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Feb 15, 2015 - 1:27 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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. . . the third and only one on D.V.D. was "Judgement: The Court Martial Of Lieutenant William Calley" which starred Tony Musante as Calley, and is available on D.V.D. from Platinum Home Entertainment. I always wonder why they didn't put the first two on D.V.D..
Although aired in 1974 and 1975, the three "Judgment" specials were not registered for copyright until 1981, when 3/4-inch videocassettes of the programs were deposited with the Library of Congress by Wolper Productions. But, registered or not, the initial 28-year copyright term began running when the shows were originally aired. When it came time, in 2002, to renew the copyrights for 1974's "The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg" and "The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita," the copyrights were renewed by Warner Bros., who had assumed control of the Wolper Productions library. But in 2003, when the copyright for 1975's "The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley" came up for renewal, Warner Bros. failed to renew it, and the film fell into the public domain. That's likely why it has been the only one released on video--by public domain label Platinum.
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Koch Media in Germany will release the long requested Night Has a Thousand Eyes on DVD April 23, 2015. It will be available from Amazon Germany. A note has been added to the Most Wanted on DVD Pinterest Board. More info on this and other exciting new releases from all over the world is available here: https://www.pinterest.com/arthurgrant9883/new-releases-on-blu-ray-and-dvd/
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Feb 19, 2015 - 3:48 PM
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filmusicnow
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. . . the third and only one on D.V.D. was "Judgement: The Court Martial Of Lieutenant William Calley" which starred Tony Musante as Calley, and is available on D.V.D. from Platinum Home Entertainment. I always wonder why they didn't put the first two on D.V.D..
Although aired in 1974 and 1975, the three "Judgment" specials were not registered for copyright until 1981, when 3/4-inch videocassettes of the programs were deposited with the Library of Congress by Wolper Productions. But, registered or not, the initial 28-year copyright term began running when the shows were originally aired. When it came time, in 2002, to renew the copyrights for 1974's "The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg" and "The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita," the copyrights were renewed by Warner Bros., who had assumed control of the Wolper Productions library. But in 2003, when the copyright for 1975's "The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley" came up for renewal, Warner Bros. failed to renew it, and the film fell into the public domain. That's likely why it has been the only one released on video--by public domain label Platinum.
I contacted Warner Archive Collection on Facebook, and despite that they own the Wolper library, they do not own the rights to the specials.
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Feb 19, 2015 - 7:07 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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I contacted Warner Archive Collection on Facebook, and despite that they own the Wolper library, they do not own the rights to the specials.
I suppose Warners knows what it has. But the Copyright records show that Warners claims the copyright on two of the three JUDGMENT specials. If someone other than Warners currently owns those specials, they would do well to register their claim.
The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. By Wolper Production
Type of Work: Motion Picture
Registration Number / Date:
RE0000871778 / 2002-11-18
Renewal registration for: PA0000111244 / 1974-01-28
Title: The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. By Wolper Productions (a division of the Wolper Organization, Inc.)
Series: Judgment
Copyright Claimant:
Warner Brothers, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, LP (PWH)
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: motion picture.
Variant title: The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Names:
Wolper Productions
Warner Brothers
Wolper Organization, Inc. Wolper Productions
Time Warner Entertainment Company, LP. Warner Brothers
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The court-martial of the Tiger of Malaya--General Yamashita. By Wolper...
Type of Work: Motion Picture
Registration Number / Date:
RE0000871777 / 2002-11-18
Renewal registration for: PA0000111243 / 1974-06-11
Title:
The court-martial of the Tiger of Malaya--General Yamashita. By Wolper Productions (a division of the Wolper Organization, Inc.)
Series: Judgment
Copyright Claimant:
Warner Brothers, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, LP (PWH)
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: motion picture.
Variant title:
The court-martial of the Tiger of Malaya--General Yamashita
Names:
Wolper Productions
Warner Brothers
Wolper Organization, Inc. Wolper Productions
Time Warner Entertainment Company, LP. Warner Brothers
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I contacted Warner Archive Collection on Facebook, and despite that they own the Wolper library, they do not own the rights to the specials.
I suppose Warners knows what it has. But the Copyright records show that Warners claims the copyright on two of the three JUDGMENT specials. Whoever currently owns the specials would do well to register their claim.
This makes me laugh. I use to meet with studio reps all the time in person about releasing films I knew they owned but that they had no clue about only to see it released by them or sub-licensed by them many years later.
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Feb 28, 2015 - 12:52 AM
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Bob DiMucci
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What about "The Great John L."?
THE GREAT JOHN L. was the first film produced by Bing Crosby Productions, Inc., an independent film production company owned by the noted performer. The film's producer, Frank R. Mastroly, was once a New York City sportswriter who had written numerous columns about boxing champion John L. Sullivan. After purchasing the film rights to the boxer's life story, Mastroly convinced producer-writer James Edward Grant, a one-time Chicago sportswriter, to write the screenplay. Grant, in turn, showed the script to Crosby, his neighbor, who liked it so much that he formed his own company to produce it. Victor Young, with whom Crosby had previously worked in his musical career, scored the film.
The 1945 film has gone through a number of ownership changes over the years. Originally distributed by United Artists, the film was copyrighted by Bing Crosby Productions. Somehow, the film came into the possession of noted film preservationist / pirate / freebooter Raymond Rohauer. It was part of his estate when he died, and in 1991 the film's rights were assigned to the Rohauer Collection Foundation, Inc. Most recently, the 700 titles amassed by Rohauer became part of the Cohen Film Collection, and are in the process of being restored for new screenings and release on DVD.
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eriknelslon:
Re: Ron, I agree that it would be a treat to see it on a big screen in its 70mm glory. I also saw it when it first came out, but at the legendary Cooper Theatre in Denver with its 100 ft wide screen. For me the time flew by. Sadly, the theatre was demolished to make way for a shopping center.
Interestingly, the theatre where I saw it was torn down too. It was at the high end corner of Wilshire and Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, far too pricey for a mere movie theatre, although it was a favorite place for premiering big budget epics -- also saw "Oliver!" there when it first opened, and others that don't come immediately to mind. Most were of the "roadshow" variety, with reserved seating and often an elaborate program with full color photos. Miss those days.
Planet of the Apes, The Swimmer, Deep End, Interlude...ring any bells? The Beverly Theater (which ran Oliver!) was on Beverly Drive but there was another theater on Wilshire a couple of blocks away called the Pacific that had other first run films and some rather spectacular re-engagements like Ben-Hur.
Here's some other bells for the Beverly: Tom Jones, Dr. Strangelove, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, That's Entertainment, etc. I saw a reissue of Rebel Without a Cause there in the late 1950s - I spent a good deal of my teen years in that theater. The other theater you mention - I'm not sure it was ever called the Pacific, unless it got changed to Pacific Beverly Hills - the theater was the Warner Beverly Hills, one of the great movie theaters, where Lawrence of Arabia played for a very long time. I saw Song Without End there, as well, and much later, when it was on its last legs, Swashbuckler.
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Also, Isadora has been released on Blu-ray in the UK via Hollywood Classics - it's 140 minutes, which is, I believe, the running time the film had in its London premiere. While there are way too many erroneous running times listed for this film, as far as I can tell the real ones are the cut US version (as The Loves of Isadora), which ran 128 minutes (not 131 minutes - I had a 16mm print), and the original one-week engagement length of 168 minutes. Then there was the TV version Reisz put together that ran 153 minutes. That's it as far as I know. The transfer is very nice.
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This week, the Fox Cinema Archives has released a made-on-demand DVD of the 1971 Reneé Taylor-Joseph Bologna romantic comedy MADE FOR EACH OTHER. The film was discussed in a posting of Jul 2, 2014 in this thread. Based solely on the information on Amazon, there seems to be good news and bad news regarding this release. The good news: the film appears to be transferred in 16:9 widescreen. The bad news: the running time of the film is listed as 101 minutes, which is at the low end of the claimed theatrical running times for the film, which range from 101 to 107 minutes. Moreover, since the film had been cut even before its release, the 101 minute time says that the offered version will not be the restored version that Taylor and Bologna oversaw in 1985, with twenty minutes of previously unviewed footage added. In any case, the theatrical cut is still a worthy film, as evidenced by the excellent set of reviews the film received upon its release. (See the earlier posting for more details.)
http://www.amazon.com/Made-Each-Other-Ren%C3%A9e-Taylor/dp/B00WTBDHLW/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1433466334&sr=1-3&keywords=made+for+each+other
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Thanks so much Bob for bringing those to my attention! I've got some updating to do!
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