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01-13-2006, 10:53 AM
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Fox R1 in April - 8-disc Mel Brooks set, Laurel & Hardy, Robert Altman Collections
From www.davisdvd.com :
20th Century Fox has announced The Mel Brooks Collection for release on April 4th. The eight-disc set will include Blazing Saddles (on loan from Warner Bros), new editions of History of the World Part I, Robin Hood Men in Tights and Young Frankenstein, along with the debuts of High Anxiety, Silent Movie, To Be or Not to Be and Twelve Chairs. All will feature anamorphic transfers and trailers. "Robin Hood" also includes an HBO special, while "To Be or Not to Be" has a featurette. Retail is $99.98.
Also due on April 4th are The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother and The World's Greatest Lover, each with anamorphic and fullscreen transfers, Dolby Digital stereo and mono tracks, an audio commentary with Gene Wilder and trailers. Retail is $14.98 each.
Due on April 11th is The Laurel and Hardy Gift Set, a three-disc set with the films The Big Noise, Great Guns and Jitterbugs. Extras include commentaries with Randy Skretvedt, photo galleries, "Opening the Freemont Theatre" and "Inauguration of the Railway" Movietone News clips and trailers. Retail is $34.98.
And finally, due on April 25th is The Robert Altman Collection, a four-disc set with the films MASH (single disc), A Perfect Couple, Quintet and A Wedding. All feature anamorphic transfers and trailers. Extras include commentary, AMC Backstory featurette, still gallery (MASH); "Perspective on Altman's Perfect Couple," "Developing the World of Quintet" and "A Wedding Altman Style" featurettes. Retail is $34.98.
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01-13-2006, 11:05 AM
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Great news!
I only own one of the Brooks' movies (Young Frankenstein), and will gladly double-dip for an anamorphic version.
As for the Altman set, I hope that they're available separately. I have the 2-disc set, and don't plan on replacing it. I'll guess we'll have to wait and see.
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01-13-2006, 11:27 AM
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Ouch! It looks like April will be an expensive month for DVD shopping.
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01-13-2006, 11:43 AM
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I already have Young Frankenstein. The only other film I would want is High Anxiety. Hopefully, it will be offered separately.
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01-13-2006, 11:48 AM
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I hope they release those Mel Brooks films individually.
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01-13-2006, 01:23 PM
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Quote:
| The eight-disc set will include Blazing Saddles (on loan from Warner Bros), new editions of History of the World Part I, Robin Hood Men in Tights and Young Frankenstein, along with the debuts of High Anxiety, Silent Movie, To Be or Not to Be and Twelve Chairs. |
I really want High Anxiety, and I'll gladly double-dip on Young Frankenstein, but I'm not sure I'd buy a box with those plus 3 dvds I already own and 3 I don't want.
Still if they're stand alone (or the price at Costco is low enough - a real possibility), then I'm all over it.
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01-13-2006, 01:50 PM
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It is a little pricey since I have Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein however I will shell it out if I have to
for High Anxiety, Silent Movie, and Twelve Chairs. Especially since the tape that had 12 Chairs went kaput last month. I wish they would include some episodes of When Things Were Rotten with Men In Tights. I thought that was even funnier.
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01-13-2006, 03:12 PM
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The current Young Frankenstein is non-anamorphic, so a new version is welcome.
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01-13-2006, 03:16 PM
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It doesn't sound like there's any indication of Young Frankenstein being a new transfer from the details posted.
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01-13-2006, 03:46 PM
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