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post #1 of 30
10/22/09 at 2:37am
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Though there's no a release date, but I hadn't read anything about it anywhere...

Here at amazon
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post #2 of 30
10/22/09 at 5:49am

I could be wrong but that just looks like the usual Amazon place holder (but with a picture of the one sheet) rather than an actual planned release.

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post #3 of 30
10/22/09 at 6:39am
I disagree. Placeholders usually have "sign up to be notified." That page looks like its already been through that process, and has been planned to be released, but has then gotten delayed/shelved. Its definitely positive, if you were interested in this title, that it has a price (nicely discounted) and is up for preorder. That doesn't mean it won't be delayed massively, as Taxi Driver Blu has also been.
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post #4 of 30
10/22/09 at 6:41am


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Originally Posted by TravisR View Post

I could be wrong but that just looks like the usual Amazon place holder (but with a picture of the one sheet) rather than an actual planned release.


I agree with you on the usual place holder, but I usually don't see a price attached to the place holder, this might up due to something from Paramount that is not official.  Of all the rumors I have read the past five months, I am not sure that I ever saw Blu-ray attached to those rumors.  This might be something here, but I will not hold my breath. Here's to hope.
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post #5 of 30
10/22/09 at 6:51am
Jeff Kleist of The Digital Bits recently said this would be out within the next year on Blu-ray Disc, so I doubt this is your run-of-the-mill Amazon placeholder.
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post #6 of 30
10/22/09 at 7:41am
It would make sense for them to do a day-and-date DVD/BD release for this title. If they don't do the Blu-ray now they may not get to it until 2020.
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post #7 of 30
10/22/09 at 8:19am
I freely admit that I may be wrong (as others have said, that they have a price listed is an optimistic sign) but I've read "The African Queen is coming next year!" too many times to really take anything but a press release seriously at this point.
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post #8 of 30
10/23/09 at 5:41am
I think it's the new amazon placeholder.

I preordered the currently airing season of Curb your Enthusiasm over a month ago with exact same type of listing as this Africa queen listing.
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post #9 of 30
10/24/09 at 1:22pm
well here's some useless movie trivia for you film fans

The African Queen was filmed at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England

a large number of yellowish / green parrots (birds) were used during the production, and subsequently escaped / were released into the surrounding countryside

move forward many years, I run a mountain bike shop and mountain bike park in Esher, Surrey

we have a colony of 6,000+ of these parrots native to the woodland that our bike park sits within

everytime I go into the mountain bike park to do maintenance work, these parrots drop things on me (nuts and branches) and try to sh*t all over the bike trails

thanks African Queen! (great movie BTW)
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post #10 of 30
10/25/09 at 3:49am
Small price to pay for a great movie!

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Originally Posted by hampsteadbandit View Post

well here's some useless movie trivia for you film fans

The African Queen was filmed at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England

a large number of yellowish / green parrots (birds) were used during the production, and subsequently escaped / were released into the surrounding countryside

move forward many years, I run a mountain bike shop and mountain bike park in Esher, Surrey

we have a colony of 6,000+ of these parrots native to the woodland that our bike park sits within

everytime I go into the mountain bike park to do maintenance work, these parrots drop things on me (nuts and branches) and try to sh*t all over the bike trails

thanks African Queen! (great movie BTW)
 


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post #11 of 30
10/25/09 at 7:30am
Well it's about time! We've only been waiting twelve years for a digital version of this film. This is one of my top three most wanted titles. That I get to bypass an inferior DVD version for a BD makes it even better.
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post #12 of 30
10/25/09 at 9:55am
Put me in the "this means next to nothing" camp.  That Taxi Driver BD has been available to order for well over a year with no release in sight.

I have even less faith in any rumors that originate from the bits staff ........from the imaginary Indy set, the Alien Quad, Apocalypse Now, Sunset Blvd, etc, etc, etc........

Not to say there isn't a chance this will come out but there's nothing here that gets me excited.
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post #13 of 30
11/7/09 at 6:21am
Well, I just received an email from Amazon this morning that THE AFRICAN QUEEN is now available to order.  I don't see a release date, but they do have a price. The company is Paramount Home Entertainment (which is good sign ).  

They are also offering a DVD edition.
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post #14 of 30
11/7/09 at 7:51am


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Originally Posted by GeorgeJA View Post

Well, I just received an email from Amazon this morning that THE AFRICAN QUEEN is now available to order.  I don't see a release date, but they do have a price. The company is Paramount Home Entertainment (which is good sign ).  

They are also offering a DVD edition.
That's exactly what was posted in the first post of this topic and explained in the
11 posts that followed.

Amazon frequently puts thngs up for order that havent even been announced yet.

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post #15 of 30
11/13/09 at 4:14pm


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Originally Posted by TonyD View Post



That's exactly what was posted in the first post of this topic and explained in the
11 posts that followed.

Amazon frequently puts thngs up for order that havent even been announced yet.
 

Not really, another long awaited Paramount title "1492: Conquest Of Paradise" is not up for preorder on either DVD or Blu-ray on Amazon.com, just release notification. I would say that there is definitely something going on here and this is a positive sign for this truly long awaited Paramount catalogue title. I am pretty sure if "The African Queen" is not released in 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray from Paramount Pictures, there will be lots of upset fans in the R1 market.



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post #16 of 30
11/13/09 at 5:18pm
amazon has no say in when a movie gets released and it means nothing that they have it up for order.

I bet you can find plenty of dvds up for order that have no release and haven't even been announced.

It isnt exactly going out on a limb to guess that African Queen will be released sometime in the next 13 months especialy since it has been mentioned on a few reliable sites that it might be released next year, at least one being Digital bits.

Same with that Season 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, it hasn't been anounced and doesn't have a date but it will surely be out next year.

 I don't care what web site has it up for order it doesn't mean anything until it actually is on my shelf.
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post #17 of 30
11/16/09 at 8:35pm
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post #18 of 30
12/5/09 at 1:23pm
Just heard that this will be released on 2/23/2010 on DVD and Blu-ray...details are still early, looks to be a Special Edition. Expect for it to be available for preorder soon, I hope Paramount holds to it.
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post #19 of 30
12/5/09 at 3:30pm
Were'd you hear that, walmart.com.
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post #20 of 30
12/5/09 at 5:43pm


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Originally Posted by ricktech12 View Post

Just heard that this will be released on 2/23/2010 on DVD and Blu-ray...details are still early, looks to be a Special Edition. Expect for it to be available for preorder soon, I hope Paramount holds to it.

Yeah.  A source would be nice, Rick. 

Apparently you don't seem too sure of your own information if you are "hoping" Paramount "holds to it."
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post #21 of 30
12/5/09 at 11:09pm
Yep. I don't have a source other than that listing, it looks promising but again it's hard to be sure until there is some kind of an official announcement. I hope this release happens...
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post #22 of 30
12/6/09 at 7:37am
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3850

 Apparently it may be one of the 'Sapphire Series'. If so, I sure hope we get a 'Braveheart' transfer instead a 'Gladiator' one.
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post #23 of 30
12/6/09 at 11:14am


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Originally Posted by Heinz W View Post

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3850

 Apparently it may be one of the 'Sapphire Series'. If so, I sure hope we get a 'Braveheart' transfer instead a 'Gladiator' one.

I hope it is the right date this time, but walmart.com isn't anymore reliable then the amazon listing.

Even the posting over there at blu-ray.com just says, "An early announcement to retailers indicates that ...."
so no saying were the announcement is coming from.
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post #24 of 30
1/11/10 at 8:09am
Today at Blu-ray.com they announced THE AFRICAN QUEEN as coming to Blu-ray March 23.  This was an official announcement from Paramount.

"The African Queen Blu-ray Announced for March


Posted January 11, 2010 09:56 AM

     
 Paranount Home Entertainment has announced that it will release 'The African Queen' on Blu-ray on March 23. Meticulously restored using state-of-the-art 4K digital technology, 'The African Queen' will now be available for a new generation to appreciate and for long-time fans to see again, as if for the first time. Legendary director John Huston's treasured romantic adventure stars the incomparable Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart in a role that won him his only Academy Award."

There will be a singel disc Blu-ray and a box set.

The special features are listed as:

  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen--This comprehensive documentary takes a look back at the production with commentary about the cast, the challenges of the filming locations and how the spectacular cinematography impacted the industry overall. Includes on-camera interviews with notable Hollywood icons, critics and crew members from the film including Martin Scorsese, Tony Huston, Richard Schickel and more, plus never-before-seen archival images and home movie footage provided by the estate of cinematographer Jack Cardiff.
The Commemorative, Limited-Edition Blu-ray box set includes the above along with:
  • An audio disc with a recording of the Lux Radio Theater presents The African Queen radio broadcast
  • A Senitype® film frame collectible reproduction
  • Collectible postcards featuring reproductions of images related to the film
  • A reproduction of Katharine Hepburn's out-of-print memoir The Making of The African Queen or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind
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post #25 of 30
1/11/10 at 9:46am
Just got the official release too.  It is for real.
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post #26 of 30
1/11/10 at 9:59am
It's about time.
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post #27 of 30
1/11/10 at 10:01am
Until Ron gets the PR posted...


FULLY RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL GLORY,
DIRECTOR JOHN HUSTON’S MONUMENTAL CLASSIC DEBUTS ON DVD AND BLU-RAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
The Final Film  from AFI’s 100 Greatest Movies to Arrive on DVD Makes its
 Long-Awaited Premiere March 23, 2010
Including Nearly an Hour of All-New Bonus Material
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (January 11, 2010) – Filled with adventure, drama, humor and romance, the epic and enduring cinematic classic THE AFRICAN QUEEN will finally make its way home when it debuts on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time ever on March 23, 2010 from Paramount Home Entertainment.  Meticulously restored using state-of-the-art 4K digital technology, THE AFRICAN QUEEN will now be available for a new generation to appreciate and for long-time fans to see again, as if for the first time. Legendary director John Huston’s treasured romantic adventure stars the incomparable Humphrey Bogart as hard-drinking boat captain Charlie Allnut—a role that won him his only Academy Award® (Best Actor, 1951)—and renowned actress Katharine Hepburn as missionary Rose Sayer in a tale of two disparate people thrown together by fate and drawn together by love.

A six-year journey filled with challenges nearly as difficult as those faced by Rose and Charlie, the restoration process began at the source: Romulus Films—one of the film’s original production companies—provided access to the original three-strip negative at a London facility where the film was carefully scanned and digitized.  The separate elements were then transferred to Los Angeles and painstakingly recombined and inspected frame by frame to ensure that every detail aligned and that any dirt and scratches were removed.  

To ensure that the restored picture matched the filmmakers’ original vision, Paramount arranged a screening of an MPAA archive print for the film’s original cinematographer, Academy Award® winner Jack Cardiff*, whose comments were recorded live during the screening.  That same archival print was later screened alongside the newly restored version so that the restoration team could ensure that all of Cardiff’s notes had been addressed.  The result is a vibrant, warm picture that reverentially recreates the film as it was originally meant to be seen.

THE AFRICAN QUEEN will be available as a single disc DVD or Blu-ray and also in Commemorative, Limited Edition DVD or Blu-ray box sets.  Both the DVD and Blu-ray feature a new documentary entitled “Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen”, which includes new interviews with contemporary film experts such as Martin Scorsese and incorporates home movies, archival images and more.  The Commemorative box set includes either the DVD or Blu-ray detailed above, plus an audio disc with a recording of the Lux Radio Theater broadcast of The African Queen, a reproduction of Katharine Hepburn’s out-of-print memoir The Making of The African Queen or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind, a Senitype® film frame collectible reproduction and postcards featuring reproductions of images related to the film.

THE AFRICAN QUEEN DVD & Blu-ray
THE AFRICAN QUEEN DVD is presented in full screen format with English, French and Spanish Mono and English, French and Spanish subtitles.  The Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with English, French and Spanish Mono and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Special features are as follows:
  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen—This comprehensive documentary takes a look back at the production with commentary about the cast, the challenges of the filming locations and how the spectacular cinematography impacted the industry overall. Includes on-camera interviews with notable Hollywood icons, critics and crew members from the film including Martin Scorsese, Tony Huston, Richard Schickel and more, plus never-before-seen archival images and home movie footage provided by the estate of cinematographer Jack Cardiff.


The Commemorative, Limited-Edition DVD and Blu-ray box sets include the above along with:
  • An audio disc with a recording of the Lux Radio Theater presents The African Queen radio broadcast
  • A Senitype® film frame collectible reproduction
  • Collectible postcards featuring reproductions of images related to the film
  • A reproduction of Katharine Hepburn’s out-of-print memoir The Making of The African Queen or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind


 About Paramount Home Entertainment
 Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.  PPC is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands.  PHE is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Paramount Famous Productions, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS and PBS and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.
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post #28 of 30
1/11/10 at 10:03am
That you Paramount for releasing the full box set and a disc extras only version!
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post #29 of 30
1/11/10 at 10:03am
And, at least Paramount is also offering a single-disc release day-and-date and not JUST the big box package with all the swag. 
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post #30 of 30
1/11/10 at 10:08am
We get the same press releases.
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