I would be thrilled to see any of these titles released on Blu-ray.. It is a shame that DMC and even Disney+ do not regard much of the studio's output from the 50s through the late 60s as highly regarded and sought after by fans. I have written Disney+ asking that with so much material from...
WESTWARD HO THE WAGONS is in Cinemascope - it looked pretty bad on VHS. The others except JOHNNY TREMAIN were shown theatrically at 1:75:1 The three starring James McArthur looked fine in theaters without any heads cut off.
Those films may be available on DVD but I don't believe any of them were restored to their original aspect ratio. So I see no reason to purchase pan + scan versions.
My most sought after titles include LIGHT IN THE FOREST, WESTWARD HO THE WAGONS, TONKA , JOHNNY TREMAIN, THIRD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN, KIDNAPPED & SUMMER MAGIC... But chances are slim because of the age of these films . I also wonder if content in the three westerns is now considered not PC. I have...
Until the early 1990s, the 1944 version was the only one available to watch. It wasn't until American Movie Classics debuted the Roadshow version during a week devoted to restored films that most of us finally were given the opportunity to see the original film. I believe that that print was...
Unfortunately, I knew that nothing from the re-edited version from 1944 was ever issued on disc . That version not only has a newly filmed introduction/prologue(approximately nine minutes) but quite a few other variations. The opening credits were redone ; the scenes aboard the WW2 aircraft in...
Any and all of those titles would be most welcome. I would especially love to see the Roadshow versions of ISADORA , ZIEGFIELD FOLLIES and RAINTREE COUNTY. The roadshow version of ISADORA runs 171 minutes as opposed to the director's cut of 153 minutes - either or both would be preferable to...
What a shame that the Blu-ray release of this major film of its day - in 1952 - has only a trailer as an extra . As a fan since childhood of this classic , I know that a vast amount of advertising material was produced by Samuel Goldwyn studios - a program, special glossy lobbies, a deluxe...
I know - it comes from 1994 - in the dreaded pan and scan process. It is a real injustice to show cropped widescreen films anywhere, especially TCM. The same is true with THE BIG FISHERMAN from the same year - a horrible copy originally shown on the Disney channel in the 1980s!
Warner Archives has been working on getting this film released for a t least a decade - currently the film is in limbo.
It is a beautiful looking film shot in Technirama & Technicolor and has a magnificent score by Elmer Bernstein.
It stars a fine cast headed by Carroll Baker, Roger Moore...
I own both of the German (Colosseo Film) DVD and Blu-ray releases of ULYSSES. The print runs 113 minutes (NTSC) and has an aspect of 1:1.55 . It also has an alternate (or expanded ending). It does not look cropped - certainly it is the best I have ever seen this classic epic. Some scenes were...
I would definitely buy a new edition of THE EGYPTIAN(I own the TT). Maybe it can be given a 4K HD remaster and maybe a few extras. It is certainly worthy of a commentary.
I am thrilled that you are releasing more of the Technicolor films of Maria Montez - ARABIAN NIGHTS & ALI BABA THE 40 THIEVES in July. There are at least two or three others worthy of Blu-ray release - WHITE SAVAGE and SUDAN are foremost . Also there are GYPSY WILDCAT &PIRATES OF MONTEREY...
Here is a beautiful film that Warner Archive told me years ago that they working on getting released... I wish there was something fans could do to support the restoration of classic films like this that have all but vanished. Of course I buy their product but I mean something more helpful. The...
I am so glad I just purchased this. It is really an experience the 1st time you see this film(despite some faux pas).so I am looking forward to seeing it again I bought mine from Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller - best price online.
I , too, was looking forward to these musical Blu-rays, especially HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO .. I am not a fan of PIN UP GIRL but I do like MOTHER WORE TIGHTS .. I thought that the Blu-ray of MY GAL SAL was quite nice - how did that one survive in better condition? Just luck? I just imported the...
DIRECTOR
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
STARRING
Cyril Cusack, David Farrar, Jennifer Jones, Sybil Thorndike
Screening in 35mm as part of the retrospective series POWELL & PRESSBURGER: THE ARCHERS!
Roundly dismissed by critics in its day, more recently reclaimed and rehabilitated by Powell...
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH is a film I fell in love with as a kid when I saw it on its first reissue in 1958-9. I certainly can remember that first time seeing this candy colored, Technicolor love letter to the world of Circus, especially that of Ringling Bros. + Barnum & Bailey. For me, the...