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#33822 |
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This is unfortunate. I remember reading the rights holder claim he personally spent $100k restoring this. If he thinks he's going to recoup all of that he's delusional.
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#33823 |
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I have a question about the BD of BLACKMAIL.
The silent version on Disc 1, which was restored by the BFI, looks absolutely fantastic. This is its first ever commercial release, and I'm thrilled. However the "talkie" version is presented in two different versions. Disc 1 has a 1.33 version. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears to simply be the 1.20 master stretched out wider. I'm not entirely clear why, since the film's OAR is supposedly 1.20. Disc 2 is labeled as containing the 1.20 version, but it in fact appears to be pinched on the sides, resulting in an aspect ratio that's more like 1.10. I haven't seen this discussed here yet, but on other forums people have brought it up. There are caps and such here: https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=28489 http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/...16328&start=25 The Vudu streaming "talkie" version appears to be the normal 1.20, there are comparison caps between all three versions in the Nitrateville thread. |
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Thanks given by: | jaydot (08-16-2019), whiteberry (08-16-2019) |
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#33824 | |
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Someone else brought this problem up earlier in the thread, but it didn't get much traction at the time. I imagine that will change as more people get their hands on the discs. For those who have seen the film already, which edition do you prefer: silent or talkie? (I'm asking about the film itself, not the transfer.) Last edited by noirjunkie; 08-16-2019 at 11:18 PM. |
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#33825 |
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Definitely the silent version. The talkie version isn’t as much of an artifact as I thought it would be, but it’s still a talkie film from 1929, and the silent version just has more energy and is a far more confident work. Also, Anny Ondra’s performance suffered in the talkie version from having to awkwardly sync with Joan Barry’s line readings. She was wonderful in the silent version, and I wish she had a bigger career. The shot with her holding the knife after killing the man was absolutely chilling.
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Thanks given by: | noirjunkie (08-17-2019), Professor Echo (08-17-2019) |
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#33827 | |
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The talkie version, even in its proper 1.20 aspect ratio, wouldn't look as good. Still, both have their merits. |
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#33828 |
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This isn't the first commercial release of the silent version - it's been on DVD in Germany for years containing both sound and silent versions (the latter with original English intertitles), and they make for an interesting comparison piece. Of the two, the silent has more energy and more dramatic composition, although in many areas the differences are fairly minor. The performances seem better, with some interesting handplay in the glove scene that should have been held over for the talkie.
To the sound version's credit it has the "KNIFE!" scene and a much better, longer take of Ondra walking through the streets as ghostly transparent figures of indifferent passers by drift among the crowd, and there's much fun to be had in watching the cues she gives her offscreen voice double (usually every sentence is heralded by opening her mouth for a second's hesitation before starting to mime). Donald Calthrop steals the acting honors as the would-be blackmailer, even managing to convince when using an unlikely upper class accent in the talkie. |
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Thanks given by: | John_Drake (08-17-2019), noirjunkie (08-17-2019), Professor Echo (08-17-2019), Reddington (08-17-2019) |
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#33829 | |
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![]() Sadly their huge and expensive restoration program of the "Hitchcock 9" silent films was for theatrical release only. The titles are owned by different rights holders, so they have only slowly trickled out to home video over the years, individually. The long-hoped-for BD boxset was, as many of us feared at the time, an impossibility. Easy Virtue was the first to be released on BD, I believe, in France. It was followed by The Lodger in the UK. That film was later paired by Criterion in the US with Downhill. And now we have Blackmail. |
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#33830 |
Blu-ray Ninja
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The BFI-restored 90 minute cut of The Pleasure Garden (Hitch's directorial debut for those that don't know) isn't available anywhere outside of UK festival screenings. I've heard all about how much better it is from the 60 minute cut available elsewhere, but it's completely impossible to even view.
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Blu-ray Knight
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Thanks given by: | James Luckard (08-17-2019) |
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#33833 |
Blu-ray Prince
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#33834 |
Blu-ray Ninja
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New announcement on Twitter:
Coming 2020! Brand New 2K Restoration! Oscar Winner: Best Supporting Actor (Martin Balsam) Three Oscar Nominations Including Best Picture! A Thousand Clowns (1965) Starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam & Barry Gordon – Directed by Fred Coe (Me, Natalie). clowns.jpg |
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Thanks given by: | Brad1963 (08-18-2019), diverdave (08-26-2019), donidarko (08-18-2019), easydreamer (08-19-2019), Edward J Grug III (08-19-2019), fdm (08-18-2019), Fred Sliman (08-18-2019), GetHarryPalmer (08-17-2019), hoytereden (08-18-2019), Jobla (08-17-2019), Kino Lorber Insider (08-19-2019), LeeFanatic007 (08-18-2019), movieben1138 (08-17-2019), octagon (08-17-2019), Starchild (08-17-2019), StarDestroyer52 (08-17-2019) |
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#33836 |
Blu-ray Champion
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So now there are just 5 titles left to reveal in the MGM deal:
1950s - 1 1960s - 2 1980s - 2 One of the 60s titles was previously released on Blu by another label (NOT Twilight Time), and one of the 80s titles is a seemingly fairly obscure Cannon film. And on top of this, just 3 titles left to reveal in the Universal deal: 1930s - 1 1950s - 1 (almost certainly Wings of the Hawk) 1980s - 1 At this point I'm thinking the 80s title will be Return of the Musketeers, given they still have a Christopher Lee film to announce. Last edited by BarnDoor; 08-18-2019 at 12:55 PM. |
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Thanks given by: | Jobla (08-17-2019), robtadrian (08-21-2019) |
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#33837 | |
Blu-ray Samurai
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Edit: And I just found out that Arrow is releasing The Far Country. Sweet! Last edited by belcherman; 08-17-2019 at 05:56 PM. |
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#33839 |
Banned
Aug 2019
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I remember a short while back when he won a judgment against Cheezy Flicks for their boots of Triffids...lol. Not that that's seemed to stop their overall operations.
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#33840 |
Banned
Aug 2019
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Kino Lorber Insider,
The passing of the beyond legendary Peter Fonda has me thinking of his often overlooked second directorial effort, the eco-conscious, post-apocalyptic Idaho Transfer, starring Keith Carradine. It's quite an interesting film. Fonda initially only intended to produce. Fonda retained the rights to it himself, but it never had a proper release, eventually popping up on budget label dvds. Would, at an appropriate point, this be something that would interest KLSC? |
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Thanks given by: | deedeenova (08-18-2019) |
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