Cinemascope Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 WOOT! Yes baby, this July is going to be quite the month for MGM classics fans - good thing they are getting the 1st volume out first, and hopefully a 2nd one to follow a few months later! B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Here is some more info on ES: Also included are special features such as TCM host Robert Osborne's recent "Private Screenings" interview with Esther (featured on the Bathing Beauty DVD), Academy Award?-winning vintage shorts, musical number outtakes, and classic cartoons. The films will be available only as a collection in a collectible digi-pak gift and will sell for $49.92 SRP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinemascope Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Yes, and I also noticed that TCM is sharing the credit with WHV - BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ravishing bathing beauty who pioneered a new genre of moviemaking -- "Aqua Musicals" -- will be seen in some of her splashiest roles when Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies showcase TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams on July 17. The collection includes the DVD debuts of five Technicolor films from 'America's Favorite Mermaid' - Bathing Beauty, On an Island with You, Easy to Wed, Neptune's Daughter and Dangerous When Wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOS Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Just when I thought Warner's were getting their act back together again, by releasing DVDs individually, as well as in a box set...they have to spoil things, and go back to box set releases only. There are only two films in this Esther Williams set that I want, so it looks like it will be a none purchase for me. Message was edited by: GOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinemascope Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Just out of curiosity -- and to play devil's advocate -- if the two movies you wanted each sold for $19.99 each, and the box set at the stores is on sale for $39.99... wouldn't that mean you'd be getting a whole set of movies for the same price you'd have paid for 2 single DVDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I think that WBHV feels that these titles won't sell well separately that is why there is no single release of each film. If you like Esther Williams you will buy the boz set. And the price for the box is really good: 6 films for $49.95. And with a good sale you might get more than $12 off the list price which makes this set a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinemascope Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Exactly -- factor in the sale prices and you may end up paying around $6 per title - that's a sweet deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearerchic04 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 You guys might as well stop complaining about slimlines, cause WHV has already stated that it would be their new procedure to use them for their boxsets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearerchic04 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Here's more details about what's to be included in the set: Bathing Beauty (1944) Rambunctious funnyman Red Skelton joins Esther Williams in this buoyant (literally) comedy about a lovesick songwriter who enrolls in a women's college to woo his estranged swimming-teacher wife. Highlights include music from both Harry James and his Music Makers and Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra, Skelton in a pink tutu doing unforgivable things to Tchaikovsky and a spectacular, trendsetting 'chlorine-and-chorine' finale. Special Features: ? Robert Osborne hosts TCM's Private Screenings with Esther Williams ? Oscar-nominated Short Main Street Today ? Academy Award-winning Cartoon Mouse Trouble ? Theatrical trailer ? Subtitles: English (feature film only) On an Island with You (1948) Moonlight swims, swaying palms, Technicolor? sunsets and.cannibals?! Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban and Cyd Charisse get the swimming, swaying and sunsets and Jimmy Durante gets the cannibals in this tune-filled paradise for fans of musical comedy. The frothy plot follows a swimming movie star (Williams, who else?) pursued by two handsome suitors on the set of her latest film, but the main point is mostly the songs, romance and Esther in a sizzling series of swimsuits and sarongs. Special Features: ? Vintage Romance of Celluloid series short Personalities ? Classic cartoon The Bear and the Hare ? Theatrical trailer ? Subtitles: English (feature film only) Easy To Wed (1946) In this fast-paced, romantic comedy - a remake of the screwball 1930's classic Libeled Lady - the comic bits are legion, with two standouts: Van Johnson afloat with a baleful spaniel who knows a lot more about duck hunting than he does, and a laugh-out-loud drunk scene that uncorks the incomparable lunacy of Lucille Ball. When the local paper runs an untrue story claiming an heiress (Esther Williams) is a husband stealer, she prepares to sue for libel. So a newspaper honcho (Keenan Wynn) devises a counter scheme to compromise her image: He'll arrange a sham wedding between his fianc?e (Lucille Ball) and a newsroom Romeo (Van Johnson), send the Romeo to woo the heiress, and make the phony story come true! Special Features: ? Oscar-nominated Pete Smith Specialty comedy short Sure Cures ? Classic cartoon The Unwelcome Guest ? Theatrical trailers of This Movie and Libeled Lady ? Subtitles: English (feature film only) Neptune's Daughter (1949) Longing for a Latin lover, boy-crazy Betty Barrett (Betty Garrett) mistakes girl-shy Jack Spratt (Red Skelton) for the South American polo team captain Jos? O'Rourke (Ricardo Montalban). Meanwhile, the real O'Rourke pursues Betty's elegant sister Eve (Esther Williams). Soon mistaken identities and romantic complications spin into a dizzy mix of slapstick and flirtatious fun. All is set to terrific Frank Loesser songs, including Baby, It's Cold Outside, winner of the 1949 Best Song Oscar?. The film ends not only happily-ever-after but with (would a Williams fan expect anything less?) a stupendous water ballet. Special Features: ? Outtake musical number I Want My Money Back ? Esther Williams cameo sequence from 1951's Callaway Went Thataway ? Oscar-Nominated Pete Smith Specialty comedy short Water Trix ? Oscar-nominated cartoon Hatch Up Your Troubles ? Theatrical trailers of this movie and Take Me Out to the Ball Game ? Subtitles: English (feature film only) Dangerous When Wet (1953) The "just add water" formula works again in this lighthearted mix of romance, music and comedy directed by Charles Walters (Easter Parade). Williams plays Katy, a farm girl who finds romance (with Williams' future real-life husband Fernando Lamas) while training for a swim across the English Channel. In the film's key sequence, Williams swims, swirls and swoops with cartoon stars Tom and Jerry in a concoction "brimful of attractive people and attractive performances" (Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical). Special Features: ? Outtake musical number C'est La Guerre ? Pete Smith Specialty comedy short This Is a Living? ? Classic cartoon Name to Come ? Esther Williams musicals trailer gallery ? Subtitles: English (feature film only) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinemascope Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Ah, I think I'm going to enjoy this coming July! B-) For animation fans, it may be of interest to note the following release: The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection in July Universal Studios Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection for 24th July 2007 priced at $39.98 SRP. Three-discs hold some 8hrs of content (exact details TBA) presented in Full Frame with English DD2.0 Mono audio and optional English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles. http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=64582 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 DigitalBits has a good summary of upcoming releases, some of which we already know about, some we don't: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/barriemaxwell/maxwell082107.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 And here is some info I hope is new to the threads. There is now a classic DVD website at www.foxclassics.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film_Fatale Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 It's very nice of them to have a special website just for their classic releases! If only other studios would be so thoughtful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearerchic04 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 > And here is some info I hope is new to the threads. > There is now a classic DVD website at > www.foxclassics.com. I wish Warner would do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarfie Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Having to sift out a lot of Koch Entertainment "collections" they seem to be flooding the market with. Those are not listed here: Recent Releases July 31, 2007 Archies - The Complete Original Series Film Noir Classics Collection - Vol. 4 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Betty Hutton Show Vol. 1 (Alpha Video) Hawaii Five-O - The Complete Second Season John Wayne's Tribute To America (1970) Popeye the Sailor 1933-1938 - Volume One August 07, 2007 Brigitte Bardot Boxset Elvis - The Hollywood Collection Daniel Boone - Season 5 Flash Gordon - Space Soldiers/Trip To Mars/Conquers the Universe Fly Collection - Jeff Goldblum Full House: The Complete Seasons 1-7 Myrna Loy and William Powell Collection Night at the Family Dog (1970) August 14, 2007 All Creatures Great & Small - Complete Collection Charlie Chan Collection - Vol. 3 Dynasty - The Complete First & Second Season Fugitive - Season One, Volume One (1963) First Films of Samuel Fuller (I SHOT JESSE JAMES - 1949, THE BARON OF ARIZONA - 1950, THE STEEL HELMET - 1951) Man From Snowy River Shakespeare Collection (Hamlet 1996 / A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935 / Othello 1965 / Romeo & Juliet 1936) Not much for today's releases - Available Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Brooklyn Dodgers: An American Tradition (2007) New York Yankees - Team of the Century Man About the House - Series 1 & 2 (1973) British series was basis for "Three's Company" Snowy River - The McGregor Saga: A Different Breed Of Cowboy Upcoming Releases Available Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Loved One (1965) Dinosaurus! (1960) (Available Friday, August 31, 2007) Annie Oakley - Classic TV Series: Volume 5 (1954) Beulah Show - Volume 1 (1952) Alpha Video Christopher Lee Signature Collection The Naked Kiss (1964) Roy Rogers with Dale Evans - Vol. 3 (1952) Vincent Price Signature Collection 3:10 to Yuma (1957) Vampira the Movie (1998) - Alpha Video Available Tuesday, September 04, 2007 Cricket On The Hearth (1967) - animated Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) Dr No (1962) Lottery Bride (1930) KINO Live & Let Die (1971) Octopussy They Call Me Trinity (1971) - Hens Tooth Video Trinity Is Still My Name (1971) - Hens Tooth Video View To A Kill She-Ra-Complete Season 2 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Tomorrow Never Dies Available Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Addams Family - Volume 3 I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete Fourth Season Great Saint Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) Lost World (1925) Fly Classic Collection Mchale's Navy: Season Two Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against The West Vincent Price Gift Set - Volume 1 Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's Lost World (1960) Raven (1915) Sea Beast (1926) When Comedy Was King (1959) Available Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) - Criterion Collection Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Complete Collection - color? Threepenny Opera (1931) G.W. Pabst - Criterion Jimi Hendrix - Complete Story John Candy: Comedy Favorite Collection Johnny Cash Show: Best Of Josie & the Pussycats - The Complete Series Frank Sinatra - The Frank Sinatra Show: When You Are Smiling (1957) Available Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Beau Brummel (1924) Donnie Yen Collection Spider Baby (1968) Streets of San Francisco - Season 1 Untouchables - Season 1: Volume 2 Untouchables: Complete Season One Available Tuesday, October 02, 2007 Audrey Hepburn Collection Jungle Book (1967) Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) Available Tuesday, October 09, 2007 American Silent Horror Collection - Kino Best of MGM Musicals Collection (CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, GUYS AND DOLLS, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, WEST SIDE STORY) Brando - The Documentary (2007) Masterpiece Theatre: The Bronte Collection (Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights) Cat & Canary (1927) - Kino Elvis Collection Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis - When TV Was Fun Volume 2 (More Colgate Comedy Hour) Fox Horror Classics (The Lodger / Hangover Square / The Undying Monster) Available Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Jazz Singer (1927) MGM Holiday Classics Collection (The Bishop's Wife / March of the Wooden Soldiers / Pocketful of Miracles) Treasures from American Film Archives III: Social Issues in American Film Available Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Adventures of Aquaman - The Collection Battleship Potemkin - Kino Burt Lancaster: The Signature Collection I Love Lucy: The Complete Series (2007) Warner Home Video Director's Series: Stanley Kubrick Collection Veronica Mars: The Complete Third Season Wild, Wild Planet (1965) Available Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Barbara Stanwyck: The Signature Collection (Annie Oakley / East Side, West Side / My Reputation / Executive Suite / Jeopardy / To Please a Lady) My So-Called Life: The Complete Series Three Stooges Collection - 1934-1936 Benny Hill-Complete & Unadulterated Complete Collection Real Mccoys Season 2 Available Tuesday, November 06, 2007 Bob Hope Ultimate Collection Casino Royale (1944) I'll Cry Tomorrow - The life of Broadway's Lillian Roth; her battle with alcoholism. Based on Mrs. Roth's autobiography. Part of the Leading Ladies Collection - Vol. 2 DVD (I'll Cry Tomorrow/Shoot the Moon/Rich and Famous/ Up the Down Staircase/A Big Hand for the Little Lady) Casino Royale (1944) James Bond Monster Box Leading Ladies Collection - Vol. 2 Available Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Addams Family - Complete Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 OH MY! One of my great wishes is coming true!!! John Barrymore's The Sea Beast is coming to dvd! I could cry with joy! And not only that, but Beau Brummell, too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy about this, so deliriously happy. And a Frankie Sinatra special from 1957---arguably the peak year of his skills!!! That is another definite, without hesitation purchase. And if The Bishop's Wife is available separately, I will add that one, too. One of my favorite Cary Grant movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Paramount has just announced they are not going to issue these five titles in Blu-ray: 'Blades of Glory,' 'Next,' 'Top Gun,' 'The Jack Ryan Collection' and 'Face/Off.' In addition, they said when the current supply runs out on titles they have issued in Blu-ray, they won't be doing any more. (See the list and story in the thread: "Hi-Def: Staying or Not?" here in the Classic Film DVD Reviews forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film_Fatale Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Wonder if Paramount Blu-Ray titles will soon go for big bucks on eBay, since they're all now OOP... *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 yes, which I mention in the other thread, along with a list of all Paramount blu-ray titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film_Fatale Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 shearerchic, do you post under a similar name on imdb.com? If so, I hope what you said about Tales of Manhattan turns out to be true! I just rented it on VHS because it isn't out on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shearerchic04 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 well actually it's the same name and yes that's me on IMDB. Fox still has it on the pipeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film_Fatale Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 It'll be really cool to have it on a DVD. Even more if they can give you a choice of watching the original theatrical version, or the one that includes the W.C. Fields segment. (Not that I don't like him, but I think the movie plays better at just around 2 hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Sony has announced the DVD release of GOLDEN BOY on November 13. The 1939 film stars Barbara Stanwyck and William Holden. Surprisingly, this Sony classic DVD will contain many extras, something Sony has not done of late. DVD Special Features Include: Digitally Remastered Audio and Video Full Screen Presentation Cartoon: The Kangaroo Kid Short: Pleased To Mitt You (3 Stooges) Short: Screen Snapshots ?Ford Television Theatre? episode stars Stanwyck Original Golden Boy Trailer Hopefully, Sony will be releasing many more classic films from the Columbia library in the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Sony has announced the DVD release of GOLDEN BOY on November 13. The 1939 film stars Barbara Stanwyck and William Holden. Surprisingly, this Sony classic DVD will contain many extras, something Sony has not done of late. DVD Special Features Include: Digitally Remastered Audio and Video Full Screen Presentation Cartoon: The Kangaroo Kid Short: Pleased To Mitt You (3 Stooges) Short: Screen Snapshots ?Ford Television Theatre? episode stars Stanwyck Original Golden Boy Trailer Hopefully, Sony will be releasing many more classic films from the Columbia library in the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Sorry, this info posted twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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