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What's with this Twitter lark? Who does Nick think he is Lady Fucking Gag Ga? Hey... we're your pals here we get first dibs.That's rools

so with Le Amiche announced, are there any obvious leads toward what the other Antonioni will be? If not, I wouldn't mind a Blow-Up blu. or proper Zabriskie. I acknowledge my complete obliviousness of rights issues.

Is Le Amiche not a potential Criterion title too? It's not on the speculation list, but as mentioned there's a new restoration touring and the old R1 Image DVD is barebones.

LA SIGNORA SENZA CAMELIE is the other Antonioni most likely, does not exist in an English subbed edition on DVD or BR anywhere....

Is I Vinti not a possibility?

Zazou dans le Metro wrote:What's with this Twitter lark?

Twitter = 140 Characters in Search of an Author.

Wonderful news about LE AMICHE; I would be happy with either CAMELIE or VINTI. MoC clearly did well with their earlier Antonionis, and are following that path.

Zazou dans le Metro wrote:Is I Vinti not a possibility?

There already exists an excellent comprehensive edition from Minerva Classics Italy, with English subtitles...

ellipsis7 wrote:

Zazou dans le Metro wrote:Is I Vinti not a possibility?

There already exists an excellent comprehensive edition from Minerva Classics Italy, with English subtitles...

Thanks lips . I had already seen that listed at IBS but apparently only with italian subs (presumably for the french dialogue). I assume you can verify the english subs if you have a copy.
On the same site they have anew edition of Cronica coming in 2011..so perhaps?

The Minerva I VINTI has two soundtracks, the entirely Italian dubbed version, and the 'integral' international version with French, Italian and English soundtracks for the 3 episodes... The film was subject to quite a degree of censorship and quite a lot of editorial cutting due to the perceived controversial nature of the subject matter based on real incidents, the stages of which can be traced in the versions, from several treatments through to full facsimile script, including censor's report, as pdf files in the DVD-Rom features... While there is included as an extra the version of the Italian episode (Eng subbed) shown at the Venice Film Festival, but then axed immediately afterwards, and substantially rewritten, reshot and reedited for the full theatrical release.. As well as English subs, the booklet also includes several sections translated into English... The other DVD extras however are not subbed...

I vinti is getting a US blu-ray release by Raro in March.

perkizitore wrote:I vinti is getting a US blu-ray release by Raro in March.

Minerva Classics is a subdivision of Raro Video (It), so the US release by Raro Video USA is presumably from the same materials... It does then however open up the possibility that MoC might offer a first Region B I VINTI Blu...

Great news on Le amiche been wanting this for quite a while and haven't wanted to pay for the severly overpriced crappy Image release. Definite pre-order for me! Now just announce La signora senza camelie on Blu also and make me very happy!

I'm confused by some of the comments above, where did Nick say it was going to be two films by the same director?

Peacock wrote:I'm confused by some of the comments above, where did Nick say it was going to be two films by the same director?

Sept 6th at 4.17 p.m. on this very thread

Ah yes! Sorry when Nick said "all new" a couple of days ago I presumed this was a new announcement as well for some reason! Wonder how long till Nick announces the other one....

Here:

peerpee wrote: We'll be announcing two new titles (for Jan or Feb release) at the end of September, all being well. Both by the same man.

ellipsis7 wrote:Nick, is MoC aware of this new (2009) resto of Antonioni's LE AMICHE? - would make an excellent DVD/Blu Ray, there's only the 2001 Image R1 about with Eng subs, which could do with improvement!...

LE AMICHE (1955, d. Michelangelo Antonioni) - Restored by Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata with funding provided by GUCCI and The Film Foundation. In Italian with English subtitles, 104 min.

...Dates back to January 6th last... Nick's reply then (CAMELIE was mentioned in another post in between)...

We're on it. Thanks for the hot tips -- we looked into this a few years ago but weren't happy with the materials. Fingers crossed.

Please tell me LE AMICHE blu will be region free.

Nick, is there any chance of licencing Yamanaka's two surviving films, especially Pot Worth A Million Ryo, from Toho? Goes without saying that they probably won't be suitable for Blu-Ray but I'm sure many members would give their left arm and leg for a subbed DVD of this.

I second Finch on this, I'd love to see more of his extant work to place Humanity and Paper Balloons into a wider context.

Finch wrote:I'm sure many members would give their left arm and leg for a subbed DVD of this.

Seconded. I keep my fingers crossed for Tange Sazen + Koyichama Soshun double pack (like Phantom/Grand Duke's or Judex/Nuits Rouges) - Nick mentioned few years ago that there's going to be other release of these films in UK but it never happened :(

So is it looking good for LE AMICHE being region free?

Finch wrote:I'm sure many members would give their left arm and leg for a subbed DVD of this.

Fourthed, however, I wonder if Criterion has the rights to all 3 and is planning an Eclipse? If this is possibly the case, as Yamanaka isn't well known in the West, perhaps Eureka are hesitant about releasing them if Criterion will take the US market?

A "Surviving Films of Sadao Yamanaka" Eclipse would be grand, but that means we wont be able to get the extras from the Koichiyama Soshun DVD, the extracts of non-surviving films of his.

Plus, the Japanese release of Koichiyama Soshun is almost unwatchable or unlistenable...
It was really in rough shape.