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jdd1904 · 08-28-2002, 05:26 PM

Hey has anyone watched any of the Cassavetes disks from Pioneer? If so, what was the aspect ratio / picture quality of the transfer? Please let me know.

Riedenschneider · 08-28-2002, 10:52 PM

I saw Faces, Shadows, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Opening Night. All have decent image quality. I think these are the same transfers as the Pioneer LDs. I can't remember the exact ARs but I think they were either open mate or 1.66.

Hendrik · 08-29-2002, 03:00 PM

...FYI: ...in the French "Hommage à John Cassavetes" series the only 'widescreen' (anamorphic 1.66:1) release is Opening Night...

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Skip McCoy · 08-29-2002, 06:25 PM

Only seen Chinese Bookie and Opening Night on dvd. Chinese Bookie is open matte(full frame). Looks pretty good though. Opening Night looked fine too. Both good films.

Skip McCoy · 08-29-2002, 06:28 PM

I have Woman Under the influence too. That's full frame and looks pretty good. I think it's a flipper though.
Minnie and Moskowitz is his best. I know it's not Pioneer, it's Anchor bay. It's widescreen with commentary by Seymour Cassel and Gena Rowlands.

MrTony · 09-01-2003, 06:21 AM

Hey, as long as we're resurrecting old threads...

I know this topic is more toward the actual discs and their quality, but I thought it was close enough that a new Cassavetes thread wasn't warranted. Anyway, I just watched The Killing Of a Chinese Bookie on Friday, and while it was interesting, I had a hard time getting into it because of the radically different style, which I just wasn't prepared for. As I suggested in the "What Movie Did You Just See?" thread in T&OT, this may not have been the best "intro to Cassavetes" film. I put A Woman Under the Influence on my Netflix queue, but I was wondering if anyone out there had any recommendations of their own, or even something non-Cassavetes, but of a similar style.

Thanks!

08-28-2002, 05:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
jdd1904 Supporting Actor Join Date: Aug 2002	John Cassavetes on DVD Hey has anyone watched any of the Cassavetes disks from Pioneer? If so, what was the aspect ratio / picture quality of the transfer? Please let me know.

08-28-2002, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Riedenschneider Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hamburg, Deutschland	I saw Faces, Shadows, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Opening Night. All have decent image quality. I think these are the same transfers as the Pioneer LDs. I can't remember the exact ARs but I think they were either open mate or 1.66. __________________ "The Hughes wealth, power and sex appeal devastated scores of broken-hearted movie stars and made grown men shudder with envy and anxiety every time he entered a room. Mr. DiCaprio just makes any logical person over 14 wonder if he ever graduated high school." -Rex Reed

08-29-2002, 06:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Skip McCoy Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles	Only seen Chinese Bookie and Opening Night on dvd. Chinese Bookie is open matte(full frame). Looks pretty good though. Opening Night looked fine too. Both good films. __________________ "Well, I'm outta here. Dark Shadows doesn't watch itself...." My DVD things

08-29-2002, 06:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Skip McCoy Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles	I have Woman Under the influence too. That's full frame and looks pretty good. I think it's a flipper though. Minnie and Moskowitz is his best. I know it's not Pioneer, it's Anchor bay. It's widescreen with commentary by Seymour Cassel and Gena Rowlands. __________________ "Well, I'm outta here. Dark Shadows doesn't watch itself...." My DVD things

09-01-2003, 06:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
MrTony Forum Wise Guy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Waterloo, Iowa, USA	Hey, as long as we're resurrecting old threads... I know this topic is more toward the actual discs and their quality, but I thought it was close enough that a new Cassavetes thread wasn't warranted. Anyway, I just watched The Killing Of a Chinese Bookie on Friday, and while it was interesting, I had a hard time getting into it because of the radically different style, which I just wasn't prepared for. As I suggested in the "What Movie Did You Just See?" thread in T&OT, this may not have been the best "intro to Cassavetes" film. I put A Woman Under the Influence on my Netflix queue, but I was wondering if anyone out there had any recommendations of their own, or even something non-Cassavetes, but of a similar style. Thanks! __________________ Prevent tornadoes before they happen: Make sure that warm, moist air fronts do not converge with cool, dry ones. Movies, Music and a few Games My Top 20 Films

08-29-2002, 03:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hendrik Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Neuenhof, Switzerland	...FYI: ...in the French "Hommage à John Cassavetes" series the only 'widescreen' (anamorphic 1.66:1) release is Opening Night... . . . . . .

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