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Three Jesse James classics from Fox finally released in March of 2007, See Post #24

post #1 of 39
6/7/06 at 3:03pm
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From DVD Times, 3 Jesse James classics from Fox in September :

Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of three Jesse James titles for 5th September 2006. Part of their “Cinema Classics Collection” Jesse James (1939), Return of Frank James and The True Story of Jesse James are being given the DVD treatment to coincide with the theatrical release of The Assassination of Jesse James.

Priced at $14.98 SRP each individual details follow…

Jesse James (1939) - The legend of Jesse James stars Tyrone Power as the most infamous bandit in the history of the West. Jesse James was a young Missouri farmer forced outside the law after ruthless agents for the transcontinental railroad kill his ailing mother and steal his family's land. Together with his brother Frank (Henry Fonda), Jesse forms a gang of masked outlaws to strike back at the railroad company and the banks that have joined forces to swindle the oppressed farmers.

Features include:
1.37:1 Full Frame
English Stereo
English & Spanish Mono
Spanish subtitles
Movietone News: "Hollywood Spotlight"
Movietone News: "Jesse James at the Roxy"
Theatrical Trailer

The Return of Frank James - Fabled Missouri outlaw Frank James, brother of the legendary Jesse James straps on his six-shooters and rides out for revenge in director Fritz Lang's The Return of Frank James, the thrilling 1940 sequel to the Western classic Jesse James. From the green Missouri hills to the rugged Rockies their steps are dogged by Frank James, riding hard on the vengeance trail in the wild and woolly era when there was no law for folks except at the end of a gun.

Features include:
1.37:1 Full Frame
English Stereo
French & Spanish Mono
Spanish subtitles

The True Story of Jesse James - Legendary fifties director Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without A Cause) retells the Jesse James saga, starring Robert Wagner as the legendary bank robber. As Jesse James attempts to evade the law, those who know him best -- his brother Frank (Jeffrey Hunter), wife (Hope Lange) and mother (Agnes Moorehead) -- ponder the question, "What turned this simple farmboy to a life of lawlessness?" And as Jesse continues his ride into notoriety, the key events in his life are scrutinized in a desperate attempt to close in on him for good.

Features include:
1.37:1 Full Frame
English Stereo
French & Spanish Mono
Spanish subtitles
Theatrical Trailer
Movietone News: "Westerner Claims He Is Jesse James!"

Art at the link. Fab news.
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post #2 of 39
6/7/06 at 3:41pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Yay, more Fritz Lang!... and the screen debut of Gene Tierney!
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post #3 of 39
6/7/06 at 4:17pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

I've been waiting on this announcement ever since I heard about them in a coming attractions ad.



Crawdaddy
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post #4 of 39
6/7/06 at 4:33pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Isn't THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES supposed to be CinemaScope?
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post #5 of 39
6/7/06 at 4:34pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

I do hope that the Specs on THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES are incorrect.
It is an early Cinemascope film and should be Anamorphic Widescreen.
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post #6 of 39
6/7/06 at 4:39pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

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Originally Posted by Doug Bull
I do hope that the Specs on THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES are incorrect.
It is an early Cinemascope film and should be Anamorphic Widescreen.
I knew I should have mentioned in my earlier post that Fox's press releases are often wrong about the aspect ratio and audio specifications.





Crawdaddy
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post #7 of 39
6/7/06 at 4:41pm
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Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

They are sure to be wrong; the Fox press office has done this more than once recently, but the final product has turned out to be in OAR.
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post #8 of 39
6/7/06 at 5:15pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Hasn't the Fox Movie Channel been running "The True Story Of Jesse James" in OAR? This should be an indication of what we'll see on DVD.

http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/
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post #9 of 39
6/7/06 at 5:22pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Fox is really impressing me with all those classics releases in 2006. I hope they continue with this awesome work. I'll get all 3 without second thoughts.
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post #10 of 39
6/7/06 at 7:46pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

I wish Fox Press People would GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER !!
True Story of Jesse James is 2:35 scope and 4.0 surround. One never knows when it just says stereo if its one of those idiotic fox fake stereo thingies.
I hope they announce that Hemingway Box soon.
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post #11 of 39
6/9/06 at 3:11pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

I'm starting to really dig westerns, are these worth a blind buy? I've liked other in the style of "My draling Clementine" and "MAn Who Shot Liberty Valance", pretty much all the John Ford/ Sam Peckinpaw I've seen, actually.
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post #12 of 39
6/9/06 at 4:06pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

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Originally Posted by Russell G
I'm starting to really dig westerns, are these worth a blind buy?
All Nicholas Ray films are worth buying IMO So I'll be getting that one for sure.
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post #13 of 39
6/9/06 at 6:04pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

I just hope the JESSE JAMES dvd looks better than the laserdisc. That was one of the worst transfers I've ever seen on a classic film.
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post #14 of 39
6/11/06 at 7:43am

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Don't get too excited, folks. As the film The Assassination of Jesse James has been moved to next year, I imagine these film will be rescheduled as well.
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post #15 of 39
6/11/06 at 9:48am

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

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Originally Posted by Amy Mormino
Don't get too excited, folks. As the film The Assassination of Jesse James has been moved to next year, I imagine these film will be rescheduled as well.
Don't be too sure of that. I think Fox releases these anyway, despite Warner moving their theatrical release to next year.




Crawdaddy
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post #16 of 39
7/11/06 at 12:46am
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Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Just had my pre-order for these three junked by DVD Pacific with the titles now being 'officially cancelled'; looks like Amy's hunch was right..

That's disappointing.
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post #17 of 39
7/11/06 at 2:57am

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Very dissapointing news for Nicholas Ray fans, but at least it is on the schedule.
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post #18 of 39
7/11/06 at 7:07am

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Originally Posted by Simon Howson
Very dissapointing news for Nicholas Ray fans, but at least it is on the schedule.
Amazon and other retailers haven't changed the release date yet.
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post #19 of 39
7/11/06 at 8:31am

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

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Jesse James (1939) & The Return of Frank James
These are two titles that I want very much. Glad they will be individually available.
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post #20 of 39
7/13/06 at 7:05am
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Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September - now postponed?

Quote:
Originally Posted by John Hodson

DVD Times has now updated that news page: UPDATE: Along with the theatrical release of The Assassination of Jesse James these titles have also been delayed and will presumably be released in 2007 when the new movie hits cinema screens.
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post #21 of 39
7/13/06 at 7:53am

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September - now postponed?

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
DVD Times has now updated that news page: UPDATE: Along with the theatrical release of The Assassination of Jesse James these titles have also been delayed and will presumably be released in 2007 when the new movie hits cinema screens.
That's strange because Amazon, DVD Empire or DDD still haven't changed the release status of those three titles. If true then my DVD-R recordings off my satallite will have to make due to next year.





Crawdaddy
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post #22 of 39
12/4/06 at 3:06am

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

All 3 titles are back on schedule for March 6.
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post #23 of 39
12/4/06 at 5:29am

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Great news
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post #24 of 39
3/11/07 at 8:47pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

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Originally Posted by Bob Graham
I just hope the JESSE JAMES dvd looks better than the laserdisc. That was one of the worst transfers I've ever seen on a classic film.
I've never seen the laser disc version, but the new DVD of "Jesse James" looks absolutely awful, perhaps the worst 3 strip Technicolor title that I have seen so far on DVD. Colors are faded and inconsistent, dark scenes too murky, there's a segment near the end with registration problems --- all in all, a huge disappointment, bad enough that I have yet to open "The Return of Frank James" and in fact am toying with returning it.

I expected much more from Fox, and in the same week got a splendid looking "The Sun Also Rises" from them, but I'm shocked that they would release "Jesse James" looking the way it does, and I'm surprised that there has been no mention of this terrible transfer so far on the boards (I can't seem to find any reviews on line either, including at DVDBeaver, where "Frank James" has been reviewed but "Jesse" is missing in action).

When a DVD slipcase looks better than the film held within it, then you know you've got a problem.

Todd
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post #25 of 39
3/12/07 at 7:31am

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Wow Todd, you ain't kiddin'!! Just horrible (and such a disappointment since we waited so long for this one.)
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post #26 of 39
3/12/07 at 5:42pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

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Originally Posted by Todd Mattraw
I've never seen the laser disc version, but the new DVD of "Jesse James" looks absolutely awful, perhaps the worst 3 strip Technicolor title that I have seen so far on DVD. Colors are faded and inconsistent, dark scenes too murky, there's a segment near the end with registration problems Todd

That sounds like the way the laser disc looked. It was so bad I never finished watching it and sold it off. This is an important film in the history of Fox, you'd think they'd take better care of it.
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post #27 of 39
3/12/07 at 7:41pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

Todd. Check out DVDBeavers review of Return...

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...rank_james.htm
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post #28 of 39
3/12/07 at 10:31pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

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Originally Posted by Arnie G
Todd. Check out DVDBeavers review of Return...

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...rank_james.htm
That looks better than "Jesse James", though it still doesn't look great and the colors look off to me (too much green in the skin tones?), and I note with further trepidation that he had trouble with a "hesitation issue" on playback --- my copy remains sealed until I hear more feedback on the PQ and on this possible playback problem. It's a shame, as I would have liked to watch the 2 films in successive nights, but given how little I was able to enjoy "Jesse", due to it's shortcomings, I guess it doesn't much matter when (or if) I watch "Frank".
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post #29 of 39
3/22/07 at 12:44pm
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Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

The Beaver on Jesse James:

Although imperfect I thought the Technicolor looked very impressive for a film from 1939. The progressive image has very strong detail and frankly this DVD has an exceptional appearance. The transfer from Fox is dual-layered and has a few minor speckles. The mono audio seemed clear with no dropouts, hisses or pops - I didn't check the 2.0 channel stereo. There are optional English or Spanish subtitles.

No real extras - 2 MovieTone Newsreels, a trailer and there is a short, but competent, essay by Tom Weaver in the liner notes.

No one could tell me I wouldn't love a classic western with Power, Fonda and Scott. This was great fun with the era's standard obvious plot twists and one-dimensional characters. I love the older films of this genre and nothing about it disappoints on any front - I was especially enamored with the DVD image quality. We obviously recommend to fans of both classic and western films!
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post #30 of 39
3/22/07 at 5:32pm

Re: Three Jesse James classics from Fox in September

I don't quite understand what "looked very impressive for a film from 1939" means. An odd caveat.

There are films from 1939 and before that look far superior to modern films.

RAH
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