Bernard McNair
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I have ordered The Eye of the Needle and From Noon Till Three. Looking forward to their release for an excellent evening's viewing.
Today on TT's facebook page I suggested The Age of Innocence, Scorsese's wonderful adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel. They "liked" the suggestion, which perhaps means they already had it in mind? Hope so.++
"**UPDATED - NEW TITLES ADDED** IT’S A TWILIGHT TIME PACKAGE STEAL! Buy seven of any of the following Twilight Time titles for $70.00 and get a real deal. BELOVED INFIDEL, COVER GIRL, MINDWARP, PONY SOLDIER, THE DISAPPEARANCE, THE KREMLIN LETTER (DVD), THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, THE RAINS OF RANCHIPUR, THE SOUND AND THE FURY, THE WAYWARD BUS, VIOLENT SATURDAY (DVD), and WOMAN OBSESSED, RAPTURE, ALAMO BAY, and THE ROOTS OF HEAVEN. This is a one-time “package price” of seven titles until they are gone. It’s okay to mix and match — just buy seven of one or one each of these titles. You must have a minimum of seven titles in your cart, but you can also create as many “packages” as you like, as long as you buy seven titles at a time. Final price will be adjusted at checkout. "
There's a rumor that TT might be negotiating with Paramount to see if they can release one or more of their titles. Just to waste time I'll suggest a few favorites from Paramount from the late 1940s and early 1950s. Isn't the pre-1948 Paramount catalog owned by someone else--Universal, maybe? Anyway, here are some good (imho) titles from Paramount from long, long ago....
The Heiress, 1949
The Furies, 1950
A Place in the Sun, 1951
When Worlds Collide, 1951
The Greatest Show on Earth, 1952
The War of the Worlds, 1953
Roman Holiday, 1953
There's a rumor that TT might be negotiating with Paramount to see if they can release one or more of their titles. Just to waste time I'll suggest a few favorites from Paramount from the late 1940s and early 1950s. Isn't the pre-1948 Paramount catalog owned by someone else--Universal, maybe? Anyway, here are some good (imho) titles from Paramount from long, long ago....
The Heiress, 1949
The Furies, 1950
A Place in the Sun, 1951
When Worlds Collide, 1951
The Greatest Show on Earth, 1952
The War of the Worlds, 1953
Roman Holiday, 1953
The Heiress is owned by Universal now. The Furies is with Criterion only on DVD at the moment, but I am sure a Blu-ray will appear at some point. Once the deal with WB ends this year nobody knows what will happen to the catalog library. Paramount may just keep certain titles in print and could license a majority of titles to other labels. My guess is that certain titles like A Place in the Sun, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Roman Holiday and War of the Worlds may be enticing to Criterion. There are certainly enough titles to go around and it will be interesting to see what happens next year.
Are most pre-1950 Paramount titles owned by Universal?
Being released as a DVD by FOX would not preclude TT from releasing it ... as they released Stormy Weather unfortunately with the same commentary but with superior Image and SoundOh, Nick, may I recommend consideration of "With A Song in My Heart" for a BD release? I know Fox issued it on DVD, but it's a beaut of a film and could stand a classy presentation. I wonder if you could team up with someone to get an isolated score on both the BD and as a CD release?
I hope I'm not telling tales out of school ...
but the SAE TT 7 for $70.00 bundle sale has been updated ...
American Buffalo has been included until September 12 (after which all the remaining copies will have to be destroyed )... while IT is not discounted further ... can be added to six other titles to complete a seven title package ...
http://www4.screenarchives.com/bundle.cfm
When it comes to TT, there is an 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Wait ... Lest Thy choice be NO LONGER AVAILABLE ...I thought today was the last day to get it. I didn't realize until I checked this thread that it was yesterday.
I hope I'm not repeating myself but John Boorman's Hope and Glory would be a great film for TT to reissue. Lovely film.
And I agree Age of Innocence would be a welcome blu-ray.