Jean Arthur gets her own set! Released via TCM's Vault line, Columbia's comedy queen gets her due with the announcement of the Jean Arthur Comedy Collection set for October 17th. TCM's Vault line had been exclusive territory for Universal, but now the release of this set inagurates their new partnership with Sony. Available exclusively for purchase at TCM.com, this set will be available for rent here at ClassicF...
Read moreMore Blu from Kino as they have announced Sherlock Holmes (1922) and Seven Chances (1925) for release on December 13th. Also out will be a standard Ultimate Edition of Seven Chances. Both the Blu and Standard version of Chances will have the bonus features below: Audio Commentary (TBD) Silent Echoes featurette Seven Chances restoration featurette featuring Technicolor comparison and more!
Read moreBoasting such superlatives as 'Mastered from an original 35mm print' and as 'being the only version(s) of the of the original film authorized for release from the estate of David O. Selznick,' Kino has announced a December 20th release date for the above two perpetually public domain films on standard and Blu-Ray. Neither will have bonus features, but both are expected to be a vast improvement of previous releases from various manufacturers. Nothing S...
Read moreCurrently exclusive to Amazon, but available for rent here at ClassicFlix, The Caine Mutiny (Blu-Ray) has been announced for wide release by Sony on December 6th. It will retail for 19.99 but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 5.99. Bonus features below. SYNOPSIS: Nominated for seven Academy...
Read moreNo, this is not a spoof announcement. In their first wide-release of new material in two and-a-half years, 20th Century-Fox has announced Stars and Stripes Forever (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) for release on December 13th. Fox's classic output has been dormant since May 2009's Man Hunt, as they mainly focused on re-releasing catalog titles on Blu-Ray. No word yet, but hopefully this will be followed up by many releases from their deep...
Read moreWith the release of Season 5, Vol. 1 just two weeks away, Paramount has announced that Gunsmoke - Season 5, Vol. 2 will be out on December 13th. The 3-disc set will retail for 6.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 7.99. ...
Read moreAfter a two-year gap since the release of Season 3, The Donna Reed Show finally has solid December 20th release date set for Season 4.MPI, known for such releases as Becket, Family Affair and The Complete Sherlock Holmes, among others, acquired rights to the series and will bring all 39 of Season Four's episodes on 5 discs. It will retail for 9.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 9.99
Read moreCrime dramas are the theme for four more Sony Columbia Classics set to release on October 4th.13 West Street (1962), Alan Ladd's penultimate film, co-stars Rod Steiger in a tale of vigilante justice. The Night Holds Terror (1955), based on actual events, tells the story of armed bandits holding a young family hostage in their own home and stars Jack Kelly, Hildy Parks, Vince Edwards and John Cassavetes.
Read morePreviously released by Criterion in 2007, Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938) will make its Blu-Ray debut on December 6th. All the bonus features from the previous release will carry over. Out on the same day will be Ernst Lubitsch's Design for Living (1933) on Standard and Blu. Released in SD by Universal in 2005, Design gets the Criterion treatment with great bonus features (below) in addition to being presented in a sparkling new transfer. ...
Read moreMore great T.V. Westerns are coming from Timeless Media Group as they have announced an October 25th release date for all four sets above.Wagon Train and The Virginian continue along with complete fourth and fifth seasons respectively, while clarity finally comes for Tales of Wells Fargo (previously released with best-of sets) with complete seasons 1 and 2. Also out, due to fan requests, is the final season of The Virginian which was retitled The Men fr...
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