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This is strictly speculation, but it "may" be that Warners is doing at an Ultra-Resolution treatment of This Is the Army. That might explain the delay given the previous UCLA restoration mentioned. Barrie

I first saw this thread last Friday and now on Monday, I am amazed at how it has expanded. I have no background information on what restorations may or may not have been done, but I have both the 2001 DVD of The Robe and the new release (with by the way, one of the worst covers I've ever seen)...

Just thought I'd note that the packaging does not appear to be uniform on this set. I just received my review copy and The Maltese Falcon had its own slip cover for its two slim cases and all six slim cases were clear. Barrie

From my review at The Digital Bits, " ... Reelclassicdvd's release of Pimpernel Smith is welcome, but the results are tolerable at best. The image is rather washed-out throughout and subject to numerous scratches and debris. The mono sound is understandable, but there is significant...

The new Cary Grant Box Set from Sony reveals that the company also is planning a Premiere Edition Frank Capra Box Set. It will include It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Platinum Blonde, and new-to-DVD American Madness. The...

The Ace in the Hole announcement did come directly from Paramount, but the lack of a specific street date by now implies to me that the title will be delayed beyond October - not unusual for Paramount, but at least evidence that it's not too far off. Barrie

Announced as planned by Paramount for October. The news is appended to the studio's official release of its September grid of releases. No specific October dates yet available and no details on the discs other than that My Friend Irma will be paired with My Friend Irma Goes West. Barrie

All the titles mentioned are great as well as being the obvious ones to release. But how about digging really deeply into the early Cagney stuff? A set that I'd love to see would include: Smart Money (with Robinson) Blonde Crazy Taxi The Crowd Roars Footlight Parade (the best of the...

Fox's previous Shirley Temple releases did indeed contain both colorized and B&W versions. The colorized ones were unwatchable, but the B&W weren't much better. It was a sad way to treat what was the studio's meal ticket in the 1930s and ranked as one of the poorest releases to come from a major...

I get exceedingly tired of people slamming the likes of Leonard Maltin and Robert Osborne. These are individuals with vast stores of knowledge about classic films who often have to temper the nature of their comments for the mass audience. Anyone who knows anything about their backgrounds will...

I wonder if this is a Canada/US issue. I know you get your discs from the US, Herb. Mine came from Warner Canada and is a final product with all appropriate packaging etc. It's simply one disc as I described in my first post. Perhaps there is a rights problem with the Garland documentary for...

I have recently received my review copy of Easter Parade and contrary to the press announcement, it is a single disc only. Missing from the originally announced supplements are the Judy Garland documentary and the Garland trailer gallery. All other items appear to be intact. Was there a...

The Digital Bits has never claimed that the information included in my lengthy summaries of upcoming classic releases is exclusive news. If you've read past columns, you will have seen that I addressed this issue extensively. I have acknowledged a lengthy list of sources from which the...

The news on the titles I reported first came to me from my local Fox representative in Toronto and was confirmed to me by her after a further conversation with Fox Home Video in Los Angeles. I've heard of no change in this news so far. Barrie

As Robert requested, here is the link to my latest Classic Coming Attractions column at The Digital Bits where these Studio Classics and Film Noir releases are mentioned. Barrie

They should be reversed, but that's not what Fox is currently saying. Barrie

This information will appear in this week's upcoming Classic Coming Attractions Column at The Digital Bits, but I thought people would be interested to have the following news right away. Fox will be altering its approach to releasing titles in its Studio Classics series in 2005. Instead of...

Anthony Mann's The Furies from 1950 with Barbara Stanwyck and Walter Huston would be an excellent choice for Paramount's next wave of westerns. Barrie

The DVD release has been delayed in order for Martin Scorsese to complete an audio commentary for it. No new release date set at this time. Barrie

Vitagraph (like First National) was a component of WB. Warners typically used Vitagraph as the distribution arm of record for its short subjects, cartoons, and some B pictures in the 1930s. I agree on the Blondie films. Platinum does acknowledge the Hearst Group copyright on the packaging of...

Let me add my support for a DVD release of this wonderful movie. In addition to Reagan and Sheridan, Claude Rains added another fine portrayal to his resume with his work as Dr. Tower. I can always remember seeing this film for the first time and watching the scene at the fence stile when Parris...

I believe it's Warners that has the rights to I Married a Witch. At least, they issued it on tape and perhaps LD. Barrie

I think the short answer to your question is that there is no source for finding out the information that you want - unless some individual who has a real interest in a given title has taken it upon him- or herself to purchase and compare all the different releases and posted the results for...

While I have sympathy for all the titles mentioned, I would most support those that have received no DVD release to date at all. To that end I nominate the 1942 WB gem: King's Row - Ronald Reagan's best film, with the often-overlooked Ann Sheridan, and great supporting performances from...

Again, I thank everyone for their thoughts so far. If anyone else has titles they'd like to comment on specifically, I'd appreciate your input here. Barrie

Thanks very much for everyone's feedback so far. The more I read, the more interesting and complex this whole issue becomes. I hadn't even been thinking about silent films when I started the thread, but that's obviously an important part of it. Please keep chiming in with any particular titles...

For one of my forthcoming columns on the Digital Bits, I'd like to do a survey of public domain titles that are available on DVD. This will be in response to a number of requests that I've had for such information. We all know that many of the public domain titles that show up on DVD are...

Six of a Kind is included on the Burns and Allen triple-bill that Universal released this past winter.

The story I received from my Fox contact was that the original negative to the widescreen version has been lost and only an IP exists. It's apparently in less than pristine condition and although it projects OK for presentation on cable (such as Fox's Movie Channel), it is not considered...

I'll second this idea, but first Fox should revisit the three Shirley Temple titles already released. They're among the worst DVD transfers put out by a major studio. Barrie Maxwell