Weinstein Company.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by TheTenth

for planet terror : the movie looks "old" with many effects that look like old and decrepit film most of the time, will the result be good on BD? after all it's the director's choice to look that way to mimic an old grindhouse movie ...

For a BD release, I think it's all about having a lossless soundtrack and fitting the entire theatrical experience (both movies and all trailers) on one disk.

[Zyclone]

Originally Posted by mdtulp

quick, someone lend them some money!

Sony offered them money to come to bluray and weinsteins said we will take that money to go bluray but we want more money to actually release any titles .


dear weinsteins please go bankrupt , and enjoy spending your remaining years in a gutter somewhere.

[Minimejer05]

I hope they go Blu soon.. im dieing for Grindhouse.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Why are their heads so far up their asses??? If they can't afford blu-ray, then they should sell the company to Sony, Paramount, Universal, etc. This will make people much happier.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I'm saying this because I want 1408 on blu-ray and Planet Terror.

[Lord_Stewie]

There is another thread about this. I think you will find some answers regarding weinstien company.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=46839

I think their Major issue, is lack of financial means to start production. And remember although yes they did release a few titles on HDDVD, production for BD is more expensive. So let alone having problems producing already on HDDVD, you can come to the idea, that yes definitely they are having a tough time with money.

[Zyclone]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

I'm saying this because I want 1408 on blu-ray and Planet Terror.

you can already get 1408 on bluray

[gvortex7]

Originally Posted by Zyclone

you can already get 1408 on bluray

Yeah, but I don't think he wants to get it for $35-40.

[Zyclone]

Originally Posted by gvortex7

Yeah, but I don't think he wants to get it for $35-40.

his loss then

[WickyWoo]

I think their Major issue, is lack of financial means to start production. And remember although yes they did release a few titles on HDDVD, production for BD is more expensive. So let alone having problems producing already on HDDVD, you can come to the idea, that yes definitely they are having a tough time with money.

No, it's lack of ROI in a reasonable period

A large percentage of Blu titles that have come out have not sold enough units to pay the costs on production

Weinstein would rather invest that money in new films, rather than wait a year or so to make their money back. None of their movies falls into the action whizbang genre that's popular on Blu

[Stingercjc]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

No, it's lack of ROI in a reasonable period

A large percentage of Blu titles that have come out have not sold enough units to pay the costs on production

Weinstein would rather invest that money in new films, rather than wait a year or so to make their money back. None of their movies falls into the action whizbang genre that's popular on Blu

I think Weinstein released Forbidden Kingdom. Although I want to say it was in association with Lionsgate (who I imagine will be releasing the Blu-Ray).

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by Stingercjc

I think Weinstein released Forbidden Kingdom. Although I want to say it was in association with Lionsgate (who I imagine will be releasing the Blu-Ray).

yes Lionsgate and Weinstein co produced the movie. But Weinstein has domestic home video rights

[WickyWoo]

Weinstein has different distributors but always keep their home video rights

Don't be shocked if they have Blu on the shelf before the end of the year, Forbidden Kingdom is a no-brainer, and recycling Clerks 2 and whatever else they put out should be a simple matter. The really expensive stuff is already done

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

No, it's lack of ROI in a reasonable period

A large percentage of Blu titles that have come out have not sold enough units to pay the costs on production

Weinstein would rather invest that money in new films, rather than wait a year or so to make their money back. None of their movies falls into the action whizbang genre that's popular on Blu

interesting...

I found this link about weinstien when HDDVD was alive. although the article is old dating to last year, but it has an idea of whats going on. the final paragraph where it states the situation weinstien.

( It could very well be they’re finding the market is just too small for a company of their size to turn any profit (looking at Paramount’s sales where they sold all off 500 of a certain title gives this some weight), and that would have to be my initial guess. However, I’m just curious about why they’ve done this.)

[unjichan]

I'm soooo waiting for Nanny Diaries