Author: David Greenstreet

  • BACK ON SCHEDULE: The Virginian - Season 1 in May

    We finally have a little clarity from Timeless Media regarding Season 1 of The Virginian. After announcing two separate volumes for Season 1 for general release due on March 9th, then pulling back to only allow those sets in club stores, they have now set a general public release date of May 25th for The Virginian - The Complete First Season. Whereas season one was going to be contained on twelve discs in two separate volumes, thi...

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  • CRITERION: Stagecoach, Standard and Blu in May

    Criterion has announced a May 25th release date for Stagecoach (1939) in both a standard 2-disc DVD set and single disc Blu-Ray release. Previously released in 2006 in a 2-disc special edition by Warner, new rights holder Criterion is, well, giving Stagecoach the Criterion treatment as bonus features are plenty (below) and all new. NOTE: We normally retire older versions of any title when a superior version comes out to reduce confus...

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  • FLICKER ALLEY: The Italian Straw Hat in April

    More from Flicker Alley as they've officially announced an April 6th release date for Rene Clair's The Italian Straw Hat (1927). The single disc release of this classic silent comedy comes with English intertitles with options for French subtitles.  It will retail for 9.95, but is available here at ClassicFlix.com for only 3.99.  Full details, including bonus features are below.

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  • ARTWORK ADDED: Barbara Stanwyck Collection

    --Artwork Added to Previous Announcement-- ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT Proving they have not abandoned their Backlot series, nor standard DVD releases, Universal has announced an April 27th release date for The Barbara Stanwyck Collection. The 3-disc set sp...

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  • FLICKER ALLEY: Georges Melies Encore on Tuesday

    Overlooked because it was thought to be a compilation of Flicker Alley's previous 5-disc set, we have now added Georges Melies Encore as it is a supplement to the previous set, with all new material, and not a compilation. It will retail for 9.95, but is available here at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99. Details below.

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  • TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection in June

    Warner has announced a June 8th release date for their first boxed set for 2010: TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection. The four Chan programmers, 3 with Sidney Toler and 1 with Roland Winters, will be on four discs. Bonus features are not yet known, but if they are typical TCM Spotlight specs, fans should be in for a treat. Retail will be 9.92, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only 9.99. ...

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  • Gale Storm - America's Sweetheart Collection in March

    Infinity Entertaiment, along with Hollywood Select Video, have announced Gale Storm - America's Sweetheart Collection for release on March 16th. The 3-disc set, all likely PD quality transfers, will have a total of eight films, with three making their DVD debut (blue font above). The other five were previously released by Alpha. Also in the set are three episodes from My Little Margie and two episodes from The Gale Stor...

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  • UNIVERSAL BACKLOT: The Barbara Stanwyck Collection in April

    Proving they have not abandoned their Backlot series, nor standard DVD releases, Universal has announced an April 27th release date for The Barbara Stanwyck Collection. The 3-disc set spans 19 years over Ms. Stanwyck's career and boasts such co-stars as Joel McCrea (twice), Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Brian Donlevy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Robert Benchley and Lloyd Nolan. Bonus features will be trailers for a few of the t...

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  • Battleship Potemkin (Blu-Ray) in April

    Kino has set an April 20th release date for the Blu-Ray debut of Battleship Potemkin. The 1925 silent masterpiece was released in a 2-disc DVD set in 2007 and joins The General (1925), also released by Kino, as the only two silent films released on Blu-Ray in region 1 thus far. The bonus feature from the standard definition release, 'Tracing Battleship Potemkin,' will also be included as a bonus feature in this release. How...

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  • Perry Mason - Season 5, Vol. 1 in April

    Paramount has set an April 20th release date for Perry Mason - Season 5, Vol. 1. It is expected to be a four-disc set. It will retail for 9.99, but is available here at ClassicFlix.com for only 7.99. Previous releases are HERE. ...

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