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Post by mattbarker on Sept 11, 2022 9:05:12 GMT
Just spotted this on Amazon with a December 5th 2022 release date: www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Stories-Christmas-Blu-ray-discs/dp/B0B8BM6WC9/Contains: Whistle and I’ll Come to You (1968) | The Stalls of Barchester(1971) | A Warning to the Curious (1972) | Lost Hearts (1973) These are apparently remastered. Given how ropy the film quality on the dvds are, do people think that these will be an improvement? |
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Post by John Green on Sept 11, 2022 10:11:43 GMT
Special features / extras:
Presented in High Definition
Whistle and I’ll come to You (2010, 52 mins): John Hurt stars in this more recent reinterpretation of MR James’ chilling tale
Newly recorded commentaries recorded on Whistle and I’ll Come to You (1968) and A Warning to the Curious by Jon Dear
Lawrence Gordon Clark introductions (2012, 33 mins): introductions to The Stalls of Barchester, A Warning to the Curious and Lost Hearts previously recorded for the BFI’s DVD release
Ramsay Campbell on MR James (2001, 16 mins)
Jonathan Miller and Christopher Frayling discuss Whistle and I’ll Come to You (2012, 3 mins)
Neil Brand reads MR James’ Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You My Lad (2001, 42 mins, audio only)
Ramsay Campbell reads his own MR James-inspired story The Guide (2001, 27 mins)
** LIMITED EDITION ONLY** Illustrated booklet with essays by Reggie Oliver, Jonathan Rigby, Adam Easterbrook and Ramsay Campbell
Newly commissioned sleeve art by Matt Needle
Other extras TBC.
(Keep thinking that the TV versions were called Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You...).
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Post by mattbarker on Sept 12, 2022 6:11:26 GMT
Will these have been done from the camera negatives? If so, is there any listing for what BBC programmes still have camera negatives existing? Fingers crossed for things like "Carrie's War" and "The Changes" as hd editions.
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Post by Peter Stirling on Sept 12, 2022 13:14:28 GMT
Will these have been done from the camera negatives? If so, is there any listing for what BBC programmes still have camera negatives existing? Fingers crossed for things like "Carrie's War" and "The Changes" as hd editions. The problem with camera negatives is, any post-production effects have to be re-instated and lighting/colour changes between takes have to be regraded = time/money. A good positive will do the job and will be a lot better than (what seemed like) hoary old VT copies the BBC use to rerun them with. |
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