Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)

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viciousliar · #1 Post by **viciousliar** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:24 pm

Universal will release this classic in Britain on March 14, according to amazon.uk

This may imply that there was(is) a rights problem connected to its sudden removal from Universal's US release schedule last year. Just hope that the transfer is superior to that of the appalling Image disc; it has to be.

4LOM · #2 Post by **4LOM** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:01 pm

Release date in Germany: 02/17/05

thomega · #3 Post by **thomega** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 2:43 pm

4LOM wrote:Release date in Germany: 02/17/05

Are you sure? I can only find Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend for that date.

4LOM · #4 Post by **4LOM** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:11 pm

thomega wrote:
4LOM wrote:Release date in Germany: 02/17/05
Are you sure? I can only find Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend for that date.

Ups! Sorry! You're right.

viciousliar · #5 Post by **viciousliar** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:07 pm

And here's the cover art

FilmFanSea · #6 Post by **FilmFanSea** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:19 pm

viciousliar wrote:And here's the cover art

That is certainly one of Universal's best covers. I hope it is kept for the R1 release ...

viciousliar · #7 Post by **viciousliar** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:49 pm

Unfortunately, the R1 US disc has been officially "closed out of town" according to the March edition of The DVD Laserdisc Newsletter. I assume this means no release in the foreseeable future.

bergelson · #8 Post by **bergelson** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:13 am

Reviewd where?

viciousliar · #9 Post by **viciousliar** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:12 am

MrN wrote:Amazon UK now saws release date is Aug. 7...?

Anyone else worried about this, given the history of the US version?

MrN - I, too, fear it's a case of history repeating.

reaky · #10 Post by **reaky** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:18 am

Oddly enough, Play.com also has a modified release date, but theirs is June 27th. It seems no-one is quite certain when this is going to emerge - but I take the existence of the cover art as assurance that it will.

anton · #11 Post by **anton** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:48 am

Well now it looks to be heading out to sales at last. Overpriced and stick-thin R2 with so-so tech profile.... ewww smell my non-buy.

Gordon · #12 Post by **Gordon** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:03 pm

DVD review, with a few comparisons shots of the R1. It looks a little DVNR'd. But nothing major. Good transfer. It still deserves a few quality extras, though.

Narshty · #13 Post by **Narshty** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:41 am

Two-disc special edition in August.

Happy now?

jcelwin · #14 Post by **jcelwin** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:51 am

Very.

dx23 · #15 Post by **dx23** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:01 pm

Finally. But this is Universal, so I'll believe it when i have it in my hands. And hopefully they don't screw up anything.

rwaits · #16 Post by **rwaits** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:27 pm

=D>

About time. Thank you god.

FilmFanSea · #17 Post by **FilmFanSea** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:28 pm

Well glory be! Though--knowing Universal--the "Special Edition" may just be two DVD-18s crammed with a half-dozen un-restored, marginally related films. This announcement also gives hope that a stand-alone release of Hawks' Scarface may hit the shelves before I reach retirement age.

Jean-Luc Garbo · #18 Post by **Jean-Luc Garbo** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:21 pm

Bring on the Barbara Stanwyck!!

Derek Estes · #19 Post by **Derek Estes** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:33 pm

FilmFanSea wrote:Though--knowing Universal--the "Special Edition" may just be two DVD-18s crammed with a half-dozen un-restored, marginally related films.

Not to change the subject, but I am a big fan of Universals DVD-18 releases. I think the image, always looks quite lovely considering how old and obscure many of the films are. I also love how compact the sets are, I wish more 6 film sets could fit in a single size case. And the price point is fantastic, compared to say Fox's upcoming sets.

Bring on Double Indemnity!

Gregory · #20 Post by **Gregory** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:58 pm

Great news.
Given the way Universal operates, I'd be surprised if their first DVD release of anything is a 2 DVD special edition. I'd expect that to come along next year or the year after when many people have already bought the first release. If I'm wrong about this then perhaps there will be some decent special features.
And if they are doing 2 x DVD-18 set to release more titles in the Universal Noir Collection they initiated 2 years ago (and haven't added anything to since) that's certainly OK with me.

neal · #21 Post by **neal** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:12 pm

Derek Estes wrote: Not to change the subject, but I am a big fan of Universals DVD-18 releases. I think the image, always looks quite lovely considering how old and obscure many of the films are. I also love how compact the sets are, I wish more 6 film sets could fit in a single size case. And the price point is fantastic, compared to say Fox's upcoming sets.

Lots of technical issues though.

Narshty · #22 Post by **Narshty** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:24 pm

FilmFanSea wrote:Well glory be! Though--knowing Universal--the "Special Edition" may just be two DVD-18s crammed with a half-dozen un-restored, marginally related films.

Unrestored? Universal's releases of their vintage back catalogue have been uniformly gorgeous over the past couple of years.

hearthesilence · #23 Post by **hearthesilence** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:27 pm

THANK YOU. About f---ing time...

Buttery Jeb · #24 Post by **Buttery Jeb** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:58 pm

According to this posting from the Moebius oards, both James Ellroy and Eddie Mueller have been interviewed for the supplements on this disc.

http://s8.invisionfree.com/MHVF/index.p ... topic=5184

-BJ

#25 Post by **Jeff** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:21 am

Narshty wrote:Two-disc special edition in August.

Happy now?

I suppose so. I'm thrilled that I can finally retire my dreadful Image disc, but I had convinced myself that the boys at Criterion had finally managed to get their grubby little fingers on it. I'm dumbfounded that Universal is releasing a two-disc set though. I didn't think that they put less than seventeen films per disc these days.

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