Olive Films

[Paula]

A very long list of Republic films that Olive Films will eventually release on Blu-ray and DVD has been posted at Home Theater Forum:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...0#post_3953931

Olive has licensed these titles from Paramount, which now holds the rights to many Republic films.

This long list includes *32* John Wayne titles, some of which have been previously released on DVD, but apparently everything will be remastered and should look better than ever.

Here's the list of John Wayne titles (3 have already been announced for Blu-ray/DVD):

Angel and the Badman (1947)
Dakota (1945)
Dark Command (1940)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Flying Tigers (1942)
Frontier Horizon (1939) AKA New Frontier
In Old California (1942)
King of the Pecos (1936)
Lady For a Night (1942)
Lady From Louisiana (1941)
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
The Lawless Nineties (1936)
The Lonely Trail (1936)
A Man Betrayed (1941) aka Wheel of Fortune
The New Frontier (1935)
Oregon Trail (1936)
Pals of the Saddle (1938)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Three Faces West (1940)
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
War of the Wildcats (1943) aka In Old Oklahoma
Westward Ho (1935)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)

Pretty amazing, huh?!

About The Quiet Man, which is on this list -- here is some information about it in an interview with Frank Tarzi, Olive's Head of Acquisitions, which you can read here: http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9202

Tarzi says this about The Quiet Man:

"Well, a 3-strip Technicolor film like The Quiet Man needs special care. We've done a 4K scan off the original negative from the studio's archives but that's just the beginning. There's a very complicated re- mastering process that needs to be done for a Technicolor film like this and we want to get it right."

This is very exciting news and I am looking forward to all the John Wayne titles (and a lot of other titles on the list)... but especially The Quiet Man. :)

[Dooley]

A very long list of Republic films that Olive Films will eventually release on Blu-ray and DVD has been posted at Home Theater Forum:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...0#post_3953931

Olive has licensed these titles from Paramount, which now holds the rights to many Republic films.

This long list includes *32* John Wayne titles, some of which have been previously released on DVD, but apparently everything will be remastered and should look better than ever.

Here's the list of John Wayne titles (3 have already been announced for Blu-ray/DVD):

Angel and the Badman (1947)
Dakota (1945)
Dark Command (1940)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Flying Tigers (1942)
Frontier Horizon (1939) AKA New Frontier
In Old California (1942)
King of the Pecos (1936)
Lady For a Night (1942)
Lady From Louisiana (1941)
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
The Lawless Nineties (1936)
The Lonely Trail (1936)
A Man Betrayed (1941) aka Wheel of Fortune
The New Frontier (1935)
Oregon Trail (1936)
Pals of the Saddle (1938)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Three Faces West (1940)
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
War of the Wildcats (1943) aka In Old Oklahoma
Westward Ho (1935)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)

Pretty amazing, huh?!

About The Quiet Man, which is on this list -- here is some information about it in an interview with Frank Tarzi, Olive's Head of Acquisitions, which you can read here: http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9202

Tarzi says this about The Quiet Man:

"Well, a 3-strip Technicolor film like The Quiet Man needs special care. We've done a 4K scan off the original negative from the studio's archives but that's just the beginning. There's a very complicated re- mastering process that needs to be done for a Technicolor film like this and we want to get it right."

This is very exciting news and I am looking forward to all the John Wayne titles (and a lot of other titles on the list)... but especially The Quiet Man. :)

Paula, Paula, Paula,
What would we do without your up to the minute updates on all things technology and film based!
Now that I've picked myself off the floor, after that amazing list of pending releases, I can start getting excited about The Quiet Man, which is appalling on DVD, Angel and the Badman and Sands of Iwo Jima!
I'll reserve judgement on the early republic titles until the first batch are released to see how much better they actually are.
I've ordered most of the current list of classic Westerns olive have released on Blu ray but have only watched one so far, which was great.
Let's hope the others are as good.
Thank you again, personally and for all on the forum.
Dooley (Peter)

[BILL OF PA]

Paula first off thanks for the heads up.
Second I can't wait to see the Quiet Man restored.

[Paula]

More discussion of The Quiet Man and the Frank Tarzi interview -- comments from preservationist Robert A. Harris (his restoration work includes Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the Rive Kwai, My Fair Lady and Vertigo):

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/32...0#post_3954082

[dukefan1]

I am so glad to see Angel and the Badman is on that list. My DVD is dark in places and shows it's age. That's one I would snatch up! And The Quiet Man is a must on Blu-ray. And I've never seen Oregon Trail, so that's now on my list. Thanks for the update, Paula.

Mark

[ethanedwards]

Paula,
On behalf of the Forum,
once again, many thanks for this information.

[Dooley]

More discussion of The Quiet Man and the Frank Tarzi interview -- comments from preservationist Robert A. Harris (his restoration work includes Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the Rive Kwai, My Fair Lady and Vertigo):

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/32...0#post_3954082

I saw Vertigo at the cinema when the restored version was re-released a few years ago. It was stunning so here's to hoping The Quiet Man gets a theatrical release also!

[arthurarnell]

Hi

With everyone waxing lyrical in expectation of the Quiet Man only one has picked up on the Oregon Trail. if this is true a release of this film is ground shattering as it has been considered lost for years.

Regards

Arthur

[Dooley]

Hi

With everyone waxing lyrical in expectation of the Quiet Man only one has picked up on the Oregon Trail. if this is true a release of this film is ground shattering as it has been considered lost for years.

Regards

Arthur

I Agree, I assume that may be as it's an unknown quantity.
I've had a quick look at the entire list of Republic titles Olive have ear-marked for release and there are some fantastic non Duke films in there too!
I'm going to need a bigger shelf!

[wtrayah]

Shoe boxes work fine! I only got just so much shelf space.

[ethanedwards]

Hi All,
I was reading the thread on Olive Films: The long list of Republic films
that Olive films will eventually release on Blue Ray/Dvd. Arthur noticed that one of the films, { the Oregon Trail } was on that list. This is a movie
we all considered to be LOST! So, i'm wondering, is it possible that other
rare and missing movies are not Lost but just haven't been out in any
format yet? What does LOST really mean? It hasn't been on TV and
knowbody has a copy? Bill

Bill, First of all,
Let's keep posts about the Olive Films in one thread,
so I have moved yours here.

Secondly the status of 'lost' films is here
Duke's Missing and Rare Movies

[ethanedwards]

Just to say,
I moved this thread into Movie Reviews,
so that it did not disappear in general or Off Topic discussions

[Dooley]

I have now watched four of the Olive films Westerns i have bought and can wholeheartedly recommend them. The quality has been superb, no transfers from a dvd copy here. They do lack a little in terms of extras but the quality far outweighs this shortcoming.
I cannot wait for the republic releases they have scheduled!

[dukefan1]

I have now watched four of the Olive films Westerns i have bought and can wholeheartedly recommend them. The quality has been superb, no transfers from a dvd copy here. They do lack a little in terms of extras but the quality far outweighs this shortcoming.
I cannot wait for the republic releases they have scheduled!

Do let us know about the Republic releases when you do review them. I want to know if they are better quality than what is out there now. If it isn't a tremendous difference, I don't see me adding them.

Mark

[Dooley]

Do let us know about the Republic releases when you do review them. I want to know if they are better quality than what is out there now. If it isn't a tremendous difference, I don't see me adding them.

Mark

Hi Mark,
So far they have all been far superior in quality to what I had on DVD.
I have watched to date:
High Noon
Hannie Caulder
The Hangman
Johnny Guitar

I have:
The Night of the Grizzly
Rio Grande
Assault on the Queen
Denver & Rio Grande
All lined up with the early Duke titles on pre order purely on the strength of the ones I have watched.

The main question remains, all the titles to date were in pretty good shape so the raw material was there to start with. Regarding the early republic Mesquiteers titles I have on DVD, all are very poor quality in comparison so it'll be interesting to see if they've unearthed a decent print.

Rest assured I'll be on here making my opinion known as usual!

ATB,
Peter (Dooley)