My 12 most wanted DVD releases for 2005 (1 Viewer)

[Bruce Morrison]

I've limited this list to English-language films not yet released on DVD by the owning studios (of course, as One-Eyed Jacks is a public domain title, it has appeared in numerous poor-quality transfers on low-price labels, which can safely be ignored).

If all these appear during 2005, I'll think I've died and gone to Heaven. But I'll dare to hope that at least half of them will appear!

Paramount

Ace In The Hole (Wilder)
If... (Anderson)
One-Eyed Jacks (Brando)

Columbia

The Go-Between (Losey)

Fox

Julia (Zinneman)

Warner

Fedora (Wilder)
Point Blank (Boorman)
Reflections In A Golden Eye (Huston)
Lust For Life (Minnelli)
Prince Of The City (Lumet)

MGM

Thieves Like Us (Altman)

Universal

Taking Off (Forman)

 

[Qui-Gon John]

I'd like to finally see Anamorphic Re-releases for the following:

American President
Armageddon
Crimson Tide
Days of Thunder
Enemy Of The State
Mrs. Doubtfire
Titanic
True Lies


Also would like to see THE KEEP from Paramount, as well as Star Trek: First Contact & Insurrection SCE's.

 

[KevinWEL]

I'd love to see a new Blade Runner release. How about a nice Theatrical & Director cut 2 disc with lots of extras.

 

[DianaM]

The television series Moonlighting

 

[larry bender]

• 
  TWO FOR THE ROAD
  WHOS LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?SHOOT THE MOON
  RICH IN LOVE
  HAWAII
  FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
  GOODBYE MR CHIPS
  GRAND PRIX
  RYANS DAUGHTER
  SLAVES OF NEW YORK
  EDUCATING RITA
  YOUNG WINSTON
  
  WRESTLING ERNEST HEMINGWAY
  UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
  PETULIA
  BUTCHER BOY
  COMFORT AND JOY
  LOOKING FOR MR GOODBAR
  1492-CONQUEST OF PARIDISE
  BECKET
  INTERNATIONAL VELVET
  AN UNMARRIED WOMEN

 

[Mark Pytel]

I would love to see these catalogue movies released in their proper formats.

MGM

-F.I.S.T. (1978) 16:9 Widesceen, possible alternate ending

-True Confessions (1981) 16:9 Widescreen

-Crusin' (1980) 16:9 Widescreen

-Professione: Reporter (1975) 16:9 Widescreen

-The Offence 91973) 16:9 Widescreen

-The Hill (1965) 16:9 Widescreen


Warner Bros.

-Over The Top (1987) 16:9 Scope Widescreen
- Revolution (1985) 16:9 Widescreen dvd
-Scarecrow (1973) 16:9 Widescreen
-A Fine Madness (1966) 16:9 Widescreen


Universal

-Kindergarten Cop (1990) re-release in 16:9 Widescreen (perhaps in a Schwarzenegger Collection like the Adam Sandler Collection with Twins

-Twins (1988) Re-release in 16:9 Widescreen (same as above)

-Conan the Destroyer (1984) Re-release in 16:9 Widescreen, maybe with extras

-The Quest (1996) re-release in 16:9 Widescreen (maybe in Van Damme collector's pack containing 16:9 versions of Sudden Death, Timecop, and Street Fighter.

-Sudden Death (1995) re-release in 16:9 Widescreen

-Street Fighter (1994) re-release in SE with 16:9 Widescreen

-Timecop (1994)re-release in 16:9 Widescreen

- Hard Target (1993) re-release in Special Edition with John Woo's Unrated Director's Cut.

-Lionheart (1990) 16:9 re-release

-Waterworld (1995) re-release in Special Edition with the extended TV Cut containing Kevin Reynolds original verison

-Frighteners (1996) -Special Edition re-release containing the extended Director's Cut from the LD.

-Death Becomes Her (1992) re-release in 16:9 Widescreen


Fox

-Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) (I would love it if Fox or Anchor Bay would release this Stooge movie in it's 16:9 Scope Glory. This is the only Stooge movie to be filmed in 2:35)

-Nuns on the Run (1990) (This is a hilarious movie that deserves to be on DVD in it's OAR)

-Collision Course (1988/1989) (I believe that Fox owns this Jay Leno Movie)

-True Lies (1994) Special Edition re-release in 16:9 Widescreen

-Commando (1985) re-release in 16:9 Widescreen

-Rhinestone (1984) 16:9 Scope Widescreen version (I'd be happy with it as a 7.00 Catalogue version as long as it is widescreen.)

-Scavenger Hunt (1979) 16:9 Widescreen version (Also would be happy with a catalogue release)

-Author Author (1982) 16:9 Widescreen version (catalogue release fine)


- Panic in Needle Park (1971) 16:9 original rated R Version

-Blood and Wine (1996) 16:9 Widescreen


Disney/ Miramax
-Judge Dredd (1995) Special Edition Re-release in 16:9 Widescreen

Columbia Tri Star

-Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962)(I would love if this great stooge movie was released in Widescreen)

-Three Stooges Have Rocket Will Travel (1959) I would love if this great early Stooge movie were on dvd.)




Unknown Companies


-Gold Raiders (1951) - This early Three Stooge movie deserves to be preserved on dvd. ( Possibly United Artists)

Rockin' in the Rockies (1945) ( I would love to see this rare stooge movie released on dvd. This is the movie that was the inspiration for the short of the same name. ( Possibly Columbia)

-No Place to Hide (aka Rebel) (1970) I would love to see some company release this early Stallone movie on dvd.

-The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980) -early Schwarzenegger tv movie


I am sure that there are others, but these are the only trivial catalogue releases that I could think of.

-Mark

 

[Kevin L McCorry]

Paramount

A Boy Named Charlie Brown (with bonuses: He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown, You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown, It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown)

Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (with bonuses: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, Play it Again, Charlie Brown)

The Fugitive- the Final Episode

Warner Bros.

Looney Tunes Golden Collection 3 with heavy enphasis on cartoons that were on The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour

Mutiny On the Bounty (1962)

Starship Invasions

Doctor Who- Season 13

Universal

Flash Gordon- Special Edition

Blue Background

Starcrash

The Projected Man

Fox

The Quiet Earth

World War III TV miniseries

 

[Paul_Scott]

Paramount
Ace In The Hole
Love With The Proper Stranger
Let's Scare Jessica To Death

Universal
Cleopatra (DeMille)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker complete season set
The Bionic Woman
Night Gallery Season 2
The Tammy Franchise collection
The Glass Key

MGM
Love At First Bite
Wanda Nevada

Entertainment Rights UK
The Complete Isis Collection

 

[Benn]

Well here's my list again. I'm hoping someday, before I start looking to convert my library to High Definition DVDs or whatever the next generation will be, to find the following:
From Warner Bros.
THE AMERICAIZATION OF EMILY (1964)
A THOUSAND CLOWNS (1965)
THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE (1959)
REVOLUTION (1985)
THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER (1968)
CROSSING DELANCEY (1988)
ILLUSTRATED MAN (1969)

From 20th Century Fox:
HARRY & TONTO (1974)
THE FLIM-FLAM MAN (1967)
THE GUNFIGHTER (1950)
WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN AND WHY IS HE SAYING THOSE AWFUL THINGS ABOUT ME (1971)

From Paramount:
ENCHANTED APRIL (already out in Germany)
SOME KIND OF HERO (1982)
THE STERILE CUCKOO (1969)
THE RAINMAKER (1956)

From MiraMax:
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (1990) (and it's already out in England/ Europe)

From M G M:
THE MAID (1991)

 

[Dick]

I know you asked for just twelve, and I apologize in advance, but...

UNIVERSAL
Incredible Shrinking Man; This Island Earth; Brides of Dracula; Curse of Frankenstein; Phantom of the Opera (1962); Cat and the Canary (Bob Hope); At Play In the Fields of the Lord; Iceman (2.35:1); Colossus: The Forbin Project (2.35:1); The Sting (1.85:1); Parenthood (1.85:1)' Thriller (t.v. series); Seven Percent Solution (1.85:1)
MGM
Burn Witch Burn; Blood On Satan's Claw; The Offence; What's New, Pussycat?; Without A Clue (1.85:1); Miracle Mile (1.85:1); Jean de Florette/Manon of Spring (remasters)
WARNER BROS
Billy Budd; A Fine Madness; Forbidden Planet; Treasure Island (Turner made-for-tv version); Our Mother's House; Shoot the Moon; Who's Life Is It Anyway?; The Window; Northwest Passage; Operation Crossbow; Billy Rose's Jumbo; The Fixer; The Emigrants/The New Land; Mighty Joe Young ('49)' Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)' Queen Christina; Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
PARAMOUNT
Phase IV; Robinson Crusoe On Mars; Naked Prey; If...; Papa's Delicate Condition; Lady Sings the Blues; Ace In the Hole
MPI
Becket; Re-issue of first Sherlock Holmes disc with corrected soundtrack
COLUMBIA
Have Rocket Will Travel; Oliver! (SE); The Gorgon; A Study In Terror
20TH CENTURY FOX
The Innocents; The Other; Hangover Square; The Lodger; The Mephisto Waltz (what a great Halloween set those five would make!); The Lost World (1960); Drums Along the Mohawk; Jane Eyre; Les Miserables (1935)
DISNEY
In Search of the Castaways (OAR); Song of the South; El Cid; Fall of the Roman Empire; Microcosmos; So Dear To My Heart; Journey of Natty Gann (2.35:1); White Fang (1.85:1)
LION'S GATE
The remaining Laurel and Hardy material; The Quiet Man (a true special edition, with restored image and sound)
Whoever owns...
Soldier Blue; Cria; El Norte; Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith; Gojira; The Pathfinder (Lapp, 2.35:1, subtitled); Fire Maidens From Outer Space; Night of the Lepus; Horror of Party Beach (uncut); Un Chien Andalou; Twins of Evil; Vampire Circus; Quatermass Experiment; The Amicus collection; Journey of Hope; Whistle Down the Wind; The Virgin Spring; Fires on the Plain; Gate of Heaven; Weekend; Ugetsu; Harikari; Forbidden Games

etc. etc. etc. These are just the ones that come immediately to mind...

 

[Bryan Ri]

I could go for SE's of the following:

Mask of the Phantasm
Airplane
Naked Gun Trilogy
Ferris Beuler's Day Off
Superman 2

I would love to see these on my shelf by December 31st, 2005:

King Kong
Lifeboat
Several more Seinfeld Seasons
Several more Simpsons Seasons

 

[Patrick McCart]

Warners:

Greed
The Big Parade (80th Anniversary, so I think it's likely)
A Face in the Crowd
No Time for Sargeants
King Kong
Looney Tunes Volume Three
Hoping for a Popeye set

Columbia:

Still hoping for some Three Stooges remastered box sets.

Universal:

W.C. Fields Comedy Collection Volume Two

Paramount:

Wings and their other silent films

Fox:

High Anxiety
Silent Movie (I'd hope this is on the slate, too)

Buena Vista:

The Thief and the Cobbler (PLEASE do a restored version, though!)
Hopefully, more Treasures sets.

No specific studio:

Abel Gance's Napoleon
"Hollywood"
"Unknown Chaplin