MGM also goes to DVD-R
03-24-10 | 07:50 PM
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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
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).
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).
03-24-10 | 09:07 PM
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Where's Green Acres?
03-24-10 | 09:11 PM
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The only DVD-Rs I pay money for are BLANK ones!
03-25-10 | 03:21 AM
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03-25-10 | 08:14 AM
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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
Not that there's really anything on that list I want, it's just the principle.
-jason
03-25-10 | 09:02 AM
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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.
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.
03-25-10 | 09:19 AM
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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?
03-25-10 | 10:21 AM
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DVD-R don't have the same physical quality as a factory pressed DVD, therefor potentially shortening their longevity.
03-25-10 | 11:14 AM
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03-25-10 | 11:30 AM
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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'!
03-25-10 | 01:51 PM
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Sure, Bush started it, but Obama sent it directly into the toilet and hit the handle. Some president you have ! I'm glad I didn't vote for him. I knew he'd screw up.
03-25-10 | 09:11 PM
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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.
Johnny Sokko is cool too but with that being a 7 disc release it'll cost a fortune even with a lesser product.
