Naked (Mike Leigh)

[McCrutchy]

King Records will release Mike Leigh's Naked (1993) on Blu-ray in Japan on May 13th, 2015. As with the Peter Greenaway Blu-ray Box they are releasing the same day, this is indicated as being "<[Uncensored HD Remastered]>" ("<無修正HDリマスター版>") which should mean the full-frontal nudity in the film will not be optically censored.

So far, the disc has only been listed on Amazon, and no extras are mentioned. I will update if King Records reveals more when they list the disc.

[Heapashifter]

Is there any chance of this having anything extra than the Criterion release?

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Heapashifter

Is there any chance of this having anything extra than the Criterion release?

No.

However, it should be region free.

[Dubliner1]

Originally Posted by Heapashifter

Is there any chance of this having anything extra than the Criterion release?

News restoration by the BFI- out next week in the UK.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Dubliner1

News restoration by the BFI- out next week in the UK.

Pre ordered. Can’t believe this isn’t being discussed more, such an excellent film.

[BluBonnet]

I can't believe I haven't seen this film since it screened at Telluride

[howellchyan]

The new BFI disc has a different aspect ratio 1.66 to the 1.85 that Criterion used.

[James78]

Naked has been remastered in 4K under the full supervision of cinematographer Dick Pope and approved by Mike Leigh, and is presented in 1.66:1. Scanning of the original 35mm camera negative and the magnetic print master, both kindly lent for the project by Channel Four, was carried out at the BFI National Archive's Conservation Centre. The new colour grading reproduces the film's original bleach bypass process, referring to an original 1993 release print held in the BFI's collections. The audio is presented in its original 2.0 stereo with an optional 5.1 track also included.

Film inspection and comparison: Claire West (BFI)

Film scanning & image QC: Alastair Macdonald, Ben Thompson (BFI)

Colourist: Greg Fisher (Company 3)

Special thanks to: Dick Pope and Mike Leigh

Thanks to: Hannah Perkins (Company 3); Kate Robinson (Channel 4); Paul Wright (Dragon DI); Anthony Badger and Mark Bonnici (Silver Salt)

[DAT_JB]

Originally Posted by James78

Naked has been remastered in 4K under the full supervision of cinematographer Dick Pope and approved by Mike Leigh, and is presented in 1.66:1. Scanning of the original 35mm camera negative and the magnetic print master, both kindly lent for the project by Channel Four, was carried out at the BFI National Archive's Conservation Centre. The new colour grading reproduces the film's original bleach bypass process, referring to an original 1993 release print held in the BFI's collections. The audio is presented in its original 2.0 stereo with an optional 5.1 track also included.

Film inspection and comparison: Claire West (BFI)

Film scanning & image QC: Alastair Macdonald, Ben Thompson (BFI)

Colourist: Greg Fisher (Company 3)

Special thanks to: Dick Pope and Mike Leigh

Thanks to: Hannah Perkins (Company 3); Kate Robinson (Channel 4); Paul Wright (Dragon DI); Anthony Badger and Mark Bonnici (Silver Salt)

So this should be better than the Criterion right?

[manicsounds]

It is. Very noticeable improvement.

[Tequila]

Really looking forward to revisiting this after a decade or so.

[RWZMJL]

Pre-ordered from Zavvi a while ago, but it doesn’t seem to have been dispatched yet. Plus it looks like it is unavailable on Amazon. Did y’all in the UK get copies yet? Think I’m going to contact Zavvi.

[Tequila]

Originally Posted by RWZMJL

Pre-ordered from Zavvi a while ago, but it doesn’t seem to have been dispatched yet. Plus it looks like it is unavailable on Amazon. Did y’all in the UK get copies yet? Think I’m going to contact Zavvi.

Mainland Europe speaking but i got my copy from Amazon UK today. It's also still available there.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by RWZMJL

Pre-ordered from Zavvi a while ago, but it doesn’t seem to have been dispatched yet. Plus it looks like it is unavailable on Amazon. Did y’all in the UK get copies yet? Think I’m going to contact Zavvi.

Yeah, got my copy via Amazon U.K. (on release date)

[Cephalopod]

Can someone let me know how to properly order the signed copies off of BFI's store? I assumed it be like their first pressing booklets where you just order off their main page as soon as possible, it even lists in the description regarding the signed copies.

But apparently there's a SEPARATE page for signed copies, and when I add to cart from there, it says the listed quantity isn't available...

EDIT: shit ain't available no mo'
me sad