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Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

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2/23/09 at 12:13pm
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DVD Times - El Dorado & The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Centennial Collection) in May

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Paramount Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of a further two titles as part of their Centennial Collection.
Arriving on 19th May 2009 are two westerns starring John Wayne - El Dorado and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

Aside from the theatrical trailers, extras on these Centennial Collection releases are all-new to these editions. Features are outlined below...

El Dorado
  • Mono audio
  • Commentary by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
  • Ride, Boldly Ride: The Journey to El Dorado
  • Commentary with critic and film historian Richard Schickel featuring actor Ed Asner and author Todd McCarthy
  • The Artist and the American West (1967) - Vintage Featurette
  • Behind the Gates: AC Remembers John Wayne
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Galleries
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  • Mono & 5.1 audio
  • The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
  • Commentary by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich along with his archival recordings with John Ford, John Wayne and James Stewart
  • Selected Scene Commentary with intro by Dan Ford along with his archival recordings with John Ford, James Stewart and Lee Marvin
  • Galleries
  • Original Theatrical Trailer

This is awesome news.

Another JF picture getting the deluxe treatment

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post #2 of 20
2/23/09 at 1:17pm

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

Interesting news. I'll definitely check out El Dorado - I reviewed the original disc, so I always review re-issues. Never saw Valance - this seems like a good reason to do so!
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post #3 of 20
2/23/09 at 2:08pm

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

I've promised myself no double-dips until Paramount ante-up with the BDs on their Centennial Collection releases, but these will be almost impossible to resist.

Hawks and Ford; there's a couple of aces for ya...
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post #4 of 20
2/23/09 at 2:51pm

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

Common Paramount, How about releasing these on Blu ray also?
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post #5 of 20
2/23/09 at 3:35pm

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Woah, actual bonus features for these two? Automatic double-dip for me.
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post #6 of 20
2/23/09 at 3:54pm
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Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

Valance is actually pretty good especially when you consider that B&W pictures were not really made at that time.

Wayne & Ford at their peak
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post #7 of 20
2/23/09 at 3:55pm

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

If I remember correctly, Bogdanovich created a documentary film about John Ford that was broadcast on Turner Classic Movies a year or so ago (maybe a little longer).

Seems like this new release of 'Liberty Valance' would be a good opportunity to include the documentary as a supplementary feature.
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post #8 of 20
2/23/09 at 4:03pm
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Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

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Originally Posted by Dave B Ferris
If I remember correctly, Bogdanovich created a documentary film about John Ford that was broadcast on Turner Classic Movies a year or so ago (maybe a little longer).

Seems like this new release of 'Liberty Valance' would be a good opportunity to include the documentary as a supplementary feature.

There is a documentary called The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth.

Is this what you are referring to ?
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post #9 of 20
2/23/09 at 4:28pm

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Originally Posted by oscar_merkx
There is a documentary called The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth.

Is this what you are referring to ?



No, the documentary is called 'Directed by John Ford', apparently a 2006 update of a doc Bogdanovich originally created in 1971.
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post #10 of 20
2/23/09 at 4:41pm

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

No Blu Ray, no buy.
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post #11 of 20
2/23/09 at 5:32pm

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
I've promised myself no double-dips until Paramount ante-up with the BDs on their Centennial Collection releases, but these will be almost impossible to resist.

Hawks and Ford; there's a couple of aces for ya...
I'm going to hold out because there is little doubt these two titles will make it to Blu-ray in the future.





Crawdaddy
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post #12 of 20
2/24/09 at 1:16am

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

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Originally Posted by Dave B Ferris
No, the documentary is called 'Directed by John Ford', apparently a 2006 update of a doc Bogdanovich originally created in 1971.

Dave, someone over at the Criterion forum posted a quote from Bogdanovich recently about the doco: "... I re-did the film in 2006 and that it was shown on TCM that year... And will be available on DVD in May through Warner Home video... I feel that the new version is infinitely better than the original and I hope you get a chance to see it!"
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post #13 of 20
2/24/09 at 5:39am

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
Dave, someone over at the Criterion forum posted a quote from Bogdanovich recently about the doco: "... I re-did the film in 2006 and that it was shown on TCM that year... And will be available on DVD in May through Warner Home video... I feel that the new version is infinitely better than the original and I hope you get a chance to see it!"
I read a direct quote from Bogdanovich that a dvd is coming this year. Perhaps we can nut that down when we talk with Warner is the not so distant future.





Crawdaddy
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post #14 of 20
2/24/09 at 7:03am

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

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Originally Posted by oscar_merkx
Valance is actually pretty good especially when you consider that B&W pictures were not really made at that time.

What?! Valance was released in 1962. There were still plenty of films being made in B&W at that time and for another few years afterwards. In 1962 alone, other classic B&W films included 'The Manchurian Candidate', 'Lolita', 'Days Of Wine And Roses', 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and 'The Miracle Worker'.
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post #15 of 20
2/24/09 at 9:21am

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Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison
What?! Valance was released in 1962. There were still plenty of films being made in B&W at that time and for another few years afterwards. In 1962 alone, other classic B&W films included 'The Manchurian Candidate', 'Lolita', 'Days Of Wine And Roses', 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and 'The Miracle Worker'.
Nah, are any of those B&W films really good and do they stand the test of time like LOA.





Crawdaddy
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post #16 of 20
2/25/09 at 1:59pm

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
Dave, someone over at the Criterion forum posted a quote from Bogdanovich recently about the doco: "... I re-did the film in 2006 and that it was shown on TCM that year... And will be available on DVD in May through Warner Home video... I feel that the new version is infinitely better than the original and I hope you get a chance to see it!"


John,

Thanks for the update. Ultimately, I'll be happy to have this doc on DVD, whether it appears as a supplement on a Paramount release or a Warner Brothers release, as you mentioned.
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post #17 of 20
5/19/09 at 8:55am

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

I'm just wondering if anybody's picked up The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance yet. Other than extras, is there a significant upgrade PQ-wise over the 2001 disc?
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post #18 of 20
5/19/09 at 12:32pm

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Originally Posted by Jrf2
I'm just wondering if anybody's picked up The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance yet. Other than extras, is there a significant upgrade PQ-wise over the 2001 disc?

Gary's comparison at the Beaver site is here. And the DVD Times review is here.
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post #19 of 20
5/19/09 at 1:59pm

Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

Excellent! Thanks.
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post #20 of 20
5/20/09 at 2:28am
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Re: Centennial Collection : El Dorado & The Man who shot Liberty Valance

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Originally Posted by Livius
Gary's comparison at the Beaver site is here. And the DVD Times review is here.

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