Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

[Rayon Vert]

What are the chances of Universal releasing individuals discs from that first Durbin Kino box? (Only interested in Three Smart Girls Grow Up.)

[Ribs]

Pre-orders have appeared from a Norweigan retailer for UHD releases of the original Dracula, Invisible Man, Frankenstein, and Wolfman movies this fall, presumably to be released by Universal in all their relevant territories. Pretty cool! Was just thinking about Kino's UHD licenses how Frankenstein would be something they would pursue but I'm glad the studio is willing to keep some stuff like that for themselves.

[captveg]

9/7/21 BD MODs

Because of Him (1946)
Can't Help Singing (1944)
For the Love of Mary (1948)
Something in the Wind (1947)
State of the Union (1948)
The Woody Woodpecker Screwball Collection (1941-1972) - 25 Shorts

[captveg]

Worth noting that the Spanish version of Dracula (1931) is reportedly also 4K HDR on the new UHD release

[Finch]

Beaver on 4k Frankenstein

Added that (plus Casino Royale and the 4k Deep Red) to the SOLID UPGRADE from the most recent BluRay list in the UHD upgrades worth/not worth it thread.

[captveg]

Some Bing Crosby films on 8/23/22

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Here Is My Heart (1934)
Welcome Stranger (1947)

What are the chances of Universal releasing individuals discs from that first Durbin Kino box? (Only interested in Three Smart Girls Grow Up.)

They are also doing their own releases of titles released by Kino

100 Men and a Girl (1937)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Thunder on the Hill (1951)

The three Durbin films were a box set that didn't sell well for Kino, which led to them trading back the other Durbin films they had licensed, which were then released in this individual style by Universal. Guess these were titles that were better sold individually.

Thunder on the Hill is in Kino's Film Noir: Dark Side of Cinema II set.

[soundchaser]

Thunder on the Hill is far from Sirk's best, but it's an interesting faith-based noir with a rare devout nun protagonist.

[captveg]

Upcoming 4K UHD titles. Some don't have release dates yet, but probably November for the Christmas titles.

8 Mile (2002)
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) - 9/13/22
Puss in Boots (2011) - 11/22/22
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town! (1970)
Shrek 2 (2004) - 11/22/22
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - 10/11/22
Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Vol. 2 (1932-1954) (Includes The Mummy (1932), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Phantom of the Opera (1943), The Creature from the Black Lagoon[/b] (1954)) - 10/11/22

The three animated TV Christmas films will also be available in a set.

Last year's Classic Monsters Vol.1 titles - Dracula (1931) (which includes Drácula (1931)), Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933) and The Wolf Man (1941) - will be getting individual releases on 10/11/22

[FrauBlucher]

Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection review from bluray.com

The five films are getting released individually

[Finch]

BR says that Sugarland Express is getting a 4K from Universal for its 50th anniversary. Hopefully they've treated it better than Duel!

[Peacock]

Will they include Amblin’?

Edit: Out of interest Finch, what did you dislike about the Duel 4K which has a 4.75/5 review for PQ on Blu-Ray.com?

[Calvin]

Duel included a rather horrendous AI upscale of the original television cut.

[jheez]

The theatrical cut of Duel is DNRed

[nicolas]

Will they include Amblin’?

Edit: Out of interest Finch, what did you dislike about the Duel 4K which has a 4.75/5 review for PQ on Blu-Ray.com?

The BR.com review should be ignored as the reviewer is totally oblivious to the DNR and re-graining that Universal did. I’ve seen the film in motion and found it borderline unwatchable and even more jarring than the Cameron remasters because of the inconsistency in noise reduction and also grading changes that can vary from shot to shot. Here are screenshots (not mine): https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php? ... tcount=788

[beamish14]

Will they include Amblin’?

Edit: Out of interest Finch, what did you dislike about the Duel 4K which has a 4.75/5 review for PQ on Blu-Ray.com?

Does Universal retain the rights to it? I’d love to see it in HD

I’m still amazed that Something Evil, his Duel follow-up, has never had any kind of home video release. It’s not very good, but I’m sure Kino’s fans would eat it up

[Calvin]

Will they include Amblin’?

Edit: Out of interest Finch, what did you dislike about the Duel 4K which has a 4.75/5 review for PQ on Blu-Ray.com?

Does Universal retain the rights to it? I’d love to see it in HD

I’m still amazed that Something Evil, his Duel follow-up, has never had any kind of home video release. It’s not very good, but I’m sure Kino’s fans would eat it up

I seem to remember the Kino insider saying it wasn't available for release.

The implication was that Spielberg won't allow it to be released. I'm not sure why he'd feel that way about Amblin', but I suspect if he wanted it out there it already would be.

[Peacock]

Thanks for all the info guys re Duel and Amblin’.

[yoloswegmaster]

Universal is releasing Sugarland Express on 4K next month. The kicker is that they are only producing 1000 copies. At this point, why not just license it to a boutique label?

[tenia]

Universal is releasing Sugarland Express on 4K next month. The kicker is that they are only producing 1000 copies.

They're crazy.

[TechnicolorAcid]

Some might say they’re taking The Sugarland Express.

[dwk]

It appears the UK version is limited to 1000 copies, but I've not seen any indication that that is the case with the US disc.

[tenia]

After Sugarland Express, the other big 4k restoration from Universal is The Wiz.
4k restoration from the OCN, and a new Dolby Atmos mix, approved by the produced and sourced from the audio original separated stems.
(Info given by Cassandra Moore at the International Classic Film Market)