Some Upcoming Blu-Rays

[Rick Lanham]

Noticed some upcoming Blu-Ray releases
No particular order:

The Glass Key
January 15, 2019
Shout! Factory
https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Key-Blu-ra ... 08X4DKCK65

Phantom Lady
March 12, 2019
Arrow Academy
https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Lady-Blu ... NZH9FN0GAF

Detour
March 19, 2019
The Criterion Collection
https://www.amazon.com/Detour-Criterion ... YZTGY15EXK

Noir Archive Volume 1: 1944-1954 9 Movie Collection
(Address Unknown (1944), Escape in the Fog (1945), The Guilt of Janet James (1947), The Black Book (aka The Reign of Terror) (1949), Johnny Allegro (1949), 711 Ocean Drive (1950), The Killer That Stalked New York (1950), Assignment Paris (1952), The Miami Story (1954))
April 9, 2019
Kit Parker Films
https://www.amazon.com/Noir-Archive-194 ... 5FEH6F3SM7

Desert Fury (Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott)
February 26, 2019
Kino Lorber Studio Classics
https://www.amazon.com/Desert-Fury-Blu- ... P4EKM1SF24

The Wild Heart (Jennifer Jones, David Farrar) (Powell/Pressburger)
July 16, 2019
Kino Classics
https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Heart-Blu-r ... THHQRYCMDN

Rick

[brendangcarroll]

Thanks Rick!

At last- PHANTOM LADY!!!

[Ray Faiola]

I ran PHANTOM LADY for my Rialto crowd last year (mint original 16 print). None of them had seen it. Everyone was flabergasted by the jam session scene. Still packs a wallop!!

One of the most interesting things about the film for me is the complete absence of incidental scoring. There is a perfunctory main title (using Universal's popular hit "I'll Remember April") and a benign end title, followed by Skinner's "Strange Faces" end cast. Other than that, the only music heard is source music - the musical show with Aurora Miranda, the jam session and radio and juke box cues. The lack of scoring really enhances the subjective realism, especially in the climactic scene.

[oldposterho]

Oooh! Detour! Could this finally be a worthy release? [**crosses fingers, toes, eyes**]

[s.w.a.c.]

The Wild Heart (Jennifer Jones, David Farrar) (Powell/Pressburger)
July 16, 2019
Kino Classics
https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Heart-Blu-r ... THHQRYCMDN

For a second there I thought I could ditch my Korean quasi-bootleg DVD copy of the original version, Gone to Earth, but that Amazon post states it's the David O. Selznick recut version. But perhaps we'll be lucky enough to get both versions on one disc when more info comes to light.

Could O Rosalinda be far behind?

[Rick Lanham]

From Shout! Factory

The Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi Collection [Blu-Ray]
April 23, 2019
This collection includes The Black Cat (1934), The Raven, The Invisible Ray and Black Friday.

https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/th ... ct_id=7039

Rick

[Jim Roots]

From Shout! Factory

The Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi Collection [Blu-Ray]
April 23, 2019
This collection includes The Black Cat (1934), The Raven, The Invisible Ray and Black Friday.

https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/th ... ct_id=7039

Rick

That's the exact same set Universal released in 2018. Except, as per Shout Factory's discriminatory policy, they have stripped off the captioning that Universal provided. Reprehensible, I call it.

Jim

[brendangcarroll]

What we really need is THE BLACK CAT - UNCUT!

I bet the pre-release version is hiding in a cupboard at the Library of Congress!

[Ray Faiola]

I bet it's not. I'm afraid that was blown to bits along with Fort Marmaros!

For fans of the musical score, here is a "playlist" I put together a while back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EhgGjHcLDg

It even includes the jazz record played in the railway car.

And here is my faux trailer that I had printed in 16mm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ke1sxaq5_s

[ClayKing]

The Shout Factory page on the Karloff/Lugosi set lists the aspect ratio of 1.33:1, when the films were released at standard 1.37:1. The recent Universal blu-rays of films from that period had the correct aspect ratio. Are the Shout technical specs just a case of marketing doofusness, or will these be wrong aspect ratios or from old transfers?

[Harold Aherne]

The Kino rep at Home Theater Forum has announced Death Takes a Holiday (1934) as "coming soon". It's part of a large deal they have with Universal, including a dozen or so 30s titles.

Other titles from that decade confirmed as part of the deal (no specifics or release dates yet) include Love Me Tonight (32), The Song of Songs (33), The Good Fairy (35), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (35), The General Died at Dawn (36), Angel (37), Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (38), and Beau Geste (39).

--HA

[s.w.a.c.]

The Kino rep at Home Theater Forum has announced Death Takes a Holiday (1934) as "coming soon". It's part of a large deal they have with Universal, including a dozen or so 30s titles.

That's good news, I remember it got a sneaky DVD release years ago as a bonus feature with the deluxe edition of its remake, the unspectacular Meet Joe Death starring Brad Pitt.

[bobfells]

From Shout! Factory
The Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi Collection [Blu-Ray]
April 23, 2019
This collection includes The Black Cat (1934), The Raven, The Invisible Ray and Black Friday.
https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/th ... ct_id=7039
Rick

If it exists, it would be nice to see the original uncut version of THE INVISIBLE RAY. The version that's been around forever is the Realart re-issue where there's a tell-tale excision with a few remaining frames. What can be observed if you don't blink is Frank Lawton shooting a tiger that's about to pounce on Frances Drake. This breaks the ice and leads to their romance.

[ClayKing]

From Shout! Factory
The Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi Collection [Blu-Ray]
April 23, 2019
This collection includes The Black Cat (1934), The Raven, The Invisible Ray and Black Friday.
https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/th ... ct_id=7039
Rick

If it exists, it would be nice to see the original uncut version of THE INVISIBLE RAY. The version that's been around forever is the Realart re-issue where there's a tell-tale excision with a few remaining frames. What can be observed if you don't blink is Frank Lawton shooting a tiger that's about to pounce on Frances Drake. This breaks the ice and leads to their romance.

I suspect that the scene was cut prior to release when someone belatedly realized there are no tigers in Africa. The music track for the scene survives on acetate disc.

[Harold Aherne]

More Kino announcements:

*Becky Sharp (1935), coming 16 April, with commentary by Jack Theakston, a 4K scan
*The House of the Seven Gables (1940), coming 23 April

Two collections of 1930-31 RKO titles (some are actually late Pathé productions):
*Classic Adventures: The Pay Off, The Silver Horde, The Painted Desert
*Classic Romances: Sin Takes a Holiday, Kept Husbands, The Lady Refuses, Millie, The Woman Between

Both are being produced in association with Lobster Films. These films' copyrights expired in 1958-59 when RKO, during a period of corporate retrenchment, neglected to renew them.

Also coming in April are three British silents restored by the BFI. Someone may want to make a separate thread in the silent news section.
*Shooting Stars (1928)
*Underground (1928)
*The Informer (1929)

--HA

[Dean Thompson]

These upcoming blu rays may have been mentioned elsewhere on this forum, but I see on Amazon that K-L will be releasing the first four Crosby/Hope Road pictures--Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, and Rio--on March 26. "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man...."

[Rick Lanham]

Some repeats here:

The Big Clock 13 May 2019
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Clock-Blu-ra ... -tv&sr=1-6

This Gun For Hire 14 May 2019
https://www.amazon.com/This-Hire-Blu-ra ... -tv&sr=1-8

The Strange Door 23 April 2019
https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Door-Blu ... tv&sr=1-49

The House Of The Seven Gables 23 April 2019
https://www.amazon.com/House-Seven-Gabl ... tv&sr=1-50

Bend Of The River 16 April 2019
https://www.amazon.com/Bend-River-Blu-r ... tv&sr=1-71

Becky Sharp 16 April 2019
https://www.amazon.com/Becky-Sharp-Blu- ... tv&sr=1-76

Rick

[Harold Aherne]

From Arrow Academy:
*Crime and Punishment (1935) -- UK edition
*Hold Back the Dawn (1941) -- UK and North America editions

Kino's Blu-ray calendar includes:
*Peter Pan (1924) 9 July
*Death Takes a Holiday (1934) 23 July
*Easy Living (1937) 23 July

--HA

[Rick Lanham]

Black Angel (Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre) is coming to blu-ray in late January 2020:

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/b ... ay/FCD1974

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Angel-Blu- ... day&sr=8-1

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Elegantly directed by Hollywood veteran Roy William Neill (best known for his 11 Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone), Black Angel is an underappreciated film noir treasure, adapted from a novel by the acclaimed crime writer Cornell Woolrich (Phantom Lady).

When the beautiful singer Mavis Marlowe (Constance Dowling) is slain in her chic apartment, the men in her life become suspects. There is Martin Blair (Dan Duryea, Scarlet Street), her alcoholic musician ex-husband, nursing a broken heart; there is the shady nightclub owner Marko (Peter Lorre, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon) who has been sneaking around her place, and there is Kirk Bennett (John Phillips), the adulterer who found his mistress s dead body and fled the scene. When Bennett is convicted and sentenced to death, his long-suffering wife Catherine (June Vincent) joins forces with the heartbroken pianist Martin Blair to uncover the truth...

Black Angel is a consummate 1940s crime thriller which boats a suspenseful narrative, strong performances and atmospheric, meticulously lit cinematography. Roy William Neill s film is presented here in a sumptuous restoration, with several illuminating new extras.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

Brand new restoration from original film elements by Arrow Films

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio soundtrack

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

New audio commentary by the writer and film scholar Alan K. Rode

A Fitting End, a new video appreciation by the film historian Neil Sinyard

Original trailer

Gallery of original stills and promotional materials

Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Philip Kemp

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Rick

[cinefan]

For a second there I thought I could ditch my Korean quasi-bootleg DVD copy of the original version, Gone to Earth, but that Amazon post states it's the David O. Selznick recut version. But perhaps we'll be lucky enough to get both versions on one disc when more info comes to light.

Unless I missed it in a subsequent post, it doesn't look like anyone else has noted this here so I will: the Kino Lorber blu-ray does indeed include both the Selznick The Wild Heart and the original Gone to Earth. I've not watched either in their entirety yet but from sampling some scenes the transfer of Gone to Earth actually looks nicer (to my untrained eyes) than The Wild Heart.

[s.w.a.c.]

For a second there I thought I could ditch my Korean quasi-bootleg DVD copy of the original version, Gone to Earth, but that Amazon post states it's the David O. Selznick recut version. But perhaps we'll be lucky enough to get both versions on one disc when more info comes to light.

Unless I missed it in a subsequent post, it doesn't look like anyone else has noted this here so I will: the Kino Lorber blu-ray does indeed include both the Selznick The Wild Heart and the original Gone to Earth. I've not watched either in their entirety yet but from sampling some scenes the transfer of Gone to Earth actually looks nicer (to my untrained eyes) than The Wild Heart.

Should have updated when the disc finally came through my mailbox, haven't had a chance to give it a spin yet, but I'm happy to hear that the original cut is the more pleasing transfer.