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I'm sure it'll all be cleared up at the HTF chat next week.

Interview with Leon Vitali. He talks a little about the HD remasters towards the end.

The bad news: no HD Barry Lyndon.

That's really disappointing. After Paths of Glory and Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon is my favorite Kubrick picture. I was really looking forward to seeing it again, only remastered in HD.

Also, no Lolita. What the hell? Maybe Warner will do a Kubrick Vol. 2 set sometime in the future...

I thought this was the most interesting tidbit regarding the DVD releases:

It also means that in HD you are getting the 1.85 you saw theatrically. That'll be converted into 1.77 or 1.78 --

This will be a first, as all the previous Kubrick DVD releases were in 1.33:1. I actually hope they keep the mono soundtracks and don't fiddle too much into trying to create "surround" sound.

Antoine Doinel wrote:I actually hope they keep the mono soundtracks and don't fiddle too much into trying to create "surround" sound.

Weren't 5.1 tracks created for the ca. 2002 remastered DVD set?

All of the previous Kubrick Collection discs had new 5.1 tracks, except for Lolita which is only in mono.

(I always thought it was a little odd since they insisted on using 4:3 transfers per Kubrick's wishes, but went ahead and made multi-channel soundtracks, which wasn't his intention.)

Apparently here in Portland, our NW Film Center will be showing the "Complete" Kubrick.
I assume this means "most" as getting a copy of Fear & Desire would be a major coup.
I assume that it will include everything from Lolita onward (although maybe they'll also get their hands upon screening prints of Killer's Kiss, The Killing, Spartacus and Paths of Glory... and maybe the shorts... maybe.)
this looks like a good sign for a release from WB soon.
The new program should be coming out soon.

Is it true about the new Kubrick editions? I already have the Kubrick set and frankly, the one thing that I will change about is Eyes Wide Shut. They put in the "sanitized" R-rated edition, not the NC-17 unrated international edition, the movie that Kubrick originally intended. That's probably the only thing that will improve the set.

See above -- Leon Vitali has confirmed that a batch of Kubrick films have been remastered for HD, will be presented in their original theatrical aspect ratios and rumor is that they will be released in time for Christmas.

It has also been speculated that the international cut of Eyes Wide Shut will be included (not by Vitali but elsewhere in the webosphere).

The Digital Bits reported (near the bottom) that the unrated version of Eyes Wide Shut would be included. See here for the promo flyer that was included with the Matrix HD set last week.

There was rumor of an SD rerelease to coincide with this as well, correct? Or is this all in my head?

-Toilet Dcuk

Will there be a standard DVD version of the HD set?

toiletduck! wrote:There was rumor of an SD rerelease to coincide with this as well, correct? Or is this all in my head?

I think it was always assumed that there would be, but come to think of it, I don't think I've seen anything official.

The Digital Bits reported way back in January of 2006 that we should:

Look for 4 new Stanley Kubrick SEs including 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980) and the original unrated version Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Each will include new documentaries and never-before-seen footage blessed by the Kubrick Estate (although don't look for deleted scenes - Stanley himself never wanted them released).

There was no mention of HD at that time, and this was in an article about upcoming two-disc special editions. It seems that Full Metal Jacket has now been added to the mix as well. I can't imagine that Warner would be putting that much time and money into special editions just for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray which still have a minuscule market share.

I hope they change to artwork on these titles, expecially Eyes Wide Shut.

I really hope that either Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures gets it's own release or winds up on the 2nd disc of any of these releases, rather than just being an extra disc on this new set.

flyonthewall2983 wrote:I really hope that either Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures gets it's own release or winds up on the 2nd disc of any of these releases, rather than just being an extra disc on this new set.

I doubt it'll be included--it's already part of the 2nd, "improved" set from 2001.

I'm really looking forward to THE SHINING in the OAR.

Have there been any talks of LOLITA on DVD?

HD Promo

At last, release date and artwork...

Great news!

too bad Barry Lyndon's not in there.

also:
shouldn't it be a "ten-disc" set instead of nine (as it says)
because there are 8 for 2001/shining/eyes/clockwork
one for Full Metal Jacket
and one for SK:A Life in pictures

eyes wide shut is 2 discs? that makes no sense.

also, where is lolita?

justeleblanc wrote:eyes wide shut is 2 discs? that makes no sense.

Why doesn't it make sense?

this and blade runner are the High Def releases of the year. can't wait to get it.

As I was reshelving all my DVDs after having moved apartments, I was wondering what I should do with my Kubrick set: break it up and shelve individually or shelve as a set. Now I know: break it up and sell everything but Barry Lyndon and Lolita on eBay, stat.