Warner Archive Deals Thread

[An4h0ny]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Would have bitten at this now, but I'll keep a eye on it's Amazon price (hopefully it'll be at a similar price in a few weeks time as I can't get it and the other WAC Blu-ray film titles I had planned on getting at the moment).

Thanks for posting about this.

I'm in the same boat! I want to buy several titles but I'm pacing myself at the moment.

Sorry to hear about your copy of Colt .45: The Complete Series. I am crossing my fingers that Cheyenne shows up in perfect condition!

[BluJaye]

Originally Posted by An4h0ny

Amazon: $10.27 (Save 59%)

The Enchanted Cottage (1945)

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them and they undergo a miraculous transformation.


Director: John Cromwell
Writers: Arthur Wing Pinero, DeWitt Bodeen, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick, Spring Byington, Hillary Brooke
Producer: Harriet Parsons

Thanks for the heads up! Just placed my order.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by An4h0ny

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Amazon: $10.27 (Save 59%)

The Enchanted Cottage (1945)

[Show spoiler]A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them and they undergo a miraculous transformation.


Director: John Cromwell
Writers: Arthur Wing Pinero, DeWitt Bodeen, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick, Spring Byington, Hillary Brooke
Producer: Harriet Parsons

Originally Posted by Yando

I just bought ENCHANTED COTTAGE so fast. This JUST CAME OUT 6 days ago! That's a new record for an affordable WAC I think.

Hoping this bodes well for future titles.

I couldn't resist either, especially for such a brand new release. I love romance movies from this era. Thanks, An4h0ny!

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Would have bitten at this now, but I'll keep a eye on it's Amazon price (hopefully it'll be at a similar price in a few weeks time as I can't get it and the other WAC Blu-ray film titles I had planned on getting at the moment).

Thanks for posting about this.

If anything, I could see this being cheaper eventually - within the $6.99 or $7.99 range - but because it came out less than a week ago, I'm happy to pay $10 now. That's below the magic $11 Warner Archive sale price, and so quickly!

[dbhl3000]

Originally Posted by An4h0ny

Amazon: $10.27 (Save 59%)

The Enchanted Cottage (1945)

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them and they undergo a miraculous transformation.


Director: John Cromwell
Writers: Arthur Wing Pinero, DeWitt Bodeen, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick, Spring Byington, Hillary Brooke
Producer: Harriet Parsons

Pass. I like the Clark Gable will not buy any movie that has Mildred Natwick in the cast or Herman J. Mankiewicz as a writer/co-writer.

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by dbhl3000

Pass. I like the Clark Gable will not buy any movie that has Mildred Natwick in the cast or Herman J. Mankiewicz as a writer/co-writer.

Ok. You have my interest. Why not?

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by dbhl3000

Pass. I like the Clark Gable will not buy any movie that has Mildred Natwick in the cast or Herman J. Mankiewicz as a writer/co-writer.

Even the John Ford films? Man, you are missing out.

Did she babysit you and was mean to you?

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[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

Ok. You have my interest. Why not?

It's kind of a confusing post. Who or what is "the Clark Gable" and how is that connected to Mildred Natwick or Manky? I googled those latter two names with "controversy" added to the Search and all that Mildred had listed was that she openly lived as a lesbian and even the site said that was not a "controversy." Mank was only listed as being part of Pauline Kael's "controversy" with her invented deductions and conclusions about CITIZEN KANE. So now I'm curious about that post too!

[DaBargainHunta]

My general policy: Unless a celebrity has done something criminal and/or beyond the pale, I don't hold grudges against them for anything that happened before I was born. Therefore, to use two random examples of actors who are always mentioned whenever these celebrity controversies come up, I can freely enjoy Jane Fonda and John Wayne movies. Whatever Gable, Natwick, or Mank may have done, it falls in that category.

[HenryHill]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

Ok. You have my interest. Why not?

Mildred knows what she did!

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

My general policy: Unless a celebrity has done something criminal and/or beyond the pale, I don't hold grudges against them for anything that happened before I was born. Therefore, to use two random examples of actors who are always mentioned whenever these celebrity controversies come up, I can freely enjoy Jane Fonda and John Wayne movies. Whatever Gable, Natwick, or Mank may have done, it falls in that category.

My 83 year old mother-in-law HATES "Hanoi Jane" and gives me crap for owning her movies. I told her she would have to pry my copy of BARBARELLA from my cold, dead hands!

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[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

My 83 year old mother-in-law HATES "Hanoi Jane" and gives me crap for owning her movies. I told her she would have to pry my copy of BARBARELLA from my cold, dead hands!

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Your mother was alive for that, so she gets a free pass based on my criteria.

I still haven't seen Barbarella. Been meaning to for years, but so many movies, so little time...

[filmlover22]

I would suspect most of us have that one person that "crosses the line" in our opinion where we simply cannot tolerate seeing them on screen or support their efforts.

I have my own small list, but no point in sharing as it will just cause needless controversy.

We will never agree to the rules in this debate and/or who meets that criteria.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

I would suspect most of us have that one person that "crosses the line" in our opinion where we simply cannot tolerate seeing them on screen or support their efforts.

I have my own small list, but no point in sharing as it will just cause needless controversy.

We will never agree to the rules in this debate and/or who meets that criteria.

Agreed, but the person who brought it up should have explained their picks. Otherwise, why mention names in the first place?

[An4h0ny]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

I would suspect most of us have that one person that "crosses the line" in our opinion where we simply cannot tolerate seeing them on screen or support their efforts.

I have my own small list, but no point in sharing as it will just cause needless controversy.

We will never agree to the rules in this debate and/or who meets that criteria.

Same! And, agreed.

I'm still dying to know what Mildred did though! Maybe it was her turn as Gwendolyn Snoop alongside Helen Hayes in The Snoop Sisters. (NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie - 1973-74)

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I also have the opposite thing, where I will watch anything certain actors are in, regardless of the project. Like... Harry Dean Stanton, Bob Balaban, Lili Taylor and CCH Pounder are all on that list.

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Agreed, but the person who brought it up should have explained their picks. Otherwise, why mention names in the first place?

Right! It's like walking in a room and announcing you no longer eat any foods with the letter P in them... and then walking out. I need to know if it was pasta or protein powder that's the real villain here.

[turetzeddie]

Originally Posted by Qbrickanon

And down by another dollar. $7.99 now.

$6.99 for A Night Full of Rain

Ooohhh... Another dollar down.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by An4h0ny

I will watch anything certain actors are in, regardless of the project. Like... Harry Dean Stanton, Bob Balaban, Lili Taylor and CCH Pounder are all on that list.

I rarely see anyone bring up CCH Pounder. I agree she's great!

I highly recommend the Harry Dean Stanton movie Lucky, but I'm sure you've seen it already.

Oddly enough, I watched two Lili Taylor in two movies back-to-back last year without meaning to: Eli and Pecker.

[An4h0ny]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

I rarely see anyone bring up CCH Pounder. I agree she's great!

I highly recommend the Harry Dean Stanton movie Lucky, but I'm sure you've seen it already.

Oddly enough, I watched two Lili Taylor in two movies back-to-back last year without meaning to: Eli and Pecker.

I haven't seen Lucky yet, but it is on my watch list for sure! Thank you for the reminder. I will bump it up.

I haven't seen Eli either! I will check it out. Pecker is a great movie. Super cast and I'm guessing John Waters' most accessible film, or one of them. Edward Furlong is such a great actor. I wish he was still getting roles like that.

[floridaswamprat]

Walmart: $22.50

https://www.walmart.com/ip/4-Film-Co...R&from=/search

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by An4h0ny

I haven't seen Eli either! I will check it out. Pecker is a great movie. Super cast and I'm guessing John Waters' most accessible film, or one of them. Edward Furlong is such a great actor. I wish he was still getting roles like that.

Eli is not something I'd go out of my way to recommend, but I wouldn't not recommend it either. You'll see what I mean when you watch it.

Pecker, Serial Mom, and Hairspray are probably John Waters' most accessible movies.

Unfortunately, Edward Furlong fell into the usual child actor trap of drugs and alcohol. It sounds like he was also sexually abused as a young teen, which is sad to read. I agree that he was a great actor. His talent would be talked about in a more favorable light IMO if his career had continued to thrive.

[HenryHill]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

I would suspect most of us have that one person that "crosses the line" in our opinion where we simply cannot tolerate seeing them on screen or support their efforts.

I have my own small list, but no point in sharing as it will just cause needless controversy.

We will never agree to the rules in this debate and/or who meets that criteria.

I don't have that list. James Woods, for example, is a loathsome person and the opposite of everything I believe, but the man is also a great actor. I'm not going to deprive myself of his films like The Onion Field, Videodrome, and Casino, in which he was apparently playing himself. Ditto Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise and Chris Pratt. Errol Flynn fiddled with underage girls and was possibly a Nazi sympathizer, and was the template for Peter O'Toole's alcoholic has-been in My Favorite Year, but I still enjoy Captain Blood and Gentleman Jim.

But that skank Mildred Natwick!