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Frustrated that we're running out of movies for a possible Brian Levant Criterion boxset

The Fanciful Norwegian wrote:Fierce Creatures finally got an OAR reissue in 2011, but they snuck it out in on one of those bargain-bin multi-film packs and it was still non-anamorphic; my guess is they dug out the master for the widescreen laserdisc. Would be nice if we finally got the original ending, but who am I kidding?

Is that alternate ending true? I heard about it back in the day. As a big fan of Wanda I was always largely let down by this one, but the ending (as I heard it) would have helped a lot.

Waking the Dead (2000) also coming out 8/13/19

cdnchris wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:16 pmIs that alternate ending true? I heard about it back in the day. As a big fan of Wanda I was always largely let down by this one, but the ending (as I heard it) would have helped a lot.

It's absolutely true, it was test-screened and everything. It's why the movie had two directors (Robert Young wasn't available for the reshoots, so Fred Schepisi came in instead) and was delayed over half a year. There's a detailed contemporary account here. The only public release of the discarded footage is the original teaser, which includes a moment with Kevin Kline and a rhino that would've been a pretty big spoiler if they hadn't made the changes (and which I remember watching repeatedly via a super-low-res Quicktime download!).

The 4k restoration of the 1932 Scarface is included on BD in the upcoming 4k 1983 Scarface release, but only, it seems, in the special edition that also includes a giant "collectible" statue:

I cannot look at that gaudy statue without imagining its only purpose as being used as the blunt object murder weapon in some sort of Agatha Christie adaptation! ("He just would not stop talking about how the 1980s Scarface film inspired him in his rap career, so I just grabbed the first thing that came to hand on the shelf, officer! It was self defence really!")

Much prefer the more low key monogrammed money clip that came with the deluxe DVD set back in the day!

senseabove wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:50 pm The 4k restoration of the 1932 Scarface is included on BD in the upcoming 4k 1983 Scarface release, but only, it seems, in the special edition that also includes a giant "collectible" statue:

I’ve only found reference to a Blu-ray of the 1932 Scarface being included, but nothing about it being a 4K restoration. In any case, I doubt that this will be the only way to get the 1932 film on Blu.

The 1983 Scarface is an OTT takedown of capitalism, with Pacino as Wyle E. Coyote with a no-limit Acme credit card. Every special edition of this film includes gold-plated aspirational bullshit tchotchkes. How come physical media culture has to die, but MTV Cribs accessorizing lives on?

DeprongMori wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:17 pm I’ve only found reference to a Blu-ray of the 1932 Scarface being included, but nothing about it being a 4K restoration. In any case, I doubt that this will be the only way to get the 1932 film on Blu.

Ah, you're right. I thought I'd seen it mentioned, but I guess I misread. Still, since the 1932 version is getting upgraded to BD from DVD in a previous package, I'm assuming the 4k restoration I've seen elsewhere credited to NBCUniversal will be used, though most of those pages have gone awol or only mention it in passing:
https://www.universalstudioslot.com/new ... tival-2019
http://www.the-reel-thing.co/wp-content ... am-Web.pdf (page 23)

Seems unlikely they would leave the restoration on the shelf while upgrading a DVD to an an SD upscale on BD. And I meant to point out that the non-special edition 4k UHD and BD-only releases of the 1983 4k restoration do not include the 1932 version, on BD or DVD. I certainly hope that means the 1932 version is getting a standalone.

October Titles

American Dream (2006)
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Primary Colors (1998)
Sgt. Bilko (1996)

If Scarface (1932) is only included in the gift set of the 1983 film, I can see them releasing it individually as part of their MOD line down the road.

I suspect this title is top of the list for all of the boutique labels with relationships with Universal. We'll surely see it from someone, though I agree, it could just as easily come from Universal themselves (remember the initial DVD was also originally only available bundled with the de Palma movie)

Novermber Titles

Cats (Version of the stage show)
Resurrection (1980)

Aunt Peg wrote: Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:26 am October Titles

American Dream (2006)
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Primary Colors (1998)
Sgt. Bilko (1996)

Dudley Do-Right (1999) also came out with this group of titles.

captveg wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2019 4:43 pm If Scarface (1932) is only included in the gift set of the 1983 film, I can see them releasing it individually as part of their MOD line down the road.

Sooner than I expected - Scarface (1932) individual Blu-ray release coming on 11/19/19.

captveg wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:46 pm

captveg wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2019 4:43 pm If Scarface (1932) is only included in the gift set of the 1983 film, I can see them releasing it individually as part of their MOD line down the road.

Sooner than I expected - Scarface (1932) individual Blu-ray release coming on 11/19/19.

Thank god. I almost bought that gawdy 4k boxset set just for this.

I ordered the DVD of Honeyland which I received today. To my horror it is a DVD-R!

Hope this doesn't become a trend for Universal with DVDs or Blu Rays (which to date all have been reported as pressed).

Universal to release Kitten with a Whip (1964) starring Ann-Margret on January 21, 2020.

Exciting news!

4/7/20 titles:

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006)
Breach (2007)
Empire (2002)
Thunderbirds (2004)
Wimbledon (2004)

The apocalypse is here, the VOD title The Naked Mile was chosen for blu ray over anything else. In the film’s defense, it has the single most insane gross-out pre-credits gag I’ve ever seen, not just topping the others in the series but blowing them up with dynamite. In a way it’s kind of impressive given the context of the subgenre but whatever writer’s room came up with it I never want to meet.

The line's not dead, but that may not be a good thing with this roster of upcoming releases:

Out on a Limb (1992)
Ed (1996)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Curve (2015)
Dreamworks 6 Spooky Stories Collection (2003-2011)

Tickled to learn Out on a Limb is an English-language comedy from French director Francis Veber, probably best known for Le diner de cons-- the plot description sounds insane

domino harvey wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:50 pm The line's not dead, but that may not be a good thing with this roster of upcoming releases:

Out on a Limb (1992)
Ed (1996)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Curve (2015)
Dreamworks 6 Spooky Stories Collection (2003-2011)

Tickled to learn Out on a Limb is an English-language comedy from French director Francis Veber, probably best known for Le diner de cons-- the plot description sounds insane

Out on a Limb is worth watching for an absolutely amazing fourth-wall gag involving two children dressed up
as Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert who briefly comment on what has transpired. It's also an early showcase for John C. Reilly's
comedic chops, as he plays a weird stoned/inbred kidnapper (I think?). It's clearly a film that had a ton of production challenges,
as it is very short and doesn't really end.

Out on a Limb was a film I was trying to find for years on VHS before Universal released it on MOD because of Francis Veber directing. Even after the MOD release, I still haven't seen it and still been curious.