Administrators sam_webmaster Posted March 28, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 28, 2017 New blu-ray release of the film Blow-Up is out today: In 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni transplanted his existentialist ennui to the streets of swinging London for this international sensation, the Italian filmmaker’s first English-language feature. A countercultural masterpiece about the act of seeing and the art of image making, Blow-Up takes the form of a psychological mystery, starring David Hemmings as a fashion photographer who unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park. Antonioni’s meticulous aesthetic control and intoxicating color palette breathe life into every frame, and the jazzy sounds of Herbie Hancock, a beautifully evasive performance by Vanessa Redgrave, and a cameo by the Yardbirds (featuring Jimmy Page & Jeff Beck) make the film a transporting time capsule from a bygone era. Blow-Up is a seductive immersion into creative passion, and a brilliant film by one of cinema’s greatest artists. New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New pieces about director Michelangelo Antonioni’s artistic approach, featuring photography curators Walter Moser and Philippe Garner and art historian David Alan Mellor Blow Up of “Blow Up,” a 2016 documentary on the making of the film Conversation from 2016 between Garner and actor Vanessa Redgrave Archival interviews with Antonioni and actors David Hemmings and Jane Birkin Trailers PLUS: A book featuring an essay by film scholar David Forgacs, an updated 1966 account of the film’s shooting by Stig Björkman, the questionnaires the director distributed to photographers and painters while developing the film, and the 1959 Julio Cortázar short story on which the film is loosely based https://www.criterion.com/films/28694-blow-up Review: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/71918/blow-up/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForEvermore Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Oh, thank you for posting this! Ordering now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigled Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Havent got Blu-Ray facilities myself. Would be interesting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForEvermore Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 hour ago, craigled said: Havent got Blu-Ray facilities myself. Would be interesting though. The Criterion edition is also available on regular DVD - however, it seems to be available only in the States at the moment. Do you have a multi-region DVD player? In any case, I recommend the movie, if you haven't already seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I really like this movie though it is years since i have seen it. I remember as a teenager watching this film and not knowing the Yardbirds were in it ! I just thought Jane Birkin was fit and it is a great story of a man developing a picture and seeing someone with a gun in a park ( I think).Honestly it's that long ago I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie0024 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Very cool. I got to see a screening of the film in the studio it was shot in. That was a surreal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SymphonyX Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 That's pretty neat. I'm sure it should be available for streaming soon. There a few pay service sites for TV Streaming to Roku and other devices. FilmStruck and Turner Classic Movies that has a huge Criterion catalog section as part of the monthy or yearly subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazor Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I pre-ordered that sucker months ago. It should arrive any day now. Hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigled Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 On 28/03/2017 at 11:52 PM, ForEvermore said: The Criterion edition is also available on regular DVD - however, it seems to be available only in the States at the moment. Do you have a multi-region DVD player? In any case, I recommend the movie, if you haven't already seen it. I will get my friends to sort it for me. That is who i turn to re technology. It will be a very interesting watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazor Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I just got mine in the mail today. It's got a cool booklet that includes the original short story on which the movie was based, and a whole slew of extras. I plan on sifting through the extras this weekend, I'm curious to see if the "making of" documentary has anything more about the Yardbirds involvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohjimmy Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Thanks for letting us know about this. I make a habit of watching this movie a few times a year. Have to grab the Blue ray this week. Epic swinging sixties flick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForEvermore Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I just watched the Blu-Ray. Well, as you might imagine, both the picture quality and the sound (despite being monaural) are phenomenal - to see 1966 London so clearly is a treat for the eyes. Well worth the investment if you are a fan of the film. (For those who haven't seen the film, it is an Antonioni film - thus, more artistic, stream-of-consciousness, and a feast for the eyes than a plot-driven film (but it does have a plot - it just meanders from it on occasion). A word to the wise...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I watched this film years ago when I first got into Zeppelin, thought it was a load of shite other than The Yardbirds segment, I'll maybe need to give it another try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boleskinner Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Mook said: I watched this film years ago when I first got into Zeppelin, thought it was a load of shite other than The Yardbirds segment, I'll maybe need to give it another try. Lol. Thank you, Barry Norman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 38 minutes ago, Mook said: I watched this film years ago when I first got into Zeppelin, thought it was a load of shite other than The Yardbirds segment, I'll maybe need to give it another try. The thing about the Yardbirds segment is the obvious mime, it gets worse when Jeff Beck is smashing up that cheap hollow body guitar and Stroll On/Train Kept a Rollin' is still playing in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazor Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Mook said: I watched this film years ago when I first got into Zeppelin, thought it was a load of shite other than The Yardbirds segment, I'll maybe need to give it another try. It's definitely not for everyone. Slow, meandering, virtually pointless. I like the movie, but even I have to be in the proper mood for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 watched it last night 4k is nicely done and the sound is better than expected. Kinda fixated on Vanessa Redgrave a little- forgot about her screen presence. Booklet is nice too. Yardbirds scene is a highlight for sure. not for everyone no doubt- what Balthazor said about in the mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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