French distributors Carlotta Films have sent us preliminary specs and coverart for a number of films they are planning to release on Blu-ray in the second half of the year. The exact release dates are yet to be determined for some of these films, but as usual we will update you when additional info is made available.
Update: Release dates have been confirmed and added to each title.
DESPAIR
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
German DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
1.66:1 OAR
Region "B" locked
THE KING OF NEW YORK (KING OF NEW YORK)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1 & 2.0
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
1.78:1
Region "B" locked
COLONEL BLIMP (THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
1.37:1 OAR
Region "B" locked
LE FESTIN DE BABETTE (BABETTE'S FEAST)
Danish /Swedish /French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
1.66:1 OAR
Region "B" locked
HARA-KIRI : MORT D'UN SAMOURAÏ (ICHIMEI)
Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
2.39:1
Region "B" locked
BLOW OUT
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
2.39:1 OAR
Region "B" locked
PULSIONS (DRESSED TO KILL)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 1.0
French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
2.39:1 OAR
Region "B" locked
LA SERVANTE (HANYO)
Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
1.55:1 OAR
Region "B" locked
Note: This week, Carlotta Films released on Blu-ray Austrian director Gerald Kargl's Angst a.k.a Schizophrenia (1983), starring Erwin Leder, Robert Hunger-Bühler and Silvia Rabenreither.
So -- with it getting a UK and a European release -- can we please get Criterion to upgrade Colonel Blimp here in the States? Though, depending on the quality and the supplements, it may be better to go the import route.
If the editions of Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes are any clue, and not needing French subs, i will wait for the Criterion of Colonel Blimp, an October release, maybe?
