Studio Canal / Studio Canal Vintage Classics - Classic British Films
 

Hi everyone,

Do we have many fans of classic British cinema of the past? There's a great new collection from Studiocanal who have been releasing a bunch of old classic British films, fully re-mastered and stuffed with special features. There's some great films in the set!

I got sent the whole series for work and have been working my way through them and they're brilliant. My fave of the bunch has to be The Ladykillers for sure.

Anyone own any of these...

1. Went The Day Well? (1942)
2. Dead Of Night (1945)
3. The Captive Heart (1946)
4. Brighton Rock (1947)
5. Hue & Cry (1947)
6. It Always Rains On Sunday (1947)
7. Nicolas Nickleby (1947)
8. Fallen Idol (1948)
9. Scott Of The Antarctic (1948)
10. Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949)
11. Queen Of Spades (1949)
12. The Third Man (1949)
13. Whisky Galore (1949)
14. Dance Hall (1950)
15. The Happiest Days Of Your Life (1950)
16. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
17. The Man In The White Suit (1951)
18. Tales Of Hoffman (1951)
19. Angels One Five (1952)
20. The Cruel Sea (1953)
21. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
22. The Belles Of St Trinians (1954)
23. Hobson's Choice (1954)
24. An Inspector Calls (1954)
25. The Maggie (1954)
26. The Dam Busters (1955)
27. The Ladykillers (1955)
28. Woman In A Dressing Gown (1957)
29. Ice Cold In Alex (1958)
30. Quartermass And The Pit (1958)
31. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
32. Peeping Tom (1960)
33. School for Scoundrels (1960)
34. Payroll (1961)
35. Billy Liar (1963)
36. The Servant (1963)
37. Sparrows Can’t Sing (1963)
38. Darling (1965)
39. Far From The Madding Crowd (1967)
40. The Lion In Winter (1968)
41. Don't Look Now (1973)
42. The Wicker Man (1973)
43. Aces High (1976)
44. The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
45. Cross Of Iron (1977)

Phew! Such a great collection of films, with some top names too - David Bowie, Alastair Sim, Malcolm Macdowell, Julie Christie, Richard Attenborough, Orson Welles, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Barbara Windsor, Frankie Howerd the list goes on...

Is anyone here a fan of these movies? Own any from the collection?

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A lot of great films there, plus a few I've yet to see too.

I have quite a few of these releases myself and highlights include: Dead of Night, Don't Look Now, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Peeping Tom, Quatermass and the Pit, The Third Man, and of course The Wicker Man.

Queen of Spades is an often overlooked gem too. A shame they didn't release that one in HD.

No The Singer Not The Song?

C'est la vie....

Quatermass & The Pit fae 67, unless it's QII youve been sent, or the TV programme???

Ahem.

Have a few of them....nice to see The Servant in there, an underrated film imho.

Definitely check out The Ladykillers if you get the chance, BE. I'm sure you'll love it - excellent comedy.

It's Roy Ward Baker Quatermass film, Demoncrat from 67. Great, great movie! One of Hammer's best imo.

Oh, I have The Ladykillers - a great film indeed. :nod:

Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949) and The Ladykillers (1955) are two very fine classic comedies. Lots of witty lines, great actors, hilarious twists and turns - both films show exactly what modern-day comedies are lacking.

As for Peeping Tom (1960)... I've only seen it once, but I guess I quite liked it back in the day...

Great PT review, Prince!

I'm yet to see Kind Hearts but really looking forward to getting around to watching it now :woot:

I have Dead of Night and Quatermass and the Pit but I think that is it, I think it is but I'd need to check my collection! Oh, I have the dvd of Woman in a Dressing Gown, Billy Liar, Darling.

There are a few of these on my wishlist that I need to pick up including (but not limited to) The Third Man (yet another copy), Dance Hall, The Belles of St. Trinians, School for Scoundrels.

That's a brilliant list. A while ago I compiled my own:

Top 10 Greatest British Films | Film 365

The Ladykillers is always somewhere at the top, wonderful film. Scott Of The Antarctic, The Dam Busters, Queen of Spades or Dead of Night, for sure. And anything that starred Richard Todd or Leslie Banks, I find watchable. Cottage To Let, Went the Day Well.

I have: The Cruel Sea, The Dam Busters, Don't Look Now, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ladykillers (SCC), The Lavender Hill Mob, Passport to Pimlico, Peeping Tom, The Third Man (SCC),The Titfield Thunderbolt and Went the Day Well? and I want the rest.

Very impressive list there, Dj!

What are your thoughts on each of this? Got a couple of faves out of your Vintage Classics collection?

Many thanks.
I like them all and my favorite is Kind Hearts and Coronets, the best black comedy ever.

Dr Strangelove is a challenger for that title, but Kind Hearts and Coronets is certainly the best comedy about a multiple murderer, and one I never tire of watching.

Coming in August:

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Nice surprise,It got a lot of criticism for not being 100% accurate,but you can not deny Oldman's and Webb's performance were superb (although changing Sid's swastika t-shirt was a big mistake).

I haven't seen this in over a decade and can't remember whether I liked it or not, so will have to rent it before I decide whether to buy this release or not.

Great collection!

I have just about everything they've put out on Blu Ray!


Perfect Sunday afternoon viewing!

EH! What taking a shit load of Heroin and stabbing your girlfriend is your idea of a Sunday afternoon?

Why not?:lol:

I was referring to films like ACES HIGH,WENT THE DAY WELL,SCOTT OF THE ANTARTIC,COMFORT AND JOY!

Sid and Nancy would need to be changed to Sidney and Nancette have a party!

Sid And Nancy [Blu-ray] [2016]
 

I nearly forgot this is out end of the month,on pre order now phew.......

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It's been re-released to the cinema as well

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Just watched the blu of Sid and Nancy the transfer is excellent , if you want the technical terminology then F**k Off to Blu ray com.

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Coming in December:

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He's in The Singer Not the Song...just saying :lol:

a nice piece of info that slipped past me is that restored versions of Blood from the Mummy's Tomb and Demons of the Mind were prepared for Frightfest 2017 - perhaps blus won't be far behind? Anyway here is the artwork for the adverts.

prick up your ears
 

Amazon have now got the covers for the two Joe Orton films.

Those are very much in line with the cover designs for Studio Canal's existing line of Hammer blu rays. It's high time more of Hammer's 70s output was given the BD treatment, so here's hoping...

best news of the year so far

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Is it just me or does anyone else think these covers are a bit vulgar?

well that's the way the movies were thought of at the time... :lol:

Horrible aren't they. :nod:

When you think of the poster art for these films the covers shown are a disgrace.

Where's The Nanny :(
It's in the Australian box set and available separately, I thought it'd be in the next round of UK releases.

I'm not a fan. The artwork would be good on a pop art T-shirt or bag, but not the front of a Blu-ray sleeve.

i'm confused as to who owns The Nanny rights as its listed on the Hollywood Classics website as a Fox movie? Are all the ones in the Aussie boxset owned by studiocanal?

EDIT: it is SC in the UK. must be Fox for the international rights!

The Nanny was last released in the UK via Optimum / Studio Canal so perhaps they still have the rights to it?

Pretty sure that the above is common knowledge already. :lol:

Never really took to STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING and DEMONS OF THE MIND. Wonder if they'll restore the lost footage to DEMONS?

Will pick them all up eventually, though. Despite the dodgy covers.

Yeah the Aussie box set is essentially the same that was in the Studio Canal DVD box set we got over here.

i wonder if SC are more likely to bring out The Nanny in the Vintage Classics line as it maybe a better fit?

When I think of Hammer
The words lurid and throbbing come to mind
These sleeves are neither