Foreign Cinema in BLU

[Merlins]

[Kristin Simard]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

update:



Pro-B

Release date? Also can you give a place online to purchase? Please...
Thanks

[pro-bassoonist]

Hi Kristin:

This is actually the French deluxe set (preliminary info indicates no English subs). As you could see in the main thread however, post #1, the same film gets a UK release: November 26th.

It is not on Amazon-UK yet but it will be there shortly. You could order directly form here if you wish (I assume you are in the US):
http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7001000139475

Ciao,
Pro-B

[pro-bassoonist]

Upcoming Italian release:



Source:
http://www.dvdland.it/nicom1/p_55070...a_blu_ray.html

Ciao,
Pro-B

[Viiincent]

I hope Studio Canal releases 'Le Père Noël Est Une Ordure' on Blu somedayyy
does anyone know if the french Studio Canal releases play on Us/Canadian Blu players ?? They released 'Les Bronzés' and I'm really looking forward to these..!

[Kristin Simard]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Hi Kristin:

This is actually the French deluxe set (preliminary info indicates no English subs). As you could see in the main thread however, post #1, the same film gets a UK release: November 26th.

It is not on Amazon-UK yet but it will be there shortly. You could order directly form here if you wish (I assume you are in the US):
http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7001000139475

Ciao,
Pro-B

Ah, released under a different title.
Thanks for the information.

I am not fluent, but I know enough French, German, Spanish, Russian, Serbian, Romani, Italian and Polish to understand most European films. Oh yes, a little Swedish, too. Subtitles only help when I'm stuck. But something is always lost in the translation, and subtitles are usually abbreviated translations at best. Often a lot of the depth is lost. It's not good to rely on subtitles, IMO.

But region coding is a different thing. It's a crime !

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Upcoming Italian release:



Source:
http://www.dvdland.it/nicom1/p_55070...a_blu_ray.html

Ciao,
Pro-B

is this distributed by WB over there? n/m got the link. good to here, this has been a must have catch up from them. along with Forbidden Planet and The Matrix (sorry I don't like Batman)

[pro-bassoonist]

[QUOTE=stockstar1138;246272]is this distributed by WB over there?QUOTE]

Yes, sir...hopefully a US disc arrive shortly.

Pro-B

[pro-bassoonist]

updates:

Claude Lelouch's Roman de Gare January 23, 2008 (France)

Paolo Virzi's Napoleon et Moi (Monica Bellucci), October 22 (France)

Coverwork for The Crimson Rivers:



Pro-B

[Rustmonsteru]

Does anybody know anything about The Seventh Seal's specs yet?
Given that we're about a month from release I figured they might crop up.

[Merlins]

I'm missing

September
Lucky Number Slevin (EiV, UK)
The Jackal (Concorde, Germany)
12 Monkeys Army (Concorde, Germany)
Becoming Jane (2 Entertain, UK)
The Jackal (Concorde, Germany)

October
Hostage (EiV, UK)

November
Legends Of The Fall (Nov. 5th, UK)
Take That: The Ultimate Tour (Nov. 5th, UK)
Kanye West - Late Orchestration (Nov 5th, Universal Music, UK)
Robin Hood: Complete Series 1 (Nov. 5th, UK)
The Eagle Has Landed (UK)
Hotel Babylon: Series 1 (Nov. 12th, UK)
Cinderella Man (Nov. 12th, UK)
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky (Nov. 12th, 2 Entertain Video, UK)
Wolf Creek (Nov. 19th, Optimum, UK)

December
The Tudors: Season 1 (Dec. 10th, Sony, UK)

February
Bleak House (February 11th, 2 Entertain Video, UK)

[pro-bassoonist]

Flash-Point



Region A

# FEATURES Anamorphic (16x9 1080p) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version
# Cantonese DTS 6.1 Surround, Cantonese Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround, Mandarin Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround, Cantonese PCM 7.1 Surround & Cantonese DTS-HD Master 7.1 Surround Audio Options
# Optional English & Chinese subtitles
# Interviews
# Deleted Scenes
# Making of
# Ultimate Fighters
# Theatrical / Teaser Trailers
# TV Spots

All of the extras have English subtitles

Synopsis :
Pre-1997, a hero's story. One man; one car; tearing down the road like a flash of lightening. The man; Jun Ma, Detective Sergeant, Serious Crimes Unit. Like the sports car he controls Jun is fast, precise and brutal - harnessing a horse power that fears to be unleashed. Jun detests crime and his life long nemeses are a Vietnamese gang of three brothers - eldest brother Archer, the bully; second brother Tony, the cool calculator; youngest brother Tiger, the fighter. Their skills have seen them grow steadily in the criminal world. In order to further infiltrate the gang and fight them from within, Jun has planted a mole, Wilson, who has managed to gain the complete trust of the gang and has become their personal bodyguard. Over the years Wilson has become more and more unhappy with Jun's impulsive and unruly style, their disagreements in their way of working has led to constant arguments and altercations.

Available through:

XploitedCinema.com
DDDHouse.com

Ciao,
Pro-B

[pro-bassoonist]

Thanks to JD213 for the upcoming info:

Upcoming titles in Japan which will be region coded A, same as the US, and likely to be subtitled in English:


Novo Cinema Paradiso
Transporter series
Danny the Dog (aka Unleashed)
Michel Vaillant
Trainspotting
District 13 (aka District B13)
TAXi 3
Vidocq





Pro-B

[jd213]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Thanks to JD213 for the upcoming info:

Upcoming titles in Japan which will be region coded A, same as the US, and likely to be subtitled in English:


Novo Cinema Paradiso
Transporter series
Danny the Dog (aka Unleashed)
Michel Vaillant
Trainspotting
District 13 (aka District B13)
TAXi 3
Vidocq

Actually, since Sony will probably be doing most of the work on these, I'd imagine they'll be region free like Sony's other catalog titles, but you never know.

[pro-bassoonist]

Also arriving in Spain (English friendly)...



review:

The Nautical Chart

La Carta Esférica (Spain)

By JONATHAN HOLLAND
A Universal release of an Enrique Cerézo, Origen, New Atlantis production with the participation of TVE. (International sales: TVE, Madrid.) Produced by Antonio Cardenal. Executive producer, Iñigo Marco. Directed, written by Imanol Uribe, based on the novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.

With: Carmelo Gómez, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Enrico Lo Verso, Javier García Gallego, Gonzalo Cunill, Lucina Gil, Carlos Kaniowsky.

A rudderless mystery that aims to reinvent Boys Own treasure-hunt yarns for modern tastes, "The Nautical Chart's" leaking plotline struggles to keep the pic afloat. Despite go-for-it perfs from reliable Spanish vets Carmelo Gómez and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and top production values -- particularly Javier Aguirresarobe's lavish lensing -- pic is plodding fare that moves predictably from set piece to set piece but lacks dramatic undertow. Like last year's biggest Spanish hit "Alatriste," "Chart" is based on work by popular writer Arturo Perez-Reverte and home B.O. has accordingly been fine. But, pic looks unlikely to dock at many offshore harbors.

Tanger Soto (Sánchez-Gijón) outbids Italian crook Nino Palermo (Enrico Lo Verso) and Argentinean Kiskoros (Gonzalo Cunill) for a valuable 18th century maritime atlas at a Barcelona auction. Afterward, unemployed sailor Coy (Gómez) steps in when he sees Palermo threatening Tanger, and ends up following Tanger to the Madrid naval museum where she works.

When Coy spots an error on the atlas map, Tanger reveals she bought the document because she believes it might lead her to a brigantine that sunk off Spain's southern coast.

Tanger offers Coy a job helping her locate the ship, and Coy agrees, having fallen for Tanger hook, line and sinker. The duo takes off with Palermo and Kiskoros trailing them.

With the aid of an old buddy of Coy's (Javier García Gallego), they search for the ship, which Palermo tells Coy contains a treasure of emeralds.

Another revelation, well into pic's second half, renders the previous 30 minutes implausible: Someone in Tanger's position would never have made the kind of error that the plot depends upon at this point.

Although the lead thesps inject life into the basically cardboard roles, Sánchez-Gijón lacks the air of danger that would have made her femme fatale convincing.

Lensing takes good advantage of the striking coastline and seascapes of southern Spain and includes swooping aerial shots as well as some impressive underwater footage. Much time is dedicated to an entirely superfluous voiceover from Coy.
More than one option

* (Person) Arturo Pérez
Video
* (Person) Arturo Pérez

More than one option

* (Person) Javier García
Actor, Camera Operator, Executive Producer
* (Person) Javier García

Camera (color, widescreen), Javier Aguirresarobe; editor, Teresa Font; music, Bingen Mendizábal; art director, Benjamín Fernández; sound (Dolby Digital), Antonio Rodríguez. Reviewed at Cines Princesa, Madrid, Sept. 17, 2007. Running time: 100 MIN.

Pro-B

[LeoneFan]

Is Nuovo Cinema Paradiso the same as Cinema Paradiso (the original)?

BTW another breathtakingly beatiful and masterful score by Morricone!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by LeoneFan

Is Nuovo Cinema Paradiso the same as Cinema Paradiso (the original)?

Indeed!

Pro-B

[Kyot]

Anyone know of a website where I can order Children of Men or Crimson Rivers from ?

[vdc530]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Indeed!

Pro-B

Great thread Pro-B!

Any word on what cut will be on the Cinema Paradiso BD and are there any English subtitles?

[*TIMMIE*]

The info of DVDFR states it has English subs (just like the DVD). It will hit streets in two days. I would wait until the first reviews appear.

Some French shops: FNAC.fr, Amazon.fr, and alapage.com. It should be around € 50,= excl. shipping. A regular version will be available (2 disc) for € 29,99.

This could be good news however. This will be released by TF1, which released Casino 3-disc S.E. with DTS (should call it a 2-disc however) on DVD. So... BRING IT ON TF1!!!!!!

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Hi Kristin:

This is actually the French deluxe set (preliminary info indicates no English subs). As you could see in the main thread however, post #1, the same film gets a UK release: November 26th.

It is not on Amazon-UK yet but it will be there shortly. You could order directly form here if you wish (I assume you are in the US):
http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7001000139475

Ciao,
Pro-B