To Live and Die in L.A. status? (1 Viewer)

[AaronMan]

Anyone out there know when or if we will get To Live and Die in L.A.? The car chase alone would be worth the price of the DVD.

 

[Anders Runestad]

Yes indeed . . . it's about time we heard something about this one, especially considering that earlier this year, William Friedkin himself said that it was done and ready to go.

 

[GeorgeALesniak]

I was wondering about this myself while watching the butchered version on TBS last night.

 

[tomwarnock]

Man - I had these same thoughts the other night. I had fallen asleep with the TV on and I heard ......the song...."to live and die in LA" and I immediately thought about Mr. Friedkin saying that we would all love the upcoming DVD of To Live And Die in LA. Can anyone follow up on this - I thought maybe with the resurgence of William Peterson through his work on CSI this would be a no-brainer!!!

 

[Will K]

I wish they'd hurry up. I'm about to throw a fit over this one.

 

[Gordon McMurphy]

It will probably be a 2004 release now, I think. :frowning:

Or maybe December. How far ahead has MGM given press releases for their 2003 releases?

This one has been long awaited.


Gordy

 

[Anders Runestad]

I believe that MGM's releases have only been announced through September, so it's still a very possible 2003 release (whoops, guess I just jinxed it with that statement). I don't think that it fits any of MGM's "title waves," so it's anyone's guess what marketing reasons will determine when it gets its release.

With every word that MGM doesn't say, I feel my freedom slip away . . .

 

[DeanR]

I can't wait to throw my horrid pan and scan LaserDisc in the rubbish. MGM please release this flick ASAP!

 

[Ronald Epstein]

If this release is controlled by MGM what makes
you think they'll release a widescreen version?

Remember what happened to Remo.

 

[Dharmesh C]

If this release is controlled by MGM what makes you think they'll release a widescreen version?

'Cos Billy has been working on it with MGM according to threads posted here in the past few months.

 

[Jeff_HR]

Remo Williams has been at the top of
every collector's wishlist for the past 5 years

It is not at the top of any list of mine. I could care less! BUT "To Live and Die in L.A." is a top of the list title for me. If M-G-M in their infinate corporate wisdom decide to release this FS then, of course, I'll keep my LD. Obviously someone needs to whip these corporate "persons" in to shape.

 

[Gordon McMurphy]

Remo Williams has been at the top of every collector's wishlist for the past 5 years

Not mine. It's hardly Raiders Of The Lost Ark. That film is nowhere near as popular as people here make out. But I agree wholeheartedly that the DVD's 1.33:1 presentation is mind-boggling - someone at MGM was definately hung-over that day. :frowning:

As for To Live And Die In L.A. it too is a highly-requested title (although still not Raiders!) and a film I appreciate much more than Remo and it is a film fully deserving of a high-quality Special Edition DVD. I look forward to its release.


Gordy

 

[Dan Rudolph]

Frankly, I'd never even heard of Remo Williams until this discussion started.

 

[Anthony Thorne]

Friedkin was in Melbourne some months ago for the Oz premiere of a new restored print of SORCERER (it's the normal full-length cut - we've always seen it trimmed down here and the director wanted to celebrate the new release with a quick visit) and mentioned that the next two films of his to hit DVD in Special Edition form would be TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A and SORCERER. He's spent time supervising new transfers, doing commentaries and obtaining supplements for both. No mention was made of when they'd come out, though.

 

[Craig: Mclaren]

What the hell is Remo Williams? "To Live and Die In L.A." is a underated classic. Can't wait for the DVD

 

[Bill A]

While this isn't specific or current, at least it mentions TLaDiLA (last paragraph)

To live and Die in L.A.

 

[Dharmesh C]

DVDSOON have the title up for pre-order - date is 2nd Dec No official announcement yet.

 

[Jeff_HR]

Any specs? Or do we wait for the announcement for specs?

 

[oscar_merkx]

at last the wait appears to be over

 

[Elizabeth S]

I'm doing a little dance when I finally have "To Live and Die in L.A." in my hands in WIDESCREEN! (Please! ) Would love a WS "Sorcerer" as well!!!!!!!!!!