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The Narrator Returns
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Re: Olive Films

#876 Post by The Narrator Returns » Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:03 pm

Cujo

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captveg
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Re: Olive Films

#877 Post by captveg » Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:08 pm

There were 5 titles that Lionsgate released from the Republic library on blu-ray:

Cujo
Highlander
Highlander II
The Monster Squad
The Running Man

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Re: Olive Films

#878 Post by captveg » Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:20 pm

I've learned that the original Highlander is still with Lionsgate as the rights have apparently reverted to StudioCanal instead of Republic. So it looks like The Running Man will be the last of four Republic titles released on BD by Olive that were previously released by Lionsgate.

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Re: Olive Films

#879 Post by Kauno » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:06 am

Pardon the repetition. As a European I can handle several languages, including both American and British English, but I am not native speaker. I feel I lose too much when the dialogue goes beyond simple chats. Some of my American friends are in the same boat with me but for different reason: loss of hearing is very common as people get older.

I'm a contributor to the DVDBeaver poll 2012 and I can reveal that no Olive release will get my vote. I don't own a single release from Olive. And I am really sorry for that. I have said it before, and I say it again: people need subtitles. Sorry for my utter naivety.

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Re: Olive Films

#880 Post by matrixschmatrix » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:49 am

I don't think anyone's going to argue that the lack of subtitles/captioning is anything but bullshit- it's one of a few different places where it seems as though Olive is cheap beyond the point of reason.

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Cash Flagg
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Re: Olive Films

#881 Post by Cash Flagg » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:43 am

More February titles:

Diary of a Chambermaid
Lady for a Night
Strangers in the Night
She Devil
The Red Menace
Plain Clothes
A New Life
Beyond the Clouds
(DVD only)

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Drucker
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Re: Olive Films

#882 Post by Drucker » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:52 am

Cash Flagg wrote:More February titles:

Diary of a Chambermaid


Renoir version I presume?

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Re: Olive Films

#883 Post by domino harvey » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:56 am

It's hilarious that the Alan Alda movie gets a Blu but the Antonioni doesn't

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Re: Olive Films

#884 Post by Brian C » Sat Dec 15, 2012 2:06 pm

Drucker wrote:
Cash Flagg wrote:More February titles:

Diary of a Chambermaid


Renoir version I presume?

Yes.

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Re: Olive Films

#885 Post by Oedipax » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:49 pm

domino harvey wrote:It's agonizing that the Alan Alda movie gets a Blu but the Antonioni doesn't

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Re: Olive Films

#886 Post by captveg » Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:25 am

The Antonioni is not licensed from Paramount like all the others, so it's very possible that they don't have a source they can use that is good enough for HD from the licensee.

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Re: Olive Films

#887 Post by Mark Metcalf » Sun Dec 16, 2012 1:40 pm

I'm an American, and I often watch movies in English with subtitles on. I first bought Gosford Park on VHS, and there were many sections which I would re-wind 5 and 6 times, trying to understand the lines, without success.

When the DVD came out (subtitled), then I could finally get all the dialogue.

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Re: Olive Films

#888 Post by mingus » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:41 pm

what happened to the "pawnbroker" (1964, republic pictures) ? that was the one movie i cared about the most ... :(

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Re: Olive Films

#889 Post by captveg » Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:58 pm

mingus wrote:what happened to the "pawnbroker" (1964, republic pictures) ? that was the one movie i cared about the most ... :(
Should still get a release from Olive at some point in 2013. It's one of my most anticipated titles, too.

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Re: Olive Films

#890 Post by domino harvey » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:18 pm

But priorities first: All Alan Alda, Alda time!

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Re: Olive Films

#891 Post by Cash Flagg » Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:45 pm

From Blu-ray.com:
noirjunkie wrote:Here's a screen grab from Olive's 2012-2013 mail catalog that lists several of their upcoming noir titles. Some really great stuff is in the works for 2013.

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Re: Olive Films

#892 Post by TMDaines » Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:53 pm

Damn. The couple I had my eye on aren't listed.

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Re: Olive Films

#893 Post by matrixschmatrix » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:19 pm

Hot damn, Caught? Edgar Ulmer and Ida Lupino movies on Blu? That is pretty exciting- though I was crossing my fingers for more Ford.

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Re: Olive Films

#894 Post by domino harvey » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:07 pm

Shack Out on 101 and Crashout, yessssssss

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Re: Olive Films

#895 Post by matrixschmatrix » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:09 pm

Ohh, damn, I didn't even notice that this was all just the noir. Are there any other forthcoming listings?

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Re: Olive Films

#896 Post by Cold Bishop » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:57 pm

And Plunder Road (a James Ellroy top 10), for the first time in scope since possibly it's original release!

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Re: Olive Films

#897 Post by John Edmond » Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:32 pm

Nice, I've been wanting to see Plunder Road (in non p&s youtube quality) since reading Edward Dimenberg's lengthy analysis of it.

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Re: Olive Films

#898 Post by mteller » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:25 pm

PLUNDER ROAD and CRY VENGEANCE are top 100 noirs for me. CAUGHT, TRY AND GET ME, OUTAGE, CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS and CRY DANGER are all purchase-worthy, too.

Haven't seen CRASHOUT or SHACK OUT ON 101 yet.

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Re: Olive Films

#899 Post by JMULL222 » Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:14 pm

Motherfucking CAUGHT! Olive: two down, two to go, if you catch my drift.

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Re: Olive Films

#900 Post by Cash Flagg » Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:21 pm

JMULL222 wrote:Motherfucking CAUGHT! Olive: two down, two to go, if you catch my drift.
If you mean Reckless Moment, isn't it a Columbia/Sony property?

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