Author: Kristen Lopez

  • Rawhide - The Complete Series Comes to DVD

    Paramount will release Rawhide - The Complete Series onto DVD May 19th. The 59-disc set contains all 217 episodes of the Western series, starring Clint Eastwood in his breakout role, which ran from 1959 - 1965. NOTE: Since the show is available to rent in individual seasons, this complete series will only be available for purchase.

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  • Seasons 1 and 2 of Wyatt Earp Back in Print

    Seasons one and two of the The Life and Legends of Wyatt Earp will be back in print on March 10th. The first two seasons of the Hugh O'Brian-led western series were previously released by Infinity Entertainment (2009) and Inception Media Group (2011) respectively. Those sets have long been out of print, and original rights holders, SFM Entertainment, before self-publishing the first two seasons, released seasons four through six the last month. The stud...

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  • VCI: The Flying Deuces Debuts on Blu-Ray in May

    Laurel and Hardy's The Flying Deuces (1939) makes its Blu-ray debut on May 19th from VCI. Originally released on DVD by Legend Films in 2012, that version contained both a black and white as well as a colorized version of the film. VCI doesn't appear to be putting out a colorized format, but will include a featurette on the duo, as well as a special trailer as bonus material (below).

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  • OLIVE: Dance With Me, Henry Debuts on Blu in April

    Olive Films has announced an April 21st release date for the Blu-Ray debut of Abbott and Costello's final teaming, the 1956 comedy Dance With Me, Henry. The film originally premiered on DVD through MGM a decade ago and has been out of print since. The comedic duo would make 38 films in their sixteen years together. Bonus features to the upgraded DVD or Blu-Ray aren't anticipated.

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  • BLU CRITERION: Make Way for Tomorrow and Limelight in May

    Criterion has scheduled May 19th as the street date for the Blu-Ray debuts of Leo McCarey's Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and Charlie Chaplin's Limelight (1952). McCarey's film was originally released on DVD by Criterion in 2010, while Chaplin's melancholy drama came to DVD in a 2-disc set via Warner in 2005. Both movies will receive simultaneous DVD upgrades. Both come with bonus features typical of Criterion releases (below).

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  • Two Volume Stooges Collection Comes to Blu in April

    Mill Creek has announced April 12th as the release date for volumes 1 and 2 of their Three Stooges Triple Feature Collection on Blu-Ray. Each disc contains three Stooges feature films, with volume 1 containing three pre-1950s films and the latter three from the 1960s. Outside of their upgrade to Blu all have been previously released on DVD through Sony and are contained on various Three Stooges box sets.

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  • Science Fiction Theatre - The Complete Series Coming in May

    Timeless Media has set May 12th as the release date for Science Fiction Theatre - The Complete Series. This 9-disc set marks the first time the entire series, running from 1955-1957 has been available as a complete series. The show's unique presentation of science-fiction predated similar series, The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits.

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Fredric March and Humphrey Bogart Lead Latest Wave

    Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March topline this week's crop of titles. The full list of releases are: Anthony Adverse (1936) - Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Woods, Anita Louise, Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains The Big Shot (1942) - Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters One Foot in Heaven

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  • Tom and Jerry - The Gene Deitch Collection Available in June

    Warner Bros. has given a June 2nd release date for Tom and Jerry - The Gene Deitch Collection on DVD. This new Tom and Jerry disc will contain thirteen newly remastered theatrical shorts on DVD for the first time, as well as additional featurettes on animator Gene Deitch and his career animating the duo (below).

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  • French Serial, The House of Mystery, Debuts on DVD in April

    Flicker Alley has announced a release date of April 7th for the French serial The House of Mystery (also known as La Maison du mystère). This marks the first time the rare 1921 serial has been put out on any format. The three-disc set will contain all ten episodes of the series with optional English subtitles over French dialogue. Bonus content is set to include a slideshow and essay booklet.

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