Cohen Film Collection
- HitchcockLang
- Joined: Tue May 28, 2013 1:43 pm
Re: Cohen Film Collection
Just watched Sherlock Jr. from the Cohen Keaton vol. 2. It looked absolutely marvelous and the new orchestral score by Timothy Brock was lovely and engaging and was also subtler and avoiding some of the cute gimmicks of the Mont Alto score from the Kino.
I also checked out the "new" supplements, hoping Cohen had heard the cry for more after the barebones volume 1. Alas, both are about 4 minute long excerpts of talking heads from the Bogdanovich film, edited in such a way that some of the clips are just soundbites without enough context to make them meaningful, and ending with an ad for the Cohen blu-ray of that film. They're more glorified publicity ads for the documentary than meaningful supplements for the films, so I'd say the Kinos are still worth hanging onto for their fairly loaded supplements, but the Cohens are worth grabbing for the restorations and scores.
I also checked out the "new" supplements, hoping Cohen had heard the cry for more after the barebones volume 1. Alas, both are about 4 minute long excerpts of talking heads from the Bogdanovich film, edited in such a way that some of the clips are just soundbites without enough context to make them meaningful, and ending with an ad for the Cohen blu-ray of that film. They're more glorified publicity ads for the documentary than meaningful supplements for the films, so I'd say the Kinos are still worth hanging onto for their fairly loaded supplements, but the Cohens are worth grabbing for the restorations and scores.
- dustybooks
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Yeah, I didn't even look at the supplements because from the back cover copy I assumed it was more of the same, but I was totally delighted by Sherlock Jr. again and can't wait to revisit The Navigator tonight. I'm also glad that Seven Chances is next because it's my favorite. I actually have never seen Battling Butler and sort of forgot it existed; in fact Our Hospitality, which I'm sure will anchor Cohen's Vol. 4, is the only remaining Keaton feature I've seen in the presumptive lineup. (I've seen all the shorts but my knowledge of the features kind of ends with the heavy hitters.)
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
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Numerous previously OOP Cohen titles are popping back up in stock at Amazon-- I think there's been a massive repressing of their back catalog
- HitchcockLang
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Awesome and thanks for the heads up domino. I’ve been kicking myself for missing that Jamaica Inn release but it looks to be one of the ones coming back in stock.
- dvakman
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I received the Keaton Collection, Vol. 3 w/ Seven Chances and Battling Butler, and it looks great! No trailers or ads appear to have been included that indicate whether a Vol. 4 w/ Our Hospitality and the restored shorts are on the horizon or not...
- dustybooks
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Agree with the above post. Presentation-wise, these Keaton discs continue to be impeccable, and I appreciate the restoration notes at the outset of each film. Seven Chances is my favorite Keaton feature, and Battling Butler — which is new to me — was a delight. It’s really stunning that films of this vintage can be made to look this good, especially given how much damage they’ve been screened with over the years. (Some flaws remain in Butler but they’re evident for very little of the runtime.) I’m also curious if Cohen tackles the shorts but even if they don’t, this series has already been a gift and a bargain.
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Burned-in subtitles for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, according to Beaver.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
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That may be the most piss-colored resto I’ve seen yet
- CSM126
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Blu-Ray.com somehow claims it’s skewed blue.domino harvey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 6:05 pmThat may be the most piss-colored resto I’ve seen yet
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
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It is skewed eww. Also LOL at the pearl-clutching throughout that review
- Aunt Peg
- Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:30 am
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Visually it looks far from perfect colour wise but I'll take it over the wretched DVD.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
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I mean, I’m pretty much used to it at this point. I’m not giving up Muriel or L’argent or whatever, so it just really do be like that sometimes
- tenia
- Ask Me About My Bassoon
- Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:13 am
Re: Cohen Film Collection
Not sure if Ritrovata (the yellow white balance looks like their LUT) or Eclair (the white clothes looking blue are usually their signature), but in any case, yup, that's another LUT-homogenised restoration.domino harvey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 6:05 pmThat may be the most piss-colored resto I’ve seen yet
- jsteffe
- Joined: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:00 am
- Location: Atlanta, GA
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Maybe it's the new Ritrovata-Eclair super-LUT that combines the best of both worlds?
- tenia
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Joke aside, I've seen movies graded by Ritrovata that looked Eclair-teal, and Eclair stuff looking Ritrovata-yellow. Not sure why or how, but I guess that within the thousands possible LUTs, they somehow ended up using extremely close ones.
- the__projectionist
- Joined: Wed May 22, 2019 10:39 am
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Mark Cousins’ 14-hour epic documentary Women Make Film will be getting a DVD/Blu-ray release on May 5.
- therewillbeblus
- Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:40 pm
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Good for Cohen releasing such a long film on disc, though this kind of news just reminds me that the (even shorter) La flor isn't getting one stateside at this point, and putting it next to a Mark Cousins film isn't going to make anyone optimistic about the justice behind what gets released vs. what doesn'tthe__projectionist wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:57 amMark Cousins’ 14-hour epic documentary Women Make Film will be getting a DVD/Blu-ray release on May 5.
- A Tempted Christ
- Joined: Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:31 am
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Bold move. I hope The Story of Film is next. Though a new narration is impossible.the__projectionist wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:57 amMark Cousins’ 14-hour epic documentary Women Make Film will be getting a DVD/Blu-ray release on May 5.
- dwk
- Joined: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:10 pm
Re: Cohen Film Collection
The Blu-ray of the 4K restoration of Pandora and the Flying Dutchman is coming out on April 21. The Living Idol is included as a bonus on the 2nd disc
- Luke M
- Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:21 pm
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Happy I can offload my old copy.
- bearcuborg
- Joined: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:30 am
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Thanks. That’s an easy double dip for me...I’ve been dying to see The Living Idol despite Susan Felleman telling me it’s better if I don’t.dwk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:12 pmThe Blu-ray of the 4K restoration of Pandora and the Flying Dutchman is coming out on April 21. The Living Idol is included as a bonus on the 2nd disc
- dwk
- Joined: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:10 pm
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If you don't want to wait, The Living Idol is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.
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Amazon Prime has two versions of Tavernier's documentary on French cinema. One is called "My Journey through French Cinema", which is 192 minutes long. The other is called "Journeys through French Cinema", which is the longer version in 8 parts. Of these, Cohen has issued the first as a Blu Ray disc. Does anyone know if they intend to issue the longer version in the physical format?
- NABOB OF NOWHERE
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Re: Cohen Film Collection
Mr Cohen has proved to be a not very welcome 'American in Paris'
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- whaleallright
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:56 am
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Cohen also furloughed most of his cinema employees even though he makes more than enough money to pay their salaries for decades. Billionaires are pieces of shit, even cinephilic billionaires.