Casablanca (Ultimate Collector's Edition) - 12/2/08
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Casablanca (Ultimate Collector's Edition) - 12/2/08
Saw this posted over at dvdtown today.
Warner Bros. will release "Casablanca (Ultimate Collector's Edition)" on DVD & Blu-ray this December 2nd. The set will include all of the extras found on the previous 2-Disc Special Edition plus a fine list of new goodies:
"The premium giftset is elegantly boxed in an intricate laser-cut Moroccan design and will include such collectibles as replicas of actual props (Victor Laszlo´s "Letter of Transit") as well as a number of Warner studio documents (an executive´s letter commanding a new PR image for Bogart from gangster to romantic lead; a note from producer Hal Wallis re-titling the film to Casablanca; and a memo from Wallis to Jack Warner strongly urging casting Bogart over George Raft)
The 3-Disc DVD/2-Disc Blu-ray set will also contain a branded passport holder, luggage tag, photo book and a mail-in offer for a reproduction of the original movie poster."
Lots of shwag here for the completists, but at least Blu-Ray fans can rejoice as well.
Warner Bros. will release "Casablanca (Ultimate Collector's Edition)" on DVD & Blu-ray this December 2nd. The set will include all of the extras found on the previous 2-Disc Special Edition plus a fine list of new goodies:
"The premium giftset is elegantly boxed in an intricate laser-cut Moroccan design and will include such collectibles as replicas of actual props (Victor Laszlo´s "Letter of Transit") as well as a number of Warner studio documents (an executive´s letter commanding a new PR image for Bogart from gangster to romantic lead; a note from producer Hal Wallis re-titling the film to Casablanca; and a memo from Wallis to Jack Warner strongly urging casting Bogart over George Raft)
The 3-Disc DVD/2-Disc Blu-ray set will also contain a branded passport holder, luggage tag, photo book and a mail-in offer for a reproduction of the original movie poster."
Lots of shwag here for the completists, but at least Blu-Ray fans can rejoice as well.
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Before Monday night I had never seen Casablanca before. I guess I was afraid that I wouldn't like one of the most respect films in history. It lived up to the hype, though. I know I'm talking about this as if this was a new movie, but I was blown away. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman were outstanding and Bogart has such a powerful presence. He could be walking around in a room for two hours smoking his cigarette and have a drink or two and I'd pay to see it. Claude Raines was brilliant as Renault.
I'm definitely going to double-dip on Blu-ray. The Two-Disc Special Edition DVD is good, but seeing it in remastered and not upconverted in 1080p will be great. The "goodies" actually sound interesting. I will definitely use the mail-in offer for that original movie poster.
I'm definitely going to double-dip on Blu-ray. The Two-Disc Special Edition DVD is good, but seeing it in remastered and not upconverted in 1080p will be great. The "goodies" actually sound interesting. I will definitely use the mail-in offer for that original movie poster.
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The new doc sounds good, but I already have it on HD DVD and I really don't need all that junk. I'll wait for reviews. Already enough to buy in November and December.