Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-rays

[therewillbeblus]

Libeled Lady is one of the very best screwballs, consistently great throughout with a knockout ending. Even Spencer Tracy, who I generally dislike, is hilarious.

[swo17]

They messed up and picked a good Minnelli!

[therewillbeblus]

They also released The Reluctant Debutante recently, which I think is even better, so with this momentum maybe we'll actually get Some Came Running soon..

[FrauBlucher]

Art work...


on twitter WAC said...

December is going to be abnormally PACKED with new releases.

[reaky]

Please GOD Shop Around the Corner

[senseabove]

Also, a Hitchcock 4-for-1:

[JakeStewart]

They also released The Reluctant Debutante recently, which I think is even better, so with this momentum maybe we'll actually get Some Came Running soon..

While I wouldn’t rate The Reluctant Debutante up there with Minnelli’s best, it’s absolutely worth watching for Kay Kendall’s performance alone.

[therewillbeblus]

They also released The Reluctant Debutante recently, which I think is even better, so with this momentum maybe we'll actually get Some Came Running soon..

While I wouldn’t rate The Reluctant Debutante up there with Minnelli’s best, it’s absolutely worth watching for Kay Kendall’s performance alone.

I actually prefer it to The Pirate, but agree that she steals the movie, and it's depressing to think of how much more great work she could have done if she didn't pass shortly after the film's release

[Calvin]

Also, a Hitchcock 4-for-1

It seems like we're never going to get Mr and Mrs Smith and Stage Fright on Blu-Ray.

[domino harvey]

Libeled Lady's Blu-ray also comes with some additional shorts not present on the DVD, including New Shoes, which I wrote up for the 30s thread:

New Shoes (Sammy Lee 1936)
Two pairs of singing shoes fall in love at the same time as their owners in this cute MGM musical short. We get the requisite collection of dad joke puns (“Hold your tongue,” &c) and a nice song that gets sung several times, including once over the telephone, with the soundtrack going scratchy and tinny to match. But most importantly, we learn why new shoes always hurt: they do it out of revenge for us treating them so roughly when we’re first trying them out!

[L.A.]

Waterloo Bridge (1940) reviewed at Beaver.

[Gregory]

Libeled Lady's Blu-ray also comes with some additional shorts not present on the DVD

Are there any similar precedents of added shorts on WAC Blu-rays compared to earlier WHV DVD releases?

[swo17]

I can think of at least a couple WB (but not necessarily WAC) upgrades that have done so, e.g. Hunchback of Notre Dame, Anchors Aweigh

[FrauBlucher]

This is quite spectacular...so far

They just announced them! Tex Avery vol 2, the Harvey Girls, The curse of Frankenstein, The Shop around the Corner, Young man with a Horn, Mister Roberts, Holiday Affair and It Happened on 5th Avenue.

[domino harvey]

Holy hell, a lot of those are actually good movies. Young Man With a Horn is especially underrated but quite worthy of an upgrade. What a week this has been for good news

[soundchaser]

Holy shit, what a lineup. This has been a pretty spectacular year for Warner Archives.

[domino harvey]

Holiday Affair's DVD transfer was pretty rough, will be interesting to see what they've pulled off there for the Blu

[FrauBlucher]

This looks like an excellent release...

THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) - 2 DISC SPECIAL EDITION
New 2020 1080p HD Restoration Masters from 4K Scans of Preservation Separation Elements
Run Time: 83:00
Subtitles: English SDH
Audio Specs: DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio: Disc One-1.85:1-16x9 Widescreen and 1.66:1-16x9 Widescreen
Product Color: COLOR
Disc Configuration: 2-BD 50
Special Features: New feature commentary by Screenwriter/Film Historian Steve Haberman and Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr, Newly Remastered 1.37:1 Open Matte version of feature. New Featurettes include: The Resurrection Men: Hammer, Frankenstein and the Rebirth of the Horror Film, Hideous Progeny: The Curse of Frankenstein and the English Gothic Tradition, Torrents of Light: The Art of Jack Asher, Diabolus in Musica: James Bernard and the Sound of Hammer Horror, Original Theatrical Trailer (HD)

[HinkyDinkyTruesmith]

The Shop Around the Corner AND Holiday Affair? I'm in heaven.

[swo17]

I literally just bought three of these on DVD in the last year but I like them so much I don't mind

[domino harvey]

But to be fair three discs is really the only way you can fully experience Mister Robertsaireeka

[senseabove]

Can we add a "best awful pun" category to the Forum awards

[Calvin]

Best batch of announcements in a long time. I've been hoping for Young Man with a Horn and The Shop Around the Corner for a while. It's curious that they don't specify the resolution of the latter's scan/restoration - are the elements known to be in poor condition?

[Stefan Andersson]

Best batch of announcements in a long time. I've been hoping for Young Man with a Horn and The Shop Around the Corner for a while. It's curious that they don't specify the resolution of the latter's scan/restoration - are the elements known to be in poor condition?

At the end of the product description for Shop Around the Corner, it says: "remastered from protection film elements made right from the original nitrate negative".
Source: https://www.hometheaterforum.com/commun ... st-4927145

[FrauBlucher]

The Best Years of Our Lives is moving over to WAC in December