Weinstein Company goes Blu-ray!

[JohnAlden]

http://www.videobusiness.com/index.a...t_id=570022257, No titles annouced yet...Grindhouse should be really sweat in high-def

[j_rocca42]

Good news. Hopefully they will actually release a title or two. Aren't they in some finacial troubles?

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

Good News!

[ryoohki]

Genius Products (also known as Genius Entertainment) is a home video company based in Santa Monica, California.

On December 5, 2005, Genius Products, Inc. announced a distribution joint venture with The Weinstein Company called Genius Products, LLC,[1], and The Weinstein Company would hold 70% stake of it. The transaction was approved by stockholders and was closed on July 24, 2006.[2] The high-profile movies from The Weinstein Company help Genius Products to open the doors to major retailers like Wal-Mart and Target. [3]

In March 2006, The Weinstein Company announced a distribution pact with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM will distribute films domestically in theaters, while the Weinstein Company will retain long-term ownership of their product. Upon a Weinstein Company or Dimension Films release on DVD, full distribution rights will revert to Weinstein under Genius.[4]

In November 2006, Genius (through The Weinstein Company) announced a three-year deal with Blockbuster Video to give the video renting company exclusive rights for rentals starting on January 1, 2007.[5] However, under the First Sale Doctrine, other rental companies are able to rent the company's movies.

Around January 11, 2007, Entertainment Rights and Classic Media announced a distribution deal with Genius Products, which replaced Classic Media's deal with Sony Wonder.

Genius Products is also releasing DVDs for other companies, including Tartan Films, ESPN, Discovery Communications, ImaginAsian, Sesame Workshop, World Wrestling Entertainment and IFC Films.

[EvolutionCherry]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

Genius Products (also known as Genius Entertainment) is a home video company based in Santa Monica, California.

On December 5, 2005, Genius Products, Inc. announced a distribution joint venture with The Weinstein Company called Genius Products, LLC,[1], and The Weinstein Company would hold 70% stake of it. The transaction was approved by stockholders and was closed on July 24, 2006.[2] The high-profile movies from The Weinstein Company help Genius Products to open the doors to major retailers like Wal-Mart and Target. [3]

In March 2006, The Weinstein Company announced a distribution pact with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM will distribute films domestically in theaters, while the Weinstein Company will retain long-term ownership of their product. Upon a Weinstein Company or Dimension Films release on DVD, full distribution rights will revert to Weinstein under Genius.[4]

In November 2006, Genius (through The Weinstein Company) announced a three-year deal with Blockbuster Video to give the video renting company exclusive rights for rentals starting on January 1, 2007.[5] However, under the First Sale Doctrine, other rental companies are able to rent the company's movies.

Around January 11, 2007, Entertainment Rights and Classic Media announced a distribution deal with Genius Products, which replaced Classic Media's deal with Sony Wonder.

Genius Products is also releasing DVDs for other companies, including Tartan Films, ESPN, Discovery Communications, ImaginAsian, Sesame Workshop, World Wrestling Entertainment and IFC Films.

I was about to say "Weinstein Company, where?!" THIS IS AWESOME! Grindhouse on Blu-Ray!

[ranma]

The problem is they need to release titles.

W/o titles released, who care your claiming about which side you took?

Just as before, they said they were HD DVD exclusive, but they only maybe only 1 HD DVD releases? to make it effiecially neutral.

[ranma]

btw. I want Sin city and Killbill

[bajor27]

Originally Posted by ranma

btw. I want Sin city and Killbill

Both could've been released (and will be released) on Blu at anytime by Disney.

There is preview footage for Sin City on Lost Season 3 (I think that's the one). It looked spectacular, but I wouldn't expect a Blu release until Sin City 2 (which should be 2009)


Weinstein - please give me Lucky Number Slevin

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by ranma

Just as before, they said they were HD DVD exclusive, but they only maybe only 1 HD DVD releases? to make it effiecially neutral.

They released 11 titles on HD DVD.

~Alan

[doctorD]

I'm hoping some of those Dragon Dynasty titles get released on Blu!

[OokieSpookie]

Maybe the link is wrong but I see nothing about Weinstein

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

Maybe the link is wrong but I see nothing about Weinstein

Yeah me too?

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

Maybe the link is wrong but I see nothing about Weinstein

Genius Inc. and Weinstein together own a distributor.

Genius Products

Genius Products, Inc. (OTC BB:GNPI), along with The Weinstein Company, jointly own Genius Products, LLC, a leading independent home-entertainment distribution company that produces, licenses, and distributes a valuable library of motion pictures, television programming, family, lifestyle and trend entertainment on DVD and other emerging platforms through its expansive network of retailers throughout the U.S. Genius handles the distribution, marketing and sales for such brands as Asia Extreme(TM), Baby Genius®, Dragon Dynasty™, Dimension Films, ESPN®, IFC®, NBC News®, Sundance Channel Home Entertainment®, Wellspring™ and The Weinstein Company®.

[JohnAlden]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

Maybe the link is wrong but I see nothing about Weinstein

Genius is weistein company home video distubitor.

[Sporty]

Kinda makes since due to Genius having a exclusive deal with Blockbuster and Blockbuster being a Blu company.

But as far as I know Genius only has a joint venture with Weinstein and not actually their sole distributor. So Untill Weinstein itself announce they are Blu we might not get some of their better films

[cartman781]

bring on KILL BILL

[darkpoet25]

If this is true maybe we will see Rob Zombie's Halloween on Blu, but I'm not Holding my breath.

[Kirsty_Mc]

Originally Posted by cartman781

bring on KILL BILL

Don't get me started on Kill Bill

[Bobby Henderson]

No it was filmed in 1080p Digital, then the added scratch... it look nowhere near as bad a a REAL 1970's, 1980's Grindhouse film.. now that's how 28 days later look...

That's not accurate.

The Planet Terror half of Grindhouse was digitally recorded with HD video cameras. Death Proof was shot on 35mm film.

I watched Grindhouse last Spring in 2K digital cinema. The artificial image degradation Robert Rodriquez applied to Planet Terror was over the top and not very realistic at all either. Death Proof didn't have quite so much of the image degradation shtick. Its image quality was a lot better than that of Death Proof -it's just too bad the movie itself was a overly talky piece of garbage.

[Rotel1026]

Originally Posted by JohnAlden

Grindhouse should be really sweat in high-def

Wasn't Grindhouse's picture made to look degraded deliberately to look like the old movies they played in grindhouses?