Fox Film Noir [discussion thread] (1 Viewer)

[Emcee]

This thread is dedicated to the 20th Century-Fox film noir movies released under the Fox Film Noir banner.

The Fox Film Noir collection includes the following 26 movies:

Laura (1944) ​

Call Northside 777 (1948) ​

Panic in the Streets (1950) ​

House of Bamboo (1955) ​

The Street with No Name (1948) ​

Nightmare Alley (1947) ​

The House on 92nd Street (1945) ​

Somewhere in the Night (1946) ​

Whirlpool (1949) ​

The Dark Corner (1946) ​

Kiss of Death (1947) ​

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) ​

No Way Out (1950) ​

Fallen Angel (1945) ​

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) ​

Boomerang! (1947) ​

House of Strangers (1949) ​

I Wake Up Screaming (1941) ​

Vicki (1953) ​

Shock (1946) ​

Fourteen Hours (1951) ​

Black Widow (1954) ​

Daisy Kenyon (1947) ​

Dangerous Crossing (1953) ​

Moontide (1942) ​

Road House (1948) ​

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Cereal at Midnight posted a video showcasing his collection of all the films:



Has anyone else collected these movies? I've started collecting them seriously just this year.

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[jayembee]

I collected them at the time they were released, but when some of them were released on BD, I traded the DVDs into Bull Moose after getting the BDs. Three were released on BD only in Continental Europe (two in France, one in Germany), and I never got around to getting those, but I still have the DVDs.

The only two I didn't manage to get from the DVD set were Boomerang! and Moontide. I'm surprised that CatM has the latter. It was supposedly recalled and not reissued, but I've never found out why it was recalled. I do have it on BD, though, in both the KLSC edition and the Kazan at Fox collection.

 

[Keith Cobby]

I bought most of them and upgraded favourites to blu ray. I'm still waiting for Dangerous Crossing to be upgraded, great film to rewatch even when you know the (clever) ending.

 

[Emcee]

I bought most of them and upgraded favourites to blu ray. I'm still waiting for Dangerous Crossing to be upgraded, great film to rewatch even when you know the (clever) ending.

My wife and I watched Dangerous Crossing a few weeks ago. I've always been a casual fan of Jeanne Crain, and the movie itself was a breezy, quick watch. The plot wasn't too difficult to map out, but we enjoyed it, nonetheless.

 

[jayembee]

For the record, here are BD editions I have for FFN titles. As this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they are all OOP.

Laura -- Fox (20th Century Fox Studio Classics), Eureka! Masters of Cinema [UK]
Panic in the Streets -- Fox (Kazan at Fox Volume 1), Signal One [UK]
House of Bamboo -- Twilight Time, Eureka! Masters of Cinema [UK]
Nightmare Alley -- Criterion
The House on 92nd Street -- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Whirlpool -- Twilight Time, BFI [UK] (The Otto Preminger Film Noir Collection)
Kiss of Death -- Twilight Time
Where the Sidewalk Ends -- Twilight Time, BFI [UK] (The Otto Preminger Film Noir Collection)
No Way Out -- Eureka! Masters of Cinema [UK]
Fallen Angel -- BFI [UK] (The Otto Preminger Film Noir Collection)
Boomerang! -- Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Fox (Kazan at Fox Volume 1)
I Wake Up Screaming -- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Black Widow -- Twilight Time
Daisy Kenyon -- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Road House -- Kino Lorber Studio Classics

These I don't have:

Call Northside 777 -- Pidax [Germany]
Somewhere in the Night -- Rimini Editions [France]
House of Strangers -- ESC Editions [France]

On edit: In terms of Out-of-Print-ness, the Kazan at Fox collection definitely is, as is the BFI Preminger Collection. All of the Twilight Times undoubtedly are, Kinos probably are, not sure about the Eurekas. The Criterion is still in print, and the Signal One might be. I should check around and confirm.

On edit redux: That was quick. Kino seems to have all of their ex-FFN titles in stock. They might be in the While Supplies Last sale, though. Screen Archive Entertainment appears to have copies of the Twilight Time Whirlpool available, but not the others. And Eureka seems to have copies of Laura available, but not the others. Panic in the Streets is still available from Signal One.

 

[Darby67]

I finished acquiring all 26 titles in the series about three years ago and love having the series as part of my collection.

 

[Emcee]

I finished acquiring all 26 titles in the series about three years ago and love having the series as part of my collection.

I have the movies in their own shopping list on Amazon. I eventually hope to have acquired all of them, too.

 

[bujaki]

I, too, have them all.

 

[Emcee]

I currently have 8 of the 26 movies:

I Wake Up Screaming ​

Dangerous Crossing ​

The Dark Corner ​

Whirlpool ​

Call Northside 777 ​

The House on 92nd Street ​

Panic in the Streets ​

Nightmare Alley ​

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Of these, I've only seen I Wake Up Screaming and Dangerous Crossing, but it's been years since I've seen the former.

 

[dana martin]

You could join us, and give opinions

 

[Matt Hough]

I can't believe Call Northside 777 didn't make it to Blu-ray on this side of the Atlantic before Disney purchased Fox. I've watched my DVD quite a bit.

 

[compson]

The Criterion Channel streaming service has a Fox Noir series beginning this month with the following movies:

Fallen Angel (1945)
The Dark Corner (1946)
Kiss of Death (1947)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Cry of the City (1948)
Thieves’ Highway (1949)
Panic in the Streets (1950)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

They offer a free 14-day trial period.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Of the 26 movies, I have 16 of them on Blu-ray and the remaining 10 on DVD:


Laura (1944) (Blu-ray)
Call Northside 777 (1948) (DVD & HD Digital)
Panic in the Streets (1950) (Blu-ray)
House of Bamboo (1955) (Blu-ray)
The Street with No Name (1948) (Blu-ray)
Nightmare Alley (1947) (Blu-ray)
The House on 92nd Street (1945) (Blu-ray)
Somewhere in the Night (1946) (DVD)
Whirlpool (1949) (Blu-ray)
The Dark Corner (1946) (DVD)
Kiss of Death (1947) (Blu-ray)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) (Blu-ray)
No Way Out (1950) (Blu-ray)
Fallen Angel (1945) (Blu-ray & HD Digital)
House on Telegraph Hill (1951) (DVD & HD Digital)
Boomerang! (1947) (Blu-ray & HD Digital)
House of Strangers (1949) (DVD)
I Wake Up Screaming (1941) (Blu-ray)
Vicki (1953) (DVD)
Shock (1946) (DVD)
Fourteen Hours (1951) (DVD)
Black Widow (1954) (Blu-ray)
Daisy Kenyon (1947) (Blu-ray & HD Digital)
Dangerous Crossing (1953) (DVD)
Moontide (1942) (DVD)
Road House (1948) (Blu-ray)

 

[John Stell]

I have all of them, but the ones subsequently issued on Blu Ray are now in the "to sell" pile.

A note about Boomerang. It was recalled as indicated. But someone (probably on this very site) posted they saw some copies on release day on shelves at either Borders or Barnes & Noble. So, I hopped into my car, went to the store, and sure enough, there were 2 copies on the shelf. I picked up one and, while paying for it, was told by the cashier he just sold another one about a half hour earlier. I guess it was unusual to sell 2 copies of a 1940s film so close together. I think it did eventually get released though under the Fox Film Noir banner, but I might be wrong about that.