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Re: Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-rays

#2101 Post by swo17 » Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:54 pm

Thankfully they had exactly four I wanted:

Night of the Iguana
Mark of the Vampire
Rachel, Rachel
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Mamoulian)

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#2102 Post by starmanof51 » Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:20 pm

I see on another forum that it's been observed that they only included non-new release titles that they list for 21.99. So older things that list for 19.99 there (that's a lot) are excluded. Whether this was purposeful or just weird filtering is up for grabs.

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#2103 Post by fdm » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:24 pm

Granted my watch list is comprised of the ones I don't have (and most of those I don't want or am still unsure about), but just about all of them were included in the sale, only a few were missing. There's probably enough left to scrape an order together though.

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#2104 Post by hearthesilence » Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:00 am

bottlesofsmoke wrote:
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:57 pm
A Lion in the Streets is an interesting, in some ways superior version of the Huey Long story that inspired All The King’s Men...
Didn't notice this until now because I didn't remember the title, but A Lion in the Streets is one of the films I've been looking out for. (I knew about the Warner Archive DVD but I was hoping for a local repertory screening, never believing a Blu-ray would be out first.) Richard Brody has been talking it up for quite some time.

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#2105 Post by Gregory » Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:44 pm

Something that threw me about this sale was that some titles not in the sale list are indeed eligible for the sale price. I looked for The Last of Sheila and The Clock in the list of releases that are part of the sale and they weren't there, but when I used the site's search feature and put them in the cart, the discount code brought them down to the 4 for $49 price.

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#2106 Post by FrauBlucher » Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:34 pm

Love the Safe in Hell cover
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Also, during the March 27th The Extras podcast they will announce some May titles

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#2107 Post by soundchaser » Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:47 pm

Not sure about that new logo - it takes up a lot of real estate.

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#2108 Post by yoloswegmaster » Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:52 pm

FrauBlucher wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:34 pm
Also, during the March 27th The Extras podcast they will announce some May titles
Probably going to be 'Land Of The Pharoahs' and 'Helen Of Troy', as Deadline already revealed that it received new HD masters.

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#2109 Post by PfR73 » Sat Mar 25, 2023 5:27 pm

Gregory wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:44 pm
Something that threw me about this sale was that some titles not in the sale list are indeed eligible for the sale price. I looked for The Last of Sheila and The Clock in the list of releases that are part of the sale and they weren't there, but when I used the site's search feature and put them in the cart, the discount code brought them down to the 4 for $49 price.
Films that start with "The" are alphabetized in the "T" section in the sale list. Both title you mentioned are there, but you have to look for them with the "T" titles rather than "L" or "C". I originally got thrown for the same loop looking for The Last of Sheila.

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#2110 Post by Gregory » Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:57 pm

Ah, ok, I saw "Bermuda Depths, The" and "Boy Friend, The" listed that way in the B's and figured that if The Clock were in the sale, it would be in the C's, and I didn't look all the way to the last page of the list, as I ultimately decided not to order. I'm more tempted to just order these releases singly elsewhere whenever the prices drop to $12-13 or lower.

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#2111 Post by yoloswegmaster » Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:00 pm

George Feltenstein has revealed the first part of May titles:

Clash By Night
Border Incident
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 1 - All of the titles, which includes "Beanstalk Bunny" and "Catch as Cats Can", are making Blu premieres

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#2112 Post by Finch » Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:30 pm

Border Incident! Yes!

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#2113 Post by bottlesofsmoke » Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:13 pm

For once Warner Archive promised a great lineup and are really delivering!

Border Incident is really good, the best of Mann’s pseudo-documentary films, I reckon. Alton’s cinematography should look great in HD, especially with this film, which really pushes the limits darkness on the screen, even in “wide open” western spaces. Hopefully this means that Mann’s other WB-held titles (Devil’s Doorway, Side Street, The Tall Target, all of which are great) get released soonish, same with The Blue Gardenia, with Clash by Night and Rancho Notorious recently getting put out. it’s one of Lang’s best.

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#2114 Post by Rayon Vert » Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:22 pm

That's funny. I just watched yesterday the blu ray for The Naked Spur and went through the Mann titles and thought "Why isn't Border Incident out on blu ray yet?"

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#2115 Post by swo17 » Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:45 pm

Is On Dangerous Ground the only other film from Warner's third noir set to be upgraded to Blu-ray before now?

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#2116 Post by ford » Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:26 am

Rayon Vert wrote:
Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:22 pm
That's funny. I just watched yesterday the blu ray for The Naked Spur and went through the Mann titles and thought "Why isn't Border Incident out on blu ray yet?"
Kinda shockingly brutal movie. Very excited.

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#2117 Post by Ashirg » Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:37 pm

swo17 wrote:
Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:45 pm
Is On Dangerous Ground the only other film from Warner's third noir set to be upgraded to Blu-ray before now?
Yes.
So far, Volume 1 - all 5 films upgraded, Volume 2 - Crossfire and Clash by Night; Volume 3 - On Dangerous Ground and Border Incident; Volume 4 - They Live by Night; Volume 5 - nothing yet.

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#2118 Post by Finch » Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:18 am

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May 2 for both according to Amazon

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#2119 Post by FrauBlucher » Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:59 pm

WAC started posting announcements and info on their facebook page after neglecting it for a while
Coming from the Warner Archive Collection this May!
NEW 2023 1080p HD Master from 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative!
CLASH BY NIGHT (1952)
Run Time 105:00
Subtitles English SDH
Audio Specs MONO - English, DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio 1.37:1, 4 X 3
Product Color B&W
Disc Configuration BD 50
Special Features: Commentary by Peter Bogdanovich (featuring archival interview excerpts from director Fritz Lang); Original Theatrical Trailer
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Coming from the Warner Archive Collection this May!
NEW 2023 1080p HD Master from 4K Scan of best preservation elements!
BORDER INCIDENT (1949)
Run Time 95:00
Subtitles English SDH
Audio Specs MONO - English, DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio 1.37:1, 4 X 3
Product Color B&W
Disc Configuration BD 50
Special Features: Commentary by Dana Polin; Original Theatrical Trailer

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#2120 Post by Matt » Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:30 am

soundchaser wrote:One-Way Passage is probably the best Kay Francis performance I've seen outside of Trouble in Paradise. She and William Powell really carry what is otherwise a fairly standard weepie. I've got the DVD but may pick up the Blu-Ray in a future sale.
The restored version is showing (premiering?) on TCM right now. It looks incredible: very crisp and stable image, rich gradation of tone and contrast, fine grain, clear sound. You would never guess it’s a 1932 film, it could visually pass for one made 20 or more years later.

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#2121 Post by Black Hat » Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:36 am

I just turned it on now and wow, what a difference.

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Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-rays

#2122 Post by Matt » Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:29 pm

I think the version streaming via the on-demand Watch TCM app is either heavily compressed for streaming or is the older transfer. It doesn’t look nearly as luminous, shows some superficial damage I hadn’t noticed before, and has much harsher contrast. Now I wish I had stayed up late to finish the live airing that was on last night.

The eventual WAC Blu-ray should look great, though.

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#2123 Post by FrauBlucher » Mon Apr 03, 2023 4:57 pm

A majority of the WB films airing on TCM look amazing

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#2124 Post by FrauBlucher » Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:11 pm

About Clash by Night from HTF...
Robert Harris wrote:If folks were to read original views from 1952, they might never find this superb noir, directed by Fritz Lang for RKO.

And that wouldn't be a good thing, as they'd be missing something special.

Transplanted from Staten Island to Monterey, California, this black and white delicacy, shot by Nicholas Musuraca (Out of the Past, The Spiral Staircase) is one of the most beautifully rendered films I've seen take from OCN to Blu-ray.

Had I been told that I was viewing 4k HDR, I wouldn't have doubted it for a moment. Film grain is perfectly rendered, and blacks glisten.

Interesting in that in the original play (Clifford Odets), the role of Mae Doyle was played by Tallulah Bankhead - about 180 degrees from Miss Stanwyck. Her supporting cast is likewise superb - Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan and Marilyn Monroe in an early credited performance, only 2 months after All About Eve, and well in advance of that film's release.

Clash by Night has always reminded me (in an odd way) of post-war Italian realism, as the day to day environment is so important to the overall texture of the film. And by that I mean you can smell the seafood.

While I normally don't review product this far in advance, I wanted HTF readers to be aware that the forthcoming release (it's about a month away) is probably going to sell out quickly once word hits the street that it looks like a new 35mm OCN print right out of the lab, and just off cores.

My advice on this one is to get in a a pre-order, or wait for the second printing.

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#2125 Post by FrauBlucher » Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:47 pm

Here are the Looney Tune shorts on the forthcoming release...

BEANSTALK BUNNY - Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck & Elmer Fudd (1954, Chuck Jones)
THE BEE-DEVILED BRUIN – The Three Bears (1949, Chuck Jones)
CATCH AS CATS CAN – Sylvester (1947, Arthur Davis)
CRACKED QUACK -Daffy Duck & Porky Pig (1952, Friz Freleng)
DAFFY DOODLES – Daffy Duck & Porky Pig (1946, Robert McKimson)
DOGGONE CATS – Sylvester (1947, Arthur Davis)
THE FOXY DUCKLING – (1947, Arthur Davis)
A FRACTURED LEGHORN – Foghorn Leghorn (1950, Robert McKimson)
GREEDY FOR TWEETY – Tweety & Sylvester (1957, Friz Freleng)
HIP-HIP-HURRY! – Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote (1958, Chuck Jones)
HIS BITTER HALF – Daffy Duck (1950, Friz Freleng)
HOT ROD AND REEL – Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote (1959, Chuck Jones)
LITTLE ORPHAN AIREDALE – Porky Pig and Charlie Dog (1947, Friz Freleng)
A MOUSE DIVIDED – Sylvester (1953, Friz Freleng)
PLOP GOES THE WEASEL – Foghorn Leghorn (1953, Robert McKimson)
STOOGE FOR A MOUSE – Sylvester (1950, Friz Freleng)
TALE OF TWO MICE – Babbit & Catstello (1945, Frank Tashlin)
TWO GOPHERS FROM TEXAS – Goofy Gophers (1947, Arthur Davis)
UNRULY HARE, THE - Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd (1945, Frank Tashlin)
WHAT’S BREWIN’ BRUIN? – The Three Bears (1947, Chuck Jones)

Source: Tim Millard

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