The Official Paramount Centennial Collection Thread
 

Titles in the Paramount Centennial Collection:

#1: Sunset Blvd 11/11/08

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#2: Roman Holiday 11/11/08

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#3: Sabrina 11/11/08

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#4: Funny Face 1/13/09

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#5: Breakfast at Tiffany's 1/13/09

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#6: To Catch a Thief 3/24/09

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#7: The Odd Couple 3/24/09

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#8: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 5/19/09

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#9: El Dorado 5/19/09

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This list will be updated as new titles are announced.

Sounds interesting. This is one of my favorites, so if the new edition proves worthy I'll gladly double dip.

Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray.

Hopefully it has some good new features.

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Roman Holiday
Sabrina

I'll double dip even if it's not released on Blu-ray.

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Ooo, spine numbers!

Goddamn my completist nature.

*shakes fist*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Urge to spend... rising...

Damn. I wish too. I am already Double Dipping on Touch Of Evil even though there isn't a Blu release. Don't think I can do it for the Hitchcocks coming out too even though I sold off my old set expecting an HD DVD release. Jokes on me!

Wish the studios would get with it.

Crap. Spine numbers. I am powerless against their charms...

"Centennial" Collection

Does that mean there will be 100 spine numbers?

"Spine numbers".

Two of the most dreaded words an OCD collector can hear.

This is another classic I have been meaning to get. I saw it for the first time last November and loved it. End of the year is starting to look rather costly.

Well, Paramount's 100th anniversary is in 2012. Maybe they'll get to 100 by then.

Count me in as one whose current edition is good enough until the BD is released.

Love this movie but might also wait for a BD release. I'll wait for specs first before making a decision.

Pre-orders for Sabrina and Roman Holiday are $16.99 each from Amazon.

I'm sorry, I'm responsible for these. I recently broke down and purchased all three of these titles. Since I was apparently the last hold out, that triggered the cogs of industry to churn out new editions immediately.

-beebs

Extras courtesy of classic flix:

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BONUS FEATURES:

* Audrey Hepburn: Fashion Icon (17:32)
* Sabrina's World (11:25)
* Supporting Sabrina (16:32)
* William Holden: The Paramount Years (29:46)
* Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words (11:40)
* Behind the Gates: Camera (5:07)
* Paramount in the '50s (9:32)
* Galleries

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BONUS FEATURES:

* Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years (29:54)
* Remembering Audrey (12:11)
* Rome with a Princess (8:56)
* Dalton Trumbo: From A-List to Blacklist (11:54)
* Restoring Roman Holiday (5:53)
* Behind the Gates: Costumes (5:26)
* Paramount in the '50s (9:32)
* Trailers
* Galleries

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BONUS FEATURES:

* Commentary by Ed Sikov (author of "On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder")
* Sunset Boulevard: The Beginning (22:46)
* The Noir Side of Sunset Boulevard by Joseph Wambaugh (14:20)
* Sunset Boulevard Becomes a Classic (14:29)
* Two Sides of Ms. Swanson (10:32)
* Stories of Sunset Boulevard (11:17)
* Mad About the Boy: A Portrait of William Holden (11:15)
* Recording Sunset Boulevard (5:48)
* The City of Sunset Boulevard (5:32)
* Morgue Prologue Script Pages
* Franz Waxman and The Music of Sunset Boulevard (14:25)
* Behind the Gates: The Lot (5:03)
* Hollywood Location Map
* Paramount in the '50s (9:32)
* Edith Head - The Paramount Years Featurette (13:42)
* Original Theatrical Trailer (3:12)
* Galleries

That "Paramount in the 50's" featurette sounds interesting. These extras look good enough for me to safely double dip.

Impressive list of extras for Sunset Boulevard. :up: Still not sure if I'm going to double dip, but it looks like the decision will be tougher than I thought.

Rob

Paramount in the 50's is currently available on many Paramount DVDs of movies friom the fifties including the current Sunset Blvd, Sabrina, and Funny Face.
Really just a promo for the DVDs.

Sunset Blvd was restored for the current DVD release. Scanned onto a computer and then converted back to film. They showed the restored film at MOMA prior to the DVD release. I doubt it will look any better in another SD release. Double dip only if you can't live without the extras.

And that goddamn Edith Head featurette is on seemingly every Paramount dvd I own!

Words can't express how all over this I am. :drool:

I guess I'll be double dipping. One of my all-time favorite films.

I'm in for a second go around on Sunset Blvd.