Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[EVERYONE LIES]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm going to pre-order this.

I had no intention of double-dipping on Underworld USA or The Crimson Kimono, but there are a bunch of other films in that set, including Scandal Sheet, as you posted above, Shockproof. This is going to be solid!

This has to be the release of the year.

[MifuneFan]

Wow, what an announcement from Powerhouse/Indicator!

SAMUEL FULLER AT COLUMBIA, 1937-1961

IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD (Harry Lachman, 1937)
ADVENTURE IN SAHARA (D Ross Lederman, 1938)
POWER OF THE PRESS (Lew Landers, 1943)
SHOCKPROOF (Douglas Sirk, 1949)
SCANDAL SHEET (Phil Karlson, 1952)
THE CRIMSON KIMONO (Samuel Fuller, 1959)
UNDERWORLD U.S.A. (Samuel Fuller, 1961)

Release date: 18 JUNE 2018
Limited Blu-ray Edition (Blu-ray premieres)

The daring and provocative films of maverick American filmmaker Samuel Fuller (1912-1997) were some of the most hard-hitting, outspoken, politically progressive and visually audacious of the Hollywood studio era. This seven-film Blu-ray box set brings together Fuller’s entire output as a writer and director for Columbia Pictures: IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD (1937), a witty satire on the movie-making business, co-written by Fuller; ADVENTURE IN SAHARA (1938), a gripping thriller based on a Fuller story; POWER OF THE PRESS (1943), a daring drama about a corrupt newspaper publisher, based on a Fuller story; SHOCKPROOF (1949), a brooding film noir written by Fuller and directed by the great Douglas Sirk; SCANDAL SHEET, a tense drama about a compromised newspaper editor, based on Fuller’s acclaimed novel The Dark Page; THE CRIMSON KIMONO (1959), Fuller’s frank and unsentimental detective thriller which attacked the prejudice, ignorance and bigotry that Fuller saw all around him; and UNDERWORLD U.S.A. (1961), Fuller’s unflinching depiction of the brutal world of organised crime. This collectable four-disc box set also contains an array of new and archival extra features, limited edition booklets with newly commissioned essays, archival material, contemporary reviews, and full film credits, and is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:
• High Definition remasters of all seven films
• Original mono audio
• Sam Fuller in Conversation with Henry Chapier (1989): archival recording from the French TV series Le divan d'Henry Chapier
• Sam Fuller Storyteller (2009): Christa and Samantha Fuller, Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders, Tim Robbins and Curtis Hanson on the life and work of Sam Fuller
• Sam Fuller's Search for Truth (2009): celebrated actor and director Tim Robbins discusses Fuller's philosophy of cinema
• The Culture of ‘The Crimson Kimono’ (2009, 10 mins): filmmaker Curtis Hanson considers the impact of The Crimson Kimono
• Martin Scorsese on ‘Underworld U.S.A’ (2009, 6 mins): the renowned filmmaker discusses one of his favourite Fuller works
• Barry Forshaw on 'Underworld U.S.A.' (2018, tbc mins): an appreciation by the author of American Noir
• Original theatrical trailers
• Limited Edition exclusive booklets containing newly commissioned essays by Pamela Hutchinson and Lindsay Ann Hallam, archival interviews with director Sam Fuller, historic articles, a critical anthology, and full film credits
• World Blu-ray premieres of It Happened in Hollywood, Adventure in Sahara, Power of the Press, Shockproof and Scandal Sheet
• UK Blu-ray premieres of The Crimson Kimono and Underworld U.S.A.
• Limited Edition Box Set of 6,000 numbered copies
• ...AND MORE
• All extras subject to change

#PHILTD076
BBFC cert: 12
REGION FREE
EAN: 5037899071458

[silverlakephil]

That Fuller box set. Wow.

[MifuneFan]

Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window officially releasing on June 19th from Kino.

Coming June 19th on DVD and Blu-ray!
Brand New 2018 HD Master!

Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window (1945) with optional English Subtitles

• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
• Original Theatrical Trailer and other KLSC Trailers
• Reversible Blu-ray Art

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window officially releasing on June 19th.

Is this coming from Kino?

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

Is this coming from Kino?

yes

[RiFiFi1955]

Wow, don't know which art I like better...liking them both!

[traths]

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

Wow, don't know which art I like better...liking them both!

Yes, both of them are great but I like the one on the right.

[MifuneFan]

Looks like Olive Films will be releasing Robert Wise's Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) on May 29th. The film previously had a BD in the UK from BFI. No word yet on extras, if any.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5K53G4...n%3A2650305011

Disgraced former police officer David Burke (Ed Begley) is looking for a way to make some quick money. When he decides to rob a bank, he calls on mean ex-con Earl Slater (Robert Ryan) and black entertainer Johnny Ingram (Harry Belafonte) to help him pull off the heist. Johnny is reluctant to agree but is forced to reconsider because of his significant gambling debts, while racist Earl balks because of Johnny's involvement. Ultimately, though, they must work together to get the job done

Credit to Akijama

[MifuneFan]

Huge news, the classic film noir Gun Grazy (1950) has just been announced on Warner Archive's Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/warnerarchi...481563/?type=3

GUN CRAZY (1950) (BD)
NEW 2018 1080p HD MASTER
Run Time 87:00
Subtitles English
DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 MONO - English
ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.37:1, 4 X 3 STANDARD
BD 50
Special Features:
Commentary by Author/Film-Noir Specialist Glenn Erickson
Feature Length Documentary: "Film-Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light" (2006)
Special thanks to UCLA Film & Television Archive for their contributions to this release.

When gun fancier Bart Tare sees Annie Laurie Starr’s sideshow sharpshooting act, he’s a dead-bang goner. He and she go together, as Bart ultimately says, “like guns and ammunition.”The two become bank robbers on the run, eluding roadblocks and roaring into movie history as one of the benchmark film-noir works. Joseph H. Lewis directs this ferocious thriller, selected for the National Film Registry and often cited as a forerunner to Bonnie and Clyde. Peggy Cummins and John Dall star, meeting in a sexually charged carny shooting contest and soon driven by impulses of violence and arousal they don’t fully understand. They’re young, foolish, doomed – and point blank in Gun Crazy’s unforgiving sights

credit to dig311dug

[tommasi]

1950

[rocknblues81]

This spring/early summer is shaping out to be great for film noir. I will be getting all three of these releases.

[mogwai_macabre]

Gun Crazy! Yes!

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Huge news, the classic film noir Gun Grazy (1950) has just been announced on Warner Archive's Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/warnerarchi...481563/?type=3

credit to dig311dug

TCM is having a Peggy Cummins tribute tomorrow 8pm EDT.

[Modman]

Great news on the release of Gun Crazy, it would have been nice to have some input from Eddie Muller since he wrote a book about the movie or the interviews from the French release, however, I am not complaining.

Maybe The Set-Up soon? As its the last movie from the Film Noir Classic Collection box set not to have a blu-ray release.

[MifuneFan]

The barebones John Alton noir release is down to $23.98 at Amazon (sold by ClassicFlix). That's the lowest price to date.

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The barebones John Alton noir release is down to $23.98 at Amazon (sold by ClassicFlix). That's the lowest price to date.

Not quite. I got it from amazon for 21.99 back on March 27th.

[The Great Owl]

I just pre-ordered three films noir from ClassicFlix...



I knew about The Man Who Watched Trains Go By, but the releases of Down Three Dark Streets and Five Steps To Danger almost slipped under my radar.

Down Three Dark Streets includes a supporting role by the beautiful Martha Hyer (Sabrina, Cry Vengeance, First Men in the Moon), so be sure not to miss it. Of course, it goes without saying that Ruth Roman titles demand a purchase.

[MifuneFan]

Here's the reverse cover for Eureka's upcoming release of No Way Out



Credit to CrockettandTubbs

[noirjunkie]

I recently caught this while it's still in theaters, and I can wholeheartedly recommend it as a top shelf neo-noir. The film follows Hollywood starlet Heather (Zoë Kravitz) and her frumpy doormat of an assistant, Jill (Lola Kirke) over the course of one night and the following morning, after which -- you guessed it -- Jill returns from taking care of something for Heather, only to find her face down on the floor of her mansion, brains smeared across the floor. Before she knows it, Jill is under the thumb of (and on the run from) Detective Ahn (John Cho), who isn't buying Jill's story.

While the film features a standard noir setup -- murder victim, multiple suspects, dogged detective -- it also sets itself apart from the pack in a few key areas. The performances feel lived-in and naturalistic, the beneficiaries of a tightly constructed script and a deliberately paced narrative that compresses moments of significance into quick glances and subtle facial expressions. The cinematography consistently oozes beautiful neon shades of blue and purple, and the soundtrack -- a mix of 80s-style saxophone and synth layered over contemporary techno beats (trust me, it works) -- casts a dream-like mood over the entire film. It also doesn't hurt that the story throws a genuinely surprising curveball at us to bridge the second and third acts, building to an ending that refuses to capitulate to standard Hollywood convention, adding to its multifaceted critique of the City of Dreams.

For those interested, here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISjmjYU-kMI