Film_Fatale Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 > {quote:title=Edgecliff wrote:}{quote} > These are all PD prints. WOMAN ON THE RUN is available in this county on DVD. The quality of these PD prints are usually awful. Alpha has released many of these titles in the USA already. Well, you may very well be right. I did a quick search of that title on imdb.com and didn't see anything, but that doesn't mean it isn't out there. As for the quality, I'll go ahead and wait for the reviews. I won't be surprised if the quality is about the same as the US PD releases, but one can always hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Would love to see a quality print of THE RED HOUSE. Unfortunately there is none. I am hoping THE BLACK BOOK which is being released shortly on VCI is a pristine print. I got rid of my DVD since it was so dark I could not see a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film_Fatale Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 > {quote:title=Edgecliff wrote:}{quote} > WBHV has announced the release of THE DORIS DAY COLLECTION VOL 2 on April 7. The films are: APRIL IN PARIS, STARLIFT, IT'S A GREAT FEELING, TEA FOR TWO and TUNNEL OF LOVE. SPR $49.95. What happened to JULIE? Apparently, it's going to be called simply "TCM Spotlight: Doris Day" even though it's really the 3rd volume dedicated to her. Here's some additional info: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/70020/tcm-spotlight-doris-day-collection-r1-in-april.html *TCM Spotlight: Doris Day Collection (R1) in April* Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of TCM Spotlight: Doris Day Collection on 7th April 2009 priced at $49.92 SRP. Focusing on her golden years at Warner Bros., this collection features five new-to-R1 DVD titles that have been meticulously remastered using all new digital transfers. The films will be available in Digi-Pak packaging as a collection only. All films feature English and French subtitles. The Films *April in Paris (1952)* The State Department wants Ethel Barrymore to represent the American theater at an arts exposition in Paris. But Miss Barrymore?s invitation is sent by mistake to Miss Ethel ?Dynamite? Jackson, a very blonde, very brassy chorus girl. Doris Day and Ray Bolger star in this musical bonbon highlighted by the Vernon Duke/E.Y. Harburg title tune and a high-kicking, bell-ringing rendition of the Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn I?m Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight. Day is pure TNT as Dynamite Jackson and Bolger?s rubbery comic artistry ideally complements her. He?s the stuffy bureaucrat who mismailed the Barrymore missive ? and now has a stateroom full of explosives on his hands for a Paris-bound ocean voyage. DVD Special Features: * Vintage short So You Want To Wear The Pants * Classic cartoon Terrier Stricken * Theatrical trailer *It?s a Great Feeling (1949)* No director? No leading lady? No problem! If no one will work with actor Jack Carson (who plays himself), he?ll just pull his own movie together. Good buddy Dennis Morgan can be hoodwinked into co-starring. And there?s a talented kid in the studio commissary (Day) eager for her big break. In her third film (and third with Carson), Doris Day plays that up-and-comer in a bright filmmaking spoof featuring melodic toe-tappers, real Hollywood and Warner Bros. back lot locales, star cameos (Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Edward G. Robinson, among others) and a surprise comedy finale. *Starlift (1951)* The charming tale of a serviceman with a crush on a movie ing?nue is the backdrop for this spirited flag-waver featuring screen greats such as Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Gene Nelson, Virginia Mayo, Jane Wyman, Randolph Scott and more Hollywood celebrities performing for ? or just shooting the breeze with ? star-struck flyboys in uniform. Songs by the Gershwins, Cole Porter and more legendary composers plus a hilarious Western production number with Cooper whoopin? it up as a steely Texas Ranger add to the patriotic fun. DVD Special Features: * Vintage short Musical Memories * Classic cartoon Sleepy Time Possum * Theatrical trailer *Tea for Two (1950)* Wealthy, stagestruck Nan Carter strikes a bet that she can say ?no? to everything for 48 hours. If she wins, she gets the $25,000 to back a Broadway musical vehicle for herself. She?s determined, even if it means saying ?no? when the guy she loves pops the question. Nan doesn?t know it yet, but her fortune has been wiped out in the Crash of ?29. Doris Day is a sunny sensation in this flapper-era musical romp, with co-stars Gordon MacRae and Gene Nelson on hand to help provide songs, dance and romance. Eve Arden, Billy DeWolfe and S.Z ?Cuddles? Sakall deliver lots of laughs, and the Gershwins, Vincent Youmans, Harry Warren and other Tin Pan Alley greats supply wonderful melodies, including the title tune, Do, Do, Do, I Only Have Eyes for You, I Want to Be Happy and lots more. DVD Special Features: * Vintage short So You Want to Hold Your Husband * Classic cartoon Tee for Two * No, No Nanette Radio Show - From the 1949 "Railroad Hour" series, with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae * No, No Nanette Overture - From the surviving Vitaphone disc from lost 1930 Warner Bros. film * Theatrical trailer *The Tunnel of Love (1958)* Isolde (Doris Day) and Augie (Richard Widmark) Poole are trying to adopt a baby. Dick (Gig Young), the Poole?s neighbor, has advice for Augie during these challenging times: have an affair. (Of course, that?s Dick?s solution for everything). No way, says Augie. Then he wakes up in a motel room with no memory of the night before ? and finds a thank-you note from the curvy caseworker who?s handling the Poole adoption! Gene Kelly?s lively direction, the stars? comedy chops and the popular title tune highlight this sexy romp of the kind that made Day one of the world?s biggest movie stars of the ?50s and ?60s. DVD special features include: * Classic cartoon Tot Watchers * Theatrical trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Heh heh heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film_Fatale Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I don't believe I've seen this mentioned elsewhere... *Directors? Showcase: Take Four (R1) in May* 09-02-2009 Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Directors? Showcase: Take Four on 26th May 2009. This fourth collection showcasing the special talents of film directors is led by Hal Ashby?s comedy *Lookin? to Get Out*, in a never-before-seen director?s cut that was recently uncovered with the help of its star, Jon Voight. Voight, Ashby-biographer Nick Dawson and Ashby?s daughter Lee MacManus unearthed a cut the director had donated to the UCLA archives prior to his death. As Voight, who was instrumental in the film?s development, script (as a co-writer), as well as its post-production, tells it, ?For various reasons, the film we released didn?t really represent Hal?s best work. I knew every version of the script and every cut, so I was understandably excited, but I also didn?t want to be disappointed. But when I saw it, I knew instantly it had Hal?s touch. The way he took all the elements and made it his own, it was almost like we were working together again. Because when Hal Ashby [an Oscar winner editor], cut his films himself, it was magic.? Hugh Hudson?s *Revolution Revisited Director?s Cut*, starring Al Pacino, is also in the collection in a newly remastered version with more than 40 minutes of new footage and new introductions by Hudson and Pacino. Rounding out the titles are John Boorman?s *Beyond Rangoon*, Michelangelo Antonioni?s *Zabriskie Point*, and David Cronenberg?s *M. Butterfly*. The films have all-new transfers and select titles include bonus features such as introductions and interviews. Each title will sell individually for $19.97 SRP. *Lookin? To Get Out Director?s Cut* The comedy tells the story of two gamblers who head to Las Vegas hoping to turn their luck around after losing a lot of money in NY. Oscar?--winner Jon Voight (Coming Home), who also co-wrote the screenplay, stars as Alex Kovac, a charming, happy-go-lucky gambler, with Oscar nominee Burt Young (Rocky film series) as his buddy. Ann-Margret (Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas) co-stars as Alex?s ex-girlfriend, and a seven-year-old Angelina Jolie is seen in her film debut. DVD Special Features: * All new interview with Jon Voight, Burt Young and Ann-Margret * Theatrical trailer *Revolution Revisited Director?s Cut (1985)* Al Pacino plays New York trapper Tom Dobb who finds himself an unwilling participant in the American Revolution. After his son Ned is conscripted into the Continental Army by the immoral Sergeant Major Peasy (Donald Sutherland), Dobb attempts to find Ned, but becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay (Natassia Kinski). The film includes an appearance from British singer Annie Lennox as Liberty Woman. DVD Special Features * New introduction with director Hugh Hudson and Al Pacino * Narration track * Theatrical trailer *Beyond Rangoon (1995)* John Boorman (Deliverance) directs this tense political thriller based on a true story. Patricia Arquette (TV?s ?Medium?) stars as Laura, an American doctor who goes on vacation to Burma (now Myanmar) with her sister (Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading) to escape the memory of the tragic murder of her husband and son. After losing her passport at a political rally, Laura is left on her own for a few days during which time she finds herself in the dangerous midst of a civil war. As an outsider caught in a strange culture, Laura discovers new truths about herself. DVD Special Features: * Introduction * Vintage EPK * Theatrical trailer *Zabriskie Point (1970)* Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni (Blowup) directs his first American film: a surreal view of late ?60s America, as seen through the portrayal of two of its children. Sometime secretary Daria is working for a developer (Rod Taylor) building a village in the California desert, while dropout Mark is running from the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot. Their lives intersect at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley with an explosive finale. Harrison Ford has an uncredited part as an airport worker, and the soundtrack features music from various artists, including Pink Floyd, The Youngbloods, The Kaleidoscope, Jerry Garcia, Patti Page, and the Grateful Dead. DVD Special Features: * Theatrical trailer *M. Butterfly (1993)* David Cronenberg (Eastern Promises, A History of Violence) directed this provocative romantic drama of love and betrayal that?s based on the Tony Award? winning play by David Henry Hwang. Set in the mid-1960s against a background of the Cultural Revolution in China, the film stars Academy Award? winner Jeremy Irons (Lion King), who plays a French diplomat in a 20-year love affair with a beautiful yet mysterious Chinese singer from the Beijing Opera. Interwoven are allusions to the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly." DVD Special Features: * New interview with director David Cronenberg * Additional featurette title to be announced * Theatrical trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 > {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote} > Upcoming Releases...where the news items appear while they are still fresh, not several days old recycled items appearing elsewhere like Monday bread rolls finally showing up at a bad grocery store on Friday. Such as the news about the *Pre-Code Hollywood Collection - Universal Backlot Series*, described here in this thread on January 21st ( http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=88225&start=15&tstart=0 ), but not mentioned until today in another thread in this forum (lol, and both using the same source). Well, gee. I wish I had the same kinda time on my hands that you do. Then it would be easy to post the news announcements I'd receive in e-mails from classicflix.com immediately and be some kind of first-reporting superstar. I'm excited about the release and was just discussing it. I also thought the quote, which you somehow omitted, was very timely. And I'm tired of adding the pre-fix, "I'm sure it's been mentioned here by others already", which apparently does little good to shield me from such petty criticism as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Updating an earlier post of mine, *Grease* is now set for release on Blu-ray on May 5th. *Saturday Night Fever* and *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* are also set for Blu on the same day. (And, on a much lesser note, it's hard to believe it has almost been two decades ago that *Wayne's World* came out, but it and *Wayne's World 2* will see Blu on May 12th.) Message was edited by: filmlover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 The Fritz Lang thriller, *Man Hunt* (1941), now has an official DVD street date of May 19th. Here's a link to the cover art, price, and the extras: http://www.classicflix.com/hunt-1941-a-415.html?osCsid=bc3cc7b89de842804e7f950b63f0a68b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hey, superstar. I just wanted to thank you for so diligently copying and pasting the e-mail news alerts you get from classicflix.com for us. It must take an incredible amount of time, effort and talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuntherToody Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 > {quote:title=Snorky wrote:}{quote} > Hey, superstar. > > I just wanted to thank you for so diligently copying and pasting the e-mail news alerts you get from classicflix.com for us. > > It must take an incredible amount of time, effort and talent. Why so snarky, Snorky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 from digitalbits.com today: Warner has also announced a series of double feature DVDs due on 5/19, including *Telefon/St. Ives, Bloodsport/Timecop, Bullitt/Papillon, A Clockwork Orange/O Lucky Man* and *The Great Bank Hoax/The Great Bank Robbery*. http://www.digitalbits.com/#mytwocents And from the Rumor Mill: *Three Days of the Condor* will be coming on Blu from Paramount in May, plus *Braveheart* this summer: Plus: ...sources are telling us that Buena Vista is currently planning or starting work on new Blu-ray editions both *Toy Story 1 and 2*, in anticipation of the 2010 theatrical release of Toy Story 3, as well as the original *Tron*, planned to tie into the 2011 release of Tron 2.0. We also hear that work has finally begun on a new Blu-ray release of Armageddon, for release later in 2009 or early 2010. http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html#021109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 LOL - here come the re-enforcements. (predictable) Great play on words, by the way. (lame) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hey filmlover, lover of film... Just trying to figure this out here. You post your DVD information as quickly as possible and disallow all further discussion of those titles? Now that's classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 > {quote:title=GuntherToody wrote:}{quote} > Why so snarky, Snorky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 > {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote} > It's amazing how a certain snarky little poster keeps reprinting titles in a column of his own... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Early word is that the *Capote/In Cold Blood* double Blu-ray release, coming out Feb. 17th, is worth getting. Not so much for Capote, which wasn't rated highly for picture quality but the classic In Cold Blood gets an excellent rating for PQ. And the Blu version of *Raging Bull* is another apparent winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorky Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I feel I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that this is your second Blu-ray post here in as many days. You're fond of scolding for posting Blu-ray info here so why not follow your own advice offered up so vociferously? Post this info on your Blu-ray threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateo107 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 > {quote:title=Snorky wrote:}{quote} > > Just trying to figure this out here. > > You post your DVD information as quickly as possible and disallow all further discussion of those titles? > > Now that's classic. that is a problem with this board, the unwritten policy of only being able to mention something once kind of fetters discussion. for people like me, this board is only useful as read-only information. even when i think i'm the first person to find news, half the time i don't even bother to post it for fear of a backlash. and there are probably more posts (from a few individuals) complaining about what others post than useful information on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film_Fatale Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 mateo, I don't think there's something wrong with mentioning a title again if you add some information, commentary or opinion. I think what filmlover objects to (and he can correct me if I'm wrong) is merely repeating the exact same information that's already been posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 film fatale has it basically right. The "Upcoming Releases" thread is really a news thread, but there is still discussion to be had on certain titles. Sometimes, though, some discussions or arguments about one title or topic tend to overtake the thread and have gone on for several pages, defeating the purpose of the thread...which is, people come here to see quick news of upcoming releases but can't find it because of discussions going on and on and on. As to duplication of items, again, the purpose of this particular thread is to see news about items coming out. When I come across something that I think is of interest to classic film fans, I cut through the fluff of the studio's press release and list only things we really want to know: when is it coming out, any extras, and the price. Others who post here do that, too. Unfortunately, somebody like Celluloid Kid won't (or care to) see if info has been posted and just print page after page of studio release fluffery, which included so much description about plot, awards won, etc., that two items could take up a whole page, again burying news. If there is new info to be posted (details of extras, etc.) to a previously listed title, I am all for someone adding it as update info. However, it is not necessary to relist every single piece of info that has already been mentioned in the first posting. I guess there is a flaw in the system in the way everything (the genre review threads and the news thread) is mixed into one forum. Ideally, the genre threads should have their own forum (which, actually, what this whole DVD forum was for when it was created), and then the Upcoming Releases thread should have its own forum and its own sticky to stay at the top, then various topics could be created in individual threads underneath...topics that could discuss DVD in general, discussing one particular title at length, etc. Unfortunately, they only gave us this one forum, so I tried from the very beginning to organize the genres into different threads, special sales in another, and Jack Burley came up with the Upcoming Releases thread. If there were multiple threads created every day, the forum would be one giant mess, making it near impossible to locate one particular item you may remember from a week before. We work with what we have. Someday, I mean to do up a post that will list all titles mentioned during the last 6 months, along with the date they were mentioned in order for all to have quick access to the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film_Fatale Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 This should be interesting for anime fans... *'Akira' Coming to Blu-ray* Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 11:30 AM ET In a late-breaking announcement, Honneamise will bring the anime classic 'Akira' to Blu-ray later this month. Originally expected to receive a Blu-ray release last year, we've received last-minute confirmation from the indie distributor that they will at last release 'Akira' in a first-ever high-def edition on February 24. Specs will see a BD-50 dual-layer presentation with a new 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer (1.85:1) and Japanese audio in Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround, PCM 2.0 Stereo, and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. An English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround dub is also provided. Unlike the previous special edition DVD release, extras are comparatively sparse, with only a storyboard collection and five theatrical trailers. Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $49.95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Here's a major title coming to Blu-ray from Criterion: *Ran* by Akira Kurosawa. Release date is May 12, 2009 and will be priced the same as the regular DVD ($39.95). Extras include: New, restored high-definition digital transfer Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet A.K., a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker A 30-minute documentary on the making of Ran, part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create A 35-minute video piece reconstructing Ran through Kurosawa?s paintings and sketches, created as part of the series Image: Kurosawa?s Continuity New video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai Theatrical trailers New and improved English subtitle translation Plus: a 28-page booklet featuring film critic Michael Wilmington and interviews with Kurosawa and composer Toru Takemitsu Here's a link to the details and cover: http://www.criterion.com/films/754 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Criterion has announced the following classic box set for May: Eclipse Series 16: ALEXANDER KORDA'S PRIVATE LIVES- The Private Life of Henry VIII (Alexander Korda, 1933), The Rise of Catherine the Great (Paul Czinner, 1934), The Private Life of Don Juan (Alexander Korda, 1934) and Rembrandt (Alexander Korda, 1936). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Edgecliff, Re: Korda films, THANKS!!! This is definitely one set I will buy!! Looks like the release date is May 12th and the 4 DVD box set will be $59.95. Here's a link with cover art for the box and individual covers: http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/618 This looks to be a barebones set, no extras. Doesn't matter, I am going to get it for the four films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Here are 3 more DVD releases coming from Criterion in May: *Wise Blood* (1979, directed by John Huston) $39.95 May 12th Extras: New, restored high-definition digital transfer New interviews with actor Brad Dourif, writer Benedict Fitzgerald, and writer-producer Michael Fitzgerald Rare archival audio recording of author Flannery O?Connor reading her short story ?A Good Man Is Hard to Find? Creativity with Bill Moyers: ?John Huston,? a 28-minute television program from 1982 in which the director discusses his life and work Theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by author Francine Prose *The Friends of Eddie Coyle* (1974 Robert Mitchum film, directed by Peter Yates) $29.95 May 19th Extras: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Peter Yates Audio commentary featuring Yates Stills gallery PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Kent Jones and a 1973 on-set profile of Robert Mitchum from Rolling Stone *Pigs, Pimps & Prostitutes: 3 Films by Shohei Imamura* boxset $79.95 May 19th (The films are *Pigs and Battleships*, *The Insect Woman*, and *Intentions of Murder* Extras: New, restored high-definition digital transfers Introductions on all three films by critic Tony Rayns Conversations between Shohei Imamura and critic Tadao Sato about The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder ?Imamura, the Free Thinker,? a 1995 episode from the French television series Cin?astes de notre temps New and improved English subtitle translations PLUS: Booklets featuring essays by film critics Audie Bock, Dennis Lim, and James Quandt Here's a link: http://www.criterion.com/library/dvd/criterion/soon/expanded/spine_number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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