Fox Noir Collection
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- Gregory
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When I called, the Borders worker found it in the system and at first told me it wasn't going to be available until 6/6. I mentioned that I'd read online that people were buying this disc early at Borders stores across the country and I thought I might be able to do the same. She put me on hold for about five minutes and then said they had copies and had sold them already but were expecting to get more in the next few days. I then called another store and they looked it up in the computer, told me they had a copy, and put it on hold for me. I can't figure out what's happening but I'm not sure it's been erased from the system. If they were going to get a recall notice and act on it, I don't know why they wouldn't have already done so.It quickly became, however, that everything included a street-date in Border's own system and it didn't matter what actually came in with the order. The flaw, I believe, in this case is that, upon cancellation, Boomerang was erased from the system as it wasn't to be released at all. Rather than pulling it as Borders will probably do soon (my guess is next Tuesday) it was shelved because there was no longer a computer entry telling employees not to shelf it.
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I emailed fox directly. Got this useless response. Emailed them back telling them to reread my email and try again.
Fox has no plans to release the title in question at this time. I will forward your request onto our corporate office so they can see what the public would like to see on DVD. You may also contact us in July 2006 for updated new releases. Thank you for contacting us!
Thank you,
Fox Consumer Services
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Apparently, in late March, a member of home-theater forum made the following comment about the "Boomerang!" DVD release:
Interesting that the planned DVD release has been cancelled at the last minute too.No mention of the deleted scenes for BOOMERANG, which is a remarkable semi-documentary film based on a true story from the 1920s. It was once announced as forthcoming as one of the original "Studio Classics" vhs releases, but it was abruptly pulled two weeks before (cover art already posted) without reason or replacement. I always wondered if that was the result of pressure from family members or survivors from the actual case.
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I was able to get a copy from the local Borders today. The spine number is #16 and the extras include the trailers for Vicki, I Wake Up Screaming, House of Strangers and the theatrical trailer for Boomerang. There is also the commentary by Silver and Ursini also. I am glad that I was able to get this film on DVD, it is a really important element of the tradition of making semi-documentary noirs at Fox in the 1940s.
For those unable to get the DVD, the film will be shown on the Fox movie channel on June 3 at 12 p.m. and again on June 28 at 1 p.m. Also I have a question to pose. If this batch and the ones in August bring the total number of films released in the collection to 21, are there going to be more than 22 films in the series? Originally I read in Variety that there were only going to be 22. If anyone knows please let me know.
For those unable to get the DVD, the film will be shown on the Fox movie channel on June 3 at 12 p.m. and again on June 28 at 1 p.m. Also I have a question to pose. If this batch and the ones in August bring the total number of films released in the collection to 21, are there going to be more than 22 films in the series? Originally I read in Variety that there were only going to be 22. If anyone knows please let me know.
- Gregory
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I think the plan was 24 titles (see middle of pg.3 of this thread), although I had originally hoped for at least 30 or so. Now that Fox is set to distribute the MGM catalog (including the old United Artists catalog), it would be nice if they extended the series to at least 40 but we'll probably just have to wait and see. They may release film noir titles from this acquisition outside the present series.
- Gregory
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Yes, perhaps I fooled myself into hoping MGM would make some kind of agreement with Fox and release some of its film noir holdings in the same vein as the Fox series, which has already proven successful. All I'm really hoping is that some of the UA titles see the light of day as rapidly and in similar quality to the Fox series.
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I purchased the DVD of I Wake Up Screaming today. The film is beautifully shot with really interesting use of skewed angles in certain sequences such as Christophe and his friends are drinking in the bar. Also the performances from Betty Grable and Victor Mature are captivating.
There is a deleted scene in which Grable is working as a salesgirl for a sheet music counter in a department store in which she sings a jazzy number entitled Daddy that is quite risque. I can see why this footage did not make into the film, more importantly this example of Fox's noir efforts demonstrates a further critique of the middle and upper classes in America at the time and their fascination with mass culture and popularity.
There also examples of the two different promotional materials for the film, it is interesting that the title the studio wished to use was Hot Spot. This title seems to be filled with sexual innuendos and attacks on American consumerism, this is why I believed the change the title to I Wake Up Screaming.
This is definitely one of the better films of the collection and well worth the 10 dollars I paid for it.
There is a deleted scene in which Grable is working as a salesgirl for a sheet music counter in a department store in which she sings a jazzy number entitled Daddy that is quite risque. I can see why this footage did not make into the film, more importantly this example of Fox's noir efforts demonstrates a further critique of the middle and upper classes in America at the time and their fascination with mass culture and popularity.
There also examples of the two different promotional materials for the film, it is interesting that the title the studio wished to use was Hot Spot. This title seems to be filled with sexual innuendos and attacks on American consumerism, this is why I believed the change the title to I Wake Up Screaming.
This is definitely one of the better films of the collection and well worth the 10 dollars I paid for it.
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unless you want to secure it at a ridiculously inflated price off eBay.
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Here is the last ebay auction http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... %3AIT&rd=1
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Alas, checking their less than perfect feedback, they don't hold stock of the items they sell, and order in from suppliers when they get a purchase. Plenty of complaints of non-delivery. Too risky for my tastes, but after the insanity of that last auction, someone might fancy a roll of the dice.viciousliar wrote:unless you want to secure it at a ridiculously inflated price off eBay.
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