Dawn of the Dead (1978) - OUT OF PRINT

[stvn1974]

I have the recent 4KUHD set and the big DVD set that I kept for the extras. I'm good.

[DukeTogo84]

About 90% of the debates I've gotten into on this forum has been about region coding because I don't import. It is what it is.

At this point a US Dawn set seems slim. Rubenstein has burned bridges with labels. If Severin had the budget, I could see them going for it. VS might, but I don't think they would go for it. Criterion or Kino seem like the only options since I know his rep with Shout and Arrow isn't great.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

About 90% of the debates I've gotten into on this forum has been about region coding because I don't import. It is what it is.

At this point a US Dawn set seems slim. Rubenstein has burned bridges with labels. If Severin had the budget, I could see them going for it. VS might, but I don't think they would go for it. Criterion or Kino seem like the only options since I know his rep with Shout and Arrow isn't great.

He is 77, so maybe they are all waiting for him to die. (of course there is also a chance that after he dies his estate gets tangled up in legal nonsense...)

[Nosferatu31]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

Oh you mean the one that's full of smeary DNR and with wrong and way too hot color timing? Yeah, perfectly fine.

I don't nitpick stuff like that. I sit back relax and enjoy the film.

[Rzzzz]

I have this set...



And this set...



And if it ever gets released in region 1, I will buy that too. Yeah, I have a problem

[Keyser Soze.]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

I have this set...



And this set...



And if it ever gets released in region 1, I will buy that too. Yeah, I have a problem

I own the same 2 releases, along with the laserdisc, vhs, and maybe even a beta tape tossed in storage somewhere.

[Ray Jackson]

What’s the hold up on a North American 4K release for this?

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

What’s the hold up on a North American 4K release for this?

Is and has been licensing for a long while.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

Is and has been licensing for a long while.

Could you clarify that statement?

…much obliged.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Could you clarify that statement?

…much obliged.

Richard Rubinstein supposedly wants very very large figures beyond what any of the boutiques can or wish to pay. We don't know how much or if he asked the same out of Second Sight, but it's been alluded to by key players in the project they pulled some major strings to make their release happen. How or what hasn't been said.

Money or not, Rubinstein's been a roadblock and that's about all there is to it at the moment.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

Richard Rubinstein supposedly wants very very large figures beyond what any of the boutiques can or wish to pay. We don't know how much or if he asked the same out of Second Sight, but it's been alluded to by key players in the project they pulled some major strings to make their release happen. How or what hasn't been said.

Money or not, Rubinstein's been a roadblock and that's about all there is to it at the moment.

Thank you.

[dwk]

Rubinstein also is rumored to have had a US boutique agree to his price and then he walked before signing the licensing agreement.

[HipsterTrash]

As much as it sucks to see this thread get bumped and it's NOT about it getting a Region A release, it's a good thing to see more people get in the know on how much of loser Rubinstein is, so I'll take it.

[Majin Blu]

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Rubinstein!!!

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by dwk

Rubinstein also is rumored to have had a US boutique agree to his price and then he walked before signing the licensing agreement.

How is it good business to have no deal, as opposed to a deal that isn’t high enough to his liking?

What’s Rubinstein making off the current deal for a region A release?

Nothing…because there isn’t one.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

How is it good business to have no deal, as opposed to a deal that isn’t high enough to his liking?

What’s Rubinstein making off the current deal for a region A release?

Nothing…because there isn’t one.

Good questions, who knows, but he has been letting Dawn screen theatrically, but that can't be making him that much money (although he doesn't really need the money, which is part of the problem.)

[Telemachus]

Maybe he just likes the attention and it's not about a payday, if he licenses all his films end of story people stop calling/talking about him. It's funny if someone did take his bait price and he still flaked on signing, that tells it all imo

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

What’s the hold up on a North American 4K release for this?

The dude that has the rights. He doesn't seem to care about US audiences very much.

[jtu128]

Originally Posted by dwk

Rubinstein also is rumored to have had a US boutique agree to his price and then he walked before signing the licensing agreement.

I remember seeing something on Twitter a couple months ago about a alleged Criterion announcement.

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by jtu128

I remember seeing something on Twitter a couple months ago about a alleged Criterion announcement.

Yeah, they built up that garbage rumor to promote Night of the Living Dead being included in a box set.