THE PUNISHER (Mark Goldblatt, 1989)

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http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/second ... isher-1989

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UPDATED
The previous artwork will be the reverse cover - extras updated
https://www.umbrellaent.com.au/movies/2 ... u-ray.html

(1). THE PUNISHER (Unrated) feature
(2). AUDIO COMM w/ MARK GOLDBLATT (Unrated Cut)
(3). THE PUNISHER (Goldblatt Workprint)
(4). 'VIOLENCE DOWN UNDER': NEW INTERVIEW WITH MARK GOLDBLATT
(5). 'VENGEANCE IS HIS': NEW INTERVIEW WITH DOLPH LUNDGREN
(6). GAG REEL
(7). TRAILER
(8). REVERSIBLE COVER ART FEATURING NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK

Pre-order (AU$ 19.98+shipping reliable and "cheap" for international orders)
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-sho ... he/942633/

The Dolph interview ("Vengeance Is His") runs 5 minutes:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5979954/combined

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Announcements of my book
http://www.toxiccrypt.fr/?p=8964
http://www.sep7iemedimension.fr/index.p ... e-secrete/

simonsherry
Hot off the press #dolphlundgren #punisher #bluray with flip art #illustration by yours truly.

[Jox]

UPDATED
The previous artwork will be the reverse cover - extras updated
https://www.umbrellaent.com.au/movies/2 ... u-ray.html

(1). THE PUNISHER (Unrated) feature
(2). AUDIO COMM w/ MARK GOLDBLATT (Unrated Cut)
(3). THE PUNISHER (Goldblatt Workprint)
(4). 'VIOLENCE DOWN UNDER': NEW INTERVIEW WITH MARK GOLDBLATT
(5). 'VENGEANCE IS HIS': NEW INTERVIEW WITH DOLPH LUNDGREN
(6). GAG REEL
(7). TRAILER
(8). REVERSIBLE COVER ART FEATURING NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK

The Dolph interview ("Vengeance Is His") runs 5 minutes:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5979954/combined

And the new Mark Goldblatt interview ("Violence Down Under") runs 21 minutes.
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p ... stcount=58

Beware that the unrated cut is in SD though. So you have to get the German steelbook for the best entirely HD copy of the film. And the Aussie disc for the biggest amount of extras.

It also seems the workprint here is in its correct running time instead of a speeded up 25 fr/s PAL version.

EDIT:
I just learned the sad news of Norma Moriceau's passing at 72 on Sunday, August 21st.

She was both the costume and production designer on THE PUNISHER and was of course reknowned for the costumes of MAD MAX 2 and 3, CROCODILE DUNDEE, DEAD CALM, PATRIOT GAMES and many more... One of the very few crew members I didn't get the chance to talk to and once I got close she was already in the hospital...

R.I.P.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/fi ... 2c76c50a0f

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituarie ... qy918.html

I think this is her below in the behind the scenes gag reel:

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I present to you the cover of my upcoming book on THE PUNISHER - French edition available October 5th!



It's made out of a hand-made vintage illustration by Laurent Melki (one of the two "French Drew Struzan" with his late senior Jean Mascii) who was commissioned to create it as a cover of the magazine "L'Ecran Fantastique".
This wouldn't happen today that a genre movie magazine could pay for such a cover today about such a small film and 8 months ahead of its theatrical release!

[savagesketch]

Awesome! Congrats! Any chances of this getting a US translation and release?

[Jox]

Absolutely! The English (extended) edition is in the translation and adaptation stages, and here's actually a chance interview I just did about it and what to expect...
https://comicbookmedia.com/2016/09/06/c ... e-secrete/

[Jox]

German review of the new "entirely HD" Steelbook edition from Koch Media
http://www.wewantmedia.de/filme/the-pun ... winnspiel/

Screenshots comparison of the unrated cuts restored in HD
http://screenshotcomparison.com/compari ... /picture:0
http://screenshotcomparison.com/compari ... /picture:0

compression comparison
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/183771

[Jox]

"Punisher: The Secret History"; The Making of The Punisher (1989) Book is Coming!!
http://robotgeekscultcinema.blogspot.co ... ng-of.html

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Back cover from the new Australian release which can also be ordered on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Punisher-Blu-ray ... fcc99acc7b


https://www.facebook.com/dvdnewsflash/p ... 1258749337

This one should be bought for the special features, and the German steelbook for the HD unrated cut...


EDIT:
German steelbook review
https://www.nischenkino.de/the-punisher/

Australian specs
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p ... stcount=58
German specs
http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassun ... vid=416333


(back of the external leaflet, not the steelbook case)

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More steelbook pics
http://cinefacts-forum.kino.de/attachme ... nisher.jpg
http://cinefacts-forum.kino.de/attachme ... 7557&stc=1
http://cinefacts-forum.kino.de/attachme ... 7558&stc=1


Dutch VHS cover

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Australian edition unboxing





German steelbook edition unboxing

[Jox]

Jeroen Krabbé/Franco actually comes from a family of artists and is also a renown painter, you can check out his watercolours, oil, and mixed media paintings on his website: http://www.jeroenkrabbe.com. PUNISHER producer/re-writer Robert Kamen actually bought several paintings of his.

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Final review copy before approval
(sorry for the pic quality, I'm the worst iphone photographer )

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And here is an improvised reunion with the great and greatly underrated composer Dennis Dreith
(whom I first got in touch with 14 years ago and scored my short film 3 years later!)