| Format |
Category |
Title |
Info |
| (any) |
Animation / Anime |
Nutcracker Fantasy |
1991 VHS is out-of-print as of 2007-02-17, and no upcoming DVD listed on
amazon.com. IMDb doesn't show there to have been an LD. This is an
English dub of a 1979 Japanese stop-motion animation children's film, so
there may be a Japanese version in print -- haven't checked. |
| (any) |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Damnation Alley (widescreen) |
No region 1 DVD as of 2005-11-15 (just a region 0 Hong Kong DVD that's
Pan & Scan, which I now have). There does not appear to have ever been an
NTSC LaserDisc, though there was apparently a PAL (UK) one (not sure
whether it was letterboxed or not). There was also a Pan & Scan VHS which
is now out-of-print. |
| (any) |
TV (Drama / Japanese) |
Akuma no KISS |
Tokiwa Takako's first TV "dorama", from summer 1993. Reportedly it's
never been released on video due to the fact that she appears nude in the
second episode. In early 2009, I discovered that user delamoney has posted a Korean-subtitled version of the first episode on Veoh, but no
further eps as yet. |
| (any) |
TV (Concert) |
US Festival '83 Day One |
A 90-minute Showtime special featuring Oingo Boingo et al. Title may
not be exact. |
| (any) |
TV (Concert) |
US Festival '83 Day Three |
A 90-minute Showtime special featuring U2 et al. Title may not be
exact. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Anastasia (Family Feature release from 2002) |
Only want this out-of-print version if the 2006 Family Fun
Edition, which is currently on my want-list,
doesn't have all the footage that were in "Anastasia: A Magical Journey"
(27 min.) and the "Making-Of Featurette" (7 min.) from this version (see
IMDb DVD details).
It appears that the 1999
release had those same special features as well. |
| DVD |
Animation / TV |
Beavis And Butt-Head: Best Of Beavis And Butt-Head, The |
Out-of-print as of 2008-12-21. Was only available from Time-Life.
Contained three discs, "Innocence Lost / Chicks N' Stuff", "Troubled Youth
/ Feel Our Pain", and "Butt-O-Ween / Beavis And Butt-Head Do Christmas".
I haven't yet verified that the "Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas"
collection here had the same content as the standalone
DVD. Also haven't yet checked to see whether this set included
anything not on the Mike Judge Collection DVDs. |
| DVD |
Animation / TV |
Beavis And Butt-Head: Final Judgment, The |
Out-of-print as of 2008-12-21. Haven't yet checked whether there was
any content on here not on the Mike Judge Collection DVDs. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Best of Ren & Stimpy, The |
Out-of-print 3-volume DVD set that was available direct from Time-Life
in 2003. Episodes are from Nickelodeon's broadcast masters, which means in
some cases less cuts (e.g. in "Ren's Toothache", and presumably with the
fade-to-blacks) and in some cases more cuts than the "UNCUT" Season 1 & 2
DVD set from Paramount. |
| DVD |
Animation |
History Of Beavis And Butt-Head, The |
This 2-DVD set was recalled just after its release in 2002-09, due to
footage and stills in the animated menus that Paramount neglected to obtain
permission for. eBay reportedly shuts down auctions of it. |
| DVD |
Anime |
Battle Angel |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-12. |
| DVD (Box Set) |
Anime |
FLCL Ultimate Edition |
All U.S. FLCL DVDs are out-of-print as of 2009-03-29, including this
box set with a bonus disc and other extras. |
| DVD |
Feature (Fantasy) |
Dark Crystal, The: Collector's Edition |
Out-of-print as of 2008-12-21. Haven't yet had time to check whether
there was anything on here that's not on the 25th Anniversary
Edition. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy) |
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1999 Widescreen Collection
release) |
Out-of-print as of 2006-09-16. The new "Bueller... Bueller... Edition"
does not have the John Hughes commentary track. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy / Drama / Japanese) |
Geroppa! (Get Up!) |
A Tokiwa Takako movie playing in theaters in Japan as of 2003-08. Not
sure if it's out yet on DVD yet. Probably it'll only come out in Japan,
but it's possible that there'll be a Hong Kong version with English
subtitles, since Takako has done two HK films. I'm not positive "(Get
Up!)" is officially part of the title. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy / Sci-Fi) |
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (10th Anniversary Hamdinger
Edition) |
Fan-produced special edition rumored to become available in 2006. If
this never turns up, I'd like to get the 2003 Special Edition version
produced by the same guy. That 2-disc set was available at conventions and
on the Internet (I can't seem to find it available now) and "has the same
print of the film as the 1998 DVD, along with the theatrical trailer,
several television ads, a review from E! Television on the first disc; and
has an hour long presentation on the second disc from the second official
MST3K convention hosted by various members of Best Brains
writers/performers. This presentation has a picture slideshow showing
behind the scenes footage (along with BBI commentary), the 'lost' theme
song, a general discussion of the genesis and production of the film from
Best Brains, and the cut host segment and the original, alternate ending to
the film. This version of the film is recognizable for the tagline on the
front cover that reads 'Every year Hollywood makes hundereds of special
editions. This isn't one of them', a parody of the original tagline." |
| DVD |
Feature (Drama / Japanese) |
Sennen No Koi - Hikaru Genji Monogatari (AKA Genji: A Thousand-Year
Love) |
A Tokiwa Takako movie on Japanese region 2 DVD, no doubt without English subtitles. No Hong
Kong version that I'm aware of. Was also available as a download from
http://www.cngetit.com/viewthread.php?tid=6807&sid=V0f77q17+, but that
site is now defunct. |
| DVD |
TV (Comedy / Horror / British) |
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: The Complete Series |
U.K. Region 2 PAL import. No official NTSC version as of 2010-07-21,
though there may be unofficial versions on eBay -- haven't checked. |
| LaserDisc |
Anime |
Akira (Criterion Collection CAV version) |
This 1992 letterboxed disc included the English (digital) and
Japanese (analog) soundtracks as well as parts of the Akira Production
Report and the entire English version of the comic in still frame. No
closed captions (or subtitles), though -- grrrr. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
2001: A Space Odyssey
(Criterion CAV version) |
Out-of-print. A special edition DVD was released 2001-06-12, but I'm
almost positive it doesn't have the special features of this LD set (I
forget what they were, exactly -- IMDb doesn't say). |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
Big Top Pee-Wee (apparently only released unmatted) |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-11, and no DVD on the horizon. |
| LaserDisc (Box Set) |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Criterion CAV
release) |
The DVD does not include any of the special features of this 1990 LD box
set (Criterion CC 1241L). |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
Crocodile Dundee (letterboxed) |
Released 1994-09-07 and now out-of-print. No DVD on the horizon as of
2001-05-11. Perhaps it'll accompany a DVD release of part 3? |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Food Of The Gods II |
Out-of-print and no DVD as of 2002-10-14, though there is an in-print
VHS. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Foxes |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Fantasy) |
House of the Spirits, The (letterboxed version) |
As of 2003-06-16, there is a DVD available, but it's Pan & Scan.
Bravo has also aired the film letterboxed, with no notice on the front
talking about the film being altered from its original version, but
presumably at least language is cut. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy / Musical) |
Human Highway |
As of 2011-01-10, this was only ever released on VHS and LD, in 1995,
and is long out-of-print. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror / Drama) |
Hunger, The (letterboxed version) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) / Special Interest (Documentary) |
Looking For Richard (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-01-27. Not sure if
there was also a full-frame LD to avoid, but I don't think so. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Metropolis (Giorgio Moroder score version) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Night On Earth (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-04-01, though oddly,
there is a "Collector's Widescreen Edition" VHS in print. IFC has also
shown a letterboxed print. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
Nude Bomb, The |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2006-11-05 (oddly, IMDb's
page for the title does have a live "DVD details" link, but the resulting
page is blank). Available only in Pan & Scan. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (letterboxed version) |
No DVD as of 2000-10-17. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Return Of The Living Dead Part II (no lettterboxed version
available?) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. Perhaps after
part 1 comes out. In the meantime, there's an in-print VHS. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Shrunken Heads |
Not sure when this and the VHS went out-of-print. Possibly some time
around 1998. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Thing (From Another World), The (1951) (Collector's Edition,
Image 6996TU) |
As of 2013-03-20, there's a DVD, which
I have, but the only special feature is the theatrical trailer. This LD
had "Original theatrical trailer, Posters and lobby cards, Production
photos, Pressroom materials, Complete text of John W. Campbell's original
short story 'Who Goes There?', and Exclusive gatefold essay on the making
of the film". |
| LaserDisc |
Music Video / TV / Feature (Comedy) |
Return Of Spinal Tap, The |
None as of 2001-05-12, and probably never will be. Presumably the
material on this LD doesn't appear on the current "T.I.S.T." DVD. |
| VHS |
Feature (Comedy / Family) |
General Spanky |
This 1998 VHS release and the prior 1994 version
are of course OOP. There's never been a DVD of this 1936 Little Rascals
film as of 2012-09, and there's a good chance there never will be, due to
some reportedly racially insensitive content in this Civil War era film.
Haven't researched LDs. There's probably someone selling a DVD mastered
from the VHS somewhere, which I'd prefer over a VHS copy if they did a
good job with the transfer. |
| VHS |
TV (Comedy / British / Sci-Fi) |
Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death |
This was released on VHS in the U.S. in October 2000, and is
out-of-print as of 2009-07-27. Not available on DVD / Blu-ray in the
U.S., but I haven't checked what's available in the U.K. |
| VHS |
TV (Anime) |
Robotech Perfect Collection: Macross, vol. 6 |
Went out-of-print several years ago when Streamline died. A few copies
may still be floating around somewhere. |
| VHS |
TV (Anime) |
Robotech Perfect Collection: Mospeada, vol. 7 |
Went out-of-print several years ago when Streamline died. A few copies
may still be floating around somewhere. |
| Format |
Category |
Title |
Info |
| (any) |
Feature (Drama) |
Christine Jorgensen Story, The |
As far as I can tell, has never been released on video in any format
in the U.S. as of 2001-05-12, though it has showed on TV. |
| (any) |
Feature (Horror) |
Food of the Gods, The |
Out-of-print in all formats in the U.S. as of 2002-10-14. Not sure what
formats it has been in print in. |
| (any) |
Feature (Drama) |
Night They Raided Minsky's, The |
VHS is out-of-print as of 2007-03-03, and seemingly no DVD on the
horizon. No mention of an LD on IMDb, though I didn't search
elsewhere. |
| (any) |
Music Video (Punk / New Wave) / Special Interest
(Documentary) |
Urgh! A Music
War |
I believe this 1981 film was only ever released on non-letterboxed VHS,
and it has been out-of-print on that format for years and years. As of
2000-09-21, it has been recently shown on either the Sundance Channel or
the Independent Film Channel. If it's shown widescreen here, I'd like a
copy recorded off cable rather than a copy of the prerecorded version. |
| (any) |
TV (Game Show) |
Jeopardy: Celebrity Jeopardy episode with Jodie Foster |
First aired on ABC 2001-02-05. |
| (any) |
TV (Horror Movie) |
Killdozer |
This 1974 TV movie has never been released on video, to my
knowledge. |
| (any) |
TV (Talk / Comedy) |
Late Night with David Letterman: the "dub episode" |
Per voice actor Peter
Fernandez' IMDb bio, a repeat episode of Letterman's NBC show was
once aired with all the voices redubbed, with no explanation. (Fernandez
voiced Letterman.) A search did not reveal when this aired, and no
footage on YouTube. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Chinese Ghost Story, A: The Tsui Hark Animation |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-12. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Swan
Princess, The |
UK region 2 PAL DVD. Apparently no NTSC version as of 2002-09-20.
There was a U.S. LD, but it was Pan & Scan. |
| DVD |
Animation |
Wallace & Gromit's
Cracking Contraptions |
UK region 2 PAL DVD, available only from shopwallaceandgromit.com. In
the U.S., the shorts were available to subscribers of
atomfilms.shockwave.com at
http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/spotlight/series/wallaceandgromit/, but
no longer as of 2003-09-08. |
| DVD |
Anime |
Robot Carnival |
OOP limited-edition 2-disc (with booklet) Japanese Region 2 DVD. Disc 1
is available via BitTorrent, but not disc 2, that I've seen. There was
also a Hong Kong R0 DVD, but I believe it was single-disc, and probably
didn't include the special features from the Japanese disc 2. The disc 2
content is reportedly all in Japanese with no English subtitles. |
| DVD |
Feature / TV |
Body Bags (AKA John Carpenter Presents Body Bags) |
Out-of-print as of 2003-09-05. |
| DVD |
Feature (Drama / Western) |
Dances With Wolves (1-disc DD version, not 2-disc DTS
version) |
Out-of-print along with the rest of the MGM-controlled Image titles as
of 2001-05-17. If a new 1-disc DTS version gets made, I'd like that
instead. |
| DVD |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Invaders From Mars (1953) |
Out-of-print as of 2001-05-12. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy / Classic) |
Marx Brothers Box: Animal Crackers / Horse Feathers / Duck Soup |
Out-of-print as of 2004-04-20. |
| DVD |
Feature (Horror / Adult) |
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love (NSFW!) |
This original uncut version of the film was available (only?) from
fleshbot.com, but it seems to be discontinued as of 2009-06-08. |
| DVD |
Feature (Horror) |
Nightmares (1983) |
This DVD, released by Starz / Anchor Bay on 1999-08-24, is out-of-print
as of 2009-03-04, probably for some time. I'd like to get it due to the
"Bishop of Battle" arcade game segment with Emilio Estevez. |
| DVD |
Feature (Action / Hong Kong) |
Project S |
As of 2003-07-20, a subtitled NTSC version isn't available in the U.S.,
though there may be one in H.K. that's kept out of the U.S. market by
Disney, who sells the film in a crappily dubbed version with the dishonest
title "Supercop 2". This is the Region 2 / PAL version. |
| DVD |
Feature (Monster / Horror / Action / Sci-Fi) |
Reptilicus |
The 2001 DVD of this reportedly so-bad-it's-good film is out of print as
of 2007-06-19. |
| DVD |
Feature (Horror / Comedy) |
Special Dead |
Out-of-print as of 2008-12-23, and there isn't an alternate buying
option on http://www.specialdead.com/buy.html. |
| DVD (Box Set) |
Feature (Sci-Fi / Action / Horror) |
Species Trilogy |
Out-of-print as of 2008-01-09. The Blu-ray
release of the first film leaves out some of the documentaries that
were on the 4th bonus disc in this set. Another OOP option instead of
this box set would be the Species Trilogy
Limited Edition Collection, which I believe had the same 4 discs,
along with a booklet and a "Sil" statuette. |
| DVD |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Star Crash |
Out-of-print as of 2009-06-08. |
| DVD |
Feature / Special Interest (Documentary) |
Star Wait |
Out-of-print as of 2008-02-05. Includes commentary by Joel Hodgson,
Trace Beaulieu, and Josh Weinstein. Not sure what the difference is, if
any, between the version linked to to the left, which Amazon claims was
put out by Monkeys In Silk Productions on 2005-10-27 and this one,
which Amazon claims was put out by Unicorn on 2005-11-01. |
| DVD |
Feature (Drama / Exploitation) |
Working Girls, The (1974) |
Out-of-print as of 2008-12-23. Cast includes Mary Beth Hughes and
Cassandra Peterson.
Alternate titles used on some releases include "Working Girls" without the
"The", and "Elvira Naked". |
| DVD (Box Set) |
TV (Travel / Comedy) |
Madventures Season 2 |
Available only from Finland via SuperPirate.com (and as of 2009-10-25 is
"temporarily not available"). A season 1 box set is also available, but the original and only
version as of 2009-10-25 has no English subtitles. If the Travel Channel
allows season 3 to be put on DVD, I'll want that too. |
| DVD |
TV (Documentary) |
Modern Marvels: Coin Operated |
Per Amazon, it was released 2009-12-29 yet is already OOP as of
2010-03-17, but it may have been cancelled prior to release. Otherwise I
can just record it off the History Channel next time it comes on. |
| DVD |
TV (Comedy / Music) |
Secret Policeman's Ball, The: The Complete Edition |
UK region 2 PAL DVD. No U.S. version as of 2003-02-08, nor was the
entire series available on LaserDisc or VHS here. |
| DVD |
TV (Comedy) |
Sifl & Olly: Season 3, The Lost Episodes |
This unaired season was only available on DVD from (the now defunct)
sifl-n-olly.com between 2002 and 2005. |
| LaserDisc |
Animation / Feature |
Cool World
(letterboxed |
Not sure if there was a Pan & Scan version to be avoided, but probably
not. No DVD on the horizon as of 2002-12-01. |
| LaserDisc |
Animation |
Fantasia: 50th Anniversary Limited Commemorative Edition |
Out-of-print and will not be re-released. Per an eBay description, the
bonus materials are: Original 1941 trailer, documentary "The Making of a
Masterpiece", Certificate of Authenticity, commemorative lithograph of the
original concept painting Fantasia 1939, 16 Page 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Program, and an insert describing all 63 chapter stops. I
haven't compared this to the extras available with the 3-DVD set yet. |
| LaserDisc |
Animation |
Peter Pan (CAV version) |
CAV LD recently out-of-print as of 2000-02-23. Limited Edtition DVD
came out, but was missing the special features of this LD, "You Can Fly --
The Making Of Peter Pan" and "The Story Of Peter Pan" featurettes, concept
and story art, and behind-the-scenes audio supplements. Haven't yet
checked to see if these features are all included on the second DVD
release, the 2-Disc Platinum Edition. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Accidental Tourist, The (letterboxed) |
Not sure if there was a Pan & Scan version to be avoided along with
the letterboxed one. No DVD on the horizon as of 2002-12-01. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Alice Doesn't Live Here
Anymore (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-03-07. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
ALIEN (CAV Box Set) |
Long out-of-print as of 1999-06-04. Has extras missing from the ALIEN
Legacy DVD box set version (even including the fifth send-away disc). |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Comedy) |
American Friends |
Apparently not letterboxed, but the only other format available as of
2002-09-20 is a non-letterboxed VHS. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy / Action) |
Flashback (1990) (apparently no letterboxed release) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-16. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Action) |
French Connection, The (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD as of 2001-03-01. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
Hot Shots! |
As of 2000-05-04, this (non-letterboxed) LD was still available from
reel.com. As of 2000-09-05, it's gone, and still no DVD. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror / Drama) |
Innocents, The (1961) (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure / Family) |
Jabberwocky |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy / Action) |
Jumpin' Jack Flash (apparently no letterboxed release) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-16. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Lady Jane (letterboxed) |
This LD, released by Paramount in 1996-09-17, is out-of-print and no DVD
is on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Light Of Day (apparently no letterboxed release) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Metropolis (non-Giorgio-Moroder score version -- actually there may
be more than one) |
Out-of-print. As of 2001-05-12, two U.S. DVDs have been put out, by
Madacy and Xoom, and both are reportedly terrible. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror / Drama) |
Mister Frost (apparently only released Pan & Scan) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-02-03. Also known as
"Mr. Frost" -- not sure which spelling is used on the LD. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama) |
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Fantasy) |
Photographing Fairies (full-screen only, I think) |
No DVD as of 2002-09-15. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Poltergeist III (apparently only released Pan &
Scan) |
No DVD as of 2003-01-18. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Comedy) |
Pretty In Pink (letterboxed version) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Horror) |
Reflecting Skin, The (only released unmatted?) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Musical) |
Song Of The South (Hong Kong release) |
OOP import LD. The Hong Kong LD is the only official NTSC non-VHS
release of the film without subtitles, and there may never be another such
release anywhere in the world (due to political correctness issues). As of
2000-10-12, there have apparently been no official DVD releases, though
there is apparently a tough-to-find bootleg Hong Kong DVD with questionable
visual quality. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy) |
This Is Spinal Tap (Criterion CAV release, CC 1390L) |
Out-of-print. As of 2001-05-22, the two "Spinal Tap" DVDs that've come
out (the Criterion DVD itself famously OOP) have been missing the
still-frame material from this LD (chapters 72-74, "Structuring Spinal Tap:
scripts and scribbles", "Promotional stuff", and "A few stills"). |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Drama / Sci-Fi) |
Until The End Of The World (letterboxed) |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2003-04-22. |
| LaserDisc |
Feature (Comedy / Action / Drama) |
XYZ Murders, The |
This is the Japanese release of Crimewave, which never had
a U.S. LD release and as of 2001-05-12 has no DVD on the horizon. The LD
has Japanese subtitles. Not sure whether it's letterboxed. |
| LaserDisc |
Music Video / Special Interest |
NewOrder Story |
Japanese import LD has 80 minutes of material not on the VHS (which
appears to be out-of-print as of 1999-06-04 anyway). |
| LaserDisc |
Music Video |
Rush: A Show Of Hands |
OOP. No official NTSC DVD as of 2003-03-30, but there's apparently a
bootleg Brazilian DVD (NTSC) which is likely mastered from the LD. |
| LaserDisc |
TV (Drama) |
Hotel Room (Japanese release) |
As of 2001-05-12, this series was apparently only released on VHS in the
U.S. This Japanese release has Japanese subtitles (intruding on the
picture due to the show's 1.33 format). |
| VHS |
Feature (Horror) |
Resurrected, The (1992) |
reel.com still had this tape for sale as of 1999-10-11. Gone now, and
no DVD as of 2000-02-23. Dunno if there's also an out-of-print LD. |
| VHS |
TV (British / Reality / Game Show / Science) |
Best Of Scrapheap Challenge, The |
As of 2001-01-16 (and likely forever) only in print in PAL VHS format in
the U.K. |
| VHS |
TV (Sci-Fi / British) |
Doctor Who: Five Doctors, The (original release) |
This is the out-of-print (?) original version of the show, not the
special edition (which has been released on DVD, VHS, and OOP LD in the
U.S.). The original version was only ever released on VHS. The U.S.
version (released on Playhouse Video, the children's video label of
CBS/Fox) was actually edited slightly compared to the U.K. VHS, but of
course has the original pre-SE special effects intact, some of which were
superior to the SE re-dos. |
| VHS |
TV (Drama) |
Hotel Room |
Out-of-print and no DVD on the horizon as of 2001-05-12. Apparently no
U.S. LD was ever made, though a Japanese one (with subtitles) was. |
| Format |
Category |
Title |
Info |
| (any) |
Anime |
Apocalypse Meow |
The original Japanese title is "Cat Shit One", but the manga was
released in the U.S. as "Apocalypse Meow", so the anime will probably
follow suit when/if released here. Per http://www.catshitone.jp/, it's due
to be released in Japan in early 2010 (I presume as an OAV).
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| (any) |
Feature (Horror) |
Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver |
No DVD or BD as of 2010-02-01. Was made in 2008, but there isn't even
an IMDb entry at this point -- has only been shown at a few
festivals. |
| (any) |
TV (Comedy) |
Sifl & Olly: Seasons 1 and 2 |
Unlike season 3, MTV owns the rights to the first two seasons and has
never released them on video as of 2009-06-08. |
| (any) |
TV (Nature / Documentary / Sports) |
Survivorman: Season Three |
Does not exist as of 2009-01-11, but no doubt it'll come out like the
previous seasons, and the Canadian release should be available on Les
Stroud's website, which I've linked to. If the U.S. version includes
extras not on the Canadian release (unlikely), I'll prefer that one. It
it comes out on Blu-ray, I'll prefer that to a DVD version. |
| (any) |
TV (Documentary) |
Things That Aren't Here Anymore 3 |
First aired on KCET 2010-06-10. As of 2011-01-10, it's not listed in KCET's
"Donation with Thank You Gift" section as volumes 1 and 2 are. |
| (any) |
TV (Comedy) |
Valerie: Seasons 1 and 2 |
I'm only interested in seasons 1 and 2 of this show, due to the
appearances of Edie McClurg's humorous character Mrs. Patty Poole. According to the IMDb,
after the second season she was only in one more episode, "Movin' On", the
first episode of the third season, which was when the show was renamed to
Valerie's Family (later The Hogan Family). It appears this
show has never been released on video, and I don't see any indication that
it's due to be, as of 2008-06-14. |
| Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD |
Animation |
Epic (Deluxe Edition) |
To be released 2013-08-20. |
| Blu-ray Disc |
Feature (Drama) / TV (HBO) |
Gia |
Reportedly being remastered in HD as of 2009-09-04, per The Sun UK.
Not clear yet if/when a U.S. Blu-ray release will be expected. |
| Blu-ray Disc |
Feature (Sci-Fi) |
Looper |
To be released 2012-12-31. |
| Blu-ray Disc |
Feature (Action / Fantasy) |
Sin City |
To be released 2009-04-21. |
| Blu-ray Disc |
Feature (Action / Fantasy) |
Spirit, The |
To be released 2009-04-14. |
| Blu-ray Disc |
Feature (Horror / Action) |
Tremors |
To be released 2010-03-09, per a blu-ray.com forum post. |
| Blu-ray Disc |
Special Interest (Calibration) |
Digital Video Essentials HD Basics (or perhaps Digital Video
Essentials High Definition, if a Blu-ray version is made and it includes
more tests than HD Basics) |
To be released 2008-03-01? |
| Blu-ray Disc |
Special Interest (Calibration) |
FPD Benchmark Software for the Professional |
As of 2007-08-24, the disc is only available to members of the
trade, not to the public. |
| Blu-ray Disc |
TV (Documentary / PBS) |
Nature: Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story |
To be released 2011-02-22. |
| Blu-ray Disc |
TV (Documentary / PBS) |
Nature: My Life as a Turkey |
To be released 2011-11-22. |
| Blu-ray Disc (Box Set) |
TV (HBO / Drama / War) |
Pacific, The |
To be released 2010-11-02? |
| DVD |
Feature (Drama? / Japanese) |
Akai Tsuki (AKA Red Moon?) |
A Tokiwa Takako movie playing in theaters in Japan as of 2004-02, I
believe. It seems very likely there will be a Hong Kong version of this
(with English subtitles), since according to that discussion forum post, it
was filmed in China with an all-Chinese (but Takako) cast. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy) |
What's Up, Tiger Lily? |
This Image release from 2009-06-16 is out-of-print as of 2012-09. There
was also an
earlier, 2003, release from AIP with unknown differences. |
| DVD |
Shorts (Comedy) |
("Our Gang" silents collection) |
As of 2011-01, a collection of silent shorts broadcast on TCM was
supposed to come to DVD, though I haven't seen any new news on this. If
it never shows up, this TheLittleRascals.net thread gives different buying options. In
addition to those, there's a German PAL DVD set that included restored
versions of the silents, though with non-disablable German subtitles
whenever there's text on the screen. |
| DVD |
Feature (Comedy) |
What's Up, Tiger Lily? |
To be released 2009-06-16. |
| DVD (Box Set) |
TV (Science) |
MythBusters: Season 6 |
No apparent planned release as of 2009-06-08 (though some of the
season 6 episodes appear on the "Season 5" DVD and some on the "Collection
4" DVD). Will need to keep an eye on http://tviv.org/MythBusters/Episodes_on_DVD, which seems to be the
best source of info on the confused array of MythBusters DVDs. That page
also indicates that most of the specials have not been released on DVD, so
if they ever are, I'll want those as well. |
| DVD |
TV (PBS / Biography) |
Steve Jobs - One Last Thing |
To be released 2011-11-25. |
