Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

That is open to debate, but many do consider it to be because of the style and elements found within among other reasons. Simply being a British film wouldn't qualify this as noir, but as I'm unfamiliar with the title, I'd like to get some input as to whether it fits or not.

edited my post, with 2 sources from books which classify the film in the british film noir.

here's a 3rd source:
https://books.google.gr/books?id=1cQ...20noir&f=false

[silverlakephil]

Mr.Lime just posted this on the Kino Lorber thread. I believe this film qualifies as Western Film Noir like Pursued and Ramrod:

Originally Posted by MisterLime

Coming July 12th on Blu-ray!

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
• Brand New 4K Restoration
• Audio Commentary by Western Scholar Dick Eulain and William Wellman Jr.
• Biography's Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero"
• Restoration Comparison
• Trailer Gallery


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[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

Mr.Lime just posted this on the Kino Lorber thread. I believe this film qualifies as Western Film Noir like Pursued and Ramrod:

Yeah, I'd say it does. Great movie, can't believe Kino got it. Their Fox deal is going to reap so many great movies including a few Noir films

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Yeah, I'd say it does. Great movie, can't believe Kino got it. Their Fox deal is going to reap so many great movies including a few Noir films

Lets keep our fingers crossed for Nightmare Alley

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by JoeBuck

Lets keep our fingers crossed for Nightmare Alley

Yeah, I had mentioned a week or two ago that I just bought it on DVD, so hopefully that "sacrifice" leads to it showing up on BD soon

[jetthead]

Speaking of Western noir, I wish Criterion would finally release a Blu-ray version of The Furies.

This is the French theatrical poster and it just screams NOIR!

[dougotte]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Yeah, I had mentioned a week or two ago that I just bought it on DVD, so hopefully that "sacrifice" leads to it showing up on BD soon

We appreciate it!

"Every boy has a dog!"

Edit: I just realized that my post could be misinterpreted. The quote has nothing to do with you; I just always loved that line from Nightmare Alley.

[MifuneFan]

Kino just announced that they'll be releasing Cry of the City (1948), directed by Robert Siodmak. It's sourced form a new 2K restoration!

Originally Posted by MisterLime

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New 2K Restoration!

Cry of the City (1948) Starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters and Debra Paget - Screenplay by Richard Murphy (Panic in the Streets, Boomerang) - Directed by Robert Siodmak (The Killers, Criss Cross).

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Kino just announced that they'll be releasing Cry of the City (1948), directed by Robert Siodmak. It's sourced form a new 2K restoration!

[Show spoiler]

Kino just keeps killing it! Bravo!

[silverlakephil]

I hope they release Call Northside 777 (1948) next.

[jetthead]

Amazon.fr just shipped my copy of M (1951)!

[MifuneFan]

Twilight Time are having a sale at their direct shop, with $10 off select titles. There are a couple noir titles among them, including:

House of Bamboo
Violent Saturday

[MifuneFan]

Twilight Time has announced a double-feature release of Tony Rome (1967) and Lady in Cement (1968), starring Frank Sinatra (and Raquel Welch in the latter ). Both are classified as being neo-noir.

Ex-cop-turned-private eye Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) needs work, so when his former partner shows up with a seemingly easy job tracking down a spoiled heiress (Sue Lyon), Tony jumps on the case. He finds the woman quickly, but when her father (Simon Oakland) discovers that her jewelry has gone missing, he hires Tony to find the thieves. Tony's investigation angers the wrong people, and when his partner ends up dead, he discovers there may be more to this case than some missing jewelry.

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after, tough guy Waldo Gronski (Dan Blocker) hires him to find a missing woman named Sandra Lomax, and Rome wonders if there's a connection. He sets about trying to locate the woman, and in no time finds himself mixed up with a beautiful party girl (Raquel Welch) and a slippery racketeer (Martin Gabel).

[tallguy58]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Twilight Time has announced a double-feature release of Tony Rome (1967) and Lady in Cement (1968), starring Frank Sinatra (and Raquel Welch in the latter ). Both are classified as being neo-noir.

I liked the films but I don't think spending $30 US is worth seeing them in higher def. I got the DVD's for $6 each Canadian and they look great.

I think Twilight Time is a rip off. Especially when they justify their higher price as "limited editions" and then re-release the films.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by tallguy58

I liked the films but I don't think spending $30 US is worth seeing them in higher def. I got the DVD's for $6 each Canadian and they look great.

I think Twilight Time is a rip off. Especially when they justify their higher price as "limited editions" and then re-release the films.

There's only been a handful of re-releases, and they won't be doing anymore after the ones they already have scheduled. Value is subjective, but since this might be the only way to get it on BD, I'm sure it's worth it for some.

They do have sales from time to time (like right now), so this could be an eligible title in one of those too

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by tallguy58

I think Twilight Time is a rip off. Especially when they justify their higher price as "limited editions" and then re-release the films.

They don't "justify" the higher prices by making them "limited editions". Both of those things are characteristics of the kind of licensing deals they make with the studios. They pay the entire license fee up front, and the limitation to 3000 copies is pretty much because that's all they can afford. People seem to think that Twilight Time is laughing all the way to the bank, but they aren't. They are "notorious" for their titles going out of print quickly, but the truth is that only about 30 out of 200+ releases have sold out.

[MifuneFan]

Arrow will be releasing The Ox-Bow Incident in the UK on July 4th. Extras are mostly the same as the upcoming Kino release, but add an introduction, and select scene commentary by Peter Stanfield, plus a stills gallery.

http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/ind...product_id=725

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

New 4K digital restoration by Twentieth Century Fox
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM Audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by American West historian Dick Etulain and William Wellman Jr
Introduction by Peter Stanfield, author of Hollywood, Westerns and the 1930s: The Lost Trail andHorse Opera: The Strange History of the Singing Cowboy
Scene-select commentaries by Stanfield
Henry Fonda: Hollywood’s Quiet Hero, a 45-minute documentary on the actor from the Biography series
Stills gallery
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vladimir Zimakov
Fully illustrated collector’s booklet containing new writing by Nick Pinkerton

[MifuneFan]

Although not quite a noir, Kino's upcoming release of Deadline - U.S.A. will have an audio commentary form Eddie Muller. Kino has also just posted the cover art, which is pretty awesome:

[MifuneFan]

DVDBeaver's review of In a Lonely Place is up. It looks quite nice

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-r...ce_blu-ray.htm

(credit to filmmusic for originally posting)

[MifuneFan]

Kino has announced another Fox Noir! They'll be releasing Road House (1948) this Summet.

Richard Widmark plays the borderline-psycho owner of a combination road house and bowling alley. Widmark's singer, Ida Lupino, begins exhibiting an interest in his manager, Cornel Wilde. To get even with Wilde, Widmark frames him on a robbery charge, then has the unlucky fellow released in his custody. The sadistic Widmark takes every opportunity to flaunt his control over Conte, but this only serves to deepen the relationship between Wilde and Lupino.