edgeciff Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 As of now, the following movies are offered exclusively via Amazon.com as DVD-Rs for $ 19,98: Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) 40 Pounds of Trouble (1963) Gambit (1966) Resurrection (1980) The House of Seven Gables (1940) The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) Pure Luck (1991) A Bronx Tale (1993) Stick (1985) Dragnet (1954) The List of Adrian Messinger (1963) The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) . The Perfect Furlough (1958) A Good Man in Africa (1994) Kitten With a Whip (1964) Spawn of the North (1938) Shout (1991) Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) Shoot Out (1971) Tell Them Willie Boy is Here (1969) The Brass Bottle (1964) Death Takes a Holiday (1934) The Chalk Garden (1964) Blue Collar (1978) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I'm glad I got Black Shield of Falworth as a region-free Blu-ray from Amazon UK for about $16 US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Still thinking of BLACK SHIELD plus SUNRISE from UK. Postage brings the prices up though. Filmlover have you purchased BLACK NARCISSUS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yes, one of the first I got from abroad. I reviewed it here in the Drama thread. This is what I wrote: *Black Narcissus (Blu-ray) (UK import)* This classic Deborah Kerr film looks absolutely gorgeous on Blu-ray. The colors (so important in a Michael Powell film) are rich and glorious. The picture quality's high definition details are excellent. Well worth owning. The trailer is also in high definition. Because this is a region free DVD from England, it plays on our Blu players here in America. The movie and the trailer are perfect. There is an extra featurette about the film but since it is recorded in PAL, it won't play here. All in all, a definite item to have for your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Here's a new one announced by classicflix.com: _*Cary Grant - The Early Years (TCM Vault)*_ Contains *Devil and the Deep* (1932), *The Eagle and the Hawk* (1933), *The Last Outpost* (1935) Release date: February 1st. http://www.classicflix.com/cary-grant-early-years-devil-deep-eagle-hawk-last-outpost-vault-p-9553.html here's the link on TCM: http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/product.asp?shopref=TCM.comHome%3AShoptilyaDropBottom%3ACaryGrant%3ATheEarlyYearsCollection%28DVD%29-Available2%2F1&sku=D05287 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 filmlover, just ordered BLACK NARCISSUS and BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH from AmazonUK. Had also ordered SUNRISE, but I inadvertently picked the SD not the BR and did not know how to substitute if possible, so I canceled that item. But now I realize I should have canceled the whole order and started all over again. Think I might order again with some other titles so I will leave it that way. I do have the BLACK NARCISSUS from Criterion with some excellent extras so I am debating whether to sell the SD version. Btw, price came to about $18 each with postage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Edge, if you can hold off for a few days on the second order, I'll put together a list of import titles I have and let you know which are worth getting. By the way, check out the special sale thread this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks! I can wait since I was not in a rush. The other Region Free discs I might be interested in are ZULU and ITALIAN JOB. I know RED SHOES is coming to Criterion so I could wait for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Amazon has put special prices on these titles from $15.99 to $17.99. Who knows why Amazon did not price them all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Edge. I've put the list in the Blu general discussion thread. Thought it best to not post it here because this thread is about the Universal Vault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Some of these titles have now dropped as low as $14.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Should be more soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tterrace Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I got Dragnet, and it's an excellent recent transfer from a high-quality element. Even the opticals look a lot better than many color films of this vintage. It's full-frame unmatted, and from the compositions it looks like 1.66:1 would have been the preferred widescreen AR. Doesn't suffer all that much unmatted, though. As to whether you'd like the film, it helps if you're a fan of the Dragnet schtick, or of time-capsule glimpses into the culture of the early 1950s - the cars, the clothes, the decor - all there in vivid color. Lots of familiar faces from movies, TV shows (and commercials) of the 50s and 60s in supporting roles. I'd have preferred more on-location shooting in downtown LA and Hollywood; there's some (including a glimpse of Ciro's) but most exteriors are backlot shoots. I also would have liked more of the dom-da-dom-dom in the soundtrack, but that theme's biggest statement is reserved for the "The End" sequence. I'm glad to have gotten it in this quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Another TCM Vault coming on Jan. 31: a double bill of Murder, He Says/Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 "Dormant for a year now, Universal has restarted their Vault Series by adding It Ain't Hay (1943) and McHale's Navy (1964) over at Amazon." http://www.classicflix.com/universal-vault-aint-mchales-navy-a-914.html?osCsid=6b1571d018c9258684330b0bf3f98626 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateo107 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I already caved in and bought the complete Abbott & Costello collection, which included It Ain't Hay as a standard, pressed DVD (it was the only Universal A&C film that wasn't included in the four volume sets), but I'm glad they're finally making it available as a single for people who don't want to buy all those movies again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 from classicflix.com: More Universal owned titles, via TCM's Vault line, are on their way as a Pre-Code Double Feature is now up for pre-order at TCM.com and is set to release on May 2nd. The likely two-disc set features The Song of Songs (1933) with Marlene Dietrich, Brian Aherne and Lionel Atwill; and Cary Grant's feature debut This Is the Night (1932) starring Lili Damita, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young and Thelma Todd. and for June 6 More Audie Murphy has been the call, and Universal has heard it loud and clear with the scheduled D-Day release of their Audie Murphy Westerns Collection. Owned by Universal, and released via TCM's Vault line, this set is now up for pre-order at TCM.com. The likely four-disc set features: Sierra (1950) - Wanda Hendrix, Burl Ives, Dean Jagger, Richard Rober, Tony Curtis Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) - Susan Cabot, Dan Duryea Drums Across the River (1954) - Walter Brennan, Hugh O'Brian, Jay Silverheels, Regis Toomey, Bob Steele Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) - Gia Scala, Walter Matthau, Henry Silva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Song of Songs and This is the Night now available from TCM: http://shop.tcm.com/product.asp?eref=precodenewsletter2011&sku=D27119 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Thanks for the heads up, Filmlover!!! This one is on my "must purchase" list for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateo107 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 1944's Cobra Woman, starring Maria Montez, is finally on home video!!! plus three 50's color Westerns: Gun for a Coward (1957) -Fred MacMurray, Jeffrey Hunter, Janice Rule, Chill Wills, Dean Stockwell Quantez (1957) - Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone, James Barton, Sydney Chaplin, John Gavin Tomahawk (1951) - Van Heflin, Yvonne De Carlo, Alex Nicol, Preston Foster, Jack Oakie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleHHH Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Id like to see an updated list of all the UVC DVDr titles available I saw that Tarantula is out there and the Seven Per Cent solution was as well, I wonder what else is out there that fell under the radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeciff Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 After a long lull Universal has added some upcoming titles to their Vault Collection: AMAZING MRS. HALLIDAY, stars Deanna Durbin and Edmund O'Brien ONE DESIRE, stars Anne Baxer and Rock Hudson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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