MoC OOP

[Calvin]

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....

[domino harvey]

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

[Ribs]

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.

[Drucker]

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.

[Nw_jahrles]

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.

[dwk]

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.

[m_montana]

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.

[m_montana]

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

[dwk]

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.

[dustybooks]

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

[hearthesilence]

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.

[m_montana]

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.

[dustybooks]

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

[perkizitore]

I should also get Paper Moon

[Drucker]

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

[rapta]

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).

[ambrose1am]

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.

[L.A.]

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.

To ensure you get yourself a copy ORDER NOW HERE https://bit.ly/2LYyLrS

[Calvin]

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

[hearthesilence]

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.

[EddieLarkin]

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.

[domino harvey]

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

[Matt]

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.

[Drucker]

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).

[hearthesilence]

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.