Have MGM stopped releasing Blu-rays?

[Bruce Morrison]

Is it just my imagination or have MGM not been releasing Blu-rays for several months now? I think the last MGM Blu-ray I bought was 'The Graduate' back in June.

I know they are threatened with bankruptcy, but I would have thought they would have wanted to release at least a few high-profile titles to take advantage of the pre-Christmas market. Presumably they have some titles that have already been re-mastered for Blu-ray but not yet released.

Are we likely to have a drought of MGM titles on Blu-ray until the present crisis is resolved with some kind of rescue package or until they can sell their film library to another studio, e.g. Time Warner?

[Drewza89]

To Live and Die in L.A. is supposed to come out in February after being rescheduled twice. Hopefully some more MGM titles will be released with it.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison

Is it just my imagination or have MGM not been releasing Blu-rays for several months now? I think the last MGM Blu-ray I bought was 'The Graduate' back in June.

I know they are threatened with bankruptcy, but I would have thought they would have wanted to release at least a few high-profile titles to take advantage of the pre-Christmas market. Presumably they have some titles that have already been re-mastered for Blu-ray but not yet released.

Are we likely to have a drought of MGM titles on Blu-ray until the present crisis is resolved with some kind of rescue package or until they can sell their film library to another studio, e.g. Time Warner?

You just answered your own question.

[USiT]

Maybe it got to do with this

ComCast did buy 51% of Universal. This mean that they will have 51% and General Electrics 49%.

As we all know Comcast also have 20% of MGM, and latley MGM have brooke up with Sony, i should mean that a co-work between MGM and Universal Pictures can be true.

[benricci]

They had the Rocky box last month, and a wave of titles in September. Looks like the only thing on their horizon is Fame and its remake next month.

I'm sure it has to do with their money troubles and the fact that they already sold the majority of their pre 90's catalog to Warner. That eliminates a HUGE back catalog of titles.

[Rhylliam]

Its all up to 20th Century Fox at the moment, who controls the releases of their catalogue titles.

[Wdm81]

Originally Posted by Rhylliam

Its all up to 20th Century Fox at the moment, who controls the releases of their catalogue titles.

I don't think FOX controls the releases they are just paid to use their facilities to produce and distribute the titles, but I think release schedule, transfers and bonus material still comes from MGM's home video division (outsourcing physical production and distribution was a way for them to save money without having to sell film rights)

I'm honestly surprised another studio hasn't gobbled up MGM yet, i would love to see WB obtain the james bond rights

[RBBrittain]

Originally Posted by benricci

Looks like the only thing on their horizon is Fame and its remake next month.

Clarification: The original Fame is a Turner-library property released by WB; only the remake is from MGM.

Since the 1980 Fame was made by MGM (not UA) prior to 1986, it was among the films that went to Ted Turner (and later WB). But though most of those films' remake rights (if any) went to Turner as well, MGM kept its remake rights to Fame because the TV series was still in production in 1986; it kept most of its non-UA TV assets. That's why MGM was able to remake it even though WB now owns the original.

Nonetheless, it does show that MGM is not YET out of the BD business, though they're probably on life support. But then, Leo's certainly proved he has the lives of a cat before; he'll be back.

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison

Is it just my imagination or have MGM not been releasing Blu-rays for several months now? I think the last MGM Blu-ray I bought was 'The Graduate' back in June.

I know they are threatened with bankruptcy, but I would have thought they would have wanted to release at least a few high-profile titles to take advantage of the pre-Christmas market. Presumably they have some titles that have already been re-mastered for Blu-ray but not yet released.

Are we likely to have a drought of MGM titles on Blu-ray until the present crisis is resolved with some kind of rescue package or until they can sell their film library to another studio, e.g. Time Warner?

here is a list by release date. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movie...by=releasedate