From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Subject: New Laserdisc Release Announcements from LDN
Keywords: LD LDN
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 00:45:17 GMT

From the November issue of the Laser Disc Newsletter ($35 a year subscription,
PO Box 420, East Rockaway, NY 11518-4020):

MGM/UA announced their proposed 1993 releases in this issue, and there's a
bunch of other release announcments from Image and CBS/Fox.  But first, some
specific news:

 *  Disney's CINDERELLA has been released in bi-lingual CLV and sub-titled
    CAV in Japan (latter comes with special booklet.)  Also, a complete
    boxed set of SLEDGE HAMMER! episodes.  (Egads.)  TWIN PEAKS (the TV
    series) is being re-released in seasonal collected sets (e.g., Season 1,
    season 2, etc.)

 *  Y'know how I've always refrained from joining in the fray when people
    got down on CBS/Fox for their pricing of various LDs?  (Like the STAR
    WARS films and things like the lbx version of DESK SET.)  I always
    looked at the other side, i.e., that for the price the boxed sets of
    ALIEN and ALIENS are (to me) a bargain for what's on them.

    I may have to change my tune.  CBS/Fox has apparently gotten hold of
    some absolutely pristine prints of the most famous Charlie Chaplin
    films, and are releasing each of the discs on CAV.  For *$70* a piece.
    Now, they say they're packaging each one with tons of special features
    and memorabilia, so maybe they're worth it.  But you have to wonder...
    (I'll list the films at the end of the article.)

    PS  Pratt has seen clips from the films taken from the archives, and
    calls them "incredibly pristine".

 *  Criterion's TRUFFAUT TRIO will contain THE 400 BLOWS, JULES ET JIM, and
    a seperate retrospective of Truffaut's career.  The collection goes for
    $130, and they will be released seperately later at $50 apiece.

    Criterion is also releasing something which is a collection of toy
    commercials from the 60s, called TELIVISION TOYS.  (I'm strange enough
    to be curious about this.)

 *  A new distributor, Network Kingdom, Inc., will begin releasing Chinese
    laser discs to the US with subitles.  The first five releases will be
    THE PRINCE OF TEMPLE STREET, DEADLY DREAM WOMAN, IT'S NOW OR NEVER,
    SECOND TO NONE and OH! HERO.  Each goes for $85.  For info, call Ng Hing
    Kee, Inc. at 724 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133.  (Phone (415)
    781-8330; Fax (415) 397-9766.)

 *  Columbia is lowering the prices on a bunch of discs; I'm not listing
    them all here, especially as the various mail order stores will
    certainly do it for me soon.

 *  The Criterion versions of CITY OF HOPE and HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL have
    been dropped.

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As usual, here's some "interesting new scheduled releases" out of the LDN,
by releasing company name.  Two thing: I have no idea when they are
scheduled to be released, and these are certainly not all of the newly
announced titles -- only the ones that piqued my interest.  My
recommendation: pick up an issue of LDN.

VOYAGER/CRITERION:

Television Toys
Fallen Idol
Burmese Harp
The Silence
His Girl Friday

MGM/UA (this apparently includes much of their new releases for 1993):

The Asphalt Jungle/Badlanders (latter is lbx)
Bad Day at Black Rock (lbx)
Bhowani Junction (lbx)
Clash of the Titans (lbx)
A Hole in The Head (lbx)
Meet Me In Las Vegas (lbx)
The Glass Bottomed Boat (lbx)
Please Don't Eat the Dasies (lbx)
Point Blank (lbx)
Running Scared (lbx)
Tarsas Bulba (lbx)
The Wild Rovers (uncut lbx)
This Culd Be the Night (lbx)
Thunderbirds are Go!/Thunderbird 6 (lbx)
Travels with My AUnt (lbx)
Two for the Seesaw (lbx)
What's New Pussycat? (lbx)
La Cage Aux Folles / La Cage Aux Folles II
Small Change (Truffaut)
The Bride Wore Black
Neptune's Daughter
Anthony Adverse
The Americanization of Emily
The Barrets of Wimpole Street (1934)
Bathing Beauty
Battleground
Bullets or Ballots/Double Orchid
The Children's Hour
China Seas/Saratoga
Cold Turkey
Diggstown
Each Dawn I Die/City for Conquest
Everybody's Singing/Little Nelly kelly
Gable Crawford collection (Strange Cargo, Love on the Run, Possessed (1931),
    Forsaking All Others, Chained)
General Spanky (Our Gang shorts)
Give a Girl a Break/Everything I have is yours
Hospital
The Human Comedy
I Want To Live!
I'm Goin' to Get You, Sucka!
Invitation To The Dance
Ivanhoe
Jack the Giant Killer (original)
The Kiss/Single Standard (Garbo silents)
Madame Curie [Why do I suddenly flash to last week's Simpsons?]
Mata Hari/Painted Veil
The Merry Widow (1934)
Moby Dick
Moulin Rouge
Mrs. Soffel
The Music Lovers
Night and Day
Of Mice and Men (remake [yeah, which one?])
Paths of GLory
Pride and Prejudice
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
[This time for sure:] The Prisoner of Zenda (BOTH 1937 & 52 versions [not
    on the same disc, I hope.])
Romance/Inspiration (Garbo)
Scaramouche
Seperate Tables (1958)
Tay Away Joe/Live a Little, Love a Little
Strange Brew
The Tarzan Collection (T. Escapes, T Finds a Son, T's New York Adventure,
    T's Secret Treasure)
A THousand Clowns
Treasure Island (1934)
Vera Cruz
Viva Villa
West of Zanzibar/Unholy Tree (Lon Chaney)

LUMIVISION

Le Boucher (Chabrol)
Lensman (Anime)

IMAGE

Nosferatu (with audio commentary, so I assume the silent version)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Alita (Russian silent sci-fi)
The Vanishing
When Father Was Away on Business
Stephen King's Golden Years ($125)
The Mod Squad Vols. 1 & 2
Article 99
Break of Hearts
Final Verdict
Grim Prarie Tales
Holiday Affair
Night on Earth (lbx)
Perfectly Normal
Swingtime (Astaire/Rogers)

FOX (specifically, the CHaplin films):

Modern Times (CAV w/ daily production logs)
The Great Dictator (last side CAV)
City Lights (CAV original score restored)
The Kid/A Dog's life (CAV)
Monsieur Verdoux
The Circus (CAV)
THe Idle Classes/Sunnyside/Payday/The Pilgrim/Shoulder Arms/A Day's Pleasure
LimeLight (last side CAV)
King of New York/Woman Of Paris
The Gold Rush (CAV)

HBO/Cannon

Fort Apache, THe Bronx
Good Guys Wear Black

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...and tons of other stuff.  That's the gist, though.

                        More selections from TOP 59 MISTAKES MADE BY 
                            ADOLPH HITLER:

                            50. Listened to too much Wagner and not enough
                                Peter, Paul and Mary
                            41. Forgot to write "Dear Joey" letter to Stalin
                                before invasion of Poland
                            31. In last days, chose to hide in bunker rather
                                than ask U.S. for a little country place in
                                Hawaii 
                            27. Told Einstein he had a stupid name
                            25. Always got Churchill out of bed for
                                conference calls 
                            12. Referring to Stalin as "that old Georgian
                                fat back" 
                            10. Lost the Ark to Indiana Jones

                                        -- Bear's_Class_Account@ub.cc.umich.edu
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