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post #31 of 95
10/19/09 at 11:32am
Any chance for a site/blog update in the not so distant future, probably with a little 2010 forecast? 
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post #32 of 95
10/31/09 at 6:57am
Have they moved the site? The Blog is still there but the rest is gone. There's only an advertisement for the "The Best Picture of All Time " Collection left.
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post #33 of 95
10/31/09 at 8:51am
It has me worried.  Kind of like the disappearance of the Fox Classics Web Site.  Hopefully Mike Schlesinger will shed some light.
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post #34 of 95
10/31/09 at 11:30am
please god don't let this collapse until the femmes fatales, noir vol. 2 and new hollywood sets are released at least!
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post #35 of 95
10/31/09 at 1:31pm
Well, please God don't let this collapse, full stop...
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post #36 of 95
10/31/09 at 6:45pm
Well it doesn't look very good. No blog post since August, and a complete removal of the old site, rather than just the addition of the Best Pictures of All Time set (which is the sort of thing that will sell well over the holidays).

I have the Fuller and first noir set on the way and was really looking forward to a second noir set, and the Icons of Suspense was already on my wishlist.

If these releases have ended it would be especially sad considering that the Boetticher box is perhaps the best box of 1950s westerns you can buy on DVD.
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post #37 of 95
10/31/09 at 9:32pm
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Edited by BrianRi - 11/2/09 at 2:31am
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post #38 of 95
11/1/09 at 12:21am
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Originally Posted by Simon Howson View Post

Well it doesn't look very good. No blog post since August, and a complete removal of the old site, rather than just the addition of the Best Pictures of All Time set (which is the sort of thing that will sell well over the holidays).

I have the Fuller and first noir set on the way and was really looking forward to a second noir set, and the Icons of Suspense was already on my wishlist.

If these releases have ended it would be especially sad considering that the Boetticher box is perhaps the best box of 1950s westerns you can buy on DVD.
 

Perhaps they are just revamping it for a relaunch. :)
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post #39 of 95
11/1/09 at 4:01am
Have a very encouraging update for you from Sony.

Grover Crisp, Senior VP of Asset Management and
Film Restoration & Digital Mastering at Sony contacted
me after reading your comments.

He wanted to relay the following...
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We are in the process of updating the site, adding new features, new blogs, some re-design, some interactivity.   As I have said elsewhere, this is a beta site and it will be developed fully over a period of time, so we hope people will be a bit patient.   This site is meant to confirm our commitment to getting classic titles released to the fans.  But look for a reboot of the site within the next month.  Working on content now.

 


 
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post #40 of 95
11/1/09 at 4:40am
Thanks for passing that along it is reassuring.
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post #41 of 95
11/1/09 at 5:27am
Thanks for this very positive update.
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post #42 of 95
11/1/09 at 5:55am
The site is being rebooted as the Columbia Archive... :)
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post #43 of 95
11/1/09 at 6:17am
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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein View Post

Have a very encouraging update for you from Sony.

Grover Crisp, Senior VP of Asset Management and
Film Restoration & Digital Mastering at Sony contacted
me after reading your comments.

He wanted to relay the following...



 


A little giddy. Thank you for the great news.
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post #44 of 95
11/1/09 at 11:30am
Thanks indeed. I guess we can all breathe a little easier now.
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post #45 of 95
11/1/09 at 1:54pm
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Originally Posted by Bob Cashill View Post

The site is being rebooted as the Columbia Archive... :)

Great - just want we need - another MOD service for people to Complain about 

(Although I wouldn't put it past them to test market something...)
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post #46 of 95
11/2/09 at 3:46pm
The Sony DVD transfers for the Bogdovich Double Feature, The Jack Lemmon Set, last year's Hammer Collection all upconverted quite nicely on my Blu ray player.  They are all Hi Def transfers and as much as I like to have everything on Blu ray, I feel that Sony's treatment of these and other classic titles are so good there is no rush to have them upgraded. 
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post #47 of 95
11/3/09 at 1:52am
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Great - just want we need - another MOD service for people to Complain about 
 
MOD services are fine in theory, it is how they are executed in practice that is the important thing.
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post #48 of 95
11/4/09 at 11:40pm
Received my copy of the Film Noir 1 box today. I've only had a quick look through but the transfers look good.
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post #49 of 95
11/5/09 at 2:49am
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Originally Posted by Simon Howson View Post

Received my copy of the Film Noir 1 box today. I've only had a quick look through but the transfers look good.
 
I think my set is arriving via Cuba!!

Can't wait for this collection.  Thank you so much to the wonderful people at Sony!!!
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post #50 of 95
11/5/09 at 5:12am
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I think my set is arriving via Cuba!!
 
Doesn't the U.S. still have sanctions there? I think your delivery has set off a C.I.A. investigation. :D
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post #51 of 95
11/5/09 at 7:54am
Still waiting for my Fuller Set to arrive. Those German customs are too accurate and too slow. :D
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post #52 of 95
11/5/09 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by Marcel H. View Post

Still waiting for my Fuller Set to arrive. Those German customs are too accurate and too slow. :D
Curiously my Film Noir set arrived yesterday even though it shipped 3 days before my Fuller set that I still haven't received.

The Film Noir set was opened by Australian customs, I think because it was a relatively small set placed in an unncessarily large box. They probably x-rayed it, and wondered why it was stuffed with so much paper.
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post #53 of 95
12/7/09 at 5:59am
What's the status on the new site? Is it going online before the holidays? Sorry for being so impatient.
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post #54 of 95
12/7/09 at 11:12am
I just want a press release and /or cover shot of the New Hollywood Collection already!

We should be seeing the Rita Hayworth package pretty soon too, I'd hope...
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post #55 of 95
12/30/09 at 11:04am
*cough* But look for a reboot of the site within the next month. *cough* ;)
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post #56 of 95
1/7/10 at 1:57pm
Our sources at Sony have informed me that a refresh
is still coming.  They apologize for the delay citing
technical issues. 
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post #57 of 95
1/16/10 at 4:39am
A refresh has arrived!

www.columbia-classics.com

The studio has indicated to me that this
should be considered a work-in-progress
and more upgrades are on the way as they
work through it.
 
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post #58 of 95
1/16/10 at 7:08am
Looks good, I really like the new intro movie. One problem though: when I click on the Martini Movies banner at the bottom, I'm prompted for a user name and password for some reason.
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post #59 of 95
1/17/10 at 4:54am
I wonder when Sony will release the 1931 films 'Girls Demand Excitment'/'Three Girls Lost'?  These were suppose to have hit the DVD format last year, after a NYC screening, but have not heard anything since...
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post #60 of 95
1/18/10 at 5:22am
Awesome!  I'm so happy to hear that at least one of the studios still cares about it's classic product.

I found it interesting that their intro movie showed clips from "Five Easy Pieces" and "On the Waterfront" which are both old DVDs in need of new transfers.  I hope that something is coming.

Keep up the good work Sony. 
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