Suggested titles for Warner Archives future selections - Page 5

Mike, I agree with  you on Pretty Maids. And Angie was hot in this movie.

Boris, you got that right! And so were all the other nubile young ladies in the film. I really hope Warner looks at this one, I think with the cast and subject it'd be a perfect addition.

I'l go along with Pretty Maids as well...in fact I'm kind of stunned it hasn't been released yet. Seems like a no brainer to me for all sorts of reasons.

Slither(1973)

First Family

Big Shots (1987)

Hot to Trot

See You In The Morning mainly because Macaualy Culkin's in it
Second Sight

Some that have already been mentioned I would like to see released:

 

Slither (1973)  (MGM)

The Outfit (1973)  (MGM)

 

And some that I haven't seen mentioned:

 

Marlowe (1969) - James Garner as Philip Marlowe (MGM)

They Came to Rob Las Vegas - (1968) - Lee J. Cobb, Gary Lockwood, Jack Palance (Warner)

I have a bunch of warner movies that i would want released either as pressed or archive releases.

Angus
Action Jackson
My Fellow Americans
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpier Old Men
Arthur
Caddyshack II
Spies Like Us
Nothing But Trouble
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Deathtrap
Clean and Sober
Guilty By Suspicion
Vision Quest
Fearless
Forever Young
Frantic
Boiling Point
Joes Apartment
Fair Game
Made In america
Doc Hollywood
Man with Two Brains
In Country
With Honors
Free Willy 3
Amazing Panda Adventure
Wrongfully Accused
The Man With Two Brains
The Rebel     (aka no place to Hide) early stallone movie 1970 not sure if they own this
No Retreat No Surrender (not sure if they own this either)
Mortal Kombat (either as a pressed se or at least a 16:9 archive disc)
Mortal Kombat Anniliation   (either as a pressed se or at least a 16:9 archive disc)
Being Human

Quick question does warner own any of the avco embassy pictures movies or is that mgm? I only ask as there are a bunch of those that i would love to see as widescreen dvd releases
Welcome to Hard Times
The Dirty Game (unless owned by MGM)
The Rounders
I'm sure there are more but any of these would make me content for a while
thanks
-mark

 I am afraid any list I make would really be films I would love to have new transfers for and released as pressed discs. Sadly, Warners have already released, via the Archive program, films I was hoping for a pressed DVD from upgraded material. Among these are THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN, ROUGHLY SPEAKING, TOO HOT TO HANDLE, the Barker Tarzans, etc.

This list represents films I would love to have on restored, pressed discs:
ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN
The FLYNN WW2 Set
THE WINDOW
SO BIG (both versions)
SINBAD THE SAILER
THE WHITE TOWER
DANGEROUS MISSION

the last three because they are technicolor and need some tender loving care lavished on them.

Here is my list for Archive titles that I think will never make it to pressed DVDs no matter how much better the economy gets.
The WHEELER and WOOLSEY RKO films
SH! THE OCTOPUS
MARA MARU
SILVER RIVER
CRY WOLF
BEFORE DAWN
BOY WITH THE GREEN HAIR
THE CONQUERORS
THE GREAT MAN VOTES
THE HALF-NAKED TRUTH
LIFE OF VERGIE WINTERS
MELODY CRUISE
MIDNIGHT MYSTERY
SECRETS OF THE FRENCH POLICE
SILVER STREAK (1935)
SWEEPINGS
THE WHIP HAND
THIRTEEN WOMAN

CRY WOLF
Noah's ARK
TWO ON A GUILLOTINE
UNION DEPOT
YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE
THE PHANTOM OF RUE MORGUE
The Lorre/Greenstreet films
KING RICHARD and the CRUSADERS
MISSION TO MOSCOW
TAXI
FIVE STAR FINAL

and to finish up, my BluRay wish list:
THE GREAT RACE
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
WHERE EAGLES DARE (I hear this is on its way next year!)

I'm glad to see Randolph Scott so well represented in the archives. The Bounty Hunter was mentioned earlier.

They say Warners reads these forums so I request Shootout At Medicine Bend and Sugarfoot with Randolph Scott.

Does Warner own Confessions of an Opium Eater with Vincent Price? If so, I'd really like to see that one finally get released.

I have a friend that would love to have End of the Road (1970), which I believe Warner owns through Allied Artists. The question is, will they release an X-Rated film (a definite R by today's standards)? I guess they could always give up the rating and release it 'Not Rated".

I second that.

June Allyson
-The Opposite Sex
-High Barbaree
-Two Sisters From Boston
-The Reformer and the Redhead
-Music For Millions

Musicals From the 50s
-I Love Melvin
-Give A Girl A Break
-Rose Marie
-Lovely to Look At
-Small Town Girl

Musicals From the 40s Part 2
-Yolanda and the Thief
-I Dood It
-Swing Fever
-Summer Holiday
-Panama Hattie

Jane Powell
-Three Daring Daughters
-Holiday in Mexico
-Rich, Young and Pretty
-Athena




Edited by Corey - 8/15/2009 at 10:56 pm GMT

Nancy Goes to Rio has already been released as a double feature with Two Weeks With Love.  I like to see the other titles then the complete Jane Powell at MGM would be out, if you count the WA title Luxury Liner.

I would buy every one of those MGM musicals.

I was always hoping for some sort of special edition, or at least restored version of the Gene Kelly all-dance film INVITATION TO THE DANCE. I do not expect that anymore.

I saw it at Lincoln Center almost 2 years ago on the big screen. While I realize it is not a mainstream film for everyone (actually it was not even considered "mainstream" back in the 1950's when MGM finally gave it a limited release to a few art-house movie theaters) it is still a very worthy and entertaining film with some amazing dancing.
 
This I would buy,when it (in all likelihood) ends up being released via the WarnerArchive. 

I wonder if the "Dance Me a Song" segment, which was eventually deleted from the finished film, is still in existence?

50s Musicals Part 2:

-Meet Me in Las Vegas
-Lili
-The Student Prince
-The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
-Lovely to Look At

Musicals from the 30s
-Balalika
-Honolulu
-Dancing Co-Ed
-Broadway Serenade
-The Cat and The Fiddle

more Lana Turner Please
-Marriage Is A Private Affair
-Cass Timberlane
-Green Dolphin Street
-Slightly Dangerous
-Two Girls On Broadway

Hedy Lamarr
-Lady of the Tropics
-White Cargo
-Comrade X
-Come Live With Me
-The Conspirators


Edited by Corey - 8/17/2009 at 08:03 pm GMT

Corey, those are some titles I will be all over when they get up, but H.M. Pullham is already up on the archive in the first batch. I sure would like Lady of The Tropics, and Honolulu with Meet Me In Las Vegas.  Can't get enough of that gal in the yallow shoes.

SO THIS IS LOVE  is already available on the Archives.

Really? *goes to buy right now*

 THE TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN (1929) is my only request. It is Norma Shearer's first talkie and one of the first sound produced by MGM. It was considered a big hit at the time of its release, but has not been shown on TCM for over a decade. It was remade in the early 40's, but this is the version early-talkie and pre-code enthusists are dying to see. I will beg, if necessary :)

Well they're going to release Norma's last silent, A Lady of Chance so I wouldn't be surprised if Norma's early talkies are released like The Trial of Mary Dugan, The Last of Mrs. Cheney and Their Own Desire.

Unfortunately, The Trail of Mary Dugan (1929) and its remake (1941) are currently in legal limbo. They can't be shown on TV or distributed on video thanks, in this case, to a decision from the Supreme Court called the Abend decision (1990). The Supreme Court decision has to do with the original copywrite holder of the property that the movie is based on; in the case of Mary Dugan, the play. If all the contracts and agreements surrounding a film are expired, it basically reverts the copyright back to the original author, so their estate has to be negotiated with again to get these movies out there.  Other movies affected by the Abend decision include Beyond the Forest (1949) with Bette Davis and Ceiling Zero (1936) with James Cagney. Luckily, in the last two cases, the movies were released on VHS before the decision came down, so you can still track those down. Mary Dugan wasn't so lucky.


Edited by jdee28 - 8/19/2009 at 11:48 am GMT

Thats what I was afraid of

MANY OF YOUR TITLES WERE MAJORE MGM SUCCESSES AND SHOULD LOGICALLY ARRIVE ONE DAY
PLUS THESE HOPEFULLY

• LILI
• ESCAPE
• STUDENT PRINCE
• TRIBUTE TO A BADMAN
• RANSOM
• TRIAL
• DONT GO NEAR THE WATER
• YOUNG BESS
• GREEN FIRE
• RICH YOUNG AND PRETTY
• THREE DARING DAUGHTERS
• MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS
• GUN GLORY

HOPEFULLY SOME OF THESE, AND SOME ALREADY RELEASED ARCHIVE TITLES WILL RECEIVE FULL REMASTERED RELEASES - PARTICULARLY THE "BIG" FILMS LIKE INTERRUPTED MELODY (C/SCOPE, FULL STEREO).

MORE MGM TILES PLEASE - THESE ARE ALL AS, IF NOT MORE WORTHY THAN MAJORITY SO FAR RELEASED -

• JULIA MISBEHAVES (GARSON/PIDGEON/LIZ)
• JUPITERS DARLING (EW ONLY C/SCOPE PIC MISSED SET NO. 2)
• UNTIL THEY SAIL (EARLY PAUL NEMAN, PLUS JEAN SIMMONS, JOAN FONTAINE)
• THERACK (PAUL NEWMAN'S "FIRST" MGMG PIC)
• THE PRIZE - PN
• LADY L - PN + SOPHIA LOREN
• RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE (C/SCOPE REX HARRISON, KAY KENDALL)
• LAST TIME I SAW PARIS (LIZ, VAN, DONNA REED. BIG HIT)
• BALALAIKA (JEANNETTE & NELSON)
• SCANDAL AT SCOURIE (GREER & WALTER)
• FASTEST GUN ALIVE (EXCELLENT LITTLE GLENN FORD HIT)
• VALLEY OF THE KINGS (ROBERT TAYLOR, ELEANOR PARKER)
• NEVER LET ME GO (GABLE)
• HUCKSTERS (GABLE & KERR)
• TEA AND SYMPATHY (KERR c/SCOPE)

 

PLEASE - MORE FILMS IN C/SCOPE AND STEREO TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF FORMAT.

WHERE ARE THE HIT WARNER TV SHOWS OF THE LATE50'S/EARLY 60'S - HAWAIIAN EYE, 77 SUNSET STRIP, MAVERICK...

TOO MANY OBSCURE STRANGE OR OLD FILMS ARE PREDOMINATING EACH MONTH'S RELEASES.

Justin,

Welcome to the forum.
(No reason to shout here!)

Those "obscure strange or old films" are titles one cannot hope to see on regular DVD any time soon. Those who were waiting for a title like that, are happy to see them in this Archive program.

But beware what you're asking for. Titles, once in this selection, will hardly make it to normal releases soon anymore, one has to fear.


Cees

Justin,
Fastest Gun Alive has already been announced for an October release. It should be available in the Archive on Tuesday.

"Too many obsure strange or old films are dominating each month's releases"

I think that's the whole point of the archives, isn't it? Films that have little appeal for mainstream buyers being made available to collectors?

Also GUN GLORY as well as FASTEST GUN ALIVE is coming this month.

I thought the point of the Archives was to release titles that didn't have enough interest for a retail release.

I actually agree that they seem to be concentrating specifically more on the obscure recently than anything else. They ought to be releasing a better mix of more recent -- as in titles from the '60s onwards -- titles in addition to these incredibly obscure, extremely old movies that a lot of people have never seen, much less heard of.

Mixing it up a bit would make the whole enterprise more appealing, as would re-instituting the monthly codes to make the titles more attractive. As it is, I haven't seen anyone post a code to bring the prices down to $15 a piece or so in weeks. I have zero interest in paying $20 a title for the quality of product they are delivering.