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If their other Hitchcock discs are like this, I'll be all the gladder for not having sold my Crit Notorious and the most recent MGM disc of Rebecca, not to mention the fucking awful covers they've designed for the Blus.

Looks OK to me. Probably they're using the same HD masters as their latest DVD releases.

Emailed Fox about "West Side Story" and if they are able to ship abroad replacement discs

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I hate calling overseas knowing I'll be on hold forever.... Anyone know if they honored overseas import sales?

DVDBeaver on Annie Hall and Manhattan

Not to nitpick, but I wish they kept the burned-in subtitle font from the original release. (in reference to the balcony scene)

Any comments on the "Phantom of the Paradise" Blu Ray? Is it out of print? I'd also rather like a BD of "The Fury".

Jeff wrote:The Apartment looks like it's going to be a Best Buy exclusive in the U.S. for a while.

Family Video has it for $19 shipped.

It's also on Amazon.ca and Planet Axel but for $25 or so.

Please note though, if you bring in a DVD, you will get $5 off at Best Buy. It doesn't have to be the same film.

hearthesilence wrote:Not to nitpick, but I wish they kept the burned-in subtitle font from the original release. (in reference to the balcony scene)

That would be problematic, though, for non-English-speaking viewers. The non-English subs would have to appear in big, unattractive blocks to cover the burned-in English ones during that scene.

Feego wrote:

hearthesilence wrote:Not to nitpick, but I wish they kept the burned-in subtitle font from the original release. (in reference to the balcony scene)

That would be problematic, though, for non-English-speaking viewers. The non-English subs would have to appear in big, unattractive blocks to cover the burned-in English ones during that scene.

Or they could simply be placed elsewhere on the screen.

Midnight Cowboy and the Apartment were released as Best Buy exclusives today-- can anyone who picked them up in store confirm what they're going for?

Midnight Cowboy was actually released as a Best Buy exclusive last May. I think I was able to get it for ten bucks at the time of release, but I believe the regular price was $20. The Best Buy website shows The Apartment as "unavailable" at all stores near me, so I'm still unsure as to what's up with this title. May have to order Canadian release.

Is the Midnight Cowboy release better than the UK blu?

perkizitore wrote:Is the Midnight Cowboy release better than the UK blu?

Same transfer I think.

Jeff wrote:Midnight Cowboy was actually released as a Best Buy exclusive last May. I think I was able to get it for ten bucks at the time of release, but I believe the regular price was $20. The Best Buy website shows The Apartment as "unavailable" at all stores near me, so I'm still unsure as to what's up with this title. May have to order Canadian release.

I just ended up ordering The Apartment online, I'll let y'all know if it ships.

I think the Best Buy exclusive of 'The Apartment' might be online only- anyway, I ordered it last night through their site and it shipped this afternoon ($19.99)

It's not a BB exclusive - Barnes and Noble also had The Apartment in-store today. FYI.

I picked The Apartment up along with the Woody Allen and Hitchcock Blus from Fox's online store. They're all $15.99 and there's a 10% off coupon floating around.

Brian C wrote:It's not a BB exclusive - Barnes and Noble also had The Apartment in-store today. FYI.

Yeah. I picked it up at B&N as part of their buy-two-get-one deal which is going on until July 30. So strange that Amazon isn't stocking it. Best Buy and Target are online only. What a bizarre distribution move by Fox/MGM.

Thank God for MGM's hands-off approach to their catalog Blus, because Manhattan looks amazing, full of grain and detail. What a joy! Haven't popped in Annie Hall yet but I imagine it would be scientifically impossible to look worse than the prior MGM DVD...

I don't think you'll be disappointed, it looks fantastic as well and is obviously a whole new transfer.

Jeff wrote:I picked it up at B&N as part of their buy-two-get-one deal which is going on until July 30.

July 30? Are you sure?

felipe wrote:

Jeff wrote:I picked it up at B&N as part of their buy-two-get-one deal which is going on until July 30.

July 30? Are you sure?

Ha. Nope, just an idiot. Apparently I start typing a J month and have the attention span of a one-year old. The sale goes until January 30 (i.e. tomorrow).

The MANHATTAN blu is a colossal upgrade over the DVD. Bravo, MGM/Fox.