If reports that Paramount isn't relasing any catalog titles on Blu-ray are true, are they licensing (1 Viewer)

GMpasqua · Aug 2, 2010

any titles out? Paramount has about 20 catalog titles I would like to see released on Blu-ray at some point, have any deals been struck with Criterion or Lionsgate on any other titles besides "Apocalypse Now"?

JohnMor · Aug 2, 2010

I doubt they would have recently released The African Queen on Blu-ray if they weren't going to release any catalogue titles at all.

Bradley-E · Aug 2, 2010

Yeah, But They released The African Queen back in March. Since then Paramount (not Dreamworks) has only released 2 catalog titles, Escape From L.A. and K19 The Widowmaker back in May. Dreamworks (which Paramount distributes) has released some catalog titles and has a few more announced. But Paramount as a studio only has Stardust announced for Sept. And Nothing else.

GMpasqua · Aug 2, 2010

Paramount had a bunch of films rumored for blu-ray but they seem to have disappeared:

Chinatown

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Ten Commandments

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Sunset Blvd

Once Upon a Time in the West (I really want this one, but I keep seeing the DVD in the $7.99 bin at Frys - not an encouraging sign)

and yes March was then (plus it was announced last year), this is now....and the "no catalog" rumors have just started

Brandon Conway · Aug 2, 2010

Apocalypse Now was not licensed to Lionsgate by Paramount, but rather by American Zoetrope. However, Hearts of Darkness seems to be licensed to Lionsgate by Paramount.

Bradley-E · Aug 3, 2010

Originally Posted by GMpasqua

Also The Elephant Man was talked about. White Christmas was something I thought they would release on Blu ray by now. It has always been a good seller for the studio. It would be a shame if these films never made it to Blu ray. Either Paramount needs to start producing them or licensing them out.

GuruAskew · Aug 3, 2010

I'm fairly certain that LucasFilm dictates when the "Indiana Jones" movies are released and Paramount will oblige them whenever they're ready. They have similar control over "Star Wars", Fox manufactures and distributes but everything else is done in-house by LucasFilm, including pulling the trigger on the projects in the first place.

ahollis · Aug 3, 2010

I would almost bet my Blu-ray collection and mean almost, that Paramount has some the Audrey Hepburn titles out on Blu-ray in 2011. She is a huge seller for them and I am not sure it they can go to the DVD well again with another release. I guess they will start with bare bones Blu-rays and by the third release we get what we wanted in the first place.

MCCLOUD · Aug 3, 2010

Paramount is really doing a poor job in terms of releasing 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's movies on BLU-Ray. Besides The African Queen, has Paramount released in from these decades on BLU-Ray this Year? I hope you get your wish about Audrey Hepburns movies on Blu-Ray. However, John Wayne movies are also big sellers, more than Audrey Hepburn's I would say. Paramount owns lots of John Wayne Movies such as Rio Lobo, Big Jake, Hatari, True Grit, El Dorado and many others. Paramount has not released a single John Wayne movie on Blu-Ray yet! I hope Paramount will change their operation and start releasing John Wayne films and other films from the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's on Blu-Ray! As bad a job as Paramount is doing they have no where to go but up in terms of 1950's, 1960's and 1970's movies on Blu-Ray!

Take Care!

Robert

Bradley-E · Aug 3, 2010

Originally Posted by MCCLOUD

Paramount is really doing a poor job in terms of releasing 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's movies on BLU-Ray. Besides The African Queen, has Paramount released in from these decades on BLU-Ray this Year? I hope you get your wish about Audrey Hepburns movies on Blu-Ray. However, John Wayne movies are also big sellers, more than Audrey Hepburn's I would say. Paramount owns lots of John Wayne Movies such as Rio Lobo, Big Jake, Hatari, True Grit, El Dorado and many others. Paramount has not released a single John Wayne movie on Blu-Ray yet! I hope Paramount will change their operation and start releasing John Wayne films and other films from the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's on Blu-Ray! As bad a job as Paramount is doing they have no where to go but up in terms of 1950's, 1960's and 1970's movies on Blu-Ray!

Take Care!

Robert

By this time in the early years of DVD Paramount had released many John Wayne films and many, many classic titles including Breakfast at Tiffany's , The Ten Commandments, The Court Jester, War of the Worlds and White Christmas. If they are not planning on releasing any classic titles on Blu ray, then I wish they would let someone else do it instead. Both Paramount and Disney have been terrible about releasing catalog titles on Blu ray.

Brandon Conway · Aug 3, 2010

Paramount only distributes those Wayne films on behalf of the Wayne Estate. Like Lucasfilm, they'll dictate the release schedule on Blu.

Bradley-E · Aug 3, 2010

Paramount is distributing a bunch of Wayne Est owned films like Hondo and the High & The Mighty. But they do outright own True Grit, El Dorado, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance and others.

True Grift would seem like a good choice for Blu ray with the remake coming out later this year.

MCCLOUD · Aug 3, 2010

Paramount does own the following John Wayne films:

Hatari!

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Donovan's Reef

In Harm's Way

The Sons Of Katie Elder

El Dorado

True Grit

Rio Lobo

Big Jake

The Shootist

Paramount is responsible for these John Wane movies NOT BEING AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY. Hopefully, Paramount will soon decide to release all of these John Wayne movies on Blue-Ray. Hopefully Paramount will also decide to release many other 1950's, 1960's, and 1970/s films they own on Blu-Ray.

Take Care!

Robert

captainjoe · Aug 3, 2010

This is really annoying I wish Paramount would release some titles. They brought out three of the Friday the 13th movies and then stopped and just re-issued them on DVD, I'd really like to get the rest of them but I'm not buying them again on DVD

Brandon Conway · Aug 3, 2010

Ah. For some reason I thought they were all Wayne Estate owned. I stand corrected.

Tim Glover · Aug 4, 2010

Sure would be GREAT to get The 10 Commandments on Blu-ray (Heston version)....

Robin9 · Aug 4, 2010

I assume that at some stage Paramount will release Shane on BRD. I think that movie would look superb in high definition.

Bradley-E · Aug 4, 2010

Originally Posted by Brandon Conway

Dave H · Aug 4, 2010

It's too bad that Paramount and other studios are so quiet about upcoming releases. I remember when Martin Blythe used to post on this forum about upcoming releases, etc. There used to be so many chats with most studios, etc. It seems with hi-def/Blu-ray, everything is a mystery and a super secret. Weird.

ahollis · Aug 4, 2010

MGM still has rights to China Doll, Escort West and Gun The Man Down. They released DVD's of these three film around 2007.

Originally Posted by Bradley-E
Because of a production/distribution deal with Warner Bros. and United Artists, Batjac was allowed to retain all rights to four Wayne films: the WB-distributed The High and the Mighty, Hondo, and Island in the Sky, and the UA-distributed McLintock!. It also held full copyright ownership in several non-John Wayne movies, Seven Men From Now, Man in the Vault, Ring of Fear, Plunder of the Sun, Track of the Cat, China Doll, Escort West and Gun the Man Down

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