Posted on 08/25/2008 3:05:55 PM PDT by NewJerseyJoe
Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation has partnered with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to bring a variety of classic films to DVD. Films will be released under the “Collector’s Choice” banner and include restored and remastered transfers of previously unreleased titles from the Sony catalog. Hollywood talent will contribute commentaries and introductions in films that have inspired their own work.
The first release will be The Films of Budd Boetticher, a boxed set of five Westerns that will arrive in stores Nov. 4. The set includes The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone, Ride Lonesome and Comanche Station, all released theatrically between 1957 and 1960, and will feature introductions and commentary from a trio of Oscar-winning directors inspired by Boetticher’s work: Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and Taylor Hackford.
“We have an incredible treasure trove of films in our catalog, and this partnership with The Film Foundation helps us to create a unique, collectible package for classic cinema fans so they, too, can own a piece of Hollywood’s film legacy,” said Lexine Wong, senior EVP of worldwide marketing for Sony.
Sony Pictures and The Film Foundation will continue their alliance with several upcoming DVD sets, including a Michael Powell double feature as well as Rita Hayworth, Frank Capra, William Castle and film noir collections.
Please ping to FR cowboys and fans of great westerns.
One of these sports a script by Roy Huggins, written a few years before he pitched his “Maverick” idea to the suits at Warner Brothers.
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a Michael Powell double feature
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Hmmm...
“The Red Shoes”
or
“Black Narcissus”
or
“A Canterbury Tale”
or
“The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp”
or
“The Battle of The River Plate”
Can’t wait to find out which two have been selected for the package.
Michael Powell
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003836/
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