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  • BR7
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    • Aug 2005
    • 4421

    Matrix & The Godfather

    Here's a quick update for you Blu-ray fans that should make you happy. We've just gotten confirmation from our sources at Warner Home Video that all three Matrix films WILL be released on Blu-ray later this year, likely to support the theatrical and/or DVD and Blu-ray release of The Wachowski Brothers' new Speed Racer feature film.

    Warner has also confirmed to us that all the elements for the Blu-ray Disc release of the 1938 classic The Adventures of Robin Hood (staring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and Basil Rathbone) have now been completed, so it's likely that the title will street sometime before the end of the year as well.
    http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html#040408
    A number of readers have seen this online (and thanks to all those of you who sent the link in), so we decided that it's finally time to comment on the subject. The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) has just cleared 84 minutes worth of special features for a little something it refers to as The Godfather Trilogy Restored 2008 Bonus Disc. Yes, you read that right - The Godfather. Restored.

    We can, in fact, confirm that The Godfather Trilogy has indeed been restored, and that our very own Robert A. Harris was involved in the project - a project backed by director Francis Ford Coppola and even Steven Spielberg no less (you can read a bit more on that here). The BBFC notice means that Paramount is likely planning to being The Godfather Trilogy Restored to DVD (and possibly even Blu-ray Disc) later this year. Note that we're posting all this in The Rumor Mill today, because the potential DVD release - and indeed the restoration effort itself - hasn't officially been announced by Paramount yet. As such, we don't have any more information for you right now than what we're offering here. But when the studio gives us the okay, and takes the cloak of secrecy off the project, Robert assures us that he'll have lots to say about it all for you here at The Digital Bits. So for those of you wondering why Robert's Yellow Layer Failure column hasn't been updated as often in the last year or so, NOW you know why. Hey... some things are just more important.
    http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html#040408
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  • admin
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    • Nov 2001
    • 9952

    #2
    Matrix on Blu-ray: yes
    Godfather on Blu-ray: hard to say

    They say that the Blu-ray production facilities are now at 100% capacity since they didn't anticipate that the format war would end so quickly. And Paramount has trouble getting production time ahead of the other studios.

    And if Paramount's track record on HD is anything to go by (ie. they suck at producing titles, then ditched Blu-ray users without as much as a grace period, and then now ditch HD DVD without finishing all their announced releases), then it might be a while before Godfather on Blu-ray appears, or if it does, then it might be quite disappointing.
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    • dr_ml422
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      • May 2007
      • 2459

      #3
      Originally Posted by BR7
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      Hi Br7. Kinda lost on this. By restored you mean they'll add those extra 84 mins. and then redistribute the collection on Blu-Ray? What's wrong w/the dvd movie now if that isn't the case?
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      • BR7
        He is coming to your little town!
        • Aug 2005
        • 4421

        #4
        By restored you mean they'll add those extra 84 mins
        From want I understand,yes.But I have yet to see that confirmed any where,so far it has just been speculation
        Last edited by BR7; 11 Apr 2008, 11:41 PM.

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        • admin
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          • Nov 2001
          • 9952

          #5
          The 84 minutes are just the new special features right? The film has been restored/remastered though, with a lot of attention to detail. I haven't seen the new DVD box set listed on Amazon.com yet, but Amazon.co.uk has it for pre-order already.

          I'm going to wait for the Blu-ray release since I already have the original DVD box set version ... but I suspect it will be 2009 before it gets released on BD.
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          • dr_ml422
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            • May 2007
            • 2459

            #6
            How much more can they actually add to the Godfather? I mean both parts are about over 2hrs. already. Special features? ie: Director's longer comments, more blood splatter in the scene at the restaurant? I mean it is a classic and it's one of Pacino's flics I've yet to own, but those special features are almost a movie long. If it's bits and pieces integrated into the whole set and it adds some more story line or w/e then it probably won't be that bad. If it's a separate disc like many others that I personally don't even bother w/ unless it's some demonstration of special effects like in Tony Jaa's thai rope kick boxing, it'll be just extra unwatched footage.
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            • admin
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              • Nov 2001
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              #7
              I think the selling point of the new edition is not the special features, but the restoration. Some of the older classics released on HD DVD or Blu-ray looks really fantastic because they've been restored from the original masters. Some look as if they are brand new movies (apart from the audio, which is always much harder to restore)! I hope this restoration can be just as good.

              Along with Band of Brothers, The Godfather Trilogy is in my opinion a must have - I've lost count the number of times I've watched both!
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              • dr_ml422
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                • May 2007
                • 2459

                #8
                That's the gravy in a nutshell. I'm looking forward to owning it and that'll be as soon as I upgrade to a HD tv which will definitely happen soon. It's inevitable. For now they show the Godfather so many times on bravo or amc that it's almost impossible not to catch it on a fly by.
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                • BR7
                  He is coming to your little town!
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 4421

                  #9
                  UPDATE

                  The Godfather: THE COPPOLA RESTORATION Cinematic Classics Return to their Original Pristine Glory with All-New Special Features


                  HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- More than three decades after
                  they won the Academy Award(R) for Best Picture, director Francis Ford
                  Coppola's classic films The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II will once
                  again be enjoyed by audiences as they originally were meant to be seen, thanks
                  to a meticulous restoration by Paramount Pictures, overseen by Coppola
                  himself. On September 23, 2008, both fully restored films will debut on DVD
                  and Blu-ray, along with a newly remastered version of The Godfather Part III,
                  to be included as part of The Godfather, The Coppola Restoration Collection.
                  All three films will be available individually or in a five-DVD collection or
                  four-disc Blu-ray collection, which are loaded with a host of all-new special
                  features.

                  THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray Collection


                  THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray four-disc set is presented
                  in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby
                  Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Mono (except The Godfather:
                  Part III) and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.
                  The following special features are presented in high definition as noted:


                  Disc 1:
                  -- The Godfather feature film
                  -- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

                  Disc 2:
                  -- The Godfather, Part II feature film
                  -- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

                  Disc 3:
                  -- The Godfather, Part III feature film
                  -- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

                  Disc 4:
                  -- Godfather World (HD)
                  -- The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (HD)
                  -- ... when the shooting stopped (HD)
                  -- Emulsional Rescue-Revealing The Godfather (HD)
                  -- The Godfather on the Red Carpet (HD)
                  -- Four Short Films on The Godfather
                  o The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II (HD)
                  o Cannoli (HD)
                  o Riffing on the Riffing (HD)
                  o Clemenza (HD)
                  -- The Family Tree
                  -- Crime Organization Chart
                  -- Connie and Carlo's Wedding Album

                  Disc 4 (cont'd):
                  2001 DVD Archive:
                  -- Behind the Scenes
                  o The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
                  o On Location
                  o Francis Coppola's Notebook
                  o The Music of the Godfather
                  o Coppola & Puzo on Screenwriting
                  o Gordon Willis on Cinematography
                  o Storyboards from The Godfather, Part II
                  o Storyboards from The Godfather, Part III
                  o The Godfather Behind the Scenes 1971
                  -- The Filmmakers
                  o Francis Ford Coppola
                  o Mario Puzo
                  o Gordon Willis
                  o Dean Tavoularis
                  o Nino Rota
                  o Carmine Coppola
                  -- Additional Scenes
                  -- Acclaim & Response
                  -- Trailers (HD)
                  -- Photo Gallery
                  -- Rogues' Gallery
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                  • admin
                    Administrator
                    • Nov 2001
                    • 9952

                    #10
                    An online store here just opened pre-ordering for the set at $44 (that's the regular price of single movie Blu-ray discs). Just made an order, but probably won't happen, but nothing to lose.
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                    • BR7
                      He is coming to your little town!
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 4421

                      #11
                      UPDATE


                      The Matrix Announced for Blu-ray

                      Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the highly anticipated 'The Ultimate Matrix Collection' to Blu-ray on October 14th. The seven-disc set will include five BD-50s - one disc for each of the three Matrix films, one for Animatrix, and one for "The Matrix Experience" - and two DVDs. Also included in the set will be a hard-cover book with photos and information from the films.

                      Video will be presented in 1080p VC-1 and accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Extras for this release include:

                      * 3 Exclusive In-Move Experience BonusView features
                      * 35 hours of extras
                      * Digital download of 'The Matrix'
                      * Much more
                      $90.95

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