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I found some CD-Rs and DVD-Rs in my dad’s attic that I left there over 20 years ago - they were subjected to stifling heat and humidity in the summers, freezing cold in the winters, and even some rain during a roof leak no one caught for a couple years. Somehow, every single one that I’ve tried...

I would argue that they were. These were films that, relatively speaking, had almost no marketplace demand, so the pricing had to reflect the costs it took to create that product. Even if they were sourced from vintage masters, someone still had to take the time to digitize those masters, author...

Yeah I understand why they’re not doing it anymore but I also wish they still were. I have some new favorites thanks to that program.

At the time the DVD MOD line was started, the idea behind it was that the studio had tons of older masters from the VHS and early cable days that weren’t of high enough quality for new DVD editions. The studio also felt that most of these titles didn’t have enough demand to cover the expense of...

I’m trying to be generous to an author and website that has served our hobby and community well for a very long time. I think he makes a good point in that studios have never been perfect and that mistakes have always been part of the game, and I think he makes a good point that sometimes...

In my view, I think Bill Hunt makes some good points, but that other parts are too cute by half, and that he’s perhaps wearing his “enthusiast” hat at the detriment of a more nuanced view of how the marketplace is changing. The simple fact is that a little over a decade ago, physical media was...

Never say never, but the reason Warner made an exception to their “no outside vendors” policy in that specific case is that Strohmeier and March, through their ownership interests in Cinerama, share ownership of the Brothers Grimm film. That’s not the case for any of the Warner 3D holdings...

Allied Vaughn is a replicating company that handles production of small batch orders of physical media. They are who Warner Archive contracts for the production of their discs. The listings may have been submitted earlier as a practical matter so that Amazon was prepared to receive the shipment...

You’re both right from a certain point of view. MGM has a choice of whether to self-release titles and/or license them to a third party boutique label like Kino. If MGM decides to release these titles themselves, they currently have a distribution deal with Warner Home Video. Warner Home...

Not quite sure what Kino releasing the Mr. Wong films has to do with what Warner Archives chooses to release. At the end of the day, the biggest obstacle with any specific Warner title isn’t it’s individual content, it’s the fact that they control the rights to thousands of titles, but only...

HD signals are formatted for 16x9 regardless of the actual content contained within. This is simply a technical explanation that while the aspect ratio of the film is 1.37:1, the actual signal being sent from the disc player to the TV is 16x9. That is true of every single Blu-ray disc - the...

I’d add to that that Amazon is in the business of making money by selling Prime memberships and whatever widgets its customers want. They don’t care what you’re buying or watching as long as you’re buying and watching. If they felt there was significant money to be made by reissuing these titles...

I suspect this is a minority opinion but I’m not really bothered by Warner celebrating films they now own that were originally created by other entities. The way I see it is that Warner is the steward of those titles and protecting, preserving and promoting them is part of that stewardship. To...

I really think it’s probably more a matter of elements needing a lot of work and/or disappointing sales numbers on the earlier DVD releases more than specific content. Warner Archive had no problem releasing Kentucky Kernels a couple years ago which is loaded with “product of its era” content...

Frankly this is why most studios have stopped interacting directly with their home video customers and why we don’t see lots of insiders participating publicly here and at other forums anymore. There’s just no winning. If you announce something people have asked about for ages at long last, the...

The only time I really look at the chapter menu pages now is if I’m reviewing a disc for HTF - I want to make sure the disc functionality is what it’s supposed to be, or alert our members if there’s anything to be on the lookout for (like a chapter page button linking to the wrong episode, which...

It’s one of the easiest budget items to cut on authoring a disc without making a significant change to the user experience. Back in a past life when I was designing disc layouts for an authoring facility to execute, there were certain fixed costs that wouldn’t change regardless, and others that...

That’s what I thought when I got the DVD. Honestly, it was… fine. Gable’s been better in other places, and while it’s great to see an up-and-coming Stewart, he’s not given much to work with as the studio was still struggling to figure out how best to use him. It’s a little more heavy handed than...

I bought the old DVD-R last year, so you’re welcome :D

Responses like that are the very reason studios are very reluctant to allow their personnel to speak publicly about unannounced plans. There’s no upside.

I still need to pick up Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and Stage Fright. Shelf space and extra cash have been a little tight so I’m waiting to get them until I’m in the mood to see them again. I had seen each pretty recent to when the disc came out so I didn’t feel the need to get them on...

Nope, we’re not gonna turn this into another anti-streaming thread.

It very well could be one day. Or it may not. I think we are at a point in home entertainment where we have to accept that not all titles will come out in exactly the product configuration that we might prefer.

Life With Father was remastered with funding from the HBO Max division of the company and was available as a launch title on that service - it isn’t showing there right now but has rotated on and off the service several times and will almost certainly return to it. It looked and sounded fantastic.

My honest guess is that the hold up is either elements issues or perceived lack of demand. If memory serves they took a while to come to DVD back in the day too. I know the Tarzan films are of the time they’re made but I think Warner has put out other stuff that is at least as much as, if not...

I’ve seen chatter of people wanting/hoping for/expecting a Criterion release of Superman: The Movie, and I have to admit, it’s never quite made sense to me. Warner has already issued several wonderful editions of the film - there’s three different cuts available on Blu-ray (plus on UHD there’s...

I noticed there are a couple other W&W films on HBO Max. I haven’t watched yet so I don’t know anything about how good or bad they look, but I will check them out when I can.

I get that - that’s my concern with their vintage 3D holdings. But I do think the Tarzan films have a little more appeal than the 3D stuff. I mean, they did a Wheeler & Woolsey film less than a year ago, so I gotta figure if that’s possible, anything is.

I will also be picking this one up - I typically enjoy watching films like this around Fourth of July and this will be a wonderful addition to that yearly tradition. I haven’t seen it since I was a kid!

I agree wholeheartedly, and also, many thanks for your kind words earlier. I really don’t see this as a lack of communication. They explained this on their podcast. I’m not sure what else they could reasonably be expected to do. The podcast is the method of communication. I am surprised that...