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Famed filmmaker/actor, John Cassavetes once said, “Maybe there really wasn't an America. Maybe it was only Frank Capra.” Perhaps, but I think Cassavetes’ quote could - and should - be expanded to encompass a few more pioneers from Hollywood’s golden age who helped to shape the global impressions...

With another year of Oscars come and gone, it's always fun to speculate on a 'what if?' Below is a year by year list of nominees and winners. The winners are in bold. You be the judge. Where the winners 'actually' the Best Pictures of their year, or would you have chosen another nominee in...

This one has baffled me for a while and I was just wondering if anyone knew where the music cue comes from. The trailer for Branagh's 1996 masterpiece Hamlet was prepared with 2 music cues taken from other movies (not such an outlandish thing to do in the mid-1990's). The trailer to Sense and...

It seems incredible that so much of vintage television product remains MIA on home video in HD. There's too much good stuff to choose from, but at the top of my list of 'must haves' is the hospital drama - St. Elsewhere, which, apart from Season One, has NEVER been given even a proper home...

Irrefutably, Marilyn Monroe was one of the icons of the 1950's. Her legend has far outlasted most of her contemporaries. And despite detractors, imitators and the like, it's Monroe's iconography that continues to take seed in each new generation of actresses hoping to outdo Monroe's sex goddess...

Does anyone know what's become of SAE, better known in these parts as Screen Archives Entertainment - a venerable website for movie and music lovers? They entirely missed posting a single new preorder for the this whole month and when I tried to contact them, no email reply has been forthcoming...

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There are, of course, a good many classic movies that remain MIA on Blu-ray. Whether out of studio shortsightedness or merely what is perceived as a lack of interest from the public, or further to the point of some costly restoration, certain never to yield the badly needed dollars in return to...

Okay, has anyone else experienced a cancellation of The Blue Knight Blu-ray that was supposed to be available Dec. 18th from the Warner Archive? I awoke this morning to an Amazon prompt saying that they are unable to fulfill this order and have cancelled the request on my behalf. More alarming...

As the years continue to roll by, and with the advent of 4K displays, there remains a shocking dearth of deep catalog titles that ought to have seen the light of day on regular Blu-ray in region 1 by now. This list is compiled of personal favs as well as legitimate contenders that remain MIA on...

Well, well - studio output of 4K catalog has been very impressive of late, if not 'deep' catalog, then certainly catalog releases to rival the new to Blu output. Cannot wait for 2001: A Space Odyssey later this year. So, in a perfect world, what 10 movies pre-1980 would you absolutely die for...

It's the end of 2017 and film lovers everywhere have a great deal to be grateful for; what with studio archives releasing a good many of their own hidden gems and bona fide classics, and, third party distributors picking up the slack with licensing agreements to add even more girth to the roster...

Okay, wondering if anyone on the forum can shed some light on this problem I seem to be having. Purchased the Panasonic Viera TC-65DX800C and am enjoying it immensely with one caveat. Occasionally, I seem to be getting a queer 'ghosting' of the red record while uprezing Blu-ray content from my...

Okay, this one is just a no-brainer, or rather...seemed like one until this morning and I am just wondering if ANYONE on these message boards is experiencing a similar shocker when placing 'international orders' via Amazon.com. My situation: On Dec. 9th I pre-ordered the Warner Archive's...

For me, the greatest directors of all time are the ones who have shown the most versatility and overall success in tackling the various genres. Now, I'm not dissing Hitchcock, but he basically made the same movie over and over again. Top marks for always keeping the 'man with the face/chase'...

Interested in knowing what your top five 80's TV shows wish list is: shows that either are not yet on home video on DVD - or are on DVD but you would kill to have on Blu-ray. I'll start the wish list with these favorites. 1. St. Elsewhere - before there was E.R., Chicago Hope, House or Grey's...

I'm curiously conducting a poll of movies you thought were least likely to get a Blu-ray release that have ultimately been given a Blu-ray release over other 'more worthy' contenders. Also, I'd like to know what movies you believe will be the least likely ever to see the light of day in 1080p...

With the upcoming release of Criterion’s edition of Jack Clayton’s The Innocents on Blu-ray – a fabulous and sadly, underrated movie today – I thought the time had come to make a serious inquiry among this group what additional Fox titles you would all like to see come from either Criterion or...

The epics of Samuel Bronston have never been given their proper due on home video - mainly because of their deplorable PD status for many years. Bronston, part visionary/part showman (some would suggest part con - I disagree) had impeccable vision. Moreover, he spent money to make money - or in...

Dear Mr. Harris: Universal has announced Sept. 25th as the release date for a limited edition blu-ray of Hitchcock classics previously available in their red velvet DVD masterpiece collection, plus one. As I understand it, Universal has also received rights and permission from Warner to include...

I would rather have the studios work out their licensing agreements beforehand or not have the series at all. Today, theme music isn't as important or even prominent as it once was. But any show from the dawn of TV to the early 1990s was absolutely identified with its main title theme. To not...

Dear Mr. Harris: The 'Rebecca' title card is not the original title card but the pre-title replacement. The final title looked like the hand written script that was advertised on all of the poster art. Also, the isolated music cue that follows Maxim and the second Mrs. DeWinter's arrival to...

I was hoping for some good news regarding The Birds on Blu-ray. However, Amazon has a pre-order listing for the 100th Anniversary release of the DVD+Digital Copy ONLY!!! This is disheartening since we all know that if Universal was going to do a Blu for The Birds they would have most certainly...

Yes, I believe it is differential shrinkage. Warner Home Video's DVD contains various glaring examples of Technicolor misregistration - regrettable for a film as beloved and enjoyed around the world as Anchors Aweigh. But WB seems to have fallen behind the times of late where their classic film...

Dear Mr. Harris: For some time I have noticed that the powers that be at the Walt Disney organization have had little to zero interest in releasing Blu-rays of either their vintage or contemporary live action catalogue. Frankly, I cannot understand what the delay is. Don't they realize that...

Dear Mr. Harris: I had the opportunity to prescreen MY FAIR LADY on Blu-ray and was frankly mortified by what I saw. All your fine efforts in the 1994 restoration and subsequent lavish laserdisc box set have been reduced to little more than a wan ghostflower of what the film ought to look like...