Upcoming Optimum catalog titles in 2011? - Blu-ray Forum

rezpekt · 10-27-2010, 04:04 PM

I noticed this interesting paragraph in the press release for Peeping Tom:

2010 also saw the return to UK cinema screens of three other iconic titles, following extensive digital restoration: The Railway Children (March) and Breathless (June). We have committed to restoring the following classics from the UK catalogue for potential cinema and blu-ray release in 2011: Brighton Rock, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Ice Cold in Alex, The Cruel Sea, Whiskey Galore!, The Lavender Hill Mob, Quatermass & The Pit and Kind Hearts & Coronets. These releases herald an increased commitment from Optimum to preserving and restoring the vast library of classic titles that we manage on behalf of Studio Canal at a new state-of-the-art cold storage facility at Pinewood studios.

Phil92 · 10-27-2010, 06:29 PM

Don't Look Now...

the blob · 10-27-2010, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil92

Don't Look Now...

and Quatermass and the Pit!

Where's the press release? Want to see what they're saying about Peeping Tom..

dallywhitty · 10-27-2010, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil92

Don't Look Now...

I hope it'll be released under the StudioCanal Collection banner. I was disappointed to discover that Peeping Tom isn't.

pro-bassoonist · 10-27-2010, 08:24 PM

Another company to watch closely in 2011 is Park Circus

Pro-B

bigrob · 10-27-2010, 08:29 PM

aaahhh!!!!!!!

Bernard Quatermass is coming to BD!!!!!!

oh happy days!!!!!

samdaman94 · 10-27-2010, 08:31 PM

Why is nobody expressing delight in Brighton Rock?

John Hodson · 10-27-2010, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the blob

and Quatermass and the Pit!

Where's the press release? Want to see what they're saying about Peeping Tom..

Here.

nitin · 10-28-2010, 12:19 PM

Dont Look Now!!!

bigrob · 10-28-2010, 12:35 PM

I looked!!!!! :lol:

dominic* · 10-28-2010, 02:03 PM

I would get all of those.

rezpekt · 12-08-2010, 07:57 PM

Okay, so here is a quick update/overview.

Announced/scheduled:

Brighton Rock (28 February 2011)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (7 March 2011)
Don't Look Now (7 March 2011)

Unannounced/not scheduled yet:

Kind Hearts & Coronets
Ice Cold in Alex
The Cruel Sea
Whiskey Galore!
The Lavender Hill Mob
Quatermass & The Pit

John Hodson · 12-08-2010, 08:49 PM

Re; 'Kind Hearts...' Amazon says January 3, 2011, but a couple of other etailers say September 26, 2011 - with no announcement, details, or even cover art I think the latter date more likely.

rezpekt · 12-08-2010, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Hodson

Re; 'Kind Hearts...' Amazon says January 3, 2011, but a couple of other etailers say September 26, 2011 - with no announcement, details, or even cover art I think the latter date more likely.

You're right, thanks for pointing that out.

vikingsmudge43 · 12-08-2010, 09:14 PM

'Ice cold in Alex' and 'The cruel sea' - awesome, I'm a sucker for classic war films..!!

rezpekt · 01-11-2011, 10:43 AM

Extras and specs for Brighton Rock have been announced:

Interview with Rowan Joffe
1954 NFT interview with Richard Attenborough and John Bouting
HOH subtitles

Region B
Total Running Time: 93 mins approx
B&W
Feature Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Video: BD50 / AVC / 24p
Feature Audio: Mono / Audio Codec: LPCM
English Language
Catalogue No: OPTBD2086
RRP: £19.99

tuxqi · 01-11-2011, 05:19 PM

Well 'The Borrower Arrietty' has been slated for a Summer 2011 cinema release so would imagine the Blu-Ray would be out around October/November.

tuxqi · 01-16-2011, 11:20 PM

well I was looking at optimum's press releases then I saw this:

http://www.optimumreleasing.com/press/?id=1451

My reaction is... WTH!?!?!?

I'd rather they put effort into releasing something else...

The Driver · 01-17-2011, 06:45 AM

Quality entertainment. "Igniting desire". Sounds painful and quite possibly illegal in England and Wales.

I hope they make lots of money from it and then they can spend some of it on releasing more of their back catalogue.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004EWGHHU/
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...e/Product.html

It's also good news for spelling and grammar fans because they got the possessive plural noun correct with Lovers' whereas Amazon UK went with the semi-literate Lover's.

Hey, it matters, as it's not just the ~~Queens~~ Queen's English you know

The Driver · 01-17-2011, 06:54 AM

...and for those not in the know, this is full-on hardcore porn wrapped up to look like it's a medical or public health information film and will therefore be available in retail shops with a certificate 18 (or less).

When this was released in the 1980s it sailed through the censorship rules in the UK and was a very popular title on rental and sell-through. Very popular selling over a million copies no less. Optimum seemed to have picked up some interesting back catalogues lately so expect more like this.

BTW, I wasn't slagging-off Amazon.co.uk's idiot database entry person (as least they tried), Play.com went with missing out the apostrophe completely. What's the world coming to?

10-27-2010, 04:04 PM	#1
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Upcoming Optimum catalog titles in 2011? I noticed this interesting paragraph in the press release for Peeping Tom: 2010 also saw the return to UK cinema screens of three other iconic titles, following extensive digital restoration: The Railway Children (March) and Breathless (June). We have committed to restoring the following classics from the UK catalogue for potential cinema and blu-ray release in 2011: Brighton Rock, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Ice Cold in Alex, The Cruel Sea, Whiskey Galore!, The Lavender Hill Mob, Quatermass & The Pit and Kind Hearts & Coronets. These releases herald an increased commitment from Optimum to preserving and restoring the vast library of classic titles that we manage on behalf of Studio Canal at a new state-of-the-art cold storage facility at Pinewood studios.

12-08-2010, 07:57 PM	#12
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Okay, so here is a quick update/overview. Announced/scheduled: Brighton Rock (28 February 2011) The Man Who Fell to Earth (7 March 2011) Don't Look Now (7 March 2011) Unannounced/not scheduled yet: Kind Hearts & Coronets Ice Cold in Alex The Cruel Sea Whiskey Galore! The Lavender Hill Mob Quatermass & The Pit Last edited by rezpekt; 12-08-2010 at 09:09 PM.

01-11-2011, 10:43 AM	#16
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Extras and specs for Brighton Rock have been announced: Interview with Rowan Joffe 1954 NFT interview with Richard Attenborough and John Bouting HOH subtitles Region B Total Running Time: 93 mins approx B&W Feature Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Video: BD50 / AVC / 24p Feature Audio: Mono / Audio Codec: LPCM English Language Catalogue No: OPTBD2086 RRP: £19.99

10-27-2010, 06:29 PM	#2
Phil92 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:339 Blu-ray collection:1489 DVD collection:138 Trading Score:29	Don't Look Now...

10-27-2010, 08:24 PM	#5
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	Another company to watch closely in 2011 is Park Circus Pro-B

10-27-2010, 08:29 PM	#6
bigrob Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Staines Massive Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1908 DVD collection:270 Digital collection:3 iTunes collection:106	aaahhh!!!!!!! Bernard Quatermass is coming to BD!!!!!! oh happy days!!!!!

10-27-2010, 08:31 PM	#7
samdaman94 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:7	Why is nobody expressing delight in Brighton Rock?

10-28-2010, 12:19 PM	#9
nitin Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:9	Dont Look Now!!!

10-28-2010, 12:35 PM	#10
bigrob Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Staines Massive Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1908 DVD collection:270 Digital collection:3 iTunes collection:106	I looked!!!!! :lol:

10-28-2010, 02:03 PM	#11
dominic* Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:28 Trading Score:1	I would get all of those.

12-08-2010, 08:49 PM	#13
John Hodson Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009	Re; 'Kind Hearts...' Amazon says January 3, 2011, but a couple of other etailers say September 26, 2011 - with no announcement, details, or even cover art I think the latter date more likely.

12-08-2010, 09:14 PM	#15
vikingsmudge43 Active Member Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Watford, Herts, U.K. Blu ray Steelbooks™ : 182 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:242	'Ice cold in Alex' and 'The cruel sea' - awesome, I'm a sucker for classic war films..!!

01-11-2011, 05:19 PM	#17
tuxqi Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Blu-ray collection:54 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:4	Well 'The Borrower Arrietty' has been slated for a Summer 2011 cinema release so would imagine the Blu-Ray would be out around October/November.

01-16-2011, 11:20 PM	#18
tuxqi Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Blu-ray collection:54 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:4	well I was looking at optimum's press releases then I saw this: http://www.optimumreleasing.com/press/?id=1451 My reaction is... WTH!?!?!? I'd rather they put effort into releasing something else...

01-17-2011, 06:45 AM	#19
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	Quality entertainment. "Igniting desire". Sounds painful and quite possibly illegal in England and Wales. I hope they make lots of money from it and then they can spend some of it on releasing more of their back catalogue. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004EWGHHU/ http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...e/Product.html It's also good news for spelling and grammar fans because they got the possessive plural noun correct with Lovers' whereas Amazon UK went with the semi-literate Lover's. Hey, it matters, as it's not just the ~~Queens~~ Queen's English you know

01-17-2011, 06:54 AM	#20
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	...and for those not in the know, this is full-on hardcore porn wrapped up to look like it's a medical or public health information film and will therefore be available in retail shops with a certificate 18 (or less). When this was released in the 1980s it sailed through the censorship rules in the UK and was a very popular title on rental and sell-through. Very popular selling over a million copies no less. Optimum seemed to have picked up some interesting back catalogues lately so expect more like this. BTW, I wasn't slagging-off Amazon.co.uk's idiot database entry person (as least they tried), Play.com went with missing out the apostrophe completely. What's the world coming to?

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