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The Gang's All Here (Busby Berkeley, 1943)

Release Date: July 12th, 2016.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 29th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Score Track (with some dialogue and effects)
  Audio Commentary with Film Historian Drew Casper
  Audio Commentary with Film Historians Glenn Kenny, Ed Hulse, and Farran Smith Nehme
  Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
  Alice Faye's Last Film: We Still Are!
  Deleted Scene: The $64 Question
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet art:

Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983)

Release Date: July 12th, 2016.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 29th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Score Track
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet art:

The Russia House (Fred Schepisi, 1990)

Release Date: July 12th, 2016.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 29th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Score Track, complete in 3 channel sound
  Original Theatrical Trailers

Booklet art:

The Black Stallion Returns (Robert Dalva, 1983)

Release Date: July 12th, 2016.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 29th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Score Track
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet art:

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ALL ORDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED DURING THE SALE PERIOD TO RECEIVE THE SALE PRICE, NO PREVIOUS, PENDING OR FUTURE ORDERS QUALIFY.

GROUP 1
Retail price point: $24.95


HARLOCK SPACE PIRATE



GROUP 2
Retail price point: $19.95

RAPTURE
ROOTS OF HEAVEN
SWAMP WATER
DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS
DESIREE
THE WAYWARD BUS
COVER GIRL
HIGH TIME
THE SOUND AND THE FURY
THE RAINS OF RANCHIPUR
BONJOUR TRISTESSE
BELOVED INFIDEL
LOST HORIZON
THE BLUE LAGOON
EXPERIMENT IN TERROR
NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA
PONY SOLDIER
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
PHILADELPHIA
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
THE DISAPPEARANCE
SEXY BEAST
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ALAMO BAY
THE OTHER
MINDWARP
JANE EYRE
OLIVER
THE WAY WE WERE
ROYAL FLASH
ZULU
KHARTOUM
TITUS
MAN IN THE DARK 3-D
THE FRONT
THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY
CONRACK
ALL THE KING’S MEN
EQUUS
BROADWAY DANNY ROSE
MR HOBBS TAKES A VACATION
FATE IS THE HUNTER
TWO RODE TOGETHER
THE MECHANIC
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RADIO DAYS
VIOLENT SATURDAY
BORN YESTERDAY
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FOLLOW THAT DREAM
THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA
MAN HUNT
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LA BAMBA
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THE VANISHING
THE BELIEVERS
UNDER FIRE
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INHERIT THE WIND
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TO SIR, WITH LOVE
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE
LOVE AND DEATH
LENNY
BREAKING AWAY
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AT CLOSE RANGE
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SEX COMEDY
THE LITTLE HOUSE (CHIISAI OUCHI)
HOUSE OF BAMBOO
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
PLACES IN THE HEART
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (ENCORE EDITION)
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
BOUND FOR GLORY
FROM THE TERRACE
THE HAPPY ENDING
HAWAII
THE LAST DETAIL
THE BIG HEAT (ENCORE EDITION)
COWBOY
THE HAWAIIANS
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF / SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL GUNFIGHTER
WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
ANASTASIA
EXODUS
LILIES OF THE FIELD
10 RILLINGTON PLACE
PAL JOEY
BITE THE BULLET
IN LIKE FLINT
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CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
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ANGEL (AKA DANNY BOY)
LA BAMBOLA DI SATANA (THE DOLL OF SATAN)



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Retail price point: $9.95

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TT titles, even more than Arrow or Criterion releases, are the most easily flippable Blu-rays on the market right now. In fact, in buying them on sale now, you will actually make a profit (!) on your resale for anything you don't like, as you can easily sell any Like New TT title on eBay for over thirty dollars. So, take a chance! If anyone is looking for suggestions, here's how I'd rank the sale titles I've seen:

NO NO NO NO NO NO
Beloved Infidel
Drums Along the Mohawk
Lost Horizon
the Other
Solomon and Sheba
the Sound and the Fury
the Wayward Bus

NOT MY SCENE
A Man For All Seasons
A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy
Alexander the Great
Anastasia
April Love
the Bride Wore Black
Cowboy
the Detective
Devil in a Blue Dress
the Eddy Duchin Story
Equus
Fat City
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
the Happy Ending
High Time
Judgment at Nuremberg
Kings Go Forth
Lenny
Lilies of the Field
Love is a Many Splendored Thing
Major Dundee
Nicholas and Alexandra
the Only Game in Town
Pal Joey
Places in the Heart
the Rains of Ranchipur
Roots of Heaven
Stormy Weather
10 to Midnight
Violent Saturday
the Young Lions

OKAY/GOOD/OF INTEREST
All the King’s Men
Bite the Bullet
Bonjour Tristesse
Born Yesterday
Breaking Away
Bunny Lake is Missing
Cover Girl
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Desiree
Exodus
Experiment in Terror
the Fabulous Baker Boys
From the Terrace
Heaven Knows, Mr Allison
Hombre
House of Bamboo
Jane Eyre
the Last Detail
the Man From Laramie
Man Hunt
Mississippi Mermaid
Oliver
the Remains of the Day
Sense and Sensibility
Shadows and Fog
St Valentine’s Day Massacre
the Story of Adele H
Swamp Water
Two Rode Together
U Turn
Where the Sidewalk Ends

GREAT
American Buffalo
the Best of Everything
the Big Heat
Bound for Glory
Broadway Danny Rose
Broken Lance
Emperor of the North
Inherit the Wind
Love and Death
Mississippi Burning
the Purple Rose of Cairo
Radio Days
the Song of Bernadette
the World of Henry Orient

It looks like they went live with the sale a little early so I picked up six, including a few that I thought were OOP (i.e. not sold directly from Amazon anymore). The resale value on those titles were about twice the sale price on Amazon's Marketplace, so it seemed like a no brainer.

Which of these titles are close to OOP status?

As per blu-ray.com dedicated topic :

5) LOW QUANTITY UPDATE (current as of May 21, 2016)

FIRST MEN IN THE MOON - around 200 units remaining (out of 5,000)
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - fewer than 300 remaining
EXPERIMENT IN TERROR - fewer than 300 remaining
THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO/THUNDERBIRD 6 - fewer than 350 remaining
IN LIKE FLINT - fewer than 400 remaining
THE BLUE LAGOON - fewer than 400 remaining
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG - fewer than 500 remaining
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS - fewer than 500 remaining
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (reissue) - fewer than 1,000 units remaining
ZARDOZ - fewer than 1,200 units remaining (out of 5,000)
John Carpenter's VAMPIRES - fewer than 1,500 remaining (out of 5,000)

I just bought Experiment in Terror (along with other stuff), but hesitated for Crimes and Misdemeanors (since the PQ upgrade isn't that great). I might have to revisit that decision later, it seems.

I think you're mistaken on Crimes-- the MGM DVD was awful

domino harvey wrote:If anyone is looking for suggestions, here's how I'd rank the sale titles I've seen…

I concur with Broadway Danny Rose, it's one of a handful of Woody Allen films that I would call a masterpiece.

(I also think Crimes and Misdemeanor isn't far behind, but it's already one of his more celebrated works.)

Haven't seen The Last Detail in a while, but Nicholson and Robert Towne's script alone make it very much worthwhile. Certainly one of Nicholson's great performances before he became a bit settled in his ways.

Man Hunt is very enjoyable, again part of a small group of pro-war WWII-era films that are quite enjoyable and fascinating when taking the context in consideration. (Foreign Correspondent and 49th Parallel…all made to push the U.S. into war.)

And Mississippi Burning is a complete travesty, I couldn't disagree more. I recall Roger Ebert raving about it, but when I finally saw it, I couldn't believe what they had done to the story. Portraying Hoover's FBI as the film's moral conscience and the great defenders of Civil Rights (especially at the expense of so many others) is ridiculous alone. It's historical drama at its worst.

You can read my initial defense of Mississippi Burning here, followed by a longer response to Matrix's not dissimilar objections a here

Also, while you're putting stuff in your cart from SA, remember that Scorpion just released Go Tell the Spartans on Blu-ray in the correct aspect ratio for the first time on home video, distro'd exclusively through SA

I'm amazed that The Kremlin Letter is still so neglected. Probably not top-tier Huston, but extremely entertaining nevertheless, and the DVD transfer is really stellar. The first Twilight Time disc I bought-I leapt onto it the second it came out, as I thought others would immediately snap up the remaining copies! 8-[

domino harvey wrote:I think you're mistaken on Crimes-- the MGM DVD was awful

To be fair, I've only had a look at the Blu Ray itself through Caps-a-holic, and it seemed to be a rather dated HD master, with a electronically sharpened aspect.
But it's one of my favourite Woody Allen, so I'll probably cave in. But a bit later in the month : I've already ordered 6 TT titles. Plus the Fred Wiseman Vol 2 French boxset. Plus the upcoming Alan Clarke set. From riches to rags in a week. \:D/

hearthesilence wrote:Man Hunt is very enjoyable, again part of a small group of pro-war WWII-era films that are quite enjoyable and fascinating when taking the context in consideration.

I found it surprisingly good. It drags a bit towards the end, but it's otherwise pretty thrilling and well made.

After reading your defense, I don't think there's any way we're ever going to agree on Mississippi Burning. There's no way the film can be so sloppy with the historical context without at worst distorting and at best oversimplifying the issues at stake. The important role that forces outside of the Southern black community had on the Civil Rights struggle isn't something I'd ever question, but the film's take on it is dishonest and fairly asinine.

EDIT: Here's a piece written by the great Civil Rights activist Julian Bond soon after the film's release.

Having not ordered from Screen Archives before, I went to place an order for The Big Heat and was met with this message:

Special Delivery
We apologize for the inconvenience but due to frequent packages not arriving to customers in your country we will not replace any lost or stolen orders unless you option for Registered Mail. Registered Mail is trackable. An additional $25 in postage will be added to your order if you select this option. If you choose to continue without Registered Mail please note we will NOT replace this order if lost. Kind regards, Screen Archives

I'm ordering from Canada, and don't have any interest in spending another $25US on shipping (the sale isn't a particularly awesome deal for us Canucks as is). Does anyone else from Canada have experience with Screen Archives? Am I really taking a big gamble if I place an order with their standard shipping? If there is a serious risk of me losing out on the order, I'd surely be better off ordering directly from TT and just paying the extra $13.

I had the same issue in France so I asked my fellow citizens abouth their experience. People at DVD Classik told me they never used this option and never had any issues. I went ahead like that last year and my 2 orders (2x3 titles) arrived without issues. I did the same this week and will see if it goes smoothly again.

FakeBonanza wrote:Having not ordered from Screen Archives before, I went to place an order for The Big Heat and was met with this message:

Special Delivery
We apologize for the inconvenience but due to frequent packages not arriving to customers in your country we will not replace any lost or stolen orders unless you option for Registered Mail. Registered Mail is trackable. An additional $25 in postage will be added to your order if you select this option. If you choose to continue without Registered Mail please note we will NOT replace this order if lost. Kind regards, Screen Archives

I'm ordering from Canada, and don't have any interest in spending another $25US on shipping (the sale isn't a particularly awesome deal for us Canucks as is). Does anyone else from Canada have experience with Screen Archives? Am I really taking a big gamble if I place an order with their standard shipping? If there is a serious risk of me losing out on the order, I'd surely be better off ordering directly from TT and just paying the extra $13.

For what it's worth, I'm from Canada and I've never had a lost or stolen order yet (at least 26 purchases). I bought each one through Screen Archives.

Yup, even without the extra shipping, just going with the exchange rate and regular shipping, it's usually $50+ a pop.

Miss Sadie Thompson in 3D (Curtis Bernhardt, 1953)

Release Date: July 12th, 2016.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 29th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music & Effects Track
  Audio Commentary with Film Historians David Del Valle and Steven Peros
  Introduction by Actress Patricia Clarkson
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet artwork:

MURPHY’S LAW (1986) BLU-RAY - Sept 13th

REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS (1985) BLU-RAY - Sept 13th

EYE OF THE NEEDLE (1981) BLU-RAY - Sept 13th

FROM NOON TILL THREE (1976) BLU-RAY - Sept 13th

9 TO 5 (1980) BLU-RAY - Sept 13th

BOBBY DEERFIELD (1977) BLU-RAY - Sept 13th

BOXCAR BERTHA (1972) BLU-RAY - Oct 11th

RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985) (1985) BLU-RAY - Oct 11th

THE TRAIN (1964) Encore Edition BLU-RAY - Oct 11th

THE BULLET TRAIN (1975) BLU-RAY - Oct 11th

HUSH…HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE (1964) BLU-RAY - Oct 11th

THE CHASE (1966) BLU-RAY - Oct 11th

So many to purchase from the latest announcement:

Eye of the Needle
9 to 5
Bobby Deerfield
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
The Chase
Boxcar Bertha

FakeBonanza wrote:Having not ordered from Screen Archives before, I went to place an order for The Big Heat and was met with this message:

Special Delivery
We apologize for the inconvenience but due to frequent packages not arriving to customers in your country we will not replace any lost or stolen orders unless you option for Registered Mail. Registered Mail is trackable. An additional $25 in postage will be added to your order if you select this option. If you choose to continue without Registered Mail please note we will NOT replace this order if lost. Kind regards, Screen Archives

I'm ordering from Canada, and don't have any interest in spending another $25US on shipping (the sale isn't a particularly awesome deal for us Canucks as is). Does anyone else from Canada have experience with Screen Archives? Am I really taking a big gamble if I place an order with their standard shipping? If there is a serious risk of me losing out on the order, I'd surely be better off ordering directly from TT and just paying the extra $13.

If your package goes missing they don't have a leg to stand on. Provided you paid with a credit card, you would just do a chargeback if they refused to replace or refund. It's their responsibility to ensure that you receive what you pay for. That's the central responsibility and concept of a mail order business.

That message comes up every time I order from them (I'm in the UK), but I've never paid the extra and have never had a package not turn up.

The Bullet Train is a nice surprise.