Hello my fellow JW fans. I will include a link to a web site I go to every day almost to check out movie releases. It lists many classic movies and even has a long word document showing every announced movie and many not announced but rumored films. The High and the Mighty and many more movies we all are waiting for are on this list.

Here is today's rumor and fact mill link.

Monty

http://www.digitalbits.com/#mytwocents

Remember Warner's DVD Decision 2004? Well, your votes are finally in, they've been tallied and the winners have been announced. The following 5 titles will get their DVD debut in early 2005, each remastered and with new bonus features and special content: The Letter, Ice Station Zebra, Ivanhoe, Random Harvest and King Solomon's Mines (1950). Look for more information on these titles in the coming months.


This quote is from Digital Bits concerning the results from there DVD decision 2004 poll.

Originally posted by SXViper@Sep 17 2004, 12:19 PM
Remember Warner's DVD Decision 2004? Well, your votes are finally in, they've been tallied and the winners have been announced. The following 5 titles will get their DVD debut in early 2005, each remastered and with new bonus features and special content: The Letter, Ice Station Zebra, Ivanhoe, Random Harvest and King Solomon's Mines (1950). Look for more information on these titles in the coming months.


This quote is from Digital Bits concerning the results from there DVD decision 2004 poll.
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I'm really pleased to hear about the impending release of "Ivanhoe" and "King Solomon's Mines" on disc as they're both on my list of all-time favorite films.

Paramount's big news was its official confirmation of an agreement with the Michael Wayne estate to release several Batjac productions on DVD over the next two years, beginning in May 2005. . . . . . Also to be released are five other films produced by Batjac: Man in the Vault (1956, with William Campbell), Plunder of the Sun (1953, with Glenn Ford), Ring of Fear (1954, with Clyde Beatty), Seven Men from Now (1956, with Randolph Scott), and Track of the Cat (1954, with Robert Mitchum).

Could anyone tell me and the board about the four movies that are release through Batjac. These movies are not John Wayne movies. Love to learn from you.

Cheers B)

Here is a quote for those interested in any of Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns. Looks like they will be getting the SE treatment. This is from The Digital Bits.

We can also reliably confirm something that's been floating around the Net in the last few days (it was originally reported on the Spaghetti Western Web Board). MGM's remaining Sergio Leone titles, including Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and Duck You Sucker) ARE all currently in production for SE release on DVD. Those can tentatively be expected later in 2005. Great news any way you slice it!

Ok, quickly, here is another website that has the announcemnt! It also has some screenshots of the covershot of the DVD covers. Here is the link, so enjoy!

Cool Collecting.com (http://www.coolcollecting.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=235)

In April and May, the following DVDs will be released:

HOUR OF THE GUN (James Garner)
JUBAL (Glenn Ford)
GOOD DAY FOR A HANGING (Fred MacMurray)
THE TEXICAN (Audie Murphy)
THE SCALPHUNTERS (Burt Lancaster)
TEXAS (William Holden)
VIOLENT MEN (Glenn Ford)
DODGE CITY (Errol Flynn)
THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (Errol Flynn)

Have your wallets at the ready! I'm particularly excited about HOUR OF THE GUN.

:cowboy: I'm definately looking forward to the Glenn Ford and Errol Flynn Westerns.

Hi

I watched The Scalphunters the other Sunday on television I thought it was good picture with a great deal of humour, with Shelly Winters Telly Savalas and Ossie Davis,They announced Davis's death a couple of Days Later.

I also saw the Fred MacMurray Good Day For A Hanging but it was called something different something like the Night Hawk, a very strange film and a strange part for Fred MacMurray to play

They Died with Their Boots on and Dodge City will do for me.


Regards
Arthur

:cowboy: They are good movies. However, I wish they would also release The Unconquored w/ Gary Cooper, Allegheny Uprising w/ The Duke and Claire Trevor, Fort Apache of course, Northwest Passage w/ Spencer Tracy, and Walter Brennan, The Savage w/ Charlton Heston and Milburn Stone, Major Dundee w/ Charlton Heston, James Coburn and Jim Hutton, and The Last Outpost w/ Ronald Reagan and Bruce Bennett.

RingoKid, I read that MAJOR DUNDEE is supposed to get a re-release in theatres this year. The film will be restored to it's original length and the old music score will be replaced with either something new or the one that Peckinpah originally wanted. I'll try and find the article for you.

It's mentioned in this (http://www.sonypicturesrepertory.com/hot.html) thread.

:cowboy: Hi Cole, thank you for that news! I absolutely loved Major Dundee being it has so many of my favorites in it. Also having Ben Johnson as a Confederate Soldier helped. I wonder if a re-release means countrywide or just in select cities? If so, here in Corpus Christi, we almost never see a re-release on anything--except recently on the The Passion of the Christ. I also read that they are working on re-releasing the movie: Big Red One. Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill & Siegfried Rauch made that movie a masterpiece. And lastly, they are talking about releasing several of the Three Stooges shorts as a 2 hr deal. I'd love to see the boys on the big screen as well.

This news made a somewhat dulled day, much brighter. :D

Glad the news made your day, RingoKid! I wouldn't mind seeing MAJOR DUNDEE in the theatre and in it's restored condition. I've only seen parts of the atrocious pan and scan version on TV. Don't know how much better it will be now, but any chance to see ANY old movie will be a treat.

Hi Cole, that goes for me too. I would love the chance to see any old classic on the big screen. I only have seen one such classic on the big screen and that was during the summer when i was about 12. The local theater played Gone With the Wind as a matinee movie every day during that summer. Needless to say, the theater was not packed. I was with a friend and there might have been 3-4 others in there as well. I bet it would have made much more money had a movie w/ The Duke had been played.

In a way, I feel robbed because I have never seen The Duke on the big screen. :(

Oh I forgot, I have seen one other classic on the big screen. This one was House Of Wax and it was in 3-d.

Major Dundee will be released on DVD 5/31 from Columbia Tristar. This was reported by The Digital bits. Order up and enjoy a classic. :)

"Hour Of The Gun" is one of the best films James Garner ever made. I've worn the VHS tape out. I'm glad there is going to be a DVD

Hi Viper, I definately will order a copy.

Here is some more interesting information about Major Dundee and a interview with the lead producer from Columbia. It is rather long but, here you go:

A Few (More) Words with… Columbia Pictures' Grover Crisp

RAH: It's now been four months since we last spoke about the work you were completing in restoring Sam Peckinpah's Major Dundee, and I know a lot of people are eager to see it.

GC: I am really excited about it and anxious for people to see it. It appears in theaters beginning April 8 in New York, April 15 in other cities, and on DVD around the end of May, so the wait won't be too long.

RAH: I know this is a longer version never before released. Can you tell us a little more about the additional footage?

GC: There are three completely new scenes in the Extended Version, which is what we settled on calling it. In addition, there are bits and pieces of typical Peckinpah touches sprinkled throughout. Things like isolated shots of children observing the adult characters, somewhat like in The Wild Bunch. In all, there is new material strung out over ten of the sixteen reels of the picture. I think the new footage adds dimension and depth to the character of Dundee, the relationship of Dundee and Tyreen (the Richard Harris character), but definitely there are key plot points that now make sense. For example, there is the character of the Indian scout Riago, who is talked about constantly, and seen, throughout the film, with Dundee and Potts (James Coburn) at odds over Riago's "loyalty". Dundee doesn't trust him, but Potts does. In the Extended Version, we not only learn which side he is on at the end of the film, but see what happens to him, and in rather graphic detail. In the original shorter version, the character just disappears and is never mentioned or heard from again. This might also have been a censor issue, as clearly some other things that were cut probably were. In the shorter version, Ryan, the young bugler who narrates the film, seems to go off and spend the night with a young woman in the Mexican village sequence. In the Extended Version, there is no doubt. A number of things like that crop up throughout the film, in addition to the complete scenes that are now back in.

RAH: Did you come across anything else?

GC: As we were in the process of finishing the feature, I started to look at the trailer material that we had gathered together. Bill Karydes, on my staff, had researched trailers or any featurettes that could be put on the DVD. So, when I was watching the collection of trailers and foreign main title elements, there was a "trailer" that was mislabeled. It turned out to be a substantial fragment of what would have been an exhibitor's promo reel, something to send around to exhibitors to whet their appetite and, hopefully, book the film. So, I was watching this reel, which was just a loose collection of scenes that are in the film and, about ten minutes into it, suddenly there is a scene I had never seen before, but one that I knew had been shot. It is a knife fight between Potts (Coburn) and Sgt. Gomez that takes place during the nighttime celebration in the Mexican village sequence. The nighttime sequence is not in the original short version at all, but is in the Extended Version, though seriously truncated. This knife fight was clearly the center piece of the sequence.

RAH: Were you able to integrate it into the full restored version?

GC: Unfortunately, no. The problem is that the sequence as it is in the promo reel is not complete; it starts and ends abruptly. It is essentially the middle part of the sequence. So, we didn't have the scenes or shots or audio to bridge in and out of this fight scene. But, I must say, it makes for a great little "deleted" scene for the bonus material on the DVD.

RAH: There will be bonus material, then, besides the trailer?

GC: There will be about an hour of added value footage: outtakes, the deleted scene mentioned, the original trailer, a newly-created Extended Version trailer narrated by L.Q. Jones, an essay about the making and unmaking of the film, art stills, posters, commentaries, an extended excerpt from a documentary on Peckinpah, some additional shots deleted from scenes that are in the film, a featurette in both black and white and color, additional promo reel surviving fragments.

RAH: Two different featurettes?

GC: No. There was a featurette made at the time of production called Riding for a Fall, which was basically about the stuntmen and their activities. It unfortunately no longer exists in 35mm, only in 16mm black and white reduction. It is certainly interesting and has some behind-the-scenes shots of the crew and their camera set-ups. We managed to locate a color version which is, believe it or not, only in 8mm, so naturally not in as good a shape as the 16mm. But we thought it interesting to put both on the disc anyway. It adds more value.

RAH: All of this sounds really great - this is the kind of product we look for from SPHE.

GC: We have high hopes for the film in theaters and hope they also like the DVD when it comes out. The fans are owed top quality and we're trying to give it to them with this.

RAH: One of the most important changes for this new version, which we have not discussed before, is that you have taken the rather dramatic step of completely replacing the original music score with a newly-composed one. How did that come about?

GC: In a very odd way, actually. I screened an early answer print for the key Peckinpah historians and scholars, including Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, David Weddle, Garner Simmons, just to show them what we were creating and also for background for their commentary on the DVD. This would have been late November. They had not seen this longer version before, but of course needed to for their commentary. In the ensuing conversation, the subject of the music score came up and it was evidently a sore spot with Peckinpah in that he felt it was the wrong type of music for his film, and that it seriously hurt the film. He had no input into the score at that point because the film had been completely taken away from him by then. The original Daniele Amfitheatrof score is a fairly standard action Western cowboys-vs-indians-type of score, and Dundee is not that kind of film. This is not a criticism of Amfitheatrof, by the way, who basically just did what he was hired to do - which was create a score that would help the studio "sell" the film as an entertaining cowboy action movie. But the film, as you know, is anything but that. The sentiment in the discussion was that it was too bad the score couldn't be replaced with one more akin to the actual themes of the film and more along the lines of the scores for Peckinpah's other films where he did have input. Especially since this was a new version closer to Peckinpah's original. I understood the issues with the original score for the same reasons as the director and everyone else, but actually replacing it was not even a remote idea. So, we bounced the idea off of the legal department and the music department at the studio and, essentially, the answer was there was no reason why it couldn't be done. With that decision, we had serious discussions whether or not we should try this, not just from an ethical perspective, but historical and aesthetic perspectives. The original soundtrack and score had already been preserved and restored, and would still exist. But, in the end, it seemed that the film itself deserved a chance to be the best it could be, and a new score combined with the additional footage might help bring it closer to Peckinpah's original vision.

RAH: This was pretty late in the process to be thinking about this, wasn't it?

GC: No kidding. I was ready to go in to oversee the HD transfer in December and this was still an infant idea. But all involved wanted to try this approach and the theatrical division releasing the film endorsed it in a big way, the biggest supporter being Michael Schlesinger, who oversees distribution of our library titles, so we decided to look into it.

RAH: Where did you find a composer who could do this, do it quickly, and do a good job?

GC: I was aware of a young composer named Christopher Caliendo, who had scored a silent film for Columbia a few years earlier, plus a film for Turner Classic Movies and a few other things. Importantly, though, was that I was aware of his own personal compositions for guitar, flute, chamber music, jazz, calypso -- quite a varied background. I also knew of his classical orchestral endeavors. So, I contacted him to see if he was interested and sent him a tape of the film. He immediately came back to me with what he felt the film was about thematically, and he nailed in a few sentences what the film is about. So, I thought maybe we have a good fit here. It was an extremely tight schedule. He had to compose about 80 minutes of music, orchestrate it, get the musicians together, and then he even conducted the orchestra himself over a short two days of recording in January. So, we are talking about five to six weeks from just thinking about it to actually having it finished. I think the end result is great. Christopher, in my opinion, really rose to the occasion and created an excellent score. If you wanted something to compare it to, and without detracting from its own uniqueness, I would say it is in the vain of similar Jerry Goldsmith or Elmer Bernstein or Alex North scores for similar pictures. Big where it needs to be, intimate where it needs to be, but really full-bodied and complex, fitting its subject perfectly. It captures the internal discord within the character of Dundee and the relationship of the other characters. And the true test for any film score, for me at least, is if it holds up on listening to it by itself, and this one really does. Key Peckinpah enthusiasts and film score experts who have seen the film and heard this new soundtrack are quite ecstatic about the achievement.

RAH: I commend you for taking the initiative to get this film re-scored, since the old one was rather notorious for its inappropriateness. But there might also be some potential criticism for having created this new soundtrack.

GC: This was not a decision made lightly. This just happens to be a very unique situation, a set of circumstances where we have the documented proof that would even support an idea like this. And this is not something I think purists - of which I am one, by the way - should worry will become a commonplace thing in the future. That, I couldn't imagine, and I certainly can't think of another title within the Sony library that would fit this circumstance. One reason I have always insisted that this cannot be called a director's cut is because it isn't. On the other hand, the original short version wasn't the director's cut, either, and for the very reasons that we have attempted to correct with both picture and sound. So, in the end, which version is closer to the director's intentions with this particular film and closer to the achievements of his later career path, which are clearly traceable? I think the answer is there for people to decide on their own because we never envisioned replacing the original score and soundtrack without also making the original available at the same time.

RAH: So, you mean both tracks will be on the DVD?

GC: Absolutely. People can debate the ethics or aesthetics of our decision, which is good, but it would have been irresponsible and, I think, unfair to ignore the original soundtrack's existence, which is why it is on the disc. Consumers can watch the film whichever way they choose. Remember, the original soundtrack has been preserved and restored to the best quality available and will always be around. And if theaters want to run prints with the original mono track, we can provide that. Another point I should make, and this is very important, is that the new soundtrack is only for the new Extended Version of the film. The original short released version of the film from 1965 still retains, and always will, the original mono soundtrack with the original music score, unchanged. That is what that film was and is. The new music score was composed specifically for the Extended Version, a version not previously released or seen, which is why it is so unique. I think these are important aspects to keep in mind. But if people, after listening to both, don't immediately see the validation of what we were trying to achieve, I will be greatly surprised. The new soundtrack is that good.

RAH: I can't remember a situation like this before. This is bound to be quite a conversation piece, a must-have DVD.

GC: Well, this is not exactly precedent setting, since scores have been replaced before, just not for some time. And composing a new score for a film is not exactly a new idea in terms of the history of cinema. Films in the silent period had scores written for them at the time, but many were altered even in the period in which they were being exhibited. How many times has Metropolis had a new score composed to it over the years? In any case, I just hope people watch, and listen, to this film and approach it with the openness it deserves. It has been overlooked for decades, mostly because of the things that happened to it after it was taken away from its primary creator - Peckinpah. This was our honest attempt to bring it back to as close as we feel we can to what the director intended.

RAH: This is one of the most anticipated studio catalogue title in some time. There is huge interest in it. I can't wait to see it in theaters and on the upcoming DVD.

Thanks for all this as well Viper. I am now definately going to be anticipating it's release.

Here's something for Ringo (and other classic movie fans),

Warner Home Video has announced several major upcoming DVD releases. First, on March 6, 2007 comes the Literary Classics Collection which will feature the six films Madame Bovary (1949), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951), The Three Musketeers (1948), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 and 1952 Versions), and Billy Budd (1962). Here are the links to pre-order:


Amazon.com: Literary Classics Collection (Madame Bovary (1949), Captain Horatio Hornblower, The Three Musketeers (1948), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 and 1952 Versions), Billy Budd): Literary Classics Collection: Movies & TV (http://www.amazon.com/Literary-Classics-Collection-Hornblower-Musketeers/dp/B000KJU18M/ref=pd_bxgy_d_text_b/104-7024918-7235937)

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=WBD010812

http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D69506


Then, on March 27, 2007 comes The Errol Flynn Signature Collection, Volume 2. which will include the five films The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), Gentleman Jim (1942), Adventures of Don Juan (1948), The Dawn Patrol (1938), and Dive Bomber (1941). Here are the links:


Amazon.com: The Errol Flynn Signature Collection, Vol. 2 (The Charge of the Light Brigade / Gentleman Jim / The Adventures of Don Juan / The Dawn Patrol / Dive Bomber): Walter Cassel,Anne Nagel,Craig Reynolds,Linda Perry,Owen King,Stuart Holmes,James P. Spencer,Chuck Hamilton,Paul Panzer,Tom Wilson,Jack Mower,Gordon Hart,Sol Gorss,Ethan Laidlaw,Wade Lane (II),Leyland Hodgson,Mel Blanc,Joe Dougherty,Billy Bletcher,George O'Hanlon,Bobby Connolly,Friz Freleng,Jack King: Movies & TV (http://www.amazon.com/Signature-Collection-Brigade-Gentleman-Adventures/dp/B000M2E31I/sr=1-1/qid=1167460639/ref=sr_1_1/104-7024918-7235937?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=WBD079627

http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D52634

Hi E.J, MANY many thanks for this. Sorry I could not reply to you sooner, I tried yesterday but was still having some trouble with this computer.

Anyway, I will definately be buying that Errol Flynn collection (2) as well as Captain Horatio Hornblower.

And for Todd:

I DEFINATELY do recommend watching: Captain Horatio Hornblower w/ Gregory Peck. This movie is one of the greatest of it's kind and I give it an even tie w/ Flynns: Sea Hawk. Also, HH is in color and though now appx 55 years old, the sounds and colors are magnificent.

Ringo,

No problem. When I saw what was available, I knew that you, Senta, and several others were Flynn fans so I thought I'd mention it here. I seemed to remember your saying somthing about liking Captain Horatio Hornblower too, so I thought I'd mention it as well.

Hi EJ, thanks again and yup, I think Captain Horatio Hornblower is an excellent film and is my favorite Gregory Peck film--closely followed by: Pork Chop Hill.

Ringo,

Here's some more good news I'm sure you'll love: Unconquered (1947) starring Gary Cooper will be released on DVD on May 22, 2007. I seem to remember you saying somewhere that you liked this film. Here are the links to pre-order:


http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=MCA000432

Amazon.com: Unconquered (Universal Cinema Classics): Gary Cooper,Paulette Goddard,Cecil B. De Mille: Movies & TV (http://www.amazon.com/Unconquered-Full-Rmst-Sub-Dol/dp/B000N3T0GY/sr=1-2/qid=1170809682/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-1744734-8100901?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)

http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D69748++

Hi

Interesting about the warner brothers collection and Captain Horatio Hornblower which is one of my favourite pictures not only of gegory Peck but of all time, especially as some of the scenes were shot in Portsmouth naval base, and featured some of the men I worked with climbing the ratlines. Not that I was working there (or anywhere for that matter) at the time.


Regards


Arthur

Hi

Thought I had it in my photo collection. This ones for you Karl.

http://www.dukewayne.com/imagehosting/thum_22545abfb0f65fe3.jpg (http://www.dukewayne.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=154)


Regards

Arthur

Interesting connection Arthur, thanks,
Nice Picture, in your collection

Hi

Thought I had it in my photo collection. This ones for you Karl.

http://www.dukewayne.com/imagehosting/thum_22545abfb0f65fe3.jpg (http://www.dukewayne.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=154)


Regards

Arthur

Thank you Arthur, I greatly appreciate that icture of Gregory Peck. Also, now knowing it was filmed in Portsmouth makes it that much better for me. Really is a great movie with a great cast as well as scenery.

Here is a updated link to Captain Horatio Hornblower over a Deep Discount

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=7362004

Hi Karl

Happy you liked the Picture Show edition. To complete the set Here is the Picturegoer version it is dated 14th April 1951 and if you see it on e-bay you can probably get it for a couple of dollars.

http://www.dukewayne.com/imagehosting/thum_22545cdc76664945.jpg (http://www.dukewayne.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=180)


Also in the september 29th edition of the same year with Lorretta Young on the front cover, this contains the story of the film complete with pictures.

Regards

Arthur

Thank you, Arthur, for the info, and thanks, Todd, for the link to Deep Discount DVD, as we have gone and ordered one for ourselves.

Chester :newyear:

Ringo,

Here's some more good news I'm sure you'll love: Unconquered (1947) starring Gary Cooper will be released on DVD on May 22, 2007. I seem to remember you saying somewhere that you liked this film. Here are the links to pre-order:


http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=MCA000432

http://www.amazon.com/Unconquered-Full-Rmst-Sub-Dol/dp/B000N3T0GY/sr=1-2/qid=1170809682/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-1744734-8100901?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D69748++

Hi EJ, I did not have time to reply to this oen yesterday but, I definately thank you for this oen as well. This movie I think was the first Gary Cooper movie I ever watched. Not only did it have him but also had Ward Bond as well as a very young Lloyd Bridges -- who played a young British Officer.

Beau Geste is my favorite Cooper film and this oen is a close 2nd.

Hi Todd, thanks for the link to C.H.H. With these all coming out, maybe there still is hope for Hollywood; after all.

EJ, if you hear that Edge of Darkness is going to be released--it is another pretty good Flynn film. I only saw it once and that was about 20 years ago. If I remember correctly, I think in this one, I think he was some sort of Allied Agent or a Commando or Resistance leader. I also remember that Bewitched (Samamtha Stevens's mother ((I forget the actresses name)) the one who played Endora, is also in that Flynn film. Anyway, please let me know if you hear anything about this film being released.

Thanks, best regards and I owe you -- C.

Hi Carl

One more for you to look out for rwt Horatio Hornblower RN and that is the Picturegoer edition week ending March 18th 1951 with a big review of the film and Virginia Mayo. It also has a great picture of Maureen O'Hara on the front cover advertising Bagdhad. If you go to that picture in Maureen O'Hara's movies or on to my gallery you can see it.


Regards

Arthur

Hi Arthur, thanks for this as well. I think I will take a look at Ebay and see if I can find someone selling those. Im also hoping to see if I can get some sort of studio print from that movie. Would look nice on my wall next to my small and original collection of Harpers Weekly newspaper covers from teh US Civil War as well as the Franco-Prussian War.

EJ, if you hear that Edge of Darkness is going to be released--it is another pretty good Flynn film. I only saw it once and that was about 20 years ago. If I remember correctly, I think in this one, I think he was some sort of Allied Agent or a Commando or Resistance leader. I also remember that Bewitched (Samamtha Stevens's mother ((I forget the actresses name)) the one who played Endora, is also in that Flynn film. Anyway, please let me know if you hear anything about this film being released.

Thanks, best regards and I owe you -- C.

Ringo, Edge of Darkness is one of my favorite Flynn movies. Hate to tell you though, Agnes Moorehead is not in this one. You might have her mixed up with Dame Judith Anderson, who is in the movie. They did have a slight resemblance to each other back then. Also, besides Flynn and Anderson, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston and, Ruth Gordon are in this. It takes place in Norway and Flynn wants to flee to England to hook up with the Brits to fight the Nazis. However, he gets word that England is going to send them arms for their resistance so, he stays. There's a nice action packed shootout with the Germans in the last half hour of the movie.
More Flynn movies need to be released. I think that second set that's coming, you'll be able to buy them separately, also. I'd definitely like to see Virginia City, San Antonio, Silver River, Montana, Rocky Mountain, Desparate Journey and, Objective Burma hit the DVD list sometime soon.

Thanks for the info and correction Waynamo. I had always thought that Agnes Morehead was in that film and your probably correct at how I got her mixed up with another person. Or, I was just thinking, was she not on the old soap opera by the same name? None the less, I will look forward to seeing this fine film when it gets released. There are a few Flynn comedies I also want. I don't remember the title to this specific one but, in it Flynn is in love with some rich guys daughter. Well, they both seem to share a passion for toy electrical trains. I remember watching it late one night but do not remember much about it except that it was an entertaininng and funny movie.

Thanks for the info and correction Waynamo. I had always thought that Agnes Morehead was in that film and your probably correct at how I got her mixed up with another person. Or, I was just thinking, was she not on the old soap opera by the same name? None the less, I will look forward to seeing this fine film when it gets released. There are a few Flynn comedies I also want. I don't remember the title to this specific one but, in it Flynn is in love with some rich guys daughter. Well, they both seem to share a passion for toy electrical trains. I remember watching it late one night but do not remember much about it except that it was an entertaininng and funny movie.

Ringo, I believe the Flynn comedy you are talking about is Four's a Crowd (1938) starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, and Patric Knowles. Walter Connolly played the father who was a collector of toy trains.

And, if I ever hear anything about Edge of Darkness being released, you can be sure you'll be the first one to know!

E.J.

Hi EJ, thanks for both. It was refreshing to see Flynn in a more light-hearted role. Both movies would be great additions to my Flynn collection.

So far your batting 1000 with these but one did slip through--it was the Fighting 69th w/ James Cagney. Its being released the same day as Fixed Bayonets. ;-)) Looks like 2007 is going to be a great year for the release of many classics. At this rate, I might never watch a new movie again.

Now if we could also get:

Desperate Journey, Dunkirk, Password is Courage and a few others released.

Hi EJ, thanks for both. It was refreshing to see Flynn in a more light-hearted role. Both movies would be great additions to my Flynn collection.

So far your batting 1000 with these but one did slip through--it was the Fighting 69th w/ James Cagney. Its being released the same day as Fixed Bayonets. ;-)) Looks like 2007 is going to be a great year for the release of many classics. At this rate, I might never watch a new movie again.

Now if we could also get:

Desperate Journey, Dunkirk, Password is Courage and a few others released.

Sorry, Ringo, I didn't realize you were a Cagney fan! Here is the info on James Cagney: The Signature Collection which will be released on DVD on April 24, 2007. The set will include the five films Torrid Zone (1940), The Fighting 69th (1940), The West Point Story (1950), Captains of the Clouds (1942), and The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941). Here are the links to pre-order:

Amazon.com: James Cagney - The Signature Collection (The Bride Came C.O.D. / Captains of the Clouds / The Fighting 69th / Torrid Zone / The West Point Story): James Cagney,Jimmy Cagney: Movies & TV (http://www.amazon.com/James-Cagney-Signature-Collection-Fighting/dp/B000MTEFV4/sr=1-1/qid=1172010707/ref=sr_1_1/102-1744734-8100901?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=8834195

http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D52766

Hi EJ, thanks and, yep, Cagney is one of my all-time favorites. The movie that got me first interested in Cagney was: the Fighting 69th.

Heh heh, I have a friend whos favorite star is Humphrey Bogart and for some reason cannot stand Cagney. I guess what he does not realize is that Cagney was a bigger star before Bogie was. ;-D

Hi EJ, thanks and, yep, Cagney is one of my all-time favorites. The movie that got me first interested in Cagney was: the Fighting 69th.

Heh heh, I have a friend whos favorite star is Humphrey Bogart and for some reason cannot stand Cagney. I guess what he does not realize is that Cagney was a bigger star before Bogie was. ;-D

Ringo, one Cagney movie in that boxed set I am really looking forward to is The West Point Story (1950) starring Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Doris Day. Kind of a silly musical, but, hey, that's O.K.
Heck, I'd probably think any movie with Ms. Mayo and Ms. Day in it was good!!!!!!!! :wub: :wub:

It's too bad that Boy Meets Girl (1938) and The Strawberry Blonde (1941) weren't included in this set, though. I sure wish those two Cagney classics were available on DVD.

Interestingly enough, Cagney himself claimed that he never watched any of his gangster movies in his retirement, only the musicals.

And you are definitely right that Cagney was a star long before Bogart. Cagney's star-making vehicle was the great gangster film The Public Enemy (1931), which made Cagney an instant star. Bogart would have to wait another decade for the back-to-back releases of High Sierra (1941) and The Maltese Falcon (1941) before coming into his own as an actor. In between, though, Bogart would appear in three films in support of Cagney, Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), and The Oklahoma Kid (1939).
Two great gangster films and one really corny western.

Ringo, one Cagney movie in that boxed set I am really looking forward to is The West Point Story (1950) starring Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Doris Day. Kind of a silly musical, but, hey, that's O.K.
Heck, I'd probably think any movie with Ms. Mayo and Ms. Day in it was good!!!!!!!! :wub: :wub:

It's too bad that Boy Meets Girl (1938) and The Strawberry Blonde (1941) weren't included in this set, though. I sure wish those two Cagney classics were available on DVD.

Interestingly enough, Cagney himself claimed that he never watched any of his gangster movies in his retirement, only the musicals.

And you are definitely right that Cagney was a star long before Bogart. Cagney's star-making vehicle was the great gangster film The Public Enemy (1931), which made Cagney an instant star. Bogart would have to wait another decade for the back-to-back releases of High Sierra (1941) and The Maltese Falcon (1941) before coming into his own as an actor. In between, though, Bogart would appear in three films in support of Cagney, Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), and The Oklahoma Kid (1939).
Two great gangster films and one really corny western.

Hi EJ, I completely agree with you about West Point Story. Its been probably 30 or more years since I last saw it and I remember having a crush on Virginia Mayo.

Not sure if I have seen Boy Meets Girl or not--unless that is the movie I was thinking about that had him becoming a Matinee Idol after being discovered as a movie extra?

Public Enemy is CLASSIC to the core--love that film. I have never seen high Sierra and want to. I like The Maltese Falcon but its been too many years since I last got a chance to see it that I don't remember much about it. Angels With Dirty Faces is also one of my favorite Cagney films as well as The Roaring Twenties is. I've only seen the last few minutes of The Oklahoma Kid and don't remember being impressed with it knowing how much I like Cagney.

I can't wait till I can get the Hollywood Gangsters box set. It has some fo the above titles in it as well as White Heat (which I already have as a seperate disc)

Another movie I wish they would hurry up and release is a Humphrey Bogart film called: The Black Legion. I was able to watch about 30 minutes of it when played one night last year on TCM but, they had it on so late that I fell asleep watching it (sleep not do to the film being bad -- which it was not) and the samething happened to me the first time I watched: He Walked By Night. On too late and im too tired to stay awake.

Hi EJ, I completely agree with you about West Point Story. Its been probably 30 or more years since I last saw it and I remember having a crush on Virginia Mayo.

Not sure if I have seen Boy Meets Girl or not--unless that is the movie I was thinking about that had him becoming a Matinee Idol after being discovered as a movie extra?

Public Enemy is CLASSIC to the core--love that film. I have never seen high Sierra and want to. I like The Maltese Falcon but its been too many years since I last got a chance to see it that I don't remember much about it. Angels With Dirty Faces is also one of my favorite Cagney films as well as The Roaring Twenties is. I've only seen the last few minutes of The Oklahoma Kid and don't remember being impressed with it knowing how much I like Cagney.

I can't wait till I can get the Hollywood Gangsters box set. It has some fo the above titles in it as well as White Heat (which I already have as a seperate disc)

Another movie I wish they would hurry up and release is a Humphrey Bogart film called: The Black Legion. I was able to watch about 30 minutes of it when played one night last year on TCM but, they had it on so late that I fell asleep watching it (sleep not do to the film being bad -- which it was not) and the samething happened to me the first time I watched: He Walked By Night. On too late and im too tired to stay awake.

Ringo, The Public Enemy is one of my favorite Cagney films. Along with Little Caesar (1931) and Scarface (1932), those were the three films that really introduced the whole "gangster" genre.

Another good Cagney film that I wish would get released on DVD is A Lion Is in the Streets (1953), featuring Cagney as a corrupt politician. Great acting by Cagney, who also produced the film through his own short-lived production company.

One more Cagney film I really like is Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) with Cagney and Ward Bond. Cagney plays "Ralph Cotter" a criminal who escapes from a chain gang and becomes involved in a blackmail racket. It is available on DVD from DeepDiscount.com (http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=7255902). Blood on the Sun (1945) is another good Cagney wartime film that is widely available on DVD here in the U.S.

The Oklahoma Kid, on the other hand is not one of Mr. Cagney's better films. Cagney and Bogie did not look like westerners at all. In fact, they looked like exactly what they were, two eastern dudes from New York City. Cagney fared so poorly in it, he didn't attempt another western until Tribute to a Bad Man (1956). Strangely enough, the older Cagney looked much better in Western garb then the younger one.

Bogart would actually make another western shortly after The Oklahoma Kid, Virginia City (1940) in support of Errol Flynn and Randolph Scott. In that one Bogie was horribly miscast as a Mexican bandit, pencil-thin moustache, phoney accent and all!! Fortunately, Bogart would shortly get the lead in High Sierra after George Raft turned it down. Bogie then took off and never looked back.

I'll have to keep a watch out for Black Legion. Apparently, it's not available on DVD, but I'll watch for it on TCM. Thanks for that one, Ringo!!

E.J.

Ringo, The Public Enemy is one of my favorite Cagney films. Along with Little Caesar (1931) and Scarface (1932), those were the three films that really introduced the whole "gangster" genre.

Another good Cagney film that I wish would get released on DVD is A Lion Is in the Streets (1953), featuring Cagney as a corrupt politician. Great acting by Cagney, who also produced the film through his own short-lived production company.

One more Cagney film I really like is Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) with Cagney and Ward Bond. Cagney plays "Ralph Cotter" a criminal who escapes from a chain gang and becomes involved in a blackmail racket. It is available on DVD from DeepDiscount.com (http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=7255902). Blood on the Sun (1945) is another good Cagney wartime film that is widely available on DVD here in the U.S.

The Oklahoma Kid, on the other hand is not one of Mr. Cagney's better films. Cagney and Bogie did not look like westerners at all. In fact, they looked like exactly what they were, two eastern dudes from New York City. Cagney fared so poorly in it, he didn't attempt another western until Tribute to a Bad Man (1956). Strangely enough, the older Cagney looked much better in Western garb then the younger one.

Bogart would actually make another western shortly after The Oklahoma Kid, Virginia City (1940) in support of Errol Flynn and Randolph Scott. In that one Bogie was horribly miscast as a Mexican bandit, pencil-thin moustache, phoney accent and all!! Fortunately, Bogart would shortly get the lead in High Sierra after George Raft turned it down. Bogie then took off and never looked back.

I'll have to keep a watch out for Black Legion. Apparently, it's not available on DVD, but I'll watch for it on TCM. Thanks for that one, Ringo!!

E.J.

Hi EJ, thanks for this and also a notification for the hopeful future release of Black Legion and quite welcome. Ill look forward to watching A Lion is in the streets as well as Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as I have never seen either of them. I completely agree with you about Blood on the Sun, that is an excellent Cagney movie and another on my "to get" list.

I saw Virginia City sometime ago and agree, I thought Bogie was horribly miscast. I guess he needed the money? ;-D

On The Black Legion: In a way, I think that film would be perfect in this time and age. What with the border situation and all and how most people here feel about illegal aliens (thought that person in the film that Bogie cant stand was a legal immigrant) it would somehow seem so appropriate to watch it.

Hi EJ, thanks for this and also a notification for the hopeful future release of Black Legion and quite welcome. Ill look forward to watching A Lion is in the streets as well as Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as I have never seen either of them. I completely agree with you about Blood on the Sun, that is an excellent Cagney movie and another on my "to get" list.

I saw Virginia City sometime ago and agree, I thought Bogie was horribly miscast. I guess he needed the money? ;-D

On The Black Legion: In a way, I think that film would be perfect in this time and age. What with the border situation and all and how most people here feel about illegal aliens (thought that person in the film that Bogie cant stand was a legal immigrant) it would somehow seem so appropriate to watch it.

Ringo, I think that Virginia City was probably Bogart's worst screen performance. I have no idea what Jack Warner was thinking, casting him in that role. Errol Flynn and Randolph Scott are both quite good, however. Fortunately, Bogie would soon go on to do High Sierra, which was a starmaking vehicle for him and a huge hit at the box office. No more goofy roles for Bogie after that! Here's a couple photos of Bogie, the Mexican from Virginia City:

Ringo, I think that Virginia City was probably Bogart's worst screen performance. I have no idea what Jack Warner was thinking, casting him in that role. Errol Flynn and Randolph Scott are both quite good, however. Fortunately, Bogie would soon go on to do High Sierra, which was a starmaking vehicle for him and a huge hit at the box office. No more goofy roles for Bogie after that! Here's a couple photos of Bogie, the Mexican from Virginia City:

He looks like Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles !!!!!

Ringo, I think that Virginia City was probably Bogart's worst screen performance. I have no idea what Jack Warner was thinking, casting him in that role. Errol Flynn and Randolph Scott are both quite good, however. Fortunately, Bogie would soon go on to do High Sierra, which was a starmaking vehicle for him and a huge hit at the box office. No more goofy roles for Bogie after that! Here's a couple photos of Bogie, the Mexican from Virginia City:

Hi EJ, Todd.

EJ, Bogie really does look silly in that role and that get-up. Heck, if he walked down my street dressed in that, he deserves to be stomped on. Eck, his beltbuckle is horrendous as well. And that mustache does not work on him--Flynn maybe? but not Bogie.

Todd, heh heh, good one ;-D

I DEFINATELY do recommend watching: Captain Horatio Hornblower w/ Gregory Peck. This movie is one of the greatest of it's kind and I give it an even tie w/ Flynns: Sea Hawk. Also, HH is in color and though now appx 55 years old, the sounds and colors are magnificent.


Interesting about the warner brothers collection and Captain Horatio Hornblower which is one of my favourite pictures not only of gegory Peck but of all time, especially as some of the scenes were shot in Portsmouth naval base, and featured some of the men I worked with climbing the ratlines. Not that I was working there (or anywhere for that matter) at the time.
Regards
Arthur

With all these recommendations how could we not buy this movie. We did, and was watched last night. What a Great movie ! ! ! Thanks Guy's.

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

With all these recommendations how could we not buy this movie. We did, and was watched last night. What a Great movie ! ! ! Thanks Guy's.

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

Hi Jim & Sue, quite welcome and, when it comes to recommending some great movies; just listen to 'ol Sarge here. :beer: Have you two seen He Walked By Night or Decision Before Dawn yet? Just ask Todd, I highly recommended those to him and I think he at least watched Decision Before Dawn.

Don't know if this is the right thread (I thought we had a thread dedicated solely to new releases but I can't find it.)

Anyway, for you Western fans, I highly recommend the Gregory Peck title "The Stalking Moon", which is newly released in Region 1. It's a top-notch Western, IMO. In fact, one of my favorites in the genre.

Don't know if this is the right thread (I thought we had a thread dedicated solely to new releases but I can't find it.)
Well, Jim, you got me off on a hunt, and what I found was about 9 threads, which I merged down into two threads. This one in Off Topic Discussions, dedicated to general new DVD releases which may be of interest to our members, and another one dedicated to the release of John Wayne's films to DVD (over in General Discussions).

Thanks for giving me the motivation to find all those threads and condense them. If anybody finds other thread of a similar nature, just let me know and I can merge them in.

Chester :newyear:

Well, Jim, you got me off on a hunt,

Chester :newyear:

I couldn't remember that we had a thread, and it also sent me a looking!
Howvever, I noticed you were searching for the same thing,
and so found the John Wayne DVD one.
I have moved that one to Duke's movie section,
so at least it will stay prominant.

This isn't news about any new releases, but I did want to let you know that Amazon is having a sale right now - save up to 50% on select DVDs.

Check it out here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000263841)! You can check out titles by categories, such as Drama, Kids and Family, Television, etc.

The sale is obviously for a limited time, although I couldn't find an ending date.

Chester :newyear:

:thumbs_up: Just thought i'd share a partial list of some Warner Brothers movies that have been released-some I have long sought for. These include but are not limited to:

Carbine Williams-which has James Stewart in it as the man who invented that wonderful weapon.

The Command-w/ Guy Madison. This is a Cavalry Western.

Abe Lincoln of Illinois w/ Raymond Massey. A nice period movie to say the least.

Above and Beyond w/ Robert Taylor and James Whitmore Sr. I can't remember if this is a Cold War movie or not?

Al Capone.

Billy the Kid w/ Robert Taylor as "The Kid" and Brian Donlevy.

Canyon River w/ Peter Graves and George Montgomery. Never seen this one but I like both leading actors so it will eventually come into my hands.

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City w/ Chuck Connors and Robery Ryan. OK, this is for the kids but, I still enjoy this movie as im a big Connors fan and also like Robt Ryan too.

Captain Sinbad w/ Guy Williams and Pedro Armendariez. I recall seeing this many years ago and would like seeing it again.

The D.I. w/ Jack Webb. I've never seen more than a few minutes of this movie so-its one im greatly looking forward to seeing.

Now HERE is one I have always been greatly looking forward to seeing out for sale: DARBY's RANGERS-w/ James Garner as the famed Lt.Colonel-Colonel William O. Darby. Sure was a shame he was KiA in WWII :-( This movie also has Jack Warden as Darby's Top-Sergeant and Aide.

The Defector w/ Montgomery Clift and Roddy McDowell. I have only seen a small part of this Cold War movie and would enjoy seeing it again.

Doc Savage: Man of Bronze w/ Ron Ely as the Doc himself. This is a good movie as far as Doc Savage movies go. I thought Ron Ely (of Tarzan TV series fame) did one heck of a great job of being the Doc-even for an Ami ;-))

Now here's is one I never heard about so will be among the first of these on my buy list--Operator 13 w/ Gary Cooper. This seems to be a U.S. Civil War spy type movie.

Skin Game-w/ James Garner and I think Louis Gosset Jr.? This is a Western Comedy which had Garner constantly selling is "slave" Gossett) and then after collecting the money made-they vamoose outta town and split up the money.

Task Force w/ Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. Ive seen this one before and like it. I thought this one had already been released on DvD before? In fact im SURE it was as part of a Gary Cooper box set.

Here are some classic Lex Barker Tarzan movies:

Tarzans Savage Fury.
Tarzan and the Slave Girl.
Tarzan and the She Devil.
Tarzans Peril.
Tarzans Magic Fountain.

Three Comrades-w/ Robert taylor and Franchot Tone. Been too long since I seen this one to remember much about it but do remember liking it.

Westbound-w/ Randolph Scott. This one I think is also another Civil War Western. Im not a huge Scott fan but, I wouldn't mind having this movie.

Anyway, this is justa partial list of WB released movies. Tey all are priced at the same price of $23.88 @ Deep Discount DvD . com.

One thing that should be pointed out is that these are not "pressed" DVD's they are instead high quality DVD-R from WB home video. These are movies that they themselves would not do good if released into the market but they recognize the fanbase exists for these films and have decided to go the DVD-on-Demand route.
You can also get these from the WB archive website.

Hi Lt, by accident I stumbled onto the TCM website late last night and they offer all of these titles too. Also, all the ones offered at Deep Discount DvD are priced at $23.88 and all the same titles at TCM-go for $17.99. It certainly looks like I will be placing my orders for these through TCM-unless DDDVD starts to wise-up some and lower their prices.

I just wanted to let Carl know that I have merged his recent thread into this one, as it might be easier to find in the future (see Mrs. C's post in the Some newbie 'how-tos' (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?p=86578#post86578) thread, about using the search function more effectively; I've learned a few things recently that have made it a better tool to me.).

Chester :newyear:

Hi Jim, that's cool ;-)) I also found out that there is finally filming started for a remake of Dam Busters. Some guy named Stephen Fry is in it??? whiomever he is?

Hi Jim, that's cool ;-)) I also found out that there is finally filming started for a remake of Dam Busters. Some guy named Stephen Fry is in it??? whiomever he is?

He's an English actor and apparently a buddy of Prince Charles.
Personally, I don't like him, as he comes across
as one pompous **s.

Personally, I don't like him, as he comes across as one pompous **s.

Well, him and Charlie oughta get along real well because IMO, the Queen's oldest son has few peers when it comes to being pompous.

Personally, I wish Harry was next in line because he strikes me as a person with no pretensions about himself.

Well, him and Charlie oughta get along real well because IMO, the Queen's oldest son has few peers when it comes to being pompous.

Personally, I wish Harry was next in line because he strikes me as a person with no pretensions about himself.
Totally agree Jim, and I guess,
so do 99% of the British Public

Hi Keith, thanks for the fill in about the guy. If he's rubbing elbows with Prince Charles-that can't be too good. Im with Stumpy and wish Prince Harry was the next in ine to get the Crown. I never really cared for Prince Charles-though I don't hate him but--I saw who I believe he really was after Princess Diana was unfortunately killed in that auto accident. Also, I have always believed that there was something very fishy about that car accident-like it really wasn't an accident??

For some reason? I have always had a sneaky feeliong about that "accident" and it seems to sorta paralell ted kennedy and the death of Mary Jo Kapechny )SP?) at Chappaquiddick.

Hi Keith, thanks for the fill in about the guy. If he's rubbing elbows with Prince Charles-that can't be too good. Im with Stumpy and wish Prince Harry was the next in ine to get the Crown. I never really cared for Prince Charles-though I don't hate him but--I saw who I believe he really was after Princess Diana was unfortunately killed in that auto accident. Also, I have always believed that there was something very fishy about that car accident-like it really wasn't an accident??

For some reason? I have always had a sneaky feeliong about that "accident" and it seems to sorta paralell ted kennedy and the death of Mary Jo Kapechny )SP?) at Chappaquiddick.

Carl, we really can't go down that road,
but I agree.
I would love to discuss my views with you personally any day,
but now to put this thread back on Topic.

Stephen Fry in The Dambusters YUK!

Take a look:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fry

What a joke!!!

http://www.superiorpics.com/news/pic/stephen_fry_001_021908.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Fry.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Fry.png

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Fry.png

Hi Keith, no problem and, I can't see any pics you posted. I got word that they are using one real Lancaster Bomber and the rest are CGI effects. Also, they have a Veteran of that Raid who is the films Adviser. It sounds like it will be a good truthful movie. However I wonder if that Black Dog will still be called: N___er?

I would second that about Stephen Fry. One pompous git.

Is Harry really Charle's son or more likely James Hewitt's

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=36121

Is Harry really Charle's son or more likely James Hewitt's

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=36121

Man, in looking at those two side-by-side, they sure resemble each other. I hadn't followed any gossip so I wasn't aware Diana had a lover. I knew she and Charlie weren't on the best of terms but that was about all I knew. It's for sure that Harry is not likely to ascend to the throne if he's not Charlie's boy.

Man, in looking at those two side-by-side, they sure resemble each other. I hadn't followed any gossip so I wasn't aware Diana had a lover. I knew she and Charlie weren't on the best of terms but that was about all I knew. It's for sure that Harry is not likely to ascend to the throne if he's not Charlie's boy.

I have set up the

UK/US Social Group (http://www.dukewayne.com/group.php?groupid=7)
Where Sumpy and The Ringo Kid are discussing these issues.
To discuss this, please join in there,
as the last posts are off-topic

Hi Keith, no problem and, I can't see any pics you posted. I got word that they are using one real Lancaster Bomber and the rest are CGI effects. Also, they have a Veteran of that Raid who is the films Adviser. It sounds like it will be a good truthful movie. However I wonder if that Black Dog will still be called: N___er?

Carl, you're right, I think the dog's name will be changed!

Hi Keith, if they do change the Dogs name-so much for History and Guy Gibsons Dog :-(

I have set up the

UK/US Social Group (http://www.dukewayne.com/group.php?groupid=7)
Where Sumpy and The Ringo Kid are discussing these issues.
To discuss this, please join in there,
as the last posts are off-topic

I was just answering Mike's post, Keith. I figured you'd move both of our posts to the Social Group thread.

I was just answering Mike's post, Keith. I figured you'd move both of our posts to the Social Group thread.

No problem Jim,
can't move the posts to a Social Group,
but I have copied Mike's to there.
Anyway, any further discussion
would be better served off forum.

Incidently I have the same views and more!!!

.

Is Harry really Charle's son or more likely James Hewitt's

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=36121

Mike I have copied your post over to the

UK/US Social Group (http://www.dukewayne.com/group.php?groupid=7)

where we can discuss these topics off-forum.
I have invited you to join us there.

Next Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, Disney will release both seasons of Zorro on DVD as part of their Walt Disney Treasures collection. They will be separate sets each and come in the tin cases but will be colored black instead of the usual stainless steel look. Each will be 6 discs, I believe and will have loads of extras, including a couple of hour long Zorro specials that were done away from the weekly series. The picture and sound have been remastered and from a review I read on Amazon, all episodes look and sound just fantastic. There will be an introduction by Leonard Maltin and there will also be interviews with Guy Williams Jr., the son of Guy Williams.

Hey, WaynamoJim, thanks for that heads up! Sounds like a great set for any Zorro fan!

Chester :newyear:

A Big Paul Newman Boxset was just released at the end of September and The Music Man comes out On blu ray disc Feburary 2nd 2010

Heh heh, I posted the info somewhere here a few weeks ago about the Zorro releases. Not that that matters but, these tins will also be numbered and you will also get a free Zorro pin too ;-)) I plan on getting these myself ;-))

Heh heh, I posted the info somewhere here a few weeks ago about the Zorro releases. Not that that matters but, these tins will also be numbered and you will also get a free Zorro pin too ;-)) I plan on getting these myself ;-))

Thanks for the heads up on that, Ringo. Yes, they are going to be numbered. I think I read on Amazon there will be about 30,000 of each. I'm just hoping that Best Buy will carry them so, I can grab them as soon as possible. I think all the Disney Treasures sets are numbered. I have the Complete Goofy set and the tin box has the numbers on them. I bought number 2509 of 125,000. I also have the Davy Crockett set but, I don't have the tin anymore but, they made 150,000 copies.

I already got Zorro sets ordered all I gotta do is wait for the post office to deliver them once they are released.

Well, Amazon is selling the Zorro sets for $38.99. I went on the Best Buy site and they're charging, $49.99. Which means it'll probably be the same in their stores.

Thanks for the heads up on that, Ringo. Yes, they are going to be numbered. I think I read on Amazon there will be about 30,000 of each. I'm just hoping that Best Buy will carry them so, I can grab them as soon as possible. I think all the Disney Treasures sets are numbered. I have the Complete Goofy set and the tin box has the numbers on them. I bought number 2509 of 125,000. I also have the Davy Crockett set but, I don't have the tin anymore but, they made 150,000 copies.

Hi Jim, quite welcome. I subscribe to some TV alerts service that tells you if they hear anything about a TV show you check off to hear about as well as definate positive info on stuff being released or soon to be released on DvD. One I have been long awaiting on is one series I liked when it was on called: Tales of the Gold Monkey. They were in the process of interviewing cast members as part of the extra features and I don't think they had a chance to interview Jecc McKay before he passed away. Anyway, as far as I still know, this series is supposed to be released sometime in the next several months.

I didnt' know there was a special Disney Davy Crockett set? can you please let em know what it comes with? I'd love to have it.

Also, I was quite surprised that TCM can be quite cheaper on certain DvDs even quite a lot cheaper than Deep Discount Dvd. Im getting a bit tired of that place because they no longer are the leaders of selling good stuff for cheap prioces though I still find better deals there ona a few items that I don't see anywhere else. Cases in point are al;l those special releases of Warner Bros Movies like Carbine Williams, Darbys Rangers and such-DDDVD sells them for about $23.88 each and TCM is $17.99 each.

oops, I didnt see your other post before now to reply but, it looks like I will be buying my Zorro from Amazon-uness TCM is cheaper?

Ringo, the Davy Crockett set came out in 2001 and was one of the first of Disney Treasures sets. It's a two disc set that includes all five complete episodes of the Davy Crockett series as they were shown on tv in 1955. What's amazing about it, is they do it exactly as they showed it on tv. The opening in b&w with Walt Disney talking about Crockett and then when the feature comes on, it goes into color and when it's over, goes back to b&w, with Disney telling about the next episode. There's an introduction to the set by Leonard Maltin that goes into detail about the entire Davy Crockett craze that went on back in those days and which I was part of. Had the coonskin cap, fringed shirt and pants. Only thing I never got was the rifle. I'm pretty sure it's still available at most outlets and it's definitely worth having. There's also a nice lobby card with it from the theatrical release of the condensed Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier movie. The movie was good but, this dvd set is better because all five episodes are complete and uncut.
Also, those WB movies you mentioned, Carbine Williams and Darbys Rangers. On the WB web site, you can go into their archive section and they have all kinds of movies that are available on DVD that you can't get in stores. It's called, strangely enough, Warner Bros. Archives and they have quite a few to choose from. I like westerns and they have many, including Billy The Kid with Robert Taylor and a bunch of Randolph Scott westerns. All the DVD's have the same box design, dark blue with a small picture of a scene from the movie in the center and they go for either $19.99 or $17.99, I don't remember which. And they are not remastered but, do come from the original prints of the movie and you can also download them to your computer if that's your thing for a little less than the DVD.

Hi Jim, thanks for all the above info. I think ill also be ordering the Davy Crockett DvD soon-if they are still available?

As for Warner Bros, Ill try their website and see what all I missed about being available. I sure hope there are quite a few oldies but goodies.

I hope there is quite a few to choose from, after all, these days we "I" need more distraction from our Countries state of affairs.

On the WB web site, you can go into their archive section and they have all kinds of movies that are available on DVD that you can't get in stores. It's called, strangely enough, Warner Bros. Archives and they have quite a few to choose from. I like westerns and they have many, including Billy The Kid with Robert Taylor and a bunch of Randolph Scott westerns. All the DVD's have the same box design, dark blue with a small picture of a scene from the movie in the center and they go for either $19.99 or $17.99, I don't remember which. And they are not remastered but, do come from the original prints of the movie and you can also download them to your computer if that's your thing for a little less than the DVD.

Irritates me no end that WB holds all those titles in their so-called archive instead of releasing them to the general public like other film companies do. And naturally, they charge far more for the titles than other places like Amazon or Deep Discount. Except for some Westerns, there aren't a lot of titles in the archives I'd like to have but I'll be durned if I'm gonna pay almost $20. for old "B" Westerns.

The Digital Bits website has a feature called "Classic Coming Attractions" which is updated periodically and they've been listing all the titles available in WB achives for several months now (but to open the list, you have to have Word installed).

I'll be durned if I'm gonna pay almost $20. for old "B" Westerns.

Well, looks like I may have to eat those words. I just browsed through their titles and I see they've recently added two of my favorite Westerns to their list. Both star Glenn Ford. The first is "The Fastest Gun Alive" from the Fifties and the other is "The Rounders" from the Sixties.

Im ASSUMING that the Warner Brothers website is: www.warnerbrothers.com (http://www.warnerbrothers.com) ??? I tried googling it late last night and came up with all kinds of garbage sites.

This should help clarify things

http://www.wbshop.com/Warner-Archive/EXCLARCHIVE,default,sc.html

Irritates me no end that WB holds all those titles in their so-called archive instead of releasing them to the general public like other film companies do. And naturally, they charge far more for the titles than other places like Amazon or Deep Discount. Except for some Westerns, there aren't a lot of titles in the archives I'd like to have but I'll be durned if I'm gonna pay almost $20. for old "B" Westerns.

I don't much care for it either, but these are titles that wouldn't do good in the marketplace and just wouldn't be fiscally possible to release into the general market place.

Warner's however acknowledges the demand for these titles, and this is the best alternitive.

Good news for you guys. I was on the TCM web site and noticed they do sell some of the Warner Bros. Archive movies on there at two dollars cheaper, $17.99.

Cheers LtB/ and Jim ;-))

I did manage after some struggle and computer freezing up three times, to get onto the WB site and I also noticed several titles had "on demand" on them? Im assuming that they make a copy of those such marked movies only if someone asks for them??? If that's the case-I wonder when they heck they are going to pull Desperate Journey w/ Flynn, Hale Sr. Reagan, Kennedy and Massey. I wan't that film badly.

Cheers LtB/ and Jim ;-))

I did manage after some struggle and computer freezing up three times, to get onto the WB site and I also noticed several titles had "on demand" on them? Im assuming that they make a copy of those such marked movies only if someone asks for them??? If that's the case-I wonder when they heck they are going to pull Desperate Journey w/ Flynn, Hale Sr. Reagan, Kennedy and Massey. I wan't that film badly.

Ringo, when I first went to WB's archive page, they had it so you could either buy the DVD of the movie or you could download it onto you PC. I believe they have changed the terminology from download to on demand. So, I am guessing that you click on the on demand and ti will direct you to download the movie of your choice.

Also, I bought my copies of Zorro today. First I checked Sams Club to see if they had them but, they didn't. Thought if they did, they would be the cheapest. So, I got them at Best Buy for $44.99, each. Sure, I could've got them on Amazon for $6 cheaper, each but, with S&H, it would've nearly been the same and I got them right away.
With both seasons, you get a Zorro pin, Season 1 has a nice photo of guy Williams as Diego, Season 2 has one of him as Zorro. Plus, each set has a certificate of authenticity. For Season 1, I got No. 12104 of 30000, Season 2 is No. 13385 of 30000, both also come with a little booklet that tells about the series and has all the episodes listed by their air date. And Disney putting them in black tins was a great idea. They look great that way. Not flashy but, but very attractive. Haven't watched any yet but, hope to later after the hockey game is over.

Ringo, when I first went to WB's archive page, they had it so you could either buy the DVD of the movie or you could download it onto you PC. I believe they have changed the terminology from download to on demand. So, I am guessing that you click on the on demand and ti will direct you to download the movie of your choice.

Correct.

Hi Jim, LtB/

Jim thanks for all the info and also about the info on the Zorro stuff. Im planning on ordering both seasons tomorrow deom Deep Discount DvD-which I think were priced at $39.99 each? Will have to call them tomorrow to find out exactly how much? They do sound like nice sets to get and im looking forward to getting them. As im forced to be off my feet for a month-while also trying to relocate to Austin, this will give me something to greatly look forward to watching ;-))

Glad, I could be of service.

Hi Jim, I just placed my order for both seasons today at DDDvD.com. I think I am paying something to the tune of about $76.00 and some change for the two. I asked them to see if I could get matching numbers fo rboth seasons but I wasn't promised anything which is understandable. But I told them that I was a hopeless collector-so maybe????? ;-D

Did I read your post right? in that you get a Zorro pin with each season? or do you get only one pin period? Either way, I will like having the pin(s). ;-)) Also, im looking forward to seeing those Color episodes. I don't think I have ever seen them? but I have never seen all the Zorro episodes either ;-))

I myself paid 78.00 dollars for the set of seasons one and two.

Hi LT, where did you order yours from if you don't mine me asking? ;-)) I THINK the exact price I paid was something to the tune of $38. and some change each. Just ordered my sets yesterday and I also asked if it is somehow possible? to see if I could get matching numbered seasons-THATs the consumate collector in me ;-))

Jim, did I read correctly that you said they had Desperate Journey available? I had not noticed it on their list but I might have missed it do to getting tired of the stuff coming on my screen for me. It took me about 3 or so hours to go through about 400 movies listed.

Hi LT, where did you order yours from if you don't mine me asking? ;-)) I THINK the exact price I paid was something to the tune of $38. and some change each. Just ordered my sets yesterday and I also asked if it is somehow possible? to see if I could get matching numbered seasons-THATs the consumate collector in me ;-))


Amazon.com was where I went ahead and ordered mine I paid $38.99 per season. I placed a pre-order months ago for them just to make sure I would actually be able to get them as no stores around here carry the Disney treasures line and because of that I lost my chance to get the previous entries.

P.S. Upon checking out other websites for these items I sure am glad I had mine ordered months ago.

Ringo, as far as I know, Desperate Journey is still not available but, if it's a WB movie, it could be very soon. They seem to be adding new titles all the time.

Ringo, keep watching because you might be able to get it, though, who knows when. I've got the VHS version and even though that was put out by MGM/UA, Desperate Journey is an original WB production. So, it's conceivable that WB could offer it sometime in the future as part of their Archive collection.

Amazon.com was where I went ahead and ordered mine I paid $38.99 per season. I placed a pre-order months ago for them just to make sure I would actually be able to get them as no stores around here carry the Disney treasures line and because of that I lost my chance to get the previous entries.

P.S. Upon checking out other websites for these items I sure am glad I had mine ordered months ago.

Hi Lt, glad to see you are getting yours. I ordered mine from DDDvD.com and they were in stock so they should be here in a week or so.

Ringo, as far as I know, Desperate Journey is still not available but, if it's a WB movie, it could be very soon. They seem to be adding new titles all the time.

Ringo, keep watching because you might be able to get it, though, who knows when. I've got the VHS version and even though that was put out by MGM/UA, Desperate Journey is an original WB production. So, it's conceivable that WB could offer it sometime in the future as part of their Archive collection.

Thank you Jim. Also, I will keep looking. I wonder if they have a phone number that someone can call to inquire? Also, your right it is a WB production. So ill always be watching??/ Also, I thing The Edge Of Darkness also is a WB title. It's another Flynn movie. I have only seen part of this movie once and that wa at least 20 years ago.

Hi Lt, glad to see you are getting yours. I ordered mine from DDDvD.com and they were in stock so they should be here in a week or so.

Mine should be here in about a week as well I could have got them on they day they came out but the shipping cost would have negated any money saved.

Let me know what numbers you get when yours arrives.

I have the Zorro set on order myself. Strange how your memory plays tricks - I would have sworn they were in color. I guess I'm remembering the old bubble gum cards which were all in color and also believed that because Davy Crockett was in color all of the other Disney shows were too.
At least I managed to hang on to the Crockett card set.
Hoping to see Henry Calvin have Zs carved in various parts of his anatomy next week.



We deal in lead, friend.

I have the Zorro set on order myself. Strange how your memory plays tricks - I would have sworn they were in color.

You could have also caught the reruns on the Disney channel, which were colorized.

Mine should be here in about a week as well I could have got them on they day they came out but the shipping cost would have negated any money saved.

Let me know what numbers you get when yours arrives.

Will do. Mine should be here between the 10th and the 15th-according to a confirmation email I got yesterday.

I have the Zorro set on order myself. Strange how your memory plays tricks - I would have sworn they were in color. I guess I'm remembering the old bubble gum cards which were all in color and also believed that because Davy Crockett was in color all of the other Disney shows were too.
At least I managed to hang on to the Crockett card set.
Hoping to see Henry Calvin have Zs carved in various parts of his anatomy next week.



We deal in lead, friend.

Im greatly looking forward to seeing these too. I have absolutely no clear memory of any particular part of the show. I was probably 5? 6? or so when I last saw any episodes.

I can't remember the name of the guy who played that fumbling Mexican Sergeant-but I know he is still alive or was as of a couple years ago. I saw him on some news program of somekind. His characters name was Sergeant Gomez? was it not? I'd look on IMDB for info but the darn sie takes too long to load up on my computer amd its been running super slow today.

BTW, welcome to this fine site.

Ringo, keep checking Turner Classic Movies for Edge Of Darkness. They do show it on there every once in awhile. That was where I first saw it. Same with Desperate Journey. Better yet, TCM likes to have a little marathon of some old movie stars movies when their birthday comes around and Errol Flynn is no exception. Find out when his birthday is and you can figure they might show a load of his movies that day.

Will do. Mine should be here between the 10th and the 15th-according to a confirmation email I got yesterday.

Mine isn't due here till the 18-20th. I'll trade due dates with you if you want.

Ringo, keep checking Turner Classic Movies for Edge Of Darkness. They do show it on there every once in awhile. That was where I first saw it. Same with Desperate Journey. Better yet, TCM likes to have a little marathon of some old movie stars movies when their birthday comes around and Errol Flynn is no exception. Find out when his birthday is and you can figure they might show a load of his movies that day.

:thumbs_up: Thanks Jim, and TCM is where I last saw Desperate Jopurney playeed ;-)) Though its silly, I still love the movie and also having Ronald Reagan in it and to me-is one of his best roles ;-)) certainly is a plus.

Hi Lt, mine came in this afternoon, and I just ordered them Sat afternoon ;-)) Not bad service at all eh? ;-))

Nrs are:

Season 1: 15448/30,000.
Season 2: 17529/30,000.

Here's (http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=109751)an upcoming Region 1 release (finally) that's one of my favorite films with Lee Marvin and Roger Moore. An excellent movie that's highly recommended. Expensive but worth it.

P.S.
The book was very good too.

Hi Lt, mine came in this afternoon, and I just ordered them Sat afternoon ;-)) Not bad service at all eh? ;-))

Nrs are:

Season 1: 15448/30,000.
Season 2: 17529/30,000.


Mine finally arrived! so here as promised is my numbers.

Season 1: 24136/30000
Season 2: 26285/30000

I haven't started watching mine yet, im still making my way through the Centennial Mini-series.

I haven't started watching mine yet, im still making my way through the Centennial Mini-series.

To be honest, the picture quality is a letdown because I know they could of done better than what's on the DVD. But I absolutely love the series itself.

The quality on mine look great. I finally started watching some season one episodes. I also quit the Centennial mini-series as I had remembered it to have been much better than what I just saw-excluding the first 6 or so episodes.

I am still watching the 92 episodes of Wanted: Dead or Alive with Steve Mcqueen. But I am anxiously awaiting for Tuesdays release of the new Star Trek film. That is a good one.

The quality on mine look great. I finally started watching some season one episodes. I also quit the Centennial mini-series as I had remembered it to have been much better than what I just saw-excluding the first 6 or so episodes.

Could be I was expecting to much from the set...

Could be I was expecting to much from the set...

:teeth_smile: Or maybe your TV and DvD player are much more better than mine are? ;-)) Possibly I can't tell the diff/ because my TV set cost me all of $69.00 brand new-and was a Display model. My DvD player is a diff/ story. I can't remember how much I paid for it? but I got mine from Best Buy-which usually aint the best buy. :teeth_smile:

Doubtful as my TV is one I found on sale 6 years ago for a hundred bucks to replace the el-cheapo yard sale one I had forever.

Talk about el cheapos. For years and years-at least 20) I had one of those tiny TVs that had a 4-5 inch screen and was a B&W TV at that.

Not new releases but, I just picked up a DvD w/ 2 movies on it: The Land That time Forgot w/ Doug McClure and its sequel The People That Time Forgot w/ Patrick Wayne and Doug McClure. I sure hated seeing Doug McClure get killed off in this movie.

Here's (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002XTXG48/ref=nosim/dvdpricesearch)a chance to pick up a lot of the Duke's "B" Westerns at a good price.

Here's (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002XTXG48/ref=nosim/dvdpricesearch)a chance to pick up a lot of the Duke's "B" Westerns at a good price.


Stumpy i still have no idea how you people do that...

Anyway I just wanted to point out that there is a set that I really like for John Wayne B westerns it's been out for a while but still, it an awesome set that has the films arranged chronologically.

John Wayne's 100th (http://www.amazon.com/John-Wayne-100th-Anniversary-Collection/dp/B000NDFHUM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1262029779&sr=1-1)

My brother gave a Blue Ray DVD player for Christmas so, I went out and bought the new Star Trek on BR. Haven't seen the BR yet, but I did see it on regular DVD. My youngest son told me I should get Terminator: Salvation on BR because it's really good.

My brother gave a Blue Ray DVD player for Christmas so, I went out and bought the new Star Trek on BR. Haven't seen the BR yet, but I did see it on regular DVD. My youngest son told me I should get Terminator: Salvation on BR because it's really good.

You should get The Searchers and Rio Bravo. Those two are on Blue Ray.

Cheers :cool:

Stumpy i still have no idea how you people do that...

I presume your remark pertains to the link contained in the word "Here's" in my post immediately preceding yours.

It's pretty simple, Lt. B. In fact, Kevin used to have a tutorial somewhere on this board that explained various formatting tricks to enable a poster to do things like that but I've looked for the tutorial and can't find it so maybe he deleted it.

Anyway, it's related to (but not the same as) HTML coding but where HTML uses < and > to enclose the codes, the software system used on this and most other message boards uses [ ]. I forget exactly what the other coding system is called - I just know it's not HTML. (BTW, you don't have to include the colors; just the keyboard symbols.)

Anyway, to create a link to another website page, you just copy the URL shown in the address bar of your PC. Then, in your post on this board, you do this:

put any word(s) you want here

To post a picture, right-click the image, then copy the jpg address shown in the "properties" portion of the picture. On this board, you then post the picture by:

paste the jpg address here

There are many other coding tricks that can be used. I'll see if I can locate an easily-understood coding lesson and will post its' link for you, or maybe send you a PM.

In fact, Kevin used to have a tutorial somewhere on this board that explained various formatting tricks to enable a poster to do things like that but I've looked for the tutorial and can't find it so maybe he deleted it.

Finally found it on this board. It's called BB coding and here's (http://www.dukewayne.com/misc.php?do=bbcode)the link that explains the various keyboard symbols and letter combinations to be used.

I seriously fail at investigative work, thank you very kindly for your kindness and patience.

I seriously fail at investigative work

How didja ever get to be a sheriff? :wink:

Next Tuesday, the 5th, The Green Berets will be released on Blu-Ray.

How didja ever get to be a sheriff? :wink:

Family connections... most notably with a great big assistance from a deputy Fife.

Anyway I am looking forward to the long awaited second season of Chuck on the 5th.

Anyway I am looking forward to the long awaited second season of Chuck on the 5th.

I'm with you, Lt. Brannigan. I just love that show. The up coming season will be the third one.

The fact that Yvonne Strahovski is so easy on the eyes is an added bonus. :wink_smile:

Mark

Next Tuesday, the 5th, The Green Berets will be released on Blu-Ray.

That one will be in my collection. Blu-Ray is stunning.

It's about durned time - lots of us have been waiting a very long time for this (http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=1516679&partner_id=92601954) release.
(http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdsearch2)

The African Queen is also coming to Blu-Ray later this year. I look forward to that release.

I don't know about blueray but on regular DvD A Time To Love and a Time To Die has been released by some company in South Korea. They are the ones that also released 55 Days At Peking. One wonders why an AMERICAN studio does not release these two excellent movies? I don't think they are public domaine??

Good to see The African Queen coming out. I was about to record it on DVD when it goes on TCM. Now, I'll just wait and get it in March. I've been waiting for this for a long time, almost like waiting for The High & The Mighty coming out when it did.

Cheers :cool:

I've been waiting for this for a long time,


Slowly but surely I'm acquiring a library of my all-time favorite movies and TV shows. Now if they'd just release the 1970 version of "Monte Walsh" and the TV series "High Chaparral", "Kojak", and "WKRP on Cincinnati", I'd have most of 'em.

I never have understood what's holding up some of these popular movies and TV series. "Kojak" was extremely popular when it was running back in the 70s but all they've ever released was Season 1 (which I have). Same with "WKRP". And look at "High Chaparral" - it was an extremely popular TV series but they've never released even a single DVD as far as I know.

Stumpy, I believe the first season of WKRP was released just a few years ago. However, alot of people were quite disappointed because the original music they played on the show during the studio scenes was omitted because of copyright issues.
I agree with you on the Kojak and High Chaparral. But then, there are so many other series that could be released, also. I was just in my local Sams Club and they have The Guns Of Will Sonnett: The Complete Series, Season One of Wagon Train, the final season of Laramie and, Branded: The Complete Series and some non westerns, too. Arrest and Trial Season 1, Checkmate Season 1.

I don't know about blueray but on regular DvD A Time To Love and a Time To Die has been released by some company in South Korea. They are the ones that also released 55 Days At Peking. One wonders why an AMERICAN studio does not release these two excellent movies? I don't think they are public domaine??

A Time To Love And A Time To Die? I always liked that movie. Haven't seen it in quite a few years. Don't want to date myself but, I first saw this in theaters when it first came out. The ending really left me rattled. Just wasn't expecting it. But that was before I knew the history of that time and that part of the world. When you see what the Germans did in Russia, then you know why the movie ended the way it did.

A Time To Love And A Time To Die? I always liked that movie. Haven't seen it in quite a few years. Don't want to date myself but, I first saw this in theaters when it first came out. The ending really left me rattled. Just wasn't expecting it. But that was before I knew the history of that time and that part of the world. When you see what the Germans did in Russia, then you know why the movie ended the way it did.


Hi Jim, tis out and you can get copies on Ebay for about $7-$12 bucks.

I first saw it strictly by accident about 19 years ago when played on WTBS. I thought it was a fantastic movie and thought how great it was to start and end-on the Eastern Front ;-)) Im getting a copy as soon as i can afford one.

Another one thats either out or coming out on DvD is a movie I have not seen since I was about 6-which is called: The Last Grenade. I have long since wanted to see it again as I remember almost nothing about this movie except that some Allied Soldaten (I THINK Aussies??) were crossing some river in some jungle. Anyway, I thoought i'd ld let you all know that this movie is coming out to DvD.

Just wanted to let everyone know that 55 Days At Peking is being shown on TCM, RIGHT NOW.

Just wanted to let everyone know that 55 Days At Peking is being shown on TCM, RIGHT NOW.

It figures, especially since im at the local library-Grrrr.

Any fans of this all too short-lived TV show here? I am one and am glad to announce that the entire series is going to be released in a 6 DvD set come June 8th and is to cost appx; $49.97 @ Amazon.com. They are taking pre-orders for it and your supposed to get somekind of a discount on it.

Ive been looking forward to this series being released for a loooooooooooong time. I think GT12pak was also interested inthis TV series. It comes with extra features like cast interviews and such-minus Jeff McKay-who passed away a year or so ago. ;-(

Carl!
Sorry but I never heard of this show, please some more information.

Bill, I never really saw the show but, I believe it was an adventure show that was set in the tropics and starred Steven Collins before he went on to that show 7th Heaven.

Hi Bill, Wayneamo Jim is correct. The show was an advernture show and Stephen Collins was like a small screen Indiana Jones. Jeff McKay was sort of the shows Comedy Relief and was Collins's Mechanic. Its been too long for me to remember much else from the show but, I do remember liking it alot and it was a great show to watch.

For those interested in collecting DvDs, I saw these for sale at a local WM I was at yesterday-and with varying prices going from $5 to I think $7.50.

Anyway, I picked up:
Spartacus-$6.
I think it was Clash of the Titans? $6.
300 Spartans-$6.

Other great titles i saw were:

Bun Hur.
King of Kings.
Rooster Cogburn.
The Quiet Man.
The Flying tigers.
Sand of Iwo Jima.
Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
The Longest Day. (Der Langste Tage)
And a bunch of other great titles that I want but could not afford at the sametime.

I rarely praise WM for anything but-they scored a hoime run on this one.

Not that anyone is interested but I picked up Star Trek (2009) and G.I. Joe for $15.90 total today.

Looking forward to finally seeing the newest Trek movie.

Not that anyone is interested but I picked up Star Trek (2009) and G.I. Joe for $15.90 total today.

Looking forward to finally seeing the newest Trek movie.

If you've always wanted to see how the main characters of Star Trek were brought together, then you will like this movie. It's worth it.

For any Blu-Ray fans, here's a few notable films coming to that format in the next couple of months.

African Queen- March 23rd
Tombstone- April 27th
Saving Private Ryan- May 4th
Dr. Zhivago: 45th Anniversary Edition- May 4th
Spartacus: 50th Anniversary Edition- May 25th

If you've always wanted to see how the main characters of Star Trek were brought together, then you will like this movie. It's worth it.


Highlight for spoilers.
But there is one twist worth noting that makes this Trek movie the start of a whole new continuity. When Nimoy travels back to the past he sets of a chain of events that creates a new time stream... and changes certain events from the Classic Trek.
End Spoilers

The Blind Side will be released next Tuesday. Not a classic but a real good movie with a good story. A must see for the whole family with some caution for the little ones.

Cheers :cool:

Mission of the Shark and The Last Grenade-have both been released.

Mission of the Shark is a movie w/ Stacy KLeach as Capt McVay and also had Richard Thomas-who was his XO I think? Anyway, this is the story abouyt the tragic torpedoing of the USS Indianapolis. Mosy of those who died-didnt dier because of the torpedoing by the Japanese Sub-but by shark attacks. For a made for TV movuie, this shows a lot of graphic material.

anyone interest in the audie murphy tv western series its out on the 20 of april with 25 esp.thats the complete series and also the 2nd and 3rd season of alias smith and jones is out on dvd on june 8 great news

I was wondering if any members had seen Russell Crowe's version of Robin Hood and could you give us a reading on it? The DVD is being released next Tuesday and I'd like to buy it if it's a halfway good movie.

I liked Crowe's Robin Hood-slightly different take, but well worth watching IMHO.

My wife and I seen the new Robin Hood in the theaters. We thought it was a good movie. I will be purchasing it.

Thanks for the reading on "Robin Hood", guys. Guess I'll buy it too.

I can't believe it - those idiots in Hollyweird are finally going to release one of my all-time favorite Westerns on DVD. I've been waiting for this (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0042RJWTM/ref=nosim/dvdpricesearch)for many years. A funny yet sad tale of the passing of the Old West.

Now if they'd just get around to releasing "High Chaparral", my Western collection would be pretty well complete.

I can't believe it - those idiots in Hollyweird are finally going to release one of my all-time favorite Westerns on DVD. I've been waiting for this (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0042RJWTM/ref=nosim/dvdpricesearch)for many years. A funny yet sad tale of the passing of the Old West.

Just to follow up on this - this version of "Monte Walsh" is much, much better than the Tom Selleck film. I highly recommend it to those of you who like Western movies.

Stumpy, I have not seen the Lee Marvin original yet. I did like the Tom Selleck version. It was good but not great. When I get a chance I will check it out. Thanks.

Stumpy, I have not seen the Lee Marvin original yet. I did like the Tom Selleck version. It was good but not great. When I get a chance I will check it out. Thanks.

Like I said, Todd, the Lee Marvin version of "Monte Walsh" is a much better movie than Selleck's. I think you'll agree when you see it. There are parts of it that are funny as hell but overall, the film is kinda sad because it depicts the passing of the old West and the cowboy way of life.
Jim

My wife and I seen the new Robin Hood in the theaters. We thought it was a good movie. I will be purchasing it.

Well, this afternoon I watched the new "Robin Hood" and IMO, Erroll is still the best.