Universal- Why won't you release SWEET CHARITY? (1 Viewer)

[cinerama10]

It is one of my all time favourite musicals. I understand that it was not a huge success at the box office (except in Australia). I saw it many times in 70mm. Perhaps Universal underestimate the demand for this amazing film.. It needs to be seen on the biggest screen possible. Universal probably feel the same about THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE which is also long overdue on bluray. Disney have yet to release THE HAPPIEST MILLIONARE .It is another musical sadly missing on bluray. I am still waiting for THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN to be released on bluray.It is one of the all time greats in musicals. CAN -CAN is another.Sadly there are many more great musicals long overdue on bluray. Meanwhile we have to endure all the junk that they release on bluray ,that few people want to see.

 

[bruceames]

A Blu Ray of SWEET CHARITY is long overdue!!!!

There probably over a thousand movies that are more overdue on Blu-ray than this one, with Warner possessing most of them.


The good news though, is that Universal owns it and not Warner (although best case scenario would be that it were an MGM movie).

 

[trajan]

There probably over a thousand movies that are more overdue on Blu-ray than this one, with Warner possessing most of them.


The good news though, is that Universal owns it and not Warner (although best case scenario would be that it were an MGM movie).

I think it might be worst that Universal ownes it rather than Warner.

 

[bruceames]

I think it might be worst that Universal ownes it rather than Warner.

Nah, it means it's far more likely to get released because Universal's unreleased catalog is not nearly as rich and deep as Warner's.


For Warner, it's like having Sweet Charity get in line for the Disneyland Space Mountain ride on a Saturday afternoon, while with Universal it's like getting in the Casey Jr. Circus Train line.

 

[trajan]

I want a new transfer of AIRPORT from the TODD-AO source. I am sure that will NEVER happen.

 

[Jesse Skeen]

I caved and bought Sweet Charity on DVD this week, so expect to see a Blu-Ray release announcement soon. (Happened for Ford Fairlane, after I panic-bought the DVD since it was out of print!)

 

[Matt Hough]

Universal is sitting on three big color musicals from the 1960s that I'd love to have on Blu-ray: Flower Drum Song, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Sweet Charity.


(And we won't even talk about all those Deanna Durbin classics and Donald O'Connor B-musicals from the 1940s.)

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I caved and bought Sweet Charity on DVD this week, so expect to see a Blu-Ray release announcement soon. (Happened for Ford Fairlane, after I panic-bought the DVD since it was out of print!)

Jesse, thanks for taking one for the team. There should be an announcement any day now.

 

[GlennF]

As was mentioned last week, a pretty recent HD master of this obviously exists. It was on TCM last Friday night and the quality was great. The colour was excellent. There were absolutely no marks that I could see and the clarity was terrific. You could see every freckle on Shirley! Now it is just a matter of getting it out there on blu.

 

[Cine_Capsulas]

Or, why hasn't your legendary ghost story masterpiece, THE UNINVITED, ever been released on DVD (much less BD) here in the States.

Criterion did release it in 2013.

 

[trajan]

Come on Universal. Release this on bluray already!

 

[Eric Vedowski]

Universal is sitting on three big color musicals from the 1960s that I'd love to have on Blu-ray: Flower Drum Song, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Sweet Charity.


(And we won't even talk about all those Deanna Durbin classics and Donald O'Connor B-musicals from the 1940s.)

As a Cagney completeist I would add "Never Steal Anything Small" with Cagney & Shirley Jones. It's not a very good movie but I would like it in widescreen nonetheless. They could pad out the disk with Cagney tv appearances from the late 50's/early 80's from the NBC/Universal archives.

 

[Robin9]

As a Cagney completeist I would add "Never Steal Anything Small" with Cagney & Shirley Jones.

So would I! (Why is this film missing?)

 

[warnerbro]

I'm sure it won't be long. I hope they give us all the different endings. And yes to THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE as well. And I'd love to see THE HINDENBURG, too. One of my favorites.

 

[trajan]

I would also like to see from Universal- SAME TIME NEXT YEAR-----MAN ON THE MOON.

 

[cinerama10]

There probably over a thousand movies that are more overdue on Blu-ray than this one, with Warner possessing most of them.


The good news though, is that Universal owns it and not Warner (although best case scenario would be that it were an MGM movie).

At least Pinewood (UK) restored the original super technirama 70 negative of 55 DAYS AT PEKING. The bluray has been available in France for some time and is now available in the UK. It has been getting rave reviews for it's stunning quality.

 

[MatthewA]

An Airport box set would make me a best friend to Universal. How many of them got extended-for-TV cuts?

 

[trajan]

A TODD-AO transfer of AIRPORT would make me happy.

 

[cinemiracle]

A Blu Ray of SWEET CHARITY is long overdue!!!!

I agree totally. One of the all time greats in musicals. How could anyone ever forget the 'rhythm of life' sequence.

 

[cinemiracle]

A Blu Ray of SWEET CHARITY is long overdue!!!!

I totally agree with you as it is one of my all time favourite musical films. I saw it many time in 70mm