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3/14/08 at 5:12am
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

I'm a little wary until I see the full details, but if they are OAR and Anamorphic, then I'm definitely in for The Skull and The Possession of Joel Delaney.

Might pick up ZPG too as I'm a big Oliver Reed fan.
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3/14/08 at 8:53am
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

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I'm not sure who owns Johnny Guitar at this point. It maybe public domain.

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I believe, from what I've read elsewhere on this board, is that it is owned by Lion's Gate.

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3/14/08 at 11:48am
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

Johnny Guitar is part of the Republic library, which was licensed in whole (except for It's a Wonderful Life) to Lionsgate. Lionsgate only holds current DVD rights, not ownership of the films.

Tell The Weinstein Company to release Richard Williams' animated masterpiece The Thief and the Cobbler on DVD in Panavision widescreen and uncut! See and hear what you're missing from their Bitsy Award winner of Worst Standard Edition DVD of 2006 on YouTube!
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3/14/08 at 5:01pm
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

Widescreen Amicus horror classic The Skull is the only one I'm interested in from that list. I've had a badly panned and scanned vhs copy for more than 25 years now. I'd love to see what it looks like in it's correct ratio.
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3/16/08 at 2:27pm
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Johnny Guitar was recently released in R2 by Paramount, it still has the Republic Pictures logo on the dvd case so that would mean it's still part of the Republic Pictures library.
BTW, the picture quality of the film on dvd is very good...
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3/17/08 at 7:12am
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More Paramount releases on 7/1: RHUBARB, THE BUSY BODY, PAPA'S DELICATE CONDITION, SERIAL. PARTNERS (Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt), DANIEL, DESPERATE CHARACTERS.

Charles Hoyt

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3/17/08 at 10:49am
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BUSY BODY has neer even been on video, so that's good news indeed!
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3/19/08 at 2:24pm
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

From DVDDrive-in.com

Legend Films Releases Paramount Cult Titles!

Legend Films has licensed a number of library titles from Paramount for DVD release. Of interest to DVD Drive-In readers include THE SKULL, ZPG, THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY, THE STUDENT BODIES, JEKYLL AND HYDE TOGETHER AGAIN, THE BUSY BODY, THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH, PHASE IV, THE DEADLY BEES and THE SENDER. Some of these titles will be available for sale at the Legend Films website as of April 1st, and they will be available for retail everywhere else in June and July in separate batches. Cover art and more information to follow!
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3/19/08 at 3:21pm
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Odd these titles didnt go to a more well known label, as especially on PHASE IV, Criterion or Blue Underground could have done wonders with it.
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3/19/08 at 4:14pm
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

Legend? What are they going to do; drain out all the colour and crayon them in again?
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3/19/08 at 5:07pm
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

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Originally Posted by William Miller
From DVDDrive-in.com

Legend Films Releases Paramount Cult Titles!

Legend Films has licensed a number of library titles from Paramount for DVD release. Of interest to DVD Drive-In readers include THE SKULL, ZPG, THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY, THE STUDENT BODIES, JEKYLL AND HYDE TOGETHER AGAIN, THE BUSY BODY, THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH, PHASE IV, THE DEADLY BEES and THE SENDER. Some of these titles will be available for sale at the Legend Films website as of April 1st, and they will be available for retail everywhere else in June and July in separate batches. Cover art and more information to follow!

Their website, Welcome to Legend Films, Inc. the leader in film colorization and restoration technology. hasn't had a new press release since May of last year... they'd better get busy!
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3/19/08 at 5:56pm
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

n/a

(mean-spirited tirade on LF that wasn't that fair)

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3/19/08 at 8:36pm
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Up to now, though, Legend has always released films through other labels, like Fox and Genius. Are they going to become a full-fledged standalone label, or are they going to continue to use a large outfit for these Paramount titles?

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3/19/08 at 9:08pm
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

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Legend? What are they going to do; drain out all the colour and crayon them in again?

Pay that John

Perhaps textas this time.
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3/20/08 at 11:02am
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
Legend? What are they going to do; drain out all the colour and crayon them in again?

And add a "Rifftrax" track.
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3/20/08 at 11:31am
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is anyone suspicious of the April 1st release date?

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3/21/08 at 8:20am
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There's only one b-&-w film thus far announced: a terrific baseball comedy RHUBARB (1951) with Ray Milland and Jan Sterling (Leonard Nemoy and Strother Martin completists will note them in bit roles). I would hope that Legend can restrain themselves from pastel-pasting the film. Likewise, I wouldn't want the Stanwyck noirs (THE FILE ON THELMA JORDAN and NO MAN OF HER OWN) morphed into faux-Technicolor extravaganzas.

Charles Hoyt

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3/21/08 at 4:15pm
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

Go here to see some of the covers:

Legend Films Licenses Paramount Titles!

Plus the Legend website has been updated with more covers and an announcement that all the titles will be listed on April 1st and will be for sale on that same date.

Welcome to Legend Films, Inc. the leader in film colorization and restoration technology.
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3/21/08 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by Charles H
There's only one b-&-w film thus far announced: a terrific baseball comedy RHUBARB (1951) with Ray Milland and Jan Sterling (Leonard Nemoy and Strother Martin completists will note them in bit roles). I would hope that Legend can restrain themselves from pastel-pasting the film. Likewise, I wouldn't want the Stanwyck noirs (THE FILE ON THELMA JORDAN and NO MAN OF HER OWN) morphed into faux-Technicolor extravaganzas.


All of the releases I've seen from Legend have included both the colorized and the B&W versions, so I don't mind--give everyone what they want. I prefer the B&Ws, but it doesn't bother me if they include a colorized version also.
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3/21/08 at 6:27pm
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Hey, I didn't even notice that the 1980's Canadian thriller The Sender was in that group....cool.
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3/25/08 at 11:22am
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Re: Hell Just Froze Over....

The Skull

Here's a review of THE SKULL and, unlike Paramount, Legend has included the trailer. Anamorphic 2.35:1 as well.
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3/25/08 at 12:46pm
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I've never even heard of any of these movies, but that is God-awful cover art.
Matt

Mobu? Sounds like some sort of damn car polish.
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3/25/08 at 1:01pm
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Yeah!
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3/25/08 at 3:17pm
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If the majors really feel these titles can't sell enough copies then hopefully they'll open their vaults to companies like Synapse, BCI, Blue Underground, Anchor Bay and countless others out there.

I was a little worried about Legend but from the review it seems we have some very good stuff coming.

If you're a fan of the genre and haven't seen it then THE SKULL is a great little gem. IMO it's a lot better than the Hammer films of the time.
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3/25/08 at 3:38pm
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Very nice! I'm looking forward in getting some of these titles.
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3/25/08 at 3:49pm
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Damn! I read this thread title on the main page and thought somebody had seen my cousin Phil pick up a check.

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3/25/08 at 5:25pm
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Well, the DVDDrive-In review is certainly reassuring. Legend Films isn't a label I had put too much faith in, so it's nice to see the transfer receive high marks. Though I still wish Phase IV had been licensed by Criterion, it appears these films are in capable hands after all. I've been waiting on some of these for a long time. As for The Possession of Joel Delaney, I have the R2 release sitting on my shelf. Seeing how it has a decent assortment of features, I'll stick with it provided the Legend transfer isn't a marginal improvement.
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3/25/08 at 6:01pm
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Glad to read that The Skull is OAR and anamorphic. It's a definite purchase now.

It's also very cool to see vaults crack open a bit more with Hammer's The Man Who Could Cheat Death and the extremely weird yet mesmerizing Phase IV.

Looks like Legend is going to make some money off of me.
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3/25/08 at 6:15pm
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Looks like Legend is going to make some money off of me.

Same here. Really happy to see these titles being released. I thought that I'd never see Phase IV released. I still recall enjoying my theatrical viewing of The Sender so that will make the list, as will most of the other titles.

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3/26/08 at 4:57am
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I've been wanting a decent transfer of THE SKULL for a long time. The screen captures and review by George Reis is encouraging. I hope Legend films will post a list its other, non-genre titles and a schedule of their release.
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