Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread - Page 262 - Blu-ray Forum

tomkatholic · 07-10-2018, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by EVERYONE LIES

I recently rewatched Don’t Bother to Knock since I picked up the blu-ray during the TT sale. It is not a film noir. Is it considered one because Richard Widmark is in it? If that is the case, I’m cool with it and all his Westerns need to be added to the list.

It is without a doubt a film noir, with or without Widmark. A dark tale of a psychologically fractured character making poor choices in an urban environment, with supplemental characters of hotel workers and nightclub singers. There's precious little here that's not standard noir fare

MifuneFan · 07-10-2018, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chas speed

"Moonrise" gets my award for greatest Blu-ray with the worst cover design. Come on Criterion!! A 5 year old could do better then that.

Art is of course subjective, but I think you should look closer at the work if you think a 5 year old could do better. The artwork is completely hand-drawn with graphite pencils.

Greg Ruth, the artist behind the work actually won the Gold Spectrum Award for the design in the "Advertising" category.

The original drawing is actually up for sale at his site. You can see close-up pics of the drawing.

http://www.gregthings.com/product-pa...-cover-drawing

crazednoir · 07-10-2018, 06:17 PM

They Won't Believe Me 1947.jpg

We need a Blu-ray edition

lemonski · 07-10-2018, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by crazednoir

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We need a Blu-ray edition

I don’t believe you

chas speed · 07-10-2018, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Art is of course subjective, but I think you should look closer at the work if you think a 5 year old could do better. The artwork is completely hand-drawn with graphite pencils.

Greg Ruth, the artist behind the work actually won the Gold Spectrum Award for the design in the "Advertising" category.

The original drawing is actually up for sale at his site. You can see close-up pics of the drawing.

http://www.gregthings.com/product-pa...-cover-drawing

It is just the kind of artwork that makes you want to ignore the Blu-ray in a store and it doesn't even make me think of how beautiful this movie is shot. A 5 year old would have been smart enough to go over the original artwork and choose the best looking poster.

crazednoir · 07-10-2018, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by lemonski

I don’t believe you

Hah Hah, Ever seen the film?

revgen · 07-10-2018, 09:33 PM

I prefer the original film poster art.

Richard--W · 07-10-2018, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by revgen

I prefer the original film poster art.

Much better.
I don't like the Criterion cover art, either.
Criterion's covers are increasingly not to my taste, but I say that about a lot of current one-sheets, too.

Check your messages, revgen.

SeanJoyce · 07-10-2018, 10:09 PM

The Moonrise cover isn't great, but when it comes to Criterion covers it's a masterpiece next to Tom Jones's.

Hoke Moseley · 07-10-2018, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by chas speed

"Moonrise" gets my award for greatest Blu-ray with the worst cover design. Come on Criterion!! A 5 year old could do better then that.

I think it looks a lot better in person than it does on here...

noirjunkie · 07-11-2018, 05:14 AM

The Beav has caps up for I Walk Alone: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...ne_blu-ray.htm

It looks like a great transfer.

jetthead · 07-11-2018, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by noirjunkie

The Beav has caps up for I Walk Alone: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...ne_blu-ray.htm

It looks like a great transfer.

Nice

I ordered it along with I, Jane Doe during DD's flash sale yesterday.

lemonski · 07-11-2018, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by crazednoir

Hah Hah, Ever seen the film?

Don’t think so....but I’ve just read a few reviews and it sounds pretty good. According to the Noir of the Week blog, all home video releases of it have been cut by 15 minutes. Have you seen the full length (95 min) version?

crazednoir · 07-11-2018, 10:46 AM

Yes, I've seen the 95 minute version.

It is currently available on E-Bay (a pretty nice bootleg copy)

lemonski · 07-11-2018, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by crazednoir

Yes, I've seen the 95 minute version.

It is currently available on E-Bay (a pretty nice bootleg copy)

Thanks for the tip, I might just give it a try

leonmarks · 07-11-2018, 03:45 PM

Saw "Nightmare Alley" dual-format limited edition forthcoming on Amazon UK. World blu-ray premiere to be released Oct 29, 2018. Doesn't specify region, but may be Region B only. I've been waiting or this one forever.

Si Parallel Universe · 07-11-2018, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by leonmarks

Saw "Nightmare Alley" dual-format limited edition forthcoming on Amazon UK. World blu-ray premiere to be released Oct 29, 2018. Doesn't specify region, but may be Region B only. I've been waiting or this one forever.

It's being released by Signal One Entertainment a UK Boutique. The encode is being done by David Mackenzie and as part of S1's deal with Fox is Region B locked.

Hope this helps.

Craig Beam · 07-12-2018, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by leonmarks

Saw "Nightmare Alley" dual-format limited edition forthcoming on Amazon UK. World blu-ray premiere to be released Oct 29, 2018. Doesn't specify region, but may be Region B only. I've been waiting or this one forever.

Yet another noir that I'm gonna have to import because I can't wait for an eventual Region A release. Not a complaint... the UK noirs usually have better cover art.

Richard--W · 07-12-2018, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Si Parallel Universe

It's being released by Signal One Entertainment a UK Boutique. The encode is being done by David Mackenzie and as part of S1's deal with Fox is Region B locked.

Hope this helps.

Look forward to the bluray.
Region coding is not a problem.

jetthead · 07-12-2018, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by lemonski

The Arrow one for Secret Beyond the Door is even worse, but at least it’s in keeping with the quality of the movie LOL

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

07-10-2018, 06:17 PM	#5223
crazednoir Active Member Member since:Feb 2016	They Won't Believe Me 1947 They Won't Believe Me 1947.jpg We need a Blu-ray edition

07-11-2018, 10:46 AM	#5234
crazednoir Active Member Member since:Feb 2016	They Won't Believe Me 1947 Yes, I've seen the 95 minute version. It is currently available on E-Bay (a pretty nice bootleg copy)

07-10-2018, 09:33 PM	#5227
revgen Power Member Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Southern California, USA Trading Score:17	I prefer the original film poster art.

07-10-2018, 10:09 PM	#5229
SeanJoyce Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2014	The Moonrise cover isn't great, but when it comes to Criterion covers it's a masterpiece next to Tom Jones's.

07-11-2018, 05:14 AM	#5231
noirjunkie Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:4171 DVD collection:692 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:699	The Beav has caps up for I Walk Alone: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...ne_blu-ray.htm It looks like a great transfer.

07-11-2018, 03:45 PM	#5236
leonmarks Member Member since:Jun 2017 Location:Greater NYC	Saw "Nightmare Alley" dual-format limited edition forthcoming on Amazon UK. World blu-ray premiere to be released Oct 29, 2018. Doesn't specify region, but may be Region B only. I've been waiting or this one forever.

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