Upcoming Non-UK Blu-ray Releases

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Pete

Be interesting to see this on BD.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Pete

I've always wanted to see a decent version of that, hopefully in the wake of Hugo, it will be given a 'no expense spared' restoration and loads of extras (including other films by Georges Méliès).

[Pete]

From the product description:

WINNER: 2011 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS: BEST FILM RESTORATION AWARD No original hand-colored copies of A Trip to the Moon (Voyage dans la Lune - 1902), by Georges Méliès, had been known to survive until one was miraculously found in Spain in the mid-1990s, but in a fragmentary condition thought too fragile to handle for either viewing or restoration. In 2010, three experts in worldwide film restoration - Lobster Films, and two non-profit entities, Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage - launched one of the most complex and ambitious film restoration projects ever to bring an original, colored version of Méliès masterpiece back 110 years after its first release. Using the most advanced digital technologies now available, the team reassembled and restored the fragments of the 13,375 frames. The two foundations, which carried out specifically the music part of this project, decided to approach AIR s Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel, to compose an original modern soundtrack to accompany this cinematic milestone. Flicker Alley is pleased present this brand new restoration, packaged in a limited-edition, SteelBook case, which also features The Extraordinary Voyage, a fascinating new documentary, directed by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange. The Extraordinary Voyage chronicles the journey of A Trip to the Moon from the fantastical Méliès production in 1902, to the astonishing rediscovery of a nitrate print in color in 1993, to the premiere of the new restoration on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in 2011. The documentary includes interviews with contemporary filmmakers, including Costa Gavras, Michel Gondry, Michel Hazanavicius, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet on Méliès enduring significance to cinema.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Pete

From the product description:

A steelbook no less! This is definitely a must buy for film fans.

[antmumford]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

A steelbook no less! This is definitely a must buy for film fans.

This is one release I must own, at least to show my respect to the people who put the time and effort into the restoration. A steelbook is just the icing on the cake

[springjack]

Originally Posted by demonknight

does anyone know if the deadly spawn bluray from image ent. is region free
or region locked? just curious. i heard the pq and sq leave alot to be desired
but i like this movie.
thank god for synapse.
thanks anyway any answers would be appreciated
regards
demonknight

Keep away from the blu-ray.

The Synapse DVD is better in every aspect.

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by springjack

Keep away from the blu-ray.

The Synapse DVD is better in every aspect.

agreed, the blu-ray looks rubbish!!!


Also have posted this elsewhere but i'm genuinely stoked by this one...

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only available from here... The Whisperer in Darkness BluRay

they dont screw you on postage, the disc is region free and I paid using paypal with no hassle. This film was one of the standouts at grimmfest for me.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

A steelbook no less! This is definitely a must buy for film fans.

I'm slowly working my way through the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die book, compiling a sizeable shopping list as I go. I think they are ordered chronologically as A Trip to the Moon is first on the list.

It does seem a little strange to have such a short film given a release like this without being part of a compilation but, in terms of its place in cinematic history and Georges Méliès' stature as one of the great pioneers and geniuses, it does make sense and a Steelbook I'll definitely pre-order as soon as it's available.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Pete

There is also a French release planned (Digipak, I think), but I'm not sure if it'll be English language friendly.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Cover art for The Asphyx: