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Re: Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-rays

#626 Post by Gregory » Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:35 am

Noiradelic wrote:
FrauBlucher wrote:When I say Classic Hollywood I mean the 30s, 40s and 50s. The last film WAC released was Wellman's Battleground back in January. That suggests to me the WAC are going to release less and less films from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Since Battleground, they've released Bad Day at Black Rock and in the last two weeks, The Sea Chase and Blood Alley. They also deserve credit for putting out Seven Days in May, Ride the High Country, The Ballad of Cable Hogue and The Loved One.
FrauBlucher wrote:Bad Day at Black Rock was also released in January. And I forgot about the two Waynes from the mid 50s just released. But that's it. Very slim. Maybe they'll sub-license to another boutique. I do see Criterion releasing a bunch of them. Roaring Twenties, High Sierra, I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang just to name three.
No, in addition to the ones that Noiradelic already mentioned, since January they've also released Love in the Afternoon, World Without End, and From Hell It Came ("the killer-tree movie you woodn’t want to miss!" #-o ).

But I agree with what you're saying and have been outspoken about this stuff for years while trying not to turn into a broken record about it (I was letting them have it about the 1930s offerings being counted on one finger just last month). I'm just glad that they finally got over their longstanding aversion to licensing to Criterion and will also give us things like Bad Day at Black Rock to boot (their DVD of which looked extremely poor when projected on a large screen). According to the OP in the thread, they started out doing 1–2 releases per month, so I do think they've stepped it up a bit in the past couple of years.
I hadn't realized the complete lack of 1940s films from them this year, though—that is pretty discouraging.

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#627 Post by dwk » Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:18 pm

Announced at SDCC:
The Hidden
Innocent Blood (longer cut)
Green Slime

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#628 Post by domino harvey » Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:21 pm

dwk wrote:Innocent Blood (longer cut)
Sweet, the two Landis films I most wanted are both coming to Blu this fall! I kinda figured this one was coming, WA appears to be prioritizing old snapper case full frame upgrades

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#629 Post by Big Ben » Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:17 pm

dwk wrote:Announced at SDCC:
The Hidden
This film is fucking wild y'all. Imagine Kyle MacLachlan as an FBI agent in a film that embodies everything about eighties excess. I've never seen Twin Peaks but from what little I've absorbed this insanity is a great lead in. Absolutely bonkers.

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#630 Post by L.A. » Sat Jul 22, 2017 5:10 pm

dwk wrote:Announced at SDCC:
The Hidden
Excellent news. This is a nice 80s classic. Hopefully the sequel is included in the same package as well, haven't seen that one yet.

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#631 Post by JamesF » Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:48 am

L.A. wrote:
dwk wrote:Announced at SDCC:
The Hidden
Excellent news. This is a nice 80s classic. Hopefully the sequel is included in the same package as well, haven't seen that one yet.
The sequel's utterly fucking dreadful so can't share that sentiment unfortunately. Very happy the original's finally coming out though!

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#632 Post by felipe » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:00 pm

Do you guys think we'll ever see the silent classics (The Crowd, Greed, etc) on blu-ray? Or even dvd?

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#633 Post by Big Ben » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:04 pm

Greed would be a major release and I would expect it to receive a lot of attention. The restored 239 minute version of course. We'll never seen the full version as Stroheim originally had.

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#634 Post by FrauBlucher » Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:29 pm

I can't see WB releasing anymore silent films. In light of their deal with Criterion they would come from them.

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#635 Post by domino harvey » Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:30 pm

Well, Criterion ain't exactly a bastion of silents themselves

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#636 Post by knives » Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:31 pm

Clearly we need a Kino deal.

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#637 Post by FrauBlucher » Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:08 pm

domino harvey wrote:Well, Criterion ain't exactly a bastion of silents themselves
True. But Criterion has released more silents on bluray than WB.

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#638 Post by domino harvey » Wed Aug 02, 2017 5:56 pm

The Gilmore Girls Netflix series will be coming in November

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#639 Post by Max von Mayerling » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:19 pm

Brigadoon (1954) and The Law and Jake Wade (1958)

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#640 Post by domino harvey » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:23 pm

Max von Mayerling wrote:Brigadoon (1954)
Called it! That's now the entire Broadway to Hollywood box upgraded

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#641 Post by AfterTheRain » Tue Aug 15, 2017 2:13 pm

Max von Mayerling wrote:Brigadoon (1954) and The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
The Illustrated Man (1969) just announced as well.

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#642 Post by rockysds » Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:02 pm

Waiting for Guffman and the previously announced Innocent Blood.

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#643 Post by domino harvey » Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:35 pm

Night School coming soon

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#644 Post by mistakaninja » Mon Sep 18, 2017 5:26 pm

Schatzberg's Scarecrow also in their October slate.

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#645 Post by domino harvey » Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:38 pm

I'm not a fan, but I'm surprised Criterion didn't want that one

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#646 Post by The Elegant Dandy Fop » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:26 pm

Where was that announced? It's not on their Twitter.

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#647 Post by buskeat66 » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:41 pm

The Sea Wolf just announced on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/warnerarchive/statu ... 1178583040

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Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-rays

#648 Post by movielocke » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:44 pm

Damn the VHS I remember was really pretty dupey, can't imagine how much better it will look restored
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#649 Post by domino harvey » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:49 pm

I didn't realize this never even made the Archives (I believe it was released in Spain by Warners though)

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#650 Post by domino harvey » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:52 pm

Also Hell on Frisco Bay (! -- this isn't even circulating in proper 'Scope) and the last season of the Leftovers

EDIT: and the 188 minute version of the Reeves Superman

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