The OOP Heads-Up Thread

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Re: The OOP Heads-Up Thread

#976 Post by swo17 » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:21 am

My guess is that it's OOP because these Archive releases are limited runs of pressed discs, and this is a huge film. I'll be surprised if they don't print another run but it would seem more efficient for them to give it a non-Archive-sized one.

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#977 Post by FrauBlucher » Mon Sep 01, 2014 2:05 pm

Responding to my question on twitter.....
Warner Archive wrote:It can't be out of print, as these are regular Blu-ray Discs assembled on demand. If it's on http://shop.warnerarchive.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , it's ok

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#978 Post by Lowry_Sam » Mon Sep 01, 2014 2:31 pm

FYI. Warner Archives has a sale today. $10 off $35 or more.....of course all the WA blu-rays, including Out Of The Past, are on sale to for $17.19, which means you need to pick up more than 2 of them for the discount.

I was surprised to see this as a standalone....I thought Warner might do the (film noir) box set thing first before doing individual noir releases.

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#979 Post by Drucker » Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:18 pm

I think it makes sense for them to do a big title as a stand-alone first. If they did the whole box set, people would be turned off by the high cost, and that wouldn't be a fair way to gauge interest. If this sells well, though, certainly it could bode well for the box.

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#980 Post by Noiradelic » Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:51 pm

It may be that MMM is never technically wrong (though I don't know if that is the case), but there have been many instances where a title he listed as OOP never disappeared from major etailers' shelves, either not going OOP or just seamlessly changing UPCs.

A few Blu examples: The Road Warrior, The Getaway (1975), Some Like It Hot, All About Eve. Also many recent Sony Blu titles that were part of that big OOP announcement last summer are still available.

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#981 Post by domino harvey » Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:15 pm

Noiradelic wrote:
domino harvey wrote:Out of the Past Blu-ray is listed as OOP on MMM, is out of stock everywhere

EDIT WBShop still claims to have it
Looks like B&N still has it, and with the 15% non-member codes they sent out for the holiday weekend, at a reasonable price too.
My copy shipped out today from BN, so if you're not necessarily placing your trust in the intern running the Warner Archives Twitter, that's a possibility

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#982 Post by cdnchris » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:20 pm

I took a risk on the archive one. I'll let you all know how that turns out...

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#983 Post by cdnchris » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:23 pm

And speak of the devil, I literally just got a shipping notification.

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#984 Post by krnash » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:03 am

I worked in a Barnes and Noble years ago, and the way Archive discs worked was that you'd place an order (in store or online) and then B&N would literally place the burn-on-demand order to WA themselves, on a case by case basis. This may work differently with a release as popular as Out of the Past, but it's pretty much safe to assume that if B&N are shipping discs, WA are still printing them as usual.

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#985 Post by Noiradelic » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:11 am

I suspect this is true for most, if not all etailers, at least with actual MOD discs.

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#986 Post by domino harvey » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:17 am

BN had it in stock already. It proves nothing other that a retailer had an item for sale. OOP titles are frequently available for some time after going out of print. It literally just went out of print days ago

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#987 Post by FrauBlucher » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:42 pm

domino harvey wrote:
Noiradelic wrote:
domino harvey wrote:Out of the Past Blu-ray is listed as OOP on MMM, is out of stock everywhere

EDIT WBShop still claims to have it
Looks like B&N still has it, and with the 15% non-member codes they sent out for the holiday weekend, at a reasonable price too.
My copy shipped out today from BN, so if you're not necessarily placing your trust in the intern running the Warner Archives Twitter, that's a possibility
Proof of a small community...Warner Archive made fun of the intern comment on their twitter feed.

Also, Amazon has Out of the Past back in stock, although the price is lousy.

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#988 Post by ianungstad » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:18 am

Nanook of the North (Criterion) - Upgrade must be coming soon.

Just about everything released by Kimstim went out of print this week. They've been bought by a company called Icarus films. I assume most of these titles will get reissues soon.

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#989 Post by swo17 » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:27 am

Icarus is a reputable company that mostly deals with documentaries.

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#990 Post by Jonathan S » Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:18 am

ianungstad wrote:Nanook of the North (Criterion) - Upgrade must be coming soon.
There's an upgrade already - but not from Criterion. (I can't see them competing with their own edition - I think Film Preservation Associates owns the restoration.)

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#991 Post by domino harvey » Thu Sep 25, 2014 5:42 pm

domino harvey wrote:These Scorpion titles are going OOP

The Pom Pom Girls (Blu)
The Dreaming/The Initiation (Double Feature DVD)
The Carpenter (DVD)
Follow Me (DVD)
My Tutor (Blu)
Legacy (DVD)
Skateboard (DVD)
The Fantasist (DVD)
Celia (aka, Celia: Child of Terror, DVD)
Mark of Cain/Thrillkill (Double Feature DVD)
Dark Side of Genius (DVD)
Point of Terror (DVD)
Body Melt (DVD)
Superspook (DVD)
Girls on the Road (DVD)
L.A. Is My Home Town (DVD)
The Girl in Blue (DVD)
Also now OOP from Scorpion:

THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN
DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE (DVD)
FINAL EXAM (DVD)
FLAVIA THE HERETIC (Blu-Ray)
GIRLY (DVD)
IMPROPER CONDUCT
THE INCUBUS
THE LAST GRENADE
THE MAFU CAGE
MALIBU HIGH/HUSTLER SQUAD
THE POWER
RENTADICK
RUNNING HOT/HOT TARGET
SECOND TIME LUCKY
SHADES OF GRAY/TAINTED LOVE
SILVER DREAM RACER
SWEET WILLIAM
TOMBOY (Blu-Ray)
VOYAGER

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Re: The OOP Heads-Up Thread

#992 Post by Jrmac » Thu Sep 25, 2014 9:48 pm

ianungstad wrote:Nanook of the North (Criterion) - Upgrade must be coming soon.

Just about everything released by Kimstim went out of print this week. They've been bought by a company called Icarus films. I assume most of these titles will get reissues soon.

This is still listed as in print at Criterion's website, where did you see it's going out of print?

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#993 Post by swo17 » Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:08 pm

I just noticed that the Image Blu-ray of the Frank Sinatra film Suddenly has apparently gone OOP. This release is worth picking up for the bonus film alone, Francis Thompson's N.Y., N.Y.

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#994 Post by domino harvey » Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:53 pm

Between Heaven and Hell
Don't Bother to Knock
Myra Breckinridge
No Way Out (1950)
Return to Peyton Place

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Re: The OOP Heads-Up Thread

#995 Post by ianungstad » Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:45 pm

The Weinstein Company officially discontinues El Cid and Fall of the Roman Empire this week. I think it's pretty safe to speculate they let the rights lapse to the Bronston library. Criterion released El Cid on laserdisc; wouldn't be surprised if they picked these up. Weinstein never did bother to get Circus World or 55 Days at Peking out on dvd.

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#996 Post by domino harvey » Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:50 pm

All four available on Blu-ray for cheap from the UK

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#997 Post by ianungstad » Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:28 pm

Hard Boiled was discontinued on dvd and blu this week. Actually; a number of Dragon Dynasty titles are being deleted. The Weinstein Company has also taken the website offline: http://www.dragondynasty.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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#998 Post by Askew » Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:14 pm

Kino is putting Wonk Kar-Wai's Happy Together and Fallen Angels out of print. They say that they are not renewing the licenses.

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#999 Post by wattsup32 » Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:37 pm

Does this mean someone else can step in should they so desire? Or should I snap them up while I can?

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#1000 Post by Drucker » Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:45 pm

wattsup32 wrote:Does this mean someone else can step in should they so desire? Or should I snap them up while I can?
Both.

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