Movies you want on HD disc but don't expect to ever see (1 Viewer)

[battlebeast]

There are still six Best Picture Oscar winners that have yet to see a Blu-ray release. Broadway Melody, Cimarron, The Great Ziegfeld, The Life of Emile Zola, Hamlet (1948), and Around the World in 80 Days.

They will be coming from Warner Archives. What I won’t ever expect are the rare nominees: TRADER HORN, SKIPPY, EAST LYNNE, THE WHITE PARADE, HOUSE IF ROTHSCHILD, etc.

 

[PODER]

THE CHEAT 1923 with Pola Negri. As far as I can tell, there are no copies of this version in existence.
Having just watched the beautifully restored Tallulah Bankhead version, and then following it up with
the DeMille silent from 1915, I wanted to see this third version, but I'm afraid that'll never happen.
Still, hope springs eternal!

 

[maxfabien]

They will be coming from Warner Archives. What I won’t ever expect are the rare nominees: TRADER HORN, SKIPPY, EAST LYNNE, THE WHITE PARADE, HOUSE IF ROTHSCHILD, e

 

[maxfabien]

Are you saying these six Oscar winning films are scheduled to be released on Blu-ray? Or that if they ever are released they will come from Warner Archives?

 

[maxfabien]

They will be coming from Warner Archives. What I won’t ever expect are the rare nominees: TRADER HORN, SKIPPY, EAST LYNNE, THE WHITE PARADE, HOUSE IF ROTHSCHILD, etc.

Are you saying these six Oscar winners are already scheduled to be released on Blu-ray? Or do you mean that IF they are ever released it will be by Warner Archives?

 

[battlebeast]

Are you saying these six Oscar winners are already scheduled to be released on Blu-ray? Or do you mean that IF they are ever released it will be by Warner Archives?

I’m just saying that Warner Archives will release them eventually. Mr. Feltenstein knows the importance of these titles. Someone here, I forget who (AHollis?) hinted that 80 DAYS may be coming forthwith, or soon.

 

[PMF]

Raintree County
My most wanted blu-ray. Sadly, I don't think we will ever see a release...

After the achievement of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm how could any large format film remaining be left behind while in such adept and caring hands as George Feltenstein.

 

[Dave Moritz]

This has streamed in HD free from time to time, so keep an eye open!

I will not be satisfied until True Lies and The Abyss is on 4K blu-ray.

 

[battlebeast]

After the achievement of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm how could any large format film remaining be left behind while in such adept and caring hands as George Feltenstein.

I just watched the Restoration documentary on the BROTHERS GRIMM disc, and Warners didn't really have much to do with it, aside from scanning the film. But without George anyway, I don't think we get this film.

 

[Beckford]

Of course there are tons of higher profile titles I'd like to see make the leap, along with vintage foreign language gems - not to mention B westerns from the 30's.
But here are some particularly elusive butterflies (1939-1950) I'm longing for.

OVER THE MOON(British/UA '39) Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison
STREET OF MEMORIES(Fox '40) John McGuire, Lynne Roberts
BAHAMA PASSAGE(Paramount '41) Madeleine Carroll, Sterling Hayden
CADET GIRL(Fox '41) Carole Landis, George Montgomery
MOON OVER HER SHOULDER(Fox '41) Lynn Bari, John Sutton
SAILORS ON LEAVE(Republic '41) William Lundigan, Shirley Ross
UNDER AGE(Columbia '41) Nan Grey, Mary Anderson
SWING OUT, SISTER(Universal '45) Rod Cameron, Frances Raeburn
THE EXILE(Universal '47) Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maria Montez
WHEN A GIRL'S BEAUTIFUL(Columbia '47)
(Glamazon Adele Jergens stars; newcomers Joi Lansing and Peggie Castle are perched decoratively nearby)
THE GALLANT BLADE(Columbia '48) Larry Parks, Marguerite Chapman
THE FIGHTING O'FLYNN(Universal '49) Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Marguerite Chapman
THE AVENGERS(Republic '50) John Carroll, Adele Mara, Fernando Lamas

 

[dana martin]

the remaining Marilyn Monroe films that Disney now controls, or pretty much anything that wasn't released before 20th was absorbed

 

[jayembee]

"Company of Wolves" Region 1 US Release in blu-ray.

I believe this is an all-region disc (incredibly cheap, too):

See on Amazon

It is. I have it. It says Region B (at least, the SteelBook does), but it's all region.

 

[RJ992]

Sodom & Gomorrah. Needs work and will not happen.

 

[Desdinova]

Definitely agree with The 4th Man, especially if includes the commentary track from the DVD. And I pray that Criterion releases the TCM cut of Pat Garrett, the best cut in my opinion.

Daughter of the Mind (1969)
Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster (1975) One of the better Bigfoot docs from the seemingly endless spate the ran throughout the 1970s. All of the commercial DVDs out there are sourced from crappy OTA sources and look terrible. I found a fairly decent copy recorded in SuperBeta off of a cable channel in the mid-80s and was able to do a reasonable clean-up, color balance, and upscaling, but there's only so much our current tools can do...

 

[JWC1969]

So I wanted to vent somewhere and didn't find a thread about this (there is one for TV shows but not movies) but what are some movies that you want a modern release that you don't think will ever get one?

Mine is "The Beast of War", which is one of the best / most accurate tank movies ever created that I don't think is either old enough or popular enough to get a HD disc release.

Big Night (1996; dir. Campbell Scott & Stanley Tucci)
The Good Thief (2002; dir. Neil Jordan)
Little Buddha (1993; dir. Bernardo Bertolucci)

 

[Bob Cashill]

Sodom & Gomorrah. Needs work and will not happen.

The recent German disc is about as good as we’re going to get. There have been threads about it.

 

[Jim*Tod]

EL CID and FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. I know there were some foreign blu rays of these but from most reviews the quality is poor.

 

[markolong]

Pink Floyd The Wall- directed by Alan Parker 1982

 

[pinknik]

I'm still waiting on Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii and Pink Floyd's The Wall. The Wall, in particular, I would have expected a blu-ray by now. Isn't this where . . .

 

[Nick*Z]

My favorite version of Jane Austen's Emma (1996) with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Outrageous Fortune
Porgy and Bess
Centennial Summer
The House on Telegraph Hill
Raintree County - roadshow in MGM Camera 65