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Casablanca (US - DVD R1 | BD RA)

Warner Home Video sends over artwork for the new ultimate collectors edition

Title: Casablanca
Starring: Humphrey Bogart
Released: 2nd December 2008
SRP: $59.98

Further Details:
Warner Home Video has announced Casablanca Ultimate Collector’s Edition for release on the 2nd December. The premium giftset is elegantly boxed in an intricate laser-cut Moroccan design and will include collectibles such as reproductions of executive memos and props**, a branded passport holder, luggage tag, photo book and mail-in offer for a movie poster. Retail will be $59.98. A Blu-ray release will also be available for $64.99. We don't have artwork for this one yet, but we've attached full details below:

Disc 1

• Behind the Story
- Introduction by Lauren Bacall
- Commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
- Commentary by film historian/author Rudy Behlmer
- 1988 TCM special: Bacall on Bogart
- You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca [Bacall hosts this spellbinding backstage tour]
- As Time Goes By: The Children Remember
- Production history gallery
• Additional Footage
- Deleted scenes
- Outtakes
- Who Holds Tomorrow? Premiere episode from the 1955 Warner Bros. Presents series
- 1995 WB Cartoon: Carrotblanca

• Audio
- Scoring Stage Sessions
- Knock on Wood Alternate Version, Wilson with Piano
- As Time Goes By Part One Alternate Take, Wilson with Piano
- As Time Goes By Part One Film Version, Wilson with Piano
- Rick Sees Ilsa Instrumental Medley
- As Time Goes By Part Two Alternate Take, Wilson with Piano
- As Time Goes By Part Two Film Version, Wilson with Piano
- At La Belle Aurore Instrumental Medley
- Dat’s What Noah Done Outtake, Wilson with Piano
- April 26,1943 Screen Guild Players Radio Broadcast
• Trailers
- Theatrical trailer
- 1992 re-release trailer

Disc 2

• 1993 documentary: Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

Casablanca

News by Tom Woodward

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junio

No thanks. I'm happy with my special edition from just a few years ago which has got pretty much the same features sans the Warner docu. That is some beautiful artwork, however.

YlowBstard66

I love that artwork!

dvdtakeaway

lee09 wrote: Dragun wrote: lee09 wrote: a BD disc thats black and white and in fullframe.... pass. regardless of all its classical glory that this movie is.

So you'll only watch color widescreen films on Blu-ray? That doesn't make much sense.

It makes total sense to me. Blu-ray is all about 'color and widescreen' in their respectable form of being High Definition. B/W and Fullscreen? Total pass. Even though its not the films fault, due to its vintage.

What c**p! Blu-ray is not at all about colour and widescreen - its about presenting the movie as close to how it was originally intended to be seen.

Worst Nightmare

Wait 6 months - it will be half the price!

Arch Angel

David Blackwell wrote: most over-priced pointless DVD double-dip of the year.

Let's wait until the I Am Legend box's features are announced for that honor to be bestowed.

Laughing Gravy

"Blu-ray is all about 'color and widescreen' in their respectable form of being High Definition."

That may be the single most ignorant thing I've read on blu-ray, ever.

jp orestes

That's one spiffy set but I am not that much of a fan to purchase this.

Edgeman05

My god what a box.

lee09

Dragun wrote: lee09 wrote: a BD disc thats black and white and in fullframe.... pass. regardless of all its classical glory that this movie is.

So you'll only watch color widescreen films on Blu-ray? That doesn't make much sense.

It makes total sense to me. Blu-ray is all about 'color and widescreen' in their respectable form of being High Definition. B/W and Fullscreen? Total pass. Even though its not the films fault, due to its vintage.

Mr_Flix_1983

Oops! I just figured it out. It's the slipcase that's laser cut. I got it now!

Tom

Artwork added

Worst Nightmare

Jonny "Me You" wrote: Sure this is just a 2 disc set? That's an aweful lot of stuff to go on one disc with the movie too.Don't put it past them - we have seen it before...

cgi4u

I also question how many DVDs are in this set. If you look at the picture of this set provided by The Digital Bits, you can clearly see 3 DVDs (or at least 3 Discs - one could be a CD). You can also see the cardboard case the DVDs sit in and it is made to house 3 DVDs.

ChadGKG

Blue-Kal-El wrote: This movie is fine with the great 2-disc edition (on sale for $10 on BB) that's already out;

Assuming BB is Best Buy, it's $21 there now. I don't know when you got it for $10, but it isn't on sale now. BTW, the single disc is $15.

I've been waiting to pick up a cheap copy of it. This new release will surely help my chances as the 1 & 2 discs will be on sales soon.

Jonny "Me You"

Sure this is just a 2 disc set? That's an aweful lot of stuff to go on one disc with the movie too.

BoBoi

Own the HD DVD, fantastic quality for PQ, considering the age of the film. I'll be getting the BD UE as well, the LE blood is starting to come back again lol

Chaziah

I'll pick this up. The only version I have is the barebones snapcase, so this is a must purchase for me.

Nevunder

This better not be one of those stupid DVD books Warner has been packaging of late. I hate those. Like a previous poster mentioned, I'm getting tired of these gimicky marketing tactics. Leave that c**p for the comic book and videogame fanboys that get off on it. I just want a simple, uniform-looking product to put on my shelf, not some deluxe-sized eyesore...

David Blackwell

most over-priced pointless DVD double-dip of the year.

Bill Thomann

pass. Quite happy with the 2 disc SE.

Gildia

Stubby wrote: From what I've seen, the only extra features from the previous 2 disc release is the documentary on Jack Warner and the various trinkets thrown into this "Ultimate Collection". Since this new collection is twice the price of the previous edition, it's a no-brainer pass for me.
I think you mean the only extra features NOT from the previous two-disc release are the doc and trinkets. I've done some research and discovered it has everything from the two-disc special edition with the Jack Warner doc and the collectibles being new. The only other difference is that all the special features on the two-disc SE were on disc two with disc one containing just the film. I hope having the special features on the same disc as the film doesn't degrade the image quality.

Blue-Kal-El

This movie is fine with the great 2-disc edition (on sale for $10 on BB) that's already out; I don't think there is an improvement on video or audio quality, and the new previously unreleased 'extras' might just be for die hard fans...and the extra 'toys', well, it's nice to have them...but at that price? Not really...

Stubby

From what I've seen, the only extra features from the previous 2 disc release is the documentary on Jack Warner and the various trinkets thrown into this "Ultimate Collection". Since this new collection is twice the price of the previous edition, it's a no-brainer pass for me.

MarvDwight

What's the overlap on special features?

The 2-Disc SE was a spectacular release. Why did they go and try and improve upon that? It should have been just another straight to Blue Ray rerelease, with the same features. If there's any supplemental materials (disc features, not "props"

it's just going to serve as an annoyance for fans like myself who'd prefer to have the best DVD version available.

At present, I don't intend to upgrade.

Dragun

lee09 wrote: a BD disc thats black and white and in fullframe.... pass. regardless of all its classical glory that this movie is.

So you'll only watch color widescreen films on Blu-ray? That doesn't make much sense.

lee09

yeah i heard the 1080p transfer looked amazing on the hd dvd edition but i dont want to bother with this in high def, back then they didnt shoot widescreen so considering how badly i hate fullscreen, i dont think i can seat around for this

john 5

lee09 wrote: a BD disc thats black and white and in fullframe.... pass. regardless of all its classical glory that this movie is.

I had the HD-DVD and even though it's old and Black & White it looks great.

Gildia

This sounds essentially the same as the two-disc SE, just with new packaging and a few non-DVD extras. The SE is on my wish list but I may just get this instead.

mordok

I'll probably get this since I don't have the previous edition...unless that one has better features...

Nic Mall

You're quite an angry little fella aren't you?

thedaz

"The premium gift set is elegantly boxed in an intricate laser-cut Moroccan design and will include collectibles such as reproductions of executive memos and props, a branded passport holder, luggage tag, photo book..."

Seriously, is this a classic film for informed movie buffs, or a toy set for 8 year-olds?

I hate to use a cliché, but anyone seriously interested in this kind of superfluous garbage, really needs to get a life.

For goodness sake Warner, treat us like adults. Don't we really just want the film at the best possible quality?

Bring on the Blu-ray disc ASAP. But all that other junk?

Sadly, I guess some will lap it up.

roadogg31

Last transfer was amazing, so I'll get the Blu-ray only if it makes my head explode.

lee09

a BD disc thats black and white and in fullframe.... pass. regardless of all its classical glory that this movie is.

Bouncy X

well its nice to see how little price difference there is between the dvd and blu-ray. its going slow but blu-ray prices are finally dropping. awesome.

maybe i'll be able to buy them in stores instead off of amazon before i'm 50.

sec127

yeah, i own the Two-Disc Special Edition and that is fine with me.

MrSmearkase

Another re-release? This one sounds strictly for the die-hard fans.

Great movie, but not one that I would shell out more than $20 bucks for. The special features are great, but the bells and whistles do not seem worth it to me.

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