Topic: The Maltese Falcon: 3-disc SE (09.12.06)

[slowhand]

From DVD Talk

'Humphrey Bogart: The Signature Collection Vol. 2' Debuts September 12 from Warner Home Video
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2006--On September 12, Warner Home Video honors one of the most popular movie actors of all time with the DVD release of "Humphrey Bogart: The Signature Collection Volume 2." Highlighting this collection is a deluxe new 3-Disc Special Edition of "The Maltese Falcon." This new deluxe set is loaded with hours of bonuses including the 1931 version of "The Maltese Falcon" and the 1936 film, "Satan Met a Lady," commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax, a recently recovered additional scene as well as vintage Warner "Night at the Movies" features.

Also contained in the collection are four more Bogart classics making their DVD debuts -- "Across the Pacific," "Action in the North Atlantic," "All Through the Night" and "Passage to Marseille." Each film has been restored from the original camera negatives and has been digitally remastered, with each title enhanced with entertaining features. The new five film, seven-disc gift set will sell for $59.92 SRP; all titles are exclusive to the collection, except "The Maltese Falcon 3-Disc Special Edition," which will also sell separately for $29.92 SRP.

The Maltese Falcon Three-Disc Special Edition (1941)

This nominee for three Academy Awards – Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Greenstreet) and Screenplay (Huston) – solidified Bogart’s stardom and launched John Huston’s illustrious directorial career. An all-star cast (including Sydney Greenstreet, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Elisha Cook Jr.) joins Bogart in this classic film noir story about hard-boiled detective Sam Spade (Bogart) and the gallery of lowlifes he’s after to find his partner’s killer as well as the jewel-encrusted life size statue of a falcon. Filled with twists and turns, the crackling mystery masterwork was based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel. The Maltese Falcon was added to the National Film Registry in 1989 and is #23 on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) List of 100 Greatest Movies.

This all-new 3-Disc Special Edition is full of extras, including two features which preceded Bogie’s landmark Falcon -- the 1931 pre-code version of The Maltese Falcon and the 1936 film, Satan Met a Lady, starring Bette Davis.


Disc One Special Features:

- New digital transfer of 1941 movie from restored elements
- Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax
- Warner Night at the Movies 1941 short subjects gallery:
- Vintage Newsreel, Oscar-Nominated Technicolor musical short The Gay Parisian
- Classic Cartoon: Oscar nominee Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt
- Trailers of The Maltese Falcon and 1941’s Sergeant York
- Languages: English & Français (1941 movie only)
- Subtitles: English, Français & Español (1941 movie only)

Disc Two Special Features:

- 2 Previous movie versions of the classic Hammett caper:
- The Maltese Falcon (1931) with Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Cortez
- Satan Met a Lady (1936) with Bette Davis and Warren William
- Theatrical trailers

Disc Three Special Features:

- New Documentary The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
- Robert Osborne Hosts Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
- Breakdowns of 1941: Studio Blooper Reel
- Audio-only bonus: 3 radio show adaptations featuring the movie’s original stars including a version starring Edward G. Robinson

[Mr. Hankey]

A definite double-dip for me, since my current DVD looks a little pathetic when placed beside the item I picked up in Malta back in 2004:



 

[hemisphere]

nice statue you got there.

 

[ThePatriot]

from dvdactive:

Title: Humphrey Bogart
Starring: Humphrey Bogart
Released: 3rd October 2006
SRP: Various

Further Details:
Warner Home Video has sent over details on the upcoming release of Humphrey Bogart: The Signature Collection Volume Two, which will be available on the 3rd of October at a retail price of around $59.92. The seven-disc set will contain the films Across the Pacific, Action in the North Atlantic, All Through the Night, Passage to Marseille, and the all-new, three-disc special edition of The Maltese Falcon, all in their original aspect ratios. While The Maltese Falcon will be available separately on the same day at a retail price of around $29.92, the other four films in the collection will remain exclusive to the set. Extras for the set will include commentaries on selected titles, 'Warner Night at the Movies' presentations of new and vintage featurettes, classic cartoons, studio blooper reels, radio shows, trailers, and more. In addition to the 1941 Bogart classic, The Maltese Falcon set will also include both previous versions of the story—the 1931 version and Satan Met A Lady from 1936—as well as a new documentary. Also on the same day Warner will be releasing Humphrey Bogart: The Signature Collection Volume One, which features the already available special edition versions of Casablanca and Treasure of the Sierra Madre, along with High Sierra and They Drive By Night at a retail price of around $59.92. We've listed a breakdown of the extras and attached the artwork for the second collection and The Maltese Falcon below.

The Maltese Falcon
Disc One
New digital transfer of 1941 movie from restored elements
Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax
Vintage Newsreel
Oscar-Nominated Technicolor musical short 'The Gay Parisian'
Classic Cartoon: Oscar nominee 'Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt'
Trailers for The Maltese Falcon and Sergeant York

Disc Two
The Maltese Falcon (1931)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
Theatrical trailers

Disc Three
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird documentary
Robert Osborne Hosts Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
Studio Blooper Reel
Three radio show adaptations featuring the movie’s original stars including a version starring Edward G. Robinson

Across the Pacific
Vintage newsreel
Patriotic Technicolor short 'Men of the Sky'
Classic cartoon 'The Draft Horse'
Trailers for Across the Pacific and Captains of the Clouds
Hollywood Helps the Cause featurette
Studio Blooper Reel

Action in the North Atlantic
Vintage newsreel
Musical short 'Cavalcade of Dance'
Classic cartoon 'Greetings Bait'
Trailers for Action in the North Atlantic and Northern Pursuit
Credit Where Credit Is Due featurette
Radio show with George Raft and Raymond Massey (Audio-Only)

All Through the Night
Commentary by director Vincent Sherman and Bogart biographer Eric Lax
Vintage newsreel
Joe Doakes comedy short 'So You Want to Give Up Smoking'
Classic cartoon 'Lights Fantastic'
Trailers for All Through the Night and Gentleman Jim
Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor featurette

Passage to Marseille
Vintage newsreel
Oscar-winning patriotic short 'I Won’t Play'
Oscar nominee 'Jammin’ the Blues'
Classic cartoon 'The Weakly Reporter'
Trailers for Passage to Marseille and Uncertain Glory
The Free French: Forgotten Unsung Victors featurette
Studio Blooper Reel

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/humphrey-bogart.html

[chinoh151]

A definite double-dip for me, since my current DVD looks a little pathetic when placed beside the item I picked up in Malta back in 2004:



 

Very cool statue Mr. Hanky!!! 

[classicman]

ang ganda nito.......hmmnnn, my problem is how to dispose the single disc ed.

[chinoh151]

I like the artwork of the 3disc SE VERY MUCH. Especially how they write the title. 

[ThePatriot]

[uebetan12]

i'm gonna wait for a little while baka ilabas sa region 3 ng warner

[Mr. Hankey]

You know, I was ultimately disappointed with this double dip, since:

1. The two previous versions of "The Maltese Falcon" are quite... bad.

2. The only supplementary material actually about the 1941 classic is a rather short, 30-minute documentary which spends too much time talking about how this film signified the birth of film noir, and very little time on the actual production of the film. "The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart" was already on the previous release, and the bloopers involve other films.

3. It's not even packaged attractively. It's not a digipak - it's just 2 slim cases  inside a slipcase.

I love the film, but I really expected a lot more about the film on a three-disc special edition.