The development of audio-visual technology and the rise of streaming media have made the once prosperous DVD era gone forever. DVDs, Blu-ray discs, etc. have become the obsession of niche movie fans. The major disc machine manufacturers have also gradually abandoned this cake that is no longer fragrant, and Jacko is one of the very few Blu-ray player manufacturers in the regular army who are still sticking to it.
In 2020, collector's-grade Blu-ray label Twilight Time announced a permanent suspension of production and withdrawal from the video and video market. For the "people who collect movies (disc dealers)", although the global industry is getting weaker and weaker, they still insist on or rise against the trend and carefully polish their own productions. For the fans of "life goes on and the disk is not hidden", they still hold the position they love.
Today, let's talk about the Blu-ray label, and which disc dealers insist on doing this, so that audiophiles can have discs to hide, so that human images can be passed on as the most stable way of data storage such as discs.
Disc Media: Chinese label
Why put Chinese labels in the forefront? Because compared with foreign countries, the living space of domestic disc dealers is smaller, such as foreign disc sales of 3000, in china may be 300 are more difficult. Therefore, in such an environment, it is a great thing to be able to still rise against the trend and be a "person who receives movies". Disc Media is the exclusive genuine Blu-ray disc distribution company in China, with two series, WCL (World Cinema Library) and MLIFE (Movie Life).
The founder of Disc Media is a master-level disc collector and has his own unique understanding of movies and discs. Since its inception, Disc Media has released a series of well-known Blu-rays of Chinese film classics and new films, including "The Last Emperor", "The Black Cannon Incident", "Red Sorghum", "Horse Thieves", "Wandering Earth", etc., all of which have attracted everyone's attention with sophisticated production, exclusive tidbits and rich gifts. In addition, local labels, do not worry about the problem of Chinese subtitles.
CC Standard Collection: American label
"Standard Collection", full English name Critterion Collection, is generally nicknamed CC by disc friends, is a well-known American DVD distribution company. CC was founded in 1984 and established the purpose of publishing "classic and contemporary important films" at the beginning of its establishment, and in the 1980s and 1990s, the LD laser discs they released were already the darlings of the market.
CC disc dealers are very tricky in their film selection, and they usually release the works of masters who are high and low, such as the works of heavyweight directors in film history such as Akira Kurosawa, Bergman, Fellini, etc., but there are also works of Cult film directors in the eyes of Western film fans such as Wu Yusen, Wong Kar-wai, Terry Gilliam, Paul Morrissey and so on. The Blu-ray discs we are familiar with, such as "Fancy Years", "Muling Street Juvenile Murder World", and "Chongqing Forest", are new restorations that CC has done.
Eureka: British label
Eureka is the Equivalent of the British CC, and the discs released are niche literary. The "Masters of Cinema" film master series, a series of projects released by the British company Eureka on DVD and Blu-ray, began in 2004 and has released more than 250 films, including more than 160 Blu-ray movies, such as "Murder on Mog Street", "Black Cat", "Magic Bird", "Mr. Zombie", "Bamboo House", "Huang Feihong", "Submarine Spy War" and so on.
Yureka mainly produced early silent films and classic films, dedicated to the collation and restoration of early films, filling a large number of gaps in the history of cinema. Its industry status is no less than that of the CC standard company in the United States, and it is even better than the standard in terms of the rarity of film distribution and the study of early film history. Eureka's films are presented in their original aspect ratios, often supplemented by short films, documentaries, reviews, trailers, deleted scenes, and even rare images, giving fans a deeper understanding of the film and the filmmaker's personality.
Arrow: British label
"Arrow Shadow" is also a British label, specializing in the production of Blu-ray discs and DVDs of the famous distribution company, the distribution list of classic old films, horror movies and unpopular Cult cult movies, such as Park Chan-wook's "Revenge Trilogy", "Into the Mortician", "Strange Shape" and so on. It also includes a series of works by George W. Bush. Cult films directed by horror cult masters such as George A. Romero, Lucio Fulci, Lamberto Bava, Dario Argento and other horror cult masters in the 1970s and 1980s.
Each film audio-visual product of Arrow Shadow (whether Blu-ray or DVD) is released in the form of an undecorrupted and complete version, and is usually professionally restored, and the sound effects are only selected in the original audio track and the lossless 5.1 audio track to be best poured. Its DVD or Blu-ray products will contain new versions, specially compressed works and original versions, in addition to the revised, exclusive original manuals are included with the disc, which is loved by many fans.
Artificial Eye: British label
Curzon Artificial Eye is a British film distributor that specializes in independent, foreign language and art films for film and home entertainment. Around 20 new theatrical films and 30 DVD and Blu-ray movies are released in the UK each year, while digital movies are also distributed through multiple platforms such as iTunes and Curzon's in-house home theater.
Since its inception in 1976, Curzon Artificial Eye has been screening highly acclaimed films to attract the attention of British and global audiences, and Artificial Eye has released many Cannes Palme d'Or films, such as "White Ribbon", "Adele's Life", "Winter's Bones", "Love" and so on.
BFI: British Film Institute
The BFI itself, as a functional institution, combines cinematic art and modern life in time and space. As a film archive, BFI continues to introduce the treasures of its collection to the public in the form of thematic curations, making film history a part of cultural common sense, and as an art cinema, BFI continues to bring outstanding works that have come out on top at major international film festivals to the public eye.
The BFI British Film Institute releases up to 30 new films a year on Blu-ray and DVD. BFI has unique conditions, it has a history of more than eighty years, and has a wealth of historical materials and precedents. BFI has released and restored discs of many classic films, which are highly respected by discists, such as "Earrings of the Countess", "Double Sister", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Funeral of the Rose", "The Next Stop in Heaven" and so on.
In addition to the above labels, South Korea's Nova, KIMCHI and PA and other dvd labels are loved by disc fans with their literary and fresh covers and bindings, in addition to powerhouses not detailed above, and vinyl as the main business, Blu-ray production of relatively few North American label Mondo is also deeply concerned by senior disc friends. Each disc friend has their own favorite and followed label, welcome to share with us in the comments section!
In 2021, let us pay tribute to the DVD label that is against the trend; pay tribute to the self that lives endlessly and loves more than once! The Jaco Blu-ray player will also escort this love, so that disc friends can enjoy and encounter beautiful movie times in their own quiet space!