Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[milkingbull]

I believe the following blu-ray releases are missing a thumbnail on the first page:

The Suspect (1944)
So Evil My Love (1948)
Yield to the Night (1956)
Nightfall (1956)


As always, a pleasure to visit and read this thread.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by milkingbull

I believe the following blu-ray releases are missing a thumbnail on the first page:

The Suspect (1944)
So Evil My Love (1948)
Yield to the Night (1956)
Nightfall (1956)


As always, a pleasure to visit and read this thread.

Thanks, added them!

[milkingbull]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Thanks, added them!

You're welcome!

It seems that My Gun Is Quick (1957) blu-ray is missing a thumbnail too.

And I'm not sure if The Criminal/Concrete Jungle (1960) is considered "noir" enough by many.

[Edward J Grug III]

Another noir set coming from Imprint in Australia!

[silverlakephil]

Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

Another noir set coming from Imprint in Australia!

Worth purchasing since the stateside releases of Private Hell 36, Hollywood Story, and City That Never Sleeps have zero extras. Probably the same transfers though.

[Gunsnroses092789]

Cool announcement - though, I wonder if sales will be as good as the first one considering the other one had 2 really big, previously unreleased titles on it (Detective Story and Alias Nick Beal).

Despite being a big fan of Imogen Smith's commentaries and of City That Never Sleeps, I think I'll have to pass on this one. With the superior titles in the first box set, I had troubles justifying the $100USD.

Very cool though we're getting a Blu-ray premiere of Plunder in the Sun! I wonder what other noirs Imprint has licensed

[Mike_C]

Originally Posted by Gunsnroses092789

Cool announcement - though, I wonder if sales will be as good as the first one considering the other one had 2 really big, previously unreleased titles on it (Detective Story and Alias Nick Beal).

Despite being a big fan of Imogen Smith's commentaries and of City That Never Sleeps, I think I'll have to pass on this one. With the superior titles in the first box set, I had troubles justifying the $100USD.

Very cool though we're getting a Blu-ray premiere of Plunder in the Sun! I wonder what other noirs Imprint has licensed

I feel the same way. I'd love to pick up this set, but the price is really holding me back. I purchased the first one without hesitation, and while it's a good set, it really pales next to what Indicator are doing with their sets (especially for the price).

[mmarczi]

Yeah I'm pretty much skipping the Imprint label altogether. I suspect the vast majority of the titles they're putting out that I'd be interested in will over time have a US or UK release at a more affordable price.

[Savage_Blu]

I see that Kino has their Vol. II, III and IV Film Noir sets currently on sale. Anyone recommend one of those volumes? I'm interested in dipping my toe into those era of Noir films....

[erlinmeyer]

Originally Posted by Savage_Blu

I see that Kino has their Vol. II, III and IV Film Noir sets currently on sale. Anyone recommend one of those volumes? I'm interested in dipping my toe into those era of Noir films....

I'd go with II first then IV and lastly III.
Best on II was Female Animal IMO, followed by Thunder on the Hill.
III has The Sleeping City that I've enjoyed several times.
IV's strong point was Calcutta, closely followed by 6 Bridges to Cross.

[MifuneFan]

Pickup on South Street (1953) Coming from Criterion on June 29th!

https://www.criterion.com/films/446-...n-south-street

SPECIAL FEATURES

• On the Blu-ray: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• On the DVD: High-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
• New interview with critic Imogen Sara Smith, author of In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City (Blu-ray only)
• Interview from 1989 with director Samuel Fuller, conducted by film critic Richard Schickel
• Cinéma cinémas: Fuller, a 1982 French television program in which the director discusses the making of the film
• Illustrated biographical essay on Fuller (DVD only)
• Complete Fuller poster filmography (DVD only)
• Stills galleries of photos, lobby cards, and original paintings (DVD only)
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién and a chapter from Fuller’s posthumously published 2002 autobiography, A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking, for the Blu-ray; essays by Martin Scorsese and acclaimed cultural historian Luc Sante for the DVD

Blu-ray cover by Eric Skillman (pictured); DVD cover by Lucien S. Y. Yang

[noirjunkie]

It's weird that some of the extra features are only on either the blu-ray or the DVD.

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

It's weird that some of the extra features are only on either the blu-ray or the DVD.

Because they're not upgrading the DVD. It will stay the same one. And I guess some of the features on it aren't licensed to be on the Blu-ray, or maybe they just aren't crazy about them so didn't include them in the upgrade.

[drb124]

I have the Fuller Eureka set which has the same restoration as the upcoming Criterion. I guess I’ll need to compare extras. Would like the Smith interview, but I can’t see triple dipping.

[randian]

What master does the Eureka/MoC edition of Pickup On South Street use? I bought that very recently.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by randian

What master does the Eureka/MoC edition of Pickup On South Street use? I bought that very recently.

It looks to be an older one compared to the Criterion release.

Here's two shots from the same scene

Eureka



Criterion (from their product page, potentially not what the BD will look like)

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It looks to be an older one compared to the Criterion release.

Here's two shots from the same scene

It's hard to tell because they cropped off the black bars (not to mention the fugly JPG compression) but it seems Criterion might of tweaked the existing 4K master.

I don't own the Criterion DVD but, for whatever reason, Eureka used the old HD master of "Pickup on South Street" for excerpts in their "Fuller at Fox" video essay on "House of Bamboo". Here's an exact frame comparison between all three ("Fuller at Fox" essay top, MoC middle, and Criterion bottom):

[Show spoiler]

The old HD master is slightly zoomed in compared to the MoC and Criterion.

[Mike_C]

Originally Posted by randian

What master does the Eureka/MoC edition of Pickup On South Street use? I bought that very recently.

From the Eureka website, regarding their release of Pickup on South Street:

"New 1080p presentation of the film from the new 4k restoration, on the Blu-ray"

[maely]

I made a similar post in the Criterion thread, but with Nightmare Alley (1947) and Pickup On South Street (1953) now being added to the CC -- and also with Crossfire (1947) hitting streets today from WAC -- what are the top tier noirs still NOT available on Region A Blu? Perhaps the following? Did I miss any? Note I've never actually seen any of these, just going off reputation?

D.O.A. (1949)
High Sierra (1941)
Thieves' Highway (1949)
Fallen Angel (1945)

[SeanJoyce]

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Act of Violence
Detective Story
The Narrow Margin
Crime Wave