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It's amazing to watch a movie from decades past and see that it's just as relevant now as it was then. Fritz Lang's Metropolis is just three years shy of being 100 years old, and it tells a story relevant today regarding income inequality and the death of the middle class.

Forget it, Jake. It's Amazon.

I like it, perhaps more than I should. ;)

I don't think they should be necessary, but on the list of things to get worked up about, this is down toward the bottom.

As well as, separately, the single feature film of the franchise: General Spanky.

And Louis Calhern as, well, the title character!

You've got two choices: "sometime" and "never".

Until any such buyout is actually announced, I'm not going to stress myself out about what might happen.

Those stupids? 🤨

It wouldn't waste a slot. WAC's reissues are just straight repressings of the previous WHV editions. So no remastering, re-authoring, etc.

Ah, right. My bad. That probably indicates that it'll be re-issued as a WAC title, like several others have been.

Out of Print? Other than perhaps the Goldwyn films, I can't imagine why any WAC title would go OOP. They've probably just run out of stock and need to press more. Much like Criterion, where people have a meltdown when a title is described on their website as "currently unavailable" and prices...

It's not clear exactly what Wellman did on Tarzan Escapes. I've seen five different people acknowledged as having contributed to the direction on the film, but I've only ever seen details presented for three of them as to what their participation consisted of: James McKay, John Farrow, and...

Well, whattaya know...

I was already in for the 30s/40s films, but this is an absolutely delightful surprise! A terrific cast, and a wonderful kinda sorta performance of Hamlet. The only disappointment is them not using the (to me preferred) original British title, In the Bleak Midwinter.

Define "expressed an interest". Do you mean a title that someone here at HTF has said "Hey, I'd like to see them release 'X'"? Or that someone here has it on their "desired list"? I don't often express what I'd like to see from the various labels, because I figure that if they'll get to them...

I can't say I'm excited about it, either. The three vintage titles, yes. Palmetto, probably. The first two, nah. I imagine this is one of those times that it'll be someone else's chance to be pleased.

Well, of course it isn't. August tends to be when October releases are announced (for most labels, not just Warner).

I want my instant gratification, and I want it NOW!!!

But would WAC have restored and upgraded it to Blu-ray? That's the question. TCM Archives released a Buster Keaton DVD collection that included three films: The Cameraman, Spite Marriage, and Free and Easy. Criterion released a Blu-ray that included the first two by not the third. It's unclear...

Criterion allegedly licensed this from Warner several years ago. I'm sure that if that deal hadn't happened, it would have come out from WAC. I have my doubts that WAC would release the other two, though. Possibly.

I don't know. Criterion's listing at their website doesn't say...so, probably not.

Don't give me that! You're not sorry at all. Admit it! ;)

One of us! One of us! One of Us!

You can make the case, sure, but the point is that Warner has a metric shitload of movies that deserve spanking-new BD releases, and they can only release so many at a time. To be honest, RKO is my favorite of the Golden Age majors, and I'd love to see more of their films released, too. But as...

Thanks. I must have missed that release. I was thinking specifically of The Terminator Anthology that included up through Terminator: Salvation.

Depends. They've released plenty of titles that were originally released by other studios or production companies, such as foreign productions that they've had US rights to for a long time (such as Golden Harvest, Hammer, or Amicus films). And they've released films from production companies...

And it's not like WAC doesn't release RKO films. Just this year, there's been Rancho Notorious, Clash by Night, The Boy with Green Hair, Angel Face, Cimarron, and Little Women.

Not necessarily. There are a few instances where they've licensed films from other studios for series sets, such as Mad Max (from MGM), and The Terminator (MGM) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Lionsgate). There was also at least one Kubrick DVD collection where they included Dr. Strangelove...

Oh, absolutely. Gunga Din, in particular, is high on my list of desired releases. But without knowing exactly what is holding it up, I stay patient. It's likely that there are several restoration-related issues that are delaying its release. It is what it is.