Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Plexsis
Stand-by Joined: 9/29/04
#1Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/5/14 at 9:58pm
I was never sure if this was recorded on video or film, so I'm not sure how much of an upgrade this will be.
I just bought the DVD since they removed if from NETFLIX. Should have just waited.
Release date - 12/2/14
http://www.amazon.com/Into-Woods-Stephen-Sondheim-Blu-ray/dp/B00NC9TU16/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1409968521&sr=1-1&keywords=into+the+woods
#2Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/5/14 at 10:31pmThis is a wonderful way for people to see this and with the upcoming Rob Marshall film in the same month, what perfect timing.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#2Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/5/14 at 10:43pmSadly, this was recorded/filmed on video so the quality will be slightly better than the DVD quality but hardly noticeable.
#3Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:25pm
Will it be an upgrade at all? I'd assume the original recording is about the same resolution as a DVD, so the extra resolution of a BD would be wasted. (if I understand it correctly)
#4Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:42pmThe one recording that will definitely benefit from a BD recording is PASSION, which was recorded on film and not tape. Unfortunately, last I heard Image Entertainment do not actually have any copies of PASSION on film to do the transfer.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#5Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 12:18amFingers crossed (hopefully in vain) for an actor's or director's commentary track
#6Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 1:38amI've always hoped that when it's released on Blu Ray that we'll get a commentary track with Sondheim & Peters like we did for SUNDAY IN THE PARK (but without Mandy ruining it). However, I think it would have been in the press release if it was going to happen.
vassey
Stand-by Joined: 2/26/08
#7Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 9:47amPointless, as it was only taped in NTSC (720*480) back in the eighties. Very little benefit in upscaling to HD. Things worth releasing in HD are the recording of the 'Kiss Me Kate' revival with Brent Barrett, 'Hey Mr Producer!' and the 10th anniversary Les Mis concert. All of which were actually taped in HD.
#8Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 10:19amI never bought the DVD so I'll pick up the Blu-ray.
#9Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 11:07amIf recorded 720x480, wouldn't that be a step up from DVD? Also, wouldn't that be widescreen? (Which would be AWESOME)
#10Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 11:35amSince it was originally filmed in 4:3 than it being in Widescreen would just be the picture stretched out, which would be awful.
vassey
Stand-by Joined: 2/26/08
#11Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 11:45am
No 720*480 is the digital resolution of NTSC and DVD, non-widescreen. That is even higher than the resolution of the analogue video tape used to record Into the Woods, so no quality loss there. Utter pointlessness releasing it on Bluray .
Updated On: 9/6/14 at 11:45 AM
#12Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 2:35pmAs everyone else has said--barely worth an upgrade. I would LOVE a commentary track though one could hardly be as funny as Sunday's with Sondheim constantly correcting Mandy's hyperbolic stories.
#13Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 2:36pmAnd come on Image, get off your ass and finally release Pacific Overtures. They planned to and then said the quality of the video was too far gone and they couldn't afford a remaster--but the bootlegs circulating lately are of decent quality, and it deserves a release.
#14Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 5:39pmCan't be worse than the Blu-Ray of Cats...... Ugh
#15Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/6/14 at 7:11pmThey took it off of Netflix?!? Now I'm depressed.
#16Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:09pmA Blu-ray release of INTO THE WOODS (Original Broadway Cast) could benefit most in the audio department if it is released with DTS Master Audio. The picture quality would be a slight upgrade from the DVD. Depending on how the shots were "framed," it might be possible to matte the top and bottom of the image and present it in an anamorphic widescreen aspect ration of 1.78:1. This is done often, but if the original shot is not framed for this, the results could be not-so-great.
#17Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:44pm
^^^^^^
I would hope that if it was shot is 4:3 they would leave it that way instead of cropping it into artificial widescreen.
Is there any chance it was actually shot in widescreen but edited down to 4:3 for TV? Unlikely I suppose since it was always intended for TV broadcast.
Keeping BroadwayWorld Illustrated
#18Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/10/14 at 6:11pmI can't imagine it was shot wide and edited to 4:3, considering it was taped on video. All we'll get from this is possibly slightly better audio and hopefully some extras, though I probably won't hold my breath. Not exactly the release of the century unless there's some curveball in there somewhere.
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#19Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/12/14 at 11:02am
Have you seen the new cover art for this???
Ehhhhh....
#20Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/12/14 at 12:06pm
Looks like they're piggybacking off of the Disney design.
As for extras, I wouldn't count in it since Image is notorious for its absolute bare bones releases. It would be nice but i think this is just a rushed release to profit off of the upcoming film release.
Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#21Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/12/14 at 12:36pmIs it a horror movie where Little Red gets attacked by a vicious cow? Or is Little Red the mysterious threat that roams the woods? Can't wait to find out!
#22Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/12/14 at 1:01pmNot a fan. They should have used the original artwork.
Shannon Bo Dannon
Broadway Star Joined: 8/19/08
#23Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/12/14 at 11:42pmwhat is going on with Red's legs...
#24Image to release the OBC INTO THE WOODS performance on Blu-Ray
Posted: 9/12/14 at 11:56pmShe looks like a spinning top...
