HollywoodGolightly Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 *Dumbo Is Next in Diamond Series* Walt Disney Studios According to Disney-centric site Ultimate Disney, the next title released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray as part of the Diamond Series won't be 'Fantasia' and 'Fantasia 2000', as initially pre-announced, but rather 'Dumbo', in March 2010. This decision is surprising, because 'Dumbo' was not among the ten best-selling titles originally chosen for the Platinum collection, nor was it one of the four "bonus" titles admitted in 2003. The second Diamond title of the year will reportedly be 'Beauty and the Beast', as scheduled, according to Spanish site Planeta HD. Of course, this information is unofficial until there is a formal announcement from the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 There's an interesting news item on blu-ray.com about an upcoming restoration symposium in which the restoration of classics for blu-ray will be discussed: http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3297 There are no release dates mentioned, but the titles it does mention include Rashomon, How to Marry a Millionaire and Frank Capra's silent, The Way of the Strong. Interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 *Rocky: the Undisputed Collection*, all 6 of the films in the franchise, is coming to Blu November 3rd. I would also expect there to be a DVD collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Filmlover, Any word of *Lonesome Dove* coming to Blu? Mr Cutter has never seen it and he should, he really should. Any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 It's already on Blu: http://www.amazon.com/Lonesome-Dove-Blu-ray-Robert-Duvall/dp/B0018RWMNM Here's a review of it: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=890&show=review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 As always, you're the best. I appreciate you letting me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 > {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote} > *Rocky: the Undisputed Collection*, all 6 of the films in the franchise, is coming to Blu November 3rd. I would also expect there to be a DVD collection. The DVD boxset is actually fairly old. If they re-issue it, it'll probably be the same discs, possibly with new packaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelluloidKid Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Say Anything... (1989): 20th Anniversary Edition Blasts Onto Blu-ray November 3rd Say Anything [20th Anniversary Edition] will lift up its boombox and declare its love for Diane Court on DVD and Blu-ray November 3rd. This all-new hi-def version comes backed with never-before-seen extra features and a new transfer. Priced at $19.98 SRP on DVD and $34.98 SRP on Blu-ray, this is one cult film you'll definitely want in your collection. Say Anything serves as Cameron Crowe's directorial debut, and stars John Cusack as the forlorn Lloyd Dobler, a mediocre student and kick-boxer who falls in love with the school valedictorian Diane Court (**** Skye). This is one love story that has transcended the ages, and will continue to do so on DVD and Blu-ray. Special Features: - {NEW To Know Say Anything...is to Love It! Trivia Track (over 200 questions) (BD exclusive) - NEW An Iconic Film Revisited: Say Anything...20 Years Later featurette (BD exclusive) - NEW A Conversation with Cameron Crowe featurette - NEW I Love Say Anything...! Featurette - Intro and Commentary by Cameron Crowe, John Cusack and **** Skye - Alternate Scenes - Alternate Scenes with Commentary by Cameron Crowe - Deleted Scenes - Extended Scenes - Vintage featurette - Theatrical Trailers - TV Spots - Photo Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 *CELLULOID KID, I have to ask you AGAIN* to check everything before you post...or better, _please DON'T post at all_...Say Anything was mentioned here several pages ago...and your other notice about Miracle on 34th Street was reported here a long time ago. The news you get is always late, and it is already taken care of...so please don't post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 filmlover, its like talking to a blank wall!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 *It's A Wonderful Life* is coming from Paramount on Blu-ray on Nov. 3rd and will contain the black and white orgiinal andf the colorized version. Extras include a documentary and the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 That is definitely going to be one of the top BD titles this year, especially for us classic film buffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Though I don't like to list reviews here unless I've actually written them, Home Media Magazine has a review up for the Blu-ray version of Snow White. I've highlighted a few sections: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition (Blu-ray Review) By : John Latchem | Posted: 24 Aug 2009 During its production, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs had been known as ?Disney?s Folly? in the industry press. But Walt Disney (and his financiers) had faith that it would work. Upon its release in 1937, the film was hailed as a masterpiece. *On Blu-ray, the film has probably never looked or sounded this good. The ?Diamond Edition? presentation has restored the film?s original RKO opening and end title sequences (which had been missing since the 1950s and were only included as an extra in the 2001 ?Platinum Edition? DVD release).* If there are any imperfections in the high-def master, they are only a by-product of the animation techniques being more than 70 years old. The film employs one of the brightest, cheeriest color palates ever committed to celluloid. In fact, several speakers on the new disc make the bold claim that success of Snow White as bright colorful family entertainment inspired MGM to greenlight The Wizard of Oz (and changed the film industry and life as we know it forever, etc.). *But the extras elevate this ?Diamond Edition? to a virtual Disney museum in a box.* The process of creating Snow White, the first full-length animated feature in American cinematic history, isn?t too dissimilar from what Pixar animators went through more than 50 years later to produce CG-animated films. Disney animators created a number of short cartoons used to experiment with and perfect techniques that would be needed to construct a feature-length cartoon. *Many of these short films are included with the Blu-ray: 1928?s Steamboat Willie (sound), 1932?s Flowers and Trees (color), 1934?s The Goddess of Spring (human character animation), 1934?s Playful Pluto (personality animation) and 1937?s The Old Mill (multiplane camera).* The bulk of behind-the-scenes material is presented through a virtual tour of Hyperion Studios, the original Disney animation facility where Snow White was made. (Disney would build a new studio in Burbank with the profits from the movie.) An index of the available material is available for those who don?t have the patience to let the menus load. *The disc also includes an interesting archive find: Snow White Returns, an unproduced short that serves as a sequel to the film, designed to make use of unused sequences from the movie.* Most of the 2001 extras have made their way to the ?Diamond Edition.? The most notable omission is the 2001 retrospective making-of featurette, which has been replaced by a new documentary more similar in tone to those found on other recent Disney DVDs. The primary holdover from 2001, Disney Through the Decades, starts with the notion that Snow White gave rise to the Disney empire, and traces the influence the film has had on the studio over the years. A new intro and an updated 21st century segment are included. The Blu-ray itself is hosted by a wisecracking Slave in the Mirror, who discusses the weather and makes recommendations to the viewer. Viewers can get more of the mirror with the Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Disney Princess personality profile quiz. Other games include the addictive Jewel Jumble, a Tetris knockoff; What Do You See?, a photo recognition game; and the puzzle-solver Dopey?s Wild Mine Ride, a holdover from 2001. Another neat activity is the ?Scene Stealer,? which uses BD Live to let users upload a photo that is inserted into the movie as a dwarf. The Blu-ray also includes a music video of Disney Channel starlet Tiffany Thornton singing a pop version of ?Some Day My Prince Will Come.? While Disney?s continued inclusion of these musical updates is annoying, this version is certainly more tolerable than Barbra Streisand?s throaty rendition from the 2001 DVD (which thankfully is not included here). http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom151336DSC/#/20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 *The disc also includes an interesting archive find: Snow White Returns, an unproduced short that serves as a sequel to the film, designed to make use of unused sequences from the movie.* Thank you for sharing that review, filmlover. I had never even heard of the Snow White Returns short, it's great that they have found it and tossed it in the new edition with the other bonus material. I'm getting very, very excited about this blu-ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 The U.S. may be falling behind on producing classics on Blu, but it seems like the British are picking up the slack. I was just looking at the Amazon UK site and saw a number of interesting releases (some of which we have mentioned here): Sept. 21 Sunrise Black Shield of Falworth The Dam Busters (1954 British film with Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave) Sept. 28 The Ladykillers The Go-Between Oct. 10 Cabaret Oct. 12 The 39 Steps Hamlet (Olivier) Henry V (Olivier) Nov. 9 The Innocents Feb. 15 The Leopard (1963 Burt Lancaster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 A lot of those UK blu-ray titles are likely to be region-locked. (Yes, filmlover, we know you have an all-region player, you remind us at every opportunity; I still think it's worth mentioning just to be helpful to everybody else). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 A poster has been revealed for next year's release of Dumbo on DVD and blu-ray (the title was mentioned on Aug. 19th in this thread). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 > {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > A lot of those UK blu-ray titles are likely to be region-locked. > > (Yes, filmlover, we know you have an all-region player, you remind us at every opportunity; I still think it's worth mentioning just to be helpful to everybody else). And I know someone here who never heard of the Sherwood Blu-ray player before and didn't think spending $50 was worth taking a chance on it when it was available. : ) Besides, I made my list of those titles just to show that classic titles are still coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 > {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote} > And I know someone here who never heard of the Sherwood Blu-ray player before and didn't think spending $50 was worth taking a chance on it when it was available. : ) Really? Doesn't sound like anyone I know. > Besides, I made my list of those titles just to show that classic titles are still coming out. I think that was very clear to me from the start. But for those who aren't familiar with the existence of region-locked blu-rays, I think as an act of courtesy it's nice to point it out for them. Just so they don't get excited before they know it won't play in most players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Covers that will be on Henry V, Hamlet, and The 39 Steps. Really love the Henry V cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Three Stooges Collection Vol. 7 annouced for Nov. 10th. Shorts expected are: 1952 A Missed Fortune Listen, Judge Corny Casanovas He Cooked His Goose Gents in a Jam Three Dark Horses Cuckoo on a Choo Choo 1953 Up in Daisy's Penthouse Booty and the Beast Loose Loot Tricky **** Spooks! Pardon My Backfire Rip, Sew and Stitch Bubble Trouble Goof on the Roof 1954 Income Tax Sappy Musty Musketeers Pals and Gals Knutzy Knights Shot in the Frontier Scotched in Scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Leave it to the British to come up with the best artwork for the Henry V blu-ray. I like it a lot better than the ones which have been used here in the U.S. by Paramount and Criterion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 According to digitalbits.com, Lionsgate has set John Huston's *The Dead* for DVD release on 11/3. Also due on DVD on 11/3 from Sony are some Pedro Almod?var titles: a remastered Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, a remastered All About My Mother, Matador, and Law of Desire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Checked Seasrch but didn't see that it has been mentioned that Logan's Run is coming to Blu, now scheduled for 11/10: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Here's a bit of great info on SonyPictures.com new website: "For a number of years, the UCLA Film and Television Archive has been gracious in programming a series of films under the moniker of Columbia Restorations. The series features newly-restored prints of films from the Columbia Pictures library that we have been working to preserve and restore. Last fall, the series focused on actresses from Columbia noir titles of the 1940's and 1950's. Gloria Grahame, Lizabeth Scott, Nina Foch, just to name a few. This series received an enthusiastic review from Ken Turan in the Los Angeles Times and led us to think, why not create a DVD release around this concept? The result, The Bad Girls of Noir boxed set, featuring six of the films (Over-Exposed, The Glass Wall, One Girl's Confession, Two of a Kind, Bad for Each Other, and The Killer that Stalked New York) will be released in early 2010. It is really the first release of its kind with this particular focus and we hope fans of the genre will enjoy it." Am really looking foward to this set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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