New Line Cinema is being taken over.. BY WB!

[Ice2Dragon]

http://perezhilton.com/2008-02-28-rip-48#respond

Granted its from perez hilton..but still!

new line cinema president stepped down today, and NLC is being taken over by WB.

HELLO BLU RAY

[nomad2010]

Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

http://perezhilton.com/2008-02-28-rip-48#respond

Granted its from perez hilton..but still!

new line cinema president stepped down today, and NLC is being taken over by WB.

HELLO BLU RAY

I've known this was happening for months.. where have you all been?

[cartier]

One good thing that can come from this will be a resolution with the Tolkien Trust.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

http://perezhilton.com/2008-02-28-rip-48#respond HELLO BLU RAY

New Line has been releasing Blu-Rays, and they went Blu exclusive when Warner went.

[ryoohki]

Yeah, hello LBR VC1 and Lossy sound!... Sorry about the negativism. I hope than New Line will keep their high standard in video and sound...

[CptGreedle]

Originally Posted by cartier

One good thing that can come from this will be a resolution with the Tolkien Trust.

Lets just hope so. This could also further complicate matters since now a different studio is taking over, the rights management is different.
We will see what happens but we all know they want this movie to be made, (although the Tolkien estate is not very fond of these films since they are not "100%" accurate to the books).

[CGYBLU]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

Yeah, hello LBR VC1 and Lossy sound!... Sorry about the negativism. I hope than New Line will keep their high standard in video and sound...

Let's turn that around and hope that warner adopts NL's standards

[Amel]

o god

not a big fan of WB and their production line

[Blu As Hell]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

Yeah, hello LBR VC1 and Lossy sound!... Sorry about the negativism. I hope than New Line will keep their high standard in video and sound...

New Line's releases have all been VC-1, just at a High Bitrate.

[Ice2Dragon]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

New Line has been releasing Blu-Rays, and they went Blu exclusive when Warner went.

i meant hello to nicer audio/video blu rays ^_^

[patrick99]

Originally Posted by Blu As Hell

New Line's releases have all been VC-1, just at a High Bitrate.

That's only true of one: Shoot 'Em Up.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Blu As Hell

New Line's releases have all been VC-1, just at a High Bitrate.

I'm sure he knows that. That's probably why he put LBR (Low Bit Rate) before the VC-1 part.

[Minimejer05]

I love New Line!! I hope there still as good.

[bluseminole]

Dear god. New Line was doing so well with their Blu releases, especially their commitment to hi-res 7.1 soundtracks. Oh well...here we come LOTR, 15mbps on a BD-25. But hey, I'll bet the Dolby Digital soundtrack will be really well done .

[BaronVH]

Originally Posted by cartier

One good thing that can come from this will be a resolution with the Tolkien Trust.

You got that right. We would have seen The Hobbit by Peter Jackson already if it wasn't for that dumbass Bob Shaye.

[fitprod]

Originally Posted by nomad2010

I've known this was happening for months.. where have you all been?

Actually this has been in the works for years.

If New Line didn't have Lord of the Rings, or it had tanked, WB would have done this years ago.

fitprod

[Blu As Hell]

Originally Posted by patrick99

That's only true of one: Shoot 'Em Up.

No...I own 3 of New Line's 4 releases and they are all VC-1

Rush Hour 3 High Def Digest's review

Pan's Labyrinth High Def Digest's review

Shoot'Em Up High Def Digest's review

The one I don't own is Hairspray High Def Digest's review.

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

I'm sure he knows that. That's probably why he put LBR (Low Bit Rate) before the VC-1 part.

You're right...I can't read too good sometimes.

[Amon37]

This afternoon, Time Warner is announcing that New Line will become a unit of Warner Bros. This is, of course, a very difficult and emotional time for all of us who have worked at New Line. While there is not much we can say that can lessen the impact of this announcement, we did want you to know about the decision before you read about it in the press.

New Line will maintain its own identity and will continue to produce, market, and distribute movies. But New Line will now do so as part of Warner Bros. and will probably be a much smaller operation than in the past. Time Warner hopes that operating New Line as a unit of Warner Bros. will allow New Line to focus on the creative side of movie-making, while reducing costs and taking advantage of Warner Bros.' distribution systems. The company will be holding group meeting with New Line employees tomorrow in Los Angeles and New York to discuss this announcement, and is committed to letting employees know as soon as possible about how this change affects them individually.

For our part, we will be stepping down as Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOS of New Line. This was a painful decision, because we love New Line and the people who work here have been like our second families. But we will be leaving the company with enormous pride in what all of us at New Line have accomplished together. From its humble beginnings 40 years ago, our studio has created some of the most popular and successful movies of all time. Those movies are a tribute to the amazing creative energy and entrepreneurial abilities of the talented people at New Line. They are a legacy that will endure forever.

Although we are stepping out of New Line, we intend to remain actively involved in the industry in an entrepreneurial capacity, and will keep you advised of developments.

We thank all of you who have worked so hard to make New Line such a success. We are very proud of every one of you.
Bob & Michael

http://online.wsj.com/public/article...l?mod=rss_free

Wow!!

[Sky_Captain]

Here's hoping Warner's no region coding policy floats across. I want a decent Blade BD. not some half assed EIV UK release!

[Blu As Hell]

New Line will maintain its own identity and will continue to produce, market, and distribute movies. But New Line will now do so as part of Warner Bros. and will probably be a much smaller operation than in the past. Time Warner hopes that operating New Line as a unit of Warner Bros. will allow New Line to focus on the creative side of movie-making, while reducing costs and taking advantage of Warner Bros.' distribution systems.

From reading this it looks like that WB will just be footing the bill for movie budgets and distribution. Looks like no reduction in quality for Blu-ray releases.