The Conversation 4K UHD (1974) (StudioCanal)

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by Maximux

Hoping for a Canadian or US release, love that movie

Lionsgate will release a standard 4K in the US sometime this or next year. ONE FROM THE HEART came here faster than expected (even if only the Reprise Cut is getting a 4K from LG) and THE CONVERSATION is far more popular.

[vinvanveen]

Looks great but that’s just too much shelf real estate.

[double.elix]

The price is a bit steep but it's my favorite movie. I'll be lucky if I don't buy multiple copies lol

[HuggyBear73]

Discs should be housed in a regular UK case, then?

[NoFro]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

Discs should be housed in a regular UK case, then?

Based on the pic I guess we're to assume that they'll just float about in the box.

[andreasy969]

Since, as others have mentioned, the box appears to be the same kind of box as the "Mulholland Drive" box, rotated 90°, I'd expect a slim digi within the box. And a tape. And then lots of empty space underneath that.

[Nitroes]

HMV https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/4k-ult...ctor-s-edition

With their 20% off I'll go for it.



https://theeditroomfloor.blogspot.co...tion-odds.html

[ste71]

I could really do without all that tat.....I'll wait for the standard edition. My lack of space has decided.

[Ruined]

No 8-track, no sale

[grahams76]

That artwork is horrific.

[BobSimms]

Originally Posted by grahams76

That artwork is horrific.

It really is. That’s the real outrage here. Not the ‘tat’ (just wait for a standard edition, for god’s sake), the cassette, or the price. I won’t support a release that has such disrespectful, tacky art.

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by UpsetSmiley

Remember the 20% code with HMV it's £47.99, but still very expensive.

That would still be about £30 for a cassette tape you would listen to maybe once (if you even have what to listen it on) and then never touch again. Its honestly a pretty good fit for a bonus thematically but I struggle to think what they could have put on it to make it even remotely worthwhile.

Originally Posted by grahams76

That artwork is horrific.

At this point I just expect terrible artwork from these 4K releases.

[chucktatum]

Originally Posted by grahams76

That artwork is horrific.

Obviously the original poster art would be ideal.

This cover is by Laurent Durieux, one of my favorite current artists.

https://www.laurentdurieux.com/

Coppola himself seems to be a big fan, as several of his films have had a Durieux poster in recent years.

[Kyle15]

That online gallery fills me with bleak dread.

[Ruined]

Why can't studio canal figure out how to use stickers or a jcard? They really think those rating logos look great?

[tehthomas]

The original poster art is classic, glad they are including it as a poster at least.

[Adam2]

The new artwork looks wonderful. Coppola loves that style, as shown with the incredible Apocalypse Now 4k/Blu set. Now this can sit alongside it!

Most importantly, I'm wondering if the Still Gallery will in any way compete with the complete collection of Deleted Scene Outtake Stills as listed below. It really is an incredible treasure trove - the next best thing to actually SEEING these mythical deleted scenes as shot in production. Presumably they were destroyed years ago if they're not being included here?

There's 62 total deleted scene photos. Plus I have another 51 outtake production photos from the Cinephelia website.

https://theeditroomfloor.blogspot.co...ation-pt1.html

https://theeditroomfloor.blogspot.co...on-part-2.html

https://theeditroomfloor.blogspot.co...on-part-3.html

https://theeditroomfloor.blogspot.co...on-part-4.html

https://theeditroomfloor.blogspot.co...on-part-5.html

[grahams76]

Originally Posted by chucktatum

Obviously the original poster art would be ideal.

This cover is by Laurent Durieux, one of my favorite current artists.

https://www.laurentdurieux.com/

Coppola himself seems to be a big fan, as several of his films have had a Durieux poster in recent years.

Honestly, I just don't think his style fits with most of those films. But obviously this is subjective.

[moreorless]

Originally Posted by MovieBuff647

Not to sound cheap, but close to $80 USD is unusually steep for one of these sets, no? For comparison's sake, I got the DON'T LOOK NOW 4K one last year from Amazon UK Global (through Amazon US) for under $45 USD. Can't deny I do want to own this set, though. My favorite Coppola I've seen thus far (still need to see ONE FROM THE HEART, DRACULA, RUMBLE FISH, THE COTTON CLUB, THE OUTSIDERS, and others).

I'd guess a combination of the tape and the packaging, the former is I'd guess actually more expensive to manufacture than CD's these days and it looks like a box similar to the Mullholland Drive set, maybe not as large because its not sideways on but looks bigger than normal boxes.

[nicwood]

The Conversation has been scanned in 4K from the original camera negative, using a director-approved reference print as a color grading reference. The 5.1 sound mix created in 2000 by Walter Murch will be included, as will the original mono audio track. American Zoetrope restoration supervisor James Mockoski was involved in this work, which was approved by Coppola.

Source: https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/050224-1500