Signature Entertainment Discussion Thread

[IanSchultz23]

That’s been well known every since the dawn of cinema that women AND men slept with higher ups to get parts or opportunities. It’s good that’s changing now somewhat but Hollywood is full hypocrisy.

[CelestialAgent]

Sea Fever sounds like it could be fun

[stratford]

**CelestialAgent** look up film review (mark kermode) on bbc catch up it was reviewed very recently

[Yami]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

After his last films were released over here through Warner Bros (and distributed/financed by Amazon), Woody Allen’s latest film is now being distributed over here by Signature Entertainment.

https://www.filmstories.co.uk/news/w...-a-uk-release/

So both this and Gilliam’s latest (obviously both controversial figures), are released here by no-name outfits not that many people will keep track of.

Good to see that someone will release A Rainy Day in New York, but I was hoping it would be someone like Arrow who would definitely give it a physical release. The fact that Signature have only mentioned a digital release seems ominous (other than the unlikely event of a 4K digital release).

Signature also seem to be the latest rights holder for his 90s titles Mighty Aphrodite, Sweet and Lowdown, Celebrity etc. but it seems like they'll never get a physical HD release here.

[CrockettandTubbs]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Sea Fever sounds like it could be fun

Even funnier if you put the subtitles on...

According to dvdcompare.net:

"Although the packaging and the menu don't list subtitles, there is a subtitle stream on the disc. It has nothing to do with the film and seems to be the subtitle track for Takashi Miike’s yakuza film First Love (2019)."



http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparison....php?fid=53846

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by CrockettandTubbs

Even funnier if you put the subtitles on...

According to dvdcompare.net:

"Although the packaging and the menu don't list subtitles, there is a subtitle stream on the disc. It has nothing to do with the film and seems to be the subtitle track for Takashi Miike’s yakuza film First Love (2019)."



http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparison....php?fid=53846

Two movies for the price of one, bargain!

[CelestialAgent]

The Australian release of Come to Daddy from Umbrella Entertainment (8th July) seems to be the only release worldwide carrying extras.

Egyptian Q&A
Gag reel
Teaser trailer
Trailer
Storyboards
Crab Boy - Ant Timpson short film

[Sky_Captain]

Not true, the UK release has the following:

[CelestialAgent]

That's weird, DVDCompare listed the DVD as barebones so the Blu-ray got the extras whereas the DVD got nothing. How long do the interviews last? Besides the odd Signature release like Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Sea Fever, Arctic, The Void, Imperium, Jungle, I've just become used to them being barebones.

[Sky_Captain]

Red Carpet:3 mins 7 secs.
Ant Timpson:9 mins 35 secs.

It also has the First Love subtitle issue:


Both English audio tracks are also listed as Japanese.

First Love really messed Signature up lol

[Aclea]

Maybe they're always late paying the replicating house and this is their way of getting back at them? Either that or a disgruntled employee working out his notice in the mastering stage and leaving some going away presents they'll only discover after he's gone like the infamous Huntley and Palmer biscuit tin with the tin of shit on the garden table and shagging dogs and couples in the background - although the artist in that case is clear he wasn't disgruntled:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng...crets-revealed

[SimBobHard89]

Originally Posted by Yami

Good to see that someone will release A Rainy Day in New York, but I was hoping it would be someone like Arrow who would definitely give it a physical release. The fact that Signature have only mentioned a digital release seems ominous (other than the unlikely event of a 4K digital release).

Signature also seem to be the latest rights holder for his 90s titles Mighty Aphrodite, Sweet and Lowdown, Celebrity etc. but it seems like they'll never get a physical HD release here.

Their website states now that A Rainy Day in New York is getting a physical release on July 27th. It doesn't say on what format. Hoping it isn't just stuck with DVD.

[CelestialAgent]

plenty of recent releases in Zoom's 2 for £10 - First Love, Sea Fever, Come to Daddy, Mr Jones, Domino, Kursk, The Peanut Butter Falcon. I feel bad for anyone who buys any of their titles day of release!

[CelestialAgent]

Jiu Jitsu Blu-ray dated for January 4th. Early reviews have been pretty crap, but it’s Nicolas Cage and Tony Jaa so YMMV.

Relic Blu-ray dated for January 18th. It’s stacked!

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - NATALIE ERIKA JAMES INTRO HOSTED BY MICHAEL BLYTH
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - NATALIE ERIKA JAMES Q&A HOSTED BY MICHAEL BLYTH
BELLA HEATHCOTE INTERVIEW
EMILY MORTIMER INTERVIEW
ROBYN NEVIN INTERVIEW
NATALIE ERIKA JAMES INTERVIEW - DIRECTOR
CHARLIE SARROFF INTERVIEW - CINEMATOGRAPHER
STEVEN JONES-EVANS INTERVIEW - PRODUCTION DESIGNER
RELIC SHOOT TIMELAPSE
RELIC - BEHIND THE SCENES - LOST
RELIC - BEHIND THE SCENES - STUNT

Possessor Blu-ray dated for February 8th

Extras:

DELETED SCENES
A HEIGHTENED WORLD: THE LOOK OF POSSESSOR
IDENTITY CRISIS: BRINGING POSSESSOR TO LIFE
THE JOY OF PRACTICAL: THE EFFECTS OF POSSESSOR
SHORT FILM "PLEASE SPEAK CONTINUOUSLY AND DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCES AS THEY COME TO YOU" BY BRANDON CRONENBERG

These are the same that are on Well Go’s US release (out next month) I believe. Well Go is also releasing the film in 4K, but on their past 4K releases the extras have been on the Blu-ray, not 4K disc, and there’s a chance the included BD will be region locked (some Well Gos have been region free), if that’s a problem for people.

[CelestialAgent]

Signature are releasing Willy’s Wonderland on Blu-ray on April 19th, Come Away and Synchronic on April 5th, Wrong Turn (remake) on May 3rd.

Hopefully Synchronic (Benson/Moorhead of The Endless) carries over the Well Go extras:

Audio Commentary with Directors & Producer

Making Of (1080p; 15:05) is the first of several supplemental pieces to feature both cast and crew.

Previsualization (1080p; 8:17) offers Benson and Moorhead with a brief intro and then some looks at previz for the film.

VFX Breakdowns (1080p; 2:59) has some cool examples of the "rippling" and other effects added to suggest time travel.

Deleted Scene (1080p; 1:06) features Steve and his doctor.

Alternate Ending (1080p; 1:28) features Benson and Moorhead again explaining in clear terms that this "alternate ending", like those appended to previous releases of their films, is a joke. They allude to the fact that the previous "jokes" may not have been properly understood as jokes.

Teaser (1080p; 1:31)

Trailer (1080p; 2:24)

Lots of DVD only releases: The Owners, What Lies Below, Anti Life, Persian Lessons, Unearth, Edge of the World, Initiation, The Auschwitz Escape, Betrayed, Portal, Final Days, The Final Stand.

Persian Lessons, Betrayed, The Auschwitz Escape [Report/Správa] sounds like they could be interesting - all Holocaust films.

[Aclea]

Even DVD releases are getting rare from them - a lot of their foreign language films are digital only.

[moviegeek1992]

It amazes me that this company is able to get so many interesting indie films and give them the worst presentation on physical media. It wouldn’t have been too difficult for them to have made an name for themselves as a boutique label for new indie cinema had they paid more attention to cover art, subtitles, bonus features and kept the more shlock offerings as DVD only - but they are so clueless and continue to be. I’d only buy a Signature Blu-ray if their’s was the only Blu-ray for the film in the world or if the US Blu-ray is a BD-R etc - and not full price either!

[thelyonsden2001]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Lots of DVD only releases: The Owners, What Lies Below, Anti Life, Persian Lessons, Unearth, Edge of the World, Initiation, The Auschwitz Escape, Betrayed, Portal, Final Days, The Final Stand.

Persian Lessons, Betrayed, The Auschwitz Escape [Report/Správa] sounds like they could be interesting - all Holocaust films.

Hi everyone,

Fellow Blu-ray.com'r and also happen to be the director of the above mentioned Unearth.

Any way you get to see the film -- we're happy.

But just wanted to add we retained the Blu-ray rights for the film ourselves, b/c little interest for releases with extras, which we grew up on -- and so we'll be working on a stacked release with the original score, 30 mins deleted/extended scenes and more. http://www.unearthmovie.com for those interested in knowing more.

Cheers

[CelestialAgent]

Really happy to see titles like this that come out through different distributors end up with a Blu-ray produced independently, like with Fanny Lye Deliver'd. Would love to see this happen more often especially if there's the passion for it or finances allowing!

[CelestialAgent]

Extras for Synchronic listed on Amazon, matches the US release. Hopefully the encode is good too.

COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTORS AND PRODUCER
MAKING OF
PREVISUALIZATION
VFX BREAKDOWN
DELETED SCENE
"WHO CARVED ALWAYS ON THE ROCK"
TRAILERS

Willy's Wonderland is quite weak in terms of extras unfortunately.

"Willy's Wonderland: Inside the Fun" 2020 featurette (7:37)
"Willy's Wonderland: Set Tour" 2020 featurette (2:17)
"Willy's Wonderland: Colorful Darkness and the Demon-atrons" 2020 featurette (1:43)