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The June and August topics sound promising but cover an awful lot of territory... could be anything.... The December topic is encouraging too but also wide-ranging; a number of Uni noir titles already have made their way to home vid, so let's hope this would include fresh releases.JoHud said:A rumoured 2012 list of Universal releases which is has presumably been leaked on another forum has been posted in another thread. Supposedly, the 2012 list (after the Dietrich set) for this program is: April: Joel McCrea westerns June: 1950's melodrama August: Universal rarities October: Billy Wilder collection December: Film Noir I must say, it certainly sounds legit, as this list doesn't go out of its way in wish-fulfillment. I suppose in upcoming months we will know soon enough.
Camps said:The June and August topics sound promising but cover an awful lot of territory... could be anything.... The December topic is encouraging too but also wide-ranging; a number of Uni noir titles already have made their way to home vid, so let's hope this would include fresh releases.
Joel McCrea Westerns? I would much rather see Gary Cooper Westerns as many of the early ones have been restored by UCLA. August is often a time when horror titles are released, so I'll keep my fingers crossed about that. I hope they don't stick their Alan Ladd titles in the Film Noir collection. Ideally, they would be released in a six film Backlot Collection with perhaps a rescued from rights purgatory Great Gatsby single DVD to coincide with the new film, but he deserves his own collection. Paramount's Ladd titles are less well known, but Olive Films has released one already and Captain Carey USA is in their next wave. Ray Milland would also be welcome. I really don't understand how titles are chosen for the TCM sets.JoHud said:A rumoured 2012 list of Universal releases which is has presumably been leaked on another forum has been posted in another thread. Supposedly, the 2012 list (after the Dietrich set) for this program is: April: Joel McCrea westerns June: 1950's melodrama August: Universal rarities October: Billy Wilder collection December: Film Noir I must say, it certainly sounds legit, as this list doesn't go out of its way in wish-fulfillment. I suppose in upcoming months we will know soon enough.
Well, well, well. The Unguarded Moment! Out of the blue - just like that! One of the most sought after missing movies, not included in Hollywood Classics' list of Universal movies, and here it is. OK. I'm pre-ordering this box-set. I've wanted The Unguarded Moment for a long time and I'm not taking any chances.Camps said:I'm guessing this is from the aforementioned marketing partnership: A TCM-branded box set of '50s Universal "Women in Danger" films, now up for pre-order via Movies Unlimited: http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D59795&utm_source=Listrak&trk_msg=FQTENPGRS1JKB4RIA0Q6KKIJF8&trk_contact=HNTM1QSLG43588U7ISRNC63ICC&utm_campaign=What%27s+the+best+%22Mafia%22+movie%3F&utm_term=Women+In+Danger%3A+1950s+Thrillers&utm_medium=Email Though this doesn't seem to line up with the rumored release categories listed above....
Agreed, Justin. I've been wailing for ages about Universal cranking up the MOD volume. Here's hoping the "Universal Rarities" set rumored for August includes some choice stuff. But gee, one box set every 2 months....? I really wish these guys would try a bit more to emulate the Warner Archive model, or get in bed with them somehow ... anything to get more than 4 movies every 8 weeks...Justin Ray said:Great list of films, yet, with so many Universal films (note above) unreleased, this seems like more of a bittersweet release...