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post #61 of 142
8/4/06 at 3:42pm

Re: Horror Fans: Is this TV "classic" on DVD?

www.xploitedcinema.com has the same disc if you want to buy it from a domestic company.
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post #62 of 142
8/4/06 at 9:18pm

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Here's the unidentified entry that I'm curious about:

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okay here's a tough one, I wanna say it was bette davis, but I've searched her filmography and couldn't find it. A stuborn older woman lives in a house by a sea and she has a vase? or some heriloom that the sea wants back. the characters are trapped in the house through a hurricane and at one point the storm stops and everything goes erriely silent because now the house is in the eye of the storm. eventually she can't take it anymore and hurls the thing back into the ocean. my memory is it's in B+W but I could be wrong. It's haunted me for years.... help!

Anyone know? Sounds interesting.
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post #63 of 142
8/8/06 at 6:08am

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I just cant believe it, ive found 6 or 7 diffrent sites that sell the dont be afraid of the dark dvd , and all of them are the 2 pack with gargoyles !If somebody finds a retailer that sells it by itself let me know !
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post #64 of 142
8/8/06 at 7:49am

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It was not released by itself
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post #65 of 142
5/8/07 at 3:26am

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So, from what I understand from reading the transcript from last nights chat is, Warner does indeed own the rights to dont be afraid of the dark.Hopefully we will see it either late 2007 or early 2008.
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post #66 of 142
5/8/07 at 9:48am

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Originally Posted by Tony Zannikos
So, from what I understand from reading the transcript from last nights chat is, Warner does indeed own the rights to dont be afraid of the dark.Hopefully we will see it either late 2007 or early 2008.

Yup, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (as well as the other two telefilms I listed in my chat question, BAD RONALD and THE STRANGER WITHIN) is owned by Warner. All three films were produced/distributed by Lorimar, and Warner acquired that company's library quite a while ago (I think they got the Allied Artists titles they control through the Lorimar acquistion, in fact).

A couple of other telefilms Warner could possibly release on DVD (via the Lorimar catalog):

DYING ROOM ONLY (1973, scripted by Richard Matheson (DUEL, THE NIGHT STALKER, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, STIR OF ECHOES, I AM LEGEND, SOMEWHERE IN TIME); Cloris Leachman plays a woman whose husband, Dabney Coleman, goes missing at a roadside diner in the desert, and is threatened by the eatery's owner, Ned Beatty)

WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE? (1974, directed by John Lewellyn Moxey (HORROR HOTEL, THE NIGHT STALKER); Peter Graves and family are the only survivors when the rest of the world's population is disintegrated by solar flares)
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post #67 of 142
5/8/07 at 10:49am

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Since we now have the attention of WB concerning this movie, could a moderator change the thread title to read , Horror fans is dont be afraid of the dark on dvd?Just a suggestion.
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post #68 of 142
5/8/07 at 12:42pm
Thread Starter 

Re: Horror Fans: Is this TV "classic" on DVD?

Tony,

I'll change the title at your request.

I wrote the folks at TV and Animation a letter of thanks.

In that email I made a point to specifically mention Don't Be
Afraid Of The Dark, emphasizing the popularity of the title.

Rest assured that the title has gotten the attention of Warner
Brothers. I think, thanks to this chat, chances are better than
ever we may see this title within a year or so.
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post #69 of 142
5/8/07 at 12:46pm

Re: Horror Fans: Is DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973) on DVD?

Cool beans! Thanks again, Ron!
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post #70 of 142
5/8/07 at 12:51pm

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Thanks Ron, I just wish more studios were as friendly as WB and do chats .
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post #71 of 142
5/8/07 at 1:48pm

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter M Fitzgerald
Yup, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (as well as the other two telefilms I listed in my chat question, BAD RONALD and THE STRANGER WITHIN) is owned by Warner. All three films were produced/distributed by Lorimar, and Warner acquired that company's library quite a while ago (I think they got the Allied Artists titles they control through the Lorimar acquistion, in fact).

I've sold all three of these for over $100 each in their original VHS incarnations. There's a pretty rabid audience for all three, especially DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK and BAD RONALD. If people are willing to spend that amount of money for the VHS, it shows you they REALLY want these films. They need to be on DVD! DYING ROOM ONLY also fetches a hefty sum for the original video release. WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE? saw a brief unauthorized DVD release a couple of years back that was of really poor quality. Warner probably put an end to that release so hopefully they can give us a good version of the film instead. Practically everyone who was a kid in the 70's saw these tv-movies and they made huge impressions.
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post #72 of 142
5/8/07 at 2:08pm

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Jeff, Im only 32, but remember seeing dont be afraid of the dark and bad ronald on late night tv reruns back in the early 80s.So dont say it made impressions only on kids in the 70s.
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post #73 of 142
5/10/07 at 4:49am

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I dont want to get any rumours started, but what im going to say is just pure speculation on my part.Think about this for a moment, this thread has been around for a few good years, there was even thoughts about a remake at 1 point.Im almost positive that production on this dvd is well underway, and that we might possibly even see it released this October, but thats just my opinion.I think if we dont here something by the beginning of August, then its safe to say it wont come this year.
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post #74 of 142
5/10/07 at 1:38pm
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You know, Tony, I would hate to give Warner credit on this one
and be wrong....

But judging from the chat, it sounded as if we caught them off-guard
with this title. At first they didn't even know it was theirs. They
responded 10-15 minutes later that it was (although I edited both
responses together in the chat transcript).

I don't think this title was already in production.
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post #75 of 142
5/10/07 at 1:48pm

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Ron, I read that the morning after the chat not realizing it was edited together, and that they responded much later. I now guess they were indeed caught off guard.
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post #76 of 142
5/10/07 at 2:21pm
Thread Starter 

Re: Horror Fans: Is DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973) on DVD?

And I apologize for the confusion. Didn't mean to deceive anyone
by editing together two separate statements that came 15 minutes
apart --- but in the scheme of things, it makes more sense for the casual
reader that it be put together as one statement.
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post #77 of 142
5/10/07 at 2:47pm

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Ron, no need for apologies.It just came off slightly diffrent not knowing about the edit.
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post #78 of 142
1/18/08 at 8:58pm

Re: Horror Fans: Is DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973) on DVD?

If we do get this on dvd this year, itll be the 35th anniversary of the film, perhaps itll have an audio commentary ?
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post #79 of 142
1/18/08 at 11:21pm

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Zannikos
If we do get this on dvd this year, itll be the 35th anniversary of the film, perhaps itll have an audio commentary ?


problem is, arent most of the participants not with us anymore?
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post #80 of 142
1/18/08 at 11:42pm

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They could have the commentary with just Kim Darby.
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post #81 of 142
2/6/08 at 5:53am

Re: Horror Fans: Is DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973) on DVD?

Well, Warner announced a whole lot of dvds in the press release, but not this one, is there still hope ????
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post #82 of 142
4/2/08 at 2:40am

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Anybody think there will finally be a firm release date announced , sometime in the next 2-3 months ???? Im getting anxious !!!
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post #83 of 142
4/3/08 at 4:40pm

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Zannikos
Anybody think there will finally be a firm release date announced , sometime in the next 2-3 months ???? Im getting anxious !!!

Not that I know what's being done with it (if anything), but I have to think WB would release it in September (as they did last year with SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME!, FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE, etc), to take advantage of the pre-Halloween marketing window (when most of the major studios release their catalog horror flicks). If so, I'd guess we'd hear word about it sometime in the May-July timeframe.
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post #84 of 142
4/4/08 at 5:57am

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Yeah, thats when im guessing there will be an announcement, may- july , possibly even august, if theyre going for an october release.
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post #85 of 142
5/5/08 at 8:42pm

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well apparently someone posted this on youtube..
ok, but i don't know if watching it as 9 minute clips is gonna work for me.
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post #86 of 142
5/9/08 at 1:20am

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Originally Posted by TonyD
well apparently someone posted this on youtube..
ok, but i don't know if watching it as 9 minute clips is gonna work for me.

I watched the entire movie on YouTube and it was great, as soon as one part ended I had my curser at the ready to begin the next.
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post #87 of 142
5/26/08 at 12:35pm

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I have no idea how you guys could sit through the whole movie on you tube,it had horrible picture quality , even for you tube standards! I gave up at around 20 minutes.As much as I love the film, I couldnt watch it . Anyway,the only thing that keeps me confident at this point, that Warner will release this in the fall, is Twilight zone the movie wasnt announced till the last week of July. Once we hit August , and there is no word, I hate to say it, but you can then at that point, kiss this title goodbye for 2008 !!!!!!
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post #88 of 142
6/22/08 at 4:25am

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Nearly every studio has announced their halloween dvds for this year , except Warner.But then again, they announced Twilight zone the movie last year, with only 2 months before the release date !!!!!!!! So, hopefully they havent forgotten this movie.So what does everyone think, will they release this dvd at last ????????
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post #89 of 142
7/1/08 at 7:13am

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Wow, we are now into July. This is always the last month for Warners announcements, of their october horror dvd slates.If they dont announce, Dont be afraid of the dark this month , no chance till 2009 !!!!!
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post #90 of 142
7/18/08 at 8:22am

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Is it just me, or has Warner not announced, any horror related dvds for September/October ????????
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