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HardNight'sDay wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2026 1:08 pm There's a Instagram reel of a early release unboxing from Press Play Video. The cardboard sleeves have plastic linings. How will that effect the discs for this and for future boxsets?

tenia wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2026 2:58 pm On the one video I saw, the sleeves were quite tight though, and it seems to me it'll have a bigger impact over tight that how they're coated.
I'm also wary about coating with plastics, which are prone to generate volatile compounds (like in the plastic Amaray-like cases, that end up having some greasy coating over depositing over time inside the case and of course on the disc).

Hi! Designer, here! The box, if stood vertically, is around the same height as the Bergman and CC40 boxes, about 12". However, the nature of the Archival design means that it can also be stored on your self flat, the same way Kubrick stored his archival boxes. And that is about half of a standard blu-ray height. There's many different ways to safely and stylistically display this one on your shelf, no matter the shelf size you're working with.

Lowry_Sam wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 7:26 pm Restoring the original mono mixes. This is the kind of detail that moves the box from the "maybe one day I'll replace my existing discs" into my wantlist.

Roger Ryan wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2026 10:17 am

Lowry_Sam wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 7:26 pm Restoring the original mono mixes. This is the kind of detail that moves the box from the "maybe one day I'll replace my existing discs" into my wantlist.

While the video focuses almost exclusively on restoring the Full Metal Jacket mono mix, the real gem is going to be able to hear the original mono mix for The Shining; the music and sound effects tracks for that film were was such a complex stew of cross-fades and sound manipulation that the eventual 5.1 surround mix could only approximate what Kubrick intended.

Lowry_Sam wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 7:26 pm Restoring the original mono mixes. This is the kind of detail that moves the box from the "maybe one day I'll replace my existing discs" into my wantlist.

Noiretirc wrote: Mon Sep 21, 2026 6:22 amBut IF the discs were there, don't they obscure some text?

(I must be looking at this wrong!? I need a damn vid WITH discs.)

Spoiler

midnitedave wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 3:09 pm A YouTuber received an advanced copy of the Kubrick box and records their first unboxing.

Gonna be away from the US from mid-October to early November. If anybody finds out about a retailer sending these out early, give me a shout. Would love to be able to check it out before release.

midnitedave wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 3:19 pm

Gonna be away from the US from mid-October to early November. If anybody finds out about a retailer sending these out early, give me a shout. Would love to be able to check it out before release.

Looking into it further, the YouTuber is Kubrick's Tube (a channel dedicated to all things Kubrickian) so I suspect it was intentionally sent early.

dwk wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 4:37 pm The person that runs that channel was thanked in the special thanks section of the booklet, so that is their contributors copy.

midnitedave wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 5:30 pm

dwk wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 4:37 pm The person that runs that channel was thanked in the special thanks section of the booklet, so that is their contributors copy.

Thanks for the clarification! The video didn't mention that explicitly, so I was wondering what the connection was (besides a love of Kubrick).

dwk wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 5:42 pmWhen they were flipping through the booklet, they pointed out their own name in that section and said they helped a little (did not mention what they did.)

I hope people don’t see this set as the end of the process. I think it is the beginning of a longer trajectory in which Kubrick’s films return in new editions. I am now working with Criterion on standalone editions, which will begin appearing over the next year or so.