Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Man Hunt is more of wartime adventure drama with proto-noir visual tendencies.

Noir relevance aside, this film has my highest recommendation. Fritz Lang could hardly do wrong in those days, and his talent for injecting life into shadowy landscapes works so well here. Storywise, this is a fascinating call-to-arms against the Nazi threat, and noir stalwart Joan Bennett (The Woman in the Window, Scarlet Street, etc.) is wonderful.

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

The film is brilliant, a must see. If you are a fan of Lang and his backstory this is one of his most daring plots and the b&w cinematography is ace. I can never truly recommend a TT title, but a member in the trading forum is selling this for $25 shipped. The Fox DVD doesn't look bad either as an alternative.

Thank you both. Ordering tonight.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Good news, The Big Heat is being re-released by TT in 2016

Good news indeed. Been tempted a number of times to pull the trigger on an OOP copy for silly money.

[IronFingaz]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Good news, The Big Heat is being re-released by TT in 2016

I hope they re-release Leave Her To Heaven. I missed it

[SlickDamian]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Good news, The Big Heat is being re-released by TT in 2016

Finally a chance to own this.

[DistrictOfMisery]

Took advantage of the Olive Films sale and picked up The Enforcer and A Double Life, pretty excited for these two.

[Vlad Draculi]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Good news, The Big Heat is being re-released by TT in 2016

Aw ****!! That means no one else can release it for another several years. Do I wait so I don't have to buy an overpriced movie or do I just bite the bullet?

[The Great Owl]

This is selfish of me, I know, but I hope that the 2016 Twilight Time Blu-ray of The Big Heat does not feature a new restoration or a better transfer in the way that Journey to the Center of the Earth or Fright Night did. I have the existing disc, and I'd rather not double-dip.

In other noir news, I watched the Warner Archive of Murder, My Sweet yesterday, and it's quite a remarkable improvement over the DVD. Highly recommended!

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Vlad Draculi

Aw ****!! That means no one else can release it for another several years. Do I wait so I don't have to buy an overpriced movie or do I just bite the bullet?

Whenever it's released next year, It'll take some time to sell out. The first release took 16 months to sell out, so you have time to decide.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

This is selfish of me, I know, but I hope that the 2016 Twilight Time Blu-ray of The Big Heat does not feature a new restoration or a better transfer in the way that Journey to the Center of the Earth or Fright Night did. I have the existing disc, and I'd rather not double-dip.

The initial release was only 25g single layer so my guess is that this one will be 50g dual layer with a better bitrate. They took some flack for their expensive single layer releases early on, so I doubt they would re-release this that way, but who knows? In any case, given that there is very little risk of the new edition looking WORSE than yours, why not sell it while there is still some OOP value to it?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

The initial release was only 25g single layer so my guess is that this one will be 50g dual layer with a better bitrate. They took some flack for their expensive single layer releases early on, so I doubt they would re-release this that way, but who knows? In any case, given that there is very little risk of the new edition looking WORSE than yours, why not sell it while there is still some OOP value to it?

Nope. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. It's an awesome film, and I'm happy to have a good-looking Blu-ray as is. I just know that I'll feel compelled to upgrade if the 2016 release is an improved transfer.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by IronFingaz

I hope they re-release Leave Her To Heaven. I missed it

If they do, it probably won't be for a while. The Big Heat sold out about 2 years ago; Leave Her to Heaven sold out only 6 months ago.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

In other noir news, I watched the Warner Archive of Murder, My Sweet yesterday, and it's quite a remarkable improvement over the DVD. Highly recommended!

I look forward to picking that up at some point along with Out of the Past and having a fantastic Warner Archive film noir double feature. It will probably be a while since I need to slow down on purchases for a little while, but they are still high on my list.

Nope. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. It's an awesome film, and I'm happy to have a good-looking Blu-ray as is. I just know that I'll feel compelled to upgrade if the 2016 release is an improved transfer.

Even if it has a better bitrate, I doubt it will be anything other than one on these where you won't even notice the difference in motion. Either way, a 25GB disc could easily handle an 89 minute movie with virtually no special features, so it's not like they really cheaped out so to speak.

I have no interest in selling my copy either since it's: 1)My favorite Twilight Time release 2)Already looks fantastic

[IronFingaz]

Originally Posted by jayembee

If they do, it probably won't be for a while. The Big Heat sold out about 2 years ago; Leave Her to Heaven sold out only 6 months ago.

Party pooper haha

I'm usually patient but i'm still gonna keep an eye out for a fair deal on eBay/Amazon 3rd Party.

[popcorntreect]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

This is selfish of me, I know, but I hope that the 2016 Twilight Time Blu-ray of The Big Heat does not feature a new restoration or a better transfer in the way that Journey to the Center of the Earth or Fright Night did. I have the existing disc, and I'd rather not double-dip.

In other noir news, I watched the Warner Archive of Murder, My Sweet yesterday, and it's quite a remarkable improvement over the DVD. Highly recommended!

I'd sell it now while you can still get a premium price and then re-buy it next year.

[PowellPressburger]

Anyone ever attempt to watch the DVD for House on 92nd Street? I'm trying hard but this has to be one of the most boring films I've ever seen! This movie had to have tanked at the box office and the narration I thought would just lead us into the film but this was a waste of money for sure. The movie should have killed the narration and tried to stick to the story instead of explaining every thing annoyingly.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Anyone ever attempt to watch the DVD for House on 92nd Street? I'm trying hard but this has to be one of the most boring films I've ever seen! This movie had to have tanked at the box office and the narration I thought would just lead us into the film but this was a waste of money for sure. The movie should have killed the narration and tried to stick to the story instead of explaining every thing annoyingly.

The House on 92nd Street is sitting in my still-unwatched stack. Soon...

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

The House on 92nd Street is sitting in my still-unwatched stack. Soon...

Hope I didn't spoil it for you.

[lhslancers]

Any opinions on The Stranger with Orson Welles?

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by lhslancers

Any opinions on The Stranger with Orson Welles?

It's a real favourite of mine! The transfer is great, and the film is excellent! Highly recommended!

[DistrictOfMisery]

Originally Posted by lhslancers

Any opinions on The Stranger with Orson Welles?

I recently bought and viewed this last week and I loved it! Great cinematography as to be expected and really awesome use of symbolism.