Nova Media

2 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 2 in HD1 more for audio only

Based in South KoreaFounded 2014novamnm.co.kr (opens in a new tab)

Films where Nova Media's release is the pick. How picks are made

Based in Seongnam near Seoul, this South Korean label grew out of an early-2000s business selling subtitled anime DVDs and now ranks with Plain Archive among the country's best-known Blu-ray boutiques. It licenses Hollywood, Asian and arthouse titles for Korean collector editions, typically numbered full-slip, lenticular or steelbook runs of around 700 copies, some carrying English subtitles and original audio mixes.

Films where Nova Media's release is the pick. How picks are made

A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

Director: Edward Yang

Best English-Friendly:

Korea Nova Media Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

2018 Carlotta France Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Korea Nova Media Blu-ray probably > Criterion

Best Audio:

?

4.5

Ju Dou (1990)

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

3.8

1 for audio only

The best audio is Nova Media's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating

Hero (2002)

Director: Zhang Yimou

Best Audio:

Germany Turbine Mediabook Blu-ray for the Dolby Atmos remix on the director's cut and the original 5.1 mix on the theatrical cut

Korea Nova Media Blu-ray for the original 6.1 mix on the director's cut

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Turbine Mediabook Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Germany Turbine Mediabook Blu-ray has no DNR or sharpening from past releases

Additional Info:

Germany Turbine Mediabook Blu-ray has the Hong Kong English subtitles instead of the censored Miramax subtitles.

Miramax Blu-ray has lossy Mandarin audio and does not have the director's cut.

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