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Casablanca UCE (US BD) in December
Warner Home Video have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of Casablanca (Ultimate Collector’s Edition) on 2nd December 2008 priced at $64.99 SRP. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in one of the great Hollywood classics that debuts on Blu-ray Disc as a premium giftset this Christmas.

All of the content of the Special Edition DVD and HD DVD editions are featured alongside a documentary on the life of Jack Warner - 1993 documentary: Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul - in this set that 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.



** 1) Memo from Hal Wallis that “Casablanca” is the new title 2) Memo from Wallis to Jack Warner strongly urging casting of Bogart over George Raft 3) Letter from Publicity head Charles Einfeld to publicist Marty Weiser to “sell” Bogart as a romantic lead 4) Victor Laszlo’s “letter of transit.

There is no region coding and there are no announced plans for a standard, non-UCE release.

Extras (presented in Standard Definition)…


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 [Laurel Bacall’s candid and moving reminiscences about her husband’s life and career]
* You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca [Bacall hosts this spellbinding backstage tour]
* As Time Goes By: The Children Remember [Stephen Bogart and Pia Lindstrom remember their parents, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman]
* Production history gallery
Additional Footage
* Deleted scenes
* Outtakes
* Who Holds Tomorrow? Premiere episode from the 1955 Warner Bros. Presents series, starring Charles McGraw
* 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: - Most likely a standard DVD…
* 1993 documentary: Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul



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Lost hero escribió:que padre se ve esa edicion Ultimate!, que bueno que no compre la edicion Ultimate anterior.

juanonimo escribió:Hace tiempo que pensaba sobre agregar este título a mi colección. Con el lanzamiento de esta edición ya es casi seguro que lo haré.

Cita:this box contains a brand-spanking new 4K transfer of the film and a bunch of new bonus content (the image appears to show the feature on one Blu-ray, special features on a second BD and a DVD version of the feature film.)

Cita:Warner Home Video has announced a new Casablanca: 70th Anniversary 3-Disc Blu-ray + DVD Combo Edition for release on 3/27 (SRP $64.99).
All of the previous DVD and Blu-ray content will be included, and the new set will add a pair of new documentaries (Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of and Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic). Additionally, the set will compile a trio of additional, previously-released documentaries (including 2008's You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story and The Brothers Warner and the 1993 doc Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul). It will also come packaged in a "double-wide giftbox, with brand-new collectibles created for this release including a 60-page production art book with never-before-seen photos, personal memos and archival documents about the production. A reproduction of the original 1942 film poster and a set of four collectible drink coasters from in a special keepsake box.

nilne escribió:Alguien sabe si en la nueva edicion corregiran el aspect ratio ya que la horizontal no llega a las 1920 lineas.

Por cierto en Walmart esta a 115 junto con las demas de los oscares de Warner, Fox y Videomax.

Cita:Casablanca Blu-ray Review
"Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake." Play it twice, cinephiles, for Warner's new AV presentation...
Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, March 20, 2012

Casablanca Blu-ray, Video Quality
I expect nothing short of high definition perfection when dealing with new theatrical releases. But catalog titles? So much can go wrong, so much can be misunderstood about the process, and so much can be taken for granted that anything can (and sometimes does) go wrong. Whatever criticisms videophiles occasionally launch at Warner, though, let one thing be known: the studio that helped sire the modern film industry knows how to treat a catalog classic. Casablanca joins a growing list of remarkable catalog releases thanks to a fresh 4K scan, a meticulous frame by frame restoration, and a stunning 1080p/AVC-encoded video transfer that orbits perfection. You don't even have to be a film preservationist to appreciate everything the film's dazzling new presentation offers. Faithful to whatever few faults there are and revealing in every sense of the word, it left me quite speechless. Oh, there's some inherited softness here, a bit of negligible print damage there, but all of it traces back to the film's original source elements (which look about as pristine as they come). Detail is excellent (insofar as Arthur Edeson's early '40s black and white photography allows) and grain, refined and unobtrusive as it is, rarely falters. Moreover, edge definition is crisp and clean (without any significant halos or ringing to report), shadow delineation is sound, and finer textures, when apparent, deliver.

Contrast is dialed in more beautifully than ever before too, with rich black levels, striking whites, vastly improved midrange tones, absorbing shadows and more natural gradation. Yes, the film's grain field drifts off course every so often, and yes, a few shots are a bit worse for the wear (chief among them portions of Isla's iconic departure), but there's simply nothing to suggest any of these exceptions could look any better than they do here. The presentation even strolls past its 2008 Blu-ray counterpart, which earned accolades and high marks when it arrived four years ago (even though, in hindsight, it's now clearly the inferior transfer). Suffice it to say, Warner's restoration and new encode are nothing short of extraordinary. Those who answer Casablanca second call to high definition arms will be glad they did.

Casablanca Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
If you've never seen Casablanca, make Warner's 70th Anniversary Limited Edition Giftset the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Between its all-new 4K scan and restoration, fantastic video transfer, fully capable DTS-HD Master Audio mono mix, and bevy of extras (many of which are new to this release), the studio has gone above and beyond with an ultimate edition that makes the 2008 Ultimate Edition look inadequate. Price is really the only roadblock to consider. If that isn't an issue, add the latest release of Casablanca to your cart post haste.

Cita:Price is really the only roadblock to consider. If that isn't an issue, add the latest release of Casablanca to your cart post haste.