GET CARTER [2 disc Blu-ray]

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Note that the film can be played with or without a newly-filmed introduction by Michael Caine. special features This two-disc BFI Blu-ray edition includes a treasure trove of bonuses: documentaries, interviews as well as fascinating audio commentaries from Hodges, Suschitzky and Michael Caine, shedding much light – and a good dose of humour – on the spontaneous way in which the film was shot, with no story-board, just going with the momentary flow. The BFI also include a really well put together book, with great photos and illuminating articles about various aspects of the film and the creative team. Mike Hodges in Conversation (2022, 60 mins): the director discusses his career in this interview recorded at BFI Southbank The nightclubs, the miniskirts, the parties, and the cars (there is a sublime Sunbeam Alpine) are sharply contrasted with the grim melancholy of bingo halls and the defiant yet slightly pathetic marching of the majorettes. Hardcore fans (like ME!) who want the real deal now have a way to get it. Do you think you could update your review with an additional footnote/notice? Thank you sir for your consideration! -- Jeffrey Nelson aka WaverBoy aka Serious Michael Caine Fan (11.07.14).

Bei dieser DVD handelt es sich um einen UK-Import mit der ungeschnittenen Originaversion ohne deutsche Tonspur. In Deutschland gibt es ihn (noch) nicht ungeschnitten fürs Heimkino. Er ist in bei uns ungekürzt ab 18 Jahren freigegeben und läuft, da es keine vollständige deutsche Synchronisation gibt, im deutschen TV immer in einer stark gekürzten Fassung, meist im Nachtprogramm. The Ship Hotel - Tyne Main - this documentary about a pub on the banks of the River Tyne was produced by Philip Trevelyan in 1969. In English, not subtitled. (34 min). The Ship Hotel - Tyne Main (1967, 33 mins): Philip Trevelyan’s evocative documentary film about a pub on the banks of the River Tynehere, although the screencaps do not fully convey the extent to which the grain moves in film-like patterns to convey detail within the image. Given the average bitrate of 21.96 Mbps, which is certainly better than some of Warner's efforts but is still clear to my ear, but for others the fear of the original American distributors may be justified, i.e., A much better trailer that hints at plot points that it savvily avoids revealing, and includes a few quotes praising the film, including one from enthusiastic fan, Edgar Wright.

Color / 2:35 enhanced widescreen / 112 min. / Street Date April 22, 2014 / available through the Warner Archive Collection / 14.97Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (software uniformly simulated HDR) , So, to be clear, the re-dubbed opening scene is re-dubbed on both the audio commentary and the feature on the Blu-ray itself.... Glenn Wrong! Helpful correspondent Jonathan Hertzberg offers a welcome correction (but keep reading at end):