Yes, it's absolutely true. Fox's new SOUND OF MUSIC DVD will be out in early October with a new transfer but most of the extras will be the same as the old disc. They did, a la Disney & POPPINS, gather the bucks to pay Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer & the infamous Charmain Carr to do a...
I have heard from numerous sources the Fox will release THE GANG'S ALL HERE next year, as well as SOUTH PACIFIC and THE KING AND I. Sadly, in terms of THE GANG'S ALL HERE, Fox no longer has the Technicolor original negatives on their nitrate Tech pictures (they threw them out!) , nor do they...
It's likely that next year Fox will release KING & I and SOUTH PACIFIC in proper anamorphic versions. I also heard that THE GANG'S ALL HERE is in the works. This would all be welcome news,
DVDAnswers had the wrong answer. According to the Warner website the George Stevens releases on 12/7 do not include SWINGTIME. Warner would be foolish to spoil the exclusivity of their long-in-works Fred & Ginger collection to take one of the best titles and release it before the others...
The songs were actually published in 1935 (when P&B first opened on Broadway). George Gershwin died in 1937. Ira Gershwin hated the film and when Goldwyn's rights were up for renewal in the 1970s he pulled it, and it went virtually unseen. The film itself is now owned by the Samuel...
I think (and this is pure speculation on my part) it's possible that Fox may do something with their R&H titles next year. See this link which shows restoration activity on the CinemaScope 55 duo: http://www.filmimaging.com/articles/....jsp?id=26307#