Coming DVDs

[dws1982]

I don't see why Broadcast News has any reason to enter the collection, but there's not a decent R1 release of those two Fuller films. The original Criterion releases of those two look pretty bad. I'm glad to have new versions of them released, especially in Blu-Ray.

They're also putting Army of Shadows and Robinson Crusoe On Mars out on Blu-Ray.

[Precious Doll]

Criterion's January releases are most disappointing. The three titles are already available in perfectly fine prints.

Broadcast News
The Naked Kiss
Shock Corridor

Their Eclipse January releases are a bit more inspiring:

SAPPHIRE
Basil Dearden 1959

Basil Dearden’s bold, direct police procedural, starring Nigel Patrick as the detective in charge of the investigation, is a devastating look at the way bigotry crosses class divides, and a snapshot of late-fifties England’s increasingly interracial culture.

THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN
Basil Dearden 1960

A delightful cast of British all-stars, including Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes, and Roger Livesey, brings to life this precisely cali brated caper, which was immensely popular and influenced countless Hollywood heist films.

VICTIM
Basil Dearden 1961

Basil Dearden’s unmistakably political taboo buster was one of the first films to address homophobia head-on, a cry of protest against British laws forbidding homosexuality.

ALL NIGHT LONG
Basil Dearden 1962

Othello is translated to the world of sixties London jazz clubs in Basil Dearden’s smoky and sensational All Night Long. This daring psychodrama is also remarkable for its on-screen appearances by such jazz legends as Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, and Tubby Hayes.



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[Precious Doll]

Eureka Entertainment have announced the UK Blu-ray Disc release of two films as part of their Masters of Cinema Series on 25th October 2010. Priced at £22.99 each are…

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? - Tony Randall and Jayne Mansfield star in this comedy set in the world of television advertising. Ad man Rockwell Hunter (Randall) gets his big break when he secures the services of famous movie actress Rita Marlowe (Mansfield) to front the campaign for Stay-Put lipstick. But Marlowe wants something unusual in return. Rock must act publicly as her new love interest - a set-up that leaves his fiancee Jenny (Betsy Drake) far from impressed.

Features include:
Gorgeous high-definition transfer of the film in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio
New and exclusive video introduction to the film by director Joe Dante (Gremlins 1 & 2, InnerSpace, Looney Tunes: Back in Action)
Vintage Movietone short which captures Jayne Mansfield on tour promoting the film
Alternate music & effects track with a different musical score for the opening of the picture and other 'temporary' effects-placement
Original theatrical trailer
Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
44-page booklet featuring two new essays by film writer David Cairns, and an exclusive 2003 interview about the film with Tony Randall conducted by Ethan DeSeife

Make Way For Tomorrow - Leo McCarey directs this tear-jerking family drama based on a stage play by Helen and Nolan Leary, which was in turn based on the novel 'The Years Are So Long' by advice columnist Josephine Lawrence. When elderly couple Barkley and Lucy Cooper (Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi) lose their home during the Great Depression, none of their five children will take both parents in and the two are forced to live separately. While Barkley moves in with daughter Cora (Elisabeth Risdon), Lucy goes to live with son George (Thomas Mitchell) - but both find it difficult to fit in with the busy cosmopolitan lifestyles of their middle-aged children.

Features include:
Gorgeous high-definition transfer of the film in its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio
20-minute video piece with filmmaker and writer Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show; The Cat’s Meow) discussing the film and Leo McCarey’s career
21-minute video piece with writer Gary Giddins discussing McCarey’s work and the social and political contexts of the film
Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
Lengthy booklet featuring a new essay on the film by writer and Library of America editor Geoffrey O’Brien, and an excerpt from Josephine Lawrence’s source novel Years Are So Long

[Precious Doll]

Not the most inspiring selection of films. I imagine it's a matter of time before they turn up on Amazon.

[Big Magilla]

Take the following with a grain of salt.

Apparently Sony pictures are about to release a new of titles on DVD as per the Warners Archive program, i.e. DVDRs - pressed to demand.

At this point in time they will only be available from Deep Discount & Critics Choice and the following titles will (there has to date been no official press release from Sony) on September 21.

Some of the titles include:

Address Unknown
I Never Sang For My Father
Violets are Blue
Mickey One
No Greater Glory
The Caine Mutiny (Robert Altman)

Sony is selling 100 titles directly on their website with more to be added monthly.

Here's the link:

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevid....ter=mod

[Big Magilla]

Fox has no plans to release the five films separately.

As far as I know The Man on a Tightrope is not available anywhere. America America, though hard to find, has been released on DVD in other countries while A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Viva Zapata! and Wild River have long been available in Region 2.

[Reza]

Of the collection, 5 films have never before been released on DVD: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Viva Zapata!, Man on a Tightrope, Wild River, and America, America. The Elia Kazan Film Collection will be available for $199.98 U.S. / $349.98 Canada."

Don't want to get this whole set as I have a number of the films already. Wonder if America, America will be available for sale separately? One of the rare best picture nominees not easily available.

[Big Magilla]

Press release:

"On November 9th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the Elia Kazan Film Collection, an 18-disc DVD gift set including A Letter to Elia and 15 of Kazan’s most acclaimed and noteworthy films. The full collection, in addition to the documentary, includes: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), Boomerang! (1947), Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), Pinky (1949), Panic in the Streets (1950), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Viva Zapata! (1952), Man on a Tightrope (1953), On the Waterfront (1954), East of Eden (1955), Baby Doll (1956), A Face in the Crowd (1957), Wild River (1960), Splendor in the Grass (1961), and America, America (1963). Of the collection, 5 films have never before been released on DVD: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Viva Zapata!, Man on a Tightrope, Wild River, and America, America. The Elia Kazan Film Collection will be available for $199.98 U.S. / $349.98 Canada."

[Big Magilla]

A few more:

10 Rillington Place
City Streets (1938)
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Hot Blood
Johnny Allegro
Knock on Wood
New Orleans Uncensored
Otley
Over 21
A Song to Remember
Song Without End
Storm Center
The Case Against Brooklyn
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Interns
The Juggler
The Love-Ins
The Love Machine
The Mind of Mr. Soames
The Pumpkin Eater

[Precious Doll]

Take the following with a grain of salt.

Apparently Sony pictures are about to release a new of titles on DVD as per the Warners Archive program, i.e. DVDRs - pressed to demand.

At this point in time they will only be available from Deep Discount & Critics Choice and the following titles will (there has to date been no official press release from Sony) on September 21.

Some of the titles include:

Address Unknown
I Never Sang For My Father
Violets are Blue
Mickey One
No Greater Glory
The Caine Mutiny (Robert Altman)

[Big Magilla]

Must be for Region 2 release. Badman's Territory is already available in the U.S. from the Warner Archive. They'll probably get around to releasing The Marauders in that format here as well.

[anonymous1980]

Worked on a couple of more obscure Westerns:

Badman's Territory (1946) and The Marauders (1955)

The Marauders is pretty damn good, a really nice, entertaining little B-Western. Badman's Territory is alright.

[Big Magilla]

Criterion Blu-rays and standard DVD releases for November:

The Night of the Hunter (Laughton/1955)

Modern Times (Chaplin/1936)

Antichrist (Von Trier/2009)

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story, a box set featuring Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Last Picture Show, The King of Marvin Gardens, Drive, He Said, A Safe Place and Head. Blu-ray in November, standard DVD set in December.

[Snick's Guy]

[quote="Big Magilla"][/quote]
Douglas Sirk Collection !!!

Now that is something to get excited about.

[Big Magilla]

Here's more on the Sirk Collection from ClassicFlix:

Universal has listed its next TCM Vault release, the Douglas Sirk Filmmaker Collection, at TCM.com. It's scheduled to street on September 30th and can only be purchased at TCM.com.

And while this release may be exclusive to TCM, nowhere else will the films in this set be available for rent except at ClassicFlix.com.

Rock Hudson stars in 3 of the 4 films. Other stars include Claudette Colbert, Ann Blyth, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Jack Carson, Gladys Cooper and Barbara Rush. Bonus features include those typical in TCM Vault sets: A Robert Osborne Intro, Publicity Stills, Scene Stills and Lobby Cards.

SYNOPSIS:
Recognized today as one of the most distinctive and influential directors of the 1950's, Douglas Sirk was rarely praised and often overlooked by critics during his years in Hollywood. His penchant for melodramatic storylines were accented by a baroque visual style, emotional intensity and lush production values.

Thunder on the Hill (1951)
A nun (Claudette Colbert) races against time to prove the innocence of a convicted murderess (Ann Blyth) who is being escorted to prison for a date with the gallows in Thunder on the Hill.

Based on the popular British play Bonaventure, this moody mystery serves up many twists and is distinguished by one of Claudette Colbert's most intriguing and least-known performances. In addition to Douglas Sirk's fast-paced direction, the film is enriched by Hans J. Salter's stirring dramatic score, a first rate supporting cast and the luminous black and white cinematography of William H. Daniels, who helped immortalize the screen personas of Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer during his MGM period.

Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
The two sons of Apache leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler) have conflicting views of the white men who trepass on their land; Taza (Rock Hudson) argues for peaceful co-existence but his younger brother Naiche (Bart Roberts) joins Geronimo on the warpath. One of the few Westerns made in the 1950s that attempted to present a positive view of Native Americans, Taza, Son of Cochise was the second of eight movies that Rock Hudson made with director Douglas Sirk.

Filmed on location in Utah, the natural setting of the desert is one of the movie's many assets which is vividly captured by the glorious Technicolor cinematography.

Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Michael Martin (Rock Hudson) is a headstrong young patriot who has turned to highway robbery to support his country's cause against England during the Irish revolution. When he is taken under the wing of the famous rebel leader Captain Thunderbolt (Jeff Morrow), he soon finds himself second-in-command with a bounty on his head.

Filmed on location in Ireland, Captain Lightfoot features Rock Hudson in a versatile role that allows him to play an action hero with a wry sense of humor as well as a dashing ladies man.

The Tarnished Angels (1957)
Set in the 1930s Depression era during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, The Tarnished Angels covers three days in the lives of a trio of flying-circus performers, headlined by former WWI fighter-pilot hero Roger Shumann (Robert Stack) and his beautiful blonde wife, Laverne (Dorothy Malone). Romantic complications arise when newspaper reporter Burke Devlin (Rock Hudson) falls in love with Laverne while covering their daredevil aerial show.

Based on the William Faulkner novel Pylon, this screen adaptation was a personal favorite of director Douglas Sirk's and is considered by many to be a masterpiece equal to his Academy Award-winning Written on the Wind (1956), which also starred Hudson, Malone and Stack in the key roles.

BONUS FEATURES (ALL 4 DVDS):

* Robert Osborne Introduction
* Publicity Stills
* Scene Stills
* Lobby Cards