If so, when did this happen? I had put off buying the MGM disc because I already own the Criterion edition. I recently had the urge to watch it again, so I looked to order the MGM SE for the anamorphic transfer and couldn't find it in stock anywhere online.

Most stores only have one version in stock
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00026L7OK/

Widescreen SE out of stock
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005LINC/

It looks like a barebones fullscreen disc. Why does MGM do this? Why not discontinue the Fullscreen copy, and why drop the extras. Very annoying; they've discontinued several SE's and released new discs without any extras.

Oh well, I took my chances on ebay and bought a new/sealed copy of the Widescreen SE for about $12 shipped.

Every time MGM does an order for my store, I only see the P&S version. I haven't seen the WS in a while.

Dumb move on MGM.

Hey Dean, I notice you are located in Stamford CT...I hope you don't live/work next to that pervert Vince McMahon from the WWE....

Back on topic, MGM's been doing this for a while with some of their older titles. Bad idea on their part,IMO.

I think it is. I don't remember where or when I read it, but when I hear that a disc I have is going OOP I note it in my collection and I checked and see that I have done that with MGM's SotL.

dvdaficianado has it listed as OOP. Along with the CC, and Image dvd. Perhaps a new edition is on the way.

There's still quite a few I around in the stores

My guess is they will rerelease it to coincide with the new "young Hannibal" movie.

Sony will probably add a free ticket.

"Young Hannibal" is a Weinstein Co. film so Sony definitely WON'T be adding a free ticket.

Yep. That is what I originally thought also.

Always trying to cash in aren't they!

UK are coming out with an Ultimate* Edition.

*pshaw

I just hope that any potential DVD re-release doesn't cannibalize ticket sales.

Thanks--I'll be here all week. Try the. . . fava beans?

Do we have a list of such titles somewhere?

I found a new copy at my local Zellers, and I'm considering buying it. I only own the film on VHS, so I definitely do need to upgrade. $15 isn't bad.

Actually he's 5 minutes away. Met his wife Linda once.

And all the Manhunter dvds are out of print except the Mgm Full Screen Version.

MGM=Morons.

Morons Gone Mad

I was going to pick this up recently but all I saw were Fullscreen versions. I'll probably just go on ebay and get the criterion.

All the Anchor Bay? Even the Japanese MGM with DTS? Maybe, just maybe, it'll get a proper Region 1 release, but as it's in Sony's hands, unlikely.

MGM has recently (I believe within the last month or two) released a 2-disc edition of "Silence" overseas. It has all the extras from the previous MGM special edition plus new ones produced by Laurent Bouzereau, though the Criterion extras aren't included, though that will probably always be the case. I'd be shocked if this edition wasn't released around the time of the prequel.

Earlier I also ruled out the possibility that Sony would include a ticket for the prequel since it was coming from a competing studio. That was the case then but since then MGM (obviously a subsidiary of Sony now) has entered into an agreement with the Weinstein Co. for theatrical distribution.

If MGM distributes "Young Hannibal" theatrically it would be very possible to see a free ticket with the new "Silence" DVD, and they could also use the opportunity to throw a trailer and short featurette on there like most catalogue titles that tie into upcoming theatrical releases.

Here is what is included on the 2 disc ultimate edition. Btw...it also has a DTS track.

DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning" featurette with Jonathan Demme and Jodie Foster (15:31)
"Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Making The Silence of the Lambs" featurette (26:00)
"Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Breaking the Silence" featurette (8:49)
"Scoring the Silence" featurette with Howard Shore (15:19)
"Inside The Labyrinth - The Making of The Silence of the Lambs" documentary (63:41)
"A Wealth of Talent" featurette (18:51)
"Preparetion and Authenticity" featurette (20:41)
"Original 1991 Making of" featurette (7:46)
Still Image Galleries:
- Jodie Foster / Clarice Starling (2:12 slide show)
- Anthony Hopkins / Hannibal Lecter (1:39 slide show)
- Jonathan Demme (1:52 slide show)
- Buffalo Bill (1:45 slide show)
- Portraits (0:34 slide show)
- FBI (0:47 slide show)
- Special Effects (1:59 slide show)
- Behind the Scenes (2:09 slide show)
21 Deleted Scenes (19:36)
11 TV Spots
Trailers:
- Theatrical Trailer
- Theatrical Teaser
Anthony Hopkins Phone Message audio (0:31)
Outtakes Reel (1:41)
IN THE CASE
8-page booklet
5 collectors cards
English DTS 5.1

I just picked the SE up tonight. It's weird that it seems to be available now, all of a sudden (as I said before, I found 2 copies at one store, and my friend saw it at another store.) It could be nothing more than a weird coincidence, though.