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From: Jeff Iblings <aphid47@hotmail.com>
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Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:55:07 -0500
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I guess the things I am wondering about the most are the Gilliam
commentaries and extra scenes on the LD releases of his films, and
possibly the magnificent ambersons. Does anyone have a lead on that
stuff at all?
Thanks,
Jeff
>
> Jeff, LDs happened way before my time, but from what I've seen
> Criterion has largely integrated
> the content released on LDs into their DVD releases. The latest
> example, I think, was the release
> of 'Repulsion' couple of weeks ago that had commentary by Polanski and
> Deneuve recorded back in
> the LD days.
>
> The commentary for Bond movies turned into a legal trouble for
> Criterion and soured their
> relationship with MGM for years (this is why 'Robocop' was delayed for
> almost three years). That's
> why it was so famous/notorious.
>
> Don't know about any other LDs that have been transferred to DVD. If
> you look at the Criterion LD
> catalog, you can see why: most of this stuff has been released with far
> superior DVD transfers on
> CC or elsewhere:
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20070527103302/http://www.criterion.com/asp/laserdisc_browse.asp
http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=183001&show=100&start=0
http://web.archive.org/web/20070527103302/http://www.criterion.com/asp/laserdisc_browse.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Criterion_Collection_laserdisc_releases
And
>
> we're now beginning to see history repeating itself with BluRays slowly
> replacing DVDs:
>
> http://www.criterion.com/library/bluray
>
> J
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