MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

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manicsounds
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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#76 Post by manicsounds » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:10 am


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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#77 Post by Feego » Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:39 pm

Issues with West Side Story. You may want to hold off on those pre-orders.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

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#80 Post by Ashirg » Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:54 am

Amazon.ca has these blu-rays for pre-order for January 24. Not sure if they are only for Canada or some US store will get a store exclusive or Amazon.com just takes a long time to add them:
Notorious
Apartment
Rebecca
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Spellbound

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#81 Post by Jeff » Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:03 am

Ashirg wrote:Amazon.ca has these blu-rays for pre-order for January 24. Not sure if they are only for Canada or some US store will get a store exclusive or Amazon.com just takes a long time to add them:
Notorious
Apartment
Rebecca
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Spellbound
Wow. Fingers crossed. My non-anamorphic disc of Annie Hall has been begging to be retired for years, the mere thought of a high def transfer of Manhattan is enough to make me swoon, and of course we all know that The Apartment is like the best film ever. Those Hitches would make nice companion pieces to the Criterion sets too.

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#82 Post by Graham » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:34 am

Ashirg wrote:Amazon.ca has these blu-rays for pre-order for January 24. Not sure if they are only for Canada or some US store will get a store exclusive or Amazon.com just takes a long time to add them:
Notorious
Apartment
Rebecca
Manhattan
Annie Hall
Spellbound
I'd buy all of these if they're quality transfers. Fingers crossed.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#83 Post by manicsounds » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:51 am

MGM/Fox Japan is releasing The Apartment, Manhattan, Annie Hall on Feb 3rd, Universal is releasing To Kill A Mockingbird that day as well. All on BD for the first time. Other regions should be around then too.

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#84 Post by Der Spieler » Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:05 pm

I really hope this is true and that nothing gets indefinitely postponed; especially the Woody Allen ones. The fact that they also get released in Japan is getting my hopes up. Finally some Woody classics on Blu!

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#85 Post by kekid » Thu Nov 24, 2011 3:56 pm

Feego wrote:Issues with West Side Story. You may want to hold off on those pre-orders.
Any update on the recently issued "West Side Story" Blu Ray in the USA? Beaver gives only a preview. Digital Bits says the problems are going to be corrected. Does anyone know if the discs shipped by Amazon are of a corrected version?

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#86 Post by Feego » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:11 pm

I haven't heard anything new, but apparently Fox/MGM will provide a number that people who already purchased the set can call to get a replacement disc at some point. It doesn't appear that there are any plans to recall the first pressings, so we'll just have to keep our eyes and ears open to find out when the corrected discs go out for sale.

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#87 Post by hearthesilence » Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:56 am

About freaking time. Wasn't Annie Hall already broadcast in HD (in 16:9)? I hope they make a better transfer for the Blu-Ray, but still, it's ridiculous it's taken this long when they've had an HD master in use for years.

FWIW, one big concern is the subtitled, 'inner-thoughts' scene - MGM botched this up on the DVD.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#88 Post by manicsounds » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:50 am

I just really wish Allen would get on the ball with special features. That's one of the biggest reasons I don't have any Allen movies in my collection. If it's a movie-only disc, a rental would just suffice. "Midnight In Paris" actually has a few extras surprisingly. Hopefully some more would come soon.

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#89 Post by hearthesilence » Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:29 pm

At the very least, he could chop out the early Diane Keaton and then the Annie Hall sections from his PBS doc and include those. Half-assed, yes, but I think most buyers would want something (even if it's previously released) than absolutely nothing.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#90 Post by triodelover » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:37 pm

manicsounds wrote:MGM/Fox Japan is releasing The Apartment, Manhattan, Annie Hall on Feb 3rd, Universal is releasing To Kill A Mockingbird that day as well. All on BD for the first time. Other regions should be around then too.
Looks like Mockingbird comes to Region A on Blu on 31 January.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#91 Post by The Narrator Returns » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:18 pm

Annie Hall and Manhattan are coming to Blu-Ray in the US on January 24. Could Notorious and Rebecca be far behind?

The answer is No.
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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#92 Post by perkizitore » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:30 pm

There are also listed on Amazon!

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#93 Post by Der Spieler » Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:16 pm

I'm very glad that this turned out to be legit.

Manhattan must be my most awaited Blu-ray ever.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#94 Post by Peacock » Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:48 pm

Spellbound in Canada as well.

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#95 Post by Jeff » Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:50 pm

Yeah, Canada is getting both Spellbound and Wilder's The Apartment on January 24th, and both are available for pre-order on Amazon.ca. Hopefully the U.S. announcements of those two are coming soon.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#96 Post by Jeff » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:03 pm

Spellbound finally added for preorder in the U.S. Still no sign of The Apartment south of the 49th parallel.

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#97 Post by AfterTheRain » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:48 am

And I just bought that too! Oh well, at least I don't have to wait too long to upgrade.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#98 Post by Der Spieler » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:54 pm

Annie Hall cover is up.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#99 Post by felipe » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:14 pm

The cover is terrible, but the fact that it reads Woody Allen collection sounds promising.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#100 Post by Jeff » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:23 pm

The Apartment looks like it's going to be a Best Buy exclusive in the U.S. for a while.

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