MoC: Cheapest Prices/Best Places to Buy/Pre-Orders/Deals

[domino harvey]

That Italian set is probably the best deal they've ever offered, assuming you somehow don't own any of the titles

[Jean-Luc Garbo]

The Griffith set looks really good, too.

[Der Spieler]

Anybody know about the quality of Broken Blossoms?

It's the only disc not reviewed on Beaver.

[jbaart]

If anyone buys the Japan set and now has a dupe of Nakes Island I'd be interested in that. I have a dupe of L'argent which we could trade too

[Jonathan S]

Anybody know about the quality of Broken Blossoms?
It's the only disc not reviewed on Beaver.

I used to have all three of those Griffith releases (plus others) from Eureka. My biggest problem with them - and other very early Eureka silent releases - was the excessive image sharpening (see the Beaver caps of Intolerance) and particularly image stabilization, causing a curious and (to me) very distracting effect where sections of the image - sometimes individual objects - wobble while the rest of the frame is steady. Some films were worse than others. Another problem on The Birth of a Nation was that the removal of the tints made the sequences that were originally deep red look unnaturally dark.

I compared them all with the Kino releases I later obtained and felt the Kinos were better in every case, especially Broken Blossoms, though I do still cherish my off-air Photoplay edition of that one. I do not feel the Griffiths are among Eureka's best work, even from pre-MoC days, but if you're on a budget and not distracted by excessive digital manipulation they may be worth the modest price asked.

[Der Spieler]

Thanks a lot.

I think I'll pass.

[Der Spieler]

Please add "Michael" to your next sale and I'll love you forever.

(And while you're at it the Murnau double bill. )

[Will Barks]

Waiting for the May offers. :-"

[Minkin]

Could I trouble you to add The Naked Island (unbundled) and Funeral Parade of Roses to the next sale?

Wrong topic, I know, but are there any near plans (other than Fantastic Planet and Metropolis) for Blu upgrades of catalog titles?

[peerpee]

Currently one plan, but it's not been completely finalised. We'll let you know as soon as we know it's getting the go-ahead.

[Peacock]

I believe Nick mentioned previously that Onibaba and Kwaidan would get upgraded to Blu, of course things may have changed since then.

[peerpee]

I said if any were likely, we'd probably pick those two. I didn't say that we're definitely doing them. As of right now, there's nothing going on with those two, because they've not been released in Japan yet and they require a 6 month delay.

[Cash Flagg]

Le Grand jeu is up for pre-order on Amazon.

[MB17]

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but is there a tentative schedule of films to be released in BD by MOC in the near future? Specially titles that overlap with Criterion?

I love Eureka.

Thanks.

[peerpee]

We're going to announce our July, August, September, October lineup shortly.

June is PROFOUND DESIRES OF THE GODS (BD) and LE GRAND JEU (DVD).
October is METROPOLIS (BD / 2xDVD).

July, August, and September consists of only Blu-rays (six of them).

[Oedipax]

July, August, and September consists of only Blu-rays (six of them).

Wow! Very cool, and very bold. Can't wait.

[FerdinandGriffon]

June is PROFOUND DESIRES OF THE GODS (BD) and LE GRAND JEU (DVD).

When are you going to put up May deals/presales of Gods? I want to give you my money!

[dupea]

July, August, and September consists of only Blu-rays (six of them).

According to the MoC metropolis site http://metropolis1927.com/#restoration - dare I hope one of these is Die Nibelungen?

[MB17]

We're going to announce our July, August, September, October lineup shortly.

June is PROFOUND DESIRES OF THE GODS (BD) and LE GRAND JEU (DVD).
October is METROPOLIS (BD / 2xDVD).

July, August, and September consists of only Blu-rays (six of them).

Look forward to it, thanks.

[TheGodfather]

We're going to announce our July, August, September, October lineup shortly.



July, August, and September consists of only Blu-rays (six of them).

Brilliant! bring it on

[Der Spieler]

July, August, and September consists of only Blu-rays (six of them).

According to the MoC metropolis site http://metropolis1927.com/#restoration - dare I hope one of these is Die Nibelungen?

Pretty sure 'Nibelungen' will be DVD also.

[Landjorden]

"July, August, and September consists of only Blu-rays (six of them)."

Damn! Now I really have to get me a Blu-ray player. . I really hope 'Nibelungen' isn´t one of them [-o<

[rwaits]

I hope it IS!!

[eerik]

Let me guess some of those Blu-ray releases: La planète sauvage, Shijie, Biruma no tategoto.

[peerpee]

You're not wrong, but that's not really a guess is it?