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SONY Bluray, where's the rest?

post #1 of 2
4/20/10 at 4:35pm
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Why is it that of the " 9 " pre 1975 film titles SONY /Columbia has released to date on Blu ray - 5 five of them are Ray Harryhausen films?

Doesn't anyone at SONY know Coulmbia Pictures made other types films before 1975??? 

 
It Came From Beneath the Sea Blu-ray
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
20 Million Miles to Earth
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Jason and the Argonauts
Dr Strangelove
The Professionals
In Cold Blood
Easy Rider
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post #2 of 2
4/20/10 at 5:15pm
Penton-Man on blu-ray.com states they're working hard to prep both The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, though releases are not imminent.

Generally speaking Sony has slowed down the pre-70s releases (and catalog in general) over the last year as other studios help carry the burden of Blu-ray promotion. Additionally, most Columbia films pre-50s are not exactly in the best condition. Even the most prominent and likely (from a marketing standpoint) films that would get releases, like the Capra screwball comedies, are in relatively poor condition for current HD standards. Add to that the relative lack of color films prior to the 1950s and you have a recipe for fewer releases on Blu. (Like it or not, there's still an inherent HD bias in the market for B&W films).
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