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Warners Gangster Collection for Jan. '05 - Bogart, Cagney, Robinson!

post #1 of 53
10/27/04 at 9:52am
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From DVD Times:

Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of the Warner Gangsters Collection for 25th January 2005. Six classic gangster titles featuring the likes of Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney will debut in January available individually ($19.97 SRP each) or as part of a box set collection ($68.92 SRP).

The titles are: Angels with Dirty Faces, Little Caesar, The Petrified Forest, The Public Enemy, The Roaring Twenties and White Heat. All are presented in their original 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratios with English Mono soundtracks that are accompanied by optional English, French and Spanish subtitles.

We have no details on extra features at this time

And check out those covers here. Wow!
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post #2 of 53
10/27/04 at 9:55am
Great News!

What a way to start off the new year, thanks Warner!
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post #3 of 53
10/27/04 at 10:14am
The titles are: Angels with Dirty Faces, Little Caesar, The Petrified Forest, The Public Enemy, The Roaring Twenties and White Heat. All are presented in their original 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratios with English Mono soundtracks that are accompanied by optional English, French and Spanish subtitles.

Now, that's what I'm talking about! I think 2005, is going to be a great year for dvd releases.







Crawdaddy
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post #4 of 53
10/27/04 at 10:18am
It's about time! WB looks like they're kicking off another tremendous year in the right way next January!
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post #5 of 53
10/27/04 at 10:18am
Hey, we got some Paul Muni in February along with some Chariots of Fire.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=13137

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=13138




Crawdaddy
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post #6 of 53
10/27/04 at 10:19am
White Heat
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post #7 of 53
10/27/04 at 10:31am
It looks like WB wants to be studio of the year next year too!
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post #8 of 53
10/27/04 at 11:17am
Oh, wow. I've been waiting years for White Heat. And I haven't even seen three of these movies, but I've definitely been wanting to.

But...Mother of mercy! Is this the end of my wallet?

Not for $68.92 SRP for six movies, it isn't. Shopping on-line will presumably bring this one in for under $50, maybe even in the low 40s. On the other hand, who cares? Warners has kicked so much ass with their classic box sets--Legends Collection, Noir, Hitchcock, just to name the ones I own--that I'd gladly pay noticeably more than that.
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post #9 of 53
10/27/04 at 11:45am
Next to the Lewton Collection this will be my most wanted release of the year.
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post #10 of 53
10/27/04 at 12:11pm
yes ahaha!!!

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post #11 of 53
10/27/04 at 2:07pm
Every single one of those titles is a must-have! Definitely I'll go for the box. I hope more Cagney follows soon thereafter.
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post #12 of 53
10/27/04 at 2:47pm
What a great boxed set! Wow!
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post #13 of 53
10/27/04 at 3:11pm
Eeeeeexxxxxxxxxxxxcellent!!! This is a kick-ass set of movies.

Now where's the Flynn Collection? j/k
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post #14 of 53
10/27/04 at 3:44pm
Holy Crap!! not a dodgy pick in the entire set! I can not wait for this!! Good chance of an UNCUT Public Enemy, based on the Robert Harris interview posted on the digital bits!
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post #15 of 53
10/27/04 at 6:01pm
Wow ! [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img]



Thank you Warner ! I was expecting a Cagney collection with the 4 Cagney titles, but Little Caesar and Petrified Forest are a great addition to the collection. Can't wait !



These Warner box sets are making me go broke [img]images/smilies/frown.gif[/img]
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post #16 of 53
10/27/04 at 7:45pm
I can hardly type, through the tears in my eyes. This is more than I had hoped for....speechless.
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post #17 of 53
10/27/04 at 7:57pm
Simply breathtaking!!! These are marvelous news!!!!

Just after a month and a week of 2005 and WB have gave us 12 grand classics on dvd: The Letter, Ivanhoe, Random Harvest, King Solomon's Mines, Public Enemy, The Roaring Twenties, Little Caesar, The Petrified Forest, White Heat, Angels with dirty faces, Broadway Melody and The Life of Emile Zola!!!!

I keep on thinking if the rest of the year will be like these two first months. Seems that 2005 will be the best year for classic movie fans.

Thanks a lot Warner!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I can't wait for Fred and Ginger, Garbo, Flynn, Cagney, Val Lewton, More Davis and Crawford, The Thin Man collection, More Fim Noir, San Francisco, Test Pilot, The Good Earth, Bathing Beauty, Easter Parade, The Band Wagon, and whatever more comes in 2005.
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post #18 of 53
10/27/04 at 9:11pm
The Gangsters box set will be mine, all five DVD Choice winners and the three Best Picture winners (to almost finish off my Best Picture Collection...)



That's just the first two months (so far,) just imagine what the rest of 2005 will hold!



(My poor wallet...)
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post #19 of 53
10/27/04 at 11:04pm
White Heat! Finally!!! [img]images/smilies/thumbsup.gif[/img] [img]images/smilies/thumbsup.gif[/img] [img]images/smilies/thumbsup.gif[/img] [img]images/smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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post #20 of 53
10/28/04 at 12:13am
Simply awesome. [img]images/smilies/thumbsup.gif[/img]



I have no reason to doubt Warner with their stellar record over the past 2+ years, but here's hoping that The Public Enemy is presented in its correct windowboxed 1.17:1 OAR.
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post #21 of 53
10/28/04 at 8:34am
Awesome artwork for the first must-buy release of the year.
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post #22 of 53
10/28/04 at 10:12am
absolutely great news indeed.



I will be broke once again



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post #23 of 53
10/28/04 at 11:54am
WHITE HEAT?!?



Sweet!
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post #24 of 53
10/28/04 at 1:40pm
I never expected to see 4 out 6 Cagney films in the Gangsters boxset.

However, with the inclusion of 4 major Cagney titles, I can only speculate as to what will be in the Cagney boxset (as opposed to the Gangsters boxset), unless someone out there already knows?

I would have thought that 2 of the titles would be Love Me or Leave Me and The Strawberry Blonde. Any thoughts?
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post #25 of 53
10/28/04 at 2:47pm
The Strawberry Blonde!!!! Yes, it would be nice to have it on the Cagney box set along with Love or Leave me.

Captains of the Clouds should be on the list since it was a choice on the dvd decision contest.

I would like to see The Bride come C.O.D., Each Dawn I die and Torrid Zone, with Ann Sheridan, though I think the last one might never be released on dvd.
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post #26 of 53
10/28/04 at 4:14pm
quote:
I never expected to see 4 out 6 Cagney films in the Gangsters boxset.




The Cagney collection may just be a repackaging of some of the gangster titles along with Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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post #27 of 53
10/28/04 at 5:45pm
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (a terrific Cagney performance!!) is announced as a forthcoming (2005) musical in the current THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! enclosure.
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post #28 of 53
10/28/04 at 8:14pm
Terrific news!! I'm glad that it's a January release. That still leaves 11 months for other classics that have been mentioned in this thread. I really believe that 2005 should be another banner year for WB product. I'm guessing that they are going to try and maximize their profits before the advent of hd-dvd in order to help fund the transition. Not to mention the fact that dvd sales will no doubt begin to slow down once hd-dvd takes off.



I'm really expecting to see another year like 2004. And not just Warner, but the other studios as well. With some exceptions of course. [img]images/smilies/wink.gif[/img] I'm thinking that Warner will have a greater number of second tier (if that's the right term) releases since they're running out of movies worthy of the SE treatment. Plus they know how much good PR is worth, and so I assume that they would want to remain popular with DVD buyers in order to keep the money rolling in, especially with hd-dvd on the horizon.



Here's hoping that this is only the first of many excellent Warner releases for 2005!
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post #29 of 53
10/28/04 at 10:04pm
You know, the inclusion of 4 of James Cagney's greatest films in this collection, makes me wonder if there is a Signature Collection coming soon. In the March chat, all that was said was that Cagney fans would be very pleased, soon after the Flynn set was released-they had hoped to release it by the end of '04. And, we definitely are pleased, Hell, I'm overjoyed! But that makes me think that we may need to wait for a set. With the Busby Berkley set in the works -that will surely include Footlight Parade, they may need to wait to finish preparing more of his films. There are still tons of Cagney films to release,The Strawberry Blonde, The Bride Came C.O.D., "G" Men, Taxi, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Blonde Crazy, Lady Killer, Each Dawn I Die, Oklahoma Kid, etc. But this should keep us satisfied for quite a while. Not that I would Dare complain if they did release a boxed set!

P.S. I think it is funny that the covers to Angels with Dirty Faces, and The Roaring Twenties, use the same face of James Cagney, it reminds me of the original posters for the Maltese Falcon that had a picture of Humphrey Bogart from High Seirra. I like it.
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post #30 of 53
10/29/04 at 12:35am
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I think you're spot on Derek; with all this gold, I can wait a little longer for a dedicated Cagney set.

(I can't read your sig without hearing Muni's chilling voice!)
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