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Tuesday, Dec. 5th, 1939

Mon., Dec. 4th, 1939

Sunday, Dec. 3rd, 1939

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Saturday, Dec. 2nd, 1939

Re: Buccaneer...thanks, I know you have it in the list you posted, but I thought it deserved to be in the Upcoming Releases thread, and the one with the official date I listed it 8 hours prior to yours with the date. Edited by: filmlover on Dec 2, 2011 5:18 PM

A new VCI sale, a repeat of last year's "12 Days of Christmas". Each day is different. (They also have a 25% off bonus on everything else if you use the code HUMBUG. Today: First up is a British comedy bundle - Terry Thomas Double Feature" AND "Diana Dors Double Feature." Get both DVD's for the amazing price of $16.99. Films are Make Mine Mink, Too Many Crooks, An Alligator Named Daisy, and Value for Money.

Independent distributors Olive films will release on Blu-ray Anthony Quinn's The Buccaneer (1958), starring Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Charlton Heston, and Inger Stevens, and Herbert Ross' Nijinsky (1980), starring Alan Bates, Leslie Browne, and George De La Pena. Street date is February 28th.

The Notorious Blu-ray is now up for order on U.S. Amazon so there is a U.S. release in 1/24, not just Canada: http://www.amazon.com/Notorious-Blu-ray-Claude-Rains/dp/B0065N6K9Q/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1322776256&sr=8-6

Fri., Dec. 1st, 1939

For me, they are two entirely different styles. Robert Osborne is the kind of person I would like to have around to talk about movies. With Ben, I feel it is more caustic, more dry humor, and with Robert I feel he is always such a good guy. Robert Osborne is and always has been the face and heart of TCM.

HE'S BACK TOMORROW NIGHT! YAY!

I expect there to be a U.S. release, too. Criterion lost the rights to these a few years ago, so it is open for the U.S. release.

Thurs., Nov. 30th, 1939

In January, Twilight Time is going to be releasing on Blu-ray *Picnic* and *The Roots of Heaven*. Each will be lmited to a pressing of 3,000 copies and prices at $29.95 each. They will be available only from the Screen Archives site. (*Pal Joey* will follow in February.)

I don't think silent films are high on the list of any production company because of their limited appeal to today's audience. Companies like Kino are focusing on stars and films that are known, at least to a small degree to modern day audiences. And even those, I am sure, are a struggle for them because of the costs of Blu-ray engineering and the small payback from sales.

Breaking news!!! from blu-ray.com: In an early announcement to retailers, MGM has revealed that it will release on Blu-ray two classic Alfred Hitchcock films: *Rebecca* (1940), starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, and *Notorious* (1946), starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Exact technical specs, supplemental features and region coding status for these releases are unknown at the moment, but the preliminary release date for the two Blu-rays set by the studio is January 24th. (And) in an early announcement to retailers, MGM has revealed that it will release on Blu-ray two Woody Allen films: *Annie Hall* (1977) and *Manhattan* (1979). Street date is also January 24th.

It hasn't been the same without him. While the fill-ins have been good, it just goes to show that there is only one Robert Osborne. He and TCM are our special treat. Welcome back, Mr. O!

Wed., Nov. 29th, 1939

Two more classics now definitely set for Blu release... All Quiet on the Western Front - Feb. 14th Extras: Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host and film historian Robert Osborne Two 100 Years of Universal featurettes: - Restoring the Classics * Academy Award Winners The silent version of All Quiet on the Western Front To Kill A Mockingbird (finally with a street date: Jan. 12th) Extras: Feature commentary with director Robert Mulligan and producer Alan Pakula * Fearful Symmetry feature-length documentary * A Conversation with Gregory Peck feature-length documentary * 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics featurette on the film's restoration process * Gregory Peck's 1963 Academy Award acceptance speech and his remarks upon receiving the AFI Life Achievement Award * Excerpt from Cecilia Peck's Tribute To Gregory Peck * Scout Remembers featurette with actress Mary Badham * Original theatrical trailer Universal is also releasing with all of the same features a limited collector's edition.

Tuesday, Nov. 28th, 1939

Okay, I can be very tolerant on variations of a famous song, but I don't think I will ever be able to listen to Alexander's Ragtime Band again. Five variations of it in eight minutes felt like half an hour. I think if I had seen this in the theatre, I would have run out srceaming.

Mon. Nov. 27th, 1939