Blue 1968 / Fade In (1973) – Imprint Collection #430 – 431

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Blue 1968 / Fade In (1973) – Imprint Collection #430 – 431

Blue and Fade In were filmed in tandem in Utah, 1967. Sharing sets, locations, and even actors, the two films are distinctly unique, yet make for a fascinating double-bill.

Burt Reynolds and Barbara Loden star in Fade In, where the enormous production of a Western film entwines the two together on a tumultuous romantic journey. See behind-the-scenes as the real Western film Blue is shot, starring Terence Stamp, Karl Malden, and Joanna Pettet, directed by Silvio Narizzano. In Blue, a young man must choose between a life as a Mexican bandit, or fleeing with the woman he loves.

Limited Edition 3-Disc Hardbox, including the 2024 feature documentary Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano.

1500 copies only.

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Blue (1968) – Imprint Collection #430

Worldwide Blu-ray debut!

Silvio Narizzano directs this thrilling Western starring Terence Stamp (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), Joanna Pettet (Casino Royale 1967), Karl Malden (A Streetcar Named Desire), Ricardo Montalbán (The Naked Gun), and Stathis Giallelis.

A Mexican bandit, part of a gang led by his father, goes on a raid into the U.S. He falls for a beautiful woman and decides to leave his life of crime and settle down with her. Eventually his father and the gang come back for him, and he finds himself torn between his love for the woman and his loyalty to his father and his fellow gang members.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer and David Del Valle
• NEW Audio Interview with actor Stathis Giallelis 
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Fade In (1973) – Imprint Collection #431

Burt Reynolds stars as Rob, a cowboy who is enlisted to work on a large period Western film (Blue) shooting in his hometown in rural Utah. He falls in with assistant editor Jean (Barbara Loden), and their chemistry quickly spirals into a difficult romantic entanglement.

This powerful drama utilises footage from the filming of Blue, sharing landscapes and brief uncredited appearances from Blue actors, creating a fascinating coupling of two truly unique films.

Though shot in 1967, Fade In was not released until 1973, relegated to a television debut after studio executives chose to shelve the completed film, and director Jud Taylor replaced his name with Alan Smithee.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Nat Segaloff and Daniel Kremer
• Interview with producer Judd Bernard, by writer/director Geoffrey Freedman
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano (2024) – Feature Documentary

Film historian Daniel Kremer is your tour guide through an obscure, perplexing body of work heretofore ignored and often unfairly shunned. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano is an essay documentary of discovery.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Video Introduction by documentary director Daniel Kremer
• NEW Special Remembrance of Silvio Narizzano by film director Peter Medak
• NEW Deleted Sequences
• NEW Extended interviews with Michael Murphy, Paul Carafotes, David Del Valle, Nathaniel Thompson, Howard S. Berger, Paul Lynch
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio TBC
• Optional English HOH Subtitles