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I understand you will not see anything from Fox for the rest of the year. You never know about Universal, they could surprise us. There still may be something else up Sony's sleeve. (I hope so)
“For God's sake don't say yes until I've finished talking.” - Daryl F. Zanuck
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Would be nice to have a third batch of Universal's Backlot Series this year.
I keep my fingers crossed, that the 5th Noir Set will be released later this year from Warner but with two sets coming from Sony, the market is probably overcrowded and they're saving the release for 2010?
On the other hand it'll be very very nice to have some catalog titles on real DVD in November, December from Warner, probably one or two boxed sets? Hey Warner, how about a third Bogey-Set or a fourth Davis-Set? ;)
I do hope, 2010 will be a better year for us with Sony keeping their brilliant pace, Warner catching-up and Fox's resumption of catalog titles plus Universal's Backlot Series and Paramount digging into their catalog... gosh, the good weather makes me too optimistic. :D
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Quote:
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Scott D S 
I didn't realize Paramount
was digging into their catalog. Or did I just totally misread your post and it's simply optimism on your part?
Pure optimism.
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According to DVD Aficionado it's only a Double Feature: Cotton Comes to Harlem (Full Screen) (1970) / Hell Up in Harlem (1973) - Soul Cinema Double Feature.
http://www.dvdaf.com/releases.html?week=2009-09-01&rgn=us&med=d&init_form=rgn_us*med_d&pm=one&pg=16
Recently bought: Sunset Boulevard: Centennial Coll., Gunga Din, Merril's Marauders, Stalag 17, Do the Right Thing (Blu-ray), Miracle in the Rain, Seven Men from Now
Pre-Order: Film Noir Collection Vol. 2, Rita Hayworth Coll., Desert Fury (German DVD), The Dark Mirror (German DVD)
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All of the past few months of re-releases of MGM product through Fox has been just repackaging discs of the original transfers.
There was some news on the Internet this week that MGM is in compliance with their debt covenants and the main reason is that the library is valued at 5.5 billion. I as read it, I wondered if the library is worth more sitting on the shelf with speculation of what it would bring in with DVD dollars than actually being treated with respect and mining it for Midnite Moves and new transfers of such films as Cotton Comes to Harlem, How To Succeed in Business, Exodus, and Hair in their proper aspect ratio. Just a thought.
“For God's sake don't say yes until I've finished talking.” - Daryl F. Zanuck
