Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
01-25-09, 12:24 AM
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Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) ! - CONFIRMED
USA Today reported in today's Life section that Stanley Kubrick's landmark 1964 satire DR. STRANGELOVE or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb will finally make it's high-definition premiere on Blu-ray Disc, in a deluxe 45th Anniversary Special Edition on June 16.
At a suggested retail price of $39, the black-and-white classic will feature a disc loaded with extras, including:
• Documentary: "No Fighting in the War Room"
• Featurette: "Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove"
• Interview with former Defense secretary Robert McNamara
• "The Cold Facts" - a bonus track that offers trivia and background information on the Cold War, plus interviews with experts and analysts (including Daniel Ellsberg and former counter-terrorism chief Richard A. Clarke)
-Additional Special Content to be announced
At a suggested retail price of $39, the black-and-white classic will feature a disc loaded with extras, including:
• Documentary: "No Fighting in the War Room"
• Featurette: "Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove"
• Interview with former Defense secretary Robert McNamara
• "The Cold Facts" - a bonus track that offers trivia and background information on the Cold War, plus interviews with experts and analysts (including Daniel Ellsberg and former counter-terrorism chief Richard A. Clarke)
-Additional Special Content to be announced
Last edited by musick; 01-28-09 at 08:25 PM. Reason: confirmation added to title
01-25-09, 06:42 AM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
Yeah, Ghostbusters is like this too. I think they're making us pay for some special packaging whether we want it or not. They wouldn't price a regular catalog title that high.
At least it's coming out.
At least it's coming out.
01-25-09, 06:19 PM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
From DVD Times:
Features include:
* 1080P 1.66:1 Widescreen
* English and French 5.1
* English Mono
* English and French subtitles
* The Cold Facts Graphics-in-Picture/Picture-in-Picture Track (BD Exclusive)
* An Interview with Robert McNamara
* Best Sellers: Peter Sellers Remembered
* Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove
* Inside: Dr. Strangelove
* No Fighting in the War Room or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat
* The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
* 1080P 1.66:1 Widescreen
* English and French 5.1
* English Mono
* English and French subtitles
* The Cold Facts Graphics-in-Picture/Picture-in-Picture Track (BD Exclusive)
* An Interview with Robert McNamara
* Best Sellers: Peter Sellers Remembered
* Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove
* Inside: Dr. Strangelove
* No Fighting in the War Room or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat
* The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
01-25-09, 10:06 PM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
That Bonus View feature seals it. I'll have to get this.
01-26-09, 12:56 AM
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01-26-09, 07:41 AM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
Isn't 39.99 a normal msrp for a blu-ray. I know Amazon has it up for 29.49 so that seems to be normal.
01-26-09, 08:09 AM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
The thing with that comparison is for most people, this will be a repurchase of Dr. Strangelove. Maybe they owned it on VHS, LD, DVD.. what have you. Bolt, on the other hand, is a fresh title nobody owns yet (legally at least). Which is more or less a problem the studio has to be aware of by now: While it may be worth $39 MSRP for somebody to own a movie that has never been available, it's much tougher to justify paying $39 for an upgrade (especially now that the single disc DVD release is all of $5).
Yes and no, the other Kubrick flicks are $29 MSRP.
Yes and no, the other Kubrick flicks are $29 MSRP.
Last edited by RichC2; 01-26-09 at 08:12 AM.
01-26-09, 10:18 AM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
The thing with that comparison is for most people, this will be a repurchase of Dr. Strangelove. Maybe they owned it on VHS, LD, DVD.. what have you. Bolt, on the other hand, is a fresh title nobody owns yet (legally at least). Which is more or less a problem the studio has to be aware of by now: While it may be worth $39 MSRP for somebody to own a movie that has never been available, it's much tougher to justify paying $39 for an upgrade (especially now that the single disc DVD release is all of $5).
Yes and no, the other Kubrick flicks are $29 MSRP.
Yes and no, the other Kubrick flicks are $29 MSRP.
01-26-09, 10:39 AM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
As others have said, it's a normal price for new releases from the majority of studios, but NOT for catalog titles. Even Fox doesn't charge that much now.
I still think they're charging us for some special packaging whether we want it or not. I just can't believe they'd raise the price for no reason.
BTW, Bolt actually would have a $5 cheaper MSRP if we weren't being forced to buy the digital copy and DVD with it.
I still think they're charging us for some special packaging whether we want it or not. I just can't believe they'd raise the price for no reason.
BTW, Bolt actually would have a $5 cheaper MSRP if we weren't being forced to buy the digital copy and DVD with it.
01-26-09, 10:45 AM
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Once it is out, it will be cheaper in the months to come. All it takes is the patience to wait for a good deal. There is no law that says one has to buy it at release, although the studio would prefer that.
01-28-09, 08:23 PM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
High Def Digest's story from yesterday lists a $28.95 SRP for Strangelove. Can anyone "in the know" confirm the change?
02-18-09, 02:33 PM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
SPHE Press Release: Dr. Strangelove (Blu-ray)
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"Seems better with each passing year." -Leonard Maltin
Re-Live the Four-Time Oscar® Nominated Classic
Known as One of the Most
Outrageous and Brilliant Films Ever Made
DR. STRANGELOVE
OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott
45th Anniversary Blu-ray™ High-Def Edition Debuts June 16th
Blu-ray Disc™ Special Features Include
Advanced Picture-in-Picture / Graphic-in-Picture Track,
Four Documentaries, Interviews and more!
Culver City, CA (January 18, 2009) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment invites you to re-live Stanley Kubrick’s satirical comedy Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb when it explodes on Blu-ray High-Def June 16, 2009 for the SRP $38.96. The 45th Anniversary release will feature a 32-page booklet included in a deluxe Blu-ray book package. This celebrated film features a cadre of premier talent whose performances are taken to new heights in high definition. Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther, Lolita) stars in this uniquely dark comedy and displays his talent and versatility as he portrays the roles of British Exchange Officer, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove, the wheelchair-bound ex-Nazi nuclear war expert. The story follows paranoid and utterly mad U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden) who sends bombers to destroy the U.S.S.R. which will unleash a cataclysmic series of events ultimately leading to total nuclear Armageddon.
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is an inimitable film that demonstrates political satire at its finest. Nominated for four Oscars® including Best Picture[1], Best Director[2], Best Actor in a Leading Role[3] and Best Screenplay[4], this cult classic was made to be seen in high definition. Exclusive to the 45th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray is a “The Cold War: Picture-in-Picture (PiP) and Graphic-in-Picture (GiP) Pop-Up Trivia Track” – while the movie is playing, optional pop up graphics (GiP) provide background information on the film, and occasionally video (PiP) pops up with cast and crew commentary. Other special features include an inside look into Dr. Strangelove, an interview with former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, and a remembrance of Peter Sellers.
Synopsis
Stanley Kubrick’s black comedy classic about an “accidental” nuclear attack received four Oscar® nominations (including Best Picture, 1964). Convinced the Commies want to pollute America’s “precious bodily fluids,” a crazed general (Sterling Hayden) orders a nuclear air strike on the U.S.S.R. As his aide, Captain Mandrake (Peter Sellers) scrambles to unlock a recall code to prevent the bombing, the U.S. President (Sellers again) calls a drunken Soviet Premier on the hotline claiming the proposed attack is a silly mistake, while the President’s advisor (an ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Strangelove (Sellers once again) verifies the existence of a dreaded Doomsday machine – a retaliatory device designed by the Soviets to end the human race once and for all!
BLU-RAY DISC SPECIAL FEATURES:
· The Cold War: Picture-in-Picture and Pop-Up Trivia Track - Embark on a journey into the very heart of the Cold War exploring, in fascinating detail, the military and political world in which Dr. Strangelove takes place. What did the film get right and where did it take liberties with established military procedures? And just how close were we in the early 1960s to a real atomic exchange? This multimedia experience includes Graphic-in-Picture pop-up trivia and Picture-in-Picture commentary that help shed some light on an era of secrets and heightened paranoia, all of which helped inspire this classic film. Picture-in-Picture interviews include:
o Thomas Schelling (RAND* Corp. employee during late 1950s and early 1960s – wrote article on novel “Red Alert” that prompted Kubrick’s interest in adapting the book to a film)
o Richard A. Clarke (Author of “Against All Enemies,” counter-terrorism and command and control systems expert)
o Daniel Ellsberg (RAND Corp. employee during late 1950s and early 1960s; consultant to JFK admin., Dept. of Defense)
o George Quester (Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland; expert on nuclear proliferation, deterrence, and nuclear diplomacy)
o David Alan Rosenberg (Temple University professor; Historian of Nuclear Strategy; ex-military)
· Four Documentaries
o No Fighting in the War Room or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat
o Inside: Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
o The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
· Best Sellers Or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Remembered
· An Interview with Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
· Interviews with Peter Sellers and George C. Scott
*The RAND Corporation (Research And Development) is a non-profit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces.
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb has a running time of approximately 93 minutes and is Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language.
Blu-ray Catalog #: 26365
Blu-ray UPC Code: 043396263659
Blu-ray SLP: $38.96
Pre-order date: 5/14/09
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Seems better with each passing year." -Leonard Maltin
Re-Live the Four-Time Oscar® Nominated Classic
Known as One of the Most
Outrageous and Brilliant Films Ever Made
DR. STRANGELOVE
OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott
45th Anniversary Blu-ray™ High-Def Edition Debuts June 16th
Blu-ray Disc™ Special Features Include
Advanced Picture-in-Picture / Graphic-in-Picture Track,
Four Documentaries, Interviews and more!
Culver City, CA (January 18, 2009) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment invites you to re-live Stanley Kubrick’s satirical comedy Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb when it explodes on Blu-ray High-Def June 16, 2009 for the SRP $38.96. The 45th Anniversary release will feature a 32-page booklet included in a deluxe Blu-ray book package. This celebrated film features a cadre of premier talent whose performances are taken to new heights in high definition. Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther, Lolita) stars in this uniquely dark comedy and displays his talent and versatility as he portrays the roles of British Exchange Officer, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove, the wheelchair-bound ex-Nazi nuclear war expert. The story follows paranoid and utterly mad U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden) who sends bombers to destroy the U.S.S.R. which will unleash a cataclysmic series of events ultimately leading to total nuclear Armageddon.
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is an inimitable film that demonstrates political satire at its finest. Nominated for four Oscars® including Best Picture[1], Best Director[2], Best Actor in a Leading Role[3] and Best Screenplay[4], this cult classic was made to be seen in high definition. Exclusive to the 45th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray is a “The Cold War: Picture-in-Picture (PiP) and Graphic-in-Picture (GiP) Pop-Up Trivia Track” – while the movie is playing, optional pop up graphics (GiP) provide background information on the film, and occasionally video (PiP) pops up with cast and crew commentary. Other special features include an inside look into Dr. Strangelove, an interview with former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, and a remembrance of Peter Sellers.
Synopsis
Stanley Kubrick’s black comedy classic about an “accidental” nuclear attack received four Oscar® nominations (including Best Picture, 1964). Convinced the Commies want to pollute America’s “precious bodily fluids,” a crazed general (Sterling Hayden) orders a nuclear air strike on the U.S.S.R. As his aide, Captain Mandrake (Peter Sellers) scrambles to unlock a recall code to prevent the bombing, the U.S. President (Sellers again) calls a drunken Soviet Premier on the hotline claiming the proposed attack is a silly mistake, while the President’s advisor (an ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Strangelove (Sellers once again) verifies the existence of a dreaded Doomsday machine – a retaliatory device designed by the Soviets to end the human race once and for all!
BLU-RAY DISC SPECIAL FEATURES:
· The Cold War: Picture-in-Picture and Pop-Up Trivia Track - Embark on a journey into the very heart of the Cold War exploring, in fascinating detail, the military and political world in which Dr. Strangelove takes place. What did the film get right and where did it take liberties with established military procedures? And just how close were we in the early 1960s to a real atomic exchange? This multimedia experience includes Graphic-in-Picture pop-up trivia and Picture-in-Picture commentary that help shed some light on an era of secrets and heightened paranoia, all of which helped inspire this classic film. Picture-in-Picture interviews include:
o Thomas Schelling (RAND* Corp. employee during late 1950s and early 1960s – wrote article on novel “Red Alert” that prompted Kubrick’s interest in adapting the book to a film)
o Richard A. Clarke (Author of “Against All Enemies,” counter-terrorism and command and control systems expert)
o Daniel Ellsberg (RAND Corp. employee during late 1950s and early 1960s; consultant to JFK admin., Dept. of Defense)
o George Quester (Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland; expert on nuclear proliferation, deterrence, and nuclear diplomacy)
o David Alan Rosenberg (Temple University professor; Historian of Nuclear Strategy; ex-military)
· Four Documentaries
o No Fighting in the War Room or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat
o Inside: Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
o The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
· Best Sellers Or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Remembered
· An Interview with Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
· Interviews with Peter Sellers and George C. Scott
*The RAND Corporation (Research And Development) is a non-profit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces.
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb has a running time of approximately 93 minutes and is Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language.
Blu-ray Catalog #: 26365
Blu-ray UPC Code: 043396263659
Blu-ray SLP: $38.96
Pre-order date: 5/14/09
Last edited by musick; 05-05-09 at 11:10 PM.
02-18-09, 02:35 PM
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Re: Dr. Strangelove - new date 6/16 (?) !
save me some money Sony and spare me the 32 pg book
I already own the Stanley Kubrick Archives and it don't get any better than that
where is the War Room pie fight footage?
I already own the Stanley Kubrick Archives and it don't get any better than that
where is the War Room pie fight footage?
02-18-09, 02:43 PM
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