Warner Brothers Archive Collection (DVDs only)

[knives]

Any recommendations.

[swo17]

It's Love I'm After! (Or do you probably already have that?)

[domino harvey]

Swo, he's not looking to have an affair with you, even at half off

[knives]

Actually that affair has already started and whomever hasn't joined should.

[knives]

Looks like the sale in bunk anyway. I tried it with ten different items and nothing.

[knives]

There are 715 single-disc DVDs eligible for the sale. Surely you can find one you think is worth $12-$13. The discount doesn't show up until you add it to your cart.

What I meant to say was that none of the ten titles got reduced in cart.
Edit: But now it's working. Got myself Mortal Storm in that case.

[Matt]

There are 715 single-disc DVDs eligible for the sale. Surely you can find one you think is worth $12-$13. The discount doesn't show up until you add it to your cart.

[domino harvey]

Saint Joan or Tomorrow is Another Day or Small Town Girl for the musicals list

[swo17]

I'm not sure I can stomach saying "I like the Warner Archive Collection."

[Gregory]

Has anyone seen the Archive release of Two Faced Woman that came out last March? I'd really like to know whether it's the original version or the Legion of Decency-censored version that was released on VHS, rather than pay $12-13 and wait for it to come in the mail only to be disappointed midway through watching the DVD. An example of a cut scene is when Douglas is ranting about the need to consider "his position" and Garbo reclines on a couch in a negligee, with her legs going up on the back of the couch, and asks, "How does my position affect your position?" (There were many other lines cut, shots inserted, and alternate takes substituted.)

It's tough for me to guess which version they've used. The original uncut print was apparently shown at a Cukor retrospective in London in 2004. The description of the DVD-R says "has been manufactured from the best-quality video master currently available and has not been remastered or restored specifically for this DVD." So would that probably be the same video master that was used for the MGM/Warner VHS all those years ago?

[CR2]

I bought The Mating Game (1959) in the 50% Facebook sale. Can anyone tell me if it's any good?

(Yes, I am fully aware I just missed it on TCM.)

[Feego]

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is being re-issued in a remastered edition (obviously to cash in on the new version), only now with a "Superfan commentary track from horror fans and pros Jeffrey Reddick, Steve Barton (“Uncle Creepy”) and Sean Ably." Is this the first Archive release to include a commentary?

[knives]

Yes.

[domino harvey]

Not for former retail discs relegated to the Archive-- Where the Boys Are ported over the Paula Prentiss commentary

[Ashirg]

Alex in Wonderland that is being released today includes a commentary by Paul Mazursky
They are also releasing OOP Akira Kurisawa's Dreams into Archives.

[matrixschmatrix]

As much as the whole Archive thing still basically sucks, I'm happy that extras are starting to trickle back on- for a while there, it looked like commentaries were pretty well not going to be recorded for any of the majors anymore.

[knives]

How do we know that this commentary wasn't recorded way back and the DVD simply never surfaced.

[Ashirg]

It's according to press release plus the artwork for it appeared in the end of March, but title is getting released 5 months later...

[justeleblanc]

How do we know that this commentary wasn't recorded way back and the DVD simply never surfaced.

Several years ago at the last Warner chat I asked about Alex in Wonderland, and they said "we have no plans for this film, but we think it might be perfect for our new Warner Archive label" or something to that effect.

[isakborg]

Ashrig,

Re Kurosawa's Dreams being released in the Archive - what's the source of your information? Any news of when?

And if anyone has an update - what about The Big Sky, which was mentioned as coming out some time ago?

[jwd5275]

Kurosawa's Dreams

[connor]

@isakborg, I asked them about THE BIG SKY on their Facebook page a couple of weeks ago, mentioning the poor quality of the recent UK release. Here's their reply:

....which is exactly why you won't be seeing a release from us for a bit. We're pleased to acknowledge that photochemical restoration/preservation work began on this film just a little while ago. This was sorely needed. We have no idea when the work will be completed, but are certain the net result will be a vast improvement over anything seen since the original theatrical release.

[Gregory]

Thanks for that update -- great news!

Anyone heard anything on their Facebook page or elsewhere about Beyond the Forest? Seems like this one definitely should have been in one of their Bette Davis sets, but it hasn't even shown up among first ~1,200 Archive releases, leading me to believe there may be a problem with the film materials.

[Jonathan S]

The last I heard (a few years ago), Warner had some sort of rights issues with Beyond the Forest.

[agnamaracs]

Kurosawa's Dreams

So they won't keep it in print as a pressed disc, but they won't license it to someone (like, say, Criterion) who will give it the respect it deserves.

The logic here is staggering?