I want to write the people who have the rights to this movie to try to get them to release it on DVD. From what I've seen on this board, many people also want it. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
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You can vote for it at www.tcm.com
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I would like to see that happen too. I do not have the TMC channel. I think that a petition would probably do it. I have not seen this movie all the through, and would very much like to.
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This movie is owned by Twentieth-Century-Fox Film Corp., and unfortunately this company has curtailed/stopped DVD release of its older films, due to the fact that the company feels it can't make money on them. While you can vote for its release at Turner Classic Movies (TCM) it doesn't own the rights for this film .... and many other Fox titles. While TCM would pass the information on to Fox it probably won't do any good. It's a simple matter of economics. The movie does still play on Fox Movie Channel (FMC) occasionally, if you have access to that.
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I'm surprised they haven't come up with some sort of "pre-order" deal whereby people would, say, submit their credit card numbers and their cards would only be charged upon the actual release of the DVD.
I understand the studios don't want to lose money, but with e-commerce being what it is, there has to be a way to bomb-proof DVD releases for older films.
Since my last post I've heard that Fox may be considering an MOD (Manufacture on Demand) program similar to what Warner initiated last year with their Warner Archives, and Universal followed earlier this month with their Universal Vault Series. This would mean that if enough people request a movie it would become available in a DVD-R format, allowing the studio to make a profit not always possible with a regular DVD release. These DVD-R copies usually contain only the film, made from the "best available source", with no extras. In the case of Fox, they've got excellent quality prints for use on the Fox Movie Channel, so any DVD-Rs they manufacture should be of the same quality.
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This would mean that if enough people request a movie it would become available in a DVD-R format, allowing the studio to make a profit not always possible with a regular DVD release.
foxmovies.com currently doesn't have any way to request movies. Their contact/customer service section only allows correspondence for checking orders. When, and if, they adopt an MOD program that may change. In the meantime, I'd use amazon.com and tcm.com to request Fox films. Amazon already sells some Warner Archive titles (as does deepdiscount.com) and has a feature to request notification when a movie is released on disc; and TCM shows Fox films occasionally, and has Fox film details in its database. TCM also allows you to check if a film is available on DVD, and if not, you can request it there, regardless of what studio produced it.
I agree with you on the price issue. I'd pay no more than $15 for a movie I wanted, and have yet to purchase one. I'd prefer an all-the-time price of $10 each. Warners did offer a price of $9.99 each before Christmas if you purchased ten movies. You can sign up at wbshop.com to receive newsletters and offers.
The studios don't offer titles to films to Criterion. Criterion chooses films it's interested in, and then contacts the studios who own that film. Their choices are usually based on critical acclaim, three-and-a-half to four-star rated films ..... "Good Morning Miss Dove" would not qualify. Also, Criterion would evaluate demand for a title before going to the expense of remastering and production. It still boils down to economics. Criterion is in business to make money too.
Drop by Amazon.com and do a title search. The DVD for sale is, unfortunately 1:33.1, not unlike the version that can be found on YouTube. At least it isn't a "pan and scan" nightmare, but this "TV format for kids" is a letdown. You can also find this film at TCM.com, and just "add it to your cart.";)
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