Velvet Goldmine (1998) - Coming Soon from the Criterion Collection - Blu-ray Forum

yoloswegmaster420 · 06-18-2022, 06:12 PM

From a user on Reddit who went to a screening of the restoration:

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so I was at the premiere of the new restoration of Todd Haynes's Velvet Goldmine (an amazing film that I love deeply) and one of the producers let slip that its getting a criterion release.

BluProofie · 06-18-2022, 06:45 PM

Yessss

dr727 · 06-18-2022, 08:29 PM

Proper glam release for proper glam film!

Rizor · 06-18-2022, 08:39 PM

Good! Heard about the Tribeca screening and wondered in this meant a new edition was in the works. Current Blu-ray leaves a lot to be desired. Hopefully this means we'll be getting more Miramax titles.

jmb1381 · 06-18-2022, 08:58 PM

Hoping this will be the longer international cut. The US Blu and DVD are the US Cut.

Christian Muth · 06-19-2022, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jmb1381

Hoping this will be the longer international cut. The US Blu and DVD are the US Cut.

What was cut? I have the Canadian Blu-ray and U.K. DVD, not sure I ever compared them, and I don't see a listing for this on movie-censorship, nor any "alternate versions" details on IMDB.

In any case, I doubt Criterion would release a version not authorized by Haynes.

Chris

thatguamguy · 06-19-2022, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Christian Muth

What was cut? I have the Canadian Blu-ray and U.K. DVD, not sure I ever compared them, and I don't see a listing for this on movie-censorship, nor any "alternate versions" details on IMDB.

http://www.dvdexotica.com/2014/12/ve...reign-cut.html

Christian Muth · 06-19-2022, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by thatguamguy

http://www.dvdexotica.com/2014/12/ve...reign-cut.html

Interesting, thank you! Checking my discs now, and the Canadian Blu-ray is the U.S. cut, I never knew my U.K. DVD was different!

The 25-fps U.K. PAL DVD runs 1:58:12, with no opening Miramax logo. That works out to about 123-minutes at 24-fps. The Canadian Blu-ray/Miramax cut is 1:59:14 WITH the opening Miramax logo, so we're talking about an approximate 4-minute time difference between the cuts. I wonder if the U.K. DVD is the version that premiered at Cannes, and Haynes made some tweaks before the wide release?

Chris

Gacivory · 06-18-2022, 09:09 PM

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kate Todd Haynes is always a good thing! Also give me 4K! The Ewan McGregor c*ck deserves it!

brainofj72 · 06-18-2022, 10:03 PM

Oh hell yes. Adore this film. Pleeeeeeease be UHD

EPlay · 06-18-2022, 10:48 PM

Fantastic! I love this movie.

Christian Muth · 06-19-2022, 04:04 AM

Great news, I really dig this one, although as I recall, it wasn't very well received when initially released. Not that that means anything in the grand scheme of things, but I remember watching VELVET GOLDMINE the first time and being enthralled, and very perplexed by the mixed to negative reception it initially got from most critics.

I just wish Criterion had gotten Hayne's POISON since the Kino Blu-ray is a disaster.

Chris
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senseabove · 06-19-2022, 06:32 AM

Yes, the longer cut is the Cannes cut. In the interview from the day after the premiere that's included in the published screenplay, Haynes says:

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[G]lam rock was very much over in 1984 when the film ends, and even more so in 1998, even though the film brings it back to life for two hours and three minutes. (pp. xxviii-xxix)

I've never been able to find any discussion of why the cuts were made, whether they were Haynes' decision or he had any say over them, etc.

The French BD also has the longer cut, in a newer scan than the US BD.

Christian Muth · 06-19-2022, 12:24 PM

The Tribecca screening page lists a running time of 118-minutes, so unless that's wrong, I'm guessing they remastered the shorter cut:

https://tribecafilm.com/films/velvet-goldmine-2022

Chris

Maximux · 06-19-2022, 01:45 PM

Great news, hope for a 4k but in any ways I'm in

tonylopez · 06-19-2022, 02:46 PM

Wonderful news. Hopefully this opens the door to Criterion going back and re-releasing some previous Miramax titles. Looking at you TRAINSPOTTING.

SpaceBlackKnight · 06-21-2022, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tonylopez

Wonderful news. Hopefully this opens the door to Criterion going back and re-releasing some previous Miramax titles. Looking at you TRAINSPOTTING.

Velvet Goldmine is no longer with Miramax in the US, good thing too as Paramount wont licence most of the Miramax catalog they own and Miramax's version was butchered to get more screeing times. Criterion probably got it from HanWay (who owns producer Recorded Picture Company) since they worked with them for Crash and a few other titles.

Also worth noting MGM (whos Goldwyn Films division was also a co-producer) owned international rights and were the ones who distributed the longer cut.

CelestialAgent · 07-06-2022, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

Also worth noting MGM (whos Goldwyn Films division was also a co-producer) owned international rights and were the ones who distributed the longer cut.

I believe the UK was Film4.

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Originally Posted by Doombear

Party Monster would be another good one for Criterion to release.

Produced by Christine Vachon, long time collaborator with Haynes and she and Killer Films have a high success rate.

FaGiO · 09-13-2023, 06:02 PM

OT...

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Originally Posted by Doombear

Party Monster would be another good one for Criterion to release.

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Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Produced by Christine Vachon, long time collaborator with Haynes and she and Killer Films have a high success rate.

I wrote to her several times on Twitter some time ago, asking her about a possible restoration and remastering in 4K of Party Monster, but she never replied.

Some time ago I had also launched a sort of Twitter campaign for it, but to no avail. No one seems to care about this film...

Even the wishlist topic is not being crapped on by anyone....

dylrichard02 · 06-19-2022, 10:00 PM

I'd quite like to see this, glad to here it's going to be available again!

06-18-2022, 06:45 PM	#2
BluProofie Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 4K collection:835 Blu-ray collection:2275 DVD collection:110 Trading Score:100	Yessss

06-18-2022, 08:29 PM	#3
dr727 Power Member Top contributor Member since:May 2013 Location:♀ 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Trading Score:2	Proper glam release for proper glam film!

06-18-2022, 08:39 PM	#4
Rizor Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:NJ, USA 4K collection:1602 Blu-ray collection:6185 DVD collection:192 MA collection:73 Digital collection:51 iTunes collection:29 Prime collection:7 Blu-ray reviews: 32 Trading Score:159	Good! Heard about the Tribeca screening and wondered in this meant a new edition was in the works. Current Blu-ray leaves a lot to be desired. Hopefully this means we'll be getting more Miramax titles.

06-18-2022, 08:58 PM	#5
jmb1381 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Baker,Florida 4K collection:1071 Blu-ray collection:8818 DVD collection:4492 MA collection:1731 Digital collection:5640 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:1907 Trading Score:170	Hoping this will be the longer international cut. The US Blu and DVD are the US Cut.

06-18-2022, 09:09 PM	#9
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1121 Blu-ray collection:5611 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kate Todd Haynes is always a good thing! Also give me 4K! The Ewan McGregor c*ck deserves it!

06-18-2022, 10:03 PM	#10
brainofj72 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:USA 4K collection:1030 Blu-ray collection:3604 DVD collection:817 Digital collection:149 iTunes collection:139 Trading Score:152	Oh hell yes. Adore this film. Pleeeeeeease be UHD

06-18-2022, 10:48 PM	#11
EPlay Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Hawaii 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- iTunes collection:- Trading Score:197	Fantastic! I love this movie.

06-19-2022, 04:04 AM	#12
Christian Muth Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Detroit, Michigan Trading Score:1	Great news, I really dig this one, although as I recall, it wasn't very well received when initially released. Not that that means anything in the grand scheme of things, but I remember watching VELVET GOLDMINE the first time and being enthralled, and very perplexed by the mixed to negative reception it initially got from most critics. I just wish Criterion had gotten Hayne's POISON since the Kino Blu-ray is a disaster. Chris ,

06-19-2022, 12:24 PM	#14
Christian Muth Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Detroit, Michigan Trading Score:1	The Tribecca screening page lists a running time of 118-minutes, so unless that's wrong, I'm guessing they remastered the shorter cut: https://tribecafilm.com/films/velvet-goldmine-2022 Chris

06-19-2022, 01:45 PM	#15
Maximux Expert Member Member since:Jul 2020 Location:Canada	Great news, hope for a 4k but in any ways I'm in

06-19-2022, 02:46 PM	#16
tonylopez Special Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:California 4K collection:791 Blu-ray collection:1763 DVD collection:23	Wonderful news. Hopefully this opens the door to Criterion going back and re-releasing some previous Miramax titles. Looking at you TRAINSPOTTING.

06-19-2022, 10:00 PM	#20
dylrichard02 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:In the mouth of madness 4K collection:590 Blu-ray collection:2199 DVD collection:271 MA collection:9 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	I'd quite like to see this, glad to here it's going to be available again!

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