Olive Films
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Phenomenal news. Olive is doing a terrific job with these neglected Paramount titles. I really hope Deadhead Miles is on the docket, too
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Joseph McBride revealed on Facebook that Olive is reissuing Welles' Macbeth on Blu-ray in a deluxe set that will include both versions. Extras are still being determined, but McBride confirms recording a commentary track for the release and Jonathan Rosenbaum notes in the same Facebook feed that he is writing an essay. I assume sales of the first Blu-ray have done well for Olive.
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- Dot Com Dom
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Saved! is coming to Blu in August, which is the good news. So is Kramer's the Pride and the Passion though
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Tell Me That You Love, Junie Moon added to the August slate.
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rockysds wrote:Tell Me That You Love, Junie Moon added to the August slate.
About damn time. One of Preminger's most unjustly neglected films
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It's great news, especially since there are no circulating copies in the right aspect ratio
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Has Olive acquired Gordon Parks' Leadbelly? It seems like the exact kind of film they'd put out, especially given its ownership.
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- Dot Com Dom
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DeMille's 1915 film the Captive will be coming to Blu-ray in September, alongside a lot of junk (Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, the Horrible Dr. Hichcock, Jekyll and Hyde Together Again, Mankillers, the Monster of Piedras Blancas, Yours Mine and Ours). There is not even a circulating copy of this one floating around back channels, so quite an exciting announcement!
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The Horrible Dr. Hichcock is actually quite fun, though obviously not the major release of the DeMille.
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I'd be interesting to see Blanche Sweet in an early feature, after seeing her often in Griffith's Biograph shorts, but not being particularly a fan of the DeMille/MacPherson silents it's difficult to justify a blind buy of this. It would've been nice if, like other labels such as Kino and Image used to do, they could've included another DeMille silent (if any have been similarly mastered and scored) but fortunately, for a film that's all of 50 minutes, Olive lowered their usual SRP to $24.95 for the Blu.
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It's generally regarded as one of the best Italian horror films of all time, so I think a lot of people would disagree with Domino dismissing it as "junk."knives wrote:The Horrible Dr. Hichcock is actually quite fun, though obviously not the major release of the DeMille.
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Per DVD Drive-in, The Horrible Dr. Hichcock will be edited 77-Minute American Version.
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Gah! When--if ever--are they gonna get to Outrage?
- captveg
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Pro-B at the blu-ray.com forum has hinted at a new licensing deal for Olive. His exact post was "VERY BIG NEWS coming up soon "
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
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It's a new label, Olive Signature. First (re)releases are High Noon and Johnny Guitar
- knives
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Anything special about these versus a regular release?
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
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Yes, actually!
High Noon
Mastered from new 4K restoration
“A Ticking Clock” - Academy Award-nominee Mark Goldblatt on the editing of High Noon
"A Stanley Kramer Production" - Michael Schlesinger on the eminent producer of High Noon
“Imitation of Life: The Blacklist History of High Noon” - with historian Larry Ceplair and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein
“Ulcers and Oscars: The Production History of High Noon” - a visual essay with rarely seen archival elements, narrated by Anton Yelchin
“Uncitizened Kane" - an original essay by Sight & Sound editor Nick James
Theatrical trailer
Johnny Guitar is now 1.66 by the way, so may be worth holding onto the first release too if you want both ARsJohnny Guitar
Mastered from new 4K restoration
Introduction by Martin Scorsese
Audio commentary with historian and critic Geoff Andrew
"Tell Us She Was One of You: The Blacklist History of Johnny Guitar” - with historian Larry Ceplair and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein
“Is Johnny Guitar a Feminist Western?: Questioning the Canon” - with critics Miriam Bale, Kent Jones, Joe McElhaney and B. Ruby Rich
“Free Republic: The Story of Herb Yates and Republic studios” - with archivist Marc Wanamaker
A critical appreciation of Nicholas Ray with critics Miriam Bale, Kent Jones, Joe McElhaney and B. Ruby Rich
“My Friend, the American Friend” - Nicholas Ray biographical piece with Tom Farrell
"Johnny Guitar: The First Existential Western" - an original essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum
Theatrical Trailer
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Ooooooh. This is pretty awesome. Welles' MacBeth is probably part of this. BTW....The street date for the two are September 20th.
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Great news about Johnny Guitar. Also great to see certain Olive titles sold well enough to justify re-release.
- knives
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Super, just add subs and this is some of the best news to come out of American labels this year.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
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Subs are present on both. Covers:
Mission statement:
Mission statement:
Street date for both: September 20th- Olive Signature -
The Standard In Fan-centered Entertainment
You asked and now Olive Films—The place where film fans come first—has delivered. Introducing Olive Signature, a new series of DVD/Blu-ray titles for the loyal Olive Films fan. Highlighting cult favorites, time-honored classics, and under-appreciated gems, each Olive Signature edition boasts pristine audio and video, newly designed cover art, and an abundance of exciting bonus material. Coveted editions of the films you know and love, Olive Signature is our gift to the many fans, aficionados, and cinephiles who hold these films near and dear. Olive Signature, the standard in fan-centered entertainment.
About Olive Signature
Updated fan editions of the films you know and love
Presented in pristine audio and video
Featuring newly designed cover art
Loaded with special bonus material
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I likey.
I wonder what else may join their Signature series. I, personally would love to see Force of Evil be one of the titles.
I wonder what else may join their Signature series. I, personally would love to see Force of Evil be one of the titles.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
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MSRP is Criterionized at $39.99 but Olive releases are virtually always available for half-off or more by release day on Amazon
- Drucker
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Of course the real question now is whether competing MOC editions get released, which I imagine is very likely for Johnny Guitar.
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So basically, all of their better titles--the ones I felt compelled to buy before--I'm going to have to buy those all over again now, aren't I?domino harvey wrote:It's a new label, Olive Signature. First (re)releases are High Noon and Johnny Guitar