Universal To Celebrate 100 Years in 2012 (1 Viewer)

[John Hodson]

No way to attest the veracity of the information, but this post from another forum:

Hey guys, so i have it on very good authority that the following is coming from Universal next year (skipping the Jan/Feb stuff that's already been announced):
Feb.
M.O.D.: Marlene Dietrich double feature
Standard blu:
2/14 - Johnny English
2/21 - Honey
March
Blu combo (all 3/6): The Deer Hunter, Harvey, The Nutty Professor, Parenthood, Out of Africa
DVD (all 3/6): Charade, The Egg and I, Francis the Talking Mule, The Last Temptation of Christ, My Man Godfrey, Sullivan's Travels, Three Smart Girls
repackaged blu combo & dvd (3/6): The Blues Brothers, Despicable Me, Meet the Parents
Repackaged dvd (3/6): Car Wash, The Deer Hunter*, Destry Rides Again, Duck Soup, Harvey, The Jerk, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Nutty Professor, Parenthood
Standard blu:
3/6 - Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat, Dragonheart, The Quest (all bd)
3/20 - American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding (all bd combo)
April
Blu combo (4/17): Buck Privates
M.O.D.: Joel Mccrea westerns
Standard blu:
4/3 - Evan Almighty, Life, Nutty Professor II (all bd)
4/10 - Definitely Maybe, Meet Joe Black (int'l. bd)
May: 5/1
Blu combo: Pillow Talk
Standard blu: About a Boy, Mystery Men, Sea of Love (all bd)
June
M.O.D.: 1950's melodrama
Blu combo (6/5): Back to the Future, Erin Brockovich, Sixteen Candles, Smokey and the Bandit, The Sting
Repackaged blu combo & dvd (6/5): American Pie, The Big Lebowski, Casino, The Fast and the Furious, King Kong, The Mummy '99, Animal House, Spartacus, United 93
Repackaged dvd (6/5): Back to the Future, Earthquake, Erin Brockovich, High Plains Drifter, Sixteen Candles, Smokey and the Bandit, The Sting, Winchester '73
Standard blu (6/5): Blues Brothers 2000 (int'l), Liar Liar (bd), Scent of a Woman (bd/dvd)
July
Blu combo (7/3): Born on the Fourth of July
Repackaged dvd (7/3): Born on the Fourth of July
Aug.
Blu combo & dvd (8/14): Jaws
M.O.D.: Universal rarities
Standard blu (8/7): Andromeda Strain, Jaws 3 3d (both bd)
Sept.
Blu combo (9/4): Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Airport (also dvd), Double Indemnity, Jurassic Park (also dvd)
Repackaged blu combo + dvd (9/4): Atonement, Bridesmaids, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Out of Africa, Scarface '83
Repackaged dvd (9/4): The Birds*, Double Indemnity*, The Incredible Shrinking Man, It Came From Outer Space, Psycho*, Scarface '32, Vertigo*
Blu-ray Alfred Hitchcock set (9/4): Not certain, but thinking this will contain The Birds, Psycho, and Vertigo
Standard blu (9/4): Rumble Fish, Slap Shot, Streets of Fire (all bd)
Oct.
Blu combo & dvd (10/23): E.T. 30th
Blu & dvd classic monsters set (10/23): Not sure, but think this will have Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy '32, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Creature From The Black Lagoon and possibly The Hunchback of Notre Dame '23 and The Phantom of the Opera '25 & '43
M.O.D.: Billy Wilder collection
Standard blu (10/2): The Bone Collector, Bride of Chucky, Fear, Holiday Inn 70th anniversary (all bd)
Nov.
Blu & dvd 100th anniversary set (11/6)
Dec.
M.O.D.: film noir
* = new 1-disc dvd

 

[Matt Hough]

Some nice surprises and much wanteds in there if the list is accurate.

 

[TravisR]

If that list is accurate, I'm FURIOUS that Jaws 3 is coming out before Jaws 2. OK, maybe furious is overstating it but Jaws 3 is so bad that it makes Jaws 2 look like the original Jaws.
I'm sure everyone could name a title that they wish was also coming but I think this list has some nice highlights. I'll get Jaws, Double Indemnity, the Hitchcock set and maybe the Universal Monster set (depending on the price).

 

[JoHud]

Very lame if they are simply going to repackage Spartacus into a combo pack, which currently has one of the worst blu-ray transfers. I hope THAT is a mere rumour.
A long list of wants in that list however, though many of those I wish weren't combo packs.

 

[Eric Peterson]

So the vast majority of the titles that I'm excited about are M.O.D.?

 

[Kevin EK]

Assuming the information is accurate, this sounds like a very rough list and a lot of guesstimating.

Many of the titles sound logical, but others, particularly the re-issues, are either coming out right after another release of the same title,or don't make much sense in terms of some materials being put out again on DVD when they have not hit blu.

I would hope that the Jaws 3D release and The Creature from the Black Lagoon release, if they are genuine, would be 3D releases.

This is actually a fairly long list of possible titles, which leads me to think it's a longer draft of what they're thinking, and that some of these titles may be rearranged within the year.

 

[JoHud]

I'm sure the "MOD" listed are the exclusive TCM sets that have so far been pressed on release day, then drift to MOD once all pressed units sell out. The inclusion of the Marlene Dietrich double feature in the list confirms this.

 

[JoHud]

This is actually a fairly long list of possible titles, which leads me to think it's a longer draft of what they're thinking, and that some of these titles may be rearranged within the year.

The inclusion of the silent Lon Chaneys in the Universal Horror collection is probably the most unlikely thing I find in the list. Also, I don't see Universal releasing in-print Criterion-loaned films like The Last Temptation of Christ or Charade as repackaged DVDs.

 

[Jim_K]

Well put me down for the Blu-ray's of Jaws, the Alfred Hitchcock set, the Classic Monsters set, Double Indemnity, Slap Shot, Andromeda Strain, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein and E.T.

also add The Deer Hunter and The Sting so I can retire 2 more of my HD DVD's

High Plains Drifter & Winchester '73 on Blu-ray would've been nice instead of.............Ugh repackaged DVD's
and where the hell is Touch of Evil & Silent Running? Why do the Brits get all the good stuff?!! DAMMIT!
The only M.O.D.'s that pique my interest in that list are the film noirs and that will depend on what titles they offer and the image quality

 

[John Hodson]

Why do the Brits get all the good stuff?!! 

Comments like that are always guaranteed to raise a smile...

 

[Kevin EK]

Silent Running was probably left off due to all of its legal problems from copying Star Wars.

That was a joke, of course. (The actual lawsuit went the other way...)

 

[ahollis]

What no EARTHQUAKE on Blu-ray? I'll boycott the whole thing! Just joking, for there are some good titles out there. Harvey and Airport in Blu-ray along with the Sting. Jaws, and Smokey and the Bandits as well. Sorry they didn't try to Blu-ray Thoroughly Modern Millie and Flower Drum Song or The War Wagon and Hellfighters. The monster collection in Blu-ray is a great one to think about, can't wait for details. Also the TCM Vault collection Universal Rarities has my interest are we talking about films like Hellzapopin or will this be a cartoon collection?

Did I read that the fire at Universal in 2008 did damage to Thoroughly Modern Millie.

 

[dana martin]

some seriously great titles in that mix, and some long shots as well, my biggest surprises in that whole list is the possible inclusion of the 25 Phantom, and the 23 Hunchback as possible Blu releases, already have the Milestone/Image Phantom release, could it be that Universal actually has a better version of the 25 Version? and if so why haven't they "Officially" released it before now?

 

[John Hodson]

My guess is that, of all the titles on the list, those are the two titles can be assessed as pure uninformed speculation. I would be amazed to be proven wrong.

 

[kingfish]

where is tobruk with rock hudson.

 

[Douglas Monce]

The inclusion of the silent Lon Chaneys in the Universal Horror collection is probably the most unlikely thing I find in the list. Also, I don't see Universal releasing in-print Criterion-loaned films like The Last Temptation of Christ or Charade as repackaged DVDs.

Why not they've done it before, IE Spartacus.
Doug

 

[Dick]

BINGO.
I went back and looked for the story I read, so for clarity's sake, here it is.

As The Disney Channel and AMC went, so goes another down the toilet...

 

[Dick]

Very lame if they are simply going to repackage Spartacus into a combo pack, which currently has one of the worst blu-ray transfers. I hope THAT is a mere rumour.
A long list of wants in that list however, though many of those I wish weren't combo packs.

Although Robert Harris thinks it unlikely, I still believe Criterion will be (or is already) tackling this one. And BRAZIL.

 

[Kevin EK]

I'm fairly sure we'll see a Criterion Brazil Blu-ray next year, but let's see what the schedule says.

 

[Eric Peterson]

I'm sure the "MOD" listed are the exclusive TCM sets that have so far been pressed on release day, then drift to MOD once all pressed units sell out. The inclusion of the Marlene Dietrich double feature in the list confirms this.

I certainly hope that you are right!