Gisteren hebben leden van het "DVD team" van Warner in een chatsessie op het hometheaterforum volgende aankondigingen gedaan.
Er staat weer heel wat moois tussen, maar vooral die SE van the maltese falcon is iets waar ik al heel lang op aan het wachten ben.Citaat:
* More John Garfield films are on their way, but not this year. Gable and Tracy boxsets on tab for 2006.
* An uncut "Storm Warning" with Ronald Reagan on tabs for 2006. The 1976 version of "A Star is Born" coming later this year.
* Warner still looking for elements for "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Journey into Fear".
* Some unannounced Allied Artists films are on the way.
* The Thin Man boxset will have all six films plus a bonus disc.
* RKO Tarzan films are on the radar without any dates.
* A Pre-code boxset coming in 2006.
* Another Warner Gangster boxset set for 2006. Also, some more theme boxsets.
* The Ben Hur boxset will have a new transfer from newly restored 65mm elements. Also, the 1925 version of Ben Hur will be in the boxset along with new content.
* "Kitty Foyle" is coming out in 2006. The 1931 and 1940 versions of "Waterloo Bridge" are in their release plans.
* "The Outsiders" Extended Version is coming out this year. They are talking about releasing an anamorphic presentation of "Arthur".
In the next 12 months, 2 disc releases for the following:
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* Dog Day Afternoon
* Network
* All the President's Men
* "Night Moves" and "Scarecrow" are on the release schedule.
* They have special plans for "Performance".
* Batman films on the way.
* A "The Green Mile" SE in the works.
* Yakuza scheduled for next year.
* More Lon Chaney under consideration, but no firm date.
* "Flamingo Road" with Joan Crawford in the works.
* "Quick Change" coming out later this year.
* Astaire/Rogers musicals coming out in two stages. Five films involved with each release, one in 2005 and another in 2006. They will be sold separately and in a boxset.
* Regarding that missing ling of dialogue in "Bringing Up Baby" from Katharine Hepburn. Warner stated it was due to damage to the original negative and not censorship.
* All nine Val Lewton films will be out later this year with special features and commentary.
* The Naked Spur on tap for 2006 and also, "Petulia".
* LA Confidential SE in the works.
* Releasing all 48 Bowery Boys films in 2006. More than one boxset.
* The film "Cruising" under consideration.
* They have a date for "King Kong" but won't tell us.
* Looney Tunes Volume 3 before Christmas.
* Warner stated that the Batman television issue doesn't involved them, but Fox and DC Comics. In short, they're out of it.
* Warner is looking at re-releasing the Superman films, but issues remain to be resolved.
* SE of "2001" in 2006 along with other Kubrick SE.
* No plans for Mortal Storm, The D.I. or SE of Cool Hand Luke.
* A SE release of "The Wizard of OZ" this year.
* Next year, a 2 disc SE of "Street Car Named Desire".
* Baby Doll and Sweet Bird of Youth coming in 2006.
* Home from the Hill and The Sundowners in the future.
* No Billy Wilder films scheduled except "Spirit of St. Louis" in 2006. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any other Wilder titles that Warner owns that haven't been released yet.
* A SE of "The Devils" in the works.
* Night of the Iguana sceduled for next year.
* No plans for Electric Dreams
* Quo Vadis needs requires restoration work.
* Northwest Passage under consideration for a future release.
* The Peckinpah boxset now scheduled for 2006.
* WHV doesn't know anything about why the Comedy Classic boxset is not available in Canada.
* Jean Harlow boxset in 2006
* Million Dollar Baby dvd announcement coming soon.
* Point Blank will have two featurettes, but unfortunately, the LionPower featurette won't be one due to music clearance issues. Also, there is two commentaries from Boorman and Soderbergh.
* Julius Caesar and Mutiny on the Bounty with Brando and Ryan's Daughter on schedule for 2005/2006.
* Anna Karenina part of the Garbo's 100 year birthday boxset this Fall.
* Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young coming, but no date.
* 2 disc Maltese Falcon SE in 2006
* 25th Anniversary Poltergeist SE planned.
* Warner just confirmed that Mighty Joe Young and The Nun's Story will be out before Christmas.
* No more Bogart films this year. Four major Bogart films are being restored from the original camera negative for release in 2006.
* Esther Williams Signature boxset coming in the future.
* More Hammer films on the way.
* Looney Tunes will be one release per year due to labor intensive issues.
* Popeye cartoon issues are still being worked out.
* No further update on the Tom and Jerry edited cartoon issues.
Het volledige transcript van de chat sessie zou trouwens woensdag (hier dus donderdagmorgen als ik het goed heb) op the digitalbits komen.