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Hey, everyone! I’m continuing a series from last year where I looked into and analyzed the Big 5 studios (+United Artists Releasing and 20th Century Fox).
In this post, I will be focusing on United Artists Releasing/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio that’s well known for Gone With the Wind, Doctor Zhivago, the Rocky series, Rain Man, the 007 James Bond films, and multiple lions that started roaring at the audience since the 1930s. I originally planned for A Look into MGM/UA for last year, but I got a little too lazy and cancelled it. Now that United Artists celebrates its 100th Anniversary and has an interesting future, I think it would be a good time to look into United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, two of the former major film studios of the film industry. I will keep the history as short as possible
United Artists - 1919-1981
United Artists was created by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith, and Mary Pickford on February 5, 1919 as a way for the four of them and for other filmmakers to have more control over their work than at another studio like First National Pictures, Universal Pictures, or Famous Players-Lasky (later renamed to Paramount Pictures). Despite not owning any theaters, they would have contracts with exhibition companies to show their films. In 1967, Transamerica purchased a 98 percent stake in United Artists. Transamerica owned the studio until 1981 when Heaven’s Gate became one of the biggest box office bombs at the time. So much so that Transamerica sold their stake in United Artists to another film studio and merge with them. Notable United Artists films: His Majesty, the American, Charlie Chaplin Films, Dollars Trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), 007 Franchise, The Magnificent Seven, West Side Story, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Rocky, Apocalypse Now, and Raging Bull
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - 1924-1981
In 1924, Marcus Loew, a theater magnate needed films to show at his Loew’s Theatres chain. He bought Metro Pictures back in 1919, but that wasn’t enough. So he bought Goldwyn Pictures and Mayer Pictures. Then, Loew decided to fuse these companies together to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Louis B. Mayer (formerly the head of Mayer Pictures) to run MGM. MGM was already a merged company before United Artists joined as player four almost 60 years later. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the dominating studio throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood (1920s-1960s), kind of like how Disney is now. However, their weakness is what lead to their downfall. Starting with Ben-Hur (1959), MGM believed that it would be able to constantly replicate its success every year by having one epic film carry them for a year. However, there were way too many times were the epic film would fall flat on their face. Since they heavily depended on the success of one film, they would suffer as a result. In 1969, Kirk Kekorian bought MGM and would use that name to focus on hotels and casinos with the MGM likeness. While MGM was able to rebound from losses, they never reached the top like they were able to back in the Golden Age of Hollywood. At some point, 20th Century Fox (a company that already was composed of two merged companies) and MGM were in talks to merge, but plans failed (20th Century Fox would instead merge with Disney 48 years later). However, MGM was able to merge with another major film studio, albeit not as strong as 20th Century Fox. Notable MGM films: Mademoiselle Midnight, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, An American in Paris, Singin in the Rain, Ben-Hur, Doctor Zhivago, Network, Fame, and Clash of the Titans
MGM/UA Entertainment Era - 1982-1986
Kirk Kekorian’s Trancinda Corp purchased United Artists, which also owned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The companies would merge to become MGM/UA Entertainment Company. At the time of the merger, David Begelman was fired due to greenlighting unsuccessful films with the sole exception of Poltergeist, meaning that MGM was struggling as well to a certain extent. In 1983, WarGames and Octopussy became a success for MGM, but the year wasn’t as profitable as Kekorian wanted. Not even MGM’s library was enough to help them get through the year. A year after the buyout, MGM started distributing independent films instead of financing their own films. On August 7, 1985, Ted Turner offered to buy MGM/UA for $1.5B. Turner immediately sold United Artists to Kekorian. Due to Turner having his own financial problems, Turner was forced to sell MGM’s production and distribution assets to United Artists for $340M. The MGM lot was sold to Lorimar Telepictures (which would later be bought by Sony to be renamed to Sony Pictures Studios). However, Ted Turner kept the RKO Pictures library that United Artists owned, the pre-1986 MGM library, and the pre-1950 Warner Bros library. Ted Turner’s Turner Broadcasting System would later merge with Time Warner (owner of Warner Bros), meaning that Warner Bros would regain their pre-1950 library that Jack Warner sold off back in the 50s, along with 99% of the RKO library and the pre-1986 MGM films. This is probably one of the factors that made Warner Bros the powerhouse they are today. Getting back on topic, this left MGM/UA with little to nothing. They have become a shell of their former selves and still are to this day as both United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have lost their major film studio status in the 80s. They had to start from scratch like a brand new studio, but with a slight advantage of their brand recognition. Notable MGM/UA films: Rocky III, WarGames, Octopussy, Poltergeist, The Secret of NIMH, and Red Dawn
MGM/UA Communications Era - 1987-2010
When Kirk Kekorian reclaimed MGM, he renamed MGM/UA Entertainment Co. to MGM/UA Communications Co. Throughout the late 80s and 90s, the studio was able to stick around, but were far behind the big 6 at the time (Disney, 20th Century Fox, Columbia, Universal, Paramount, and Warner Bros). They had hits such as Moonstruck, Child’s Play, Rain Man, and Thelma & Louise. In 1997, MGM was able to strengthen their film library a little with the acquisition of Metromedia. Metromedia owned Orion Pictures, which made hits like First Blood, The Terminator, Three Amigos, Platoon, Robocop, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, UHF, Dances with Wolves, and Silence of the Lambs. In 2003, MGM attempted to buy Universal Pictures (I don’t know how as Universal was the stronger film studio), but failed and lost $75M in doing so. In 2004, it was the major film studios’ turn to try to buy MGM. Time Warner attempted to take MGM, but failed. However, Sony Pictures Entertainment won the bid overall. Sony did this to ensure that MGM would support the Blu-Ray format over the HD-DVD format that was happening in the mid-2000s. Sony agreed to purchase MGM and would distribute some of their films like Casino Royale and Rocky Balboa. In 2007, they returned to distributing on their own. While they did have modest successes with films like Valkyrie, it wasn’t enough. In 2010, MGM supposedly released what many thought would be their swan song, Hot Tub Time Machine. Later that year, MGM filed for bankruptcy. Notable MGM/UA films: Dalton and Brosnan 007 Films, Rocky IV, Child’s Play, Spaceballs, Moonstruck, Rain Man, Road House, Thelma & Louise, Stargate, Valkyrie, Daniel Craig 007 Films (producing only), and Hot Tub Time Machine (last film that United Artists and MGM distribute before the Production Company Era)
Production Company Era - 2011-2017
In this era, MGM could only produce films and not distribute them. MGM co-produced a Poltergeist remake with 20th Century Fox. With Paramount Pictures, MGM made Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Hercules, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, and a Ben-Hur remake. With Warner Bros Pictures, MGM co-produced The Hobbit Trilogy, Hot Pursuit, Max, Creed, and Everything, Everything. And with Sony Pictures, MGM made Zookeeper, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hope Springs, Carrie, The Magnificent Seven, Skyfall (which gave both MGM and Sony their first billion dollar film), and Spectre. With their co-production, they were able to make a small comeback. Notable MGM films (producing only): Skyfall, Spectre, Creed, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 21 and 22 Jump Street, The Hobbit Trilogy, and The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Return to Distribution Era - 2018-Present
Mirror Releasing was founded as a joint distribution venture between Annapurna Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to release their films under. MGM made a return to the world of distribution with Death Wish. Let’s see how well MGM did in 2018 and 2019.
2018
For MGM’s first film in years, Death Wish didn’t make twice its budget, which made $50M on a budget of $30M and neither did MGM’s second film in years, Operation Finale which made $18M on a budget of $24M. To be fair, Netflix distributed the film internationally, so they must’ve paid half. Even then, $18M in the US on a budget of $12M is nothing to get excited about. Annapurna wasn’t doing that great either. The only film they released that year that can really be considered profitable is Sorry to Bother You, which made $18M on a budget of $3M. The Sisters Brothers and Destroyer failed to recoup their budget, and If Beale Street Could Talk and Vice couldn’t make twice its budget. Unlike Annapurna, MGM had a major hit with Creed II, which made $214M on a budget of $50M. However, this isn’t completely MGM’s success story as Warner Bros distributed the film worldwide. In the US, Creed II made $116M on a halved budget (assuming MGM and WB split the bill) of $25M for MGM. This is still a major win for MGM, though that isn’t saying much compared to their slate. Mirror Releasing’s 2018 slate is at worst awful and at best mediocre, with Annapurna not helping matters.
Biggest Win: Creed II Biggest Loses: The Sisters Brothers, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Vice
2019
On February 5, 2019, United Artists celebrates its 100th Anniversary. As a way to celebrate the film studio, Mirror Releasing was renamed to United Artists Releasing with the name first appearing in Missing Link. Annapurna released three films this year. While Booksmart was able to be profitable making $25M on a budget of $6M, Where’d You Go, Bernadette failed to make its budget back, making $10M on a budget of $18M. However, this wouldn’t be Annapurna’s biggest loss. Missing Link bombed really hard, only making $26M on a budget of $100M, severely damaging Annapurna to the point of being on the verge of bankruptcy. This wasn’t just because of Missing Link. This was also due to the other films that Annapurna distributed in 2018, which didn’t make much of a profit either. As of now, it is unknown whether Annapurna will distribute films for United Artists Releasing next year. Orion Pictures would be apart of the United Artists Releasing group with Child’s Play. The Child’s Play remake made $45M on a budget of $10M, making it profitable. MGM released three films this year and they were all profitable. Fighting With My Family made $39M on a budget of $11M. The Hustle made $95M on a budget of $21M. And as of now, The Addams Family made $88M on a budget of $40M. It should be able to make $100M by the end of its run. Overall, United Artists Releasing’s 2019 slate is pretty good, and would’ve been amazing had Missing Link and Where’d You Go, Bernadette weren’t released by United Artists Releasing. Then again, Annapurna is the one suffering the losses and not MGM. MGM has a good year, even if it’s not enough to compete with the other studios like Lionsgate or Paramount. But that’s okay because it’s just baby steps. Overall, this was a decent year for United Artists’ 100th Anniversary, with two exceptions.. Biggest Win: The Hustle, Child’s Play, and The Addams Family Biggest Loses: Missing Link and Where’d You Go, Bernadette
2020: The next year is coming, and it’s time to look at what United Artists Releasing has in-store for everyone next year. I’ll try to keep it short (with a basic description of each one if necessary and how well it might do). The numbers I have won’t be accurate, so take it with a grain of salt.
Gretel & Hansel - it’s a supernatural horror film directed by Oz Perkins. As a horror film in January, I’d say that this could make some decent profit. The biggest concern is how many other horror films trying to capitalize on the January spot like The Grudge (Sony Pictures), Underwater (20th Century Fox), and The Turning (Universal Pictures). If I were being optimistic, I’d say it could make $40M DOM and $70M WW.
No Time To Die - it’s a spy film directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and is the 25th film in the Bond franchise and the 5th and final Bond film starring Daniel Craig as the iconic James Bond. This is the film that United Artists Releasing needs to succeed in the future, and they are relying on it to be their largest film this year. I could see this making as low as $180M DOM and $800M WW and as high as $220M DOM and $1B WW. It could make a little less than Spectre or more, but I don’t see this surpassing Skyfall. Regardless, this should be a large hit for UAR. However, they are only handling domestic distribution while Universal Pictures handles international distribution, meaning that they aren’t going to be getting even half of the profits made from No Time to Die. This is almost guaranteed to be a hit for both United Artists Releasing and Universal Pictures.
Bad Trip - it’s a hidden camera comedy film directed by Kitao Sakurai. I don’t know how this is going to work, but based on the synopsis that it’s just a group of people traveling around and pranking people, I don’t see this doing gangbusters. I’d say $20M DOM and $30M WW.
Legally Blonde 3 - it’s a comedy film and the third film in the Legally Blonde series. I don’t think it will break records due to nostalgia, but it should get a decent amount of people into seats if it can get the casual and fans interested in the film. I’d say the highest it can make is $80M DOM and $100M WW.
Respect - it’s a music biopic film directed by Liesl Tommy and is based on the life of singer Aretha Franklin. This is coming off the success of other music biopics like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman. I highly doubt this film will make even half of what Bohemian Rhapsody, let alone make close to those numbers (Bohemian Rhapsody made $904M. That’s not going to happen to Respect). Rocketman is more comparable to Respect and based off Rocketman’s $196M, I’d say this could make $100M DOM and $220M WW.
Bill & Ted Face the Music - it’s a sci-fi comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and is the third film in the Bill & Ted series. Bill & Ted has become a cult classic, so the release of a third film should get fans of the first two films to come see this one. With some help from the international audience (though it will make the most in the US), I’d say this could make $60M DOM and $80M WW.
Samaritan - it’s a film directed by Julius Avery and stars Sylvester Stallone. Not much is known besides that. Basing it off of how well both of their previous movies did, this should make about $30M DOM and $50M WW.
Robocop Returns - it’s a science fiction action film and is set to be a sequel to the original Robocop. Neil Blomkamp was originally attached to direct but left on August 2019. As of now, there’s no director. It’s highly unlikely that this film will come out next year, unless MGM can find a director and start filming sometime before the end of this year. I only have this up here because it’s still slated for 2020 and it’s not entirely impossible for this to come out next year, just very unlikely. If it does happen next year or gets pushed back to 2021, I’d say this could make $70M DOM and $160M WW with good reviews. This shouldn’t be too bad as long as the budget is $60M or less, which can be done.
Thoughts on the 2020 Slate: As a small film studio, United Artists Releasing has a promising slate. The overall domestic total should be around $500M, which is a large step forward for them. Their films are going to rely on the US market for success with the exception of No Time to Die. No Time to Die is a guaranteed money maker for both UAR and Universal and will be UAR’s biggest film to date. Legally Blonde 3, Bill & Ted Face the Music, and maybe Robocop Returns (if it comes out) will bring in fans of the series back after a long hiatus, especially Bill & Ted Face the Music. Another guaranteed hit for UAR will be Respect as music biopics are all the craze these days and Aretha Franklin is a well known singer with lots of fans. Bad Trip and Samaritan should be modest successes as original films from the studio. Gretel & Hansel is probably the only film I’m concerned about and that’s mostly due to how saturated January 2020 will be of horror films. It should do okay as long as the budget is low.
The Future: - Besides Robocop Returns possibly happening in 2021 instead of 2020, MGM has plans to make a sequel to Tomb Raider and to their most recent success, the Addams Family. Valley Girl from 1983 is getting a remake (if anyone remembers that). A remake of Night of the Comet is in development at Orion Pictures. As for the future of United Artists Releasing, if they can keep up with their small scale successes while successfully reviving their old franchises, a comeback will most likely happen for United Artists Releasing, to the point where they can do as well as Lionsgate and possibly even Paramount if they still have a hard time breaking $1B domestically.

WALLET 1:
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930)
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Mutiny on the Bounty (Frank Lloyd, 1935)
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Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
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The Sting (George Roy Hill, 1973)
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Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
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Dances with Wolfes (Kevin Costner, 1990)
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The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
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Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
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¹⁵ Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)
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The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)
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The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)
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Argo (Ben Affleck, 2012)
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (Jim Sheridan, 1989)
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¹⁶ The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann, 1992)
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There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
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²² Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, 2012)
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...And Justice for All (Norman Jewison, 1979)
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Scent of a Woman (Martin Brest, 1992)
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The Fugitive (Andrew Davis, 1993)
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WALLET 2:
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Blood Simple (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1984)
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Raising Arizona (Joel Coen, 1987)
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Miller's Crossing (Joel Coen, 1990)
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Barton Fink (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1991)
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The Hudsucker Proxy (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1994)
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The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1998)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, 2000)
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The Man Who Wasn't There (Joel Coen, 2001)
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Intolerable Cruelty (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2003)
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Ladykillers (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2004)
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Paris, je t'aime (Bruno Podalydès, Gurinder Chadha, Gus Van Sant, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Christopher Doyle, Isabel Coixet, Nobuhiro Suwa, Sylvain Chomet, Alfonso Cuarón, Oliver Assayas, Oliver Schmitz, Richard LaGravanese, Vincenzo Natali, Wes Craven, Tom Tykwer, Gérard Depardieu, Frédéric Aubartin, Alexander Payne, 2006)
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Burn After Reading (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2008)
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A Serious Man (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2009)
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True Grit (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2010)
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Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
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Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
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Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
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Cape Fear (Martin Scorsese, 1991)
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Cape Fear (J. Lee Thompson, 1962)
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Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)
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Bringing Out the Dead (Martin Scorsese, 1999)
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Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002)
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The Aviator (Martin Scorsese, 2004)
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Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
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Pulp Ficton (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)
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Death Proof (Quentin Tarantino, 2007)
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Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2008)
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Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012)
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Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
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The Driver (Walter Hill, 1978)
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Last Man Standing (Walter Hill, 1996)
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用心棒 (german title: Yojimbo - Der Leibwächter) (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
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The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
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Killer’s Kiss (Stanley Kubrick, 1955)
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The Killing (Stanley Kubrick, 1956)
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M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
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Fury (Fritz Lang, 1936)
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Scarlet Street (Fritz Lang, 1945)
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The Woman in the Window (Fritz Lang, 1944)
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The Big Heat (Fritz Lang, 1953)
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The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950)
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The Public Enemy (William A. Wellman, 1931)
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Little Caesar (Mervyn LeRoy, 1931)
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The Petrified Forest (Archie Mayo, 1936)
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Murder, My Sweet (Edward Dmytryk, 1940)
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The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks, 1946)
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Decoy (Jack Bernhard, 1946)
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White Heat (Raoul Walsh, 1949)
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The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
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Crime Wave (Andre DeToth, 1954)
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Crime of Passion (Gerd Oswald, 1957)
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Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
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Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
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Bad Day at Black Rock (John Sturges, 1955)
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The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963)
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Joe Kidd (John Sturges, 1972)
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Du rififi chez les hommes (german title: Rififi) (Jules Dassin, 1955)
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Classe tous risques (german title: Der Panther wird gehetzt) (Claude Sautet, 1960)
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Le Doulos (german title: Der Teufel mit der weißen Weste) (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1962)
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La Mariée était en noir (german title: Die Braut trug schwarz) (Francois Truffaut, 1968)
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Le Casse (german title: Der Coup) (Henri Verneuil, 1971)
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Rocco e i suoi fratelli (german title: Rocco und seine Brüder) (Lucchino Visconti, 1960)
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Ludwig (german title: Ludwig II.) (Lucchino Visconti, 1972)
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Ultimo tango a Parigi (german title: Der letzte Tango in Paris) (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1972)
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Following (Christopher Nolan, 1998)
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Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
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The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006)
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Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
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Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, 2014)
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Black Rain (Ridley Scott, 1989)
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Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott, 2001)
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Hannibal (Ridley Scott, 2001)
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American Gangster (Ridley Scott, 2007)
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Body of Lies (Ridley Scott, 2008)
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Manhunter (Michael Mann, 1986)
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The Insider (Michael Mann, 1999)
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Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004)
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Miami Vice (Michael Mann, 2006)
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Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
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Killing Them Softly (Andrew Dominik, 2012)
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Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)
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Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
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Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone, 1994)
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U Turn (Oliver Stone, 1997)
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Any Given Sunday (Oliver Stone, 1999)
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Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1974)
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Dressed to Kill (Brian De Palma, 1980)
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Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983)
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The Black Dahlia (Brian De Palma, 2006)
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Duel (Steven Spielberg, 1973)
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Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
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The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009)
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Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967)
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The Dirty Dozen (Robert Aldrich, 1967)
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Three Days of the Condor (Sidney Pollack, 1975)
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The Family Enforcer (Ralph De Vito, 1976)
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Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)
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Running Man (Paul Michael Glaser, 1987)
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Cop Land (James Mangold, 1997)
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²⁵ The Fifth Element (Luc Besson, 1997)
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Being John Malkovich (Spike Jones, 1999)
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Snatch (Guy Ritchie, 2000)
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Red Dragon (Brett Ratner, 2002)
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Syriana (Stephen Gaghan, 2005)
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Into the Wild (Sean Penn, 2007)
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Hannibal Rising (Peter Webber, 2007)
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Saw V (David Hackl, 2008)
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Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
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The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998)
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Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
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Halloween II (Rick Rosenthal, 1981)
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Halloween (Rob Zombie, 2007)
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Halloween II (Rob Zombie, 2009)
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Der letzte Akt (Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1955)
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Es geschah am hellichten Tag (Ladislao Vajda, 1958)
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Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht (Werner Herzog, 1979)
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Homo Faber (Volker Schlöndorff, 1991)
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Le Gendarme de St. Tropez (german title: Der Gendarm von Saint Tropez) (Jean Girault, 1967)
Adams æbler (german title: Adams Äpfel) (Anders Thomas Jensen, 2005)
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WALLET 5:
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Per un pugno di dollari (Sergio Leone, 1964)
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Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
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Lo chiamavano Trinità (german title: Die rechte und die linke Hand des Teufels) (Enzo Barboni, 1970)
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Nati con la camicia (german title: Zwei bärenstarke Typen) (Enzo Barboni, 1983)
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Bandolero! (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1968)
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Chisum (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1970)
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The Revenant (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2015)
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From Dusk Till Dawn (Robert Rodriguez, 1996)
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Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez, 2007)
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Send Me No Flowers (Norman Jewison, 1964)
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Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971)
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Joseph Sargent, 1973)
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Earthquake (Mark Robson, 1974)
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The Mask (Chuck Russell, 1994)
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From Hell (Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, 2001)
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Watchmen (Zack Snyder, 2009)
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Captain America: The First Avenger (Joe Johnston, 2011)
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BOOKSHELF:
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Blackmail (Alfred Hitchcock, 1929)
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Murder! (Alfred Hitchcock, 1930)
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alfred Hitchcock, 1934)
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The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935)
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Sabotage (Alfred Hitchcock, 1936)
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Young and Innocent (Alfred Hitchcock, 1937)
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The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1938)
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Jamaica Inn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1939)
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Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
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Suspicion (Alfred Hitchcock, 1941)
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Saboteur (Alfred Hitchcock, 1942)
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Shadow of a Doubt (Alfred Hitchcock, 1943)
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Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
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Rope (Alfred Hitchcock, 1948)
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Under Capricorn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1949)
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Stage Fright (Alfred Hitchcock, 1950)
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Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)
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I Confess (Alfred Hitchcock, 1953)
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Dial M for Murder (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
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Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
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The Trouble with Harry (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)
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To Catch a Thief (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956)
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The Wrong Man (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956)
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Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
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North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
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Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
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The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
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Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
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Torn Curtain (Alfred Hitchcock, 1966)
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Topaz (Alfred Hitchcock, 1969)
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Frenzy (Alfred Hitchcock, 1972)
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Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock, 1976)
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Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
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Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
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The Killers (Robert Siodmak, 1946)
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River of No Return (Otto Preminger, 1954)
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The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
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Plein soleil (german title: Nur die Sonne war Zeuge) (René Clément, 1960)
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⁹ Il Gattopardo (german title: Der Leopard) (Luchino Visconti, 1963)
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Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)
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⁴ Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day (James Cameron, 1991)
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¹⁸ Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1996)
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³ Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)
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⁵ Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)
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⁶ The Return of Frank James (Fritz Lang, 1940)
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⁷ The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)
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À bout de souffle (german title: Außer Atem) (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
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²¹ The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987)
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Nattevagten (german title: Nightwatch – Nachtwache) (Ole Bornedal, 1994)
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The French Connection (William Friedkin, 1971)
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²³ Pierrot le fou (german title: Elf Uhr nachts) (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)
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Hammett (Wim Wenders, 1983)
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²⁰ JFK (Oliver Stone, 1991)
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Nikita (Luc Besson, 1990)
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Léon (Luc Besson, 1994)
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無間道 / 无间道 | Mou⁴gaan³dou⁶ (german title: Infernal Affairs) (Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, 2002)
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올드보이 (german title: Oldboy) (Park Chan-wook, 2003)
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¹⁴ Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
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Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)
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¹⁹ Alien³ (David Fincher, 1992)
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Alien: Resurrection (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997)
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¹¹ Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005)
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¹² The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
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¹³ The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, 2012)
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Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)
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Batman Returns (Tim Burton, 1992)
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Batman Forever (Joel Schumacher, 1995)
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Batman & Robin (Joel Schumacher, 1997)
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Batman (Leslie H. Martinson, 1966)
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Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976)
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Rocky II (Sylvester Stallone, 1979)
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Rocky III (Sylvester Stallone, 1982)
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Rocky IV (Sylvester Stallone, 1985)
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Rocky V (John G. Avildsen, 1990)
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Dr. No (Terence Young, 1962)
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From Russia with Love (Terence Young, 1963)
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Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964)
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Thunderball (Terence Young, 1965)
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You Only Live Twice (Lewis Gilbert, 1967)
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Peter R. Hunt, 1969)
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Diamonds Are Forever (Guy Hamilton, 1971)
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Live and Let Die (Guy Hamilton, 1973)
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The Man with the Golden Gun (Guy Hamilton, 1974)
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The Spy Who Loved Me (Lewis Gilbert, 1977)
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Moonraker (Lewis Gilbert, 1979)
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For Your Eyes Only (John Glen, 1981)
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Octopussy (John Glen, 1983)
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A View to a Kill (John Glen, 1985)
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The Living Daylights (John Glen, 1987)
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Licence to Kill (John Glen, 1989)
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GoldenEye (Martin Campbell, 1995)
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Tomorrow Never Dies (Roger Spottiswoode, 1997)
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The World Is Not Enough (Michael Apted, 1999)
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Die Another Day (Lee Tamahori, 2002)
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Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006)
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Quantum of Solace (Marc Forster, 2008)
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Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012)
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Saw (James Wan, 2004)
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Saw II (Darren Lynn Bousman, 2005)
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Saw III (Darren Lynn Bousman, 2006)
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Saw IV (Darren Lynn Bousman, 2007)
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Underworld (Len Wiseman, 2003)
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Kojak (1973-)
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ALF (1986-)
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Futurama (1999-2003-)
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The Sopranos (1999-2007)
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The Wire (2002-2008)
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Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014)
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Game of Thrones (2011-2015-)
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True Detective (2014-2015, 2019)
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¹ Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
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⁸ Key Largo (John Huston, 1948)
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The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
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The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
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The Godfather Part III (Francis Ford Coppola, 1990)
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Le Cercle Rouge (german title: Vier im roten Kreis) (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970)
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²⁴ The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
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Marathon Man (John Schlesinger, 1976)
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¹⁷ Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
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¹⁰ Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002)
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Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008)
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² No Country for Old Men (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2008)
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(more informations about the list of my dvd collection in the comments)

If you bought the 50th anniversary DVD or Blu-ray set, you might be entitled to free streaming copies of Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983). Check this site:
http://www.bonddvdsettlement.com/
I contacted them and was told the deadline to make a claim is now July 31st. I've uploaded a copy of the claim form they sent me.
http://docdro.id/rKlJOtx
Good luck.

Jika Anda bertanya kepada seseorang siapa aktor pertama yang bermain James Bond, mereka mungkin akan menjawab Sean Connery. Demikian pula, jika Anda bertanya berapa banyak aktor yang memainkan peran tersebut, kebanyakan orang akan mengatakan 5 atau 6. Anda mungkin terkejut mengetahui bahwa jawaban di atas salah. Di bawah ini, kami memberikan Anda sejarah lengkap dari semua aktor yang telah memainkan James Bond, tidak hanya dalam seri resmi tetapi juga dalam film tidak resmi, serial TV, dan acara radio.
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​Barry Nelson 1954
​Pada awal 1954, Ian Fleming dibayar $ 1000 untuk hak siar televisi untuk Casino Royale. Novel ini diadaptasi menjadi satu jam khusus TV dan disiarkan di CBS pada 21 Oktober 1954 sebagai episode Climax! Teater Misteri.
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Itu adalah episode hitam dan putih anggaran rendah yang diadaptasi oleh Charles Bennett, yang menulis skenario untuk sebagian besar film Alfred Hitchcock di tahun 1930-an Ia membintangi Peter Lorre sebagai Le Chiffre, Linda Christian sebagai Valerie Mathis, Michael Pate sebagai Clarence Leiter, dan aktor Amerika Barry Nelson sebagai James Bond pertama.
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Barry memainkan James Bond dengan sangat santai, dan meskipun ada beberapa adegan perkelahian dan penyiksaan yang menggelikan, episode tersebut merupakan tayangan yang menarik dan menyenangkan dari Casino Royale. Peter Lorre khususnya adalah tambahan yang kuat untuk para pemain. Episode ini muncul sebagai fitur khusus pada DVD untuk film Casino Royale (1967).
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​Bob Holness 1956
Pada tahun 1956, Bob Holness memberikan suara untuk James Bond dalam adaptasi radio Afrika Selatan dari novel Moonruner karya Ian Fleming. Dia kemudian akan menjadi aktor dan pembawa acara permainan untuk Take a Letter and Blockbusters.
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Spesial Moonraker diatur oleh Durban Repertory Theatre. Bob mengatakan bahwa siaran langsung, dan dengan demikian, tidak ada rekaman yang diketahui. Dipercaya bahwa para pemain lokal dari Durban menyuarakan peran-peran lain, dan bahwa produksi berada di bawah sembilan puluh menit.
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Bob Simmons 1962
Film EON Productions James Bond yang pertama, Dr. No, dirilis pada tahun 1962. Ini dibuka dengan urutan laras senapan yang akan menjadi merek dagang seri ini. James Bond, diperankan oleh stuntman Bob Simmons, berjalan di sepanjang latar belakang putih, yang ditunjukkan melalui pandangan laras senapan milik orang asing. Sadar bahwa dia sedang diawasi, Bond dengan cepat berbalik dan menembak si pembunuh. Darah menetes ke layar laras senapan membubung dan membuka untuk mengungkapkan judul utama.
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Bob Simmons bisa dibilang disebut sebagai aktor resmi James Bond pertama, dan ia sebenarnya orang pertama yang memerankan 007 dalam film Bond yang dirilis bioskop. Adegan Bob kembali digunakan sampai Goldfinger, sebelum di-reshot dengan Sean Connery.
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Sean Connery 1962-1967
Pada tahun 1962, produser Albert R. Broccoli dan Harry Saltzman membawa James Bond ke layar perak di Dr. No, berdasarkan novel Ian Fleming 1958. Dengan gaya unik Sean Connery, lokasi eksotis, dan pemeran pendukung yang spektakuler, Dr. No menjadi sukses instan.
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Sean Connery melanjutkan untuk bermain James Bond empat kali di From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball dan You Only Live Twice, sebelum pensiun sementara dari peran tersebut.
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Roger Moore 1964
Pada tahun 1964, antara bermain Simon Templar di The Saint, Roger Moore membintangi sebagai James Bond dalam sebuah episode dari sketsa komedi pertunjukan Mainly Millicent.
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Dalam sketsa 7 menit, James Bond sedang berlibur dan pergi untuk makan siang, hanya untuk bertemu mata-mata Rusia Sonia Sekova. Sonia juga sedang berlibur, dan kedua mata-mata menduga bahwa yang lain memata-matai mereka, menghasilkan beberapa situasi lucu. Obligasi menemukan pelayan mengenakan wig dan memukulnya di atas balkon, dan dua melemparkan beberapa minuman di atas bahu mereka, mencurigai pil sianida. Mereka berdua dipanggil kembali ke kasus dan mengakhiri episode dengan ciuman.
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David Niven 1967
​Pada pertengahan 1960-an, produser Amerika Charles K. Feldman memperoleh hak film untuk Casino Royale. Setelah upaya yang gagal untuk membuatnya sebagai bagian dari seri resmi, ia memutuskan untuk mengubahnya menjadi spoof James Bond sebagai gantinya.
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Film ini dibuka dengan David Niven bermain sebagai pensiunan 007. M memintanya untuk kembali kepada mereka, dan ketika Bond menolak, rumahnya segera diledakkan! M terbunuh dalam ledakan dan Bond mengambil alih posisinya.
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Dia memutuskan untuk mengganti nama semua agen ke James Bond untuk membingungkan musuh. Hal ini menghasilkan David Niven, Terence Cooper, Woody Allen, Joanna Pettet, Daliah Lavi, Peter Sellers dan Ursula Andress semuanya bermain James Bond!

James Bond is the highest grossing franchise of all time.
It is a franchise that has following throughout the entire world.
The novels by Ian Fleming, became a global phenomenon. The franchise about 007 inspired many young authors to start writing books, to dream that one day they will act in a Bond movie, even to spoof the world's most famous agent. Throughout the 50 years of Bond we've seen many parodies of the Bond movies, and many movies that were inspired by the majesty's agent.
But 3 movies will always be remembered as the movies that are the "bastard child" of the franchise. Bond movies that are not actually Bond movies. Bond movies that did not had the support by MGM, and movies that are really controversial. (while we are at the subject of controversy I would like to mention that throughout the 50years of Bond as we know it, MGM had many issues with the rights of Bond, and there were couple of Bond movies that were never made, but these 3 actually made it).
It all starts in 1954 with the first ecranisation of Fleming's first novel about 007. Casino Royale starring Barry Nelson Jimmy/James Bond.
If you haven't seen this episode/movie than you can check it out on YouTube by simply clicking at this link.
The Daniel Craig and Nelson were not the only actors to portray Bond in a Bond movie called "Casino Royale". In 1967 a parody/comedy version of Fleming's novel even gets an Oscar nomination for the movie named "Casino Royale" and it has Peter Sellers, Ursula Anders, David Niven, Dalliah Lavi, Terence Cooper, and even Woody Allen playing the role of Mr. Bond. I know that this sounds crazy to you but in the movie it makes sense, so you should check that one out if you want to see the "official" James Bond parody.
The most famous "unofficial" (or non-MGM) Bond movie is Never Say Never Again, and it has the original James Bond, Sean Connery in the role that brought him fame- Agent 007. Unlike the previous 2 movies this is more of an actual James Bond movie than the both versions of Casino Royale.
This will be a special week for BMOTW series cause instead of one you get to rate 4 (!!) Bond movies.
In the comment section bellow leave your ratings for SkyFall, Casino Royale (1954), Casino Royale (1967), and Never Say Never Again.
You can also write your review and your thoughts about the 3 Bond movies of the week.
If you haven't seen the 3 "unofficial" Bond movies you can see Casino Royale (1954): here.
And you can purchase video/BluRay/DVD of Casino Royale (1967):
here, here, and here
For Never Say Never Again just click here, here, or here.
And now it's time to see how did you rate Quantum Of Solace last week:

#	Rating	Name of Movie
1.	9.5	Casino Royale (2006)
2.	9.2	GoldFinger
3.	8.7	GoldenEye
4.	8.6	Licence To Kill
5.	8.4	The Living Daylights
6.	8.2	From Russia With Love
7.	8.2	The Spy Who Loved Me
8.	8.2	Dr.No
9.	8.0	For Your Eyes Only
10.	7.8	ThunderBall
11.	7.6	On Her Majesty's Secret Service
12.	7.3	You Only Live Twice
13.	7.2	Live And Let Die
14.	6.2	Quantum Of Solace
15.	6.2	The Man With The Golden Gun
16.	5.6	The World Is Not Enough
17.	5.6	A View To A Kill
18.	5.6	Tomorrow Never Dies
19.	5.1	MoonRaker
20.	4.6	Octopussy
21.	4.2	Diamonds Are Forever
22.	2.3	Die Another Day

Kind of surprisingly but Quantum Of Solace with a score of 6,2 gets the (un)lucky 13th spot in the list.
Do you think that any of the last 4 movies in the series can make major stir ups in the list ? Are the "unofficial" Bond movies the worst? Is the newest Bond the best? Follow our threads to find out.
Note: If most of you haven't seen the 3 movies mentioned in the thread, and think that it will take longer than a week (for any reason) to see all 3 movies, we will have another BMOTW next week, if not next week we will have our grand BMOTW finale where we will see the final results of this series.
I hope that you are enjoying this series, and as always whatever you are doing stay safe and Bond on.

Region 1 this week (7th August)
Amazon.com new release list
In region 1 the best selling disc this week is Dr. Seuss' The Lorax. There's a complete combo pack available with 3D/BD/DVD/Digtal/UV. Or there's a BD/DVD/Digital/UV version and of course a basic DVD.
Also if you want more from Dr Seuss there's also the 2012 1971 animated version of Cat in the Hat out this week on BD/DVD or DVD.
Marly a documentary from Kevin Macdonald is also out this week. It's available on Blu-ray or DVD. I don't actually know a lot about the life of Bob Marley and considering how much I enjoyed Macdonald's Life In A day I think I should check this out.
New to Blu-ray and re-released on DVD, next we have The Wachowski Brothers' Bound. This is not a film I've seen but it's on my list of film I should see one day. This release includes both the R-rated and unrated versions.
Space Nazis arrive in region 1 this week in Iron Sky. Only available on Blu-ray at the moment. The DVD appears to be slated for October. However I believe this is the version which the director has disavowed after the publisher rushed it out without any of the extra features he wanted to include.
Next is a bunch of anniversary releases on Blu-ray. Full Metal Jacket 25th Anniversary is out in a new Blu-ray book package. Grosse Pointe Blank: 15th Anniversary Edition and Adventures in Babysitting: 25th Anniversary Edition are also out this week.
finally in TV we have Grimm season 1. This modern-fairy-tale police procedural is out this week on Blu-ray or on DVD.
Region 2 this week (6th August)
Amazon.co.uk new release list
We've got a much slower release week in region 2. Top of the list this week is Twenty Twelve - Series 2 on DVD. This is an Olympic related comedy apparently but it's the first time I've even heard of it. There's also a Series 1+2 Box set available.
Next up is Le Havre from director Aki Kaurismäki. This is not a film I know a great deal about however in region 1 it was released by Criterion so that's a good indicator of quality. It's out this week on Blu-ray or on DVD.
David Niven & Peter Sellers' version of Bond gets another re-release this week. The 1967 Casino Royale is available on Blu-ray or DVD.
New to Blu-ray this week is John Cleese comedy A Fish Called Wanda.
In TV we have Castle - Season 3 finally arriving on DVD. There's also a Season 1-3 Box set available, although I don't know why anyone would buy that when it's not long now until season 5 will begin.
Also in TV this week are Cheers - Season 8 and Cheers - Season 9 both on DVD.
While the standard releases at Amazon are a bit lacking this week there are 4 new Universal 100th Anniversary Play.com Exclusive Steelbooks out this week.
The Bourne Trilogy Box Set
The Thing
Serenity
Pitch Black
I'm seriously tempted by these but I already own most of them in a standard edition. I don't have the Bourne Trilogy yet so I'll probably grab that. The Bourne Legacy looks separate enough that it won't bug me if I end up buying that in a separate set. I'll probably end up buying Serenity as well. I love that film an the package looks lovely. Also I've only got the DVD version so it's probably worth and upgrade to HD.
Those are the highlights which stood out to me this week.

Region 1 this week (7th February)
Amazon.com new release list
Top release this week is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I. I have very little to say about this other than it is now available on Blu-ray and on DVD. Although for some unknown reason Amazon is listing those as shipping on the 11th.
British favourite (although not of mine) Downton Abbey is next up. Series two is now available on Blu-ray and on DVD.
Disney's Lady and the Tramp gets a Diamond Edition re-release in multiple configurations. Three-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy or Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging or Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in DVD Packaging.
Harold & Kumar are back with A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas and there are three versions available of this: 3D/BD/DVD/UV or BD/DVD/UV or DVD/UV.
Historical drama Anonymous is also out this week. Coming to Blu-ray and standard DVD.
The 2008 re-make of George A Romero's zombie classic Day of the Dead gets a new release on 3D Blu-ray. I don't believe this was in 3D originally was it? So I don't think this is necessary although I've not actually seen this version. Day of the Dead 3D on Blu-ray.
A couple of older films arriving on Blu-ray include A Fish Called Wanda and Casino Royale (the 1967 David Niven version).
Finally a new Criterion La Jetee/Sans Soleil. Le Jetee of course being the inspiration for 12 Monkeys.
Region 2 this week (6th February)
Amazon.co.uk new release list
Top of region 2 this week is One Day, drama starring Anne Hathaway now available on Blu-ray or on DVD.
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris is coming to DVD this week, but for some reason I can't seem to find a Blu-ray copy.
Romantic comedy Friends With Benefits is coming out on Blu-ray and on DVD.
Also the new version of Footloose is arriving on Blu-ray and DVD.
There are a bunch of older films arriving on Blu-ray for the first time including Legend, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Thelma & Louise, Teen Wolf and Serendipity. Also Garden State with Natalie Portman and Zach Braff gets a Blu-ray special edition.
Finally in TV there is Fry's Planet Word a documentary from Stephen Fry about language.
Holy Flying Circus is a "fantastical re-imagining" of the events surrounding the release of Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Last but not least is the final series of The Sarah Jane Adventures now available on Blu-ray and on DVD. Also a Series 1-5 box set is available.
Those are the highlights which stood out to me this week.