Author: David Greenstreet
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OLIVE: Escape from Zahrain (Blu-Ray)
More from Olive as they have announced a September 17th release date for Escape from Zahrain (Blu-Ray). In a strife-torn Arab state, fanatical loyalists of a nationalist leader (Yul Brynner) attack a police van transporting him to prison and aid his escape into the deadly Arabian Desert. Escaping with him are fellow death row prison...
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House of Wax (Blu-Ray) Plus 3D Version in October
Warner has announced an October 1st release date for House of Wax (Blu-Ray) 3D. The 2-disc set will feature a standard Blu-Ray and a 3D Blu-Ray. The former will be available for rent, while the latter is only available in the set when purchased. Bonus features are not yet known and no word on whether a DVD release is forthcoming....
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UNIVERSAL HORROR: First Tier Coming in Wave 2
For studios, timing is everything. When Universal announced their first wave of horror titles on Blu in March (released on June 4th), many were surprised they didn't lead with the top tier in their horror library. Some suspected that they were waiting for Halloween to release Dracula, Wolf Man, Frankenstein and Bride of to bolster sales -- and it looks like they were right as the studio has announced a September 17th for the Blu-Ray de...
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OLIVE: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Flat Top - DVD & Blu in August
Two titles previously released by Republic, and long out of print, have been added to Olive's August 27th slate: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) and Flat Top (1952). Both will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray.
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FOX: A Letter to Three Wives (Blu-Ray) in September
Fox has set a September 17th release date for A Letter to Three Wives (Blu-Ray). Released on DVD in 2005, this HD upgrade includes all the previous bonus features (below). Fox is also releasing a repackaged DVD version the same day. As three women head off on a boating trip with a group of children, they receive a letter written ...
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KINO: The Devil Bat (Blu-Ray) in September
Kino has set a September 17th release date for The Devil Bat (Blu-Ray). Included as a bonus feature is audio commentary by Richard Harland Smith (film historian and TCM columnist). It will retail for 4.95, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 9.99. SYNOPSIS: After brilliant scientist Dr. Paul Carruthers (Bela Lugosi) develops an ingenious product for a cosmetics company, he is cheated out of...
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Stalag 17 (Blu-Ray) in October
Warner keeps their Paramount acquired titles coming as they have announced an October 8th release date for Billy Wilder's Stalag 17 (Blu-Ray). Retail will be 9.98, but it is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 5.99. Bonus features should carry over from the previously released DVD, but confirmation is not forthcoming. -------------------------------------------- Two worthy Academy Awar...
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CRITERION: 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman
Criterion has announced 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman for release on DVD and Blu-Ray this September 24th. The sets are listed as four and five discs respectively, and will have numerous bonus features as well as a booklet. Details below. In the late 1940s, the incandescent Hollywood star Ingrid Bergma...
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Dobie Gillis - Season 1 in September
Just weeks before the Complete Series is scheduled to hit the streets on July 2nd, Shout! Factory has announced a September 10th release date for The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Season 1. The 5-disc set will retail for 9.95, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 3.99. In Season One, we meet Dobie Gil...
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Cavalcade (1933) DVD & Blu-Ray in August
Fox has set an August 6th release date for Cavalcade (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo). Released on DVD in 2010, exclusive to a gigantic 76-disc Anniversary Set, the studio finally makes the 1933 Oscar winner available as a single -- sort of. The release will come in a Blu/DVD combo pack and retail for 9.99. Per the studio's specs, bonus features (below) will only be accessible on the Blu-Ray.
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