Farewell, My Lovely / The Big Sleep (1975-1978) - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 11-03-2017, 05:21 PM

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A RAYMOND CHANDLER DOUBLE FEATURE STARRING ROBERT MITCHUM

Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is involved in a case of deception, double-cross and murder in Farewell, My Lovely. When Moose Malloy (Jack O'Halloran), a giant ex-con fresh from prison, asks Marlowe to find his missing sweetheart, Marlowe winds up lying unconscious on the floor with a dead man next to him. In his search for answers, Marlowe encounters a seedy collector, a seductive femme fatale and a former gangster. The case could very well cost Marlowe his life. Charlotte Rampling, Sylvia Miles, John Ireland, Harry Dean Stanton and Sylvester Stallone also star.

Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum), is caught in a deadly case of blackmail in The Big Sleep. General Sternwood (James Stewart), an aged and wealthy American, is being blackmailed over the antics of his two daughters, Charlotte (Sarah Miles) and Camilla (Candy Clark). Marlowe travels into the seedy underworld of crime beneath old London, through a dangerous web of murder and suicide and straight into the sinister world of gangster Eddie Mars (Oliver Reed). Joan Collins, Edward Fox and John Mills also star.

MifuneFan · 11-03-2017, 05:25 PM

Wow, great news

javi92 · 11-03-2017, 05:31 PM

So from whom did Shout license these? Wondering how old the masters will be.

BarnDoor · 11-03-2017, 05:34 PM

Aren't they with ITV?

Nailwraps · 11-03-2017, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by javi92

So from whom did Shout license these?

ITV (which is great, cause it's been a while!).

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Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Aren't they with ITV?

Yes. The had a deal with Shout! since 2015.

AKORIS · 11-03-2017, 05:40 PM

awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Farewell, My Lovely is a classic and a top want title of mine

The Big Sleep not nearly as good but still offers a great cast

PowellPressburger · 11-03-2017, 05:48 PM

Thrilled of the BLU upgrade on these. Both are nice films in their own respect. I have to pick this one up for sure.

Hope the bonus features get carried over like the Michael Winner audio commentary.

dvdmrp · 11-03-2017, 05:56 PM

Thrilled that these ITV titles are getting upgrades.

Hopefully this means we might have a chance to get the two Charles Bronson ITV titles upgraded to bluray.
I'd love to see new HD widescreen blurs of Love and Bullets and Borderline.

I'd also love to get Russian Roulette on bluray too.

Hoke Moseley · 11-03-2017, 06:07 PM

Excellent news. I've only ever watched Farewell, My Lovely in crappy quality on Youtube.

AKORIS · 11-03-2017, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dvdmrp

Thrilled that these ITV titles are getting upgrades.

Hopefully this means we might have a chance to get the two Charles Bronson ITV titles upgraded to bluray.
I'd love to see new HD widescreen blurs of Love and Bullets and Borderline.

I'd also love to get Russian Roulette on bluray too.

I'd buy all 3 of those!

atfree · 11-03-2017, 06:16 PM

Great news. Since Shout only released the DVD's of these in 2014 and 2015, I didn't think they'd upgrade. Instant purchase for me.

mja345 · 11-03-2017, 06:23 PM

Awesome announcement!

The Great Owl · 11-03-2017, 06:53 PM

Outstanding! This makes my day.

RCRochester · 11-03-2017, 06:58 PM

Great announcement. These are two great films. I think that Farewell My Lovely is the best of the three film adaptations of that particular story (though it still does change a few things from the book) and if you can look past the change of setting, The Big Sleep is pretty good too.

Now, if only we can get Warner Archive to bring Marlowe out on blu-ray.

EVERYONE LIES · 11-03-2017, 07:15 PM

Awesome news, more Jimmy Stewart is a great start to the weekend.

octagon · 11-03-2017, 07:21 PM

And I thought my weekends were boring

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Originally Posted by RCRochester

Now, if only we can get Warner Archive to bring Marlowe out on blu-ray.

Absolutely. And since Ross McDonald is basically Raymond Chandler one step removed and Paul Newman is, well, Paul Newman I'll throw in a plug for Harper and The Drowning Pool.

There's a lot to love about the 60s-70s and their treatment of pulp detective stories is right up there.

Stuff like Marlowe and The Long Goodbye were really fascinating mashups of contemporary stylings and what had by then become traditional detective stories.

Keep 'em coming.

SeanJoyce · 11-03-2017, 07:47 PM

Good for fans, but me personally, I'll probably just stick to the '44 and '46 adaptations, respectively...as awesome as Mitchum was, he was far too old to be playing a private eye in the mid-late 70s.

octagon · 11-03-2017, 08:10 PM

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...as awesome as Mitchum was, he was far too old to be playing a private eye in the mid-late 70s.

I dunno, he was awfully good in The Yakuza.

Gerby · 11-03-2017, 08:12 PM

I loved Farewell, My Lovely, wasn't too crazy on The Big Sleep. On the strength of the former though i still want this.

BagheeraMcGee · 11-03-2017, 08:21 PM

Have they announced whether it's going to be one disc or two?

11-03-2017, 06:58 PM	#14
RCRochester Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2017 Trading Score:9	Great announcement. These are two great films. I think that Farewell My Lovely is the best of the three film adaptations of that particular story (though it still does change a few things from the book) and if you can look past the change of setting, The Big Sleep is pretty good too. Now, if only we can get Warner Archive to bring Marlowe out on blu-ray. Last edited by RCRochester; 11-03-2017 at 07:16 PM. Reason: Corrected spelling error

11-03-2017, 05:25 PM	#2
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Wow, great news

11-03-2017, 05:31 PM	#3
javi92 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:300 Blu-ray collection:4969 DVD collection:875	So from whom did Shout license these? Wondering how old the masters will be.

11-03-2017, 05:34 PM	#4
BarnDoor Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 4K collection:339 Blu-ray collection:6010 Trading Score:3	Aren't they with ITV?

11-03-2017, 05:40 PM	#6
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	awesome!!!!!!!!!! Farewell, My Lovely is a classic and a top want title of mine The Big Sleep not nearly as good but still offers a great cast

11-03-2017, 05:48 PM	#7
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:992 Blu-ray collection:3677 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	Thrilled of the BLU upgrade on these. Both are nice films in their own respect. I have to pick this one up for sure. Hope the bonus features get carried over like the Michael Winner audio commentary.

11-03-2017, 05:56 PM	#8
dvdmrp Expert Member Member since:Jan 2011	Thrilled that these ITV titles are getting upgrades. Hopefully this means we might have a chance to get the two Charles Bronson ITV titles upgraded to bluray. I'd love to see new HD widescreen blurs of Love and Bullets and Borderline. I'd also love to get Russian Roulette on bluray too.

11-03-2017, 06:07 PM	#9
Hoke Moseley Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1353 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:15 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:156	Excellent news. I've only ever watched Farewell, My Lovely in crappy quality on Youtube.

11-03-2017, 06:16 PM	#11
atfree Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:South Carolina Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:60 Blu-ray collection:1120 DVD collection:125 MA collection:65 Digital collection:8 iTunes collection:86 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Great news. Since Shout only released the DVD's of these in 2014 and 2015, I didn't think they'd upgrade. Instant purchase for me.

11-03-2017, 06:23 PM	#12
mja345 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 4K collection:1166 Blu-ray collection:12350 DVD collection:266	Awesome announcement!

11-03-2017, 06:53 PM	#13
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Outstanding! This makes my day.

11-03-2017, 07:15 PM	#15
EVERYONE LIES Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:329 DVD collection:4 Digital collection:31 iTunes collection:2030 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:330	Awesome news, more Jimmy Stewart is a great start to the weekend.

11-03-2017, 07:47 PM	#17
SeanJoyce Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2014	Good for fans, but me personally, I'll probably just stick to the '44 and '46 adaptations, respectively...as awesome as Mitchum was, he was far too old to be playing a private eye in the mid-late 70s.

11-03-2017, 08:12 PM	#19
Gerby Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Yorkshire, UK Blu-ray collection:-	I loved Farewell, My Lovely, wasn't too crazy on The Big Sleep. On the strength of the former though i still want this.

11-03-2017, 08:21 PM	#20
BagheeraMcGee Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Back in the Pacific Northwest 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:4645 DVD collection:290 Trading Score:1	Have they announced whether it's going to be one disc or two?

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