What roadshow releases are you looking forward to on blu? (1 Viewer)

[trajan]

KHARTOUM---THE BLUE MAX---RYANS DAUGHTER---LION IN WINTER----LORD JIM----DOCTOR DOLITTLE---STAR!----AGONY AND ECTACSY--FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD---SWEET CHARITY----HAWAII---THE GREAT RACE.---GOODBYE MR CHIPS---EXODUS-----THE CARDINAL-- oh, did I forget MAD WORLD?

 

[Richard V]

The Alamo, if it ever really happens.

 

[Matt Hough]

All of the ones named in the original post and Oklahoma!.

 

[Jim*Tod]

Definitely FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD and RYAN'S DAUGHTER... but also better mastered blu rays of EL CID and FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

 

[bestactor]

Raintree County, Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, Oklahoma!, Carousel, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Paint Your Wagon, On a Clear Day…, Finian's Rainbow, Peyton Place, Around the World in 80 Days

 

[ahollis]

I'll go with PAINT YOUR WAGON, along with HALLELUJAH TRAIL, SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN, and PEPE.

 

[OliverK]

Definitely FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD and RYAN'S DAUGHTER... but also better mastered blu rays of EL CID and FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

You got that right - certain discs are so bad they simply don't count as a proper release for me.I would also like a re-release of Spartacus, The Greatest Story Ever Told, War and Peace (1956) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962.Other notables for me:55 Days at PekingSolomon and SheebaThe Big FishermanThe Hallelujah TrailThe VikingsRaintree CountyThe Long ShipsBarabba (1961)Certainly not all of them award-winning movies but they should look great on Blu-ray and in an upcoming 4k format!And then there are others where we already know that they will be released sooner rather than later in good to very good quality: Agony and the Ecstasy, The King and I, Oklahoma! and others so I will not mention those.

 

[Alan Tully]

From that list, The Great Race & Lord Jim, hopefully next year. And of course The Alamo, but if it ever happens I'd think it's two or three years down the line.

 

[atfree]

Ditto to all of these!

 

[atfree]

Question: what exactly qualifies as a "roadshow" and what films had official roadshow releases back in the day? I thought I'd read somewhere that the list of official roadshows was fairly limited.

 

[Richard V]

Question: what exactly qualifies as a "roadshow" and what films had official roadshow releases back in the day? I thought I'd read somewhere that the list of official roadshows was fairly limited.

My understanding of a "roadshow" movie is that the movie usually was treated as a "broadway show" type of event. There was usually an musical intro, an intr' acte intermission, and a closing musical feature. It was shown a limited number of times a day, you could buy advanced tickets, and there may have been a program given to the patrons. Some that come to mind are of course Ben Hur, The Alamo, and The Sand Pebbles.

 

[Jim*Tod]

Actually one more... and very unlikely given what I have read about the elements available.... would be the Russian version of WAR AND PEACE. The best available dvd version in U.S. is the Russico but it is sourced from a PAL transfer and is very smeary looking.
I did see this in its original Russian (close to eight hours) version in 70mm at AFI in Silver Spring a few years ago and it is a magnificent film.

 

[Douglas R]

And CHEYENNE AUTUMN. Not because it's a great film but because in Ultra Panavision 70 it looked amazing.

 

[trajan]

And CHEYENNE AUTUMN. Not because it's a great film but because in Ultra Panavision 70 it looked amazing.

It was super panavision 70.

 

[AdrianTurner]

Porgy and Bess? Probably impossible but why not ask?

 

[Ed Lachmann]

PORGY AND BESS
SOLOMON AND SHEBA
BARABBAS
THE VIKINGS
HAWAII
FABIOLA (French Version w/subs)
55 DAYS AT PEKING
THE BIG FISHERMAN
BEN-HUR (Niblo '25 Version)
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
SIGN OF THE CROSS

 

[Ethan Riley]

All of them.

 

[JoeDoakes]

I'd love to see 55 Days at Peking and Greatest Show on Earth, but for myself there is really only one "BIG" title that falls in this category: THE ALAMO.

 

[Paul Rossen]

It was super panavision 70.

Re. Cheyenne Autumn. I believe you are correct about Super Panavision 70 as I saw it projected on the Cinerama screen at the Loew's Capitol in NYC.

 

[john a hunter]

Re. Cheyenne Autumn. I believe you are correct about Super Panavision 70 as I saw it projected on the Cinerama screen at the Loew's Capitol in NYC.

It was definately SUPER not Ultra Panavision.