When are MGM going to start releasing catalogue titles again!

[MifuneFan]

Another new to BD in the US title: The Playboys (1992). And unlike the ones above, this one has a Blu-ray logo on the case, so possibly pressed??

https://www.moviezyng.com/the-playbo...y/810103689510

Synopsis
When Tara Maguire, the most irresistible -- and scandalous -- woman in a small Irish village finally finds love with a dashing, traveling actor, a rejected suitor threatens to expose a secret that could destroy the only happiness she's ever known!

[MifuneFan]

Three more too, all new to Blu-ray in the US. I was thrown off by the terrible generic template images so I didn't realize they were MGM too.

a.k.a Cassius Clay (1970)

https://www.moviezyng.com/aka-cassiu...i/810103689435




Oleanna (1994) (released by Indicator in the UK)

https://www.moviezyng.com/oleanna-bl...y/810103689497



Deal (2008)

https://www.moviezyng.com/deal-blura...s/810103689473

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

It would be neat if some of MGM/Orion’s direct to streaming titles got discs (Thirteen Lives, Samaritan, Anything’s Possible), but I doubt that will happen. Also curious what will happen with Air (Amazon Studios) which will be distributed internationally by WB per their distribution agreement with MGM.

https://deadline.com/2023/01/ben-aff...te-1235237259/

I saw on the wikipedia page for Samaritan that it got a release. Yet I've searched for one and can't seem to find anything release for it. Not sure if that's BS or what.

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by HipsterTrash

I saw on the wikipedia page for Samaritan that it got a release. Yet I've searched for one and can't seem to find anything release for it. Not sure if that's BS or what.

BS, because...NEVER trust Wikipedia 100% of the time.

[Filmfanatic10]

Originally Posted by Nailwraps

BS, because...NEVER trust Wikipedia 100% of the time.

Especially for making false claims or misinformation like Universal taking over for Fox and distributing everything MGM or their entire "post-UAR library" since December 2018 because of Operation Finale, or UAR being called "Mirror" until 2019 (which was a banner for non-MGM and non-Annapurna movies only), or being shut down by Amazon after Women Talking (I know the operations were folded, but I think they might use the UA Releasing banner again since it's largely dormant right now).

[MifuneFan]

New MGM MOD titles posted at MovieZyng. A couple new to BD in the US, and a couple that were previously released by boutiques (Arrow, and Olive)

Diary of a Hitman (1991)



City of Ghosts (2002)



Best Seller (1986)



Stormy Monday (1988)



Golden Gate (1993)



Credit to whiteberry for the heads-up

[OceanBlue]

Spotted the above new additions when visiting Moviezyng earlier. Recently have noticed some DVD titles added, but they and the subsequently-added Blu-ray releases (a day or two later, BD-R discs though) would have to be posted in a miscellaneous thread (I hadn't heard of the label before).

But going back to the new MGM additions put up on Moviezyng, I didn't get the previous US Blu-ray release of Best Seller (it's one of Brian Dennehy and James Woods's films I'd been meaning to get (with the latter actor, in addition had been meaning to get on Blu-ray Cop and The Boost). Diary of a Madman and Golden Gate I may end up getting (along with The Way West), as both star actresses who had previously starred on Twin Peaks (with the former, Sherilyn Fenn, and with the latter, Joan Chen).

[Filmfanatic10]

Would MGM and Warner Bros. still release anymore of MGM's catalog titles after the Rocky box set? At least the best-known ones?

[SpaceBlackKnight]

With issues on Warner's side as of late, it's hard to say. As for the 007s, the only ones with 4k HDR are the Daniel Craigs as all the others were finished 4k SDR. I'm sure whenever MGM has enough dough to finish new 4k HDRs for the rest that news of UHDs will surface.

[DukeTogo84]

So are the latest batch going to be pressed? I want City of Ghosts if it's pressed. Were the previous batches BD-R? Did anyone get those?

[Just_Larry]

Any word on picture quality for Best Seller?

[rdodolak]

[MifuneFan]

Two more coming in September

Mr. North (1988)



Madison (2001)

[surfinhank]

Reported this in the individual thread, but in case anyone missed it...
The copy of "The Wild Party" I received had the wrong disc: has "Play Dirty" (a Michael Caine movie) and several other people online are reporting the same thing. Not sure how much of the run is affected, just a heads up.

[SpaceBlackKnight]

So today I received the MGM MOD BDs of Nobody's Fool (1986) and China Gate from an Amazon order.

Both are pressed BD-25s, despite mentioning DVD specs on the back covers. Barebones, no trailer. Goes to the menu with a play or subtitles section.

PQ is pretty decent, older MGM HD masters for sure. 1.85:1 1080p 23.976. Aside the opening section for Nobody's Fool being super blocky for whatever reason (which was buried in optics filled mushy grain that any encoder seems to struggle with), I found no other major compression anomalies or frame rate defects.

Audio is DTS-MA 2.0 mono for Nobody's Fool and DTS-MA 2.0 stereo surround for Golden Gate, both sounded clean and crisp of the era.

[MifuneFan]

New MGM wave for December.

Eureka (1984) (Previously released by Twilight Time)



Pajama Party (1964)



The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)



De-Lovely (2004)



AmericanEast (2008)



MovieZyng also has a DVD listing for Black Mama, White Mama, which Arrow had rights to. And also Scream Blacula Scream! (former Scream Factory title). A BD listing for these may pop up too unless they've been licensed to someone else (like Sandpiper Pictures).

[rdodolak]

Also:

November 21, 2023

[meremortal]

Used to enjoy collecting those Midnite Movies dvds. Hope more movies from those sets get released on blu.

[MifuneFan]

Two new rom-coms are up at MovieZyng

The Rachel Papers (1989) (December 19th, 2023)



Romantic Comedy (1983) (January 2nd, 2024)

[MifuneFan]

Some January titles are up at MovieZyng

Strange Invaders (1983)



Red Planet Mars (1952)



Mademoiselle (1966)



Popi (1969)