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WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

post #1 of 25
5/11/09 at 6:42am
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TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTION
WAVE 3
WARNER HOME VIDEO AND TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES TO RELEASE THREE MORE COLLECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 1

Burbank, Calif., May 11, 2009 – Another group of timeless treasures will be released this fall as Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies introduce three additional four-title sets from the TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection on September 1, 2009. Starting this past February, the collections have been made available in separate waves and promoted throughout the year on TCM. (A complete listing of all collections is included below.)

This latest installment consists of 1) TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Murder Mysteries -- The Big Sleep, Dial M for Murder, The Maltese Falcon, and The Postman Always Rings Twice; 2) TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Horror -- Freaks, House of Wax, The Haunting, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde; and 3) TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Sci-Fi -- 2001: A Space Odyssey, Forbidden Planet, Soylent Green and The Time Machine. Each collection is affordably priced at $27.92 SRP.

The 12 films above showcase the talents of Hollywood icons such as Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Charlton Heston, Vincent Price, Lauren Bacall, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner and more.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection stands as the largest-ever partnership between Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies. The initiative combines the strengths of the companies in serving both serious film buffs and a new generation of movie lovers. The TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection builds on the success of previous joint initiatives between Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video, including the TCM Archives series and the TCM Spotlight series.

Warner Home Video, which owns the world’s largest film library, has more Best Picture Oscar® wins (22) than any other studio and its films have garnered more than 300 Academy Awards®.

Turner Classic Movies is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and will support Warner Home Video and the new collection with extensive marketing. TCM’s marketing plan includes print ads in TCM’s popular Now Playing guide, banners on tcm.com, and on-air mentions by the network’s renowned primetime host, Robert Osborne.


WAVE ONE -- Release Date: February 3, 2009
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Romantic Dramas
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
A Streetcar Named Desire
Rebel Without a Cause
East of Eden

TCM Greatest Classic Films: Best Picture Winners
Casablanca
An American in Paris
Gigi
Mrs. Miniver

TCM Greatest Classic Films: Romantic Comedies
The Philadelphia Story
Bringing Up Baby
Adam’s Rib
Woman of the Year




WAVE TWO -- Release Date: May 5, 2009
TCM Greatest Classic Films: American Musicals
Singin’ in the Rain
Easter Parade
The Band Wagon
Meet Me in St. Louis

TCM Greatest Classic Films: Broadway Musicals
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Annie Get Your Gun
Show Boat (1951)
Kiss Me Kate

TCM Greatest Classic Films: Western Adventures
Jeremiah Johnson
The Train Robbers
The Wild Bunch
McCabe & Mrs. Miller

TCM Greatest Classic Films: John Wayne Westerns
The Searchers
Fort Apache
Rio Bravo
The Cowboys
TCM Greatest Classic Films: WWII Battlefront Europe
Kelly’s Heroes
The Dirty Dozen
Where Eagles Dare
Battleground

TCM Greatest Classic Films: War - Battlefront Asia
The Green Berets
Destination Tokyo
Bataan
Back to Bataan



WAVE THREE -- Release Date: September 1, 2009
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Murder Mysteries
The Big Sleep
Dial M For Murder
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Horror
Freaks
House of Wax
The Haunting (1963)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1931)

TCM Greatest Classic Films: Sci-Fi
2001: A Space Odyssey
Forbidden Planet
Soylent Green
The Time Machine (1960)
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post #2 of 25
5/11/09 at 6:56am

Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

They are releasing press releases for September already? What happened to the promised Esther Williams Collection Volume 2 due out in the summer, per the last Warners chat?
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post #3 of 25
5/11/09 at 7:50am

Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

And people thought that the archives would have a negative affect on Warner's committment to it's regular DVD releases...
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post #4 of 25
5/11/09 at 7:59am

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Haven't most (if not all) of these already been released to DVD?
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post #5 of 25
5/11/09 at 8:02am

Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

All.

Sony has become Warner and Warner has transmogrified into Paramount. Strange days...
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post #6 of 25
5/11/09 at 8:33am

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
Sony has become Warner and Warner has transmogrified into Paramount.
or Universal in its squeeze-all-you-can-onto-one-disc phase.

I wonder what demographic these waves really serve?
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post #7 of 25
5/11/09 at 8:39am

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Quote:
Originally Posted by John Hodson
All.

Sony has become Warner and Warner has transmogrified into Paramount. Strange days...


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post #8 of 25
5/11/09 at 9:44am

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Originally Posted by Jay E


LOL
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post #9 of 25
5/11/09 at 11:50am

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Just proves that Warner has a huge amount of unsold stock.
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post #10 of 25
5/11/09 at 12:26pm

Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

Of Casa-bloody-blanca? In the world of positive spin, that's speculative straw-grasping of the highest order.
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post #11 of 25
5/11/09 at 1:05pm

Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

So July and August are going to bring absolutely no new classic releases from WHV? Or have I missed something?
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post #12 of 25
5/11/09 at 1:30pm

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
Of Casa-bloody-blanca? In the world of positive spin, that's speculative straw-grasping of the highest order.
Not necessarily of every title in those box sets. But I'd bet that 1-2 titles of a box are being used to help sell 2-3 titles that have extra stock that has yet to sell.

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Originally Posted by Livius
So July and August are going to bring absolutely no new classic releases from WHV? Or have I missed something?
It's very possible, given the media push for the Archive. They could also announce a few titles.

Times they are a changin', no doubt about it.
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post #13 of 25
5/11/09 at 1:33pm

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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
Not necessarily of every title in those box sets. But I'd bet that 1-2 titles of a box are being used to help sell 2-3 titles that have extra stock that has yet to sell.

Or to attract new customers with those cheap bundles in order to "create" the classic fan of tomorrow.
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post #14 of 25
5/11/09 at 2:05pm

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Originally Posted by Marcel H.
Or to attract new customers with those cheap bundles in order to "create" the classic fan of tomorrow.
They wouldn't mind this, but I doubt it's reason #1.
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post #15 of 25
5/11/09 at 2:56pm

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Originally Posted by Jay E
And people thought that the archives would have a negative affect on Warner's committment to it's regular DVD releases...
Cute.

It just wasn't that long ago that I would get excited to find that Warner held the rights to a film I wanted. Now not so much. I still haven't been able to wrap my head around this shift. Just wait until we get the news that the Bowery Boys will be slated for the Archives.
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post #16 of 25
5/11/09 at 4:02pm

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Originally Posted by Mike*HTF
I wonder what demographic these waves really serve?

Well, even though I have a large percentage of the movies in these waves, I have none of the movies in the Sci-Fi set...and with that price...that may change.
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post #17 of 25
5/11/09 at 4:12pm

Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

An old Doors song keeps popping into my head.

(hint: Apocalypse Now)
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post #18 of 25
5/11/09 at 4:55pm

Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

I do not think this indicates that WB will no release other catalog titles in July and August. This announcement is for the TCM series of previously released titles. It also lists the entire series starting in February. As I recall, this same announcement was posted sometime in November or December of last year.
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post #19 of 25
5/11/09 at 5:10pm

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Originally Posted by ahollis
I do not think this indicates that WB will no release other catalog titles in July and August.

In the past, didn't they usually make announcements about three months in advance? Maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised but I'm not holding my breath.
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post #20 of 25
5/12/09 at 6:26pm

Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

yawn.

What are the chances that House of Wax and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde will be sourced from more recently remastered transfers?

yeah right...
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post #21 of 25
5/13/09 at 3:56am

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Originally Posted by mdnitoil
Just wait until we get the news that the Bowery Boys will be slated for the Archives.

I hope not. That WILL be expensive, though I'd rather have them issued on the Archives than not at all. But the way I see it, WB has really been putting themselves on a limb by promising us those 48 Bowery Boys movies on regular commercial DVD for a few years now. I hope they don't cop out on that.
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post #22 of 25
5/13/09 at 5:39pm

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I'll be shocked if those ever make it out on silver disc at this point. Just look at some of the titles they're shoveling into the "arcvihe". If the majority of titles can't sustain a retail release, I'd be very doubtful that they will ever make good on a BB set. I hope I'm proven wrong, but I don't have much faith in the decision making at this studio these days...
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post #23 of 25
5/14/09 at 5:08am
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Re: WHV Press Release: TCM Classic Films Collection Wave 3

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But the way I see it, WB has really been putting themselves on a limb by promising us those 48 Bowery Boys movies on regular commercial DVD for a few years now. I hope they don't cop out on that.

They won't!
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post #24 of 25
5/14/09 at 10:03am

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I'm interested in the western classics bundle (McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Wild Bunch, Jeremiah Johnson & Train Robbers) Does anyone have an idea of the transfer quality? I think the Wild Bunch has been issued a couple times, with the second having an improved image. The others I'm not sure about.
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post #25 of 25
5/14/09 at 1:26pm

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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
Just proves that Warner has a huge amount of unsold stock.

Not really. These are double sided discs. One movie on each side like Warner's previous film favorites series. While I am sure the transfers are from existing sources, the discs themselves are being pressed for this release and not from existing stock. The existing stock from previous releases were mostly single sided discs
except Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde which had both the 1931 and 1941 versions of the film and Postman Always Rings Twice which had a Lana Turner documentary on one side and the movie on the other.
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