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11-16-2007, 03:07 PM
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Lubitsch Musicals box set by Eclipse (Criterion) in February
It seems that the rumours were true.
Dvd Beaver has announced that Eclipse is releasing a Lubitsch 4 disc box set on February 12th for a $59.95 list price.
The collection contains the aleready mentioned:Te Love Parade (1929), Monte Carlo (1930), The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) and One Hour With You (1932).
And I just checked on the Criterion home page and the box is already available for pre order.
Now we can really celebrate!
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11-16-2007, 03:37 PM
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Re: Lubitsch Musicals box set by Eclipse (Criterion) in February
Awesome News!!
The more Lubitsch the better!
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11-16-2007, 03:49 PM
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Re: Lubitsch Musicals box set by Eclipse (Criterion) in February
This just made my freakin' day. I'm not even kidding - best news ever. I knew we were getting at least one of these thanks to the newsletter hint, but the fact that The Smiling Lieutenant is included in the deal is absolutely incredible - I'm going to go right ahead and say that this is the most exciting and important release announced for 2008 for me - more so than any of the Warners stuff (which I'm also supremely stoked for). I love Criterion.
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11-16-2007, 06:18 PM
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Re: Lubitsch Musicals box set by Eclipse (Criterion) in February
This is unbelievably great news!
Now, if Criterion could find a way to wrangle (from Universal) and package some of the many other fine Paramount pre-Codes--think more Miriam Hopkins, Mae West, Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Kay Francis, Sylvia Sidney, Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper--the good times would really continue...
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11-16-2007, 09:33 PM
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Re: Lubitsch Musicals box set by Eclipse (Criterion) in February
Agreed, great news here, and more Universal-owned Paramount films would make terrific "Eclipse" box sets! In addition to those that Jon has mentioned, for me an even better prize would be the rumored box set of von Sternberg silents coming from Criterion. (Which are still owned by Paramount.) And maybe, just maybe, WEDDING MARCH and WINGS at last!
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11-17-2007, 10:27 AM
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Agreed, great news here, and more Universal-owned Paramount films would make terrific "Eclipse" box sets! In addition to those that Jon has mentioned, for me an even better prize would be the rumored box set of von Sternberg silents coming from Criterion. (Which are still owned by Paramount.) And maybe, just maybe, WEDDING MARCH and WINGS at last!
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Agreed, Danny. As for von Sternberg, there was a restored print of Underworld shown at this year's New York Film Festival so hopefully this bodes wells for the rumored von Sternberg set.
In the same spirit, I would love to see Criterion wrangle additional pre-Codes from the Fox coffers, for either Criterion or Eclipse release. If non-director Eclipse sets can be considered, a box devoted to Spencer Tracy's pre-Code Fox output would be excellent.
Also, a huge void would be filled, if there is any way to package the films of the mysterious (and sadly neglected) Rowland Brown: Quick Millions (Fox, with Tracy), Hell's Highway (RKO), and Blood Money (Fox, with George Bancroft).
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Re: Film Forum's Tracy at Fox sidebar, The Power and the Glory (written by Preston Sturges and co-starring Colleen Moore) should be added to any such discussion.
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11-17-2007, 10:57 PM
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Re: Lubitsch Musicals box set by Eclipse (Criterion) in February
Maybe Criterion could bring out the remaining Marlene Dietrich/Josef von Sternberg films.
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11-18-2007, 09:07 AM
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Re: Lubitsch Musicals box set by Eclipse (Criterion) in February
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Maybe Criterion could bring out the remaining Marlene Dietrich/Josef von Sternberg films.
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They're all available in R2, although SHANGHAI EXPRESS could certainly be improved with restoration work.
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Re: Lubitsch Musicals box set by Eclipse (Criterion) in February
Great News!!
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11-18-2007, 07:21 PM
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