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MGM also goes to DVD-R
Ugh, DVD-R sets....
Well for the people who wanted "Johnny Sokko" on DVD, there it is, and highly unlikely to include the original Japanese for this one.... http://www.dvddrive-in.com/features/mgmmod2010.htm http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000489701 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced that it will be offering 27 additional MGM titles, including never-before-released award-winning classic films, made-for-TV movies and television shows via CreateSpace’s DVD on Demand service. Beginning March 22, fans can pre-order their favorite classic films in this exciting second wave of titles followed by the television series from the new collection, which will be available soon. The entire collection of MGM DVD-on-Demand titles will be showcased at www.amazon.com/mgmcollection. The dedicated online destination will serve as a central hub, with links to pages featuring original trailers for films including, Fitzwilly, The Honey Pot, Hurricane Streets, Valentino and more. “We are delighted to continue our association with CreateSpace DVD on Demand, a perfect way for us to provide fans convenient access to timeless MGM movies and television shows that are not readily available in the marketplace,” said Eric Doctorow, General Manager, MGM Worldwide at Fox. “The new MGM Limited Edition Collection section will make it even easier for customers to find these film and TV gems on Amazon.com.” CreateSpace DVD on Demand enables film and TV studios such as Twentieth Century Fox to make a wide variety of content available efficiently, inexpensively and with little risk, since titles are sold directly in response to customer demand. Showcasing an assortment of award-nominated films, the latest wave of titles includes Academy Award® nominees The Best Man (1964), with Lee Tracy garnering a Best Supporting Actor nod; Man Of Iron (1981), selected as Best Foreign Language Film; and The Whisperers (1967), for which Edith Evans earned a Best Actress nomination. The set also incorporates Golden Globe® nominees Garbo Talks (1984), starring Anne Bancroft; and The Glory Guys (1965), featuring James Caan, nominated for Most Promising Newcomer. In addition, the collection features popular made-for-TV films such as Inherit The Wind (1999), starring Jack Lemmon in his Golden Globe®-winning performance; three-time Golden Globe® nominee The Tenth Man (1988), starring Anthony Hopkins; and The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979), starring Lindsay Wagner. The television series to be available soon include the first season of the contemporary show “Flipper - The New Adventures” (1995) and Season 2 of "Flipper," the original series (1964), “Highway Patrol” (1955) Season 1 and the complete series of “Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot” (1969). |
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So Academy Award winners are getting the DVD-R treatment now? This really is the end.
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I blame Bush. It's all his fault for ruining the economy to the point that this is the only way we can get catalog titles now.
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Where's Green Acres?
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The only DVD-Rs I pay money for are BLANK ones!
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Anyone want to help me burn down Hollywood?
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Originally Posted by calhoun07
(Post 10069348)
I blame Bush. It's all his fault for ruining the economy to the point that this is the only way we can get catalog titles now.
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MGM had already started this program several months ago with Dreamchild and The Group, among others.
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If it's the only way I can get Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot, so be it.
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If it's the difference between some rare movies never seeing the light of day (except for bootlegs) or officially sanctioned DVD-Rs, I'll take the DVD-Rs.
Not that there's really anything on that list I want, it's just the principle. -jason |
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Does Disney do this? I really want those last few episodes of DuckTales. I'm sure people would use this for Gargoyles as well...
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Here's an existing thread on the subject. Mods might want to merge.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/56...r-program.html |
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Question: when you're watching the movie, can you tell the difference?
I'm curious... |
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Yeah, I couldn't find the original thread for this.
As for can you tell the difference between DVD and DVD-R when watching, no, not really. But with the discs costing just as much as regular DVDs and having no special features, what's the point of buying them? That's my thing. |
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Originally Posted by Mao
(Post 10070017)
Question: when you're watching the movie, can you tell the difference?
I'm curious... |
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I'd think the point of buying them is whether you want to own the movie or not. If there's no discerible difference other than percieved 'value', what's the problem?
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No Rolling Thunder, no sale.
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Originally Posted by Eddie W
(Post 10070074)
I'd think the point of buying them is whether you want to own the movie or not. If there's no discerible difference other than percieved 'value', what's the problem?
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Originally Posted by Zen Peckinpah
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No Rolling Thunder, no sale.
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Yeah, 'Rolling Thunder' should be announced any day now, as I just recorded it off TV a couple months back. I'm surprised 'Futureworld' hasn't been released yet, it's been on Amazon UnBox since the service launched (but not in OAR). Has there been any recent transfer of TTDS good enough to use for DVD? Come on 'Blood and Lace'!
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Originally Posted by calhoun07
(Post 10069348)
I blame Bush. It's all his fault for ruining the economy to the point that this is the only way we can get catalog titles now.
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Originally Posted by manicsounds
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But with the discs costing just as much as regular DVDs
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I've been waiting forever for The White Buffalo. Does this mean that it will never get a regular release?
Johnny Sokko is cool too but with that being a 7 disc release it'll cost a fortune even with a lesser product. |
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I'm still waiting for my widescreen White Lightning.
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I'm surprised they didn't announce the remake of 12 angry men w/ Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott and many others
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