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Calvin
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Re: MoC OOP

#326 Post by Calvin » Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:51 am

Harold and Maude is now OOP. The Paramount titles surrounding the spine number are presumably in danger of going the same way:

077 Wings
079 Serpico
080 Nashville
081 White Dog
082 Ace in the Hole
084 If....

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Re: MoC OOP

#327 Post by domino harvey » Tue Sep 01, 2020 3:05 am

Eh, with MOC, anything that sells out of its run seems as likely as any other title to go out of print

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Re: MoC OOP

#328 Post by Ribs » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:29 am

I can’t even think there’s that many MoC releases altogether they keep in print because they’re perpetual good sellers (maybe Metropolis?) - I generally feel especially lately pretty much everything outside the initial release window of 3 years is technically OOP in the sense they won’t be printing any more if they run out. Something like Ace in the Hole could be an interesting test case given how much Eureka’s been pushing their Billy Wilder collection with the recent releases. Thankfully Eureka are actually pretty good that most of the releases outside of the initial release corridor are perpetually £12 or £13 on their site rather than keeping them at the same prices as new titles.

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Re: MoC OOP

#329 Post by Drucker » Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:44 am

Yes it seems like things are probably kept in print if they are good sellers. Touch Of Evil was listed as a "limited edition", was featured on that "top 10 best sellers of all time" list a few years ago I believe, and has remained in print.

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Re: MoC OOP

#330 Post by Nw_jahrles » Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:46 am

I just wish they would give a head’s up when something is close to selling out. Or do a “While Supplies Last” listing like Kino.

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Re: MoC OOP

#331 Post by dwk » Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:33 pm

According to a post at the Blu-ray.com forum, Nashville is OOP (no surprise there) and Paper Moon is going OOP at the end of the year.

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Re: MoC OOP

#332 Post by m_montana » Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:55 am

dwk wrote:
Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:33 pm
According to a post at the Blu-ray.com forum, Nashville is OOP (no surprise there) and Paper Moon is going OOP at the end of the year.
Nashville is currently out of stock but not officially discontinued.

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Re: MoC OOP

#333 Post by m_montana » Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:56 am

Two titles have been discontinued very recently: Sam Fuller's Fixed Bayonets! and Mankiewicz's A Letter To Three Wives

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Re: MoC OOP

#334 Post by dwk » Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:21 pm

The Blu-ray poster said they were told MoC was expecting to get a limited number of copies of Nashville and after those sold it is going OOP.

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Re: MoC OOP

#335 Post by dustybooks » Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:31 pm

I have to imagine that if Fixed Bayonets is gone the other Fuller at Fox discs are probably following?

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Re: MoC OOP

#336 Post by hearthesilence » Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:44 pm

U.S. Fuller fans should pick up their Fixed Bayonets if they're region-free - better than the Kino disc.

I may pick up Paper Moon if it's still around and included during the next sale.

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Re: MoC OOP

#337 Post by m_montana » Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:40 pm

dustybooks wrote:
Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:31 pm
I have to imagine that if Fixed Bayonets is gone the other Fuller at Fox discs are probably following?
Forty Guns discontinued a few minutes ago.

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Re: MoC OOP

#338 Post by dustybooks » Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:47 pm

Ordered them all (and Paper Moon) right after I made that post earlier and I'm glad I did.

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Re: MoC OOP

#339 Post by perkizitore » Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:39 pm

I should also get Paper Moon

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Drucker
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Re: MoC OOP

#340 Post by Drucker » Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:44 pm

So maybe they did the Imamura and Mizoguchi thing and threw a box together before they knew they would lose the rights.

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Re: MoC OOP

#341 Post by rapta » Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:41 pm

Drucker wrote:
Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:44 pm
So maybe they did the Imamura and Mizoguchi thing and threw a box together before they knew they would lose the rights.
Yes, that and the Fox-Disney merger made them have to move hastily on House of Bamboo/Hell and High Water (shorter licenses than usual). I believe they attempted to get China Gate from Paramount for that set as well but the latter party weren't responding quick enough so they had to omit it (I still hope they release it one day).

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Re: MoC OOP

#342 Post by ambrose1am » Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:39 pm

I really wish MOC or Criterion or someone would re-release ABHIJAN on Blu. It's marvelous early Ray, as brilliant as the Apu series.

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Re: MoC OOP

#343 Post by L.A. » Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:52 pm

LOW STOCK ALERT!

Our KARLOFF AT COLUMBIA set is now DELETED. We currently still have about 30 copies left at the Eureka Store. If you've not grabbed a copy yet for your collection, then don't wait around as these will be gone very quickly. Our distributors will not be receiving any more copies.

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Re: MoC OOP

#344 Post by Calvin » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:24 am

Newly deleted:

Death in the Garden
Edvard Munch
Eureka
A New Leaf
The Barefoot Contessa
The Birth of a Nation
Der Tiger von Eschnapur
Trouble in Paradise

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Re: MoC OOP

#345 Post by hearthesilence » Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:17 pm

The Barefoot Contessa is no big loss - the master had problems (not MoC's fault).

A New Leaf got a better encode from Olive Signature.

Trouble in Paradise is unfortunate, that was the best physical edition you could get even though it was a DVD. (IIRC they decided not to do a BD because the upgrade was minimal due to the quality of the surviving film elements, and I have to agree - the final master looks "great," but it's got a gauzy and hazy quality to it that undermines the advantages of greater resolution.)

I thought the Birth of a Nation was already OOP - it's not a title I want, but last time I checked, good quality BD's fetched a high price.

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Re: MoC OOP

#346 Post by EddieLarkin » Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:04 pm

hearthesilence wrote:
Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:17 pm
A New Leaf got a better encode from Olive Signature.
Far more than that, it was a whole new and quite superior master.

Death in the Garden also has a better master on the Kino edition, albeit in the wrong AR.

The big loss here is Edvard Munch, one of the greatest films in the entire line and available nowhere else on BD.

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Re: MoC OOP

#347 Post by domino harvey » Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:15 pm

hearthesilence wrote:
Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:17 pm

I thought the Birth of a Nation was already OOP - it's not a title I want, but last time I checked, good quality BD's fetched a high price.
This is because Amazon limited the ability for most sellers to sell it, labeling it a hate product

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Re: MoC OOP

#348 Post by Matt » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:03 pm

EddieLarkin wrote:The big loss here is Edvard Munch, one of the greatest films in the entire line and available nowhere else on BD.
Yes, people should snatch it up now if it’s available.

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Re: MoC OOP

#349 Post by Drucker » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:09 pm

Matt wrote:
Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:03 pm
EddieLarkin wrote:The big loss here is Edvard Munch, one of the greatest films in the entire line and available nowhere else on BD.
Yes, people should snatch it up now if it’s available.
I just snatched up a copy on Ebay. There are a couple there at reasonable prices ($40 shipped to US, cheaper if you're in the UK).

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Re: MoC OOP

#350 Post by hearthesilence » Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:00 pm

I was kind of torn between buying Edvard Munch now or checking out one of the many rips on the web before committing, but I just pulled the trigger rather than wait.

FWIW, Amazon.co.uk has a marketplace seller who has listed it for £19.90 but you would need a UK address.

Eureka's OOP DVD doesn't looks bad and I wonder if it's sourced from the same master (albeit in SD form). That seems to be easy to find for $10-12 USD.

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