Although not officially announced, Sony has scheduled a November 3rd release date for Film Noir Classics, Vol. 1.

It's expected to be a five disc set with four titles new to DVD (The Sniper, 5 Against the House, The Lineup & Murder by Contract) and a re-release of The Big Heat. Whether or not Heat will be remastered is unknown. 

Bonus features are:

• Martin Scorsese on The Sniper, The Big Heat and Murder by Contract
• Michael Mann on The Big Heat
• The Influence of Noir with Christopher Nolan (The Lineup)
• Commentary with Author's Eddie Muller and James Ellroy (The Lineup)
• Commentary with Author Eddie Muller on The Sniper

It will retail for 9.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99. More details to follow.