Arrow Announcements, Speculation & Wild, Irresponsible Conjecture

[Finch]

Yeah its a MGM title. I wonder if they will only let Arrow have the titles they previously licensed for Blu ray to upgrade to 4k or if they'll also say yes to titles that would be new to Arrow.

[ryannichols7]

if they're doing new to Arrow titles, we seriously need a do-over for The Silence of the Lambs, which would be a perfect job for Arrow. a Dollars Trilogy box with HDR would be top notch too, just some ideas...

[Finch]

Body Hunters 76, Night of the Hunter and The Manchurian Candidate and any other MGM license where Kino came up short in one way or another. I think Ronin and To Live And Die In L.A. were the only two that seem to have gotten a thumbs up across the board this year.

[AxeYou]

I think Ronin and To Live And Die In L.A. were the only two that seem to have gotten a thumbs up across the board this year.

I seem to recall some earlier contention on To Live And Die In L.A.'s color grading and compression.

That aside, Kino once again botched the audio: The 2.0 is a downmix of their 5.1, which may in turn be an upmix of the OG 2.0. https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2023/10/t ... -1985.html

[M Sanderson]

I think Ronin and To Live And Die In L.A. were the only two that seem to have gotten a thumbs up across the board this year.

I seem to recall some earlier contention on To Live And Die In L.A.'s color grading and compression.

That aside, Kino once again botched the audio: The 2.0 is a downmix of their 5.1, which may in turn be an upmix of the OG 2.0. https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2023/10/t ... -1985.html

are people questioning the "hot" colours of To Live & Die in LA? As this would be consistent with the Arrow blu ray and also the old NTSC VHS (but different to, for example, UK TV broadcasts or older disc releases).

[yoloswegmaster]

Hint for Friday's announcements:

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[Finch]

Michael MacKenzie had Body Snatchers 1978 logged in his letterboxd account which also happened with titles that subsequently got a 4k release from Arrow. If this comes to pass, it's another reason to bypass TBLITW even at their sale prices.

[therewillbeblus]

But what if TBLITW has TBTOAA?

[dwk]

A couple US releases have leaked:
Fear is the Key
The Shaolin Plot

[yoloswegmaster]

Arrow submitted Altman's That Cold Day In The Park to the BBFC, which indicates that it could be one the first Paramount title to be released by them in the U.K. Something interesting to note is that the previous version released by Olive and Eureka was 107 minutes long, while the version that Arrow submitted is 114 minutes.

[beamish14]

Arrow submitted Altman's That Cold Day In The Park to the BBFC, which indicates that it could be one the first Paramount title to be released by them in the U.K. Something interesting to note is that the previous version released by Olive and Eureka was 107 minutes long, while the version that Arrow submitted is 114 minutes.

It would be incredible if they reintegrated those deleted scenes I saw at UCLA years ago. If Paramount is game, maybe they can also release Phase IV with its intended ending attached to the film instead of as a supplement, too

[dwk]

Arrow submitted Altman's That Cold Day In The Park to the BBFC, which indicates that it could be one the first Paramount title to be released by them in the U.K. Something interesting to note is that the previous version released by Olive and Eureka was 107 minutes long, while the version that Arrow submitted is 114 minutes.

Looking at the company credits on imdb, and it appears that Republic Pictures (and thus Paramount) had the home video rights, but didn't produce the film. So it may be a case of those home video rights reverting to the original production company.

[beamish14]

Arrow submitted Altman's That Cold Day In The Park to the BBFC, which indicates that it could be one the first Paramount title to be released by them in the U.K. Something interesting to note is that the previous version released by Olive and Eureka was 107 minutes long, while the version that Arrow submitted is 114 minutes.

Looking at the company credits on imdb, and it appears that Republic Pictures (and thus Paramount) had the home video rights, but didn't produce the film. So it may be a case of those home video rights reverting to the original production company.

Interesting to note that it was produced by Donald Factor, one of the heirs to the Max Factor cosmetics company

[dwk]

It was pointed out at the Blu-ray.com forums that Paramount does not have the UK rights to That Cold Day in the Park, and so Eureka's release wasn't licensed from them.

[rapta]

Arrow submitted Altman's That Cold Day In The Park to the BBFC, which indicates that it could be one the first Paramount title to be released by them in the U.K. Something interesting to note is that the previous version released by Olive and Eureka was 107 minutes long, while the version that Arrow submitted is 114 minutes.

Looking at the company credits on imdb, and it appears that Republic Pictures (and thus Paramount) had the home video rights, but didn't produce the film. So it may be a case of those home video rights reverting to the original production company.

It was pointed out at the Blu-ray.com forums that Paramount does not have the UK rights to That Cold Day in the Park, and so Eureka's release wasn't licensed from them.

As I pointed out after that comment was made on BR.com, this was licensed via Paramount but like you said above, the rights were actually with the original production company so they were credited and not Paramount. It's listed on the Hollywood Classics site as a Paramount title, if you want confirmation.

That said, whether this is indicative of a larger UK deal (i.e. more than one title) with Paramount remains to be seen. I sure hope they've got somewhere with it as I really wanted to get Black Sunday, The Desperate Hours, Borsalino and Unman, Wittering & Zigo in particular. I have heard that some of them may work with the Panasonic remote control 'trick' but I want definite confirmation of those above titles before I consider importing (and have only heard of one or two of those working that way).

[dwk]

Odd. If it was licensed from Paramount in any fashion, I would assume that their logo would have been on the package and that the licensing language on the back would have read something like "Under exclusive license from Paramount Pictures. Copyright 1969 Factor-Altman-Mirell Films."

[JamesF]

*coughcough*non-US*coughcough*

[Finch]

Arrow are teasing the next announcements with an image of dark water. Glad they're putting out the 4k in English language territories.

[dwk]

Two releasea have been found
Dark Water UHD
The Shootist Blu-ray

[dwk]

City of the Living Dead (UK) UHD is the only other release.

[TechnicolorAcid]

Not the most exciting month but here’s hoping the Dark Water issues get fixed, and it’s wonderful that The Shootist is getting a release as I’ve heard many a great thing about it so I’ll be excited to dig in, plus Classic Hollywood Blu-Rays are always welcome. I imagine the City of the Living Dead release will be good but as a Region A man (the disc player not me), I already have plans for the Cauldron release, even if the Arrow limited book is a bit tempting to me.

[Finch]

Arrow's clue for this Friday:

[TechnicolorAcid]

Basket Case 4K I presume.

[domino harvey]

Yeah right, these are always misdirections. It's probably Joyeuses Paques

[Finch]

James Flower on Twitter

"Obviously I'm biased but I think this Friday's @ArrowFilmsVideo slate (April titles) is one of our most exciting and eclectic line-ups for a while, including new Blu-rays from three auteurs whose films were previously released by @Academy_Arrow!"

Re clue: I'm thinking Silence of the Lambs 4k. ("it has to put the lotion into the basket")