Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-rays

[jheez]

Shocking we're only two weeks away from release and nobody but MovieZyng wants my preorder money

[Finch]

Are MovieZyng doing their winter sale this year? Feels like they skipped summer.

[domino harvey]

Amazon's listing for Humoresque is up but still not available to order in case anyone wants to, I don't know, stare the thumbnail for the cover.

Orderable now

[Matt]

Amazon's listing for Humoresque is up but still not available to order in case anyone wants to, I don't know, stare the thumbnail for the cover.

After years of hoping and waiting, the disc is finally in my hot little hands. It looks very good, with visible grain and fine detail. There are lots of optical transitions in the film, which might have been the film element problems that made this a difficult restoration. It's perhaps not as stunning a black-and-white transfer as Broadway Melody of 1940, but that might be Ian unrealistic expectation here. More notes when I've had a chance to watch it all the way through.

[yoloswegmaster]

New announcements:

TOM AND JERRY: The Complete CinemaScope Collection (1954-1958)
CHEYENNE-The Complete Series (1957-1962)
LAST STAND AT SABER RIVER (1997)
DAFFY DUCK’S QUACKBUSTERS (1988)
JUST FRIENDS (2005)
FRANKENSTEIN JR. AND THE IMPOSSIBLES-The Complete Animated Series (1966-67)
GABRIEL OVER THE WHITE HOUSE (1933)

Titles included in the Tom and Jerry set:

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1. PETE PEEVE (1954)
2. TOUCHÈ PUSSYCAT (1954)
3. SOUTHBOUND DUCKLING (1955)
4. PUP ON A PICNIC (1955)
5. TOM AND CHERIE (1955)
6. THAT’S MY MOMMY (1955)
7. THE FLYING SORCERESS (1956)
8. THE EGG AND JERRY (1956)
9. BUSY BUDDIES (1956)
10. MUSCLE BEACH TOM (1956)
11. DOWN BEAT BEAR (1956)
12. BLUE CAT BLUES (1956)
13. BARBECUE BRAWL (1956)
14. TOPS WITH POPS (1957)
15. TIMID TABBY (1957)
16. FEEDIN’ THE KIDDIE (1957)
17. MUCHO MOUSE (1957)
18. TOM’S PHOTO FINISH (1957)
19. HAPPY GO DUCKY (1958)
20. ROYAL CAT NAP (1958)
21. THE VANISHING DUCK (1958)
22. ROBIN HOODWINKED (1958)
23. TOT WATCHERS (1958)

BONUS:
24. GOOD WILL TO MEN (1955)
25. GIVE & TYKE (1957)
26. SCAT CATS (1957)

[TechnicolorAcid]

This is a fine enough slate though I won’t say it’s what I personally wanted but at least it gives me an excuse to finally check out Gabriel Over the White House which has been on my watchlist for a while now.

[domino harvey]

Literally the worst month of announcements in the history of the label, saved only by the divine intervention of Gabriel Over the White House

[flyonthewall2983]

Fond memories of Quackbusters

[What A Disgrace]

Touche Pussycat was the last Tom and Jerry shorts to be nominated for an Oscar, IIRC.

[beamish14]

Fond memories of Quackbusters

I’d love to buy it, too

[ryannichols7]

their 1990s and 2000s choices are absolutely horrible always, but Just Friends may take the cake as the worst one I've seen them do

[domino harvey]

Tall Target preorder is up on Amazon. Like the Searchers, it’s back at the lower $21.99 MSRP— hope this line stays at that price again

[Matt]

A bunch of random Warner Archive Blu-rays appear to be about half price or otherwise deeply discounted on Amazon. I noticed these titles:

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) - $11.49
The Great Ziegfeld - $11.49
Father's Little Dividend - $11.49
Hey There, it's Yogi Bear - $11.49
Clash by Night - $13.49
The Clock - $13.82
Lullaby of Broadway - $7.99 (!)
Chain Lightning - $13.96

But if you have a wishlist, it's probably worth checking to see if your titles are on sale.

[Matt]

MovieZyng is having a sale until December 16. New releases not included, buy 3 get 33% off.

Also, the Warner Archive Collection Facebook page has changed its name and logo to Warner Classics. Not sure if that means anything.

And lastly, some info about the UHD of The Searchers.

[swo17]

MovieZyng is having a sale until December 16. New releases not included, buy 3 get 33% off.

This deal is okay. Titles work out to about $16 each. "New" means released since June. At least they aren't making you place separate orders of 3 to get the deal on everything. I was able to pick up:

They Drive by Night
3 Godfathers
You're a Big Boy Now
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Devil's Doorway

These three reportedly compromised releases are also eligible, but I decided against them:

The Rain People
Friendly Persuasion
The Nun's Story

[ryannichols7]

MovieZyng is having a sale until December 16. New releases not included, buy 3 get 33% off.

Also, the Warner Archive Collection Facebook page has changed its name and logo to Warner Classics. Not sure if that means anything.

And lastly, some info about the UHD of The Searchers.

I actually find it kinda encouraging if they rebrand as "Warner Classics" - The Seachers being a WAC release instead of Warner mainline kinda reassures me they'll put more stock into bigger titles coming through that line instead. "Warner Archive" sounds more devoted to deep cuts, but "Warner Classics" sounds more inclusive. I'm sure a bunch of junk will still come either way

that article about the UHD is wonderfully expensive. if I remember right, we got a similar one for Casablanca