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jah13 · 03-08-2021, 05:25 AM

Heard this talked about on the recent PCP episode with QT. Haven’t seen it and would need to look into the current rights situation.

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Is Fortress (1985) available?

beamish13 · 03-08-2021, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jah13

Heard this talked about on the recent PCP episode with QT. Haven’t seen it and would need to look into the current rights situation.

Ooh, this is a REALLY fun flick. Rachel Ward (who is fantastic in everything, and while she’s carved out a respectable directing career in her native Australia, I miss seeing her in films) is so believable as a teacher pushed to the edge. One of the great “children in peril” movies

SpaceBlackKnight · 03-08-2021, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by deathbird

Is Fortress (1985) available?

Fortress (1985) was a HBO production, meaning it resides with Warner.

locomotive · 03-08-2021, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by beamish13

Ooh, this is a REALLY fun flick. Rachel Ward (who is fantastic in everything, and while she’s carved out a respectable directing career in her native Australia, I miss seeing her in films) is so believable as a teacher pushed to the edge. One of the great “children in peril” movies

Love the ending of this one

jah13 · 03-08-2021, 04:15 PM

Ah, yeah, then that is indeed a dead end. Too bad.

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Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

Fortress (1985) was a HBO production, meaning it resides with Warner.

omahajon · 03-08-2021, 07:04 PM

Jeremy just got delivered!

jah13 · 03-08-2021, 07:50 PM

I saw via social media! Hope you dig.

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Originally Posted by omahajon

Jeremy just got delivered!

TrentW1982 · 03-09-2021, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

Fortress (1985) was a HBO production, meaning it resides with Warner.

I won't pretend to know enough about rights/licencing to know whether this could make an international release more or less likely, but a bit of extra information in case it's useful to somebody...

In Australia, Fortress was distributed theatrically by UIP then on video by CBS/Fox in the '80s, and around 2016/17 a new 2K restoration screened theatrically in a double-feature with Road Games.

Again, that may not mean anything and I have no idea whether that may indicate if an Australian release could be more likely than a US one from a rights perspective, but thought I'd share the information just for extra context. A key takeaway though is that a 2K restoration does exist, and has screened theatrically (in a double-feature no less, where rights usually dictate what can be paired together).

SpaceBlackKnight · 03-09-2021, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TrentW1982

I won't pretend to know enough about rights/licencing to know whether this could make an international release more or less likely, but a bit of extra information in case it's useful to somebody...

In Australia, Fortress was distributed theatrically by UIP then on video by CBS/Fox in the '80s, and around 2016/17 a new 2K restoration screened theatrically in a double-feature with Road Games.

Again, that may not mean anything and I have no idea whether that may indicate if an Australian release could be more likely than a US one from a rights perspective, but thought I'd share the information just for extra context. A key takeaway though is that a 2K restoration does exist, and has screened theatrically (in a double-feature no less, where rights usually dictate what can be paired together).

Fortress was a co-production with HBO and Crawford Productions. It's likely overseas distribution rights are controlled by the Australian producers given they were the ones who commissioned the restoration from whatever elements they possess.

Animatic33 · 03-12-2021, 12:12 PM

FCE knocks it out of the park again with Jeremy. It took a bit for me to get used to the handheld documentary style of the production, but when the story clicked for me, it really hit home. What a beautiful film

bergman864 · 03-12-2021, 12:18 PM

I finally got my copy in yesterday. I've said it once and I'll say it again many many times. That is one beautiful slip. Can't wait to watch. Keep up the excellent work.

jah13 · 03-12-2021, 03:54 PM

Thank you, Animatic33! The warm response to JEREMY from a lot of people who had never seen or heard of it before has been heartening.

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Originally Posted by Animatic33

FCE knocks it out of the park again with Jeremy. It took a bit for me to get used to the handheld documentary style of the production, but when the story clicked for me, it really hit home. What a beautiful film

jah13 · 03-12-2021, 03:54 PM

Thank you and, of course, hope you enjoy the film as much as the slip.

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Originally Posted by bergman864

I finally got my copy in yesterday. I've said it once and I'll say it again many many times. That is one beautiful slip. Can't wait to watch. Keep up the excellent work.

indravayu · 03-12-2021, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by omahajon

Jeremy just got delivered!

Got mine yesterday (along with Alphabet City).

XGEEKEDGERX · 03-15-2021, 10:27 AM

Just finished watching the Jeremy blu...my word. Word of mouth hooked me but I honestly didn't expect to come away with so much love for the film. What a wonderful discovery. Robby and Glynnis are exceptional and the supplemental interview, hearing them both speak so fondly of making the film, was so enjoyable.

Kudos to you for putting the work in and getting this out there, I truly hope it continues to find an audience, the film deserves it.

jah13 · 03-15-2021, 01:07 PM

Been a bit blown away by responses like this for JEREMY. Much as I love the film, the strong positive reaction overall has been surprising and obviously extremely gratifying. Thank you for sharing your experience with the film here.

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Originally Posted by XGEEKEDGERX

Just finished watching the Jeremy blu...my word. Word of mouth hooked me but I honestly didn't expect to come away with so much love for the film. What a wonderful discovery. Robby and Glynnis are exceptional and the supplemental interview, hearing them both speak so fondly of making the film, was so enjoyable.

Kudos to you for putting the work in and getting this out there, I truly hope it continues to find an audience, the film deserves it.

XGEEKEDGERX · 03-15-2021, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jah13

Been a bit blown away by responses like this for JEREMY. Much as I love the film, the strong positive reaction overall has been surprising and obviously extremely gratifying. Thank you for sharing your experience with the film here.

Absolutely my pleasure. Getting to spend 90 minutes with such a film today was an unexpected delight. You can be sure that I'll be recommending Jeremy to everyone in my circle (and beyond!).

Also, keep up the good work. I stumbled across FCE with I Start Counting and went back to pick up Alphabet City and now with Jeremy I'm a solid fan. I'm very excited about what you have on the horizon this year.

jah13 · 03-15-2021, 04:04 PM

We have more of Robby and Glynnis on our YouTube channel, if you're interested.

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Originally Posted by XGEEKEDGERX

Absolutely my pleasure. Getting to spend 90 minutes with such a film today was an unexpected delight. You can be sure that I'll be recommending Jeremy to everyone in my circle (and beyond!).

Also, keep up the good work. I stumbled across FCE with I Start Counting and went back to pick up Alphabet City and now with Jeremy I'm a solid fan. I'm very excited about what you have on the horizon this year.

bergman864 · 03-15-2021, 04:14 PM

Any surprises for the Halfway to Black Friday sale?

jah13 · 03-15-2021, 04:56 PM

You guys already know, generally, what he have for roughly the next several months. Exact dates still being sorted.

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Originally Posted by bergman864

Any surprises for the Halfway to Black Friday sale?

03-08-2021, 07:04 PM	#506
omahajon Power Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Omaha 4K collection:189 Blu-ray collection:1702 DVD collection:193 Digital collection:4 Trading Score:1	Jeremy just got delivered!

03-12-2021, 12:12 PM	#510
Animatic33 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Ontario, Canada 4K collection:567 Blu-ray collection:4190 DVD collection:451	FCE knocks it out of the park again with Jeremy. It took a bit for me to get used to the handheld documentary style of the production, but when the story clicked for me, it really hit home. What a beautiful film

03-12-2021, 12:18 PM	#511
bergman864 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 4K collection:505 Blu-ray collection:1217 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:15	I finally got my copy in yesterday. I've said it once and I'll say it again many many times. That is one beautiful slip. Can't wait to watch. Keep up the excellent work.

03-15-2021, 10:27 AM	#515
XGEEKEDGERX Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2017 Location:Germany. 4K collection:637 Blu-ray collection:2661 DVD collection:219 iTunes collection:60 Trading Score:3	Just finished watching the Jeremy blu...my word. Word of mouth hooked me but I honestly didn't expect to come away with so much love for the film. What a wonderful discovery. Robby and Glynnis are exceptional and the supplemental interview, hearing them both speak so fondly of making the film, was so enjoyable. Kudos to you for putting the work in and getting this out there, I truly hope it continues to find an audience, the film deserves it.

03-15-2021, 04:14 PM	#519
bergman864 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 4K collection:505 Blu-ray collection:1217 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:15	Any surprises for the Halfway to Black Friday sale?

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