MUBI Releases on Blu-ray and DVD

[rapta]

Next BD release seems to be Gianfranco Rosi's NOTTURNO: https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/notturno/12916753.html

[CelestialAgent]

Limbo is a Focus Features title in the US (released today), but a MUBI title in the UK (released in cinemas in July.) It's possible that even if MUBI don't do a UK Blu-ray, Universal could do one in the US. However, the number of Focus (and also NEON) titles they've limited to DVD or VOD only means this definitely isn't guaranteed.

[rapta]

I really, really hope First Cow gets a UK Blu-ray through MUBI. Love Reichardt and she's starting to get forgotten on Blu-ray. Seems like a miracle when Soda released that box set (and Night Moves), and Criterion got Certain Women (which was out of the blue to be honest, as Sony acquired it).

I did ask MUBI on social media recently but they didn't reply...

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by rapta

I really, really hope First Cow gets a UK Blu-ray through MUBI. Love Reichardt and she's starting to get forgotten on Blu-ray. Seems like a miracle when Soda released that box set (and Night Moves), and Criterion got Certain Women (which was out of the blue to be honest, as Sony acquired it).

I did ask MUBI on social media recently but they didn't reply...

It’s worth noting all the Soda releases are OOP, so the only Reichardt a UK customer can currently buy on disc is Certain Women, which is absurd.

Madman has Australian rights to First Cow, so it’s possible they will do their own Blu-ray.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

It’s worth noting all the Soda releases are OOP, so the only Reichardt a UK customer can currently buy on disc is Certain Women, which is absurd.

Madman has Australian rights to First Cow, so it’s possible they will do their own Blu-ray.

That is crazy. Same with Jarmusch though (unless Criterion change that at some point...I might double-dip, as a massive fan).

[CelestialAgent]

Notturno comes with a Q&A between Rosi and Innaritu. Based on the runtime on MUBI’s website being 128 minutes, the film is 100 minutes so should be a 28 minute Q&A. However the back cover says it’s 25i (could be the shooting format?) and it comes in a scanavo case with slipcover.

Picturehouse are actually screening First Cow, too. I think because this is a windowed release, streaming on MUBI from 9th July.

The UK has now cut back to a 45 day window:

https://variety.com/2021/film/global...21-1234968736/

31/45 day window with Universal and Cineworld too:

https://deadline.com/2021/05/cinewor...al-1234755459/

[CelestialAgent]

Don’t know if MUBI will do their own local release, but the brilliant Shiva Baby (out through MUBI as a one day cinema event and streaming in the next week) is getting a US Blu-ray from Utopia.

[CelestialAgent]

US Blu-ray of Limbo is out before MUBI’s cinema release!

[CelestialAgent]

Following its cinema release on May 28th, First Cow just arrived on the MUBI platform today (one of the first films to use an abbreviated window). It arrives on Blu-ray in a month's time, with a making of featurette.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Cow-B...dp/B098KG48PK/

[Foggy]

MUBI has the rights to Annette here in the UK (I believe is also getting an abbreviated theatrical release in September). Amazon seems to have the rights elsewhere so the UK might be one of the few pleases releasing on Blu-ray.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Following its cinema release on May 28th, First Cow just arrived on the MUBI platform today (one of the first films to use an abbreviated window). It arrives on Blu-ray in a month's time, with a making of featurette.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Cow-B...dp/B098KG48PK/

Yesss! I will try and see it in the cinema but something tells me my s/o would be bored out of her skull, so might just have to pre-order this.

Great stuff, glad to have more Reichardt on Blu-ray! Feels like a miracle we ever had any. For a while I only owned Meek's Cutoff on DVD, so I'll be happy to own all her films in HD!

[CelestialAgent]

It's definitely slow cinema so you need to be in the right frame of mind for it. Definitely haunting at points but it's so wonderfully made, from the period detail and the cinematography and performances and the soundscapes.

Apparently the iTunes release features exclusive outtake footage of an owl.

I definitely regret missing out on the Soda Pictures boxset which seems impossible to find now - and their release of Night Moves has unfortunately also gone OOP, and again seems impossible to find. Old Joy has a Criterion release (though Region A only - and the earlier Region 1 DVD features an exclusive commentary), Oscilloscope released her debut River of Grass with commentary, and they also released Wendy and Lucy, but no film related extras - just some short films by other directors selected by Reichardt. So, for UK fans, it's a choice between Certain Women, First Cow and a couple of DVDs.

Originally Posted by Foggy

MUBI has the rights to Annette here in the UK (I believe is also getting an abbreviated theatrical release in September). Amazon seems to have the rights elsewhere so the UK might be one of the few pleases releasing on Blu-ray.

Yes, and a relatively wide one at that, with 100 screens. Hopefully with Adam Driver quite a few cinemas will decide to book it. UGC are releasing it in France so maybe it could get a French Blu, but I don't know how English friendly it would be.

I'd be surprised if Petite Maman (19th November in 25+ cinemas) doesn't get a Blu.

[Dougling]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Following its cinema release on May 28th, First Cow just arrived on the MUBI platform today (one of the first films to use an abbreviated window). It arrives on Blu-ray in a month's time, with a making of featurette.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Cow-B...dp/B098KG48PK/

Immediately preordered. Best film I've seen this year so far.

[carldavis]

Originally Posted by Dougling

Immediately preordered. Best film I've seen this year so far.

Likewise. Love everything Kelly Reichardt.

[Dougling]

Originally Posted by carldavis

Likewise. Love everything Kelly Reichardt.

Same. It's a shame her shorts haven't been released on disc at all, or River of Grass in HD (over here). I've got the rest, but might have to give in and order the latter from the US at some point.

[CelestialAgent]

MUBI has been buying a lot of titles at Cannes

https://variety.com/2021/film/global...es-1235021535/

[rapta]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

MUBI has been buying a lot of titles at Cannes

https://variety.com/2021/film/global...es-1235021535/

Wow, indeed quite a few there! Looking forward to Bergman Island especially, but also Benedetta, Annette and to some extent, Titane (though I didn't love Raw, personally). Reckon all four of those are likely to get the Blu-ray treatment too.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by rapta

Wow, indeed quite a few there! Looking forward to Bergman Island especially, but also Benedetta, Annette and to some extent, Titane (though I didn't love Raw, personally). Reckon all four of those are likely to get the Blu-ray treatment too.

I think Titane is only in other territories, Altitude seems to be releasing it in the UK.

[nitin]

Could someone who has the Ema blu post their views on A/V quality please?

[Aunt Peg]

Originally Posted by nitin

Could someone who has the Ema blu post their views on A/V quality please?

I'm not the best judge on visuals and particularly audio as I have a rather small TV by todays standards but the MUBI disc looked and sounded fine to my eyes and ears. I should add that I've been impressed with every MUBI Blu Ray that I have purchased. Really wish they would ramp up their physical media output.