Sony Pictures Classics: 30th Anniversary Collection 4K UHD (1992-2017) - Page 14 - Blu-ray Forum

AdmiralNoodles · 09-08-2022, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

Coming soon...

Columbia Pictures Action Classics

Columbia Pictures Horror Classics

Columbia Pictures Sci-Fi Classics

It'd be awesome to see a Columbia Pictures Ray Harryhausen Classics 4K Boxset.

Would have chosen the reverse colors for the spines and font for this set, otherwise it's just laziness repeating Columbia Classics Volume 3 spine/font color scheme.
Would have expected SLC Punk to be in a set with Lords of Dogtown.

Youre My Boy Blu! · 09-08-2022, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Synchg

no it doesnt, dunno even know why its in there to begin with

ZombAid · 09-08-2022, 11:20 AM

Does this Box-Set also release in Europe?
The poor Euro paired with exorbitant Shipping costs prevails me from ordering this set form the States. 378,20$ really is a sum.
But I really would like it very much.

Lutz · 09-08-2022, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by THF90

When the gay character is actually played by a gay actor?

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME still gets a pass here though because the writer and director are both gay. So there�s the gays gaze.

rezpekt · 09-08-2022, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ZombAid

Does this Box-Set also release in Europe?
The poor Euro paired with exorbitant Shipping costs prevails me from ordering this set form the States. 378,20$ really is a sum.
But I really would like it very much.

Extremely unlikely. International rights for most of these are all over the place. They could do individual releases of specific titles in countries where they have the rights to them, but that's about it.

J-Mart · 09-08-2022, 03:41 PM

I own three of these on BD, but have only watched one. Time to watch the other two. Also gonna try to watch what I don’t own on streaming. List is below for streaming options I’ve found if anyone’s interested. Feel free to let me know if you’re aware of anywhere TCoLC and RLR can be watched

Orlando - Tubi
The City of Lost Children - N/A
The Celluloid Closet - Fubo, Tubi
Run Lola Run - N/A
SLC Punk - DirecTV, HBO Max
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Amazon Prime, HBO Max
The Devil's Backbone - HBO Max
Volver - DirecTV, Freevee, Fubo, Hulu+
Synecdoche, New York - Hulu+
Still Alice - DirecTV, Fubo, Showtime
Call Me By Your Name - DirecTV, Fubo, Showtime

coffeelover239 · 09-08-2022, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by James Luckard

A League of Their Own - no standalone anywhere

Guess I forgot mention, A League Of Their Own does have a dedicated 4K release in Austria of all countries. I found a link of it for sale on Amazon India: https://www.amazon.in/League-their-O.../dp/B08N4XW2WS

Brad1963 · 09-08-2022, 03:51 PM

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All this talk about gay cinema and SPC got me thinking about this excellent film. It was unfortunately buried in theatres during the peak of the pandemic. Otherwise I think it would have received more attention. Hopefully it will find an audience some day. I recommend it highly.

murphywmm · 09-08-2022, 04:12 PM

I’m surprised they included “Volver” over “Talk To Her”. The latter film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and also had a Best Director nom - rare for a foreign language film.

ShellBeacher · 09-08-2022, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by murphywmm

I’m surprised they included “Volver” over “Talk To Her”. The latter film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and also had a Best Director nom - rare for a foreign language film.

We've been using VOLVER nearly every semester for a certain class in recent years. I'm hoping some of its effects on students rubbed off to karmic buzz, or whatever universal buzz studios pay attention to! But yes, I'd like to see any kind of HD upgrade for the rest of the "missing" Almodovars, TALK TO HER, BAD EDUCATION, etc. I bought the UK Studio Canal box set to gain some of the rest...

andantelise · 09-08-2022, 05:09 PM

Wow, massive boxset of films on 4K. Count me in, despite the hefty price tag!

Phillip c. Niethe · 09-08-2022, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by James Luckard

Columbia Classics set 1 - June 2020
standalone releases since then
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - no US standalone, only in select European markets
Lawrence of Arabia - steelbook only in US so far, standalones in many overseas markets
Dr. Strangelove - standalone in the US in 2021
Gandhi - standalones in select European markets
A League of Their Own - no standalone anywhere
Jerry Maguire - standalones in select European markets

That makes 1 film released as a general standalone in the US, one as a steelbook standalone in the US, 3 in European markets only, and 1 nowhere in the world. Not great odds, two years out.

Columbia Classics set 2 - Oct 2021
standalone releases since then
Anatomy of a Murder - no standalones anywhere
Oliver - no standalones anywhere
Taxi Driver - no standalones anywhere
Stripes - no standalones anywhere
Sense and Sensibility - no standalones anywhere
The Social Network - no standalones anywhere

The standalones in Europe from Vol 1 came out in July 2021, 13 months after the boxset.

November is 13 months after Vol 2 and there's no sign of any of those titles getting standalones anywhere yet.

Anything could happen, they might all get standalones in every market on earth. Or they may never get them. That seems more likely to me, at this point.

Sooo, basically you just agreed with everything I stated lol… the first set does indeed have single releases for all of their UHD films, Mr. Smith goes to Washington and a League of their own may have been put out as single in another country but both are REGION FREE UHD

so no reason a fan can’t import. I didn’t mention the singles came out a year later but when I stated the second set “will” too infers that the set would follow the pattern of the previous set so yes a year later and look we still have a couple of months to spare before announcement. The first set’s collection as singles if I recall correctly weren’t announced ahead of the preorders by very much time at all.
As far as that being unlikely as a release option, if the 4K Master of a film is already completed, it’s because there will be a release in that format. (Barring streaming for exclusivity or a title that so few purchased that it wasn’t profitable to press a large quantity. But hey, I ain’t saying I can’t be wrong

but I will argue it’s More likely than less likely with past evidence contrary to Not likely.

James Luckard · 09-08-2022, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Phillip c. Niethe

Sooo, basically you just agreed with everything I stated lol� the first set does indeed have single releases for all of their UHD films, Mr. Smith goes to Washington and a League of their own may have been put out as single in another country but both are REGION FREE UHD

so no reason a fan can�t import. I didn�t mention the singles came out a year later but when I stated the second set �will� too infers that the set would follow the pattern of the previous set so yes a year later and look we still have a couple of months to spare before announcement. The first set�s collection as singles if I recall correctly weren�t announced ahead of the preorders by very much time at all.
As far as that being unlikely as a release option, if the 4K Master of a film is already completed, it�s because there will be a release in that format. (Barring streaming for exclusivity or a title that so few purchased that it wasn�t profitable to press a large quantity. But hey, I ain�t saying I can�t be wrong

but I will argue it�s More likely than less likely with past evidence contrary to Not likely.

The issue is that most of those standalones are not easy to buy for Americans. For example, I, for one, wouldn't order the Austrian standalone of A League of Their Own from India... Some of those editions might as well not exist for American customers. Also, many people prefer to have packaging in English, with the title in English, etc.

My point was that only one title from Vol 1 has had a wide, general release in the US.

If some of the titles from Vol 2 do end up getting released in Luxembourg and Liechtenstein in November, I'll still be glad I bought the US edition.

Also, those were major catalog titles. I somehow doubt The Celluloid Closet or Still Alice will be getting standalones in Belgium or Denmark in late 2023.

FForFake · 09-08-2022, 07:14 PM

This is such an odd mishmash of flicks. There are a couple I'd really like to have (Volver, Devil's Backbone), a few I wouldn't MIND owning but could live without (Synecdoche, Orlando, Crouching Tiger, City of Lost Children) and the rest are various shades of "Meh". Never even heard of Still Alice, somehow. I guess I'll add it to my cart, wait for a price drop, and if it comes, buy it and flip the movies I don't care about. Someone will want them, I'm sure.

Bates_Motel · 09-08-2022, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by THF90

It�s not my opinion.

It was widely accepted because a straight male played the lead.

Personally, I could care less.

"Couldn't" care less

James Luckard · 09-08-2022, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by FForFake

This is such an odd mishmash of flicks. There are a couple I'd really like to have (Volver, Devil's Backbone), a few I wouldn't MIND owning but could live without (Synecdoche, Orlando, Crouching Tiger, City of Lost Children) and the rest are various shades of "Meh". Never even heard of Still Alice, somehow. I guess I'll add it to my cart, wait for a price drop, and if it comes, buy it and flip the movies I don't care about. Someone will want them, I'm sure.

Still Alice is probably only there because Julianne Moore finally won her Oscar for it. The film itself is not a classic on the scale of The Lives of Others, for example.

I've never seen Still Alice, like most people, but I've heard from the one friend who did see it that it's good, for what that's worth.

Dubliner1 · 09-08-2022, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by murphywmm

I’m surprised they included “Volver” over “Talk To Her”. The latter film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and also had a Best Director nom - rare for a foreign language film.

Also surprised...wouldn't even place Volver in Almodovar's Top 5.

Would also have preferred 'House Of Flying Daggers' instead on 'Tiger'. Just imagine the Echo Game (drum) scene in Atmos or DTS:X!!

Only one in I'm really interested in is 'Synecdoche, New York'- have never seen it but fan of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Very little interest in other titles so an easy pass for me.

Just my 2 cents.

James Luckard · 09-09-2022, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Dubliner1

Also surprised...wouldn't even place Volver in Almodovar's Top 5.

Would also have preferred 'House Of Flying Daggers' instead on 'Tiger'. Just imagine the Echo Game (drum) scene in Atmos or DTS:X!!

Only one in I'm really interested in is 'Synecdoche, New York'- have never seen it but fan of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Very little interest in other titles so an easy pass for me.

Just my 2 cents.

Flying Daggers only did $11 million in the US for SPC. It's not even in their top 10. It's number 19. Crouching Tiger grossed more than 11 times as much as Flying Daggers. With $128 million it's still SPC's top-grossing film in the US ever.

James Luckard · 09-09-2022, 01:19 AM

For those wondering why Volver and not some other Almodovar film, it's likely because Volver was Sony Pictures Classics's highest grossing Almodovar film in the US.

Still Alice also did a MUCH higher number than I thought, which explains its inclusion, along with Julianne Moore's Oscar. It was their #11 highest grossing film ever.

Here's a list of SPC box office champions:

Full list here:
https://www.the-numbers.com/market/d...tures-Classics

cheez avenger · 09-09-2022, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by James Luckard

Flying Daggers only did $11 million in the US for SPC. It's not even in their top 10. It's number 19. Crouching Tiger grossed more than 11 times as much as Flying Daggers. With $128 million it's still SPC's top-grossing film in the US ever.

Crouching Tiger was definitely a phenomena when it first came out. It took me almost 2 weeks to catch it at a non-sold out show.

09-08-2022, 11:20 AM	#263
ZombAid Senior Member Member since:Aug 2017 Location:Berlin. Germany. Trading Score:2	Does this Box-Set also release in Europe? The poor Euro paired with exorbitant Shipping costs prevails me from ordering this set form the States. 378,20$ really is a sum. But I really would like it very much.

09-08-2022, 03:41 PM	#266
J-Mart Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Bend, OR 4K collection:172 Blu-ray collection:1395 DVD collection:55 Trading Score:274	I own three of these on BD, but have only watched one. Time to watch the other two. Also gonna try to watch what I don’t own on streaming. List is below for streaming options I’ve found if anyone’s interested. Feel free to let me know if you’re aware of anywhere TCoLC and RLR can be watched Orlando - Tubi The City of Lost Children - N/A The Celluloid Closet - Fubo, Tubi Run Lola Run - N/A SLC Punk - DirecTV, HBO Max Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Amazon Prime, HBO Max The Devil's Backbone - HBO Max Volver - DirecTV, Freevee, Fubo, Hulu+ Synecdoche, New York - Hulu+ Still Alice - DirecTV, Fubo, Showtime Call Me By Your Name - DirecTV, Fubo, Showtime

09-08-2022, 03:51 PM	#268
Brad1963 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 4K collection:251 Blu-ray collection:1257 Blu-ray reviews: 1	297741_large.jpg All this talk about gay cinema and SPC got me thinking about this excellent film. It was unfortunately buried in theatres during the peak of the pandemic. Otherwise I think it would have received more attention. Hopefully it will find an audience some day. I recommend it highly.

09-08-2022, 04:12 PM	#269
murphywmm Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Edmonton, Canada 4K collection:282 Blu-ray collection:3403 DVD collection:63 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:2	I’m surprised they included “Volver” over “Talk To Her”. The latter film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and also had a Best Director nom - rare for a foreign language film.

09-08-2022, 05:09 PM	#271
andantelise Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Weirwood Network 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:2008 DVD collection:61 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:142	Wow, massive boxset of films on 4K. Count me in, despite the hefty price tag!

09-08-2022, 07:14 PM	#274
FForFake Senior Member Member since:Sep 2016 Location:Louisville, KY 4K collection:125 Blu-ray collection:387 DVD collection:40 Trading Score:118	This is such an odd mishmash of flicks. There are a couple I'd really like to have (Volver, Devil's Backbone), a few I wouldn't MIND owning but could live without (Synecdoche, Orlando, Crouching Tiger, City of Lost Children) and the rest are various shades of "Meh". Never even heard of Still Alice, somehow. I guess I'll add it to my cart, wait for a price drop, and if it comes, buy it and flip the movies I don't care about. Someone will want them, I'm sure.

09-09-2022, 01:19 AM	#279
James Luckard Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:253 Blu-ray collection:1560 Blu-ray reviews: 33	For those wondering why Volver and not some other Almodovar film, it's likely because Volver was Sony Pictures Classics's highest grossing Almodovar film in the US. Still Alice also did a MUCH higher number than I thought, which explains its inclusion, along with Julianne Moore's Oscar. It was their #11 highest grossing film ever. Here's a list of SPC box office champions: Full list here: https://www.the-numbers.com/market/d...tures-Classics

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