Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by CBHampson

You're nuts

No, I am correct.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

Great news! The Arrow UK releases of Too Late for Tears and Woman on the Run are identical to the Flicker Alley releases--same transfers, special features, disc menus, etc. And even better--they are confirmed by DVDBeaver to be region free!

I just pre-ordered both of them from Amazon UK, and the total came to $39.21 with shipping to the States, which is only a little more than one of them costs by itself if you buy it from Flicker Alley.

I don't know how I missed this post, but I'm so surprised that the discs are identical, down to even the menu (which uses the Flicker Alley design). I would have thought that there would be some differences between the two in terms of menus, encoding, etc....even if they both stemmed from the same source. It's also a little odd that Arrow listed an image gallery as a special feature, but FA didn't. Since the discs are identical, I imagine they are indeed on the FA disc too? DVDBeaver doesn't mention the gallery in their extras portion of the FA review.

Here's the purchase links for both the Arrow and FA releases.

[MifuneFan]

Kino has just announced Otto Preminger's Daisy Kenyon (1947)! Another from the Fox Film Noir collection. This one toes the line a little more between noir, and drama/romance'

Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford) is an artist living in Manhattan. She is in love with Dan (Dana Andrews), a busy lawyer who is unhappily married to the volatile Lucille (Ruth Warrick). While Daisy waits for Dan to get a divorce, she begins seeing Peter (Henry Fonda), a veteran recently returned from World War II. After Dan leaves town for a few weeks to defend a dispossessed Japanese-American, Daisy impetuously marries Peter. When Dan returns, the complicated affairs become even more tangled.

[drb124]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Kino had just announced Otto Preminger's Daisy Kenyon (1947)! Another from the Fox Film Noir collection. This one toes the line a little more between noir, and drama/romance'

Just picked this and the recently announced, I Wake Up Screaming on DVD, as well as quite a few other Fox Noirs. Oh well, At least I can wait for a sale before upgrading.

On another note, I just picked up a few books on film noir, and I thought I would share them. I have just started thumbing through them, so I can't say which is worth while and which is not, but I picked most of them up second hand so I am not out too much in any event. The Eddie Muller ones generally come pretty well recommended from what I can tell.

[Vlad Draculi]

Those books look pretty cool. Can you take a picture of a page or two of them so I can see if they are worth getting? Specifically the Rought Guide and Style books.

Also, my Amazon gift card birthday haul arrived today:

[MifuneFan]

t's Kino sale time! They're having their biggest sale of the year through Amazon starting today, through June 30th. The prices are determined by Amazon, and aren't as great as some past sales. The best deal in my opinion is for their British Noir DVD Boxset. 5 Films for just $12.71!

Full list of Kino Titles Here, Noir titles highlighted below

1. 99 River Street - $16.49
14. British Noir: Five Film Collection (DVD TITLE) - $12.71
15. A Bullet for Joey - $14.97
18. The Captive City - $14.99
20. The Chase - $15.49
23. Cover Up - $14.99
25. The Crooked Way - $14.97
42. Hidden Fear - $14.99
49. I Want to Live! (DVD TITLE) - $11.22
56. A Kiss Before Dying - $15.49
67. Pitfall - $14.97
78. Shield for Murder - $14.99


Additionally (or alternatively) Deep Discount also has very good prices on Kino titles. The best being the upcoming Film Noir boxset for just $32 (credit to Se.Vero)

Full List of Titles

Big House U.S.A. - $15.83
Bullet for Joey, A - $15.75
Captive City - $15.83
Cover Up - $15.83
Crooked Way - $15.75
Film Noir: Dark Side of Cinema Set (5-Films) - $32.10
He Ran All the Way - $15.83
Kiss Before Dying, A - $15.75
Pitfall - $15.75
Storm Fear - $15.83
Witness to Murder - $15.83

[nikita70]

Does the British box set have English subtitles?
Database here doesn't say, neither does Amazon.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by nikita70

Does the British box set have English subtitles?
Database here doesn't say, neither does Amazon.

Sadly no. Confirmed by DVDBeaver in their Review

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

t's Kino sale time! They're having their biggest sale of the year through Amazon starting today, through June 30th.

Has the sale actually started yet? The price for 99 River Street is the same as it was yesterday ($16.49).

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Has the sale actually started yet? The price for 99 River Street is the same as it was yesterday ($16.49).

Yes, that one probably won't drop more since it's a pre-order. That's what I figured at least. It's been that price for a little while now. Most of the others in the sale have dropped a couple of dollars though

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

t's Kino sale time! They're having their biggest sale of the year through Amazon starting today, through June 30th. The prices are determined by Amazon, and aren't as great as some past sales. The best deal in my opinion is for their British Noir DVD Boxset. 5 Films for just $12.71!

Full list of Kino Titles Here, Noir titles highlighted below

1. 99 River Street - $16.49
14. British Noir: Five Film Collection (DVD TITLE) - $12.71
15. A Bullet for Joey - $14.97
18. The Captive City - $14.99
20. The Chase - $15.49
23. Cover Up - $14.99
25. The Crooked Way - $14.97
42. Hidden Fear - $14.99
49. I Want to Live! (DVD TITLE) - $11.22
56. A Kiss Before Dying - $15.49
67. Pitfall - $14.97
78. Shield for Murder - $14.99


Additionally (or alternatively) Deep Discount also has very good prices on Kino titles. The best being the upcoming Film Noir boxset for just $32 (credit to Se.Vero)

Full List of Titles

Big House U.S.A. - $15.83
Bullet for Joey, A - $15.75
Captive City - $15.83
Cover Up - $15.83
Crooked Way - $15.75
Film Noir: Dark Side of Cinema Set (5-Films) - $32.10
He Ran All the Way - $15.83
Kiss Before Dying, A - $15.75
Pitfall - $15.75
Storm Fear - $15.83
Witness to Murder - $15.83

Even better for Deep Discount, there is a 5 off 25 coupon, good till tomorrow: TITANIC (credit to erlinmeyer)

[MifuneFan]

Kino has just announced a new release of Boomerang! (1947). The film was previously released in the US as part of an Elia Kazan boxset (now OOP). This new edition comes from a 2K restoration, and has a new commentary track included.

Originally Posted by MisterLime

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
A 2K restoration!

Boomerang! (1947) Starring Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Cara Williams, Arthur Kennedy, Robert Keith, Ed Begley and Karl Malden - Directed by Elia Kazan

Special Features:
• New Audio Commentary by Film Historian Sara Smith
• Audio Commentary By Film Historians Alain Silver and James Ursini
• Trailers

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The best deal in my opinion is for their British Noir DVD Boxset. 5 Films for just $12.71!

Additionally (or alternatively) Deep Discount also has very good prices on Kino titles. The best being the upcoming Film Noir boxset for just $32

The British NOIR DVD set is an excellent deal, five (admittedly peripheral noir) films which stand little chance of ever getting a Blu release (save for MAYBE one or two in the UK). Less than $3 a title and all solid little crime pictures that have no other Region 1 release.

As for picking up individual KINO NOIR titles, I'm on hold at the moment, waiting to see if they will announce a Vol. 2 Box Set collecting five additional titles for a low price. I believe they hinted at one for the fall (?), but haven't heard any updates.

[MifuneFan]

Heads-up Noir fans, Kino stated they'll be announcing another Fox Noir tomorrow. If you can guess it in the thread bwfore others you'll win a free BD from them

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...7#post12277097

Originally Posted by MisterLime

We've already announced 2 Fox Noir titles this week - Daisy Kenyon and Boomerang!

We'll be announcing 1 more tomorrow.

a FREE Blu-ray of a current KLSC release to the first person which guesses it correctly - So make sure to check all the guesses before you make yours

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Even better for Deep Discount, there is a 5 off 25 coupon, good till tomorrow: TITANIC (credit to erlinmeyer)

I used the code when ordering Dark Passage and The Chase.

So much Film Noir being released this year that it boggles the mind.

[Vlad Draculi]

The Big Sleep - Snappy witty dialog, excellent one liners, and conversations where people interrupt each other? Must be a Howard Hawks movie. Better yet, must be a movie that has Humphrey Bogart in it. Seriously, this movie was awesome. I do feel the plot got a little convoluted in a few areas, but that aside, this movie was fantastic from start to finish. I'm curious to see now how Dick Powell pulls off Philip Marlowe since Bogart did a phenomenal job here, but apparently Chandlier likes Powell's performance the best, so we'll see. I give this movie a nice big 9/10.

[MifuneFan]

Kino has just announced their latest Fox Film Noir, The House on 92nd Street (1945)

In a story based on actual events, Nazi spies in New York City try to recruit German-American college student Bill Dietrich (William Eythe) at the height of World War II. Dietrich instead offers his services to the FBI as a double agent. Infiltrating the spy ring, which is headquartered in an East 92nd Street townhouse, Dietrich must contend with the house's beautiful owner (Signe Hasso) and, ultimately, a cache of smuggled atomic secrets that could derail the entire American war effort.

[noirjunkie]

For the benefit of myself and others, I've put together a list of the original "Fox Film Noir" DVD line below, in order of their original spine numbers. Titles in green have already been released on blu-ray, titles in blue have been announced for blu-ray, and titles in black are still only available on DVD. If I've overlooked anything, please let me know.

Moontide
Road House (Kino, Sept. 2016)
Laura (Fox)
Call Northside 777
Panic in the Streets (Fox)
House of Bamboo (Twilight Time)
The Street with No Name
Nightmare Alley
The House on 92nd Street (Kino, release date TBD)
Somewhere in the Night - available in Region B
Whirlpool (Twilight Time, TBD) - available in Region B
The Dark Corner
Kiss of Death (Twilight Time, 2017)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Twilight Time)
No Way Out
Fallen Angel (Twilight Time, TBD) - available in Region B
The House on Telegraph Hill
Boomerang! (Kino, TBD) - available in Region B
House of Strangers
I Wake Up Screaming (Kino, TBD)
Vicki
Shock
Fourteen Hours
Black Widow
Daisy Kenyon (Kino, TBD)
Dangerous Crossing

[MifuneFan]

Great job noirjunkie, very helpful

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

For the benefit of myself and others, I've put together a list of the original "Fox Film Noir" DVD line below, in order of their original spine numbers. Titles in green have already been released on blu-ray, titles in blue have been announced for blu-ray, and titles in black are still only available on DVD. If I've overlooked anything, please let me know.

Thought about doing that myself. Thanks for doing it for me.

And you got them all. Although I would've listed the unnumbered ones -- Moontide and Road House -- at the end, since they were the last ones issued.

Now if we could only get Universal to release -- or license out -- their four Noir-bannered titles: Black Angel, Criss Cross, This Gun for Hire, and The Big Clock.