VistaVision--film by film chat and vote (1 Viewer)

[Robin9]

My most wanted:

Joker Is Wild

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Mine too. Look at that poster and then imagine Mitzi Gaynor's legs in high definition!

 

[Doug Bull]

I don't know about now, but in 1994, it was available on Laserdisc, and what's more, Paramount was well aware of what they had, as the blurb on the back of the jacket proves. By the standards of twenty years ago, this Laserdisc was a revelation.

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I seem to remember a response from a Paramount Executive on this forum a couple of years ago stating that "One Eyed Jacks" would not be considered because the market was already flooded with PD copies.

This is one title that deserves to be rescued from PD Hell.

Doug.

 

[Keith Cobby]

The market is flooded with terrible PD copies. I am sure there is enough demand/curiosity for a quality blu-ray release. I suspect the real reason is that it is not a favourite title of a Paramount executive.

 

[Ejanss]

The market is flooded with terrible PD copies. I am sure there is enough demand/curiosity for a quality blu-ray release. I suspect the real reason is that it is not a favourite title of a Paramount executive.

Criterion has no problem whatever salvaging PD copies (no rights), as long as the prints CAN be salvaged, and most people prefer to accept them as the "true" edition from a professional studio.
Paramount is just too cheap to spend the plastic.

 

[Keith Cobby]

It would be interesting to know what shape the elements are in. I was hopeful that under the Warners deal with Paramount more of their VistaVision titles would be released. I don't know whether Paramount titles have been released through their Archive programme or whether the Archive releases have just been for titles Warners own. Warners blu-ray releases through the Archive are presumably for titles where little work (expense) is required and this probably means that many of the titles we want will never be released.

 

[benbess]

Now that WB is working with Criterion, doesn't that mean that Paramount's library is up for grabs too? My guess is that Paramount has probably done a pretty good job at preserving most of its VV titles....

 

[Ejanss]

It would be interesting to know what shape the elements are in.

A couple Archive titles I've bought had to be "banished" to the WA because the only remaining hi-def sources were from HD cable broadcast, like TCM and MGMHD, couldn't be upgraded to Blu, and had to stay on DVD.
(Usually when they have the "Mastered from the best sources available" disclaimer, you know what unavailable sources they're referring to.)

Given that Paramount's already had some nice film-mastered prints of Court Jester in the last few years, I suspect that not to be the case here, although that was just for DVD.

 

[Keith Cobby]

I think the only new VistaVision title released this year is Gunfight at the OK Corral and that was announced last year. Top of my VV list is High Society which is an MGM title and it is reported that this shows up very well on HD television, so we may assume that this is in good shape for a blu-ray release. Odd that this hasn't been announced when lesser title have been. The VV titles in the Martin & Lewis DVD set (vol 2) also look good enough to me for a blu-ray release.

 

[ahollis]

Now that WB is working with Criterion, doesn't that mean that Paramount's library is up for grabs too? My guess is that Paramount has probably done a pretty good job at preserving most of its VV titles....

I doubt that Warner can license any Paramount titles to Criterion. There is usually a clause preventing any sub-licensing. However Paramount has worked with Criterion many times over the past. So it would appear that there is not an interest from Criterion on those titles.

 

[mark brown]

Does anyone know the state of the One Eyed Jacks elements? The laser from 15-20 years ago looked fairly good.

 

[benbess]

I doubt that Warner can license any Paramount titles to Criterion. There is usually a clause preventing any sub-licensing.However Paramount has worked with Criterion many times over the past. So it would appear that there is not an interest from Criterion on those titles.

Why wouldn't Criterion be interested in:

The Desperate Hours, directed by Wyler and starring Bogart and March

The Court Jester, a spectacular comedy starring Danny Kaye

The Tin Star, a tense Western directed by Mann and starring Fonda and Perkins

or probably 3-4 nearly equally worthy titles. Is Criterion that snooty?

Perhaps so...Sigh.

But then surely Twilight Time would be interested.....?

 

[Bob Cashill]

But TT doesn't work with Paramount or WB titles I don't think.

 

[ahollis]

Why wouldn't Criterion be interested in:The Desperate Hours, directed by Wyler and starring Bogart and MarchThe Court Jester, a spectacular comedy starring Danny KayeThe Tin Star, a tense Western directed by Mann and starring Fonda and Perkinsor probably 3-4 nearly equally worthy titles. Is Criterion that snooty? Perhaps so...Sigh.But then surely Twilight Time would be interested.....?

Well Criterion hasn't released them and they have had a relationship with Paramount for many years and Twilight Time does not have an agreement with Paramount.

 

[davidmatychuk]

http://www.theasc.com/asc_blog/parallax-view/2015/05/27/wagner-collects-vistavision-camera-no-1/

 

[Kyrsten Brad]

Well since this is a Vista-Vision thread, here's my vote for Strategic Air Command (1955) featuring Jimmy Stewart & June Allyson.


HTF Thread on Strategic Air Command

 

[Dr Griffin]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgLqb6G1Ihw&feature=player_detailpage[/media]


There must have been trouble in the booth.

 

[Dr Griffin]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvKaUwSXMKg&feature=player_detailpage[/media]


Sorry, I'm on a Youtube kick today.

 

[Mike Frezon]

My most wanted:Joker Is Wild

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I just happened to notice The Joker is Wild is on TCM tonight at 11:30ET.

 

[Jim*Tod]

Sadly TCM is showing it in 1:33 and definitely not in HD.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Dammit. I was watching a disc tonight...and am taping it on my DVR.


Oh well.


I guess that's what the "delete" button is for.