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Bugger, Park Row only on DVD.

Coming to the @mastersofcinema series on DVD on 12 Nov, the cinematic feast of wit, charm, and romance that is TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Pity TROUBLE IN PARADISE is DVD only but probably betterlooking than the old Crit.

"Based on the best extant elements of the film, DVD-only is the optimal way to go on this title. The 1st DVD release ever in the UK!"

And one of the most famous and iconic of ALL films, from Carl Theodor Dreyer..

THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC will be released in the @mastersofcinema series on Blu-ray for the 1st time anywhere in the world on 12 Nov 2012

bdsweeney wrote:Bugger, Park Row only on DVD.

Better than dvd-r from MGM.

Woah, totally wasn't expecting Dreyer's 'La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc' this year!

Joan Of Arc in 20fps and 24fps and 2 new scores by Mie Yanashita and Loren Connors.

Lo Duca version included as well!

Ozu’s FLOATING WEEDS released in the @mastersofcinema series on Blu-ray (Dual Format) for the 1st time anywhere in the world & DVD on 3/12

Nicely coinciding with the BFI Gangsters set!

GATE OF HELL [JIGOKUMON] released on 3/12 in a @mastersofcinema edition. Beautifully restored for a BD + DVD "Dual Format" edition & DVD

What a lineup....

SOUL POWER, the documentary of the 3-day music fest “Zaire ‘74” feat James Brown will also be re-issued on 10/9 in a Dual Format Ed. & DVD

That is a truly stellar line-up. Lovely to see some Kinugasa enter the collection, I hope it bodes well for a much-requested silent in 2013...

So "Floating Weeds" was not part of the 32 films that BFI got? What about the silent version "Story Of Floating Weeds"?

Excellent announcement. Die Nibelungen is the one I'm really excited for. Also Gate of Hell. Trouble in Paradise was a big lack in R2. so many great Lubitsch films never been released in UK.

Passion of Joan of Arc sounds a brilliant package, though it's not really a favourite film of mine.

In September, a trifecta: (1) Pasolini's OEDIPUS REX (dip-back into REAL final-final Pasolini...) on Dual Format and (update) standalone DVD
Cecil B. DeMille's masterpiece CLEOPATRA, on Dual Format (BD + DVD), and (update) standalone DVD!

The other Ozu title that AE had the rights for was THE END OF SUMMER. Perhaps a 2013 title for MoC?

eerik wrote:In September, a trifecta: (1) Pasolini's OEDIPUS REX (dip-back into REAL final-final Pasolini...) on Dual Format and (update) standalone DVD
Cecil B. DeMille's masterpiece CLEOPATRA, on Dual Format (BD + DVD), and (update) standalone DVD!

Add RoGoPaG to that DVD standalone additions. Seems like an odd choice to go back to a separate DVD only edition. What's the point of Dual format then? It not catch on as hoped?

Floating Weeds and Gate of Hell will also get standalone DVDs according to latest tweet. Odd..

Now we just need the announcement of extras...

manicsounds wrote:So "Floating Weeds" was not part of the 32 films that BFI got? What about the silent version "Story Of Floating Weeds"?

I think AE didn't have rights for that one, so possibly this is among those 32. In that case I would count for a nice box of Kihachi films from BFI (one of which is obviously "The Story of Floating Weeds"). This would be a nice follow-up to "Student Comedies" and "Gangster Films" boxes.

These are some amazing titles. I can't wait to see artwork!

Park Row on a pressed disc from MoC no less? Wow, just amazing.