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Thurs., Nov. 16th, 1939
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West Side Story came on Blu-ray today. Amazon has it now for $17.99 for the 3 disc set. Target has it for the same price but it is in a digibook edition, exclusive to Target the way that they hand a Sound of Music digibook edition.
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I love dropping in to Costco at thos time of year because it is the season that they put out boxsets at a reasonable price, sometimes new ones, sometimes old ones.
This is what I saw there tonight:
All at $14.99 each
TCM Charlie Chan Collection
Bogart and Bacall box set
Tracy and Hepburn Definitive Collecion
Natalie Wood Collection
Martin Scorcese Collection
Marx Bros. Collection
TCM Doris Day Collection
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Criterion releases for February
La Jetée / Sans Soleil double feature (February 7th, 2012) —
* High-definition digital transfer, supervised by Chris Marker
* Uncompressed monaural soundtracks
* Gillo Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth, a documentary narrated by literary critic Edward Said
* Two interviews with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin
* Chris on Chris, a video piece on Marker by filmmaker and critic Chris Darke
* Two excerpts from the French television series Court-circuit (le magazine)
* A look at David Bowie's music video for the song "Jump They Say," inspired by La Jetée
* An analysis of Hitchcock's Vertigo and its influence on Marker
* Junkopia, a six-minute film by Marker about the Emeryville Mudflats
* A booklet featuring an essay by Marker scholar Catherine Lupton, an interview with Marker, notes on the films and filmmaking by Marker, and more
Three Outlaw Samurai (February 14th, 2012) —
* New digital restoration
* Uncompressed monaural soundtrack
* Trailer
* New English subtitle translation
* A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri
Tiny Furniture (February 14th, 2012) —
* New digital transfer
* 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
* Director Lena Dunham talks about filmmaking and autobiography in a new interview with writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron
* New interview with writer-director Paul Schrader
* Creative Nonfiction, Dunham's first feature film
* Four short films by Dunham
* Trailer
* A booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate
World on a Wire (February 21st, 2012) —
* New high-definition digital restoration
* Uncompressed monaural soundtrack
* Fassbinder's "World on a Wire": Looking Ahead to Today, a fifty-minute documentary about the making of the film by Juliane Lorenz
* New interview with German-film scholar Gerd Gemünden
* New English subtitles
* Trailer for the 2010 theatrical release
* A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Ed Halter
Anatomy of a Murder (February 21st, 2012) —
* New high-definition digital restoration
* Two audio options: an uncompressed monaural soundtrack and an alternate 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track
* New interview with Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch
* Critic Gary Giddins explores Duke Ellington's score in a new interview
* A look at the relationship between graphic designer Saul Bass and Preminger with Bass biographer Pat Kirkham
* Newsreel footage from the set
* Excerpts from a 1967 episode of Firing Line, featuring Preminger in discussion with William F. Buckley Jr.
* Excerpts from the work in progress Anatomy of "Anatomy": The Making of a Movie
* Behind-the-scenes photographs by Life Magazine's Gjon Mili
* Trailer, featuring on-set footage
* A booklet featuring an essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and a 1959 Life Magazine article on real-life lawyer Joseph N. Welch, who plays the judge in the film \ \ Vanya on 42nd Street (February 28th, 2012) —
* New high-definition digital restoration
* 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
* New documentary featuring interviews with André Gregory, the play's director; actors Lynn Cohen, George Gaynes, Julianne Moore, Larry Pine, Wallace Shawn, and Brooke Smith; and producer Fred Berner
* Trailer
* A booklet featuring an essay by critic Steven Vineberg and a 1994 on-set report by film critic Amy Taubin
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If I recall right, people have been saying it's the end of TCM as we know...since about a week after it first started in 1994.
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Funny, I was the one who let blu-ray.com know about the Wings release and the cover art, but due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to get the info posted here. Ah, well, at least I can contribute this update on the extras:
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Restoring the Power and Beauty of Wings (Blu-Ray Only)
Dogfight! (Blu-Ray Only)
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Wed., Nov. 15th, 1939
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John Ford's Fort Apache comes to Blu-ray on February 21st.
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Tuesday, Nov. 14th, 1939
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Monday, Nov. 13th, 1939
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Sunday, Nov., 12th, 1939
continuing...
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Disney's Lady and the Tramp will be released on Blu-ray Feb. 7th and includes these extras:
* Disney Second Screen: Inside Walt's Story Meetings
* Audio Commentary: Inside Walt's Story Meetings
* Three Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
* Never Recorded Song: "I'm Free as the Breeze"
* Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
* Finding Lady: The Art of the Storyboard
* Original 1943 Storyboard Version of the Film
* PuppyPedia: Going to the Dogs
* "The Siamese Cat Song," Finding a Voice for the Cats
* "Bella Notte" Music Video
* Trailers
* Excerpts from "Disneyland" TV Shows
It is up for pre-order on Amazon now.
Cinderella will also be coming out on Blu in the Fall of 2012.
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Saturday, Nov. 11th, 1939
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Those are crazy prices.
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Fri., Nov. 10th, 1939
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Thurs., Nov. 9th, 1939
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Congrats, kingrat!
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Some good prices on Amazon for Blus:
Man With No Name Trilogy $19.99
The Big Country $8.99
Life is Beautiful $6.99
African Queen $10.99
Cider House Rules $6.99
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Wed., Nov. 8th, 1939
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Congrats to all who entered schedules!
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Tuesday, Nov. 7th, 1939
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Kino will be releasing A Star is Born (Gaynor) on Blu-ray on Feb. 7th.
Special Sales of Classic Titles on DVD & Blu-ray
in Classic Film DVD Reviews
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If you are referring to the Blu-ray.com reviewer saying there is a fade to black section at the end of the overture, I didn't see it on the Taget edition I got last night. I also didn't see any shimmer in the opening shot of the buildings, but I will look again.
Several people on blu-ray.com have said they are not seeing those problems at all. It might have just been that limited edition the reviewer got.
The Target digibook edition is not likely to last long on the shelves, and apparently Fox is going to be offering a replacement program, so I don't think anyone will lose out by buying now.