Abbott & Costello Vol. 3, Halloween, Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields Titles COMING (1 Viewer)

[Shane_Anthony]

I wish all classics were handled by Warner. I have NO faith in Universal!!

 

[Jim Tudor]

Thrilled about "Double Indemnity", one my all-time favorite movies. Let's hope they do a better job this time. I'll live with a good barebones release, but it really is a shame that Universal is behind this title. You just know that WB or Paramount would give it their all...

JiM T

 

[Randy Korstick]

Excited about:

Abbott and Costello Vol.3
Sssss
Double Indemnity


Don't worry about quality. All the previous Universal multi disc budget priced releases have been of stellar quality so far.
Way to go Universal

 

[Rob Willey]

Double Indemnity and The Big Clock are must-haves for me!

Rob

 

[Jim_K]

I'll pick up Double Indemnity only if there's an improvement.

Re: Halloween titles

I have to say if that's all we're getting this year then I'm pissed.

No Hammer titles? (Brides of Dracula, Curse of the Werewolf, Twins of Evil, The Gorgon)

No unreleased classics from the 30's? (Black Cat, Island of Lost Souls, etc.)

No 50's films? (Incredible Shrinking Man, Creature sequels)

What, don't they have a competent Marketing Dept at Universal? You'd think they'd have the sense to tie in a few of these with their Van Helsing media blitz.

go figure

 

[Mark Cappelletty]

Jim,

I'm hoping that there's going to be another wave of Universal DVD horror in October, since Van Helsing will be released on DVD in that time-frame (to capitalize on Halloween, etc.). So keep your fingers crossed.

 

[Justin_S]

That The Funhouse DVD had damn well better be a SE. I already have the Goodtimes version, and seeing how this is easily one of my favorite horror films, I want a SE. Tobe Hooper is always more than willing to provide extras too, and I'm sure he'd jump at the chance to do so for this one, his second best film.

 

[Brian PB]

As shown in this thread about Universal's problematic recent re-release of Pillow Talk, that's not entirely true.

 

[ChrisBEA]

A&C vol 2 and 3 here I come!

 

[Deepak Shenoy]

Wow ! That makes it 10 noir releases in July alone ! I wish Fox would jump on the bandwagon and release Laura.

I wonder what happened to the other noirs featuring Alan Ladd and Veronika Lake (The Glass Key and The Blue Dahlia). I would have expected them to be released at the same time as This Gun for Hire.

I will definitely be picking up Double Indemnity, The Big Clock and This Gun for Hire. I have seen Criss Cross and wasn't too impressed with it.

-D

 

[MarcoBiscotti]

Can someone please link me to Universal's page where this announcement has been posted, I can't seem to find it?

Thanks.

 

[Brian PB]

http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...07%2F01%2F2004

 

[Al (alweho)]

Here's the complete list of titles for July, August and September as listed on the Universal site. Some titles not mentioned in this thread before, such as the Deanna Durbin, James Stewart and Don Knott collections are mixed in with some other older announcments:

The Big Clock
Theatrical Release: 01/01/1948
Coming Soon: 07/06/2004
Director: John Farrow
Actors: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton

Black Angel
Theatrical Release: 08/02/1946
Coming Soon: 07/06/2004
Director: Roy William Neill
Actors: Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford, Dan Duryea, June Vincent

Criss Cross
Theatrical Release: 12/11/1948
Coming Soon: 07/06/2004
Director: Robert Siodmak
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea

Don Knotts 4-Movie Reluctant Hero Pack
Coming Soon: 07/06/2004

Double Indemnity
Theatrical Release: 09/06/1944
Coming Soon: 07/06/2004
Director: Billy Wilder
Actors: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

This Gun For Hire (1942)
Theatrical Release: 05/13/1942
Coming Soon: 07/06/2004
Director: Frank Tuttle
Actors: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake

The Bourne Identity
Theatrical Release: 06/14/2002
Coming Soon: 07/13/2004
Director: Doug Liman
Actors: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Julia Stiles

Tempo
Coming Soon: 07/13/2004
Director: Eric Styles
Actors: Melanie Griffith, Rachael Leigh Cook, Hugh Dancy

The Celebration
Theatrical Release: 10/09/1998
Coming Soon: 07/27/2004
Actor: Thomas Vinterberg

High Art
Theatrical Release: 06/12/1998
Coming Soon: 07/27/2004

The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello: Volume 3
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004

Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004

If a Man Answers
Theatrical Release: 10/10/1962
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004
Director: Henry Levin
Actors: Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Micheline Presle, John Lund, Cesar Romero

I'm Not Rappaport
Theatrical Release: 11/15/1996
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004
Director: Herb Gardner
Actors: Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, Amy Irving, Craig T. Nelson, Martha Plimpton

Knight Rider: Season One
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004
Actor: David Hasselhoff
Voice Talent: William Daniels

Moon Over Parador
Theatrical Release: 09/09/1988
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004
Director: Paul Mazursky
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga

Sliders: Seasons 1 & 2
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004
Actors: Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd

The Sting II
Theatrical Release: 02/18/1983
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004
Director: Jeremy Paul Kagan
Actors: Jackie Gleason, Karl Malden, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Oliver Reed

That Funny Feeling
Theatrical Release: 08/25/1965
Coming Soon: 08/03/2004

Cryptkeeper's Deadly Duo Pack
Coming Soon: 09/07/2004

The Funhouse
Theatrical Release: 03/13/1981
Coming Soon: 09/07/2004
Director: Tobe Hooper
Actors: Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Kevin Conway, Miles Chapin

Ghost Story
Theatrical Release: 12/16/1981
Coming Soon: 09/07/2004
Director: John Irvin
Actors: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., John Houseman

James Stewart Hollywood Legend Series
Coming Soon: 09/07/2004

The Legacy
Theatrical Release: 09/14/1979
Coming Soon: 09/07/2004
Director: Richard Marquand
Actors: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Roger Daltrey

Monster Bash Fun Pack
Coming Soon: 09/07/2004

The Sentinel
Theatrical Release: 02/19/1977
Coming Soon: 09/07/2004
Director: Michael Winner
Actors: Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines

Sssssss
Theatrical Release: 07/12/1973
Coming Soon: 09/07/2004

 

[MarcoBiscotti]

Any ideas as to which films will be included in this 4-pack?

Don Knotts 4-Movie Reluctant Hero Pack

I believe there are currently 5 DVD's in the Universal Donn Knotts Comedy Classics series: The Ghost And Mr. Chicken, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Shakiest Gun In The West, The Love God and How To Frame A Figg...

Can anyone confirm whether Universal plans to repackage these current discs (and if so, which one will be left out), or will this be exclusive content to DVD?


Also:

Cryptkeeper's Deadly Duo Pack

Any ideas as to whether this will be a double-feature disc or a repackaging with the two current DVD's in some sort of box-set?

 

[Rodney]

The Big Clock!

Woo-hoo!!!

What a great film! I cannot wait to have that, along with the others, of course.

George, thanks for the heads up on Criss Cross coming to TCM this month.

 

[Paul_Scott]

that's what i was expecting too.
oh well- i won't complain, i've been wanting a good copy of TGFH ever since i ordered a defective LD of it about 13 yrs ago and was never able to get a replacement.
Big Clock is another good one.
actually, given Universals price structure on these, unless there is some quality control breakdown (with Universal this is a distinct possiblity), i'll buy them all.

who would have expected all this dark goodness in the heart of summer?

the Halloween titles aren't bad.
The Sentinel is something i wasn't expecting.
if its OAR i would finally check it out.
looking forward to finally seeing SSSSSS, a movie i've known about since i was a kid reading Famous Monsters on the schoolbus home.
The Legacy has Sam Elliott so it can't be totally unwatchable.

i do hope this isn't it as far as their Horror/monster titles go, but i do have to wonder.
i was really hoping for a Kolchak Season box set to tie in with van Helsing (both were monster hunters, looked like a no brainer to me), and MGM was going to release the tv movies on their label this summer as well.
i would think there would never be a better time to release it if they ever planned too.

but its still good to see them cracking out the Noirs finally.

 

[Mark-W]

Great, they're releasing The Sting II without any hint of releasing the original film OAR....

*sigh*

 

[Joe_Pinney]

Based on the page for Double Indemnity, the disc will likely be a barebones release, if the official price is any indicator. http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...hp?titleId=452

As long as it's a decent transfer, I won't mind. Sure, it deserves 2-disc SE treatment and a Lowry Digital cleanup & 4k transfer, but hey, just a GOOD transfer will be appreciated.

 

[Mark Bendiksen]

Me, too. I'm kinda ashamed to say I like this movie, but I do. For some reason, it really creeped me out when I was a kid.

 

[EricSchulz]

Double Indemnity??? I AM SO THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!