Imprint is the boutique arm of Via Vision Entertainment, an Australian independent distributor, and began in 2020 with The War of the Worlds, The Duellists and Waterloo. Its numbered Imprint Collection issues studio-library classics and long-unreleased titles in limited hardbox and slipcase editions on Blu-ray and 4K UHD, with new transfers and commentaries. Sub-lines include Imprint Television, Imprint Asia and cheaper Standard Editions.
Imprint
43 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 20 in 4K23 in HD5 more for audio only6 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent13
- Solid2
Films where Imprint's release is the pick. How picks are made
Also known as: Via Vision
23 of 43 films match · Page 1 of 2
Films where Imprint's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Director: Zhang Yimou
Best English-Friendly:
Imprint Blu-ray or new restoration soon
Sources: fareastfilm.com (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Or potential new resto https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/news/far-east-film-festival-26/?IDLYT=13308
Directors: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Imprint The Cinema of Powell and Pressburger: Collection One Blu-ray
Director: Andrea Arnold
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
> Artificial Eye and more shorts
Director: Zhang Yimou
Best English-Friendly:
Korea Nova Media Blu-ray, or Imprint Boxset Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Upcoming Release:
Film Movement Blu-ray release soon
Best Video:
No comparisons, but Korea Nova Media caps
DVDBeaver's Imprint Blu-ray caps
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Director: Fritz Lang
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Imprint Blu-ray
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps
Director: Tony Scott
Best Video:
No comparison available
Imprint Tales of Adventure: Collection 8 Blu-ray
Director: Kevin Costner
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Shout! Factory/Australia Via Vision Blu-ray
Upcoming Release:
4K restoration of the extended cut to be screened in Locarno Film Festival
Video Notes:
PQ looks the same for all BDs, but only Shout! Factory/Australia Via Vision Blu-ray/Germany Kinowelt Anniversary Blu-ray has both theatrical and extended cut
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