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FYI I picked up the WORLD WAR III disc during the recent sale. It is indeed 16x9 1:78:1 but, not knowing it any other way, it didn't look faulty or incorrect. It's a single disc with the film presented in two parts, the first running 96 minutes and the second running 93, for a total of 189 minutes.

(I was only kidding...that's a substantial amount...)

That's it? I shudder to think how many I have--I'm a pretty big MOD grazer. :)

...and my CRIME DOES NOT PAY set shipped to me from Amazon, for $19.98, a deal (or mistake) that someone here pointed out. Much obliged!

Given that MOLLY BROWN is a MOD reissue of an OOP pressed disc, it should have everything the pressed disc had. They're ported over intact so far as I know.

Here you go: http://warnerarchive.tumblr.com/post/19608777127/new-releases-triple-threats

Perhaps the international rollout is beginning.

Quite possibly. It's high time for more MGM and Universal titles, and for the Lionsgate MOD to begin.

Its Groundhog Day special (25% off most titles, including Sony's, which is the lowest they get) runs through 2/6. The Archive is now distributing MGM MODs, but you can usually get them cheaper off Amazon.

There's no reason why it shouldn't work. The sale applies to a group of 900 titles; the code (which expires Monday) may not work if you order outside that selection.

Yes, I wrote the Cineaste article. (I've been affiliated with the magazine since 2001.) I didn't ask Feltenstein about any specific titles--you can find some of that out on Facebook or Twitter--but I'll throw this bit out (look for the Winter issue of Cineaste at your favorite, or remaining...

The fine Twilight Time interview in the Blu-ray Forum is pertinent to this discussion as well. Says Nick Redman, "For me, I have had many, many great experiences working with studio video divisions over the years on a lot of projects and I never thought the day would come when the studios would...

I'd say that's most of the story, as the MOD complaints around here emanate mostly from outside the US at this point. While this-and-that individual title may be problematic (something that Warner is quick to correct, and Universal isn't bad) MOD programs have come a long way in three years, and...

If you're on Facebook or Twitter, be sure to let the Archive know if you think a title needs remastering. It takes these requests seriously.

I likely have 400 Warner, MGM, Sony and Universal MODs at this point and I'd say the majority are in good-to-exemplary shape. Room for improvement? Sure--but much, much better, than nothing, which was pretty much what we were facing as the catalog business, never as strong as we might have...

One of us, Dan, one of us! Pretty soon you'll wish every movie you've ever purchased was an overpriced, featureless DVD-R.

I just received my Black Friday order today (11/13). Took 12 days, an atypically long time to here in Brooklyn.

No log on problems yesterday or today. But I did get an unplayable disc of SARATOGA TRUNK yesterday, first time that's happened in a long time.

A BRONX TALE is not a Warner Archive release; it's part of the short-lived (or so it would seem) Universal MOD program. I think copies of the pressed DVD are still available through Amazon Marketplace.

Not a bad idea at all, but with several MOD threads going now your call to arms may have gone unnoticed.

At the risk of repeating myself, I have a few of the Olive releases. They're fine...but not restored at all, and no significant extras, maybe one or two have trailers. Equivalent in visual quality to many of the WA MODs (most are better, frankly, the older titles the worse for wear) and not as...

Agreed about Olive Films and its deal with Paramount, but I can only wonder how much more of the iceberg we'll be seeing after that tip of a deal they've struck. (The Legend/Best Buy arrangement didn't stick past two dozen or so titles.) The volume is paltry compared to what WB and Sony have put...

Indeed, but saying you hate the pricing isn't adding anything. Do you have something new to add, something to move the conversation forward? It's been said a million times before. I HATE THE PRICING. I HATE DVD-R. I HATE THE WARNER ARCHIVE. I HATE THAT THE STUDIOS HAVE GIVEN UP ON PRESSED...

Warner also said (somewhere, I forget) that it was looking for the best possible SEA WOLF elements before proceeding. Agreed on the redundancy and uselessness of the "VHS" crack; take it outside this thread, please. The complaints on pricing are pretty tired, too. It is what it is, and...

What I don't get is how anyone who's never seen an Archive title can complain about the initiative, or why they would want to in the first place. But so it goes on the Internet.

Agreed--comparing the WA to Mill Creek and Alpha is irresponsible. The best transfers from either of those bottom feeders are ripped off from other sources. I, too, have problems with its execution, but there have been improvements in the past year, and I expect to see more as it celebrates its...

Got this WA PR tonight: NEW COVER ART STARTING MARCH 2 "In time for our First Anniversary, the Warner Archive Collection is proud to unveil its new look. DVD cases will now feature original key art taken from vintage packaging, studio stills, film posters and lobby cards where possible." The...

SUSPENSE is a neat little Monogram noir, with an unusual setting--an ice rink where staged numbers are performed for live audiences, including one where the heroine dodges a knifed contraption. Non-skating parts in the guilty conscience saga are played by Barry Sullivan and Albert Dekker. Good...

Those foreign film collections are (or were) good...but they're the exception rather than the rule for the studio.

"So all in all, I would say the program has value to those who have a strong understanding of lesser known releases, know what they want, have the means to pay a slightly more inflated price, and just want to see some of their favorite films released. Even if their longevity may be in question...