Columbia Classics
- captveg
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Also, Sony preps all the transfers in house before licensing their titles out to Image/Mill Creek/Twilight Time/Criterion/etc., so there's really not too many worries here.
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- captveg
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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) on 7/30/13 via Image
Sleepless In Seattle (1993) on 7/9/13 via Twilight Time
Body Double (1984) on 8/13/13 via Twilight Time
Sleepless In Seattle (1993) on 7/9/13 via Twilight Time
Body Double (1984) on 8/13/13 via Twilight Time
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From Here to Eternity - 10/1
From Sony.
From Sony.
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Probably a much-asked question but what is the best/cheapest way to get these TCM Vault collections if you live outside of the US?manicsounds wrote:DVDBeaver reviews the Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics 4 boxset
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It says the sets are sold at TCM or Movies Unlimited only.
I don't think TCM ships international, but Movies Unlimited does
I don't think TCM ships international, but Movies Unlimited does
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TCM do ship international, but I recall them having ridiculous shipping fees. Something like a flat $30 starting rate.
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Somehow missed this, but Sony International released the Stanley Kramer produced "The Wild One" on blu-ray in Japan, Germany, Italy, France, etc last summer.
But as most Sony catalog blu-rays, missing bonus features is a problem.
This time, the quite informative commentary track from the DVD is missing. Another big minus is that the audio is only in plain Dolby Mono.
But as most Sony catalog blu-rays, missing bonus features is a problem.
This time, the quite informative commentary track from the DVD is missing. Another big minus is that the audio is only in plain Dolby Mono.
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Re: Columbia Classics
Discussion for this title has been moved to the TCM Vault Collection thread.
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There was an interesting piece of info in a Mill Creek sell sheet for one of those monstrous eight films shoved onto two DVD sets: they had the sales figures for Sony's the Rita Hayworth Film Collection included but the total sales were so low that you had to wonder why they'd even brag about it. That set, released in 2010, starring one of the more visible stars of the Hollywood era and featuring one of her best known films along with several others, has only sold 6,703 units. Puts some perspective into the declining home disc market, at least
- captveg
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Selling 6000 copies of a Blu-ray box of the same films would actually be worthy of bragging rights. Most catalog titles are lucky to hit 1000.domino harvey wrote:There was an interesting piece of info in a Mill Creek sell sheet for one of those monstrous eight films shoved onto two DVD sets: they had the sales figures for Sony's the Rita Hayworth Film Collection included but the total sales were so low that you had to wonder why they'd even brag about it. That set, released in 2010, starring one of the more visible stars of the Hollywood era and featuring one of her best known films along with several others, has only sold 6,703 units. Puts some perspective into the declining home disc market, at least
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Yeah, selling over 6,000 of that set seems impressive to me, considering that to all but the relatively rare devotees of Hollywood catalog titles (non-A-list musicals, biblical epics, etc.), the films of interest in the set were Gilda and to a lesser extent Cover Girl, and these were already available in inexpensive standalone releases. Hayworth is hardly like John Wayne, for whom there's a sizable built-in audience to lap up anything.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who initially thought that it sounded like a decent figure.
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Not sure if it's comparable, but back when the music industry was healthier, specialty labels looking to license an album for reissue (mostly audiophile-type releases) usually pressed a run of 1000 copies, with the usual expectation that in most cases, that's all they'd needed.
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Major Dundee coming from Sony International, July 7th 2014 for Japan.
Looks to have only the longer version, but retains the Peckinpah documentary excerpt and the rest of the DVD extras, except for the commentary. If you didn't get the US Twilight Time, here is a cheaper option.
Looks to have only the longer version, but retains the Peckinpah documentary excerpt and the rest of the DVD extras, except for the commentary. If you didn't get the US Twilight Time, here is a cheaper option.
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After you factor in shipping, you'll only be saving about a buck.manicsounds wrote:Major Dundee coming from Sony International, July 7th 2014 for Japan.
Looks to have only the longer version, but retains the Peckinpah documentary excerpt and the rest of the DVD extras, except for the commentary. If you didn't get the US Twilight Time, here is a cheaper option.
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Re: Columbia Classics
I'm sure it will be released in other regions around the same time, possibly for a cheaper price.
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It Happened One Night has gotten a 4k restoration. Next question is, who will release the blu.
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They're already acknowledging Sony's 4K Video Unlimited Service near the end of the interview as a release platform for the restoration. Would Sony let Criterion do a physical release...or will this one go to TCM Classics to bolster its Blu-ray output?FrauBlucher wrote:It Happened One Night has gotten a 4k restoration. Next question is, who will release the blu.
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- captveg
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Ghostbusters II (1989) (paired with a re-issue of Ghostbusters (1984) in a 2-pak) on 9/16/14
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Looks like this is going to be the "sourced from 4K transfer plus the special features from the original Blu-ray" release that many have been waiting for. And it's supposed to have the sequel sourced from 4K as well.captveg wrote:Ghostbusters II (1989) (paired with a re-issue of Ghostbusters (1984) in a 2-pak) on 9/16/14
- captveg
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Ghostbusters II also now has an individual release scheduled on the same day.