20th Century Fox's 'Studio Classics' DVD Series (2 Viewers)

[Nils Luehrmann]

Rafael,

I get the feeling you are a huge fan of Tyrone Power.

Those are some good titles, many of which were released as 'Studio Classics' on VHS, but the DVD series is a whole different beast. Considering the cost of production of the 'Studio Classics' DVDs (restoration, remastering, supplements, etc), Fox has made it abundantly clear that at least for now, only titles with large market appeal will likely get released as 'Studio Classics'.

I would not be surprised to see some of those titles that were released as 'Studio Classics' on VHS to get released as movie only versions on DVD sometime in the near future.

'This Above All' was not one of Tyrone Power's better films, but if it did find its way onto DVD it would most likely be part of Fox's 'War Classics' series.

 

[RafaelPires]

Yes, Nils, I'm a huge Tyrone Power fan, as much I'm crazy about Alice Faye and Betty Grable. And I know there's a difference between the Studio Classic as it was released in vhs and now on dvd.
In fact some of those titles that were part of the Studio Classic VHS were released on dvd just as catalog releases (I was a male was bride, People will talk, Cheaper by the dozen and now Roxie Hart).
But let's wait and see.

 

[John Leaning]

DDD is now showing these as a price drop to $10.33 with a retail of $14.95 on 03/02/04

 

[AlanP]

Shouldn't there be a review of "PEYTON PLACE" soon ?
It is due out in less than three weeks ?
Anyone have any details about it ?
I am curious if they might include the PILOT for
the TV SERIES, that would be awesome. Before, they
ruined the series for television. It is my understanding
the PILOT stuck very close to the film, then someone came
in and rewrote the series eliminating half of the major
characters from the film and the book.

 

[John Bryant]

Nils,

All four packs have gotten a drop to $23.99. With Sunrise selling for $20+ on ebay, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for people to pick up almost the entire collection for almost nothing at all .

 

[Paul_Scott]

my most wanted.

 

[Joe_Pinney]

My most wanted 20th Century Fox classic titles -

The Egyptian (1954)
One in a Million (1936) (Sonja Henie's debut!)
The Rains Came (1939)
Blood and Sand (1941)
Sun Valley Serenade (1942)
Lifeboat (1944)
Kiss of Death (1947) (Richard Widmark's debut!)
No Way Out (1950)(Sidney Poitier's debut!)

 

[Nils Luehrmann]

Joe,

IMDB doesn't allow hotlinking of their images so your post only shows eight boxes with red crosses.

Although it is possible to still see a blocked image by right-clicking, selecting 'Properties', copying the URL of the image, opening a new browser window, pasting the copied URL into the address field and hit enter. I would not expect most readers to go through all that effort, certainly not if there are many empty images.

Even when a site allows for hotlinking, I always recommend adding the title of the film below or above the image in the event that at some point the image's URL changes, is removed, or the host site no longer allows for hotlinking.

 

[Joe_Pinney]

Oh, I wasn't aware of that, Nils, thanks for the heads-up. I've now edited my original post to show only the titles.

 

[Joe_Pinney]

Oh what the heck, here's a couple of posters of The Egyptian that I found over at Martin Hart's American Widescreen Museum -

 

[Thomas T]

This month's Vanity Fair magazine is its annual March Hollywood issue chock full of great photos and an awesome fold out group photo cover with Julianne Moore, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Aniston, Diane Lane, Kirsten Dunst, Lucy Liu, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank and Maggie Gyllenhaal in sexy outfits!

Er ..... how does tie in to the Fox Studio Collection? There's an excellent detailed multi page article about the making of The Best Of Everything (1959) with lots of background anecdotes and commentary by the survivng cast including Hope Lange shortly before her death. Hopefully, this article will alert Fox that there IS some interest in this film and they'll give it the deluxe DVD treatment real soon.

Are you listening, Mr. Staddon?

 

[richardWI]

I got my Sunrise in the mail and I gentle shook the DVD case and sure enough it made the ugly rattling noise that can only mean the plastic that holds the DVD in place broke off in the mail. Grrrr.

 

[ShaunS]

I'm sure this is probably widely known, but you can purchase the 4 disc Studio Classics box set that contains Sunrise at www.amazon.ca for $42.28 CDN. Nice deal, nice box. Even if you have the others, sell them and it will cover most of the cost. Keep Sunrise for free.

Shaun

 

[John Hodson]

Even cheaper at www.dvdpacific.com at $24.66 plus postage here.

I bought the set from amazon.ca, but it contained - like many others - the old version of How Green Was My Valley, as did the replacement set. I'm sure it's sorted now, but Fox's behaviour over this at the time was shoddy to say the least.

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So many films, so little time...

 

[oscar_merkx]

At last I have Sunrise from the boxset, plus I have the first three FSC double, is anybody interested in those ?

Just email or PM me

 

[ShaunS]

John:
Care to fill me in on what "Old Version" of How Green Was My Valley you speak of? What is the difference, what should I look for, and where can I exchange it if I do in fact have it?

ShaunS

 

[Nils Luehrmann]

Shaun,

I think John meant to say "old release". Fox first released 'How Green Was My Valley' four years ago:



That DVD went OOP and then Fox released the SE 'Studio Calssics' version - which is a significant improvement over the first release. I can't comment on John's experience of having the older release being shipped as part of the Studio Classics 'Best Picture' 4-Pack, as this is the first I have ever heard of that.

 

[Alistair_M]

first review of Peyton Place I've seen on the web

http://www.upcomingdiscs.com/dvd_rev...re=date_posted

 

[John Hodson]

Yes, that's the one; a number of previous releases of HGWMV appeared in the FSC box sets in Canada, and from Canadian etailers. When, understandably upset, many, many customers complained, Fox simply shrugged its collective shoulders and said it wasn't a mistake, so it couldn't be rectified (this was at odds with the fact that the packaging showed the new version artwork).

If it wasn't a mistake (and to my knowledge they have never publically commented on it, save for the statements issued through etailers) Fox cynically dumped copies of the old release on it's Canadian customers, and those international customers who bought from Canadian etailers.

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So many films, so little time...

 

[oscar_merkx]

they must have done something between then and now as I have the SE of all 3 films