Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by jetthead

Arrow's Secret Beyond the Door has reversible cover art:

That’s miles better....why didn’t they just use that? The idiotic thing about the cover they did use is that it looks like a picture of a window, not a door!

Anyway, I thought it was very poor for a Fritz Lang flick. Whenever movies feature a doctor explaining the behaviour of a killer with long-winded psychobabble, you know the screenplay isn’t up to much.

[Richard--W]

Does the Arrow have anything in the way of supplements?

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by lemonski

Anyway, I thought it was very poor for a Fritz Lang flick.

Lang's pretty hit or miss if we're being honest.

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Does the Arrow have anything in the way of supplements?

Yes

* Commentary by film noir expert Alan K. Rode
* Barry Keith Grant on Secret Beyond the Door, the author and scholar introduces the film
* The House of Lang, a visual essay on Fritz Lang's style by filmmaker David Cairns with a focus on his noir work
* Bluebeard (1947), a radio play aimed at children drawing on the same source as Secret Beyond the Door
* International poster gallery
* Trailer for Lang's 1943 noir, Hangmen Also Die!

[noirjunkie]

Originally Posted by jetthead

Arrow's Secret Beyond the Door has reversible cover art:

All four noirs originally released in the Arrow noir box set have reversible art. They are reusing the same artwork for all four, so if you want to see the original poster art for any of them, you can just flip it over. Additionally, all supplements from the four titles should port to the individual releases (details on them here: https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=21946).

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by jetthead

Yes

* Commentary by film noir expert Alan K. Rode
* Barry Keith Grant on Secret Beyond the Door, the author and scholar introduces the film
* The House of Lang, a visual essay on Fritz Lang's style by filmmaker David Cairns with a focus on his noir work
* Bluebeard (1947), a radio play aimed at children drawing on the same source as Secret Beyond the Door
* International poster gallery
* Trailer for Lang's 1943 noir, Hangmen Also Die!

I'm sold. That just blows the Olive / Paramount disc to hell & gone, doesn't it.

A commentary by Alan K. Rode is always valuable.

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

I'm sold. That just blows the Olive / Paramount disc to hell & gone, doesn't it.

A commentary by Alan K. Rode is always valuable.

I found the Olive disc to be unwatchable. The sound level of the dialogue was so low that I had to crank up the volume but then when the music kicked in, it was deafening.

And no subtitles to compensate was the coup de grâce.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by javy

...I like the cover to Moonrise, the colors especially.

Colors?

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Lang's pretty hit or miss if we're being honest.

Well......of his noir output I'd put Ministry of Fear and The Big Heat on the top shelf, and the rest being good rather than great. M is a critics classic, but I didn't like much it at all - very disappointing I thought considering its reputation.

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by lemonski

Well......of his noir output I'd put Ministry of Fear and The Big Heat on the top shelf, and the rest being good rather than great. M is a critics classic, but I didn't like much it at all - very disappointing I thought considering its reputation.

I think Scarlet Street is a bona fide classic. It really is a quintessential example of noir.

[javy]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Colors?

Ok, the black and white design. I think it really pops.

[chas speed]

Originally Posted by jetthead

I found the Olive disc to be unwatchable. The sound level of the dialogue was so low that I had to crank up the volume but then when the music kicked in, it was deafening.

And no subtitles to compensate was the coup de grâce.

I think the Arrow version is region free and the picture and sound quality is perfect.

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by chas speed

I think the Arrow version is region free and the picture and sound quality is perfect.

Yes

[chas speed]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Lang's pretty hit or miss if we're being honest.

You can say that about all directors, but most of Lang's films are pretty good.

[noirjunkie]

Originally Posted by javy

Ok, the black and white design. I think it really pops.

I like it, too. To each his own.

[plateoshrimp]

Originally Posted by javy

Ok, the black and white design. I think it really pops.

I agree. I've always liked photorealistic paintings and drawings.

[chas speed]

I just watched it and was impressed. It was included on the German Blu-ray for "Miracle Mile" (same director), but it is not included on U.S. or U.K version. It is a great looking 35 minute B/W student film from 1972 with a cool cast including Timothy Carey, Edie Adams, Michael Gwynne, Reni Santoni and Kate Murtagh (Switchblade Sisters) and other cult actors. Eddie Muller once raved about it and it's hard to believe they allowed a kid in his early 20's to make it. Check it out if you can find it.

[MifuneFan]

Our resident Kino Insider has just announced that Kino has a new licensing deal with Universal, and there will be some noir titles included with that. So let the guessing begin!

[tomkatholic]

Phantom Lady and Criss Cross are obvious titles one would expect first, so those I imagine

[MifuneFan]

Would also love The Big Clock. Long speculated to be with Criterion, but nothing materialized so far, so a BD from Kino would be most welcomed.