Foreign Cinema in BLU

[Kristin Simard]

Originally Posted by Midnightsailor

Hey guys...sorry if this has already been posted. I was wondering if you guys think some foreign films will be on Blu anytime soon? I specifically had Fellini in mind. I would love to see Satyricon on high def!
Edit: or 8½

Satyricon is the Fellini film I'd like to see the most on Blu-ray with all the amazing sets and lighting, but I would hope they give that one the kind of care that Lawrence of Arabia is getting, or else it could be a disappointment.

(I'm just thinking of all those great Italian films that looked good on a big screen but looked horrible when put on DVD due to poor transfers.)

[demiscy]

Any news for

1. AMELIE
2. A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Un long dimanche des fiancelles)
and
3. Da Vinci Code

in Blu ???

[Giyomu]

Originally Posted by demiscy

Any news for

1. AMELIE
2. A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Un long dimanche des fiancelles)
and
3. Da Vinci Code

in Blu ???

nope

Da Vinci is to be 2008... December

[B-movies]

Sony supports Spanish cinema in Blu-ray

[pro-bassoonist]

Here's a full list of upcoming German/Austrian titles:

February 27th
Death Proof

March 1
Cool Hand Luke
L.A. Confidential
Robin Hood: Man in Shorts

March 6
Almost Famous: Director's Cut
Gattaca

March 13
Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (Anime)

March 14
The Fly
Beowulf
Wallstreet

March 18
Across the Universe
Daddy Day Camp
Superbad

March 20
Snatch
Premonition

March 23
Tarantino's Grindhouse

March 26
Rendition

March 28
Bonnie and Clyde

April 1
Any Given Sunday (Oliver Stone)
Insomnia (Pacino)
Troy: Director's Cut

April 4
December Boys
The Martian Child (John Cusack)

April 11
The Golden Compass

April 26
The Devil's Advocate

Pro-B

[Mermen79]

Which German films are currently or soon to be on Blu? So far there is only "Lives of Others/Das Leben der Anderen." Germany didn't even get this release.

I know that Lola Rennt/Run Lola Run is coming out in late February or early March, right?

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by djepic112

Which German films are currently or soon to be on Blu? So far there is only "Lives of Others/Das Leben der Anderen." Germany didn't even get this release.

I know that Lola Rennt/Run Lola Run is coming out in late February or early March, right?

1. Germany has its on release for The Lives of Others.

2. DAS BOOT has been confirmed by Paidgeek here as upcoming.

3. There is a new German anime coming out soon (no English subs, see above).

4. Yes, Lola Rennt is coming in February.

5. If any German productions are announced I shall accordingly add them to this thread.

Ciao,
Pro-B

[mrfish]

Originally Posted by Arecsa

I'm hoping for more Korean releases to go Blu-Ray. Especially My Sassy Girl, Sunflower, Windstruck, Il Mare and the rest of the Vengeance trilogy.

Also hoping to see The Orphange on Blu sometime next year.

Couldn't agree more on the need for more Korean films. One i would like to see in particular is 'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring'

[lgans316]

1. Transporter Twin Pack



●Transporter
1) Video Encode : MPEG-4 AVC
2) Audio : Dolby True HD/ 5.1ch /English
: Dolby True HD/ 5.1ch /Japanese (Dub)
3) Subtitle languages: English / Japanese
4) Exact Running time: 93 min.
5) Special features:
・Audio Commentary by Louis Leterrier in French, with Japanese Subtitles
・Making in French, with Japanese Subtitles
・Comparison between Storyboard and Feature Film
・Deleted Scenes
・Music Clip: KNOC-TURN'AL
・Photo Gallery
・Trailer

●Transporter 2
1) Video Encode : MPEG-4 AVC
2) Audio : Dolby True HD/ 5.1ch /English
: Dolby True HD/ 5.1ch /Japanese (Dub)
3) Subtitle languages: English / Japanese
4) Exact Running time: 89 min [Not sure if this is the UNCUT version which is 25 seconds longer than the PG-13 theatrical version]
5) Special features
・Making of Transporter
・Deleted Scenes
・Music Clip: Anggun "Cesse La Pluie"
・Trailer (French Version only)

2. Danny the Dog (Unleashed)



1) Video Encode : MPEG-4 AVC
2) Audio : Dolby True HD/ 5.1ch /English
: Dolby True HD/ 5.1ch /Japanese (Dub)
3) Subtitle languages: English / Japanese
4) Exact Running time: 103 min [THEATRICAL VERSION]
5) Special features
・Making of Danny the Dog in French and English, with Japanese Subtitles
・Piano VFX Making
・Complete Fight Scene Collection
・Deleted Scenes
・Blooper Reel
・Jet Li Visit to Japan in Chinese, with Japanese Subtitles
・Music video RZA "Baby Boy"
・Trailer (French Version only)

[crey014]

I agree with "Spring, Summer...". Come on Sony Classics!

[pro-bassoonist]

M6 Video are set to release Florent-Emilio Siri's L'Ennemi Intime a.k.a Intimate Enemies (2007) on April 28th in France on BR/HDDVD/SDVD. Starring Benoit Magimel, Albert Dupontel (Irreversible) and Marc Barbe (La Mome). Contender Entertainment Group are set to release the film as 2DVD SE on June 9th in UK.



Official Site and Trailer:
http://www.lennemi-intime-lefilm.fr/

Variety:

A fictive combat tale inspired by scenarist Patrick Rotman's same-titled nonfiction book and documentary, Florent-Emilio Siri's "Intimate Enemies" provides a credibly gritty microcosm of French troops' experiences during the 1954-62 Algerian War. Pic takes no political standpoint beyond the usual war-is-hell, admitting that France's bloody attempt to hold onto its colony was a doomed waste of many lives on both sides. Pic works best as a straightforward portrait of a dirty ground conflict fought in unfamiliar territory. Visceral and engrossing, if not ultimately a first-rank war film, "Enemies" should do well at home and attract decent export interest.

His action chops proven by "The Nest" and English-language debut "Hostage" with Bruce Willis, Siri proves equally adept at capturing the tension and sudden chaos of field skirmishes. French soldiers here find themselves at a perpetual disadvantage, negotiating rocky, mountainous, often exposed terrain the rebels know very well, with the locals mostly rooting against them.

Major wrinkle -- though more could have been made of it -- is the presence of several Algerian men in the platoon who, for whatever reason, have chosen to sign up with their country's oppressor. These collaborators had a heavy price to pay if captured by insurgent fellow countrymen.

Another intriguing, if murkily developed idea is that some of these enlistees might serve as rebel moles; at various points, the platoon is ambushed in ways suggesting its plans are being leaked to the enemy.

Set midway through the conflict in 1959, the screenplay introduces Sgt. Terrien (Benoit Magimel) as an ill-equipped replacement for a recently killed officer. Naive and unschooled about local customs, perils and potential deceptions, he's a high-minded humanist whose qualms about morally unacceptable tactics are viewed with disdain by pitiless senior officers, many grunts and his new right-hand man, Sgt. Dougnac (Albert Dupontel).

"You can't fight barbarism with barbarism," Terrien says, trying to stop interrogative torture and gratuitous executions of captured suspects. But the fellaghas (fighters for Algeria's National Liberation Front) practice even more brutal tactics, at one point slaughtering an entire village that was raided by the French, simply to set a fearsome example.

As a series of missions (which divide the story into chapters via onscreen titles) drastically thins the company's personnel, Terrien comes unglued. It often falls to case-hardened Dougnac to push matters onward when his immediate superior stalls, although a late scene reveals he isn't immune from the agonies of a troubled conscience, either.

Subsidiary characters, both soldiers and locals, are generally well etched, although some figures inevitably produce a "Who's that again?" shrug when they become casualties. Battle scenes are moderately scaled, guerrilla-style ones, particularly vivid in one attack when the enemy turns out to be waiting above their quarry, and another set in a forest where machine-gun fire topples whole trees onto trapped men.

Committed perfs pull short of going over the top, despite moments of individual panic and hysteria. Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci's widescreen lensing captures the dramatic landscapes in colors slightly drained to match the khaki and protags' dust-covered skin. Alexandre Desplat's score is another plus in an expertly turned package.


Camera (color, widescreen), Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci; editors, Olivier Gajan, Christophe Danilo; music, Alexandre Desplat; production designer, William Abello; art director, Dominique Carrara; costume designer, Mimi Lempicka; sound (DTS/Dolby Digital), Antoine Deflandre, Germain Boulay, Eric Tisserand; assistant director, Michael Viger; casting, Stephane Foenkinos. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), Sept. 6, 2007. Running time: 110 MIN.

Pro-B

[Kristin Simard]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

M6 Video are set to release Florent-Emilio Siri's L'Ennemi Intime a.k.a Intimate Enemies (2007) on April 28th in France on BR/HDDVD/SDVD. Starring Benoit Magimel, Albert Dupontel (Irreversible) and Marc Barbe (La Mome). Contender Entertainment Group are set to release the film as 2DVD SE on June 9th in UK.Pro-B

I'm not familiar with this one, but the subject reminds me of a beautiful film I saw awhile ago called Remparts d'argile (Ramparts of Clay). I hope this comes out restored in Blu-ray sometime. I doubt that most people in this forum would like it, because it is very slow moving. But I'm guessing you may like it.

[Zyclone]

if it has subs and xploited cinema stock it i will buy it .

[oetty]

I just bought the French Blu Ray of "Les 400 coups / 400 Blows".

I can recommended it - picture quality is very good given the film's age and budget and sound is okay too.

Sadly there are hardly any bonus features (like on the MK2's French Collector's Edition) but it is still worth picking up. Let's hope MK2 will release some other Truffaut Films on Blu Ray...

Andreas

[pro-bassoonist]

David Lynch's DUNE...set to be released in France/Monaco on April 10th via Aventi:



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[degas]

Originally Posted by oetty

I just bought the French Blu Ray of "Les 400 coups / 400 Blows".

I can recommended it - picture quality is very good given the film's age and budget and sound is okay too.

Sadly there are hardly any bonus features (like on the MK2's French Collector's Edition) but it is still worth picking up. Let's hope MK2 will release some other Truffaut Films on Blu Ray...

Andreas

Have you had the opportunity to compare this to the (later/remastered) Criterion release?

[pro-bassoonist]

The Orphanage arrives on April 1 in Spain. English-friendly.

Pro-B

[vdc530]

Originally Posted by oetty

I just bought the French Blu Ray of "Les 400 coups / 400 Blows".

I can recommended it - picture quality is very good given the film's age and budget and sound is okay too.

Sadly there are hardly any bonus features (like on the MK2's French Collector's Edition) but it is still worth picking up. Let's hope MK2 will release some other Truffaut Films on Blu Ray...

Andreas

Is the French BD of Les 400 coups region free? and does it have english subtitles? please let me know, thanks.

[Zyclone]

some good films are being listed i look forward to buying and viewing them.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by vdc530

Is the French BD of Les 400 coups region free? and does it have english subtitles? please let me know, thanks.

Unfortunately MK2 did not provide English subs for the main feature.

Pro-B