20th Century Fox's/MGM's wave of catalogue titles - Sep/Oct - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 08-05-2012, 12:23 AM

Desk Set (1957) - Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn
http://www.amazon.de/Frau-alles-weiÃ...24878&sr=1-350

The Laughing Policeman (1973) - Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern
http://www.amazon.de/Massenmord-Fran...4125853&sr=1-2

The Ambassador (1984) - Robert Mitchum,Ellen Burstyn,Rock Hudson
http://www.amazon.de/Ambassador-Blu-...24151&sr=1-462

Do Not Disturb (1965) - Doris Day, Rod Taylor
http://www.amazon.de/Bitte-nicht-stÃ...24386&sr=1-458

Cuba (1979) - Sean Connery,Brooke Adams
http://www.amazon.de/Explosion-Kuba-...24465&sr=1-458

The Naked Face (1984) - Roger Moore,Rod Steiger,Elliott Gould
http://www.amazon.de/nackte-Gesicht-...25237&sr=1-198

The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) - Lana Turner, Richard Burton,Fred MacMurray
http://www.amazon.de/grosse-Regen-Ra...4292925&sr=1-2

Real Men (1987) - James Belushi, John Ritter
http://www.amazon.de/Wahre-MÃ¤nner-R...25444&sr=1-149

Wanda Nevada (1979) - Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields
http://www.amazon.de/Wanda-Nevada-Bl...25495&sr=1-153

The Mambo Kings (1992) - Antonio Banderas, Amand Assante
http://www.amazon.de/Mambo-Kings-Blu...4125965&sr=1-3

Leslie Dame · 08-05-2012, 07:22 AM

I might grab The Naked Face. Used to be a VHS fave back in the day.

CinemaScope · 08-05-2012, 12:26 PM

The one I like out of that list is The Rains Of Ranchipur. A dodgy 50's romantic melodrama, the kind of film I'd normally run a mile from, but I love this for some reason, I must have seen it when I was younger. It's very 50's, exotic (shot in Pakistan), has a big earthquake & flood, & a Welshman playing an Indian doctor...very proper in the film, but I understand that while filming it Richard Burton did get his leg over with Lana Turner, among many, many others over his career!

djvaso · 08-05-2012, 02:36 PM

@Akijama
You have messed Ranchipur with Eschnapur

.
Anyway, thanks a lot for all your announcements.

Mr.Dig · 08-05-2012, 03:10 PM

I might pick up Wanda Nevada and Real Men

.
Thanks Akijama!

tylerdurden10 · 08-05-2012, 05:07 PM

Wow! Never thought Real Men would get a blu release! Definite day 1 purchase since the DVD release was full frame

Akijama · 08-06-2012, 11:56 AM

You're welcome,fellas

Btw,djvaso,I'm pretty sure it's Ranchipur

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048538/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rains_of_Ranchipur

Arkadin · 08-06-2012, 10:39 PM

wow, some really good ones on that list.

btw: rains.... has wrong link.

correct link-- http://www.amazon.de/grosse-Regen-Ra...4292925&sr=1-2

.

Akijama · 08-07-2012, 06:50 PM

Thx.Fixed!

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Douglas R · 08-09-2012, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

wow, some really good ones on that list.

btw: rains.... has wrong link.

correct link-- http://www.amazon.de/grosse-Regen-Ra...4292925&sr=1-2

.

What an awful cover. And it doesn't seem as if it's being distributed by Fox.....

Arkadin · 08-09-2012, 05:46 PM

yeah it says MGM now which makes no sense.
that film is definitely a Fox film, as it is also coming to Twilight Time.
I have no idea what HanseSound is.

are they a studio, a distributor only??

anyway, seems clear some of the posted info is wrong.

djvaso · 08-09-2012, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

yeah it says MGM now which makes no sense.
that film is definitely a Fox film, as it is also coming to Twilight Time.
I have no idea what HanseSound is.

are they a studio, a distributor only??

anyway, seems clear some of the posted info is wrong.

I think that this will be big disappointment, unfortunately. HanseSound is renamed label Carol Media known for this atrocity (not films but presentation):

Arkadin · 08-10-2012, 11:08 AM

yeah doesn't look too promising.

The Duke · 08-10-2012, 03:09 PM

Hope they do Rains of Ranchipur justice, filmed in 2.55 CinemaScope it should look terrific (and if Twilkight Time is releasing it in the US in Nov., the master is probably in pretty good shape). Although Desk Set is far from my favorite I'm up for any Hepburn & Tracy movie on Blu-ray. Wanda Nevada falls into the "what in the world were they thinking?" category. Playing a prospector in his mid 30s, Peter Fonda "wins" Brooke Shields playing 13 1/2 year old girl in a poker game. A couple of bad guys make very lewd suggestions about what they'd like to do with her, and in the end Fonda & Shields ride off in the sunset together, suggesting a romantic relationship. Especially following the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State scandal, a movie with this storyline would be met with howls of protest today.

Arkadin · 08-11-2012, 03:07 PM

I didn't even know Henry Fonda MADE a movie with Brooke Shields.
that is bizarre.

Akijama · 08-11-2012, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

I didn't even know Henry Fonda MADE a movie with Brooke Shields.
that's nuts

~~Henry~~ Peter Fonda

Arkadin · 08-11-2012, 05:51 PM

OOPs...

makes a little more sense now.

(btw: I've always wondered how to get a word to have a line through it, but never could find the right icon or whatever to use for that)

Behemot · 10-17-2012, 02:25 PM

A/V specs, verified by me from the actual discs:

Cuba (BD title: Explosion in Kuba):
1080p/24fps
1.85:1
German PCM 2.0
English PCM 2.0
No subtitles

The Ambassador (BD title: Der Ambassador):
1080p/24fps
1.85:1
German PCM 2.0
English PCM 2.0
No subtitles

The transfers are pretty good (to my eye, at least) and I do not think they are upscales.

WellHellPBear · 12-28-2012, 06:54 PM

Is Real Men region free by any chance? It's a silly comedy for which I've always held an odd affection. I'd buy it in a heart beat if so. Thanks.

DMRI2006 · 12-29-2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WellHellPBear

Is Real Men region free by any chance? It's a silly comedy for which I've always held an odd affection. I'd buy it in a heart beat if so. Thanks.

I believe it is...will have to double check.

08-05-2012, 12:23 AM	#1
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	20th Century Fox's/MGM's wave of catalogue titles - Sep/Oct Desk Set (1957) - Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn http://www.amazon.de/Frau-alles-weiÃ...24878&sr=1-350 The Laughing Policeman (1973) - Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern http://www.amazon.de/Massenmord-Fran...4125853&sr=1-2 The Ambassador (1984) - Robert Mitchum,Ellen Burstyn,Rock Hudson http://www.amazon.de/Ambassador-Blu-...24151&sr=1-462 Do Not Disturb (1965) - Doris Day, Rod Taylor http://www.amazon.de/Bitte-nicht-stÃ...24386&sr=1-458 Cuba (1979) - Sean Connery,Brooke Adams http://www.amazon.de/Explosion-Kuba-...24465&sr=1-458 The Naked Face (1984) - Roger Moore,Rod Steiger,Elliott Gould http://www.amazon.de/nackte-Gesicht-...25237&sr=1-198 The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) - Lana Turner, Richard Burton,Fred MacMurray http://www.amazon.de/grosse-Regen-Ra...4292925&sr=1-2 Real Men (1987) - James Belushi, John Ritter http://www.amazon.de/Wahre-MÃ¤nner-R...25444&sr=1-149 Wanda Nevada (1979) - Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields http://www.amazon.de/Wanda-Nevada-Bl...25495&sr=1-153 The Mambo Kings (1992) - Antonio Banderas, Amand Assante http://www.amazon.de/Mambo-Kings-Blu...4125965&sr=1-3 Last edited by Akijama; 08-07-2012 at 06:51 PM.

08-05-2012, 12:26 PM	#3
CinemaScope Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2011 Location:London	The one I like out of that list is The Rains Of Ranchipur. A dodgy 50's romantic melodrama, the kind of film I'd normally run a mile from, but I love this for some reason, I must have seen it when I was younger. It's very 50's, exotic (shot in Pakistan), has a big earthquake & flood, & a Welshman playing an Indian doctor...very proper in the film, but I understand that while filming it Richard Burton did get his leg over with Lana Turner, among many, many others over his career! Last edited by CinemaScope; 08-05-2012 at 05:00 PM.

08-05-2012, 03:10 PM	#5
Mr.Dig Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Norway 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:902 Trading Score:1	I might pick up Wanda Nevada and Real Men. Thanks Akijama!

08-06-2012, 10:39 PM	#8
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	wow, some really good ones on that list. btw: rains.... has wrong link. correct link-- http://www.amazon.de/grosse-Regen-Ra...4292925&sr=1-2 . Last edited by Arkadin; 08-06-2012 at 10:42 PM.

08-10-2012, 03:09 PM	#14
The Duke Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:Wild Wild West Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:246 Trading Score:15	Hope they do Rains of Ranchipur justice, filmed in 2.55 CinemaScope it should look terrific (and if Twilkight Time is releasing it in the US in Nov., the master is probably in pretty good shape). Although Desk Set is far from my favorite I'm up for any Hepburn & Tracy movie on Blu-ray. Wanda Nevada falls into the "what in the world were they thinking?" category. Playing a prospector in his mid 30s, Peter Fonda "wins" Brooke Shields playing 13 1/2 year old girl in a poker game. A couple of bad guys make very lewd suggestions about what they'd like to do with her, and in the end Fonda & Shields ride off in the sunset together, suggesting a romantic relationship. Especially following the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State scandal, a movie with this storyline would be met with howls of protest today. Last edited by The Duke; 08-10-2012 at 03:14 PM.

08-05-2012, 07:22 AM	#2
Leslie Dame Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Germany Blu-ray collection:1003 DVD collection:1857 Blu-ray reviews: 7	I might grab The Naked Face. Used to be a VHS fave back in the day.

08-05-2012, 02:36 PM	#4
djvaso Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Serbia&Montenegro 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:977 DVD collection:193 Trading Score:1	@Akijama You have messed Ranchipur with Eschnapur . Anyway, thanks a lot for all your announcements.

08-05-2012, 05:07 PM	#6
tylerdurden10 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:MA 4K collection:288 Blu-ray collection:2143 Trading Score:258	Wow! Never thought Real Men would get a blu release! Definite day 1 purchase since the DVD release was full frame

08-06-2012, 11:56 AM	#7
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	You're welcome,fellas Btw,djvaso,I'm pretty sure it's Ranchipur http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048538/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rains_of_Ranchipur

08-07-2012, 06:50 PM	#9
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	Thx.Fixed! __________________________________________________ _________________

08-09-2012, 05:46 PM	#11
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	yeah it says MGM now which makes no sense. that film is definitely a Fox film, as it is also coming to Twilight Time. I have no idea what HanseSound is. are they a studio, a distributor only?? anyway, seems clear some of the posted info is wrong.

08-10-2012, 11:08 AM	#13
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	yeah doesn't look too promising.

08-11-2012, 03:07 PM	#15
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	I didn't even know Henry Fonda MADE a movie with Brooke Shields. that is bizarre. Last edited by Arkadin; 08-11-2012 at 03:10 PM.

08-11-2012, 05:51 PM	#17
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	OOPs... makes a little more sense now. (btw: I've always wondered how to get a word to have a line through it, but never could find the right icon or whatever to use for that)

10-17-2012, 02:25 PM	#18
Behemot Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Norway 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:6188 Trading Score:1	A/V specs, verified by me from the actual discs: Cuba (BD title: Explosion in Kuba): 1080p/24fps 1.85:1 German PCM 2.0 English PCM 2.0 No subtitles The Ambassador (BD title: Der Ambassador): 1080p/24fps 1.85:1 German PCM 2.0 English PCM 2.0 No subtitles The transfers are pretty good (to my eye, at least) and I do not think they are upscales.

12-28-2012, 06:54 PM	#19
WellHellPBear New Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:1112	Is Real Men region free by any chance? It's a silly comedy for which I've always held an odd affection. I'd buy it in a heart beat if so. Thanks.

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