From: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce)
Subject: Hot Laserdisc News! -Disney -Image etc.
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 06:42:17 GMT


Below is information from a bulletin board on laserdiscs.  A lot of it
is info I have seen nowhere else.  I don't know where the SYSOP gets
it and I don't know if it is even true, but I pass it on for you to
chew on.

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IMAGE SELL OUT OF "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST"
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 Image Entertainment has sold out of "BEAUTY & THE BEAST-A WORK IN PROGRESS".
The street release date for this title is November 24.  Image has stated that
AT THIS POINT, they will not be pressing any more. This means that AT
THIS POINT, once dealers sell out, this disc is gone.  They COULD press
more, but current plans are to hold at one pressing to ensure that the disc
becomes a collectible.  Some of the dealers listed online here still have
unreserved copies, so move now.

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OVER AT IMAGE
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  Image is now doing in-house transfers of almost all Image, Disney and
Fox titles.  Sources have stated that they have seen improvement in quality
for Image released transfer over the past year.  By doing this themselves
they need not rely on the various studios.
  Unless prior contract requires them to be pressed elsewhere, Image is
moving towards having all their titles pressed by Mitsubishi in Japan.
All NEW releases will come Japan.

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SCARFACE (Pacino - 1983)
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   MCA will release "SCARFACE" (1983) in the Letterbox format.  Also
"RAISING CAIN" letterboxed as well.  The release date for both is Jan 27.
Prices: $39.95 for "Scarface" and  $34.95 for "Raising Cain".

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ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
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   Image has announced that they will release "ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW" on
Dec 23. They state that it will have a new Digital Video Transfer, Digital
Stereo, and will include the Time Warp segment of the film, that was omitted
from the the tape release. It will be tranferrred in 1.33.  This is the ratio
that it was shot in. Price: $39.95.

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THE ABYSS
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   THE ABYSS Special Edition Box Set went to the presses on 11/9.  It will be
pressed at Mitsubishi in Japan.

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FROM DISNEY - THE GOLD COLLECTOR'S SERIES
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    Image Entertainment & Disney are will soon announce on LaserDisc, the
"Gold Collector's Series".  The first 2 releases will be "MARY POPPINS" and
"20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA". They will be CLV Letterbox releases, with
supplements on the CAV.
    It has been said that Image has been preping these discs for a year, and
that the transfer and supplement quality is GREAT!
   Release date is projected to be Jan 28, 1993.  The retail price is $69.99

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