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Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:40 am**

Six times is no shocker. His films don't exactly bear the mark of a man sensitive to the concerns of women.

Then again, Bergman's do, and he's no model monogamist.

Posted: **Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:45 am**

Anchor Bay UK has listed the following Wenders films as future releases for some time now. It is very likely that 6 out of 8 films in the box announced in Region 1 will be the ones listed there. They are: Room 666, Scarlet Letter, State of Things, Tokyo-Ga, Trick of the Light, and The Wrong Move. I hope Golie's anxiety at the panelty Kick and Kings of the road are the remaining ones, but they are not listed on the UK site.

Posted: **Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:43 pm**

bcsparker wrote:Speaking of the Tan Man, I wish Anchor Bay would release LOVE AT FIRST BITE. That was a childhood favorite of mine.

"I do not drink wine, and I do not smoke shit...."

Or

"Children of the night.....Shut up!"

"With you, never a quickie. With you, always a longie"

I love that movie too.

Posted: **Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:39 pm**

Stuart Galbraith recently posted a review of Anchor Bay's British War Collection over at DVD Talk. For the most part, I agree with his positive evaluation of the films themselves. But he claims that The Dam Busters (1954) and The Ship that Died of Shame (1955) appear to have been filmed in widescreen whereas they are presented on these DVDs in fullframe. I don't know about the second movie, as this was the first time I'd ever seen it, but I've seen Dam Busters several times, including once in the UK, and it's always been shown in fullframe. It even looks like it was composed that way -- at least to my eyes.

So is Galbraith wrong? Or is there any way to verify what the original aspect ratio of these films were? I searched on IMDB and Google and couldn't come up with anything. It would surprise me if Anchor Bay dropped the ball on this one, as they've been very good about respecting OAR. Also, it seems to me that the British film industry didn't completely make the transition to the widescreen format until the late 50's.

Posted: **Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:59 am**

specs are up for the 2 disc version of Freaked, this really sounds like The Bay went all out. Here are the specs from Fangoria:

• Audio commentary by Winter and Stern
• A conversation with co-writer Tim Burns
• Deleted scenes
• Hijinx in Freekland, a collection of behind-the-scenes footage (Fango got to check this out too—funny stuff!)
• FREAKED art gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• DVD-ROM original screenplay

The second disc will include:
• FREAKED: The Reehersel Version, a full-length cast rehearsal of the film, including Keanu Reeves sans Dog Boy makeup, with scenes and dialogue that never made it into the final film
• There Are No Weirdos Here, early script readings of selected scenes, featuring actors Winter, Megan Ward, Michael Stoyanov, Derek McGrath, Lee Arenberg and John Hawkes
• It’s the Troll, terrifying footage of young actor Alex Zuckerman developing the character of Stuey Gluck
• Under Construkshen, behind-the-scenes video showing the creation of the Freek Land set
• Behold…The Beast Boy, footage of Winter’s makeup transformation into a hideous mutant freek
• Two short films by Winter and Stern, SQUEAL OF DEATH and THE NYU SIGHT AND SOUND PROJECT
The set will also come with a "freekish" booklet containing liner notes and photos. Retail price for all this is just $19.98.

Posted: **Sun May 01, 2005 2:15 am**

The eight films included in the Wim Wenders Collection Box 2 have now been specified elsewhere on this forum. I was dismayed to see that three out of eight films are essentially the ones previously released. Does this mean that if we want the 5 new ones we have to buy the first 3 again? Also, the names of a couple of films are mentioned only in German. Since I do not know the German language, could someone please translate? Thank you.

Posted: **Sun May 01, 2005 5:58 am**

The German titles are

Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Staedten - Notebook on Cities and Clothes)

Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky - A Trick of the Light (also known as Les Lumière de Berlin) - not a literal translation

Posted: **Sun May 01, 2005 6:00 am**

kekid wrote:The eight films included in the Wim Wenders Collection Box 2 have now been specified elsewhere on this forum. I was dismayed to see that three out of eight films are essentially the ones previously released. Does this mean that if we want the 5 new ones we have to buy the first 3 again? Also, the names of a couple of films are mentioned only in German. Since I do not know the German language, could someone please translate? Thank you.

There's a thread devoted specifically to the Wenders Collection here. To answer your last question, "Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten" is "Notebooks on Cities and Clothes" (the English title transposes "cities" and "clothes") and "Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky" is "The Brothers Skladanowsky" (although the official English title seems to be "A Trick of the Light").

Posted: **Fri May 20, 2005 3:18 am**

Just wondering if anyone's got the Anchor Bay Herzog/Kinski box set, and if so, can you comment on the transfers and overall value of owning these on DVD? Contemplating a blind buy. Thanks.

Posted: **Fri May 20, 2005 3:49 am**

I thought this set was a terrific bargain (as I did not yet have any of these on DVD). The transfers look decent -- and Herzog's commentaries (alas, not on every film) are excellent.

Posted: **Fri May 20, 2005 4:14 am**

Don't hesitate. Both Herzog boxes are bargains. And when you've listened to the commentaries, have we got a thread for you!

Posted: **Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:32 am**

Has the Wenders Collection Vol.2 been postponed? No sign of it on the AB site, although the announcement of Bette Davis in The Anniversary makes up for it in some small way.

Posted: **Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:10 pm**

Any updates on those Bava titles?

Posted: **Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:45 pm**

Dellamorte Dellamore seems to have fallen off of the "In the Future" page, with no explanation that I can see. I sent an e-mail inquiry, for what it's worth.

UPDATE:

Hello,

No need to help, but thanks! Have no fear! Anchor Bay is continuing to work on the DVD release of Cemetery Man. The disc will include an all-new featurette, and will be released in 2006. Stay tuned to www.anchorbayentertainment.com for further updates.

Ryan Hicks

Assistant Brand Manager

Anchor Bay Entertainment

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 2:41 PM
To: Horror
Subject: Cemetery Man

Hi --

Cemetery Man seems to have fallen off the "In the Future" page? What happened, and how can we help?

Thanks!

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:26 am**

Anchor Bay UK will release The Blind Dead Collection in November:

http://www.anchorbay.co.uk/perl/search.pl?CO=ABD4284

Posted: **Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:39 am**

There seems to be some concern over the contents of the UK
Blind Dead set: Anchor Bay UK Forum discussion[url].

The set is up for pre-order at Play.com [url=http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=719614&p=57&g=72&pa=sr]HERE.

4 discs? No fifth disc of extras? Â£24 is pretty good though.

Posted: **Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:08 am**

'The Man with the Screaming Brain' is also on the way.

http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/screamingbrain/

Bonus features:
-Audio Commentary with Bruce Campbell
-Featurette
-Still gallery
-Trailer

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:16 am**

Get your bibs on.

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:31 pm**

ben d banana wrote:Get your bibs on.

Is there really an audience for this? I mean, I understand that there's a value in digitally encoding all film as a historical record of the times, but I also think some phenomema ought to be allowed a peaceful passing from our collective memory.

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:23 pm**

I prefer Dave Chappelle's Black Gallagher

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:16 pm**

Tokyo-ga is being released from Anchor Bay.

Posted: **Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:26 am**

cinephrenic wrote:Tokyo-ga is being released from Anchor Bay.

In our lifetime?

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:41 pm**

According to Amazon.com, Wim Wenders Collection 2 "usually ships within 2 to 5 weeks". Did anyone get this?

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:39 am**

It's not listed on Anchor Bay's website -- it seems to have been shelved indefinitely...

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:32 am**

Anybody know if it's likely that Anchor Bay could re-release their 2nd disc of The Wicker Man Limited edition boxset, the extended director's cut?

I just saw the theatrical film a week ago and fell in love with the movie, only to find it nearly impossible to get a copy of the proper version. I borrowed it from a friend of mine and found it to be quite superior to the theatrical version, short of a few needless expositional moments. I would very much like to put money into Anchor Bay's pockets but they are forcing me to find less scrupulous ways of scoring a copy of that cut.

I am horrifed to see that a remake is coming, but equally pleased to see the followup is due for production in a few months. With both the remake and sequel coming, isn't it a rational assumption that they'll find a way to put that version back on the market? I emailed them with that question, and as usual, they didn't bother responding... just like with they did over my defective Dawn disc.