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post #61 of 87
1/24/12 at 8:11am
Finished watching the Chans a couple of days ago. They are things of great, great beauty compared to the PD copies that have been circulating and incredibly better value than importing the Fox R1 editions. All in all I am a happy clam.
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post #62 of 87
1/24/12 at 9:48am
I got the Oland Chan set just before Christmas and still haven't had a chance to watch any of it. But, as Mark says above, they are licensed from the Fox masters, and therefore are of excellent quality, and have (as far as I am aware) all the extras from the US set included. Maybe the box artwork isn't as stellar as the US one, but it's the films that count.
Alistair
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post #63 of 87
1/27/12 at 10:26am
Odeon announced (right down to the DVD cover) then apparently pulled the 1946 Lawrence Tierney Nazi-spy thriller "Step by Step." Wonder what's up with that...? confused.gif
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post #64 of 87
1/28/12 at 8:32am
It's possible (probable) that Odeon couldn't source a good enough master of the movie to author the disc from. In the past Odeon have done exceptionally well sourcing decent masters like the Chan pictures or the Saint and Falcon pictures from RKO. Of the latter movies, even the BBC has wound up showing copies sourced from 16mm C&C Television Corporation masters. It also could be that Step By Step has a lot of print damage (as The Gay Falcon had on its BBC outing - the titles were reconstructed from still video frames).
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post #65 of 87
1/29/12 at 9:37am
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DVD Beaver comparison review for Odeon's Blu-ray release of Witchfinder General (1968):

 

 

Witchfinder General - DVD Beaver comparison review

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post #66 of 87
1/29/12 at 10:37am
I got WG for Xmas (thanks, mom...) and it is indeed nicely done. I hope Odeon does get around to putting out their other UK horrors on bd this year.
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post #67 of 87
1/30/12 at 3:01pm
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Got a few Odeon titles a few weeks ago:

 

 

Armored Car Robbery (1950)

Cornered (1945)

Experiment Perilous (1944).

 

Out of the three, Armored Car Robbery (and based on early viewing, skipping through the chapters) and Cornered looked the best.


Edited by WaveCrest - 2/2/12 at 4:45pm
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post #68 of 87
2/9/12 at 3:15pm
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Forthcoming Odeon Entertainment titles (source: Play.com):

 

 

The Hollywood Studio Collection:

 

 

The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) - Monday 12th March

 

 

The Hollywood Studio Collection (RKO Radio Pictures):

 

 

A Date with the Falcon (1942) - Monday 12th March

The Falcon in Danger (1943) - Monday 12th March

The Falcon in Hollywood (1944) - Monday 12th March

The Gay Falcon (1941) - Monday 12th March.

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post #69 of 87
2/17/12 at 4:56pm
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Forthcoming Odeon Entertainment titles (source: Play.com):

 

 

The Best of British Collection:

 

 

Harry Black and the Tiger (1958) - Monday 2nd April

Not Now Darling (1973) - Monday 16th April (available on Amazon UK from Monday 26th March - see post #75)

 

 

The Hollywood Studio Collection (RKO Radio Pictures):

 

The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) - Monday 26th March

Macao (1952) - Monday 26th March

The Spanish Main (1945) - Monday 26th March

The White Tower (1950) - Monday 26th March.


Edited by WaveCrest - 3/29/12 at 1:13pm
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post #70 of 87
3/5/12 at 3:29pm
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Forthcoming Odeon Entertainment titles (source: Play.com):

 

 

The Hollywood Studio Collection (RKO Radio Pictures):

 

 

The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943) - Monday 16th April

The Falcon in Mexico (1944) - Monday 16th April

The Falcon's Adventure (1946) - Monday 16th April

The Falcon's Alibi (1946) - Monday 16th April

The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) - Monday 16th April.

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post #71 of 87
3/9/12 at 2:22pm
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Originally Posted by Camps View Post

Odeon announced (right down to the DVD cover) then apparently pulled the 1946 Lawrence Tierney Nazi-spy thriller "Step by Step." Wonder what's up with that...? confused.gif


Not sure if it's included in newer copies of their older titles, but in Odeon's DVD release of Deadline at Dawn (1946) there's a card, on which is a questionnaire, where you can suggest a film you'd like to see released on DVD by them, and what are your favourite film genres from the choices given. Sending the card back to Odeon Entertainment you can get a free copy of Step by Step (1946) via post. This is also available on Odeon's website as well (by filling in a questionnaire form).

 

Am assuming that Step by Step will be available on Amazon UK for example, once the offer ends at the end of June.

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post #72 of 87
3/10/12 at 11:22am
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Originally Posted by WaveCrest View Post



Not sure if it's included in newer copies of their older titles, but in Odeon's DVD release of Deadline at Dawn (1946) there's a card, on which is a questionnaire, where you can suggest a film you'd like to see released on DVD by them, and what are your favourite film genres from the choices given. Sending the card back to Odeon Entertainment you can get a free copy of Step by Step (1946) via post. This is also available on Odeon's website as well (by filling in a questionnaire form).

Am assuming that Step by Step will be available on Amazon UK for example, once the offer ends at the end of June.

Thanks for the heads-up!
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post #73 of 87
3/13/12 at 2:52pm
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The BBFC added a few Odeon titles to their website today:

 

 

Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)

Mr. Moto on Danger Island (1939)

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939).

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post #74 of 87
3/27/12 at 3:52pm
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Update on previous post (post #73): the four Mr. Moto titles all have a UK release date of Monday 14th May (source: Play.com).

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post #75 of 87
3/27/12 at 5:03pm
There's a bit of concern going on that Odeon's release of Not Now Darling may be the bowldlerised version released in the UK by Slam Dunk Media in 2007. I haven't seen the disc yet or heard any confirmation, but the disc is the same BBFC rating as the 2007 release which had a number of cuts imposed by the BBFC for nudity and language to obtain a PG rating. Confusingly, the BBFC website (which has only just decided to start working after a weekend offline) gives the original certification as an A and required unspecified cuts to secure that.

Even more confusingly Play has it listed as not out until April 16, while Amazon says they have it in stock and other retailers are awaiting stock.
Edited by Mark Oates - 3/27/12 at 5:28pm
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post #76 of 87
3/29/12 at 1:20pm
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Thanks Mark for your post. Have updated post #69, with the release date on Play.com for Not Now Darling (1973), and referring to your last post (post #75).

 

Also, the release date of Harry Black and the Tiger (1958) has been pushed back to Monday 2nd April (source: Amazon UK and Play.com).

 

 

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The BBFC added some new listings to their website today for two more Peter Lorre films:

 

 

Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)

Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937).

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post #77 of 87
3/31/12 at 7:03pm
I suspect we'll have a June release date for the four remaining Mr Moto pictures.
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post #78 of 87
4/3/12 at 3:01pm
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Some new titles from Odeon Entertainment (source: Amazon UK, Odeon Entertainment's website and Play.com):

 

 

The First of the Few (1942) (Blu-ray) - Monday 30th April (previously released on DVD by Odeon Entertainment in March 2011 (source: Amazon UK)

 

 

The Best of British Collection:

 

 

 

Panic (1963) (DVD) - Monday 28th May

 

 

The Hollywood Studio Collection (20th Century Fox):

 

 

Diplomatic Courier (1952) - Monday 28th May

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Monday 28th May.


Edited by WaveCrest - 4/4/12 at 1:54pm
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post #79 of 87
4/4/12 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by Mark Oates View Post

I suspect we'll have a June release date for the four remaining Mr Moto pictures.


The BBFC added a new listing to their website today for Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937).

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post #80 of 87
4/21/12 at 11:36am
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The BBFC added a listing to their website yesterday for 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956).

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post #81 of 87
4/24/12 at 11:49am
Odeon had better get its act together over the four Motos due out in May. The cover artwork on their website is intended to match the house style for the Falcon and Saint movies - right down to accrediting the movies to RKO Radio Pictures when they were made by Twentieth Century Fox.
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post #82 of 87
4/26/12 at 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by Mark Oates View Post

I suspect we'll have a June release date for the four remaining Mr Moto pictures.

 


Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939), The Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) and Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) all have a release date of Monday 11th June (source: Play.com).

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post #83 of 87
4/26/12 at 4:38pm
Odeon's website is now carrying updated artwork for the Motos without the blue flash and the RKO logo. I just hope they got to the printers before the covers were done. smiley_wink.gif
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post #84 of 87
5/2/12 at 1:39pm
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New title from Odeon Entertainment (source: Play.com):

 

 

The Best of British Collection:

 

 

For the Love of Ada (1972) - Monday 25th June.

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post #85 of 87
5/12/12 at 3:02am
The BBFC has added Hitler's Children directed by Edward Dmytryk to their website on 11 May.
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post #86 of 87
5/15/12 at 4:29pm
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The BBFC added a listing to their website today for an Odeon title, The Bofurs Gun (1968). On the listing page for this title, under the Remarks heading it says 'Full Frame'.

 

 

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Couple of Odeon Blu-ray titles (source: Amazon UK):

 

 

The Man from Snowy River (1982) - Monday 25th June

Yellow Sky (1948) - Monday 25th June.

 

 

EDIT: The BBFC added a listing to their website today (May 16th) for an Odeon release of the Gregory Peck film The Chairman (1969).


Edited by WaveCrest - 5/16/12 at 8:56am
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post #87 of 87
5/21/12 at 2:03pm
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Odeon Entertainment titles being released in July (source: Play.com):

 

 

The Best of British Collection:

 

 

The Legacy (1978) - Monday 16th July (DVD re-release?)

 

 

The Hollywood Studio Collection (RKO Radio Pictures):

 

 

Action in Arabia (1944) - Monday 16th July

Born to Kill (aka Lady of Deceit) (1947) - Monday 16th July

The Leopard Man (1943) - Monday 16th July

Montana Belle (1952) - Monday 16th July.

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