The Upcoming Classics Thread. UPDATED; Warner & Fox/MGM R2, Friedkin's Cruising... - Page 82

EvaUnit02 · 10-09-2006, 23:52

Yes, 1900 and The Conformist! Bertolucci for THE WIN!

John Hodson · 11-09-2006, 13:28

From Davis DVD:

MGM Home Entertainment will release a new two-disc Rocky: Collector's Edition on December 5th. Featuring a newly remastered 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer from high definition, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 tracks, the set will include an audio commentary with Sylvester Stallone, a second track with legendary trainer Lou Duva & commentator Bert Sugar. Other extras include deleted scenes, "In The Ring" making-of documentary, "Steadicam: Then & Now," "Make Up! The Art & Form With Michael Westmore," "Stacatto: A Composer's Notebook With Bill Conti," "The Ring Of Truth," "The Opponents," "3 Rounds With Legendary Trainer Lou Duva" and "Interview With A Legend: Bert Sugar" featurettes. Retail is $26.98.

Also look for the The Rocky Anthology boxed set, featuring all five films with newly remastered transfers, for $49.98..

The Charlie Chan Collection vol. 2

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced The Charlie Chan Collection Volume 2 for release on December 15th. The four-disc set will include the films Charlie Chan At The Opera, Charlie Chan At The Olympics, Charlie Chan At The Race Track and Charlie Chan At The Circus along with restoration comparisons, trailers and the featurettes "Charlie Chan's Lucky Director: H. Bruce Humberstone," "Layne Tom Jr: The Adventures of Charlie Chan Jr," "Number One Son: The Life of Keye Luke" and "Charlie Chan At The Movies." Retail will be $59.98.

John Hodson · 11-09-2006, 13:39

As well as the previously mentioned Paramount releases in December in R1, look out for Jack Cardiff's My Geisha with Shirley MacLaine and Edward G. Robinson.

CinéKarine · 11-09-2006, 14:43

Thanks for the tip, John! Did not know this one was being released!

John Hodson · 12-09-2006, 08:12

DVD Times on A Star Is Born 1976 SE (R1) in November and Miracle on 34th Street 1947 SE (R1) in November .

John Hodson · 25-09-2006, 18:50

Guys; sincere apologies to anyone who follows the alledgedly updated first post in this thread. I'm afraid that since the hols, pressure of work has lead me to put off updating it, and it's simply got away from me.

I've one or two other problems right now, which means that my visits here will be less frequent for a while, so whether I'll be able to update it in the near future, well, I really doubt it. Apologies again.

spearce8 · 27-09-2006, 19:32

Is this recent release of the On the Buses films just a repackaging of the set that was released a couple of yrs back, or as there been some "cleaning up"

it was a Warner release last time, I believe it's Optimum release now, so who knows.

John Hodson · 29-09-2006, 15:00

From Davis DVD:

Great news from Universal Studios that comes straight out of left field. The studio has announced an October promotion that will see a number of its out-of-print and collectible boxed sets hitting store shelves once again - some even with lower price points! Maybe there's still hope in seeing ultra-rare sets like "Jarhead," "Munich" and "United 93" one day as well without shelling out eBay prices.

Among the titles due on October 31st are Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series (Cylon Head, $59.98), Cinderella Man: 2-Disc Collector's Edition ($29.98), Jurassic Park & The Lost World Deluxe Edition ($69.98), The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man + Mini-Busts, $49.98), Ray: 2-Disc Limited Edition ($29.98), Bob Hope: The Road Show Series ($19.98), Scarface Gift Set ("Scarface" 1932 + Money Clip, $34.98) and Van Helsing: Ultimate Edition ($29.98).

John Hodson · 29-09-2006, 16:10

The Sony UK website is showing November release dates for Sunday, Bloody Sunday, another release for Blue Thunder, a January 2007 date for The End of The Affair and, curiously, (outside our remit, I admit) Monty Python's Flying Circus - Season 1 (how I hate that nomenclature 'season') is coming February as is 1965's Ship of Fools.

BTW, the Fox / MGM deal is finally showing up at etailers, with many previously MGM releases now showing as coming from Fox on both sides of the Atlantic.

John Hodson · 04-10-2006, 08:55

Sony is releasing a Dean Martin double in December in R1: How to Save a Marriage / Who Was That Lady.

CinéKarine · 04-10-2006, 12:28

Great news, John - 2 fun comedies and the former is one of the funniest-weirdest ever made in that vein.

John Hodson · 04-10-2006, 14:04

Play.com is showing October and November releases for Miracle on 34th Street: SE, The Spy Who Came in From The Cold, Cliff Richard Sing-A-Long Collection: The Young Ones / Summer Holiday / Wonderful Life, Is Paris Burning? (aka: Paris brule-t-il?), The Roy Rogers Collection (10 Discs), City Of The Dead, Old Mother Riley Collection Box Set (3 Discs), Will Hay Boxset (16 Discs) (good to see it still on the schedule) La Grande Illusion: Special Edition, Naruse: Three Films By Mikio Naruse Box Set (Masters Of Cinema), Bob Le Flambeur (aka: Bob The Gambler), Monty Python Movie Box Set (w/ Play.com EXCLUSIVE Art Cards!), David Lean Box Set (9 Discs), Powell And Pressburger Box Set (11 Discs), Ran (aka: Chaos), Voyage Of The Damned, The Innocents (BFI), St. Martin's Lane (aka: Sidewalks Of London), Savage Island (aka: Nate And Hayes)

hitch_fan · 04-10-2006, 16:37

A dutch DVD site has published a long list of upcoming R2 (dutch) Paramount releases for 2007. Classic titles in the list are:

01-02-2007 To Catch A Thief
05-04-2007 Looking For Mr. Goodbar
06-05-2007 Saturday Night Fever - 30th Anniversary (2 discs)
07-06-2007 High And The Mighty
07-06-2007 Hondo
07-06-2007 Island In The Sky
07-06-2007 McLintock (2 discs)
07-06-2007 The Quiet Man SE
06-09-2007 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
01-11-2007 Ring Of Fear
01-11-2007 Man In The Vault
01-11-2007 Seven Men From Now
01-11-2007 Plunder In The Sun
01-11-2007 Posse
01-11-2007 Track Of The Cat
16-11-2006 Indiscreet
06-12-2007 Godfather 1 (Newly Restored)
06-12-2007 Godfather 2 (Newly Restored)
06-12-2007 Zulu (2 discs)

Small slate of classics (although there may be more in the pipeline) but at least in Europe Paramount continues to release titles from the Republic catalogue. Let's hope their quality is as good as the recent High Noon.

Mtanner · 04-10-2006, 17:07

Looking for Mr. Goodbar, I've been waiting for that to be released so glad it's on their schedule. Thanks for that.

Spectre07 · 04-10-2006, 19:59

Are those releases happening? If so glad to see the Will Hay Boxset back on again, there were rumours it wasn't going to appear. and what's the Powell And Pressburger Box Set ?

Spectre07 · 04-10-2006, 20:06

OK, I'm clear on the Powell And Pressburger set just checked Amazon and it's not the HMV set I thought it was.

John Hodson · 04-10-2006, 20:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spectre07

Are those releases happening?

All are listed, some are to be confirmed. They also list Forbidden Planet for R2, but I'll believe it when Warners UK confirm it.

Livius · 04-10-2006, 20:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by hitch_fan

A dutch DVD site has published a long list of upcoming R2 (dutch) Paramount releases for 2007. Classic titles in the list are:

01-02-2007 To Catch A Thief
05-04-2007 Looking For Mr. Goodbar
06-05-2007 Saturday Night Fever - 30th Anniversary (2 discs)
07-06-2007 High And The Mighty
07-06-2007 Hondo
07-06-2007 Island In The Sky
07-06-2007 McLintock (2 discs)
07-06-2007 The Quiet Man SE
06-09-2007 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
01-11-2007 Ring Of Fear
01-11-2007 Man In The Vault
01-11-2007 Seven Men From Now
01-11-2007 Plunder In The Sun
01-11-2007 Posse
01-11-2007 Track Of The Cat
16-11-2006 Indiscreet
06-12-2007 Godfather 1 (Newly Restored)
06-12-2007 Godfather 2 (Newly Restored)
06-12-2007 Zulu (2 discs)

Small slate of classics (although there may be more in the pipeline) but at least in Europe Paramount continues to release titles from the Republic catalogue. Let's hope their quality is as good as the recent High Noon.

What site is that? Could you post a link to it?
The words Quiet Man SE literally jumped out at me.
Can this be true?
If this is really the announcement of a decent restored print then I may have to go and lie down for a while

.

hitch_fan · 05-10-2006, 06:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livius

What site is that? Could you post a link to it?
The words Quiet Man SE literally jumped out at me.
Can this be true?
If this is really the announcement of a decent restored print then I may have to go and lie down for a while

.

http://www.dvd-home.nl/release/nieuw.asp

Scroll down the list a bit to see the 2007 releases.

John Hodson · 06-10-2006, 09:03

Barrie Maxwell's Bits column has reviews ...of some 15 releases (including 29 films total), from Flicker Alley (Phantom), Universal (State of the Union, This Island Earth), Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Pictures Tough Guys Collection, Kings Row, Ronald Reagan Signature Collection), VCI (So Ends Our Night, Hammer Film Noir Double Feature Collector's Edition), Sony (All the King's Men, Stooges on the Run), Paramount (Rawhide: The Complete First Season, The Wild Wild West: The Complete First Season), A&E (Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movies), and AC Comics (King of the Texas Rangers, King of the Rocket Men).'

Not much on the announcement front (not much anywhere in fact), but some interesting snippets there nonetheless - see the column here.

11-09-2006, 13:28	#1622
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	From Davis DVD: MGM Home Entertainment will release a new two-disc Rocky: Collector's Edition on December 5th. Featuring a newly remastered 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer from high definition, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 tracks, the set will include an audio commentary with Sylvester Stallone, a second track with legendary trainer Lou Duva & commentator Bert Sugar. Other extras include deleted scenes, "In The Ring" making-of documentary, "Steadicam: Then & Now," "Make Up! The Art & Form With Michael Westmore," "Stacatto: A Composer's Notebook With Bill Conti," "The Ring Of Truth," "The Opponents," "3 Rounds With Legendary Trainer Lou Duva" and "Interview With A Legend: Bert Sugar" featurettes. Retail is $26.98. Also look for the The Rocky Anthology boxed set, featuring all five films with newly remastered transfers, for $49.98.. The Charlie Chan Collection vol. 2 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced The Charlie Chan Collection Volume 2 for release on December 15th. The four-disc set will include the films Charlie Chan At The Opera, Charlie Chan At The Olympics, Charlie Chan At The Race Track and Charlie Chan At The Circus along with restoration comparisons, trailers and the featurettes "Charlie Chan's Lucky Director: H. Bruce Humberstone," "Layne Tom Jr: The Adventures of Charlie Chan Jr," "Number One Son: The Life of Keye Luke" and "Charlie Chan At The Movies." Retail will be $59.98. __________________ *So many films, so little time...* My Film Journal Blog Emily Collingwood: I can't see him. All I can see is the flags...

11-09-2006, 13:39	#1623
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	As well as the previously mentioned Paramount releases in December in R1, look out for Jack Cardiff's My Geisha with Shirley MacLaine and Edward G. Robinson. __________________ *So many films, so little time...* My Film Journal Blog Emily Collingwood: I can't see him. All I can see is the flags...

11-09-2006, 14:43	#1624
CinéKarine Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kirkland, Québec Posts: 697 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the tip, John! Did not know this one was being released! __________________ Accentuate the positive!

12-09-2006, 08:12	#1625
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	DVD Times on A Star Is Born 1976 SE (R1) in November and Miracle on 34th Street 1947 SE (R1) in November . __________________ *So many films, so little time...* My Film Journal Blog Emily Collingwood: I can't see him. All I can see is the flags...

25-09-2006, 18:50	#1626
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Guys; sincere apologies to anyone who follows the alledgedly updated first post in this thread. I'm afraid that since the hols, pressure of work has lead me to put off updating it, and it's simply got away from me. I've one or two other problems right now, which means that my visits here will be less frequent for a while, so whether I'll be able to update it in the near future, well, I really doubt it. Apologies again. __________________ *So many films, so little time...* My Film Journal Blog Emily Collingwood: I can't see him. All I can see is the flags...

10-09-2006, 23:52	#1621
EvaUnit02 "Duck, you sucker!" Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, 1900 and The Conformist! Bertolucci for THE WIN!

27-09-2006, 19:32	#1627
spearce8 Enoch was right. Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far, Far Away... Posts: 2,899 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	Is this recent release of the On the Buses films just a repackaging of the set that was released a couple of yrs back, or as there been some "cleaning up" it was a Warner release last time, I believe it's Optimum release now, so who knows. __________________ Give someone a Leg to stand on, and they'll use it to kick you up the Arse. Last edited by spearce8; 27-09-2006 at 19:38.

29-09-2006, 15:00	#1628
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	From Davis DVD: Great news from Universal Studios that comes straight out of left field. The studio has announced an October promotion that will see a number of its out-of-print and collectible boxed sets hitting store shelves once again - some even with lower price points! Maybe there's still hope in seeing ultra-rare sets like "Jarhead," "Munich" and "United 93" one day as well without shelling out eBay prices. Among the titles due on October 31st are Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series (Cylon Head, $59.98), Cinderella Man: 2-Disc Collector's Edition ($29.98), Jurassic Park & The Lost World Deluxe Edition ($69.98), The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man + Mini-Busts, $49.98), Ray: 2-Disc Limited Edition ($29.98), Bob Hope: The Road Show Series ($19.98), Scarface Gift Set ("Scarface" 1932 + Money Clip, $34.98) and Van Helsing: Ultimate Edition ($29.98).

29-09-2006, 16:10	#1629
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Sony UK website is showing November release dates for Sunday, Bloody Sunday, another release for Blue Thunder, a January 2007 date for The End of The Affair and, curiously, (outside our remit, I admit) Monty Python's Flying Circus - Season 1 (how I hate that nomenclature 'season') is coming February as is 1965's Ship of Fools. BTW, the Fox / MGM deal is finally showing up at etailers, with many previously MGM releases now showing as coming from Fox on both sides of the Atlantic. __________________ *So many films, so little time...* My Film Journal Blog Emily Collingwood: I can't see him. All I can see is the flags... Last edited by John Hodson; 29-09-2006 at 16:26.

04-10-2006, 08:55	#1630
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sony is releasing a Dean Martin double in December in R1: How to Save a Marriage / Who Was That Lady. __________________ *So many films, so little time...* My Film Journal Blog Emily Collingwood: I can't see him. All I can see is the flags...

04-10-2006, 12:28	#1631
CinéKarine Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kirkland, Québec Posts: 697 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great news, John - 2 fun comedies and the former is one of the funniest-weirdest ever made in that vein. __________________ Accentuate the positive!

04-10-2006, 14:04	#1632
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Play.com is showing October and November releases for Miracle on 34th Street: SE, The Spy Who Came in From The Cold, Cliff Richard Sing-A-Long Collection: The Young Ones / Summer Holiday / Wonderful Life, Is Paris Burning? (aka: Paris brule-t-il?), The Roy Rogers Collection (10 Discs), City Of The Dead, Old Mother Riley Collection Box Set (3 Discs), Will Hay Boxset (16 Discs) (good to see it still on the schedule) La Grande Illusion: Special Edition, Naruse: Three Films By Mikio Naruse Box Set (Masters Of Cinema), Bob Le Flambeur (aka: Bob The Gambler), Monty Python Movie Box Set (w/ Play.com EXCLUSIVE Art Cards!), David Lean Box Set (9 Discs), Powell And Pressburger Box Set (11 Discs), Ran (aka: Chaos), Voyage Of The Damned, The Innocents (BFI), St. Martin's Lane (aka: Sidewalks Of London), Savage Island (aka: Nate And Hayes) __________________ *So many films, so little time...* My Film Journal Blog Emily Collingwood: I can't see him. All I can see is the flags... Last edited by John Hodson; 04-10-2006 at 14:10.

04-10-2006, 16:37	#1633
hitch_fan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 407 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A dutch DVD site has published a long list of upcoming R2 (dutch) Paramount releases for 2007. Classic titles in the list are: 01-02-2007 To Catch A Thief 05-04-2007 Looking For Mr. Goodbar 06-05-2007 Saturday Night Fever - 30th Anniversary (2 discs) 07-06-2007 High And The Mighty 07-06-2007 Hondo 07-06-2007 Island In The Sky 07-06-2007 McLintock (2 discs) 07-06-2007 The Quiet Man SE 06-09-2007 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers 01-11-2007 Ring Of Fear 01-11-2007 Man In The Vault 01-11-2007 Seven Men From Now 01-11-2007 Plunder In The Sun 01-11-2007 Posse 01-11-2007 Track Of The Cat 16-11-2006 Indiscreet 06-12-2007 Godfather 1 (Newly Restored) 06-12-2007 Godfather 2 (Newly Restored) 06-12-2007 Zulu (2 discs) Small slate of classics (although there may be more in the pipeline) but at least in Europe Paramount continues to release titles from the Republic catalogue. Let's hope their quality is as good as the recent High Noon.

04-10-2006, 17:07	#1634
Mtanner Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looking for Mr. Goodbar, I've been waiting for that to be released so glad it's on their schedule. Thanks for that.

04-10-2006, 19:59	#1635
Spectre07 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: None Bothered Posts: 5,756 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Are those releases happening? If so glad to see the Will Hay Boxset back on again, there were rumours it wasn't going to appear. and what's the Powell And Pressburger Box Set ?

04-10-2006, 20:06	#1636
Spectre07 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: None Bothered Posts: 5,756 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OK, I'm clear on the Powell And Pressburger set just checked Amazon and it's not the HMV set I thought it was.

06-10-2006, 09:03	#1640
John Hodson Out to lunch... Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bolton, Lancashire Posts: 12,546 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Barrie Maxwell's Bits column has reviews ...of some 15 releases (including 29 films total), from Flicker Alley (Phantom), Universal (State of the Union, This Island Earth), Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Pictures Tough Guys Collection, Kings Row, Ronald Reagan Signature Collection), VCI (So Ends Our Night, Hammer Film Noir Double Feature Collector's Edition), Sony (All the King's Men, Stooges on the Run), Paramount (Rawhide: The Complete First Season, The Wild Wild West: The Complete First Season), A&E (Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movies), and AC Comics (King of the Texas Rangers, King of the Rocket Men).' Not much on the announcement front (not much anywhere in fact), but some interesting snippets there nonetheless - see the column here. __________________ *So many films, so little time...* My Film Journal Blog Emily Collingwood: I can't see him. All I can see is the flags...

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