Pre-Order PHE Press Release: My Fair Lady (1964) (4k UHD) (1 Viewer)

[MatthewA]

Interesting how Al Hirschfeld depicts Julie Andrews' Eliza as she was at Covent Garden while he depicts Audrey Hepburn's Eliza as she was at Ascot.

Meanwhile, Rex Harrison capitalized on his identification with the role of Henry Higgins in Dodge Aspen commercials in the 1970s:

 

[PMF]

Maybe bacause it was a parasol ?

It was a parasol? Well, how in the heck am I supposed to know about all of these bloody details when the whole top of the thing is lopped off by a 4K/UHD banner?

 

[MatthewA]

It's also funny to see a Stanley Kubrick thread next to this one on the front page when Dr. Strangelove also competed for the top Oscar that year.

 

[Viking61]

This is the artwork shown on Target's pre-order page.

 

[B-ROLL]

This is the artwork shown on Target's pre-order page.

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Golly, that looks familiar ...

It may be a Target variant - as it does not state that includes blu-ray discs ... as the earlier cover does.

 

[The Obsolete Man]

That pic of Audrey has been the CBS cover for the movie since, what, the 1990s? Laser Disc, VHS, DVD, Blu.

I think the only time we've seen the movie poster as a cover since then was the WB 2 disc set.

 

[Viking61]

It may be a Target variant - as it does not state that includes blu-ray discs ... as the earlier cover does.

Videoeta has the same cover in their database. So I think it is the artwork for the regular release, not a Target exclusive variant.

 

[MatthewA]

Why are those black ribbons there?

 

[darkrock17]

Why are those black ribbons there?

Paramount's art dept. probably thought it looked cool.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Paramount's art dept. probably thought it looked cool.

I like the ribbons.

 

[Robert Harris]

That's CBS' artwork. A class act.

 

[roxy1927]

And they improved upon what came out in '93 or was it '94? I was working in Sony Classical at the time and the soundtrack of the film had never been released domestically on cd which was crazy. As if the people who worked there had no idea it should be a catalog item. I was given an are you nuts looks when I said it needed to be released. Buyers were bringing it in as an import which had the Peak art work and duplicated the lp contents. It wasn't until Mr. Harris's restoration that they finally released an extended release cd using that (Beaton?)picture of Hepburn with no ribbons and oddly a mini Rex next to her. This was also used as the film's re-release art work. I gave tickets to the premiere at the Ziegfeld to the manager of one of the HMV stores. When I asked him the next day how it was the thing that most impressed him was that Donald and Marla were there. I thought ok.

The 50th Anniversary artwork fortunately took away mini Rex added the swirling black ribbons and you can see just cut off Audrey's hand. This was felicitous as she was wearing brown suede gloves which in no way went with the costume. She wears suitably wears white gloves in the film.

 

[darkrock17]

And they improved upon what came out in '93 or was it '94? I was working in Sony Classical at the time and the soundtrack of the film had never been released domestically on cd which was crazy. As if the people who worked there had no idea it should be a catalog item. I was given an are you nuts looks when I said it needed to be released. Buyers were bringing it in as an import which had the Peak art work and duplicated the lp contents. It wasn't until Mr. Harris's restoration that they finally released an extended release cd using that (Beaton?)picture of Hepburn with no ribbons and oddly a mini Rex next to her. This was also used as the film's re-release art work. I gave tickets to the premiere at the Ziegfeld to the manager of one of the HMV stores. When I asked him the next day how it was the thing that most impressed him was that Donald and Marla were there. I thought ok.

The 50th Anniversary artwork fortunately took away mini Rex added the swirling black ribbons and you can see just cut off Audrey's hand. This was felicitous as she was wearing brown suede gloves which in no way went with the costume. She wears suitably wears white gloves in the film.

Is this the photo you are referring to?

 

[roxy1927]

No it is the photo that you see on the cover of the 50th Anniversary box that was used for the films re-release in the 90s. This is the box for home video at the time which if I remember correctly was only vhs. It included Beaton's book on making the film and a splice of 70mm film. Now where did they get that from? Now I am seeing the hand is not cut off but the fingers are noticeably darker.

 

[darkrock17]

No it is the photo that you see on the cover of the 50th Anniversary box that was used for the films re-release in the 90s.

I think that photo was Photoshopped as I haven't been able to find the actual photo that WB used for the poster and such.

 

[roxy1927]

Possibly but it was CBS as Mr Harris noted who came up with that photo as I think Warner Bros no longer owned the film. Now I'm seeing on the box of the 50th anniversary release it has both the CBS and Paramount logos. My this is confusing.

 

[The Obsolete Man]

Possibly but it was CBS as Mr Harris noted who came up with that photo as I think Warner Bros no longer owned the film. Now I'm seeing on the box of the 50th anniversary release it has both the CBS and Paramount logos. My this is confusing.

All CBS releases since the split in 2005 were CBS/Paramount branded. It's quite a common occurrence over on the TV side, where CBS inherited all of the Paramount TV library in the split so, say, Cheers had both the CBS and Paramount logos on the boxes even though it was originally a Paramount show.

Though I believe pre-split releases owned by CBS had both logos too, if I recall the original pre-split I Love Lucy boxes correctly. I'd guess since they were corporate sisters, Paramount distributed the CBS titles.

 

[darkrock17]

Possibly but it was CBS as Mr Harris noted who came up with that photo as I think Warner Bros no longer owned the film. Now I'm seeing on the box of the 50th anniversary release it has both the CBS and Paramount logos. My this is confusing.

CBS obtained the rights in 1971 from WB and have held the rights ever since. CBS/Fox released the VHS and Laserdisc in the 1980's, but somehow for the 30th Anniversary up until the 2004 Special Edition WB got the rights for home video for 10 years. In 2009 CBS who by that point bought Paramount and now owns the complete ownership to the film lock stock and barrel.

 

[Robert Harris]

No it is the photo that you see on the cover of the 50th Anniversary box that was used for the films re-release in the 90s. This is the box for home video at the time which if I remember correctly was only vhs. It included Beaton's book on making the film and a splice of 70mm film. Now where did they get that from? Now I am seeing the hand is not cut off but the fingers are noticeably darker.

That release was VHS & Laserdisc. The frames of 70mm were hand cut and selected - no frames of wagon wheels - by my assistant Joanne and her then significant other (later wife) Linda. The 70mm print was final before approved answer print.

 

[roxy1927]

No wagon wheels! I didn't think of that. Can you imagine? I got Audrey and Rex shortly after they returned from the ball. It was quite the deluxe box set.