Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-rays

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Gregory · #926 Post by **Gregory** » Tue May 07, 2019 9:05 pm

Yes, there are product pages, but I meant that it's strange that it's not possible to preorder any of these via Amazon 1–2 weeks before street date. I also found the new WAC release of A Star Is Born (1954) buried under several older import Blu-rays of the film and it also is listed as "unavailable."

April titles like Summer Stock and Frankenstein 1970 are out of stock and showing as "usually ships within 1 to 3 months." The Glass Bottom Boat from March, "usually ships within 1 to 2 months."

captveg · #927 Post by **captveg** » Tue May 07, 2019 9:49 pm

Amazon has been really bad lately at having stock of Sony and Universal MOD titles, too, so I think it's more likely they just aren't getting the stock from Allied Vaughn the same as they used to.

Marwood · #928 Post by **Marwood** » Wed May 08, 2019 12:20 pm

Gregory wrote: Tue May 07, 2019 9:05 pm I also found the new WAC release of A Star Is Born (1954) buried under several older import Blu-rays of the film

Does anyone know if this new WAC amaray-edition retains the second disk of DVD extras that is found on the digipack blu released in 2010?

Thanks

captveg · #929 Post by **captveg** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:31 pm

June announcements are apparently happening today.

Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series (1964-1965) - 26 Episodes on 3 Discs
None But the Brave (1965)
Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 2 (1946-1947) - 15 Shorts

Probably a couple more to come

#930 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:34 pm

A Hanna-Barbera cartoon on Blu-ray feels like actual trolling from WA at this point

captveg · #931 Post by **captveg** » Fri May 17, 2019 8:13 pm

Another:

Corvette Summer (1978)

FrauBlucher · #932 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Fri May 17, 2019 8:17 pm

Release of the year

senseabove · #933 Post by **senseabove** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:02 pm

Gaslight!

#934 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:05 pm

Oops, they announced a good movie by mistake. Will contain the British version in SD (was on the flip side of the original pressed disc)

#935 Post by **swo17** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:23 pm

And is available on BD from the BFI

FrauBlucher · #936 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:24 pm

senseabove wrote: Fri May 17, 2019 9:02 pmGaslight!

Are you sure it's the film and that they're not verbing us

All kidding aside maybe this is sign we'll see more 40s and earlier B&Ws.

FrauBlucher · #937 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Fri May 17, 2019 10:12 pm

Always classy...

Rayon Vert · #938 Post by **Rayon Vert** » Sat May 18, 2019 12:06 am

Glad I waited a bit to revisit this one for the 40s thread. I'm trying to do the same with other dvd-only-so-far releases that stand a decent chance of being released until November.

senseabove · #939 Post by **senseabove** » Sat May 18, 2019 6:15 pm

Here's hoping Gaslight's "NEW 2019 1080p HD MASTER FROM 4K SCAN!" looks better than what's on the CC right now.

Happy as I am for this to finally get a release, I'm still a little sad it isn't one that Criterion picked up. It would've been nice to get an extra about the titular term's rise in public discourse, and something about Cukor as dramatist, since the only Criterion Cukor so far is a comedy and this seems the drama of his that would be the most likely to get picked up.

FrauBlucher · #940 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Sat May 18, 2019 6:48 pm

It was on TCM not long ago and it looked quite beautiful. I’m sure the blu will be outstanding

senseabove · #941 Post by **senseabove** » Sat May 18, 2019 7:11 pm

FrauBlucher wrote: Sat May 18, 2019 6:48 pm It was on TCM not long ago and it looked quite beautiful. I’m sure the blu will be outstanding

I wonder why that's not the one on the Channel, then... Or is it and I can just blame streaming compression?

Noiradelic · #942 Post by **Noiradelic** » Sat May 18, 2019 10:56 pm

FrauBlucher wrote: Fri May 17, 2019 9:24 pmAll kidding aside maybe this is sign we'll see more 40s and earlier B&Ws.

They'll probably continue to mix it up. Gaslight's a pretty natural choice for them.

FrauBlucher wrote: Fri May 17, 2019 10:12 pm Always classy...

You're referring to the cover? It's the same as the DVD.

FrauBlucher · #943 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Sat May 18, 2019 11:38 pm

Really all their covers

captveg · #944 Post by **captveg** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:07 pm

Looks like The Thin Man (1934) is coming next month.

Glowingwabbit · #945 Post by **Glowingwabbit** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:23 pm

captveg wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:07 pm Looks like The Thin Man (1934) is coming next month.

So much for hoping for the entire series to be upgraded.

captveg · #946 Post by **captveg** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:52 pm

I imagine they'll do additional films if it sells well, kinda like the Popeye shorts situation.

FrauBlucher · #947 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:34 pm

It’ll be curious to see how this looks. Isn’t this one of those titles where the source material is not the best. Warner may have spent a fortune on the restoration which might explain this getting a release only in the series.

EddieLarkin · #948 Post by **EddieLarkin** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:53 pm

captveg wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:52 pm I imagine they'll do additional films if it sells well, kinda like the Popeye shorts situation.

Any idea how 42nd Street sold?

#949 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:59 pm

As I recall, Warners initial the Thin Man DVD set was one of their biggest sellers and was partly responsible for Warners going so hard on the box set model for years afterwards. We are truly in different times if now we get a full set of those awful 70s celebrity Scooby Doo cartoons on retail Blu-Ray but this gets a single title Archive release

colinr0380 · #950 Post by **colinr0380** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:42 pm

domino harvey wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:59 pmAs I recall, Warners initial the Thin Man DVD set was one of their biggest sellers and was partly responsible for Warners going so hard on the box set model for years afterwards. We are truly in different times if now we get a full set of those awful 70s celebrity Scooby Doo cartoons on retail Blu-Ray but this gets a single title Archive release

I suppose the perennial truth of the situation is to never underestimate the selling power of a cute crime-solving dog!

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