According to releaselists.com

Taxi Driver for 2/3/09
Dr. Strangelove for 12/09/08

http://www.releaselists.com/index.html

Nice. According to that site we have two films with changing aspect ratios in Dec.:)

You missed the most important news though.
"Superman Doomsday is now due on Nov 25":)

Strangelove is going to look awesome.

Now, anyone who would dare to rub the grain from TAXI DRIVER deserves to be hung by the nipples. Let's hope they do right by it.

Now, anyone who would dare to rub the grain from TAXI DRIVER deserves to be hung by the nipples. Let's hope they do right by it.

OUCH! Ok, then a grainfest it shall be! :)

The Dr. Strangelove restoration on HDNet looked fantastic, so the BD will look even better without the classic HDNet DNR.

EDIT Jeez, everyone is getting worked up about DNR on these. These are Sony/Columbia titles, they don't add that crap. Sony uses some so-so transfers from time to time, but they almost all post-processing free.

I knew it was good to hold off on the last release of TD.

:)

Taxi Driver! :)

Taxi Driver! Yes! And they couldn't possibly de-grain it because there would be nothing left of the film if they did.

Sony has been one of the few constants lately as far as BD quality is concern, so I am not too worried about the typical DNR and EE concerns. Count me down for both!

The broadcast HD version of Taxi Driver looked excellent with grain intact. Hope it's encoded well with no processing.

I wouldn't worry about these; Sony actually knows what they're doing unlike certain other studios.

Keep your fingers crossed but great news .:)

Art

I just can´t believe the awesome titles coming out this fall :)

Taxi Driver, one of the BEST movies EVER, coming THIS soon? :)

I was just thinking about this movie last night and wished that it wouldn´t take TOO many years for it to show up on BD ;)

THANK YOU SONY!!!!!

How the hell am I gonna keep up with this explosion of classic titles :D

^^
You might want to check the dates again...Taxi Driver isn't coming until Feb, 09. Good news anyway. It's time to trade in the Scorsese Collection on DVD. ;)

Dr. Strangelove!
Joy! Rapture!

I'll ask and get flamed but isn't there a sticky for new releases and proposed availablity dates?? Getting harder and harder to sift through the forum for info on releases already available.

I'll ask and get flamed but isn't there a sticky for new releases and proposed availablity dates?? Getting harder and harder to sift through the forum for info on releases already available.

Maybe some of us just want to talk about specific titles rather than sift through the pages of updates and re-updates and duplicates that are in the stickies? Maybe a sticky for those that feel the need to complain about insignificant things?

Finally! I was hoping for this soon. Dr. Strangelove is easily my favorite Kubrick movie.

I'll ask and get flamed but isn't there a sticky for new releases and proposed availablity dates?? Getting harder and harder to sift through the forum for info on releases already available.

I am one who totally supports these many forum members who dislike DNR/EE, but every thread about a title out or coming out, the main theme becomes DNR talk and that is no exaggeration. :(

I know some movies are a mess, but after a few months of DNR chatter, I feel like I am listening to a broken record.

I can't wait till the issue gets resolved or at least hope it does.

Must...have...Strangelove...

Maybe a sticky for those that feel the need to complain about insignificant things?Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29czSGSPE7k)

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29czSGSPE7k)

One of the best lines in a movie, ever! Oh and I'm not sure being hung by the nipples is a punishment :D

I am one who totally supports these many forum members who dislike DNR/EE, but every thread about a title out or coming out, the main theme becomes DNR talk and that is no exaggeration. :(

I know some movies are a mess, but after a few months of DNR chatter, I feel like I am listening to a broken record.

I can't wait till the issue gets resolved or at least hope it does.
Agreed. Despite the existence of the big DNR thread, every release thread seems to turn into a hyperbole-laden DNR argument before anyone even has their hands on the title.

Nice! I have faith these won't get funked around with.

My bodily fluids are excited about the Dr. Strangelove news!

My bodily fluids are excited about the Dr. Strangelove news!


Yes Mein Furher, I mean mister president.:D


Art

Agreed. Despite the existence of the big DNR thread, every release thread seems to turn into a hyperbole-laden DNR argument before anyone even has their hands on the title.

Actually that only happens when there are reports and/or screen captures. In the Dark City thread the !@#$ didn't hit the fan until the DVDBeaver shots popped up.

Actually that only happens when there are reports and/or screen captures. In the Dark City thread the !@#$ didn't hit the fan until the DVDBeaver shots popped up.


Actually it is discussed in almost every movie that is out or coming out and this thread proves the point. As I said I am with you and others, but...it isn't all or nothing. I know it is the topic of the day(s). :)

Love both of these, but will probably only buy Taxi Driver when it first comes out, and wait for a sale to pick up Dr. Strangelove.

Taxi Driver... SO GOOD.

^^
You might want to check the dates again...Taxi Driver isn't coming until Feb, 09.

Crap, I just read Taxi Driver and got a blackout ;) hehe

so, wonder if we'll get split aspect (doubt it highly...)

I do love the Criterion LD set of Strangelove, it's got all kinds of stuff that has nothing directly to do with the film or its making (duck and cover!), and a gorgeous cover photo...

So, we'll never get Killing/Killer's Kiss on BD, methinks, but Lolita and (especially) Lyndon would be superfabboamazing.

I'm still skeptical that those making Tier lists will puke at the grain (and perhaps lack of chroma on DS), but I'm so happy that we're getting films of this caliber.

Just got taxi driver off HDnet on the HD dvr. If it's the same transfer, OOOH, the grain haters are gonna bitch~! Considering the era and shooting stock they must have used for all the night shooting, I think it looked swell.

:)

It's about time they announced TD, but unfortunately I don't see myself buying either of these movies again. They should have released it the same time they rereleased the remastered DVD, back when I made this (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=856299&highlight=taxi+driver) thread...

They probably held off for a reason. More sales. Some will have bought the SE dvd and now will buy the BD. Ka-ching!

I just noticed my pre-order of Taxi Driver from Amazon.com has been delayed indefinitely....

oof

Neither disc currently has a listed release date according to Amazon, at least not one I could find. I'd think Dr. Strangelove would be locked down now, though, if it was confirmed for December...

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/dr-strangelove-on-blu-ray-is-the-bomb-june-16/6336

I saw this with my own eyes in a copy of USA Today earlier this week. I tried to post a link from their online edition, but couldn't find one! Let's hope this one sticks!:cool:

another thread resurrection... Man, I could use some Dr. S, it's all I could think of seeing Cheney at the innauguration...:)

another thread resurrection... Man, I could use some Dr. S, it's all I could think of seeing Cheney at the innauguration...:)

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This is even better....

:)

I swear to god it's like Kubrick had a time machine.

Hopefully the March 16th date will "stick".

larry

Hey Dave, forgive my ignorance but what films are those guys that you're comparing Cheney to from? I certainly don't remember them from Dr.S.

I believe they're from It's a Wonderful Life.

I believe they're from It's a Wonderful Life.

Yep, that's why I wrote "This is even better"...

:)

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/dr-strangelove-on-blu-ray-is-the-bomb-june-16/6336

I saw this with my own eyes in a copy of USA Today earlier this week. I tried to post a link from their online edition, but couldn't find one! Let's hope this one sticks!:cool:

Hopefully this is real this time. My amazon preorder hasn't come back to life, yet.

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This is even better....

:)

From Frank Rich's column in today's NY Times, speaking about Obama's inauguration:

"...Cheney, who, in black hat and wheelchair, looked like the misbegotten spawn of the evil Mr. Potter in 'It's a Wonderful Life' and the Wicked Witch of the West."

From Frank Rich's column in today's NY Times, speaking about Obama's inauguration:

"...Cheney, who, in black hat and wheelchair, looked like the misbegotten spawn of the evil Mr. Potter in 'It's a Wonderful Life' and the Wicked Witch of the West."

Quoted for truth.

I would love to see both movies with wonderful HD transfers.

Hopefully this is real this time. My amazon preorder hasn't come back to life, yet.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/69894/dr-strangelove-us-bd-in-june.html

Dr. Strangelove (US BD) in June
25-01-2009 20:41 | 252 views | Dave Foster |

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of Dr. Strangelove (45th Anniversary Edition) on 16th June 2009. Stanley Kubrick directs this classic dark comedy which features Peter Sellers (in three roles) in the midst of impending nuclear war.

Features include:
1080P 1.66:1 Widescreen
English and French 5.1
English Mono
English and French subtitles
The Cold Facts Graphics-in-Picture/Picture-in-Picture Track (BD Exclusive)
An Interview with Robert McNamara
Best Sellers: Peter Sellers Remembered
Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove
Inside: Dr. Strangelove
No Fighting in the War Room or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

save me some money Sony and spare me the 32 pg book
I already own the Stanley Kubrick Archives and it don't get any better than that

where is the War Room pie fight footage?

.................

"Seems better with each passing year." -Leonard Maltin

Re-Live the Four-Time Oscar® Nominated Classic
Known as One of the Most
Outrageous and Brilliant Films Ever Made

DR. STRANGELOVE

OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB

Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott

45th Anniversary Blu-ray™ High-Def Edition Debuts June 16th

Blu-ray Disc™ Special Features Include
Advanced Picture-in-Picture / Graphic-in-Picture Track,
Four Documentaries, Interviews and more!



Culver City, CA (January 18, 2009) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment invites you to re-live Stanley Kubrick’s satirical comedy Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb when it explodes on Blu-ray High-Def June 16, 2009 for the SRP $38.96. The 45th Anniversary release will feature a 32-page booklet included in a deluxe Blu-ray book package. This celebrated film features a cadre of premier talent whose performances are taken to new heights in high definition. Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther, Lolita) stars in this uniquely dark comedy and displays his talent and versatility as he portrays the roles of British Exchange Officer, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove, the wheelchair-bound ex-Nazi nuclear war expert. The story follows paranoid and utterly mad U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden) who sends bombers to destroy the U.S.S.R. which will unleash a cataclysmic series of events ultimately leading to total nuclear Armageddon.

Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is an inimitable film that demonstrates political satire at its finest. Nominated for four Oscars® including Best Picture[1], Best Director[2], Best Actor in a Leading Role[3] and Best Screenplay[4], this cult classic was made to be seen in high definition. Exclusive to the 45th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray is a “The Cold War: Picture-in-Picture (PiP) and Graphic-in-Picture (GiP) Pop-Up Trivia Track” – while the movie is playing, optional pop up graphics (GiP) provide background information on the film, and occasionally video (PiP) pops up with cast and crew commentary. Other special features include an inside look into Dr. Strangelove, an interview with former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, and a remembrance of Peter Sellers.

Synopsis
Stanley Kubrick’s black comedy classic about an “accidental” nuclear attack received four Oscar® nominations (including Best Picture, 1964). Convinced the Commies want to pollute America’s “precious bodily fluids,” a crazed general (Sterling Hayden) orders a nuclear air strike on the U.S.S.R. As his aide, Captain Mandrake (Peter Sellers) scrambles to unlock a recall code to prevent the bombing, the U.S. President (Sellers again) calls a drunken Soviet Premier on the hotline claiming the proposed attack is a silly mistake, while the President’s advisor (an ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Strangelove (Sellers once again) verifies the existence of a dreaded Doomsday machine – a retaliatory device designed by the Soviets to end the human race once and for all!

BLU-RAY DISC SPECIAL FEATURES:
· The Cold War: Picture-in-Picture and Pop-Up Trivia Track - Embark on a journey into the very heart of the Cold War exploring, in fascinating detail, the military and political world in which Dr. Strangelove takes place. What did the film get right and where did it take liberties with established military procedures? And just how close were we in the early 1960s to a real atomic exchange? This multimedia experience includes Graphic-in-Picture pop-up trivia and Picture-in-Picture commentary that help shed some light on an era of secrets and heightened paranoia, all of which helped inspire this classic film. Picture-in-Picture interviews include:
o Thomas Schelling (RAND* Corp. employee during late 1950s and early 1960s – wrote article on novel “Red Alert” that prompted Kubrick’s interest in adapting the book to a film)
o Richard A. Clarke (Author of “Against All Enemies,” counter-terrorism and command and control systems expert)
o Daniel Ellsberg (RAND Corp. employee during late 1950s and early 1960s; consultant to JFK admin., Dept. of Defense)
o George Quester (Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland; expert on nuclear proliferation, deterrence, and nuclear diplomacy)
o David Alan Rosenberg (Temple University professor; Historian of Nuclear Strategy; ex-military)
· Four Documentaries
o No Fighting in the War Room or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat
o Inside: Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
o The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
· Best Sellers Or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Remembered
· An Interview with Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
· Interviews with Peter Sellers and George C. Scott

*The RAND Corporation (Research And Development) is a non-profit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces.

Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb has a running time of approximately 93 minutes and is Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language.

Blu-ray Catalog #: 26365
Blu-ray UPC Code: 043396263659
Blu-ray SLP: $38.96
Pre-order date: 5/14/09

Preview can be downloaded from BDLive on The Da Vinci Code disc. No DNR..

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A few words about...™ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned... -- in Blu-ray

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Stanley Kubrick's dark comedy about high level military insanity and war during the "duck and cover" era is as brilliant today as it was in 1963, when George C. Scott noted in an interview, that he felt that it would be discussed far into the future.

Mr. Scott was right.

What he, nor anyone else, could have predicted however, in an age where original negatives were shipped across the pond (and then back) for printing, was that by the mid-1980s the original negative would be nowhere to be found.

There have been various rumors.

Mr. Kubrick was so upset that he ordered all extant elements shipped to his home outside London, where he meticulously re-photographed each frame from whatever was available...

with his Nikon.

Mr. Kubrick was so upset that he ordered all extant elements shipped to his home outside London, where upon examination of dupes, he found bits and pieces of his original negative cut in as replacement footage.

The truth of the situation is that Columbia's Asset Protection guru, Grover Crisp, ordered all extant elements shipped in for examination, and in an era during which 4k restoration was virtually unknown -- I'm aware of only one other which entailed a trio of color films -- culled through the elements, and moved meticulously forward with the necessary frame by frame restoration, of which we are now the Blu-ray beneficiary.

Acknowledging the fact that the OCN no longer is available, the results are as close to Mr. Kubrick's original intent as humanly and technologically possible.

Gorgeous black & white, with a clean, dirt-free, stable image, and every bit of original resolution as captured by the protection elements.

Dr. Strangelove is one of the most important and entertaining films made in our century plus of the cinema.

I've seen it in virtually every incarnation over the years, and generally (except for the very first screening) went away less than pleased. This Blu-ray has me smiling again.

Formatted in 1.66:1 aspect ratio, it gets something right that over the decades seemed to get continually overlooked. The proper framing of the B-52 Stratofortress in flight. These huge aircraft -- 8 engines, 159 feet long, 40 feet high, and with a wing span of 185 feet (many of which are still in service, and will remain in service) are magnificent in flight. For many of the shots in Strangelove, they were captured from wingtip to wingtip, but for whatever reason some of these shots seemed to have been continuously cropped in either printing or video replication.

They're back, and framed to perfection.

There is only one Dr. Strangelove, and it's a must own for anyone who even has an inkling that they love the cinema. Not to own this film can lead to the loss of one's cinephile license.

As an aside, as I noted, while the aspect ratio of Dr. Strangelove is 1.66:1, the aspect ratio of the B-52 is slightly wider, even wider than Ultra-Panavision 70, at 8.56:1

Dr. Strangelove on Blu-ray is the most perfect version of the film that one will see, and I can't not give it the unusual rating of:

Extremely Highly Recommended!

(Dr. Strangelove is encoded for regions A, B and C)

RAH

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/ht-software-high-definition/288191-few-words-about-dr-strangelove-how-i-learned-blu-ray.html

great news but still gonna hold out for the price to drop

"Gorgeous black & white, with a clean, dirt-free, stable image, and every bit of original resolution as captured by the protection elements."

Man, this release cannot get here soon enough!!!

"As an aside, as I noted, while the aspect ratio of Dr. Strangelove is 1.66:1, the aspect ratio of the B-52 is slightly wider, even wider than Ultra-Panavision 70, at 8.56:1"

So the scene is just a narrow horizontal strip?

Interesting.

"As an aside, as I noted, while the aspect ratio of Dr. Strangelove is 1.66:1, the aspect ratio of the B-52 is slightly wider, even wider than Ultra-Panavision 70, at 8.56:1"

So the scene is just a narrow horizontal strip?

Interesting.

Methinks you missed an obvious joke. 8.56:1 is sure as shinola not "slightly" wider than 1.66:1. No, the aspect ratio will be 1.66:1 throughout.

First BD in a while that is a must buy for me.
As a Kubrick fan, this is my favorite and truly is timeless.
Brilliant casting, set design, lighting and everything is made better
because it's in beautiful B&W.
Very few movies capture the essence of their time as Dr. Strangelove does in such a black manner while being laugh-out-loud hilarious.

I saw this on HDNET for the first time just last year. It looked amazing. The movie is fantastic. I still think it's awesome that Kubrick shot the little soldier bits hand-held, way before Spielberg and Mann made it popular for shoot outs.

Fingers crossed that this hits right when the DD sale is going on.:cool:

I've had this preordered on Amazon forever.

So is it an entirely new restoration or the same as the 40th Anniversary Edition? Sounds promising anyhow.

So is it an entirely new restoration or the same as the 40th Anniversary Edition? Sounds promising anyhow.

Mr. Harris's comments above seem to indicate it is a brand new restoration.

With all of Robert Harris' comments (in jest and otherwise) about aspect ratio on this release, I'm surprised he made no direct mention of the multi-aspect nature of previous video editions and addressed the 'controversy' about this movie's proper framing.

A straight 1.66:1, if well-framed, sounds good to me, but I want to see it first-hand (and I will!).