Fox November 7 Releases

DVD Empire posted this morning under the "Recent Additions" the following TCF releases on 11/7: CAROUSEL: SE, THE KING AND I: SE, SOUTH PACIFIC: SE, THE RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN COLLECTION; THE QUILLER MEMORANDUM; THE ULTIMATE FLINT COLLECTION. No specific details except on Flint, which contains perks and commentaries.
I have good reason to believe (from another thread posted) that MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: SE and O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE will be released on 11/21. Hope they include "Meet Kris Kringle" from 20th Century Fox Hour on MIRACLE.

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Keep 'em coming Fox!

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Hot damn! Of all the James Bond knock-offs and parodies of the '60s, Flint is the only one I really dug. (At least in terms of film; TV had a much better success rate.)

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The Rodgers and Hamerstein set contains all six pictures not just the ones being released this year. That is terrible if you bought Sound of Music, Oklahoma, and State Fair last year. From DVD Empire:

Includes:
Carousel: 50th Anniversay Edition
The King And I: 50th Anniversary Edition
South Pacific: Special Edition
The Sound Of Music: 40th Anniversary Edition
State Fair: Special Edition
Oklahoma!: 50th Anniversary Edition

Price is good if you didn't buy last year's musicals. $99 list with DVD Empire selling it for $70 . That is under $12 for each 2 disc set.

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THE CHAIRMAN (1969) starring Gregory Peck is also being released on November 7. With THE QUILLER MEMORANDUM and the SE of the Flint pictures, there seems to be a spy/espionage motif, but where is FIVE FINGERS?

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Happy to see the early November date for the other R&H musicals.

And I'll welcome O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE, too. I've been making do with a DVD-R I burned off the Fox Movie Channel.

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I'm with you there! Pre-order at DVD Pacific available for $13.22

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That inclues the newer transfer for SOM?

I keep saying I'll wait for HD, but maybe I'll be tempted if I can get the box set at a good sale price. It sure would be nice to have King and South Pacific in 16x9... I hope the R1 discs look as good as the R2 versions.

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Specs for South Pacific from Video Universe:

2-Disc Set
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono - Spanish, French
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: SOUTH PACIFIC - Original Theatrical; Widescreen
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Subtitles - English - Sing-a-long Subtitles
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Ted Chapin, Gerard Alessandrini - Broadway Theater Experts
Disc 2: SOUTH PACIFIC - Road Show Version; Widescreen
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage -
1. "I'm Going To Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" (Martin, Pinza)
2. "Finale" (Martin, Pinza)
3. "Some Enchanted Evening" (Martin, Pinza)
4. "A Wonderful Guy" (Martin, Pinza)
5. "South Pacific" On The Screen-A Perfect Hit
6. State Department Confers High Honor on SOUTH PACIFIC
Audio Commentary - Richard Barrios - Film Historian
Behind the Scenes -
1. "Making of"
2. Screen Test: Mitzi Gaynor
Documentaries - "60 Minutes: The Tales of The South Pacific"
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos

Specs for Carousel :
2-Disc Set
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono - Spanish, French
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: CAROUSEL - Widescreen
Audio:
Subtitles - English - Sing-A-Long Subtitles
Additional Release Material:
Additional Audio Track - Isolated Score
Audio Commentary - Including Shirley Jones - Star
Disc 2: LILIOM - Full Frame
Full Frame -
1.33
Additional Audio Tracks -
1. "You're A Queer One Julie Jordan" (Clayton, Raitt)
2. "If I Loved You" (Clayton, Raitt)
3. "You're A Queer One Julie Jordan" (Ruick, Jones)
4. "Blow High, Blow Low" (Michael, Chorus)
Additional Footage -
1. Vintage Stage Excerpt
2. Movietone News: "Carousel Opens at NY and Hollywood in Cinemascope 55"
Featurettes - "Turns On The Carousel"
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos

Specs for The King and I:

2-Disc Set
Widescreen - 2.55
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Stereo - English
Mono - Spanish, French
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: THE KING AND I - Widescreen
Additional Release Material:
Additional Audio Tracks - Isolated Score
Audio Commentary - Richard Barrios, Michael Portantiere - Theater Historians
Disc 2: THE KING AND I - Supplemental Materials
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage -
1. "Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You" (song)
2. Movietone News: Charity Premieres of THE KING AND I Musical Milestone
3. Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner Oscar Winners
4. Australians from Yul Brynner Club
Behind the Scenes - "Restoring Cinescope 55"
Bonus Features -
1. "Anna and the King" Pilot (Including Audio Commentary)
2. "Getting To Know You" (Morison, Brynner)
3. "A Puzzlement" (Morison, Brynner)
Documentaries -
1. "Something Wonderful: The Story of THE KING AND I"
2. "The Kings of Broadway"
3. "The King and I" Stage Version
4. "The King of the Big Screen"
5. "A Royal Production"

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Fritz Lang's Liliom? If so, that's one awesome bonus feature. Glad I never picked up the Kino version.

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Since SOUTH PACIFIC was in Todd-AO, shouldn't the "original road show version" be 2.2? And the term "original theatrical version" is certainly confusing. How can more than one version be the "original?"

And shouldn't CAROUSEL's AR be the same as THE KING AND I - 2.55?

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I saw some specs today that said that the Ultimate Flint Collection was 3 discs (dont know if that is true or not) but it got me to thinking that the Flint TV movie (with Ray Danton replacing James Coburn).

I wonder if Fox got Coburn to do a commentary before his death? I recall asking a similar question on a Fox chat and the chatee basically said that I would be impressed with the release. It turned out to be the Flint double feature, bare bones but for trailers (if memory serves). I just wonder if a commentary or interview was done for that release and delayed for whatever reason. Here's hoping.

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Ask and ye shall receive! Though sadly no Coburn commentary recorded aforehand. Unsure about the date of the Coburn interview listed towards the bottom of the list.

From deepdiscountdvd.com:
3-Disc Set
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Disc 1: OUR MAN FLINT
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Eddie Friedfeld, Lee Pfeiffer - Film Historians
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
2. Previews - Fox Flix Trailers
Disc 2: IN LIKE FLINT
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Eddie Friedfeld, Lee Pfeiffer - Film Historians
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
2. Previews - Fox Flix Trailers
Disc 3: OUR MAN FLINT: DEAD ON TARGET
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - Puerto Rico Premiere
Behind the Scenes - Screen Tests
Featurettes - 1. "The Musician's Magician"
2. "Future Perfect"
3. "Spy School"
4. "Spy Vogue"
5. "Feminine Wiles"
6. "Spy-er-rama"
7. "A Gentleman's Game"
8. "Spy Style"
9. "The Making of Bouillabaisse"
Interviews - 1. Gila Golan - Star
2. James Coburn; Gila Golan - Stars
3. Deanna Lund - Star

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According to a poster at the DVD Talk forum, there have been commentary tracks recorded by an ex-CIA agent and Jerry Goldsmith's son Aaron.

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What about some other Fox musicals that haven't already been released on DVD multiple times?

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"I hope the R1 discs look as good as the R2 versions."
Hopefully better than the appalling R2 ToddAO version of Oklahoma. We can live in hope but I'm not holding my breath.

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I sincerely doubt that the Liliom on the Carousel set is the 1934 French film with Charles Boyer but the 1930 version Fox produced and directed by Frank Borzage and starring Charles Farrell and Rose Hobart. Fox made the 1930 Liliom and merely distributed the 1934 Fritz Lang film which is why I suspect it ended up on Kino.

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The Lang Liliom was scheduled to appear on the UK R2, but was pulled at the last moment. It does appear, however, on the German R2.

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yes, but is that better or worse than the R1 version out already?

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Sorry, David, I am an idiot!As I realised during the day, the transfer I was refering to and have is R1.On all accounts, R2 is the same mess.

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Wow - I hope it is the Borzage. I saw it several years ago and despite a rather weak performance by Charles Farrell - it's a fascinating film.

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Specs for 2 disc Miracle on 34th Street per DVD universe (Hour of Stars is included) :

DVD Features

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2-Disc Set
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono - Spanish, French
Disc 1: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Theatrical Versions (Colorized, B&W)
Disc 2: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET - Supplemental Materials
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage -
1. Movietone News: Hollywood Spotlight
2. Promotional Short
Audio Commentary
Documentaries -
1. Hollywood Backstory
2. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History
Featurettes - The 20th Century Fox Hour of Stars

O. Henry Full House Specs:
Keep Case
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - "The O. Henry Museum"
Audio Commentary - Dr. Jenny Lind Porter, Ph.D - O. Henry Expert
Bonus Features -
1. "Girls"
2. "Man About Town"
Featurettes - "The Life and Writings of O. Henry"
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Additional Product:
Booklet - Original Exhibitor's Campaign Book

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I hope the DVDs in the R&H set all come with the individual cardboard slipcovers, as they did in the individual releases.

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From the latest issue of Cinema Retro:

"Editor in Chief Lee Pfeiffer and his friend and colleague Eddy Friedfield have been busy providing commentary tracks for 20th Century Fox's upcoming DVD special editions of spy movies from the Cold War era.

"These include a re-release of both Our Man Flint and In Like Flint in SE form for the first time. Other titles include The Chairman (aka: The Most Dangerous Man in the World), The Kremlin Letter and The Quiller Memorandum..."

And sure enough, deepdiscountdvd has The Kremlin Letter up for pre-order November 7.

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The Kremlin Letter? Oh, YES! Huston's most underappreciated film, I feel. Excellent news all round.

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According to DVDActive.com & DavisDVD.com the Carousel DVD will contain the 1934 Liliom
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...ollection.html
http://www.davisdvd.com/news/press.html

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Okay. Why the devil doesn't the R&H boxed set include Flower Drum Song? And do we know if Oklahoma is a better transfer from its recent release?? And is the King and I the restored version, or the same old version that's been available for years and years?

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Flower Drum Song is owned by Universal

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I plan to do a very extensive/exhaustive investigation of the box set. I don't have any of the newer single-disc releases, but I'll certainly compare King and I to my old 4x3 lbx copy and I'll do my best to comment on Oklahoma as well.

I believe that Oklahoma is going to use the same 2 masters for the last disc.

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I doubt it.