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miller_time22 · 07-07-2009, 05:45 PM

Hi Jeff-
First off, thanks for all the work on this thread. It's always interesting to come here and get the latest.
I noticed that a Near Dark re-release for dvd came out today. Based on the cover, it certainly appears they are trying to tap the Twilight market. But, I was wondering if Lionsgate had any plans to bring this movie to Blu-ray? Thanks for any insight you can offer.

Jeff Kleist · 07-08-2009, 12:59 AM

Honestly don't know on near dark

Scarface is viable for next year, but any farther than that I couldn't say

miller_time22 · 07-08-2009, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Honestly don't know on near dark

Scarface is viable for next year, but any farther than that I couldn't say

Thanks for responding anyway!

kccarl · 07-08-2009, 01:29 AM

I'm not sure if this question is valid, but I'm getting tired of seeing crappy little movies getting blu ray treatments, when great movies are not. What motivates a studio to release a flick on blu ray and what motivates them not to?

Kccarl

Jeff Kleist · 07-08-2009, 01:50 AM

DVD sales with the current Blu-ray demographic, whether or not it's a new release, conditions of the elements and cost of restoration, how evergreen the title is (steady sales). Tie-ins with new movies and/or sequels/hot actors lots more

DenonCI · 07-08-2009, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

DVD sales with the current Blu-ray demographic.

Which is predominantly young men due to the preponderance of PS3s on the market, which is why most of the movies are action oriented.

Shand754 · 07-08-2009, 03:38 PM

Jeff

Can we expect much more in the way of catalog releases in Q3 and Q4 2009 other than what has been announced and is rumoured? Or is the economic climate going to mean that the end of the year is kept clear for all the big summer movies.

I was for instance hoping for a few horror movies in October to tie in with Halloween including maybe Nightmare of Elm Street and Night of the Living Dead, which have been released outside the US.

Thanks in advance for any information.

AKORIS · 07-08-2009, 03:55 PM

yeah, I'll second that question-- I'm hoping that the studios give us some
horror titles for October. I'm hoping that since many of them would not be
"blockbuster titles" that maybe they haven't been announced yet...

Jeff Kleist · 07-08-2009, 04:46 PM

Nothing has passed pencilled in status for October, especially when it comes to Disney. Their entire schedule has been playing musical chairs so I don't want to say anything at this time. I had a long conversation with one of my sources last Thursday on that very topic (and to call it a ***** session is a grand understatement

)

NoQuestion · 07-08-2009, 04:49 PM

I would expect that there are many more catalog titles planned for the last two quarters along with the summer movies. If they back away from catalog releases, then we are looking at one or two movies a week only. This will not happen. Universal, as an example, has made very few announcements regarding their releases, I expect them to hit us with a bunch of catalog titles that they put out on hd-dvd. The other studios more than likely have some movies lined up they just haven't announced yet.

petmic10 · 07-08-2009, 05:45 PM

Is there any chance the other seasons of Rescue Me will be released
on Blu-ray in the near future?

tobytobe2002 · 07-08-2009, 06:02 PM

Jeff:

Thanks for continuing to take the time to answer our questions here.

Do you know if there are any plans to release the other seasons of CSI?

I watched season 1 for the first time on BR and really enjoyed it, and would like to hold off on getting the dvds of seasons 2, etc. if there's a chance that they will be released in BR in the future.

Thanks!

Jeff Kleist · 07-08-2009, 06:15 PM

The past seasons it's too early to tell, but I'm pretty sure that the current season will be released in September

Billy Rickey · 07-08-2009, 06:16 PM

Now that Prison Break season's 2 and 4 getting release in germany is Fox going to release them here in the states

NoQuestion · 07-08-2009, 06:28 PM

Jeff, FOX is doing an amazing job at putting TV series out on blu, is there a chance that the latest season of House will make an appearance?

DarkDune · 07-08-2009, 06:36 PM

Hey Bill, Jeff, etc...

With all the 3D buzz in theaters lately, will the Bits consider having a discussion or dialog about the value of bringing it into the home (i.e. is the tech viable, is it worth it, etc.). Seems to me that with the prevalence now of Home Theater's, 3D is a way for theater owner's to get people to leave their homes and come back to the Cinema.

Is the general consensus at the Bits that 3D is worth having at home too?

This is all reminding me of a time when to get a DTS track version of a DVD, you had to get a special version that had it...DD was the standard, so DTS always came on a second DVD. Until of course the demand showed value in having both in one release. With the news of Monster's vs. Aliens not being a dual 3D/Regular Blu-ray release...it seems we are again heading down the path of the double-dip release model.

Me no like

PeterTHX · 07-08-2009, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkDune

This is all reminding me of a time when to get a DTS track version of a DVD, you had to get a special version that had it...DD was the standard, so DTS always came on a second DVD. Until of course the demand showed value in having both in one release.

Not exactly. DTS' initial releases were 1536kbps tracks, it wasn't until they introduced the 754kbps rate that having both tracks became feasible without eating too much bandwidth.

Y3k Bug · 07-08-2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

... especially when it comes to Disney. Their entire schedule has been playing musical chairs so I don't want to say anything at this time. I had a long conversation with one of my sources last Thursday on that very topic...

Did you happen to find out why they're playing musical chairs with the releases? If so, can you tell us, or were you not divulging details because you can't?

I personally think they can read my thoughts and whenever I like something and think about getting it, they say "nope".

Jeff Kleist · 07-08-2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Now that Prison Break season's 2 and 4 getting release in germany is Fox going to release them here in the states

I'd say they're jumping the gun a bit on that

Quote:

Jeff, FOX is doing an amazing job at putting TV series out on blu, is there a chance that the latest season of House will make an appearance?

House is universal and not that i know of

Quote:

With all the 3D buzz in theaters lately, will the Bits consider having a discussion or dialog about the value of bringing it into the home (i.e. is the tech viable, is it worth it, etc.). Seems to me that with the prevalence now of Home Theater's, 3D is a way for theater owner's to get people to leave their homes and come back to the Cinema.

It's coming to the home, everyone has to agree on a single standard is all, and most studios will hold back 3D versions until that time (good excuse for a double dip to boot!)

Quote:

This is all reminding me of a time when to get a DTS track version of a DVD, you had to get a special version that had it...DD was the standard, so DTS always came on a second DVD. Until of course the demand showed value in having both in one release. With the news of Monster's vs. Aliens not being a dual 3D/Regular Blu-ray release...it seems we are again heading down the path of the double-dip release model.

DTS wasn't being used because it took up a huge amount of space in the limited disc and bandwidth. DTS came up with the half bitrate codec in a last ditch effort to get their condecs on at least some DVDs, because outside of Universal/Dreamworks who had a long relationship with them, no one was interested. Once they halved the bitrate and essentially made any benefits the 1.5mbps stream carried moot (448kbpsDD/768kbps DTS are essentially a wash), including it for the fanboy factor, and Asian markets where DTS had done a pile of marketing made sense. There's few enough people out there that even notice DTS that many midrange name brand DVD players are omitting DTS support to save a few bucks.

Double dipping is the basic model for home video, and remember that DW had to be dragged kicking and screaming with a $100 million check to start putting out any HD content at all. Their discs have been excellent in both HD exclusive content and quality since then mind you. They almost certainly do not want to compromise with a red/blue version that most people don't like as well, because future systems will be likely LCD shutter glasses.

Billy Rickey · 07-08-2009, 08:21 PM

Why is Paramount the only studio that gives us what we ask for like the godfather, Gladiator. The other studios gives us what they want to put out and most of the time they are delayed or they don't come out to blu-ray at all or they don't do good tranfers and they re-release them again a year later.

07-08-2009, 01:29 AM	#6444
kccarl Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:colorado	Crappy Movies Getting Blu Treatment I'm not sure if this question is valid, but I'm getting tired of seeing crappy little movies getting blu ray treatments, when great movies are not. What motivates a studio to release a flick on blu ray and what motivates them not to? Kccarl

07-08-2009, 06:36 PM	#6456
DarkDune Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:164 Blu-ray collection:280 Blu-ray reviews: 7	3D on Blu-ray - Bits Roundtable Discussion? Hey Bill, Jeff, etc... With all the 3D buzz in theaters lately, will the Bits consider having a discussion or dialog about the value of bringing it into the home (i.e. is the tech viable, is it worth it, etc.). Seems to me that with the prevalence now of Home Theater's, 3D is a way for theater owner's to get people to leave their homes and come back to the Cinema. Is the general consensus at the Bits that 3D is worth having at home too? This is all reminding me of a time when to get a DTS track version of a DVD, you had to get a special version that had it...DD was the standard, so DTS always came on a second DVD. Until of course the demand showed value in having both in one release. With the news of Monster's vs. Aliens not being a dual 3D/Regular Blu-ray release...it seems we are again heading down the path of the double-dip release model. Me no like

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07-07-2009, 05:45 PM	#6441
miller_time22 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:238 Blu-ray collection:1835 DVD collection:228 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:16	Hi Jeff- First off, thanks for all the work on this thread. It's always interesting to come here and get the latest. I noticed that a Near Dark re-release for dvd came out today. Based on the cover, it certainly appears they are trying to tap the Twilight market. But, I was wondering if Lionsgate had any plans to bring this movie to Blu-ray? Thanks for any insight you can offer.

07-08-2009, 12:59 AM	#6442
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Honestly don't know on near dark Scarface is viable for next year, but any farther than that I couldn't say

07-08-2009, 01:50 AM	#6445
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	DVD sales with the current Blu-ray demographic, whether or not it's a new release, conditions of the elements and cost of restoration, how evergreen the title is (steady sales). Tie-ins with new movies and/or sequels/hot actors lots more

07-08-2009, 03:38 PM	#6447
Shand754 Active Member Member since:Jul 2008	Jeff Can we expect much more in the way of catalog releases in Q3 and Q4 2009 other than what has been announced and is rumoured? Or is the economic climate going to mean that the end of the year is kept clear for all the big summer movies. I was for instance hoping for a few horror movies in October to tie in with Halloween including maybe Nightmare of Elm Street and Night of the Living Dead, which have been released outside the US. Thanks in advance for any information.

07-08-2009, 03:55 PM	#6448
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:661 Blu-ray collection:3646 Blu-ray reviews:19	yeah, I'll second that question-- I'm hoping that the studios give us some horror titles for October. I'm hoping that since many of them would not be "blockbuster titles" that maybe they haven't been announced yet...

07-08-2009, 04:46 PM	#6449
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Nothing has passed pencilled in status for October, especially when it comes to Disney. Their entire schedule has been playing musical chairs so I don't want to say anything at this time. I had a long conversation with one of my sources last Thursday on that very topic (and to call it a ***** session is a grand understatement )

07-08-2009, 04:49 PM	#6450
NoQuestion Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:3	I would expect that there are many more catalog titles planned for the last two quarters along with the summer movies. If they back away from catalog releases, then we are looking at one or two movies a week only. This will not happen. Universal, as an example, has made very few announcements regarding their releases, I expect them to hit us with a bunch of catalog titles that they put out on hd-dvd. The other studios more than likely have some movies lined up they just haven't announced yet.

07-08-2009, 05:45 PM	#6451
petmic10 Active Member Member since:Aug 2008	Is there any chance the other seasons of Rescue Me will be released on Blu-ray in the near future?

07-08-2009, 06:02 PM	#6452
tobytobe2002 Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SF Bay Area	Jeff: Thanks for continuing to take the time to answer our questions here. Do you know if there are any plans to release the other seasons of CSI? I watched season 1 for the first time on BR and really enjoyed it, and would like to hold off on getting the dvds of seasons 2, etc. if there's a chance that they will be released in BR in the future. Thanks!

07-08-2009, 06:15 PM	#6453
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	The past seasons it's too early to tell, but I'm pretty sure that the current season will be released in September

07-08-2009, 06:16 PM	#6454
Billy Rickey Banned Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:166 Blu-ray reviews:1	Now that Prison Break season's 2 and 4 getting release in germany is Fox going to release them here in the states

07-08-2009, 06:28 PM	#6455
NoQuestion Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:3	Jeff, FOX is doing an amazing job at putting TV series out on blu, is there a chance that the latest season of House will make an appearance?

07-08-2009, 08:21 PM	#6460
Billy Rickey Banned Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:166 Blu-ray reviews:1	Why is Paramount the only studio that gives us what we ask for like the godfather, Gladiator. The other studios gives us what they want to put out and most of the time they are delayed or they don't come out to blu-ray at all or they don't do good tranfers and they re-release them again a year later.

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