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I'd really like to see De Palma's Get to Know Your Rabbit but I agree, there's not much on the list worth campaigning for. Anyway, as has been discussed with their past polls, I think it's a marketing move to get more people to read up on the titles and buy the ones they're going to release. But if the results are quite a bit different than they expected it may make a difference.

Best Foot Forward is a lot of fun - a nice supporting turn by the young Nancy Walker (you know, Rhoda's mom, the Bounty paprt towels lady, director of Can't Stop the Music).

But I hope Gymkata gets the most votes.

What kind of list is this? I can honestly say Warner's head is up its ass.

THE MERRY WIDOW?????????????????????????

justeleblanc wrote:What kind of list is this? I can honestly say Warner's head is up its ass.

THE MERRY WIDOW?????????????????????????

Of course it could also just mean that Warner already has The Merry Widow and other titles that you may want further along in production, and there's no point in voting for them. Since they consistently overwhelm me with fantastic discs from their classic catalog, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. This isn't Universal we're dealing with.

As far as the odd list of films in this year's vote goes, I assume that new masters of all of these titles have already been created, or they wouldn't be offering them. I'll be casting my votes for the early DePalma and Coppola films and, of course, for naked Susan Dey.

Band of Angels for sure!

matt wrote:Best Foot Forward is a lot of fun - a nice supporting turn by the young Nancy Walker (you know, Rhoda's mom, the Bounty paprt towels lady, director of Can't Stop the Music).

But I hope Gymkata gets the most votes.

Gym-fucking-kata. Bring it on!!! This along with The Wizard are my favorite campy flicks of the 80's.

Gymkata will be killer. an 'its so bad it's good' film,
and i'm glad Warner got the rights to it.

other than that.... hmm

I'd be interested in The Illustrated Man. It made quite an impression on me when I saw it as a teenager long ago but I don't remember many of the details besides Rod Steiger freaking me out.

Jeff wrote:

justeleblanc wrote:What kind of list is this? I can honestly say Warner's head is up its ass.

THE MERRY WIDOW?????????????????????????

Of course it could also just mean that Warner already has The Merry Widow and other titles that you may want further along in production, and there's no point in voting for them. Since they consistently overwhelm me with fantastic discs from their classic catalog, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. This isn't Universal we're dealing with.

As far as the odd list of films in this year's vote goes, I assume that new masters of all of these titles have already been created, or they wouldn't be offering them. I'll be casting my votes for the early DePalma and Coppola films and, of course, for naked Susan Dey.

Good call.

But depending on the number of votes, couldn't they actually release all of them? Or at least more than one?

They are actually going to release 10. Which is twice as many as they were releasing in the past. Which make the chances for Bay of Angels being released greater.

Is Carny the 1980 film starring Jodie Foster?
I love that film, have been hoping for a DVD release for some time.

Well, Gymkata's got my damn vote.
I just wish Lisztomania was in the running. I caught a 35mm screening of it the other night, and it rocked my world. There's no excuse for it not be a cult classic other than its current lack of availability. WB owns it, and with Roger Daltrey and Ringo Starr in it, a release seems a no-brainer.

Sphinx? The 1981 film with Lesley-Anne Down as an Egyptologist who has never been to Egypt before?! Who takes Polaroids of Tutankhamen?! Frank Langella and John Gielgud play Egyptians. Abysmal film - and directed by a master craftsman, Franklin Schaffner. Come on, Warner, play the game, huh?

I might actually vote for The Illustrated Man, as I love Philip Lathrop's cinematography.

But where's...

O, Lucky Man!
The Devils
Freebie and the Bean
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Lisztomania
Reflections in a Golden Eye
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Wild Rovers
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
The Picture of Dorian Gray
No Blade of Grass

... To name but a few.

I completely second your post, Gordo but there is a small chance that those films you listed are already in DVD production. One hopes, at least. But yeah, that Warner list is utterly uninteresting.

For the love of all the is sacred, people, PLEASE for (multiple times) for BLUME IN LOVE -- it is a Mazursky masterpiece. I promise you will NOT be dissappointed -- its about time this one was released.

Do it for your country!

Gordon McMurphy wrote:Sphinx? The 1981 film with Lesley-Anne Down as an Egyptologist who has never been to Egypt before?! Who takes Polaroids of Tutankhamen?! Frank Langella and John Gielgud play Egyptians. Abysmal film - and directed by a master craftsman, Franklin Schaffner. Come on, Warner, play the game, huh?

I might actually vote for The Illustrated Man, as I love Philip Lathrop's cinematography.

But where's...

O, Lucky Man!
The Devils
Freebie and the Bean
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Lisztomania
Reflections in a Golden Eye
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Wild Rovers
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
The Picture of Dorian Gray
No Blade of Grass

... To name but a few.

WB said The Picture of Dorian Gray would be out next year and Reflections In A golden Eye comes out in October as part of a Brando collection.

Glad to see 2 Greer Garson titles, so I'll definately be voting for those, but also for Best Foot Forward, Angels in the Outfield and Bhowani Junction. I'm sure that Cimarron will be in the Glenn Ford set if not voted for and April In Paris will be in the Doris Day V2 collection if not voted for.

shearerchic wrote:WB said The Picture of Dorian Gray would be out next year and Reflections In A golden Eye comes out in October as part of a Brando collection.

Sweet!

I have been waiting for any news on Gymkata period. Man! This has a million of my votes.

Oliver Stone's "The Hand" with Michael Caine is very very "interesting" to say the least...

I agree with the consensus that this year's field of candidates is pretty weak, but if any of you are going to vote, then might I suggest Operation Crossbow? Aside from some stunt casting (Sophia Loren doesn't actually do much in the movie), it has an intelligent script that was worked on by Richard Imrie (a.k.a. Emeric Pressburger), a strong supporting cast (Tom Courteney, Anthony Quayle, etc.), and some fine 1960s special effects. All in all, it's a pretty decent espionage thriller that deserves a little more exposure.

The Leaders so far:

* Gymkata
* Madame Curie
* The Illustrated Man
* Looker
* Presenting Lily Mars

Then read an interview with George Feltenstein:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/1181801

Great stuff coming so I recommend you read it!

Soon, soon, I will own my copy of Gymkata. The skills of gymnastics. The kill of Karate!

So NO ONE is interested in a release of BLUME IN LOVE? Come on guys, I'm telling you, that one is an absolute masterpiece and is a real movie as opposed to Gymtaka which is basically, as someone else put it, one of those "its so bad...its actually REALLY bad" movies.

Myra Breckinridge wrote:Then read an interview with George Feltenstein:
....
Great stuff coming so I recommend you read it!

Ah, the idea of having Vivacious Lady on DVD just made my day.

The voting is now officially over and they will announce the winners in August (one month to count votes?!)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/br ... 22-1646421