Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)

[filmmusic]

To tell you the truth i'd prefer Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour to be released on Bluray,than deleted footage from Truth or Dare.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

To tell you the truth i'd prefer Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour to be released on Bluray,than deleted footage from Truth or Dare.

They are one and the same: if they don't find the unreleased footage from Truth Or Dare, you'll never have an HD version of Blond Ambition. So you SHOULD want it.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

They are one and the same: if they don't find the unreleased footage from Truth Or Dare, you'll never have an HD version of Blond Ambition. So you SHOULD want it.

Ok, then i want it!

Although I'm still not convinced that the complete Blond Ambition tour footage is mixed with the Truth or Dare footage.
(meaning they are in the same box or something)
Or maybe the director filmed 10 songs out of 17 and they used those 6-7 in the film.
Is it confirmed that he filmed the entire concert?

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Ok, then i want it!

Although I'm still not convinced that the complete Blond Ambition tour footage is mixed with the Truth or Dare footage.
(meaning they are in the same box or something)
Or maybe the director filmed 10 songs out of 17 and they used those 6-7 in the film.
Is it confirmed that he filmed the entire concert?

Yes. They filmed both nights in France towards the end of the tour. Because of the film, they had to change it every other song. So, on the next night, they got the alternate songs. ALL live footage was from the same two nights. Check the credits.

[Luke B.]

I would love to see the Yokohama concert in hd, it would look great.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Yes. They filmed both nights in France towards the end of the tour. Because of the film, they had to change it every other song. So, on the next night, they got the alternate songs. ALL live footage was from the same two nights. Check the credits.

OK, thanks.
I don't have the Bluray yet but it's in my wishlist.
I was a major Madonna fan back in the early 90s with the Blond Ambition Tour I saw on TV from Barcelona, Truth or Dare, Dick Tracy, the Vogue video clip..
What memories..

There was also a sticker collection here in Greece with various stickers (movies, stars, cartoons etc.), and i loved this which sadly i don't have any more: (i also had it in a poster)

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Luke B.

I would love to see the Yokohama concert in hd, it would look great.

Funny you should mention that.

Take this with a huge grain of salt but, apparently, it *WAS* filmed with HD cameras. The rumor has it that Yokohama used some of the first HD cameras ever. The source of this rumor was apparently the director who used the cameras AFTER Yokohama. I guess he did an interview where he talked about having to wait for the cameras to be done.

Now, I don't have the interview nor do I have the source of it so that's why I say to take it with a grain of salt. However, even if it were recorded, who knows what it was recorded onto, where those masters are or what condition they're in.

At this point, we're essentially f****d every way imaginable.

[PeterTHX]

Necro thread alert!

Wondering what this is, and it isn't from Lionsgate
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07N3S8D6X/

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Necro thread alert!

Wondering what this is, and it isn't from Lionsgate
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07N3S8D6X/

It's a UK import

[SleazyForWeasley]

I'd much rather see someone release the Blond Ambition tour on Blu. It was shot on film, and I bet it would clean up nicely.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by SleazyForWeasley

I'd much rather see someone release the Blond Ambition tour on Blu. It was shot on film, and I bet it would clean up nicely.

No one knows where the masters are. And it's never been edited. We don't even know if the whole show was shot.

Better off trying to find the masters for Japan. That was actually recorded with one of the first HD video cameras.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

No one knows where the masters are. And it's never been edited. We don't even know if the whole show was shot.

Better off trying to find the masters for Japan. That was actually recorded with one of the first HD video cameras.

How could they lose the master used for the Pioneer LaserDisc?

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

How could they lose the master used for the Pioneer LaserDisc?

That wasn't filmed. It was shot on PAL videotape

[SleazyForWeasley]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

No one knows where the masters are. And it's never been edited. We don't even know if the whole show was shot.

Better off trying to find the masters for Japan. That was actually recorded with one of the first HD video cameras.

Allegedly. Madonna doesn't like revisiting the past, so this excuse just seems easier than denying fans what they really want.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by SleazyForWeasley

Allegedly. Madonna doesn't like revisiting the past, so this excuse just seems easier than denying fans what they really want.

I'm surprised the rights holders don't just do it on their own.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

That wasn't filmed. It was shot on PAL videotape

From what I recall the LD (which was NTSC) was a "hard copy" of what had aired live on HBO the previous summer. I actually had it on VHS (from HBO) and later rented the LD.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

From what I recall the LD (which was NTSC) was a "hard copy" of what had aired live on HBO the previous summer. I actually had it on VHS (from HBO) and later rented the LD.

Nice was recorded with PAL cameras in France. The laserdisc is edited differently to the HBO broadcast with a different sound mix as well. PAL, as you know, has a resolution of 720x576 and there are supposedly PAL laserdiscs with the slightly higher resolution.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Nice was recorded with PAL cameras in France. The laserdisc is edited differently to the HBO broadcast with a different sound mix as well. PAL, as you know, has a resolution of 720x576 and there are supposedly PAL laserdiscs with the slightly higher resolution.

Yes, but you have that pesky 25fps frame rate.

Never compared the editing of the HBO to the LD so will take your word at that. Not surprised the sound mix is different since MTS Stereo (mono compatible) vs. LD digital stereo are night and day.

Come to think of it, I may (MAY) have a dub of the LD on a SVHS in storage. I didn't start buying LDs until later.
From what I also remember, it went OOP pretty quick.


We're also talking memories from 1990. F--- I'm old.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Yes, but you have that pesky 25fps frame rate.

Never compared the editing of the HBO to the LD so will take your word at that. Not surprised the sound mix is different since MTS Stereo (mono compatible) vs. LD digital stereo are night and day.

Come to think of it, I may (MAY) have a dub of the LD on a SVHS in storage. I didn't start buying LDs until later.
From what I also remember, it went OOP pretty quick.


We're also talking memories from 1990. F--- I'm old.

But, in this case, it wasn't sped up because it was videotape and native. So, technically, creating an NTSC master would introduce a litany of issues.

It didn't go OOP very quickly.

And it has nothing to do with MTS vs. Digital. It's a completely different sound mix. All of her tours that were broadcast (from WTG - DW) have different mixes. They were all rebuilt from the ground up

[nathanashby]

Pioneer holds the USA rights to the Blonde Ambition Tour footage. Not Madonna. I seem to recall a push for them to release it in the early days of DVD and they flat out said they weren't interested since nearly a decade had passed at that point. That's the hold up.