Random DVD and Blu-ray announcements

Started by wilder, November 01, 2011, 01:54:56 AM

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wow, that looks like a lot of fun! Where would I be without you, Wilder?

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Masters of Cinema Q4 2012


October 22, 2012

Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen in a Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD Edition



Die Nibelungen - Amazon UK


Sam Fuller's Park Row (1952) on DVD



Park Row (1952) - Amazon UK


October 29, 2012

Soul Power (2008) in a new Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD Edition


November 12, 2012

Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) in a Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD Edition



The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) blu-ray - Amazon UK


Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise (1932) on DVD



Trouble in Paradise (1932) - Amazon UK


December 3, 2012

Ozu's Floating Weeds (1959) in a Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD Edition



Floating Weeds (1959) - Amazon UK


Teinosuke Kinugasa's Gate of Hell (1953) in a Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD Edition, one of the top 10 films (international list) Scorsese cited as demonstrating a 'masterful use of light and color'



Gate of Hel (1953) - Amazon UK





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October 16, 2012

Max Ophuls' Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948) from Olive Films



and the rest of Olive's October slate.

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November 13, 2012

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)



The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) - Amazon

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October 30, 2012

Sidney Lumet's Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) from Olive Films



Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) - Amazon

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November 20, 2012

Ridley Scott's The Duellists (1977) on blu-ray from Shout Factory



The Duellists (1977) - Amazon

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September 24, 2012

The Alexander Sokurov Collection from Artificial Eye containing Save & Protect, Second Choice, and Elegy of Life



The Alexander Sokurov Collection - Amazon UK


December 18, 2012

Sokurov: Early Masterworks Box Set from Cinema Guild

Quote from: cinemaguildWe're happy to report that we're finally able to move forward on our box set, SOKUROV: EARLY MASTERWORKS. As originally planned, the set will include WHISPERING PAGES, STONE and SAVE AND PROTECT.

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November 6, 2012

Fritz Lang: The Early Works from Kino - DVD only

-The Wandering Shadow (1920)
-Four Around A Woman (1921)
-Harikari (1919)




Fritz Lang: The Early Works - Amazon


Film Noir Collection Vol. 1 from Olive Films - Blu-ray

-Union Station (1950)
-Appointment With Danger (1951)
-Dark City (1950)
-Rope of Sand (1949)




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December 18

Paul Newman's Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) on blu-ray from Shout Factory



Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) - Amazon

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November TBD

Kazan at Fox Vol. 1 on blu-ray

- Boomerang! (1947)
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
- Panic in the Streets (1950)
- Pinky (1949)




Kazan at Fox Vol. 2 on blu-ray

- Man on a Tightrope (1953)
- Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A (1945)
- Viva Zapata! (1952)
- Wild River (1960)




December 4

Josef Von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930) on blu-ray from Kino



The Blue Angel (1930) - Amazon


December 11

The Ultimate Buster Keaton Collection on blu-ray from Kino

-College [Exclusive to the Box Set until 2013]
-Buster Keaton Short Films Collection
-The Saphead
-Our Hospitality
-Sherlock Jr.
-Three Ages
-The Navigator 
-Seven Chances
-Go West
-Battling Butler
-The General
-Steamboat Bill, Jr. 
-Lost Keaton



The Ultimate Buster Keaton Collection - Amazon


January 8, 2012

Grand Hotel (1932)



Grand Hotel (1932) - Amazon

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December 4, 2012

Francis Ford Coppola: 5 Film Collection

-Apocalypse Now
-Apocalypse Now Redux
-One From the Heart
-Tetro
-The Conversation




Francis Ford Coppola: 5 Film Collection - Amazon

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Paramount, Warner Sign Catalog Distribution Pact
via Home Media Magazine

Deal includes UltraViolet access to Paramount titles on Warner's Flixster

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is assuming responsibility for marketing, merchandising and distribution of a big chunk of Paramount Pictures' movie library.

The studio today announced a strategic alliance with Paramount Home Media Distribution that is centered on more than 600 catalog titles from the Paramount film library. The deal gives Warner exclusive rights to physical Blu-rayDisc  and DVD distribution of those titles in the United States and Canada, and will make Paramount's UltraViolet offerings available on a non-exclusive basis through Flixster, the Warner Bros. movie streaming and discovery service.

Ron Sanders, president of Warner Home Video, called the arrangement "a good deal for both studios because Paramount can be assured of a revenue stream on their catalog and refocus their resources toward franchises, while Warner can leverage its scale to launch new Blu-ray titles, collections and special editions."

Dennis Maguire, president of Paramount Home Media Distribution, is equally enthusiastic. "We are bullish on this deal as it firmly supports innovation in a critical aspect of our business, while at the same time it leverages our collective strengths and assets to maximize profits in the present market," he said. "Flixster provides access to the leading movie discovery application that will promote digital content ownership and aid in expanding our digital business. At the same time, on the physical side, this agreement enables us to manage our profitability in a time of change in the marketplace and to focus more resources on new releases. With its strong infrastructure and track record, Warner will not only safeguard but enhance the long-term value of titles covered by this agreement."

"We're delighted that movie fans will now be able to access Paramount titles through Flixster, further expanding the already robust library of UltraViolet-enabled content and making the continued transition to digital much smoother for the consumer," added Thomas Gewecke, president of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution.

The agreement also grants Warner Bros. manufacturing on demand rights and the ability to include UltraViolet Digital Copy bundled with packaged media. Paramount will retain all digital rights for their titles, including electronic sell-through (EST), video-on-demand (VOD) and subscription video-on-demand. Flixster will offer, on a non-exclusive basis, Paramount titles for sale in UltraViolet EST format, UltraViolet Disc-to-Digital and VOD. Flixster will also act as an UltraViolet Locker Access Service Provider for all Paramount UltraViolet titles, and as a redemption site for Paramount UltraViolet Digital Copies.

The three-year deal, which takes effect January 1, 2013, covers U.S. and Canadian rights only and includes titles such as Braveheart, Gladiator, Ghost, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Chinatown, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Forrest Gump, The African Queen, The Ten Commandments, Hugo, Fatal Attraction, Rango, Terms of Endearment, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Airplane!, according to studio and retail sources.

The agreement excludes approximately 100 cornerstone Paramount titles, including the Transformers, Star Trek and Indiana Jones franchises. Warner also will gain access to select new titles after the initial 26-week release period.

Paramount will receive licensing fees from Warner Bros. and be entitled to various benefits under a long-term strategic cooperation agreement with Flixster.

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^This is funny. Just the other day I bought a four-film Turner Classic Movies gangster collection for $6.99 out of a bargain bin at Zellers.  It also includes Little Caesar and The Public Enemy but instead of the other two it has The Roaring Twenties (1939) and Smart Money (1931).

Watched The Roaring Twenties today and it was great. Helped kill my hangover. Highly recommend it.

After hearing PTA mention at the TIFF press conference that he has TCM on all the time around the house, it was only natural that I make the purchase.