REDS and ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ on BLU (1 Viewer)

kagemusha98 · Feb 6, 2013

I just bought REDS and ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ on Blu when I was in Paris yesterday. Great transfers! What gives? France gets American films on Blu but not the US?

Wade Sowers · Feb 6, 2013

Thanks for the information. I notice on the Amazon France listing it is shown as Region Free ("Toutes les regions"); is this correct? http://www.amazon.fr/LEvad%C3%A9-dAlcatraz-Blu-ray-Clint-Eastwood/dp/B00ABIPJDO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1360194806&sr=8-2

Ed Lachmann · Feb 6, 2013

Hmmm! Paramount! Maybe THIS is how disappointed fans will finally get a blu-ray of SAMSON AND DELILAH, after all. Vive la France!

kagemusha98 · Feb 6, 2013

Yes they are region free

rsmithjr · Feb 6, 2013

Many Paramount films are scheduled for re-issue from other distributors. Look at lists of upcoming releases. Warners has an especially large number.

ahollis · Feb 7, 2013

Ed Lachmann said:
Hmmm! Paramount! Maybe THIS is how disappointed fans will finally get a blu-ray of SAMSON AND DELILAH, after all. Vive la France!

I really think SAMSON AND DELILAH will end up on Blu from Olive or Warners. If Paramount does not end up doing a DeMille Blu box set.

Louis Letizia · Feb 7, 2013

Now that WB took selected films from Paramounts library , we will see ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ is some Clint Eastwood double feature (or quadfeature) since now WB has the majority of the Eastwood library. Since WB seems to like to pair a WB film witH a Paramount film, I could see ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ paired with PAPILLION or COOL HAND LUKE. (and PAINT YOUR WAGON with OKLAHOMA!).

Wade Sowers · Feb 7, 2013

Thanks for the information regarding the Region Freeness - I will look for these next month when I am in Paris.

kagemusha98 · Feb 7, 2013

They both were released by Paramount.....no indication in the packaging that it was distributed by WB.

Brandon Conway · Feb 7, 2013

Reds has been on Blu-ray in the US since 2006. It was one of Paramount's first releases (along with a HD-DVD counterpart). It went OOP a couple years back but will likely get a re-issue through Warner's handling of Paramount's catalog sometime in the next year or so (similar to the Blu-ray of Zodiac).

kagemusha98 · Feb 7, 2013

The store GIBERT JOSEPH in Paris , Ecole bus stop/ near Jardin du Luxembourg. has a better selection and prices than FNAC.

Wade Sowers · Feb 7, 2013

kagemusha98 said:
The store GIBERT JOSEPH in Paris , Ecole bus stop/ near Jardin du Luxembourg. has a better selection and prices than FNAC.

This is pretty close to where we stay so we will check it out - thanks!

Bob Cashill · Feb 7, 2013

The German ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ, a quality disc, can be purchased less expensively on Amazon.de (but is Region B).

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