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Just checked my email, and my boxset has been cancelled as well. I just spent over $200 at the dentist - just as well

We still have so many goodies to come!!!

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OK... has been months and over a month since this was brought to the surface but what is the status of "This Is The Army" ?

Eric

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According to the DVD Talk forum OOP list, lots of Warners titles have just gone out of print including:

An American In Paris
Beetlejuice
Gigi
High Society
How The West Was Won

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Add Cool Hand Luke to that one John. Went on DVDPacific and it has vanished. (was hoping that the second Ty Power set was up for pre-order, but I am probably being a bit impatient )

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Are all of these titles worth finding ?

Or just wait until they are re released with new special features ?

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Wait for the SEs of An American in Paris and How the West Was Won. The new versions should offer much improved quality. Paris is being scanned ultra resolution, and How the West from 65mm, rather than the current version which is from 35mm.

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Yes I was going to wait for HTWWW anyway based on what I have heard on this forum

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A lot to look forward to this quarter. HTWWW, Warners Westerns and the Flynn Westerns as well!!!

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Since GYPSY and SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS was mention as getting Special Editions. Have they gone out of print as well?

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Both are still available at DVDPacific, Ken.

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There are a few titles in that OOP list that say 'old version' (including 'High Sierra'); I'm assuming that means a snapper version, and doesn't necessarily mean a shiny new SE on the way?

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Could be the case John. The snapper cases are awful. I haven't heard anything about High Society getting a revamp disc.

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With this year being its 50th anniversary, it certainly is time for Gigi to finally get the treatment it deserves on DVD. The current DVD was one of the first titles released in the format, with virtually no extras, and has been strangely neglected ever since.

I suspect Louis Jourdan isn't up to participating, but Leslie Caron should certainly be afforded the opportunity to participate in making a DVD release worthy of one of the biggest and best films of her career.

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It appears that both An American In Paris and Gigi will be re-issued...they are listed as Blu-Ray versions for September, '08...I assume that SD versions would also be released (at that time?)

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have you got a link for these releases ?

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...put in wrong link...still looking...sorry...

o.k., if you go to The Digital Bits - Celebrating Film in the Digital Age and scroll down to the 2/7 entry...Gigi and American In Paris are scheduled for Blue-Ray.

...I'm sure that I saw the issue month for both, (somewhere), as 09/08...

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I would rather that they scan HTWWW from Cinerama elements, with the notable exception of any insert shots that were derived from Camera 65/Ultra Panavision elements, but that's just me. I'd also love to see Warner Smilebox HTWWW.

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I just searched on rec.arts.movies.tech, and it looks like they are using the Cinerama elements, but then using a computer to join the elements as seamlessly as possible. Apparently specialised Hewlett Packard computers are being used to do it:



More info here:
HP Labs - Movie makeover : HP and Warner Bros. give old movies new life

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Maybe it came up earlier in this huge thread but I wonder if The Magnificent Ambersons will make it to DVD in 2008. During the 2007 Warner Chat it was stated that "good elements" had been located for Ambersons and that it would be released sometime in 2008. Some speculate that "good elements" means that the long lost footage has been found, which is unlikely after 66 years.

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I thought they said they were still looking for good elements, so they didn't put a date on when it would be released.

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Subject: Live Chat with Warner Home Video
Date: Monday, February 26, 2007


And while you're waiting - these RKO titles are available in France (r2)..

Bachelor Mother - 1939 - Mademoiselle et son bébé
Behind the Rising Sun - 1943 - Face au soleil levant
Berlin express - 1948 - Berlin express
The Big Sky - 1952 - La Captive aux yeux clairs
Blackbeard The Pirate - 1952 - Barbe Noire le pirate
Blood On The Moon - 1948 - Ciel rouge
The Boy With Green Hair - 1948 - Le Garçon aux cheveux verts
A Damsel In Distress - 1937 - Demoiselle en détresse
Days of Glory - 1944 - Days of Glory
Enchanted April - 1935 - Avril enchanté
Every Girl Should Be Married - 1948 - La Course aux maris
Experiment Perilous - 1944 - Angoisse
5th Ave Girl - 1939 - La Fille de la cinquieme avenue
Follow me quietly - 1949 - Assassin sans visage
The Fugitive - 1947 - Dieu est mort
A Girl in Every Port - 1952 - Une fille dans chaque port
Hitler's Children - 1943 - Les Enfants d'Hitler
Hitting A New High - 1937 - La Femme en cage
Journey Into Fear - 1943 - Voyage au pays de la peur
Mademoiselle Fifi - 1944 - Mademoiselle Fifi
The Magnificent Ambersons - 1942 - La Splendeur des Amberson
Mr. Lucky - 1943 - Mr. Lucky
My Forbidden Past - 1951 - Coeurs insondables
Once Upon A Honeymoon - 1942 - Lune de miel mouvementée
Rachel and The Stranger - 1948 - Rachel et l'étranger
Sinbad The Sailor - 1947 - Sinbad le marin
The Spanish Main - 1945 - Pavillon noir
Station West - 1948 - La Cité de la peur
Thirteen Women - 1932 - 13 femmes
This Land Is Mine - 1943 - Vivre libre
The Toast Of New York - 1937 - L'Or et la femme
The Window - 1949 - Une incroyable histoire
The Woman On The Beach - 1947 - La Femme sur la plage
A Woman's Secret - 1949 - Secret de femme
Vivacious Lady - 1938 - Mariage incognito
Wagon Master - 1950 - Le Convoi des braves

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Well, yes, if you don't count the Bette Davis box set, the Joan Crawford box set, the Gangsters box set, the Forbidden Hollywood box set, the upcoming musicals box set and I'm probably forgetting something. But you're right, since they're not putting out a new box set every hour, they are definitely snoozing at the WB...

We all want the classics as fast as possible, and we all wish the companies were putting them out as fast as possible but sometimes one should look at what one has been given (oh, OK, given the opportunity to buy to enrich a company's coffers) along with what one wishes one had.

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Whenever Warners is mentioned these days, the discussion takes a distinct turn into deja vu territory doesn't it (not least in the course of this thread)?

FWIW, I'm delighted with their current output; only Fox appears to be keeping pace.

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I'm delighted with their current output as well, but not being a Dirty Harry fan fan it seems like once mid-April comes and the aformentioned box sets are purchased and on my DVD shelf ...there seems to be a long wait until new box sets are announced for release. I trust Warners will not let us down though, so I will use that time to watch some of the previous releases. I also have to admit it will be a lot easier on my wallet.

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Agreed and well said. But to be fair, this is the Warner 85th Anniversary Celebration thread and all of those box sets you mentioned have nothing to do with that, other than just the continuation of their classic release plan.


Agreed. We seem to be doing 'Two for the Seesaw'.

Robert,

I think the points have been made and remade. Isn't it time to close this thread?

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Since I buy every pre-1960 Warners release I did a comparison of what was released through July of 2007 versus what's been released/announced thus far through July 2008.

Released: 02-12-2008
Academy Awards® Animation Collection: 15 Winners - 26 Nominees
Joan Crawford Collection: Volume 2

Released: 03-04-2008
Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume Two

Released: 03-25-2008
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Warner Bros. Pictures Gangsters Collection: Vol. 3

Released: 04-01-2008
Bette Davis Collection: Volume Three

Released: 04-08-2008
Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory: Volume 3

Released 04-22-2008
A Date With Judy
Merrill's Marauders (1962)

Released: 05-13-2008
Frank Sinatra: The Early Years
Frank Sinatra: The Golden Years
The Rat Pack Ultimate Collector's Edition
Frank Sinatra/Gene Kelly Collection

Released: 06-03-2008
Dirty Harry: Ultimate Collector's Edition

Released: 06-17-2008
Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940

Released: 07-22-2008
Blues in the Night (1941)
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

Now, for 2007:

Released: 01-23-2007
Robert Mitchum: The Signature Collection

Released: 01-30-2007
Madame Curie (1943)
Band of Angels (1957)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Released: 02-06-2007
The Clock (1945)
Miracle in the Rain (1956)
A Summer Place (1959)

Released: 02-13-2007
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

Released: 03-06-2007
Literary Classics Collection

Released: 03-27-2007
Errol Flynn: The Signature Collection - Volume 2

Released: 04-10-2007
The Doris Day Collection: Volume 2

Released: 04-24-2007
James Cagney: The Signature Collection

Released: 05-15-2007
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection

Released: 05-22-2007
Rio Bravo: Ultimate Collector's Edition (1959)
John Wayne Film Collection
The Cowboys (1972)

Released: 05-29-2007
Katharine Hepburn: 100th Anniversary Collection

Released: 06-05-2007
World War II Collection Vol. 2: Heroes Fight for Freedom

Released: 06-12-2007
The Original Nancy Drew Movie Mystery Collection

Released: 06-19-2007
Best Foot Forward (1943)
Lucille Ball Film Collection

Released: 06-26-2007
Cult Camp Classics: Vol. 1 - Sci-Fi Thrillers
Cult Camp Classics: Vol. 2 - Women in Peril
Cult Camp Classics: Vol. 3 - Terrorized Travelers
Cult Camp Classics: Vol. 4 - Historical Epics

Released: 07-17-2007
TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams: Volume 1

Released: 07-24-2007
Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory: Volume 2

Released: 07-31-2007
Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938
Film Noir Classic Collection: Vol. 4

I certainly may have missed some titles here and there. But there is a noticeable difference in number of releases, most likely due to a slowing market for DVD purchases.

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First off, Warner does consider the Bette Davis and Gangster boxsets as part of their 85th anniversary promotion as indicated by the packaging of those boxsets. The same applies to Bonnie and Clyde another Warner original production.

Secondly, I don't see the problem with this thread remaining open. If some of you feel that it has become repetitive then stop reading and posting in it, that way, the thread will die a natural death. However, when Warner announces further titles for the second and third quarters it will surely appear again.




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