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Olive Films Licenses some Republic Films

Posted: March 31st, 2012, 11:18 am
by Lzcutter
Fast on the heels of the Warner Bros/Goldwyn licensing deal comes word that Olive Films has acquired licensing rights to some of the Republic Library:

The ones they have apparently gotten for DVD and/or Blu-ray are:

J'Accuse (1938)
Bound
Reuben, Reuben
Cujo
Trust
Comment Ca Va?
Ici et ailleurs
The Stationmaster's Wife
The Magic Christian
Dorian Gray (1970)
The Pawnbroker
Long Day's Journey Into Night
The Devil's Widow
High School Confidential!
Johnny Guitar
Indescreet
She Devil
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
Cry Vengeance
Beware My Lovely
High Noon
Rio Grande
The Quiet Man
The Sound Of Fury
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
The Men
Caught
Letter From An Unknown Woman
Macbeth
Force Of Evil
Secret Beyond The Door
The Lost Moment
Three Secrets
Stranger On The Prowl
The Sun Shines Bright
Private Hell
China Gate
Body And Soul
Pursued
Ramrod
Ruthless
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Angel And The Badman
Cloak And Dagger
Cry Danger
The Enforcer
Bullfighter And The Lady
Only The Valiant
The Diary Of A Chambermaid
Strangers In The Night
The Devil And Miss Jones
One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Johnny Come Lately
Blood On The Sun
The Bells Of St. Mary
Magnificent Doll
That's My Man
Magic Town
The Other Love
Sleep, My Love
Champion
Home Of The Brave
Copacabana
Operation Petticoat
The Grass Is Greener

Re: Olive Films Licenses some Republic Films

Posted: March 31st, 2012, 12:00 pm
by moira finnie
All Right!! Olive Films will now have a chance to distribute some very rare films.

I am especially glad to see James Cagney's picaresque production Johnny Come Lately (1943) among the titles as well as the ahead-of-its-time racially aware war film, Home of the Brave (1949-Mark Robson). Apparently, most of Olive Films are released without any extra features, but since several of these movies have almost never been issued on Region 1 DVDs, it is still great news.

Re: Olive Films Licenses some Republic Films

Posted: April 1st, 2012, 2:39 pm
by Professional Tourist
That's a nice list. Personally I would love to see The Lost Moment finally released on DVD! :)

Re: Olive Films Licenses some Republic Films

Posted: June 30th, 2012, 2:47 pm
by markfp
Thanks for the list, Lynn. Seeing THE QUITE MAN there only gets my hopes up that we'll see a restoration. I've heard rumors, and maybe you know if it's fact, that there has already been a restoration done and for whatever reason Paramount has been sitting on it. I assumed that, if true, the studio was waiting to do a Blu-ray release. I have to admit that I don't really know much about Olive Films, but they certainly seem to be charging right in to acquire titles. More power to them.

Re: Olive Films Licenses some Republic Films

Posted: June 30th, 2012, 3:32 pm
by Lzcutter
Mark,

Like you, I've heard the talk of a restoration of The Quiet Man but so far, no DVD or Blu of it has been released. I hope this is a good sign that a Blu is coming sooner rather than later.

I saw a good print of the film a few years ago and the color was quite good though not the eye popper it should have been. A good restoration on Blu should look jaw dropping good.

Here's hoping!

Re: Olive Films Licenses some Republic Films

Posted: June 30th, 2012, 9:12 pm
by movieman1957
The version I saw at the AFI theater near DC was a UCLA print. It wasn't that bright either but the DVD I have is a bit too bright for my tastes. I think I like my old VHS print better.

Re: Olive Films Licenses some Republic Films

Posted: June 30th, 2012, 10:40 pm
by markfp
movieman1957 wrote:The version I saw at the AFI theater near DC was a UCLA print. It wasn't that bright either but the DVD I have is a bit too bright for my tastes. I think I like my old VHS print better.
I use to know a film collector that had an absolutely stunning 16mm print of THE QUIET MAN. Unfortunately, he passed away some years back and his extensive collection went in many different directions. I'm not sure where that one ended up. Boy, would I love to have been able to grab that one.