Posts by Barrie Maxwell

This is strictly speculation, but it "may" be that Warners is doing at an Ultra-Resolution treatment of This Is the Army. That might explain the delay given the previous UCLA restoration mentioned. Barrie

I first saw this thread last Friday and now on Monday, I am amazed at how it has expanded. I have no background information on what restorations may or may not have been done, but I have both the 2001 DVD of The Robe and the new release...

Just thought I'd note that the packaging does not appear to be uniform on this set. I just received my review copy and The Maltese Falcon had its own slip cover for its two slim cases and all six slim cases were clear. Barrie

From my review at The Digital Bits, " ... Reelclassicdvd's release of Pimpernel Smith is welcome, but the results are tolerable at best. The image is rather washed-out throughout and subject to numerous scratches and debris. The mono...

The new Cary Grant Box Set from Sony reveals that the company also is planning a Premiere Edition Frank Capra Box Set. It will include It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Smith Goes to...

The Ace in the Hole announcement did come directly from Paramount, but the lack of a specific street date by now implies to me that the title will be delayed beyond October - not unusual for Paramount, but at least evidence that it's...

Announced as planned by Paramount for October. The news is appended to the studio's official release of its September grid of releases. No specific October dates yet available and no details on the discs other than that My Friend Irma...

All the titles mentioned are great as well as being the obvious ones to release. But how about digging really deeply into the early Cagney stuff? A set that I'd love to see would include: Smart Money (with Robinson) Blonde...

Fox's previous Shirley Temple releases did indeed contain both colorized and B&W versions. The colorized ones were unwatchable, but the B&W weren't much better. It was a sad way to treat what was the studio's meal ticket in the...

I get exceedingly tired of people slamming the likes of Leonard Maltin and Robert Osborne. These are individuals with vast stores of knowledge about classic films who often have to temper the nature of their comments for the mass...