Here is my wish-list of titles not available on region 1 DVD, as well as
shorter lists of titles needing restoration or anamorphic upgrades.
Some are available on PAL, others have never even been on VHS.
Please don't bother to tell me how badly they suck. It's my list and I want
them. No point in arguing about taste.
The DVD Journal (http://www.dvdjournal.com/) has shut down, but their "missing
in action" list is still there: http://www.dvdjournal.com/extra/mia.html. It's
not being regularly updated; some of the titles have since become available.
I have added links to the TCM pages for voting. I don't know if this does any good.
* * *
These are missing on region 1:
Agatha (1979) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078736/ ]
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=66899
Admirable Crichton, The (1957) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050100/ ]
U.S. title: Paradise Lagoon
It's a pity that JM Barrie is remembered only for Peter Pan.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?stid=66807
[*] Age of Consent (1969) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063991/ ]
Michael Powell, James Mason, Helen Mirren
Scheduled for Jan 6 2009.
[*] Arabesque (1966) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060121/ ]
Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren. Available in PAL.
Scheduled for Nov 11 2008.
Beware, My Lovely (1952) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044417/ ]
Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino. What more do you want?
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=1317
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029929/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=69247
Bribe, The (1949) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041207/ ]
...which I know only from "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid." Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=2316
Chimes at Midnight, The (1965) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059012/ ]
Orson Welles as Falstaff.
Available in PAL from http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/ch...ght-p-625.html
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=70831
Conflict (1945) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037611/ ]
Bogart and Greenstreet.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=95
Divorce of Lady X, The (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030063/ ]
Romantic comedy with Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson.
[*] Easy Living (1937) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028816/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Available April 22, 2008
Enchanted April (1992) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101811/ ]
The region 4 PAL is 4:3 and poorly mastered. The region 2 PAL from Sweden
is better quality and anamorphic widescreen.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=74060
Ex-Mrs Bradford, The (1936) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027593/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=2551
Footsteps in the Dark (1941) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033616/ ]
Errol Flynn comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=3458
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048087/ ]
It was often on TV in the mid-60s and I want to see it again.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=27900
Four's a Crowd (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030151/ ]
Errol Flynn comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=885
Fourth Protocol, The (1987) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093044/ ]
Hard to believe there is no region 1 disc. Available in PAL widescreen.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=35246
High Road to China (1983) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085678/[ ]
Available in PAL, said to be poor.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=77994
Hôtel du Nord (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030252/ ]
On PAL from Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Du-Nor...dp/B000E6UXY8/
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=502403
Inferno (1953) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045911/ ]
Robert Ryan!
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=79215
International Gorillay (1990) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251144/ ]
Made in Pakistan: kill Salman Rushdie!
Available for $15 from http://www.lostsilver.com/movies/I/I...Guerillas.html
It's a Wonderful World (1939) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031500/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=1460
It's Love I'm After (1937) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029058/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=1791
Jimmy the Gent (1934) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025330/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=242
Light That Failed, The (1939) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031572/ ]
Ronald Colman and Ida Lupino. I'm told the Kipling novel has both happy
and sad ending versions; I honestly don't know which I read. It's difficult to
judge.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=81391
Mad Miss Manton, The (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030396/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=82281
[*] Major and the Minor, The (1942) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035019/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Available April 22, 2008.
Major Barbara (1941) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033868/ ]
Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison do Shaw. Available on PAL.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=82446
[*] Midnight (1939) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031647/ ]
Screwball comedy. Being remade; maybe they'll release the original?
Available April 22, 2008.
Midwinter's Tale (1995) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113403/ ]
Aka In the Bleak Midwinter. Directed by Branagh.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=6068
Moon's Our Home, The (1936) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027979/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=83960
Mr Lucky (1943) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036174/ ]
Cary Grant.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=2254
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037158/ ]
Gail Russell. Read the book, want to see the movie.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=85927
Perfect Specimen, The (1937) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029391/ ]
Errol Flynn comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=369
Pimpernel Smith (1941) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034027/ ]
Leslie Howard. Wasn't this announced at one time?
Available for $20 from http://www.reelclassicdvd.com/
Pirates of Penzance, The (1983) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086112/ ]
The 1980 TV version with Kline and Rondstadt is available, but not their
1983 theatrical release.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=86746
Private War of Major Benson, The (1955) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048513/ ]
Charlton Heston comedy (!)
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=87231
[*] Privilege (1967) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062155/ ]
Rock and roll fable.
Available July 29, 2008.
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026955/ ]
Charles Laughton. Read the book, want to see the movie.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=88738
[*] Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, The (1963) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055929/ ]
A Disney made for TV miniseries with Patrick McGoohan. Aka Dr Syn, Alias
the Scarecrow. This was announced at one time but never appeared.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=73310
Available November 11, 2008.
Siege of Firebase Gloria, The [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098328/ ]
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=18550
[*] Small Back Room, The (1949) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041886/ ]
Powell/Pressburger. Available in PAL as Hour of Glory.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=507897
Criterion has this for August 2008.
Tawny Pipit, The (1944) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037352/ ]
British home front birdwatching romance. I saw part of this during PBS
fundraising and want to finish it.
Tchao pantin (1983) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086420/ ]
Claude Berri.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=481200
That Forsyte Woman (1949) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041955/ ]
Errol Flynn and Greer Garson go all Galsworthy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=92691
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028355/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=3797
Tenth Level, The (1975) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075320/ ]
For the William Shatner film festival. Stanley Milgram and the obedience
to authority experiments. Made for TV.
Waterloo (1970) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066549/ ]
I've seen a region 1 disc, but it's not listed at the IMDB. Needs
an anamorphic upgrade anyway.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=95158
World, The Flesh and The Devil, The (1959) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053454/ ]
Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens and Mel Ferrer at the end of the world.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=96284
Year of the Comet, The (1992) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105871/ ]
Availble in 4:3 PAL. Needs widescreen update.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=23528
* * *
These need anamorphic upgrades:
1941 (1979) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078723/ ]
Armageddon (1998) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/ ]
Cutthroat Island (1995) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112760/ ]
Day of the Triffids (1962) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055894/ ]
Available in a very poor 4:3 edition. Widescreen PAL available?
Emma (1996) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116191/ ]
Gwynneth Paltrow.
Extreme Prejudice [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092997/ ]
Walter Hill, pan-and-scan only.
Firelight (1997) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119125/ ]
Sophie Marceau; Jane Eyre hotted up a bit. The region 1 disc is 4:3; a
widescreen PAL is available.
Hard Times [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073092/ ]
Walter Hill. The 1999 edition was a flipper with anamorphic widescreen on
one side. The 2005 rerelease was pan-and-scan only.
Hell in the Pacific (1968) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063056/ ]
Hope and Glory (1987): [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093209/ ]
Horseman on the Roof, The (1995) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113362/ ]
Both the IMDB and Amazon say this is anamorphic, but the one I have seen
was letterboxed, and it is the only region 1 disc I can find.
Impromptu (1991) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102103/ ]
Ladyhawke (1985) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089457/ ]
Prospero's Books (1991) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102722/ ]
There is a poor 4:3 region 1 disc. The only good edition is a Dutch PAL
disc available only as part of a 5-disc collection.
Queen Margot (1994) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110963/ ]
The current region 1 letterboxed disc is single layer for 144 minutes;
pretty poor quality.
[*]Walkabout (1971) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067959/ ]
Criterion has announced an anamorphic edition for October 2008, the same time as the Blu-Ray version.
While You Were Sleeping (1995) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/ ]
Withnail and I (1987) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094336/ ]
British "fear and loathing" comedy.
* * *
These need restoration:
Night Train to Munich (1940) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032842/ ]
Carol Reed does Hitchcock. Region 1 DVD exists, but needs restoration.
Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025748/ ]
A couple region 1 discs are available, but needs restoration.
[*] Stairway to Heaven (1946) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038733/ ]
Aka A Matter of Life and Death. Powell/Pressburger. Region 1 disc is said
to be poor. Available on PAL.
Scheduled for Jan 6 2009.
* * *
In general:
More Deanna Durbin. The rest of Errol Flynn.
Where are the McDonald/Eddy musicals? I saw in a studio interview that these are in preparation, but need a lot of work.
-Bill
shorter lists of titles needing restoration or anamorphic upgrades.
Some are available on PAL, others have never even been on VHS.
Please don't bother to tell me how badly they suck. It's my list and I want
them. No point in arguing about taste.
The DVD Journal (http://www.dvdjournal.com/) has shut down, but their "missing
in action" list is still there: http://www.dvdjournal.com/extra/mia.html. It's
not being regularly updated; some of the titles have since become available.
I have added links to the TCM pages for voting. I don't know if this does any good.
* * *
These are missing on region 1:
Agatha (1979) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078736/ ]
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=66899
Admirable Crichton, The (1957) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050100/ ]
U.S. title: Paradise Lagoon
It's a pity that JM Barrie is remembered only for Peter Pan.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?stid=66807
[*] Age of Consent (1969) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063991/ ]
Michael Powell, James Mason, Helen Mirren
Scheduled for Jan 6 2009.
[*] Arabesque (1966) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060121/ ]
Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren. Available in PAL.
Scheduled for Nov 11 2008.
Beware, My Lovely (1952) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044417/ ]
Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino. What more do you want?
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=1317
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029929/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=69247
Bribe, The (1949) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041207/ ]
...which I know only from "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid." Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=2316
Chimes at Midnight, The (1965) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059012/ ]
Orson Welles as Falstaff.
Available in PAL from http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/ch...ght-p-625.html
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=70831
Conflict (1945) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037611/ ]
Bogart and Greenstreet.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=95
Divorce of Lady X, The (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030063/ ]
Romantic comedy with Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson.
[*] Easy Living (1937) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028816/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Available April 22, 2008
Enchanted April (1992) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101811/ ]
The region 4 PAL is 4:3 and poorly mastered. The region 2 PAL from Sweden
is better quality and anamorphic widescreen.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=74060
Ex-Mrs Bradford, The (1936) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027593/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=2551
Footsteps in the Dark (1941) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033616/ ]
Errol Flynn comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=3458
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048087/ ]
It was often on TV in the mid-60s and I want to see it again.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=27900
Four's a Crowd (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030151/ ]
Errol Flynn comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=885
Fourth Protocol, The (1987) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093044/ ]
Hard to believe there is no region 1 disc. Available in PAL widescreen.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=35246
High Road to China (1983) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085678/[ ]
Available in PAL, said to be poor.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=77994
Hôtel du Nord (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030252/ ]
On PAL from Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Du-Nor...dp/B000E6UXY8/
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=502403
Inferno (1953) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045911/ ]
Robert Ryan!
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=79215
International Gorillay (1990) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251144/ ]
Made in Pakistan: kill Salman Rushdie!
Available for $15 from http://www.lostsilver.com/movies/I/I...Guerillas.html
It's a Wonderful World (1939) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031500/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=1460
It's Love I'm After (1937) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029058/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=1791
Jimmy the Gent (1934) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025330/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=242
Light That Failed, The (1939) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031572/ ]
Ronald Colman and Ida Lupino. I'm told the Kipling novel has both happy
and sad ending versions; I honestly don't know which I read. It's difficult to
judge.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=81391
Mad Miss Manton, The (1938) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030396/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=82281
[*] Major and the Minor, The (1942) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035019/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Available April 22, 2008.
Major Barbara (1941) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033868/ ]
Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison do Shaw. Available on PAL.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=82446
[*] Midnight (1939) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031647/ ]
Screwball comedy. Being remade; maybe they'll release the original?
Available April 22, 2008.
Midwinter's Tale (1995) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113403/ ]
Aka In the Bleak Midwinter. Directed by Branagh.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=6068
Moon's Our Home, The (1936) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027979/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=83960
Mr Lucky (1943) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036174/ ]
Cary Grant.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=2254
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037158/ ]
Gail Russell. Read the book, want to see the movie.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=85927
Perfect Specimen, The (1937) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029391/ ]
Errol Flynn comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=369
Pimpernel Smith (1941) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034027/ ]
Leslie Howard. Wasn't this announced at one time?
Available for $20 from http://www.reelclassicdvd.com/
Pirates of Penzance, The (1983) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086112/ ]
The 1980 TV version with Kline and Rondstadt is available, but not their
1983 theatrical release.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=86746
Private War of Major Benson, The (1955) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048513/ ]
Charlton Heston comedy (!)
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=87231
[*] Privilege (1967) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062155/ ]
Rock and roll fable.
Available July 29, 2008.
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026955/ ]
Charles Laughton. Read the book, want to see the movie.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=88738
[*] Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, The (1963) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055929/ ]
A Disney made for TV miniseries with Patrick McGoohan. Aka Dr Syn, Alias
the Scarecrow. This was announced at one time but never appeared.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=73310
Available November 11, 2008.
Siege of Firebase Gloria, The [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098328/ ]
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=18550
[*] Small Back Room, The (1949) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041886/ ]
Powell/Pressburger. Available in PAL as Hour of Glory.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=507897
Criterion has this for August 2008.
Tawny Pipit, The (1944) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037352/ ]
British home front birdwatching romance. I saw part of this during PBS
fundraising and want to finish it.
Tchao pantin (1983) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086420/ ]
Claude Berri.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=481200
That Forsyte Woman (1949) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041955/ ]
Errol Flynn and Greer Garson go all Galsworthy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=92691
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028355/ ]
Screwball comedy.
Vote at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=3797
Tenth Level, The (1975) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075320/ ]
For the William Shatner film festival. Stanley Milgram and the obedience
to authority experiments. Made for TV.
Waterloo (1970) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066549/ ]
I've seen a region 1 disc, but it's not listed at the IMDB. Needs
an anamorphic upgrade anyway.
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World, The Flesh and The Devil, The (1959) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053454/ ]
Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens and Mel Ferrer at the end of the world.
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Year of the Comet, The (1992) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105871/ ]
Availble in 4:3 PAL. Needs widescreen update.
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These need anamorphic upgrades:
1941 (1979) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078723/ ]
Armageddon (1998) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/ ]
Cutthroat Island (1995) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112760/ ]
Day of the Triffids (1962) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055894/ ]
Available in a very poor 4:3 edition. Widescreen PAL available?
Emma (1996) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116191/ ]
Gwynneth Paltrow.
Extreme Prejudice [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092997/ ]
Walter Hill, pan-and-scan only.
Firelight (1997) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119125/ ]
Sophie Marceau; Jane Eyre hotted up a bit. The region 1 disc is 4:3; a
widescreen PAL is available.
Hard Times [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073092/ ]
Walter Hill. The 1999 edition was a flipper with anamorphic widescreen on
one side. The 2005 rerelease was pan-and-scan only.
Hell in the Pacific (1968) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063056/ ]
Hope and Glory (1987): [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093209/ ]
Horseman on the Roof, The (1995) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113362/ ]
Both the IMDB and Amazon say this is anamorphic, but the one I have seen
was letterboxed, and it is the only region 1 disc I can find.
Impromptu (1991) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102103/ ]
Ladyhawke (1985) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089457/ ]
Prospero's Books (1991) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102722/ ]
There is a poor 4:3 region 1 disc. The only good edition is a Dutch PAL
disc available only as part of a 5-disc collection.
Queen Margot (1994) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110963/ ]
The current region 1 letterboxed disc is single layer for 144 minutes;
pretty poor quality.
[*]Walkabout (1971) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067959/ ]
Criterion has announced an anamorphic edition for October 2008, the same time as the Blu-Ray version.
While You Were Sleeping (1995) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/ ]
Withnail and I (1987) [imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094336/ ]
British "fear and loathing" comedy.
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These need restoration:
Night Train to Munich (1940) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032842/ ]
Carol Reed does Hitchcock. Region 1 DVD exists, but needs restoration.
Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025748/ ]
A couple region 1 discs are available, but needs restoration.
[*] Stairway to Heaven (1946) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038733/ ]
Aka A Matter of Life and Death. Powell/Pressburger. Region 1 disc is said
to be poor. Available on PAL.
Scheduled for Jan 6 2009.
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In general:
More Deanna Durbin. The rest of Errol Flynn.
Where are the McDonald/Eddy musicals? I saw in a studio interview that these are in preparation, but need a lot of work.
-Bill
