Flashdance.

Come on Paramount, it's the title that your home video division was built upon. I can't believe I have to beg for it like it's some kind of obscure fringe thing.

While I'm at it Streets of Fire would be awfully nice, Universal. That is a fringe film, unfortunately, and I find the non-anamorphic DVD to be much more adequate than Flashdance's anamorphic release from 2002, but it'd be even greater on Blu Ray, and you've already got it ready to print. So get on with it already.

Off the top of my head...

Witness
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Stakeout, why did they release part 2 before the first one on blu???
Ghostbusters 2
Titanic
Finding Nemo
Sharktale
Iron Giant

Angus
The Hitcher

This was released on the Warner Archive a couple of years ago, so a Blu-ray is extremely unlikely.

I actually think the only way we MIGHT see blu rays of some of those is if someone like Criterion does it. People have hounded Warner and Criterion about "The Devils" for years. Apparently, Criterion has tried. Warner won't give them the rights, yet they won't release it themselves. They are actively suppressing it. They had it announced at one point in early 2009, complete with awesome cover art and everything, only to cancel it. (That was a standard DVD, that is.)

I feel your frustration. Warner really needs to get with it, and join the other major studios in terms of licensing out titles they have no intention of releasing on BD themselves.

I've read these interviews with George Feltenstein where he bemoans the lack of catalog sales volume on BD but does nothing about it. And Warner has, of course, been aggressive about catalog releases, compared to some other studios. Licensing these titles they're sitting on would at least bring in some cash, and the license holder can then worry about marketing the films rather than Warner.

I can only conclude that WB feels they'll make more from their more obscure titles by dumping them onto MOD DVDs in the Warner Archive than they will from licensing fees, hence their desire to hold onto these titles.

The Devils, as you mention, is further complicated by the fact that Warner doesn't seem to want it out at all. But if it ever does get released by WB, at this point in time I'm quite confident it would be as an Archive title only.

At Play in the Fields of the Lord is actually my most wanted title at the moment. It's the only movie I bought on VHS that hasn't gotten a digital release. I'd even take an MOD DVD, if it's anamorphic widescreen. But there's no way this is on Universal's radar. It wasn't a big success either critically or commercially. A shame, as I find it much underrated. The only hope is a license to somebody.

As for some of the other titles you mentioned, Criterion currently has DVD rights to Last Temptation and with BD upgrades coming to a few titles each month, I think it's quite possible they may get BD rights as well. The Age of Innocence and Cape Fear, although not the most popular of Scorsese's catalog, are big enough that I think we might get them eventually.

Kundun and The Piano...who has the rights to these now, Lionsgate? So maybe but I'm not holding my breath. The other titles in your original post are all either blockbusters or pretty high profile and probably will get released. Spielberg, of course, has said that Jaws is in the pipeline now.

The sad thing about Universal is that they went through this fantastic period in the late 80s and early 90s where they seemed, for a time, to be genuinely interested in making some films that were actually challenging and really about something. Today, they not only are not making those kinds of films anymore, but they do not seem at all to be interested in making those films available (even on standard DVD in some cases, much less BD).

Think back that between 1987 and 1995, Universal made "The Last Temptation of Christ", "Walker", "Talk Radio", "Gorillas in the Mist", "Do the Right Thing", "Born on the Fourth of July", "Henry and June" (the first NC-17 film), "At Play in the Fields of the Lord", "Jungle Fever", (they actually had multi-picture deals with both Scorsese and Spike Lee), and they made a three and a half hour, black and white, career-changing Holocaust picture with Spielberg that you may have heard of. "Temptation", "Right Thing", "Fever", and "Henry and June" all caused genuine controversy,too.

Now, they just don't seem to care about these films, anymore. They just keep re-releasing the same blockbusters again and again. Plus, they're way behind in blu-ray anyway because, back during the "Hi-Def Wars", they went exclusively HD Red, and we know how that turned out.

And any of their challening pictures they keep sitting on. At least they FINALLY put out an MOD version of "Blue Collar", a criminally-underrated Paul Schrader film with Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, and Yaphet Kotto that is well worth seeing.

I agree with you on every point. Universal is actually my least favorite studio regarding catalog Blu-ray. I'd buy a bunch of the films on your list if they'd put them out, not only "At Play" but Born on the Fourth of July, Gorillas in the Mist, Henry and June, and Last Temptation. Probably 90% or more of the Universal titles I own on DVD remain unreleased on BD.

I think I have 3-4 Universal titles in my BD collection, literally.

While we're at it, I might as well vent on my second least favorite studio, Paramount. I'd like to see everything released, of course, but the following are titles I'd most want rescued from BD oblivion. Maybe Criterion could license one or two of the less popular ones, as Paramount themselves will never get around to all of these:

Bringing Out the Dead
Chinatown/The Two Jakes
The Conformist (my favorite Bertolucci)
Don't Look Now (I know Optimum is releasing in Europe; not sure about region coding though)
Nashville
Ragtime
Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli)
Rosemary's Baby

The Conformist and Nashville might be good for Criterion; so would Don't Look Now but I believe they've already stated that it's not happening.

I'm stoked about Lebowski, Amelie, Brazil, O Brother, and others but would like to see these announced.

Le Grand Bleu (Region A)
Heima (Sigur Ros)
Never Cry Wolf
High Fidelity
City of God (non-Alliance)
The Beach
Grosse Point Blank
Mullholland Drive
Russian Ark
Jackie Brown
Rushmore
Fried Green Tomatoes
Moonlight Mile
Catch Me if You Can
Rear Window
Sopranos Complete Series
The Office Seasons 1-4
The Wire Complete Series
Neil Young Unplugged
Stripes
The Pianist
Buena Vista Social Club
A View to A Kill
Diamonds are Forever
You Only Live Twice

Jackie Brown is in the pipeline now. It was announced as a Walmart exclusive for this fall but plans may have changed. It's listed on their web site but no pre-order option is now available. Perhaps it may go directly into general release when it comes out.

Yes I've been following the news on it. As long as it is not on my shelf, it will be on my list. I remember it being "announced" for August 4, 2009 before Miramax's slow and painful death.

I really want The Year of Living Dangerously - the dvd is atrocious and this wonderful film deserves better treatment.

And I really want Criterion to put out the theatrical and directors cut of The Tin Drum in a set.

Another is the complete series of Six Feet Under.

All three Spy Kids movies are coming to Blu-ray August 2nd, 2011.

I'd still really like to get:

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Team America: World Police (and really all of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's films, I thought with Troma releasing some Blu-rays now that Cannibal! The Musical may come out even though I doubt it'd do a lot of good to come to high def)

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm- come on Warner you released Return of the Joker on Blu-ray which was great to get now this deserves a release too hopefully. Extras would be welcome as well but I really just want it on Blu-ray. Also the other two direct to DVD Batman animated movies would be welcome.

Any Coen Bros. stuff that isn't out or coming out. It's great that we're getting a bunch of releases this year but hopefully at some point all of their titles will see a release.

Jackass: The Movie,Jackass: Number Two, and Jackass 2.5- it'd be nice to get them to go along with the releases of 3 and 3.5.

This is getting a UK release in the fall.

10/4/11!

I would kill for a blu-ray of Moonlight Mile. I saw it on my first date with a girl I dated for five years. Not the best movie ever, but it means a great deal to me.

Needed to update my list, as almost half the titles from it have either come out, or about to. (Including one - Better Off Dead 8/2 - that I forgot to put on it to begin with).

- Empire Records
- That Thing You Do (with the extended version of the film, too)
- Singles
- Splash
- The Three Musketeers
- Tequila Sunrise
- Rock Star
- Some Kind Of Wonderful
- Pretty In Pink
- Scrooge
- Scrooged

Universal's been on a roll lately, so let's hope it's not too much longer until we get...
- Mallrats - had an HD-DVD release, so what's the hold up with Blu Ray version?
- High Plains Drifter
- Bring It On

And hopefully these should all be out within the next year or so now that Lionsgate has acquired Mirimax
- Pulp Fiction (US release)
- The Crow (US release)
- High Fidelity
- Gross Point Blank

My BLU-RAY WISH LIST(which includes 3 double-dips and a box set where only 1,maybe 2 of the films are liked,lol)

JAWS BOX SET with Special Features Including.....
The Shark is Still Working
All Previous DVD Features

EVIL DEAD ULTIMATE DEFINITIVE EDITION with Special Features Including
All Previous DVD Features all on a BD-50 disc,while all 3 Audio Commentaries on the 1st disc.
Besides the 3 previous commentaries there was talk that a Ladies of the Evil Dead made a commentary so add that and then make a big Cast(all 5 are currently doing convention appearences together).

EVIL DEAD II ULTIMATE DEFINITIVE EDITION
All Previous DVD Features(including the Orginal Elite DVD feature entitled Behind the Screams)
New Feature Length Documentary with interviews with the Cast & Crew
New Audio Commentary by Bruce,Sam,and the other cast members

ARMY OF DARKNESS ULTIMATE DEFINITIVE EDITION
All Previous DVD Features
Both Theatrical and Director's Cut version
New Commentary by Bruce & Sam on the Theatrical Cut
New Feature Length Documentary with interviews with the Cast & Crew

I want to see this doc--I'll take it on DVD, BD, whatever--almost as much as I want a BD release of Jaws itself. Spielberg, of course, has said that the Jaws BD is in the works, but it doesn't sound optimistic, based on TSISW Facebook page, that it will be included. Who knows. They claim it will see the light of day eventually so let's hope.

i'd like to see Eastwood's A PERFECT WORLD get a release sometime soon...

WTF is going on with Boardwalk Empire?

The Uncle Boonmee blu-ray looks great! There is a recent DVDTalk review of it, as well. I'm a fan of the older ones, as well, so wrote Strand to see about any news on Tropical Malady or Syndromes.

When and where is the 2011 Spanish movie "La piel que habito"/"The Skin I Live In", directed by Pedro Almodovar coming to Region A and or Region-Free Blu-Ray?

I second this. What a great film!