Does anyone know what happened to the Blu-rays of Notorious (1946) and Spellbound? These two were released along with Rebecca by MGM back in 2012. The Rebecca disc continues to be available and there is another Criterion Rebecca disc that was released in 2017. However, the Notorious (1946) and Spellbound are both of out print for some reason. My understanding is that ABC owns the rights to all three films… so what’s up? You could say Criterion is preparing discs for both, maybe but why is the Rebecca MGM blu ray still in print!?
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Most likely the rights are with Criterion, and it would not surprise me at all to see them both announced on any given 15th of the month.. or the 16th 
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I know where my copies of those Blu-rays are. On the shelf, next to the other Hitchcocks.
Although I did augment the group with the Criterion Rebecca. I'd be happy to augment the other two with Criterion editions as well.
Although I did augment the group with the Criterion Rebecca. I'd be happy to augment the other two with Criterion editions as well.
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I don’t find the ABC Blu-rays to be bare bones. They have commentaries, radio play versions directed by Hitchcock and other goodies. Granted, they may feel bare bones when compared to Criterion, but I always want to be fair on this stuff...
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Not necessarily. Mr. Lime mentioned that a small batch are not with Kino, and since Criterion has re-released two of their four OOP ABC titles, the odds are good that they regained the rights to these two.
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Since they're basically a re-release for many consumers, I figure they want to spread those out over time. I could be totally wrong though.
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Straw Dogs and Rebecca, both came out last year in new 4K transfers. Unless there is a big problem with the elements, I suspect that both Notorious and Spellbound are coming later this year .
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Hmm. May be a good time to sell my mgm copies then. I’ll want the new versions..
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