Fritz Lang's M - BD and DVD Release.

[John Johnson]

Eureka Entertainment have announced the UK DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Fritz Lang’s M as part of their Masters of Cinema Series on 22nd February 2010. Of all Fritz Lang's creations, none have been more innovative or influential than M, the film that launched German cinema into the sound era with stunning sophistication and mesmerising artistry. A spate of child killings has stricken a terrified Berlin. Peter Lorre gives a legendary performance as the murderer Hans Beckert, who soon finds himself chased by all levels of society.

The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present a stunning high-definition restoration of a definitive classic of world cinema, released on DVD (2-disc set, £19.99 RRP) & Blu-ray Disc (£24.99 RRP). Features include:
Stunning, restored high-definition transfer in the correct 1.19:1 ratio, with restored sound
Two audio commentaries: one by German film scholars Anton Kaes and Eric Rentschler; the other featuring film restoration expert Martin Koerber, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, historian Torsten Kaiser and excerpts from Bogdanovich's 1965 audio interviews with Lang
The original 1932 British release version of M, presented in its entirety, recently rediscovered after 70 years, featuring different actors, alternate takes and Peter Lorre's first performance in English
Zum Beispiel Fritz Lang, a 1968 documentary with Fritz Lang discussing his career in German cinema
• 48-page illustrated booklet, including writing by Fritz Lang, historian Robert Fischer, details of a missing scene, behind-the-scenes stills and production drawings

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/71 ... dated.html

[John Johnson]

Review of Fritz Lang's masterpiece M, featuring a career-making performance from Peter Lorre, is released by Masters of Cinema. This two-disc edition also contains the film's rarely-seen English-language version.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/72268/m.html

[AndyDursin]

Sounds similar with a few exceptions to Criterion's release from a few years ago. The Blu-Ray is coming in May and has the following extras --

* Restored high-definition digital transfer (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
* Audio commentary by German film scholars Anton Kaes, author of the BFI Film Classics volume on M, and Eric Rentschler, author of The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife
* The long-lost English-language version of M, from a nitrate print preserved by the British Film Institute (on the Blu-ray edition)
* Conversation with Fritz Lang, a 50-minute film by William Friedkin
* Claude Chabrol’s M le maudit, a short film inspired by M, plus a video interview with Chabrol about Lang’s filmmaking techniques
* Video interview with Harold Nebenzal, son of M producer Seymour Nebenzal
* Classroom audiotapes of editor Paul Falkenberg discussing the film and its history, set to clips from the film
* Documentary on the physical history of M, from production to distribution to digital restoration
* Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and production sketches
* Plus: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Stanley Kauffmann, the script for a missing scene, three contemporaneous newspaper articles, and a 1963 interview with Lang

[John Johnson]

Exposure Cinema have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of While the City Sleeps on 23rd August 2010 priced at £11.99 RRP. Fritz Lang’s tense, fast-paced Hollywood thriller features an all-star cast and cinematography by noir maestro Ernest Laszlo (Kiss Me Deadly).

Presented in 1.33:1 Full Screen with English DD2.0 Mono audio, extras include the original trailer and gallery of pressbook, stills and poster art. Also included is a poster reproduction art card.

Lang’s companion piece, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, will also be released this year by Exposure Cinema.

http://homecinema.thedigitalfix.co.uk/c ... ugust.html

http://www.exposurecinema.com/

[Jedbu]

Criterion's Blu-Ray is just stunning and worth getting-purchased mine at Barnes & Noble during their 50% sale.