Warner Brothers Archive Collection (DVDs only)

[domino harvey]

Tomorrow through 11/28, 5 for $50

[fdm]

(Bad coupon info deleted.)

[htdm]

I tried it.
It wound up negating the sale price and the total was about a dollar higher than without applying it.

[matrixschmatrix]

Not only that, it seems to have made it so that the 5 for $50 discount won't trigger. Does anyone know how to remove a coupon in that system?

[Fred Holywell]

ooh, Northwest Passage, finally. iirc it was slated for some restoration for an ill fated Spencer Tracy set, so I'm hoping that the archives is a nice new transfer. This will be my first archives purchase, most likely.

It doesn't say 'restored' or 'remastered' on the dvd case, from what I can tell, but the print TCM has been showing is on-the-whole quite nice looking, and probably as close to a 'restoration' as we're likely to get. Check out the clips on the WA page (if there are any, yet) or TCM media page; they should give you a good idea of what the dvd looks like.

[beamish13]

Since Warners is shafting THE DEVILS, I wonder if they're getting nervous about releasing STOP, too...

[fdm]

Not only that, it seems to have made it so that the 5 for $50 discount won't trigger. Does anyone know how to remove a coupon in that system?

Try another browser? [Or nuke cookie(s) on your current browser?]

[NilbogSavant]

Anyone see a review for Safe in Hell yet? It's my personal favorite pre-code. Sad to see it turn up here, but would love to ditch my TCM cap for an upgrade.

[Perkins Cobb]

Whew -- the handful of other sales this fall gave me this sneaking suspicion that the Black Friday 5/$50 might me a thing of the past.

I assume the discount won't work on the Sony titles though?

[htdm]

Not only that, it seems to have made it so that the 5 for $50 discount won't trigger. Does anyone know how to remove a coupon in that system?

I logged out, closed the browser, reopened it and logged in again and had no problem bringing up the original (better) discount.

[matrixschmatrix]

Ah, that did it, thanks.

[Murdoch]

Any precode suggestions? I already have The Merry Widow and The Last Flight. Safe in Hell is a definite, but I need to fill up these other spots.

[Cold Bishop]

Beast of the City for certain, if you don't have it yet. Kongo, perhaps, depending on how you feel about the idea of a remake. I'm assuming you've already gotten The Last Flight. I know Beauty and the Boss and Heat Lightning has it's fans, though I've yet to see them.

[Murdoch]

Much obliged, precode gangster flicks are always my cuppa and Beast of the City sounds like fun.

[knives]

It doesn't fit what you're suggesting for, but Castle's Macabre is a good start up to the upcoming horror list.

[Murdoch]

Already own it.

[Professor Wagstaff]

Can anyone comment of the Rex Ingram films?

[Cold Bishop]

The three silents?

Well, I'd argue that The Magician, at the very least, is an essential. And it's a key film in the development of the American horror film (supposedly, James Whale studied it before tackling Frankenstein)

[SeanAx]

I'm a big fan of Ingram's silent films. I love his 1922 "The Prisoner of Zenda" with Lewis Stone and his 1923 "Scaramouche" with Ramon Navarro as the revolutionary hero (and Lewis Stone as a terrific villain). Both Warner Archive Editions feature original scores composed for the films: "The Prisoner of Zenda" is a piano score and "Scaramouche" features a small orchestra score that gives it an added touch of grandeur. I highly recommend both.

[stroszeck]

Beast of the City for certain, if you don't have it yet. Kongo, perhaps, depending on how you feel about the idea of a remake. I'm assuming you've already gotten The Last Flight. I know Beauty and the Boss and Heat Lightning has it's fans, though I've yet to see them.

Just got my hands on a tattered copy of Kongo. What a powerhouse performance by Walter Huston. The banging of the drums throughout gave it a surreal feel. A dark, dark, dark fable and now one of the best "horror" films (if you can really call it that) I've seen come out of that era. Powerful stuff. Highly recommended.

[R0lf]

Can someone clear up for me.

Night Watch (Liz Taylor) which is being released on Amazon today, it says DVD, is it DVD or DVD-R?

[Cold Bishop]

Just got my hands on a tattered copy of Kongo. What a powerhouse performance by Walter Huston. The banging of the drums throughout gave it a surreal feel. A dark, dark, dark fable and now one of the best "horror" films (if you can really call it that) I've seen come out of that era. Powerful stuff. Highly recommended.

I'm still not sure if I prefer it to the Browning, but it has lots of it's own charm. Walter Huston (who actually originated the role onstage) is a meaner, more sadistic Deadlegs than Lon Chaney (although Chaney's proto-method immersion makes for one of his best performances), and that sums up the film's appeal: it, believe it or not, manages to be a much more cruel and perverse film than it's predecessor, and the talkie "creakiness" (as opposed to late silent fluditity) actually helps the claustrophobic, sweltering jungle atmosphere. In many ways, it reminds me of a non-fantastic Island of Lost Souls, right down to the "one-hit wonder" director.

I recommend catching the Browning first (which I why I didn't recommend it unconditionally to Murdoch), but both films are definitely essential.

[Gregory]

Night Watch (Liz Taylor) which is being released on Amazon today, it says DVD, is it DVD or DVD-R?

DVD-R

[beamish13]

Got an interesting response when I asked about Sidney Lumet's THE SEA GULL coming to DVD-R (it's currently only available as a download):

If all goes according to plan, we will be releasing THE SEA GULL on DVD at some point, likely next year.

I wonder if they're going to release a box set with his other films in the archive.

[Fred Holywell]

I see that Warners has opened a European On-Demand DVD site, French to be specific.

http://www.warnerbros.fr/achat/tresors-warner.html

Haven't read about this previously, so don't know how long it's been available. Euro customers should be pleased they've finally got more direct access to the Warner Archive.