Sunday, February 24, 2008
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March 2002
March 2002
"Shawshank" was made by Castle Rock Entertainment, which is currently a subsidiary of and distributed by Warner Bros.
John
John
Monday, February 25, 2008
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November 2007
November 2007
Hey John J... if you can get accurate info on whether it WILL be released on HD DVD or not... also ask - if they intend NOT to release that on HD DVD... if they would do a limited release on it (and any other HD DVD movies), if they got enough "pre-orders" for them. I would CERTAINLY be willing to order directly from WHV, any HD DVD that could ONLY be gotten that way!
In fact... the HD DVD camp has ALWAYS said it is easier/cheaper to produce HD DVD's... so maybe they would be willing to do limited-run releases of titles on HD DVD, so they won't have a warehouse overstocked with 50,000 copies of each HD DVD that didn't sell. Varese Sarabande does limited-release runs of exclusive soundtracks on CD (like, "Predator" and "Die Hard" - both never released on ANY music format before). They did 3000 copies of each of those... until sold out. I got one of each of those - they are SWEET!
If there is a market for something - even a small one... they would be foolish to ignore it altogether!
In fact... the HD DVD camp has ALWAYS said it is easier/cheaper to produce HD DVD's... so maybe they would be willing to do limited-run releases of titles on HD DVD, so they won't have a warehouse overstocked with 50,000 copies of each HD DVD that didn't sell. Varese Sarabande does limited-release runs of exclusive soundtracks on CD (like, "Predator" and "Die Hard" - both never released on ANY music format before). They did 3000 copies of each of those... until sold out. I got one of each of those - they are SWEET!
If there is a market for something - even a small one... they would be foolish to ignore it altogether!
Monday, February 25, 2008
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October 2007
October 2007
Yes it is, and it should have won the Oscar over Forrest Gump that year. But that is just my opinion.
Monday, February 25, 2008
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October 2007
October 2007
InvisibleBiker, the Oscars and I hardly ever agree with each other - and this year was no different in that regard.
Monday, February 25, 2008
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October 2007
October 2007
I am just saying it was a great movie. probably the best Stephen King story adapted for the screen. And The Green Mile was pretty awesome also.
Monday, February 25, 2008
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October 2007
October 2007
And I was agreeing with you, dammit! 
I think Forrest Gump was a bit overrated IMO, certainly in comparison. Although I thought "The Green Mile" was a bit long and could have used some editing, I would jump on that when its released in high-def too. I've never considered Tom Hanks very convincing an actor, I think he did a really good job in this one.
I think Forrest Gump was a bit overrated IMO, certainly in comparison. Although I thought "The Green Mile" was a bit long and could have used some editing, I would jump on that when its released in high-def too. I've never considered Tom Hanks very convincing an actor, I think he did a really good job in this one.
Monday, February 25, 2008
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October 2007
October 2007
I totally agree with you Hawk. He is the modern day Jimmy Stewart, a great actor. You never hear any contoversy about him.
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Monday, February 25, 2008
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March 2002
March 2002
Warner Bros.'s Vice President of Publicity and Promtion, Ronnee Sass, informs me this morning that the "Shawshank" listing for HD DVD is an error on WB's part. They will change it on their press site.
John
John
Monday, February 25, 2008
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November 2007
November 2007
Yep... they updated it already - no more Shawshank on HD DVD. D'oh! 
http://whv.warnerbros.com/WHVPORTAL/Portal/product.jsp?OID=48768
http://whv.warnerbros.com/WHVPORTAL/Portal/product.jsp?OID=48768
Monday, February 25, 2008
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October 2007
October 2007
Thanks for the update John.
So I wonder if they're releasing this in Blu-ray this November 4th, or if that was a mistake too? And for $19.99? If Warner did a good job with this one and loaded it with exclusive extras, it's one of the few catalog titles I wouldn't hesitate to spend $32.99 for.
So I wonder if they're releasing this in Blu-ray this November 4th, or if that was a mistake too? And for $19.99? If Warner did a good job with this one and loaded it with exclusive extras, it's one of the few catalog titles I wouldn't hesitate to spend $32.99 for.
