Criterion collection Blu Ray!!

[Raskolnikov]

Så nu hopper det kendte Criterion selskab også på HD vognen i form af Blu Ray disks. Fik lige denne idag:

Dear Criterion Collection Newsletter subscriber,

We’ve got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first.

Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.

Here’s what’s in the pipeline:

The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear

Alongside our DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, we’ll also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. Our Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer; we will also release an updated anamorphic DVD of Nicolas Roeg’s outback masterpiece at the same time.

As a special thank you to our newsletter subscribers, we’d like to offer you all $10 off any order of $60 or more placed on on criterion.com through Monday, May 26. Just use the code OFBT and you’ll also qualify for free shipping.

Enjoy spring!

WOW! Så er der nok ikke længe til Seven Samurai i HD!!

[a2zinck]

uha, det lyder sgu godt!

spørgsmålet er så, hvor mange af ens nuværende criterion dvd titler, man ønsker at opgradere. mange s/h klassikerne fra deres katalog behøver ikke at blive meget flottere for min skyld, mens mere moderne mesterværker naturligvis vil blive fantastiske at gense.

criterion rocks!

/z

[Raskolnikov]

Ja men bare vent til man har set dem i HD så tror jeg der er flere end man lige regner med der skal opdateres
Jeg køber i hvert fald ikke flere CC dvd'er nu. Tror jeg...

[a2zinck]

hÃ¥ber du tager fejl, ellers blir det dyrt.  

[Raskolnikov]

Mon ikke snart vi får nogle Blu Ray covers?
De hiver godt nok i mig for at få HD!
Elsker deres logo.

[bofa]

Der er tre der SKAL opgraderes the BD:

The 400 Blows

Walkabout

The Wages of Fear

[Raskolnikov]

Har faktisk desværre ikke set Wages of Fear. Er den noget værd?   ( det tror jeg efter hvad jeg har set og hørt..)

[Raskolnikov]

CC bruger en PS3 til at se deres BD film pÃ¥.  
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-100 ... subj=Crave

http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/instal ... tered.html

[Raskolnikov]

SÃ¥ fik vi nogle svar fra CC ang. BD.  Godt og dÃ¥rligt nyt. Mest dÃ¥rligt...

Are Criterion's Blu-ray discs region-encoded?

Yes. Criterion is licensed to sell most of its editions only in North America.
Why should I buy regular DVDs when I don't know if Criterion will release a Blu-ray version six months from now?

If
you love these films, keep buying DVDs. It is going to be quite a while
before the Blu-ray marketplace can support many of the titles Criterion
releases on DVD. For new releases, if we think a title has a shot of
succeeding on Blu-ray, we aim to put out both editions at the same
time, so you can make an informed choice. Where classics from our
catalog are concerned, to give you a little extra comfort we'll be
offering a $20 Blu-ray upgrade program for customers who have already
bought the equivalent edition on DVD. You send us the movie disc from
your DVD edition, and for $20 (plus tax and shipping) we'll exchange it
for the Blu-ray version, simple as that. For more on how this works,
click here.*

What is the packaging going to look like?

Our
Blu-ray packaging will be similar to our DVD packaging, only in the
smaller Blu-ray size. As with DVDs, we'll use a range of paper and
plastic packaging, and we'll bring the same care and attention to the
design. Where we're upgrading an existing release, the design will
match right down to the disc labels, so if you want to take advantage
of the $20 Blu-ray upgrade program, your replacement disc will fit
right into the design of your existing Criterion DVD edition. In the
store, if you want to be sure you're buying the Blu-ray edition and not
the standard-def DVD version, you'll know it by the smaller size and
the blue Blu-ray sticker on the front.

Will there be spine numbers?

Spine
numbers on our Blu-ray discs will match the existing DVD editions. Our
Blu-ray releases represent a significant upgrade when it comes to
audiovisual quality, and many of our customers will want to take
advantage of that, but we're not starting over at number 1, and we're
not expecting our longstanding DVD collectors to do so either. Where
content is concerned, we aren't planning on publishing anything on our
Blu-ray editions that won't also be available on DVD. Whether you
collect only DVDs or only Blu-ray discs or a mix, it's all part of your
Criterion collection—and they'll all line up in spine-number order.

What will Criterion Blu-ray discs cost?

Criterion's
Blu-ray editions will generally be priced to match our DVDs. It makes
sense to us: High-definition mastering and restoration has been a part
of our DVD production standard for years. And for our customers who
might be on the fence about whether to buy DVD or Blu-ray, we thought
the best thing we could do was take price out of the equation.

*Rebate offer subject to change.

ØV! Dvs. man ikke lige kan bruge en PS3 til CC. Nu mÃ¥ der da snart kommer et hack til den mest populære BD afspiller!  

[Raskolnikov]

En en lille artikel om Criterion arbejde med restaurering af HD film. her.

[Raskolnikov]

Anmeldelse af den første Criterion BD.
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1197&show=review

[Nrik]

ØV! Dvs. man ikke lige kan bruge en PS3 til CC. Nu må der da snart kommer et hack til den mest populære BD afspiller!

...det ville da også være blasfemi på Muhammed-tegning-niveau.
Hvis man tager film bare en lille smule seriøst, så er man da på vej ud for at købe en ordentlig Blu-ray afspiller.

[Raskolnikov]

ups.

[Raskolnikov]

ØV! Dvs. man ikke lige kan bruge en PS3 til CC. Nu må der da snart kommer et hack til den mest populære BD afspiller!

...det ville da også være blasfemi på Muhammed-tegning-niveau.
Hvis man tager film bare en lille smule seriøst, så er man da på vej ud for at købe en ordentlig Blu-ray afspiller.

Husk på at Criterion selv bruger en PS3. Jeg har linket til en artikel andet sted i tråden der bekræfter dette.

Synes for øverigt også det er meget fedt at Criterion BD er i digipacks.
Er Chungking Express region A?  

[Raskolnikov]

Criterion har gang i en ny hjemmeside.  www.theauteurs.com PÃ¥ theauteurs.com kan man streame hele film ganske gratis. Hvad film man kan se afhænger af hvor i verden man befinder sig, men kan dog se en pæn antal fra dk.