Robin9
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Mine too. Look at that poster and then imagine Mitzi Gaynor's legs in high definition!karipu said:
Mine too. Look at that poster and then imagine Mitzi Gaynor's legs in high definition!karipu said:
I seem to remember a response from a Paramount Executive on this forum a couple of years ago stating that "One Eyed Jacks" would not be considered because the market was already flooded with PD copies.davidmatychuk said:I don't know about now, but in 1994, it was available on Laserdisc, and what's more, Paramount was well aware of what they had, as the blurb on the back of the jacket proves. By the standards of twenty years ago, this Laserdisc was a revelation.
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Criterion has no problem whatever salvaging PD copies (no rights), as long as the prints CAN be salvaged, and most people prefer to accept them as the "true" edition from a professional studio.Keith Cobby said:The market is flooded with terrible PD copies. I am sure there is enough demand/curiosity for a quality blu-ray release. I suspect the real reason is that it is not a favourite title of a Paramount executive.
A couple Archive titles I've bought had to be "banished" to the WA because the only remaining hi-def sources were from HD cable broadcast, like TCM and MGMHD, couldn't be upgraded to Blu, and had to stay on DVD.Keith Cobby said:It would be interesting to know what shape the elements are in.
I doubt that Warner can license any Paramount titles to Criterion. There is usually a clause preventing any sub-licensing. However Paramount has worked with Criterion many times over the past. So it would appear that there is not an interest from Criterion on those titles.benbess said:Now that WB is working with Criterion, doesn't that mean that Paramount's library is up for grabs too? My guess is that Paramount has probably done a pretty good job at preserving most of its VV titles....
Why wouldn't Criterion be interested in:ahollis said:I doubt that Warner can license any Paramount titles to Criterion. There is usually a clause preventing any sub-licensing.However Paramount has worked with Criterion many times over the past. So it would appear that there is not an interest from Criterion on those titles.
Well Criterion hasn't released them and they have had a relationship with Paramount for many years and Twilight Time does not have an agreement with Paramount.benbess said:Why wouldn't Criterion be interested in:The Desperate Hours, directed by Wyler and starring Bogart and MarchThe Court Jester, a spectacular comedy starring Danny KayeThe Tin Star, a tense Western directed by Mann and starring Fonda and Perkinsor probably 3-4 nearly equally worthy titles. Is Criterion that snooty? Perhaps so...Sigh.But then surely Twilight Time would be interested.....?
karipu said:My most wanted:Joker Is WildImageUploadedByTapatalk1416811143.664390.jpg