The Official Network Thread

[Olmo]

Originally Posted by huntauk

The Hitch's are great news!

Has anyone seen The Shout and have any thoughts on it? The synopsis is very intriguing, it's the first I've heard of the film.

Since watching Skolomowski's distinctly weird but intriguing 'Deep End' a while back, I have been eager to seek this out. I found what I think is the original cinematic trailer on YouTube and I have to be honest, it looks laugh out loud bad.

I may be wrong, hope so. It looks very 'TV episodic', much like The Hammer House of Horrors series in the late 70's / early 80's in the UK.

[Mister Snoops]

Originally Posted by SD-Blu

I wish network would standardise their cases, we've had regular amaray cases for titles like odd man out, then transparent cases for the likes of the lodger, then those horrible cheap slim dvd cases for several titles and now slim US style amarays, just put em' in regular cases for feck's sake!

I only own The Lodger. I hope the Hitchcock releases are standard amarays so they dont stand out on my shelves. I am very idiosyncratic about that..

[BigNickUK]

Originally Posted by Mister Snoops

I only own The Lodger. I hope the Hitchcock releases are standard amarays so they dont stand out on my shelves. I am very idiosyncratic about that..

I suspect they will be slim US amaray cases

[Refused]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

i wonder if its gonna be uncut. the HK release is cut as well. the UK DVD cropped. the only real uncut relase is the AT release but that one is a 1080i mess of a encode

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the "deleted scenes" on the HK release essentially just what was cut out?

[BigNickUK]

More release date changes!

Hands Of The Ripper now put back to August 18th
Richard III now put back to September 1st
Ransom now put back to September 1st
Countess Dracula brought forward to September 9th
Twins Of Evil brought forward to September 9th

[Mister Snoops]

Originally Posted by BigNickUK

I suspect they will be slim US amaray cases

Oh well. I will still end up getting them.

[BAKA]

Originally Posted by BigNickUK

More release date changes!

Hands Of The Ripper now put back to August 18th
Richard III now put back to September 1st
Ransom now put back to September 1st
Countess Dracula brought forward to September 9th
Twins Of Evil brought forward to September 9th

I think they've pushed Tom At The Farm forward too, according to an e-mail from Amazon. 18th of August now.

[mattyl149]

When you announce 25 forthcoming Blu-ray releases, I suppose you expect some dates to change, but these are changing quite regularly. In fact, it's getting difficult trying to keep track of when these are coming out, the amount of times they have been changing

[BarnDoor]

Unearthly Stranger coming later in the year:

http://networkonair.com/shop/2029-un...626709242.html

[the blob]

Seems like This Sporting Life and Victim have lossy audio. Hopefully it's not going to become a standard.

[BigNickUK]

Alexander Korda's Mine Own Executioner

Release date - 9/3/2015

http://networkonair.com/shop/2033-mi...626709341.html

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mine-...lu-ray/107786/



With compelling, sympathetic performances from double Oscar nominee Burgess Meredith and accomplished Irish actor Kieron Moore, this powerful psychological drama shows the almost super-human demands of a profession that ranks amongst the most challenging. Adapted from his own novel by BAFTA-winning author and screenwriter Nigel Balchin, Mine Own Executioner is presented in a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original film elements.

Meredith stars as Felix Milne, a lay psychiatrist in post-War London who is enlisted to treat Adam Lucian, a fighter pilot deeply traumatised by his experiences in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. Beleaguered by emotional problems of his own, Milne embodies the mixture of dedication, self-distrust and self-criticism that characterises a man with a genuine vocation for the psychiatrist’s work; but is he qualified to treat a patient as disturbed and potentially destructive as Adam?

SPECIAL FEATURES:
[] Image Gallery
[] Promotional Material PDFs

[OceanBlue]

Was looking forward to getting Network's Blu-rays of the films The Ipcress File, The Quiller Memorandum and the Dirk Bogarde film Victim (which still seem to be be being released a week next Monday (28th July), based on Network's website). However, I'm confused by the whole 'lossless audio/lossy audio' topic. Is it a good thing for Blu-ray releases? My knowledge on this topic (the topic of 'lossless audio/lossy audio') is sketchy.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by mattyl149

the amount of times they have been changing

The pre-order now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'

[hagios]

[Show spoiler]

Enough excitement for one week? Never. Today we are extremely excited and proud to announce a very special and very limited Blu-ray box set following the premiere of ‘Filmed in Supermarionation’ on 30 September. Called simply ‘Supermarionation’ and available from 20 October, this release is the ultimate box set for aficionados of Gerry Anderson’s iconic Supermarionation series. Limited to just 2,500 copies, it marries the brand new film with a selection of key episodes from the Supermarionation spectrum, all painstakingly restored for the first time from the original film elements. A newly expanded and redesigned edition of Stephen La Riviere’s book is also included as well an exclusive one-off TV21 comic, and a wallet of postcards featuring newly created artwork based on the film’s graphics, all presented in a beautifully crafted box. This edition will be available to pre-order from 1 August exclusively from networkonair and gerryanderson.co.uk

The complete box set contains:

FILMED IN SUPERMARIONATION – BLU-RAY

Stephen La Rivière brings his acclaimed history of Supermarionation to the big screen, with a mix of newly filmed interviews, rare and unseen archive footage, reconstructions of the Supermarionation techniques – all hosted by Lady Penelope, Parker and Brains. The Blu-ray edition features a wealth of special features including extended interviews and full-length archive material (Also available separately on DVD/Blu-ray).

THIS IS SUPERMARIONATION

Lady Penelope and Parker are our hosts for more than four hours of Supermarionation in action! Beautifully restored, complete episodes are presented in High Definition interspersed with new linking material, rare archive material, original commercial break bumpers (reinstated with actual commercials), trailers and more make for the ultimate celebration. (Available separately as a Blu-ray doublepack with Filmed in Supermarionation but not available on DVD)

Episodes included in this set:
• Four Feather Falls: Gunfight on Main Street • Supercar: False Alarm • Fireball XL5: Space City Special • Stingray: Pilot • Thunderbirds: Terror in New York City • Captain Scarlet: The Mysterons • Joe 90: Hi-Jacked • The Secret Service: More Haste, Less Speed



HD21 – THE WORLDS OF GERRY ANDERSON IN HIGH DEFINITION

Two additional Blu-ray discs of restored key episodes spanning every Supermarionation series from Supercar to The Secret Service. (Also available as two separate volumes on Blu-ray – not available on DVD)

Episodes included in this set:
• Supercar: Crash Landing • Fireball XL5: Planet 46 • Stingray: Plant of Doom • Stingray: Titan Goes Pop • Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky • Captain Scarlet: Treble Cross • Joe 90: The Most Special Agent • Supercar: Talisman of Sargon • Fireball XL5: XL5 to H2O • Stingray: Count Down • Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno • Captain Scarlet: Winged Assassin • Captain Scarlet: Noose of Ice • The Secret Service: A Case for the BISHOP



*EXCLUSIVE* TV21 – Edition 243

Unique to this box set, we present a brand-new edition of the classic Century 21 comic TV21, taking up where the original series left off. Produced to the same size and specification as the original, this all-new, single issue features newly-commissioned comic strips from original 1960s illustrators including Gerry Embleton and Martin Asbury, alongside the very best in contemporary comic talent. Contributors include Mike Collins, Martin Baines, Lew Stringer and 2000 AD writer John Freeman. This official and special edition is only available as part of this set.

*EXCLUSIVE* COMMEMORATIVE POSTCARDS

A wallet of A5-sized postcards featuring some of the Justin T. Lee’s stylish graphics originally produced for the film and book – available only as part of this box set.

Supermarionation: Available to pre-order from 1 August.

FiS: Official Trailer

Filmed in Supermarionation – Official Trailer

Stand by for action, Filmed in Supermarionation will be taking off in October! We are delighted to announce that Filmed in Supermarionation will have its premiere at the BFI on 30th September 2014 ahead of the October general release.

Off the back of this exciting news, we are extremely proud to be able to bring you the official trailer for Filmed in Supermarionation…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLM-E...layer_embedded

Directed and co-produced by Stephen La Riviere and hosted by Lady Penelope and Parker themselves, ‘Filmed in Supermarionation’ is a screen adaptation of his book of the same name and features a wealth of previously unseen archive footage, brand new interviews with the surviving casts and crews and clips from the shows themselves. Some of the most memorable moments of the film are the ingenious and accurate recreations of the pioneering techniques used in the productions. -



http://networkonair.com/features/201...usive-trailer/

[fdm]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Was looking forward to getting Network's Blu-rays of the films The Ipcress File, The Quiller Memorandum and the Dirk Bogarde film Victim (which still seem to be be being released a week next Monday (28th July), based on Network's website). However, I'm confused by the whole 'lossless audio/lossy audio' topic. Is it a good thing for Blu-ray releases? My knowledge on this topic (the topic of 'lossless audio/lossy audio') is sketchy.

Lossless audio is a great thing for blu-ray. Accept no substitutes.

[BigNickUK]

Originally Posted by fdm

Lossless audio is a great thing for blu-ray. Accept no substitutes.

Or just buy these unless you are an audiophile

[John Hodson]

Happily, both Ipcress and Quiller are confirmed with lossless soundtracks.

[mattyl149]

Originally Posted by BigNickUK

Or just buy these unless you are an audiophile

I do prefer lossless myself. I found on both the Shooter and Trading Places Blu-rays I had to turn the volume to full to hear them. Although these aren't Network releases

But, unless it would absolutely benefit the film, then on a Blu-ray the picture quality is far more important

[the blob]

Originally Posted by mattyl149

I do prefer lossless myself. I found on both the Shooter and Trading Places Blu-rays I had to turn the volume to full to hear them. Although these aren't Network releases



But, unless it would absolutely benefit the film, then on a Blu-ray the picture quality is far more important

I agree on both parts. My gripe is that, by it's very nature, in order for there to be a lossy track there has to be a recent lossless track which it is derived from that should be available. There isn't much excuse to not include it unless space is an issue.

[Patient-X]

For me, the sound in a movie is every bit as important as the picture.