870 Othello

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Re: 870 Othello

#76 Post by swo17 »

The Narrator Returns wrote:This release has been pushed back to an unknown date.
Hopefully something to do with adding Filming Othello?
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#77 Post by Drucker »

Or there's a rights dispute. :cry:
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#78 Post by Roger Ryan »

swo17 wrote:
The Narrator Returns wrote:This release has been pushed back to an unknown date.
Hopefully something to do with adding Filming Othello?
Do we have a source for this info? The Criterion site still lists a 5/23 release date.

I'd be happy to wait another few months if it meant Filming Othello could be included.
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#79 Post by The Narrator Returns »

Criterion apparently directly informed Blu-Ray.com of this.
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#80 Post by domino harvey »

They probably wanted to remove extras to better fit in with their new business model
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#81 Post by cdnchris »

Yes, they sent out an e-mail today about this. The e-mail states "We will have updates shortly on the new date."
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#82 Post by Zorn »

I figured this was happening once I got an email from Amazon last week informing me the release date changed and would reach out to me once a new date was known.

:?

Hopefully the delay means more extras and not rights related.
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#83 Post by kcota17 »

Strange... there's still no update and the Criterion website still says May 23rd.
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#84 Post by Drucker »

Now listed as September 26. No mention of Filming Othello.
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#85 Post by Ribs »

The "More!" added was:

Souvenirs d’“Othello,” a 1995 documentary about actor Suzanne Cloutier by François Girard
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#86 Post by swo17 »

That addition was pointed out on the last page. It doesn't look like there's anything new here.
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#87 Post by dwk »

New extra:
Filming “Othello,” Welles’s last completed film, a 1979 essay-documentary
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#88 Post by knives »

That's worth the wait.
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#89 Post by Ribs »

Hooray! This is now definitely in "highlight of the year" territory.
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#90 Post by Newsnayr »

Amazing, wonderful news.
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#91 Post by Ribs »

Delayed to 10 October though
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#92 Post by solaris72 »

Be still my heart! Hadn't imagined they'd manage that. And me with my preorder still standing at ~$22.
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#93 Post by Calvin »

Wellesnet say that Filming Othello will be from a new 2K scan!
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#94 Post by albucat »

Wow. News I never thought I'd hear. I've never preordered before, but now I have no choice.
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#95 Post by Roger Ryan »

Filming Othello is such an obvious supplement to this release that I'm glad Criterion took the time to clear the rights and do a fresh scan. Given that just twenty years ago it was difficult to see much of Welles' canon, I'm amazed how much of it is now readily available in HD.
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#96 Post by Drucker »

Six years ago I was getting into film and The Trial, Chimes, Inmortal Story, Othello, and Macbeth were all hard to come across!
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Re: 870 Othello

#97 Post by Apperson »

Beaver

EDIT: Wow, that 1955 cut looks rough, was it known to be in a rough state?
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#98 Post by Roger Ryan »

Apperson wrote:Beaver

EDIT: Wow, that 1955 cut looks rough, was it known to be in a rough state?
I don't know - judging from the screengrabs, only the shot of Desdemona from the U.S. version looks significantly worse (as in softer) than the European equivalent. I don't see a striking drop in quality by comparing the other stills, but am happy the European cut looks the best since I think that's the all-round better version.
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#99 Post by Apperson »

Screen-caps 2 and 3 (the doves and Desdemona) definitely show the most difference.
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#100 Post by Ribs »

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