Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 2:49 am
Second Criterion blu-ray strikeout. This is a sad day for home cinema enthusiasts.
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Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 8:46 am
Lovely. I sold my copy the day I heard the blu-ray announced.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 1:13 pm
On the upside, Canal have announced a Dutch BD release for September 3rd, so it's coming out somewhere. No specs yet, though.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:48 am
I wouldn't be surprised if Criterion will have page on Amazon asking which DVD's to strikeout from being released on Blu-ray. 
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 10:27 pm
You guys are going to have to do a lot of voting to negate all my votes for Fishing With John in the first poll
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:41 am
I am also one who thinks Criterion needs to give the show a second look and update the DVD.domino harvey wrote:You guys are going to have to do a lot of voting to negate all my votes for Fishing With John in the first poll
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:03 pm
This is such a pain. I force myself to put off buying the DVD because I know the Blu-ray's coming, then as soon as they announce that they've lost the rights to the Blu the DVD goes OOP too. There've been some very important and I assume lucrative properties Criterion has been losing their grip on recently (Contempt, Ran). I wonder why they've been dropping the ball.psufootball07 wrote:Out of Print according to the CC website.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:09 pm
They are not dropping the ball, shit happens and rights to put films on DVD get revoked. This is also old news.FerdinandGriffon wrote:I wonder why they've been dropping the ball.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:21 pm
If I remember right, it's a Studio Canal license, so hopefully they can get the rights back relatively quickly, a la the Clouzots.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:59 pm
Blu Ray.com weighs in on the new Optimum blu release... not great, but not spectacular.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:11 am
Blu-ray coming to the US on 2/16/10 from Lionsgate.
“Contempt” bonus materials include an 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,” the theatrical trailer, BD-Live and a 20-page collectible booklet.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:16 am
Rewatching this and I have to admit that when Lang first comes on screen it turned me into a grinning idiot. The film is somehow even better than I remember even if the DVD is shit when it comes to subs. At first I couldn't tell Palance was talking because they hate the deaf. Probably more a sign I need to watch this one more often though.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:29 am
The theatre rehearsal scene in Contempt would be a nightmare to explain to the deaf.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:14 pm
That's probably the budget of his last two features combined.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:12 pm
And its just the script, on the screen its pictures...
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:38 am
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^^An improvement on the initial SC Collection disaster to come, even if not from Criterion?
^^An improvement on the initial SC Collection disaster to come, even if not from Criterion?
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:10 am
"Disaster", really? I haven't opened mine yet, but the Blu-ray.com review only reported "minor inconsistencies" (and even those resulting from the condition of the unrestored elements).
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:48 am
To my untutored eye the Studio Canal BD looked fine. A handful of scenes are of slightly lesser quality, but that's explained in the set: they came from an inferior source.
So there's room for improvement, but I don't consider it a disaster at all. In fact, I'd give the whole disc a solid 4 out of 5.
So there's room for improvement, but I don't consider it a disaster at all. In fact, I'd give the whole disc a solid 4 out of 5.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:55 am
By inferior source, you mean shots like these?
Also, what's the deal with these two stills I always see, which make no appearance in the actual film:
Also, what's the deal with these two stills I always see, which make no appearance in the actual film:
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:58 am
Yes, that's one of the scenes. From memory, it affects about five minutes of material.rrenault wrote:By inferior source, you mean shots like these?
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:56 am
Also, wasn't the Criterion DVD precisely the same? If they had done the Blu-ray they probably would have ended up with the same result.RossyG wrote:To my untutored eye the Studio Canal BD looked fine. A handful of scenes are of slightly lesser quality, but that's explained in the set: they came from an inferior source.
So there's room for improvement, but I don't consider it a disaster at all. In fact, I'd give the whole disc a solid 4 out of 5.
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:33 am
No, the Criterion transfer is much darker and more bluish, it's not the same at all (see Beaver). The StudioCanal looks much better to me - but would be cool to see this new restoration on Blu eventually!
edit: sorry, you meant the same source materials of course, which is probably true - but either way the colours look better on the SC
edit: sorry, you meant the same source materials of course, which is probably true - but either way the colours look better on the SC
Re: 171 Contempt
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:48 am
I saw the trailer for the film at Film Forum the other day, and there was a noticeable golden hue to the look of the film that I don't think is captured on the Criterion DVD or Studio Canal blu ray.