MoC Forthcoming, Wishlist, and Random Speculation

[bdsweeney]

Bugger, Park Row only on DVD.

[eerik]

Coming to the @mastersofcinema series on DVD on 12 Nov, the cinematic feast of wit, charm, and romance that is TROUBLE IN PARADISE

[Finch]

Pity TROUBLE IN PARADISE is DVD only but probably betterlooking than the old Crit.

[Calvin]

"Based on the best extant elements of the film, DVD-only is the optimal way to go on this title. The 1st DVD release ever in the UK!"

[eerik]

And one of the most famous and iconic of ALL films, from Carl Theodor Dreyer..

THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC will be released in the @mastersofcinema series on Blu-ray for the 1st time anywhere in the world on 12 Nov 2012

[JPJ]

Bugger, Park Row only on DVD.

Better than dvd-r from MGM.

[neilist]

Woah, totally wasn't expecting Dreyer's 'La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc' this year!

[Finch]

Joan Of Arc in 20fps and 24fps and 2 new scores by Mie Yanashita and Loren Connors.

[Calvin]

Lo Duca version included as well!

[eerik]

Ozu’s FLOATING WEEDS released in the @mastersofcinema series on Blu-ray (Dual Format) for the 1st time anywhere in the world & DVD on 3/12

[Finch]

Nicely coinciding with the BFI Gangsters set!

[eerik]

GATE OF HELL [JIGOKUMON] released on 3/12 in a @mastersofcinema edition. Beautifully restored for a BD + DVD "Dual Format" edition & DVD

[Finch]

What a lineup....

[eerik]

SOUL POWER, the documentary of the 3-day music fest “Zaire ‘74” feat James Brown will also be re-issued on 10/9 in a Dual Format Ed. & DVD

[Calvin]

That is a truly stellar line-up. Lovely to see some Kinugasa enter the collection, I hope it bodes well for a much-requested silent in 2013...

[manicsounds]

So "Floating Weeds" was not part of the 32 films that BFI got? What about the silent version "Story Of Floating Weeds"?

[BrokenFace]

Excellent announcement. Die Nibelungen is the one I'm really excited for. Also Gate of Hell. Trouble in Paradise was a big lack in R2. so many great Lubitsch films never been released in UK.

Passion of Joan of Arc sounds a brilliant package, though it's not really a favourite film of mine.

[eerik]

In September, a trifecta: (1) Pasolini's OEDIPUS REX (dip-back into REAL final-final Pasolini...) on Dual Format and (update) standalone DVD
Cecil B. DeMille's masterpiece CLEOPATRA, on Dual Format (BD + DVD), and (update) standalone DVD!

[Finch]

The other Ozu title that AE had the rights for was THE END OF SUMMER. Perhaps a 2013 title for MoC?

[Minkin]

In September, a trifecta: (1) Pasolini's OEDIPUS REX (dip-back into REAL final-final Pasolini...) on Dual Format and (update) standalone DVD
Cecil B. DeMille's masterpiece CLEOPATRA, on Dual Format (BD + DVD), and (update) standalone DVD!

Add RoGoPaG to that DVD standalone additions. Seems like an odd choice to go back to a separate DVD only edition. What's the point of Dual format then? It not catch on as hoped?

[Finch]

Floating Weeds and Gate of Hell will also get standalone DVDs according to latest tweet. Odd..

[manicsounds]

Now we just need the announcement of extras...

[Pipi]

So "Floating Weeds" was not part of the 32 films that BFI got? What about the silent version "Story Of Floating Weeds"?

I think AE didn't have rights for that one, so possibly this is among those 32. In that case I would count for a nice box of Kihachi films from BFI (one of which is obviously "The Story of Floating Weeds"). This would be a nice follow-up to "Student Comedies" and "Gangster Films" boxes.

[rwaits]

These are some amazing titles. I can't wait to see artwork!

[Murdoch]

Park Row on a pressed disc from MoC no less? Wow, just amazing.