Is there any hope for Lionsgate and Paramount catalog titles?

[MagellanvsHimself]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

I second "Split Image". That's a great one. I always would like "Vice Squad", with Wings Hauser...

Slasher Video (which I believe is part of Olive) actually just changed their Facebook banner to the poster of THE KEEP. They've been fairly silent about it, but I'd say based on the fact that they're a new label...it's possible that they'll do this one on bluray.

[Pecker]

It's been said elsewhere, but Play it Again, Sam is one of just a handful of Woody Allen films still not out on Blu-ray Disc.

[SleazyForWeasley]

For me...
Lionsgate:
Kids
Bully
L.I.E.
Joe The King
Happiness
Lawn Dogs

Paramount:
Permanent Record
April Fools' Day (1986)
Summer School
Mean Creek
Searching For Bobby Fischer
The Weather Man

[MassiveMovieBuff]

I'd give anything for Paramount to get going on releasing their catalog or license out to Warner again. Quite a few titles I still need from them. It really bothers me that they are licensing to Kino along with Touchstone (another studio I still need a good amount of titles from) as I'm not a Kino fan much at all.

[JohnnyF]

Originally Posted by CineSicko

Lionsgate needs to release a BD of SPLIT IMAGE (1982). They own the rights and have a gorgeous 1080P version up on iTunes (of the previously unseen R-rated director's cut), so there's no good reason why it shouldn't be on disc.

Paramount has a vast assortment of catalog titles that need the HD treatment. In addition to the titles already mentioned, it would be great to see Blu-Rays of:

THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY
LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH
TROPIC OF CANCER
THE KEEP

The Keep won't happen. Michael Mann seems determined to keep that one out of the public eye. Oddly it's available in SD on iTunes but I don't see that one ever getting an HD release.

[Hedji]

Explorers
Dragonslayer
Young Sherlock Holmes

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by JohnnyF

The Keep won't happen. Michael Mann seems determined to keep that one out of the public eye. Oddly it's available in SD on iTunes but I don't see that one ever getting an HD release.

Not sure what his problem is. It's not a great film, but it's not as horrible as he makes it seem. Would love to see this get a release.

[Member-222782]

Everyone keeps (no pun intended) saying it's Michael Mann who is preventing The Keep from being released but what if it's Paramount? Has Mann publicly said he doesn't want the film released? Kino was almost there at one point - that means that a release is entirely possible. Maybe it's a music rights thing or something else. In any case, I have a fair quality bootleg of the film and, while I thought it was fairly good as popcorn entertainment, it's nothing breathtaking.

[blurayGeo]

Two words for Paramount- ORDINARY PEOPLE.

Seriously Paramount, you are holding back the 1980 Best Picture winner because...???. It's already in HD on Amazon, why can't you at least press a bare-bones disc? I'd pay $45 for a Criterion digipack of this film.

[kevbones]

I just want a release of the uncut My Bloody Valentine that I don't have to pay $40-50 for. That's all I ask from Paramount.

[Coligion]

I would like to see Paramount finally release or license out these three films domestically:

Breakdown
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Saint

[Retroj23]

Still waiting on the original The Bad News Bears. I might have to wait forever.

[20th Century Boy]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

I think I read they stopped Lucy because they were doing hugely expensive new scans from the original camera negatives, since it was the first TV show shot on film. Apparently the BDs, which had exorbitantly high prices, didn't sell well enough to justify further seasons, talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy.

While I agree the sets were expensive I would've bought them. The only reason I didn't buy the blus is because I had serious doubts about their commitment to releasing the full series.

And Dragonslayer would sell mega in this era of fantasy-fiction.

Paramount is straight trippin'.

[20th Century Boy]

Originally Posted by Hedji

Young Sherlock Holmes

Yet another title that could be easily milked in this era.

Again, they straight trippin'.

[balthazar_bee]

Hud, Paramount. Hud.

[RandomMan90]

Still waiting for "Bringing Out the Dead". Can't believe it hasn't hit Blu-ray even if it was licensed out.

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by Cinema74

Everyone keeps (no pun intended) saying it's Michael Mann who is preventing The Keep from being released but what if it's Paramount? Has Mann publicly said he doesn't want the film released? Kino was almost there at one point - that means that a release is entirely possible. Maybe it's a music rights thing or something else. In any case, I have a fair quality bootleg of the film and, while I thought it was fairly good as popcorn entertainment, it's nothing breathtaking.

It's Michael Mann for sure. The reason the Kino (or was it Olive?) didn't happen is because Mann apparently caught wind of it and prevented it from being released. There was a lot of studio intervention on that movie and the end result was not the film Mann wanted to make. It was cut from like 3 hours down to 90 mins. The production was littered with problems too, the visual effects supervisor died during post-production as well and nobody knew how he wanted the visual effects to work, they had to re-shoot a lot of scenes (the ending) without the original crew because the film ran way over budget and way over schedule. A lot of the movie doesn't work, it's true, and this is coming from Mann himself.

It's an incredibly mediocre movie I think, and I can understand him wanting to distance himself from it, it was one of his worst experiences as a filmmaker. But the movie has its fans, he should let it be released for that reason alone. It's not like I'd think any less of Mann because of this one movie that he didn't have control over. He's well-established as a great filmmaker. Even Hitchcock had duds.

~Matt

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by blurayGeo

Two words for Paramount- ORDINARY PEOPLE.

Seriously Paramount, you are holding back the 1980 Best Picture winner because...???. It's already in HD on Amazon, why can't you at least press a bare-bones disc? I'd pay $45 for a Criterion digipack of this film.

Honestly why hasn't this been released yet? It's such a great film. Powerful, extremely moving. A Criterion edition would be amazing. Too bad they couldn't have gotten a commentary with Mary Tyler Moore before she passed. I just want this in my collection. It's way overdue.

~Matt

[Ggould1975]

For Paramount.....ones I'm waiting for are......The Blue Iguana, Rat Race, Addams Family Values, Big Top Pee Wee. But for now I will enjoy these on Vudu

[CinemaScope]

Originally Posted by jjhunsecker

I think "Catch-22" is Mike Nichols' best film, and I would love it on blu-ray. The DVD was quite impressive for it's day

I also love this film, I looked at the DVD only the other week (great commentary track). I'm hoping that next years mini-series (partially directed & starring George Clooney) will help this film get a Blu-ray release.

A few other Paramount films I'd love:

The Greatest Show On Earth
The Last Train From Gun Hill
Li'l Abner
In Harm's Way
The President's Analyst
Paint Your Wagon
The Mean Machine
Heaven Can Wait.