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Big Ben wrote: Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:41 pm I legitimately wonder sometimes if I'm the only person alive who likes The Devil, Probably. I'd love to upgrade my Olive DVD.

domino harvey wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 7:33 pm I'm not really sure it works enough as a whole to merit a recommendation, but Esther Williams' last film as a headliner, the Unguarded Moment (Harry Keller 1956), is one of the scuzziest, nastiest, and most deeply uncomfortable films I've ever seen come out of the studio era. It is also a fucking mess and filled with a protagonist who makes it very hard to not victim blame after she makes some incredibly poor choices in her downward spiral. Nevertheless, this is a movie in which teacher Esther Williams is raped (or nearly raped-- the coded presentation leaves some ambiguity) by a charismatic high school student who then turns everything around on her and gets her ostracized from the school via accusing her of predatorily pursuing him. The film then unbelievably positions itself to invite the audience to identify and sympathize with the rapist by showing the impact his misogynistic father has had on his worldview. The father is played by Edward Andrews, a name you probably don't recognize but he's one of those That Guys (I recognized him immediately as Babbitt from Elmer Gantry) and boy does he leave an impact here. This guy is maybe the most loathsome villain I've ever seen in a studio era film, and the movie pulls no punches in making his intense hatred of women a clear negative for a wide audience that was not necessarily ready to hear that. It's such a bold and disturbing character, especially the way he slavers over Williams and clearly struggles with his lust as he attempts to reconcile it to his worldview. If only he and his son (John Saxon, in his debut-- not sure Confused Rapist was the right vehicle to launch a would-be hearththrob, though, Universal) were in a better film, one where Williams didn't consistently do the things that make her look the most guilty to even reasonable friends on her side, or one in which the investigating police detective wasn't breathing down her neck and all but forcing matrimony on her via dangling his belief in her innocence alongside it. One longs for a film of this material that was better made, better written, and colored in throughout with the same bravura it exhibits towards its villain. And yet, it's a film worth seeing for the perversely fascinating Andrews' character, and it is def ripe for rediscovery in these #MeToo times.

Yes, 22 titles.

1 released - Breakout
4 Announced - Fragment of Fear / Human Desire / Mad Magician / Shamus

17 to be announced - 2 First Time on Blu / 15 Previously Released on Blu

90s x 2 (All Previously Released on BD)
80s x 3 (All Previously Released on BD)
70s x 7 (Five Previously Released on BD)
Fragment of Fear / Shamus / Breakout - Announced
60s x 3 (One Previously Released on BD)
50s x 6 (Five Previously Released on BD)
Human Desire / The Magician - Announced
40x x 1 (Previously Released on BD)

The following titles will be removed from the site at the end of the month, purchase them while you can

1492: Conquest of Paradise
The Covered Wagon
Dakota
Driftwood
I, Jane Doe
The Man Who Died Twice
Old Ironsides
The Optimists
Papa’s Delicate Condition
Phobia
The Psychopath
Special Delivery
A Strange Adventure
Sunset in the West
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
Tiger by the Tail
Trigger Jr.
A Woman’s Devotion

criterionsnob wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:05 pm Coming Soon!
7 Films by Legendary Writer/Director François Truffaut!

• The Bride Wore Black (1968)
• Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
• The Wild Child (1970)
• The Story of Adele H (1975)
• Small Change (1976)
• The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
• The Green Room (1978)

in one big box are we assuming?

The masters for BRIDE, MISSISSIPPI and ADELE H will be the same ones TT released. The masters for SMALL CHANGE, WILD CHILD and MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN will be coming from MGM, they may be the same as the ones released in the UK or different. MGM will be receiving the master for THE GREEN ROOM from the French distributor.

August 2nd
Good Guys Wear Black (1978) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
A Force of One (1979) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
The Octagon (1980) Brand New 2K Masters by KL

August 9th
Little Man, What Now (1934) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
Next Time We Love (1936) Brand New 2K Masters by KL

August 16th
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World (1961) 2 Cuts
Electra Glide in Blue (1973) Brand New 4K Masters by KL

August 23rd
When Tomorrow Comes (1939) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
So Proudly We Hail (1943) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
Paths of Glory (1957) New Dolby Vision HDR Master by KL - 4KUHD
The Outer Limits (1963-1964) Repackage Re-Release (without booklet)
The Outer Limits (1964-1965) Repackage Re-Release (without booklet)

tenia wrote:I suppose that might be because so far, most of those haven't been restored recently and the available HD masters are dated.