality transfers, diverse catalog but with a unified sensibility, reasonable prices, and fun bonus swag if you order from them direct. Wake In Fright, Trailer War, Band Called Death, Act of Killing, and Miami Connection are all very different titles but excellent in their own ways. Looking forward to Ms. 45! Glad they got the rights.

10-09-2013, 04:45 AM	#4
HyperRealist Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:PA Blu-ray collection:110 DVD collection:96 Trading Score:48	I own Klown and Wrong but I haven't watched them.

10-09-2013, 10:31 AM	#5
Ill_Be_Back Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Northern Ireland Trading Score:35	I wish they would release more films like Miami Connection.

10-09-2013, 12:25 PM	#6
Dr. Seymour Love Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:124 Blu-ray collection:1081 DVD collection:587 iTunes collection:48 Blu-ray reviews: 15	I only own Wake In Fright and am really looking forward to Ms. 45. Great label!

10-09-2013, 12:27 PM	#7
rickah88 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Columbia, MD 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:93	Good thread idea zbinks!

10-09-2013, 10:01 PM	#10
NoirFan Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:2442 Trading Score:29	Their Visitor poster is a thing of beauty! Hopefully they will be for sale, I've got the Trailer War one up on my wall. [

10-09-2013, 10:13 PM	#11
Deathdrone Member Member since:Aug 2013	Have Miami Connection and Wrong, excited to pick more of their stuff up.

10-10-2013, 01:22 AM	#12
fuzzymctiger Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Melbourne, Australia 4K collection:230 Blu-ray collection:1203 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Got Trailer war and Miami Connection with their posters. Trailer war is in a blue case though, not a clear one. Also got Wake In Fright on its own. Looking forward to Ms 45 and The Visitor

10-10-2013, 06:42 AM	#13
Mr. Thomsen Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Denmark 4K collection:246 Blu-ray collection:3141 DVD collection:293	Wonder what is going on with THE VISITOR. Drafthouse apparently sent Code Red a cease and desist letter to stop them from selling their DVD. The problem is, if they do go to court, Drafthouse will probably lose as Code Red's contract for the movie came first, is still running for three years, and they paid a lot more for the rights than Drafthouse did. I am a bit disappointed that Drafthouse chose this route instead of working out a deal between them. The ultimate scumbag is of course the Italian producer who sold the rights twice.

10-10-2013, 07:55 AM	#14
White Dang Expert Member Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:261 Trading Score:35	Great label, with great package and design. I've seen about half of their films. My favorites are Four Lions and Bullhead. I asked them about the Four Lions packaging, and their reply was that they ARE working on updating it. So I'm waiting for that since I'm OCD about my blus.

10-10-2013, 08:37 AM	#15
DarknessBDJM Power Member Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:6	Really looking forward to I Declare War as my friends and I used to play war all the time.

10-10-2013, 03:53 PM	#18
xander Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Just Outside of the Alliance's Reach 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:720 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	Great thread! I'm a big fan of Drafthouse Films and we were fortunate enough to get a location here in KC last year, so seeing some of these on the big screen has been great. I'm still bugging the manager to get The FP back for one night only.

10-10-2013, 05:14 PM	#19
brandon_260 Special Member Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:613 DVD collection:130 Trading Score:10	I did not like Bullhead at all. I'm looking forward to their release of The Act of Killing, provided it has the directors cut.

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