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R.I.P. Great New Release Schedules

post #1 of 12
10/19/09 at 9:22am
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In years gone by, especially around this season, I was practically overwhelmed by the number of great titles that were being announced for DVD release. This year: a veritable desert. Sure, I understand the economy sucks, downloads are more popular, and studios are shying away from catalog titles. Even those classics previously rumored for Blu-ray ("Sunset Boulevard." "Elephant Man," "Bridge On the River Kwai," "Lawrence Of Arabia," "Walkabout," and many more) have been either dropped or delayed for however long. I don't blame the studios (rather, Wall Street, banks, politics), but I lament this dearth of new dvd titles, as so much remains unreleased. The Warner Archives is a great idea but does not go nearly far enough (I think there needs to be some incentive for online rental companies like Netflix to purchase and offer these DVD-R's for rent, as well as allowing consumers to pick their own 5 for $50.00 titles from the entire listing). Guess I am just lamenting the wonderful past. Things change.
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post #2 of 12
10/19/09 at 10:00am
Financially, I would dread the 4th quarter.  It seemed like a solid 10 weeks of releases that I could barely keep up with.  This year, it's literally down to one heavy week.   A few other releases sprinkled here and there, but the only significant week for me is November 3 and even it isn't that bad.
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post #3 of 12
10/19/09 at 10:06am
Fourth quarter isn't that bad compared to the rest of the year. Several nice releases in late October, early November. I just hope we'll see some retail announcements from Warner for early 2010.

Edit: And I miss those Mondays when the new announcements from Warner were published in this board.

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post #4 of 12
10/19/09 at 10:08am


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Originally Posted by Dick View Post

In years gone by, especially around this season, I was practically overwhelmed by the number of great titles that were being announced for DVD release. This year: a veritable desert. Sure, I understand the economy sucks, downloads are more popular, and studios are shying away from catalog titles.

Are downloads really that popular?  I've never heard any figures.
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post #5 of 12
10/19/09 at 11:22am
It has gotten even worse in the tv-on-dvd category. Strange too because it does seem to still be a very active market. There are still consumers out there waiting for new releases. Not sure if it is a psychological safety net for the studios or what. It has definitely changed a lot this year.
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post #6 of 12
10/19/09 at 1:09pm
According to ClassicFlix.com, classic releases are down 27% this year with Warner and Fox seeing the biggest reduction in output.

Edited by gunthertoody - 10/19/09 at 4:19pm
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post #7 of 12
10/19/09 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by gunthertoody View Post

According to ClassicFlix.com, classic releases are down 27% this year with Warner and Fox seeing the biggest reduction in output.

'MGM & Fox: Are they still in business?'

'VCI continues to excel with its British sets, Serials, Westerns & mainly B selections'; the level of output may be decent, as to whether they actually 'excel' is a matter of debate.
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post #8 of 12
10/19/09 at 2:09pm
Q4 will always be a busy time - that's when all the big summer movies come out on DVD.  As long as they still churn 'em out in the Summer there'll always be something to buy in November. However, I wish the studios wouldn't wait until the holiday season to release the best stuff
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post #9 of 12
10/19/09 at 2:58pm


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Q4 will always be a busy time - that's when all the big summer movies come out on DVD.  As long as they still churn 'em out in the Summer there'll always be something to buy in November.

I think we might be talking at cross purposes here. I'm assuming the OP was referring to the dearth of new catalogue titles on DVD in Q4.
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post #10 of 12
10/19/09 at 4:47pm


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I think we might be talking at cross purposes here. I'm assuming the OP was referring to the dearth of new catalogue titles on DVD in Q4.
 

While I would like to have HANGOVER, I much rather have RAINTREE COUNTY, SAMSON & DELILAH, or a collection of ANDY HARDY films before BRUNO or some of that other crap this summer.
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post #11 of 12
10/19/09 at 4:59pm
If you need cheering up, try checking "just listed" on bluray.com.

No release date yet: (all blu rays)
 
Universal (Jurassic/Back to the Future/Rear Window/Psycho/Vertigo)
MGM (Paths of Glory)
Dreamworks (American Beauty)
Paramount (Apocalypse Now/Once Upon Time West).
Warner (Kane)
Mary Poppins (Disney)

Also listed: Sunset Boulevard, City of God, Se7en, 12 Angry Men (blu rays)

Warner's French schedule has been announced for 2010, including blu rays of A Star is Born in second quarter, Maltese Falcon and Treasure of the Sierra Madre in Q4.
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post #12 of 12
10/19/09 at 5:03pm


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Are downloads really that popular?  I've never heard any figures.

No they are not.  Still a very very small piece of the pie.  Many phones have the capability to play full length movie videos yet how many people do this?  Not in my neighborhood.

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