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Re: Edward Yang

#126 Post by Calvin » Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:15 pm

Worth noting that, although not available on home video yet, That Day on the Beach has been restored; the restoration premiered at the Golden Horse Film Festival this past November

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Re: Edward Yang

#127 Post by ando » Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:38 am

The CC release of A Bright Summer Day several days ago isn't streaming on Hulu+ (shock) but there are a couple of versions on YT (the CC version and a free one) for those who want to view it before purchasing the dvd. It's a definite purchase for me.

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Re: Edward Yang

#128 Post by Drucker » Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:25 pm


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Re: Edward Yang

#129 Post by whaleallright » Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:06 am

Is this Terrorizers restoration even newer than the Blu-ray from a few years ago? Around the same time that was released, new 35mm prints of the film were struck and screened around the world. The one I saw looked beautiful.

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#130 Post by htom » Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:39 pm

whaleallright wrote:Is this Terrorizers restoration even newer than the Blu-ray from a few years ago? Around the same time that was released, new 35mm prints of the film were struck and screened around the world. The one I saw looked beautiful.
I'm not sure it refers to anything but the restoration that led to the home video version in 2011, going by this article

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#131 Post by whaleallright » Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:07 am

OK, that's what I had guessed. Journalists (and publicists) toss the phrase "new restoration" around so casually that it can be difficult to know what "restoration" they're referring to or indeed if it merits the term "restoration" at all (as opposed to simply a new digital transfer, without any serious restoration work).

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Re: Edward Yang

#132 Post by Red Screamer » Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:49 pm


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Re: Edward Yang

#133 Post by Calvin » Fri Nov 04, 2016 11:39 am


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Re: Edward Yang

#134 Post by feihong » Fri Nov 04, 2016 8:06 pm

I keep hoping for good news for A Confucian Confusion or Mahjong. I'm glad Terrorizers and Brighter Summer Day are getting good representation. It would be great to see these later pictures get some form of official release somewhere, with good picture quality.

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#135 Post by D50 » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:10 am

feihong wrote:I keep hoping for good news for A Confucian Confusion or Mahjong. I'm glad Terrorizers and Brighter Summer Day are getting good representation. It would be great to see these later pictures get some form of official release somewhere, with good picture quality.
Just watched The Terrorizers on Amazon, and the closed captions are especially horrible, to the point of spoiling what is going to happen in a few moments - [gunshot], and the ever distracting [dog barking], [phone ringing], [footsteps], etc.

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Re: Edward Yang

#136 Post by Tim » Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:38 am

The Taiwanese Blu of The Terrorisers is now back in stock at JSDVD.

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#137 Post by Tim » Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:32 am

Seems to be out of stock again, but you could try asking JSDVD to let you know when it becomes available. That's what I did, though it took a long time to come through.

The package is very nice, the print a huge improvement on the unofficial copy I had before. The subtitles are clear though not always perfectly timed: at a couple of points several came in a rush, so that I had to go back to read them properly.

Of course, life being what it is, Criterion will follow up the BAM screenings with a release of their own, as I think happened with Taipei Story.



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Re: Edward Yang

#140 Post by The Fanciful Norwegian » Thu Jun 22, 2017 5:29 pm

Glad to see the rights dispute is over or at least no longer holding up a domestic release, though I'm biting my nails for a DVD/Blu announcement. (A 35mm print recently played at the Hong Kong Independent Film Festival, but I was told that came about because they literally just paid everybody making a claim to the film, so it sounded like the underlying dispute hadn't been resolved yet.)

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Re: Edward Yang

#141 Post by Oedipax » Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:15 pm

Anyone know if the 7/14 in the trailer is a theatrical release somewhere or a DVD/bluray?

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Re: Edward Yang

#142 Post by The Fanciful Norwegian » Fri Jun 23, 2017 3:54 pm

Theatrical reissue in Taiwan.

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Re: Edward Yang

#143 Post by The Fanciful Norwegian » Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:05 pm

The Wind, the animated film Yang was working on at the time of his death, has popped up on the Chinese Film Bureau's list of newly-approved screenplays, with powerhouse Enlight Media (which has made a few well-received animated features, most notably Big Fish and Begonia) listed as the producer. Lots of cause to be leery here, but then Yang left tons of prep work and his estate has been pretty protective of his legacy.

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Re: Edward Yang

#144 Post by L.A. » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:42 am

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The Terrorizers and 30th Anniversary Edition.

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#145 Post by whaleallright » Fri Sep 22, 2017 12:10 am

Only a year late!

Does anyone know where this might be for sale other than JSDVD.com? They use some international credit-card authentication system that consistently doesn't work with my (US) cards.

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Re: Edward Yang

#146 Post by jegharfangetmigenmyg » Sat Jan 13, 2018 9:54 am

I don't see it mentioned here and thought it'd be of interests to a lot following this thread. That Day, On the Beach was released on blu-ray in Taiwan a month ago. Including English subtitles!

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I just ordered it from Yesasia: https://www.yesasia.com/global/that-day ... /info.html#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Edward Yang

#147 Post by Tim » Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:30 am

I bought this from JSDVD over Christmas. Usual impeccable service, though not cheap (cost me about £50 all in). I’ve had the chance to watch only a few minutes so far, but the disc looks great, though the English titles are a bit dodgy in places. Wonderful to have a fifth Yang on Blu-ray. Who’d have thunk?

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Re: Edward Yang

#148 Post by cowboydan » Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:49 pm

A Confucian Confusion 4k restoration by the Taiwan Film Institute is near completion. Wow, I'm very excited for this.

https://www.facebook.com/EdwardYangRevi ... 7682060379

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#149 Post by feihong » Sun May 17, 2020 9:00 pm

cowboydan wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:49 pm
A Confucian Confusion 4k restoration by the Taiwan Film Institute is near completion. Wow, I'm very excited for this.

https://www.facebook.com/EdwardYangRevi ... 7682060379
I didn't see this until now. This is great news––one of Yang's very best films. Hopefully a good blu ray will be coming in the near future.

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Re: Edward Yang

#150 Post by Calvin » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:46 am

Korean label Novamedia have let me know that they have "a few Edward Yang releases upcoming". They have already released Yi Yi, A Brighter Summer Day and, very recently, Taipei Story so I'd say That Day On The Beach and The Terrorizers are likely (and maybe In Our Time). Their releases are likely to be better value than the existing Taiwan releases, so if anyone was planning on picking them up soon I'd hold off. If they're anything like the Taipei Story release I got this week, they might even come with a fridge magnet which is the oddest extra I've received since the Eric Rohmer tea bag.
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