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ianungstad wrote:Warners also discontinued the dvd of McCabe and Mrs. Miller but it's still available in one of those TCM 4-packs.

Was this ever film ever in a normal keepcase or was it always a snapper? The picture on Amazon is a keepcase.

When I bought it a year and a half ago and it was still a snapper. I don't think the Amazon image is an actual cover because there's no DVD logo in the bottom left hand corner.

Some of the Warner snappers have DVD case art on Amazon-- Mrs Miniver comes to mind

The Orson Welles Jane Eyre

Maybe they're prepping a new repackaging for the new movie?

My guess, as comparatively very few Fox titles go OOP, and as far as I know, none in their Cinema Classics line like this have. But better safe than sorry (I already picked it up a while ago-- it's good! Even if you do have to sort of squint to accept Joan Fontaine in the role)

I have it on excellent authority that the BFI's The Adventures of Prince Achmed may soon become a collector's item.

Thanks Michael - this has been on my 'must really get round to buying one day' list as I absolutely love the film.

One quick trip to Amazon later - and not many left at all. One less now...

All the Miramax stuff is now OOP, so if there is any title you are concerned about being re-released in a lesser quality version (or being re-released at all) by Lionsgate or Echo Bridge, buy now.

Hawks' Ball of Fire

dwk wrote:All the Miramax stuff is now OOP, so if there is any title you are concerned about being re-released in a lesser quality version (or being re-released at all) by Lionsgate or Echo Bridge, buy now.

I wonder if Miramax has rights in perpetuity for Belle de Jour, The Young Girls of Rochefort, and Purple Noon, or if those will eventually expire. I can't imagine that Lionsgate or Echo Bridge will be showing any interest in them any time soon.

I also wouldn't be surprised if this is the last time we see the two Scorsese documentaries about cinema for a while.

There was some debate if Princess Mononoke was owned by Miramax or Disney. The disc being discontinued pretty much answers that question.

I still think there might be a chance Criterion might have picked up the smaller art house and foreign language titles. Echo Bridge seem to have went after the tv shows and genre titles. Lionsgate seems to only be interested in the big guns (and probably only licensed the big sellers).

I'm sure someone like Kino, Image, or Criterion will pick up the tab on stuff like Ball of Fire and The Colours Trilogy. The smaller or more oddball stuff like the Scorsese docs or Best of Youth is where I'd put my worrying money.

Ball of Fire was unrelated, it's MGM

Oh, that's real shitty then. Not going to spend $40 on it though.

Belle de Jour was released on Blu by Studio Canal in Europe. Does this mean that edition may finally see a Region 1 release? The transfer was infinitely superior to the Mirimax one.

I thought that Ball of Fire had been gone for a while.

Crime Wave / Decoy
Midnight Cowboy (Collector's Edition)

Jeff wrote:I also wouldn't be surprised if this is the last time we see the two Scorsese documentaries about cinema for a while.

That would be a true shame. These are essential (even if the Italian one is spoiler-ific). When I'm sick, listening to Scorsese talk about old movies is like medicine.

Zumpano wrote:When I'm sick, listening to Scorsese talk about old movies is like medicine.

To me it's like listening to the guy in those old Micro-Machines commercials talking about cinema...

I'm surprised that we haven't heard any new Scorsese commentaries. His last few films (including his music documentaries) had none, but maybe he's too busy with Film Foundation, I don't know. Has the "Scorsese on Imamura" documentary not been released anywhere? I only have that on DVD-R....

Well he did do that Kazan doc for the Fox set.

He's also been working on his documentary on British Cinema for ages.

manicsounds wrote:Has the "Scorsese on Imamura" documentary not been released anywhere?

When was this first aired? I'd love to see it.

Jean-Luc Garbo wrote:

manicsounds wrote:Has the "Scorsese on Imamura" documentary not been released anywhere?

When was this first aired? I'd love to see it.

A few years ago on NHK in Japan 2007 or 2008 I think. I don't know about anywhere else.