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Lionsgate Announces StudioCanal Collection
Posted November 24, 2009 05:43 PM by Josh Dreuth
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Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will begin releasing
classic titles on Blu-ray as part of a "StudioCanal Collection". The first three
titles to be released in this collection, 'Ran', 'The Ladykillers', and 'Contempt', are scheduled to hit store shelves on February
16th. Each title will feature a 1080p AVC video transfer, multiple DTS-HD
Master Audio soundtracks, and a 20-page collectible book.
Extras for these releases include:
Ran
- "A.K." - the acclaimed feature-length documentary on the making of the
film
- "Akira Kurosawa: The Epic and the Intimate" - documentary on the
director
- A Portrait of Akira Kurosawa by Japanese cinema expert and interpreter
Catherine Cadou
- "The Samurai" - documentary on Samurai art
- "Art of the Samurai" - an interview with a Japanese art of war expert
- BD-Live
The Ladykillers
- introduction by filmmaker Terry Gilliam
- "Forever Ealing" - a documentary on the famed British studio
- Audio commentary with film historian Philip Kemp
- Interviews with British filmmakers Allan Scott and Terence Davies and
writer Ronald Harwood on the film
- BD-Live (including a bonus interview with British filmmaker James
Mangold)
Contempt
- Introduction by British film producer and Godard expert Colin MacCabe
- A "making-of" documentary "One Upon a Time There Was...Contempt"
- A documentary on Godard's legacy in film "Contempt...Tenderly"
- A discussion between Godard and director Fritz Lang "The Dinosaur and the
Baby"
- Theatrical trailer
- BD-Live
Some of our international readers will remember when Optimum Home
Entertainment announced the first Blu-ray titles to be released under the
"StudioCanal Collection" in the UK. In addition to the titles above,
Optimum
also announced 'Belle de jour', 'The Deer Hunter', 'The Elephant Man', and 'The
Lost Honour of Katharina Blum' at the time. One could easily deduce that some
if not all of
those titles would also be Blu-ray bound sometime in the future.
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Source: Blu-ray.com |
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scorsetinogilliam
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Nov 24, 2009
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it's not that i don't trust lionsgate to do these films justice, but damn i just wish that criterion still had the rights... |
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donaldheil
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Nov 24, 2009
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It looks like RAN is going to be the same BD that was originally released in England. If they don't do a proper upgrade (the U.K. BD looks to be an upgrade of the DVD master, not the original print), and since the Studio Canal version is already Region A + B, I don't see a good reason for this particular release. |
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TheManInBlu
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Nov 24, 2009
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Stop announcing movies I want in February!!!! That's too many for one month!! I already had 4 titles for Feb. before this announcement. 2010 is shaping up to be a killer year for BD  |
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reanimator
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Nov 24, 2009
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Ladykillers! Awesome! At first I was afraid this was the Coen brothers remake. The original is wonderful. |
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GGX
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Nov 24, 2009
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Ugh...
If only Criterion still had the rights to Ran. |
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TTC1984
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Nov 24, 2009
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So is Ran going to use a Criterion transfer, or just that one I heard about from that UK release that was supposedly not too good? |
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retablo
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Nov 24, 2009
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"So is Ran going to use a Criterion transfer"
There is no hi-def Criterion transfer, only one for sdvd... itll be the UK transfer that's not too good, which is sad. |
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DFS61
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Nov 24, 2009
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It's about time a David Lynch film gets a Blu-ray upgrade!!! "The Elephant Man" will be a superb start! Would love to see Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" get one, as well; but will settle for "The Deer Hunter"...! (I know I'm probably the only person out there who thinks his 4-hour epic is a masterwork....) (Naturally, I'm jumping-the-gun...!) Can't wait for "Ran," and hope they do a great job as Criterion did with their DVD version...! |
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Inspector Toschi
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Nov 24, 2009
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This is fantastic news. Everyone seems to be down on it though because Criterion isn't releasing Ran instead. Hey, I wish they were too, but it is what it is. Even without Ran, Contempt and The Ladykillers... Bring 'em my way. It's fantastic news. I can't wait for the other releases in their new line. Like someone mentioned, The Elephant Man. I almost ordered that from the UK. But I think I'll wait in anticipation for the US release. It seems like everyone will always find a reason to complain. "Three great films are getting released on Blu? Wait, they're not by Criterion? Ugh, then whats the point?" Have fun not enjoying them. Honestly, the constant whining is getting old... |
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ShellOilJunior
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Nov 24, 2009
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The point is the Region B Ran was terrible. The Beaver compared to an upconvert job.
Lionsgate needs to relinquish rights and let Criterion take care of Ran and Contempt. |
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Rhylliam
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Nov 24, 2009
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Oh my. I wonder if these will be digibooks too... |
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Octavio
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Nov 24, 2009
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Ran and Le mépris on HD! These are sweet news! |
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ccfixx
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Nov 24, 2009
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Okay, so this is February 16th, and not the 19th as stated in the article above, right? These three titles and the three titles scheduled for release by Criterion on the same date make for one expensive week. |
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bygberbrown
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Nov 24, 2009
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There's some misinformation above. Gary Tooze of DVDBeaver has not reviewed the Studio Canal European BD. He has only given a negative to the asian Ran BD.
IMO the Ran BD looks great; far better than a DVD upconvert, in terms of truer colours, but probably not as good as it could be if a new telecine was struck or whatever. |
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JediFonger
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Nov 25, 2009
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em, i read that Criterion has had 'hd' copies of all their films released on DVD since 2001, but whether or not they are completely clean for Blu-Ray is probably another matter =P. |
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Rhylliam
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Nov 25, 2009
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Since Lionsgate does have a nice lil deal signed with Paramount... I think we'll see Elephant Man and Three Days of the Condor before too long... |
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Michael Blanton
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Nov 25, 2009
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THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR is already out on Blu-Ray.
Great titles listed so far. |
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