None are yet listed the WB Shop, which has resumed selling the 70th anniversary restoration on DVD despite an official moratorium. Amazon has been taking pre-orders for various iterations for more than a month, including a 2-D/3-D Blu-ray combo pack (for $27) and a 2-D only DVD of the 75th anniversary restoration. WBHE reportedly is going to be issuing a press release today with more details. 20, exclusively on 400 IMAX screens (including museums) in the United States (plus a “limited international release”). Warners, which previously promised the 3-D version would receive theatrical exposure, is certainly giving the 3-D version its best shot - bypassing Fathom Events, whose previous one-night digital presentations of the 2-D “Wizard Oz” (and other WB classics like “Singin’ in the Rain”) were, ahem, less than universally praised by consumers. Instead, the new stereoscopic Oz will be playing for one week, beginning Sept. I say give it a chance WB has a huge financial (not to mention moral) incentive not to screw up the conversion of one of its biggest cash cows. And based on reaction on my Twitter feed after the news broke on USA Today’s website last night, classic film fans are deeply divided over the very idea. “The Wizard of Oz” conversion is, of course, a huge (and controversial) deal that I’ve been reporting on for years.
BETTY BOOP HALLOWEEN PARTY BLURAY UPGRADE
1, for the Blu-ray debuts of three eagerly awaited film restorations: the new 75th anniversary upgrade of Victor Fleming’s “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), including a 3-D conversion Andre DeToth’s 1954 3-D classic, “House of Wax,” and the King Vidor’s never-on-DVD World War I silent classic, “The Big Parade.”
But first a raft of news about upcoming titles, seeing as how Warner Home Entertainment has just announced the same street date, Oct. This week’s reviews (of five pre-code titles) will be coming a bit later.
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