Touch of Evil (US - DVD R1)
Lastly, Universal sends over menus for this brand new 50th Anniversary edition
Title: Touch of Evil
Starring: Orson Welles
Released: 7th October 2008
SRP: $26.98
Further Details:
Universal Home Video has announced a 50th Anniversary edition of Touch of Evil which stars Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, and Janet Leigh. The 2-disc set will include a restored version (1 Hour 51 Minutes), the theatrical version (1 Hour 36 Minutes), and a preview version (1 Hour 49 Minutes) of the film. Each will be presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono tracks. As well as all of the features listed below, the release will include a replication of Orson Welles' Legendary 58-Page Memo to the Studio. We've attached the official package artwork below:
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Disc 1 (Side A): Restored Version (Feature 1)
• Bringing Evil to Life
• Evil Lost & Found
• Audio Commentary featuring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Restoration Producer Rick Schmidlin
• Audio Commentary featuring Restoration Producer Rick Schmidlin
• Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2 (Side A): Theatrical Version (Feature 1)
• Audio Commentary featuring Writer / Filmmaker F.X. Feeny
Disc 2 (Side A): Preview Version (Feature 2)
• Audio Commentary featuring Welles Historians Joanthan Rosenbaum and James Naremore
News by Tom Woodward
Starring: Orson Welles
Released: 7th October 2008
SRP: $26.98
Further Details:
Universal Home Video has announced a 50th Anniversary edition of Touch of Evil which stars Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, and Janet Leigh. The 2-disc set will include a restored version (1 Hour 51 Minutes), the theatrical version (1 Hour 36 Minutes), and a preview version (1 Hour 49 Minutes) of the film. Each will be presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono tracks. As well as all of the features listed below, the release will include a replication of Orson Welles' Legendary 58-Page Memo to the Studio. We've attached the official package artwork below:
Quote:
Disc 1 (Side A): Restored Version (Feature 1)
• Bringing Evil to Life
• Evil Lost & Found
• Audio Commentary featuring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Restoration Producer Rick Schmidlin
• Audio Commentary featuring Restoration Producer Rick Schmidlin
• Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2 (Side A): Theatrical Version (Feature 1)
• Audio Commentary featuring Writer / Filmmaker F.X. Feeny
Disc 2 (Side A): Preview Version (Feature 2)
• Audio Commentary featuring Welles Historians Joanthan Rosenbaum and James Naremore
News by Tom Woodward
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fine film that needs a blu-ray release.
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This is basically the disc that should have been released back when they released the "restored" version. I really hate double-dipping, but this may be one instance where I have to give in and pony up for the new edition.
Great movie, and that first tracking shot still amazes me whenever I watch it.
The extras look good, so I'll probably get it eventually.
The extras look good, so I'll probably get it eventually.
Why can't studios do seamless branching? Specially for I Am Legend, and now this?
Blue-Kal-El wrote: Why can't studios do seamless branching? Specially for I Am Legend, and now this?Disc 2 seems to be branched, but Welles turned in an infamous 60-page memo on how to correctly cut the film and so I imagine the restored version's differences are so drastic branching isn't possible.
Bandwidth issues come into play too.
The restored version removes the titles from the intro and has a different soundtrack to the original, so they would need alternate scenes, footage added by the studio, up to three different audio tracks and 4 audio commentaries on a single dual layered DVD. Its asking for trouble, though im sure they could squeeze that onto Blu-ray.
Its a pity they didn't include the documentary Reconstructing Evil, but i imagine that the info from that will appear on the commentaries.
The restored version removes the titles from the intro and has a different soundtrack to the original, so they would need alternate scenes, footage added by the studio, up to three different audio tracks and 4 audio commentaries on a single dual layered DVD. Its asking for trouble, though im sure they could squeeze that onto Blu-ray.
Its a pity they didn't include the documentary Reconstructing Evil, but i imagine that the info from that will appear on the commentaries.
The opening shot is my favorite part of this film. Didn't really like the rest of the film until the suspenseful ending; I'd watch anything from Orson Welles.
Nice! I love this film! Never saw the theatrical or preview version though. It may not be 'Welles' Original Vision' version but hey, that's what disc one's for right? Very cool!
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This is excellent news, one of the finest films ever made. This along with the Hitchcock legacy releases are going to make October an expensive month...
3 versions and 4 commentaries?
COUNT ME THE F**K IN!
COUNT ME THE F**K IN!
I hadn't realized that the versions were very different altogether...
I like the positioning of Orson's face and how you don't see anything below his nose. Very eerie! However that font they used for the title is awful. They should have re-used the original font from the 1958 poster.
I've never seen this movie and I'm a big movie buff. Go figure. I hope there will be an eventual Blu-Ray release.
This film is apperently known for it's infamous opening long dolley shot??? I have heard other directors talk about it in some commentaries I've listened too.
How does it compare to Scorcese's brilliant steadi-cam restaurant shot in Goodfellas or The great opening in Boogie Nights and what makes it so great??
Cheers!
This film is apperently known for it's infamous opening long dolley shot??? I have heard other directors talk about it in some commentaries I've listened too.
How does it compare to Scorcese's brilliant steadi-cam restaurant shot in Goodfellas or The great opening in Boogie Nights and what makes it so great??
Cheers!
When this was announced for the first go around(years ago) on DVD one of Orson's kids got involved and legally stopped all the extras(except for the memo). Now I see Mr.Heston and Mrs.Leigh's commentary on the restored version. I hope they did that years ago and it isn't a cut and paste job of paste interviews. But regardless, this will be bought and put in my collection.
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