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And doesn't the Korean DVD of The Housemaid have a commentary track too?

colinr0380 wrote:And doesn't the Korean DVD of The Housemaid have a commentary track too?

Yes, it's between Park Chan-wook and a Korean critic and it's not particularly enlightening. More importantly, it includes Kim Ki Young's first feature The Box of Death (for which the soundtrack is lost) and an early short.

What Manic's screencaps show is the ugly contrast boosting Criterion inflicted on Yojimbo and Sanjuro.

zedz wrote:

colinr0380 wrote:And doesn't the Korean DVD of The Housemaid have a commentary track too?

Yes, it's between Park Chan-wook and a Korean critic and it's not particularly enlightening. More importantly, it includes Kim Ki Young's first feature The Box of Death (for which the soundtrack is lost) and an early short.

To clarify, the DVD has a commentary by Bong Joon-ho.
The Blu-ray has a new commentary by Park Chan-wook.

None of the DVD extras were carried over for the Blu-ray.

FakeBonanza wrote: Thanks for sharing, this is awesome news all around. Taipei Story may be the most exciting news, being a more-than-welcome surprise. Watching the horrid VHS rip floating around has provided me with only the faintest impression of Yang's masterpiece. Did the Cinematik rep comment on whether the Film Foundation was participating in this resto as well?

No explicit mention. As I understood it the WCF's involvement in the restoration of the Hou was in the sound elements (carried out in Bologna, sourced from different elements than the video).

htom wrote:The World Cinema Foundation is now found at the Film Foundation webpage though not in the same form as previously seen.

Following up on this post, The list of films restored has increased but it is not possible to determine the order of releases chronologically, which is a shame. Even the Facebook page for the projectdoesn't really fill in the gaps, as some films announced were restored under the Film Foundation. Still, some later projects can be dated roughly:

2014

Sayat Nova (The Color of Pomegranates) [Armenia 1969] d: Sergei Parajanov
Raid Into Tibet [UK 1966] d: Adrian Cowell

2015

Alyam, Alyam (Oh the Days! ) [Morocco 1978] d: Ahmed El Mannouni
La noire de... (Black Girl) [Senegal 1966] d: Ousmane Sembene
Insiang [Philippines 1976] d: Lino Brocka
Fēngguì lái de rén (The Boys from Fengkuei) [Taiwan 1983] d: Hou Hsiao-Hsien

And

Pădurea spânzuraților (Forest of the Hanged) [Romania 1964] d: Liviu Ciulei

still doesn't show up any more even though it appears to have been restored and presented in 2010

Is there any way to see Taipei Story?

There's a miserable copy of Taipei Story on the Tube but it has English subs. No yang on NF or Hulu+ streaming. Why do I bother?

ando wrote:There's a miserable copy of Taipei Story on the Tube but it has English subs. No yang on NF or Hulu+ streaming. Why do I bother?

THE HORROR, THE HORROR.

Well, there's always Yi Yi. Or... any Ozu.

criterion10 wrote:

Trees wrote:Is there any way to see Taipei Story?

To further this question, with the exception of Yang's three restored titles (A Brighter Summer Day, The Terrorizers, Yi Yi), are there any decent/watchable versions of his remaining five features on home video (or even back channels for that matter)?

I'd like to work my way through his filmography, but if everything is as unwatchable as that YouTube upload of Taipei Story, I might have to hold off for the time being.

Cinematek are restoring Taipei Story (heard this last October).

That is fabulous news. Why has it taken 30 years for these Taiwanese films to circulate in decent copies?

kuzine wrote: Cinematek are restoring Taipei Story (heard this last October).

This sounds like great news. Any more details? How might the restoration find distribution?

Trees wrote:

kuzine wrote: Cinematek are restoring Taipei Story (heard this last October).

This sounds like great news. Any more details? How might the restoration find distribution?

Well Cinematek have their own label, and just released an "early Hou" dvd collection, of their own restorations. I don't think they distribute theatrical releases, but somebody might tour things for them.

Taipei Story is now listed on the Film Foundation website as a WCP restoration, so there is a likelihood that it will eventually get a Criterion release.

Assuming Criterion is still doing WCP releases!

A Brighter Summer Day was a WCP restoration. The forthcoming Black Girl is too.

jwd5275 wrote:Taipei Story is now listed on the Film Foundation website as a WCP restoration, so there is a likelihood that it will eventually get a Criterion release.

Speak of the devil, the NYFF just announced that they're screening it as part of their revival program.

Mungo wrote:So's Written On The Wind, Heaven Can Wait, either another Yang or a Hou (or possibly both), the Marseilles Trilogy, Dragon Inn, and a Bresson. We're definitely getting at least one martial arts film, even if it isn't a samurai movie.

What Yang are we expected to get? I'm really excited to hear that, he's my favorite director and I need to see more of his stuff.

Taipei Story, which is newly restored by WCP?

Janus Films just tweeted about Edward Yang's Taipei Story (coming to BAM in March).

Volume 2, only in dual format.

I guess this answers the question as to whether or not we'll get a blu-ray only set of WCP Vol. 1...

Decision to keep it Dual Format a very good one.

I wonder if the Weerasethakul is here because Criterion will have similar presentation issues to the Second Run, and they wanted to avoid selling it on its own?

So I guess we're getting Manila on its own down the line too?