18 June
2012 saw the re-release of Network DVD's Special Edition of the film
on Blu-Ray. The image galleries have been upgraded to HD, and expanded, while
the viewing notes booklet has been substantially updated to reflect a host
of new information that came to light since the DVD release in 2007. The
main feature now includes subtitles, plus a pdf of the post-production continuity
script (the "London Films Script").
Nick Cooper, 22 August 2012
TO BUY THE NEW DVD:
Direct
from Network DVD
Amazon
PRESS COVERAGE:
The
Guardian
www.blu-ray.com
Regular
readers of this site will have noticed a marked degree of inactivity on it
for most of the last 18 months, despite long-standing expansion plans. One
of the main reasons for this has been that I have been actively involved
in Network DVD's two-disc special edition of the film, which was released
on 8 May 2007. The first disc in the set reinstates the previously "lost"
footage from the "Gutlohn Print" (see below), which effectively uplifts the
"standard" 92m 42s print - the only version seen in the UK, Australia, and
elsewhere for many years - to the 1936 American running time of 96m 24s.
The second disc features a "Virtual Extended Edition" of the film, which
augments the existing footage with stills and script extras to illustrate
Wells's original narrative as fully as possible. Other extras include a 1971
programme on Wells by Brian Aldis, and a 1975 interview with Sir Ralph
Richardson. This release also includes a 24-page booklet by myself, detailing
the background, production, and legacy of the film.
Nick Cooper, 24 June 2007
TO BUY THE NEW DVD:
Direct
from Network DVD
Amazon
PRESS COVERAGE:
The Observer/Guardian
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