Warner also released a single disc with four shorts as a Suncoast exclusive when King Kong (1933) came out on dvd. It was given as a freebie, but comes in a real deal case with a upc and studio catalog number on the spine. I have it, and figured they were going to do a line of them. Its never...
the article was edited, apparently Ted Newsom who was quoted turned to debunk the whole thing. Any clue where he did this, as I would like to read it directly from Ted.
if we're holding out hope, someone check for cans marked "London after midnight" The good news is that findings like this should get more cash flow going that way for restoration, etc. which means they will be looking through what they have.
the 50th anniversary Man with the golden arm also suffered from a pal conversion. While it was the best available, it was problematic with ghosting, etc.
there was a great TCM documentary a few years back called "the Race to save 100 years" It went into film preservation, as well as the labor and cost of cataloging, storing, and restoring films. I think the problem becomes that the sands of time are moving faster than the budget allows sometimes...
its been on the fox website since at least august with the three new titles listed. I don't expect any of them to see the light of day until at least February or march
that was built way back on vhs. I'm bummed as a HD-DVD owner that I can't get them now, but sooner or later they'll get to this format, or I'll get to the other....in the mean time no worries
worth noting. the shaft triple feature is actually full screen. While the double feature with shaft/big score has ws and fs. i got the dolemite set at fye for 32.99
I have ordered several of the grey market titles from the Blax Company. The prints and quality range from very good, to poor tv edit versions. as far as what to grab on sale... Sweet Sweetback's Badassssssssssss song Pam Grier Box Set Dolemite The Mack Blacula Trouble Man