Five more MGM titles from Kino are scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-ray with three starring Burt Lancaster, including the classic Elmer Gantry. All have been put out previously on DVD and will be making their Blu-ray debut while getting updated DVD releases. Bonus features, if any, are not forthcoming. Final artwork for Blu-ray discs pending. September 9th: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) - Zero Mostel, Phi...
Read moreFour new-to-DVD films starring June Allyson have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: The Girl in White (1952) - Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Mildred Dunnock, Jesse White High Barbaree (1947) - Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell, Cameron Mitchell The Secret Heart (1946) - Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon, Lionel Barrymore Too Young to Kiss...
Read moreOlive Films has just announced four titles for release on DVD and Blu-Ray for various dates in September. Here's the breakdown: September 16th: The Big Operator (1959) - Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Ray Danton, Jim Backus September 23rd: Distant Drums (1951) - Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Richard Webb South of St. Louis (1949) - Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Sco...
Read moreSneaking under the radar from VCI are third volumes of two beloved 1950s sitcoms: I Married Joan and My Little Margie. The street dates are July 8th for I Married Joan, Vol. 3, almost ten years after the release of Volume 2, while My Little Margie, Vol. 3 has been available for two weeks, it's had an even longer gap between releases, with volume 2 coming out in 2000! Bonus features are not included, however, ea...
Read moreThree new-to-DVD films starring Errol Flynn have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: Another Dawn (1937) - Kay Francis, Ian Hunter Escape Me Never (1947) - Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Gig Young, Reginald Denny The Warriors (1955) - Joanne Dru, Peter Finch These DVDs will be available here at ClassicFlix on July 22nd and add to the total of over 1...
Read moreThe Name of the Game - Season 1 has been announced by Timeless Media Group with an October 28th street date.The big budget 90 minute 'wheel' series rotated its leading stars Gene Barry, Robert Stack and Tony Franciosa every week, their common connection being editorial assistant Peggy Maxwell (Susan Saint James). The 8-disc set will retail for 9.97 and is available here at ClassicFlix for only 9.99. However, for three days only (until Wedne...
Read moreIn 2003 Universal Studios began to release individual and full-series sets of their classic monsters under The Legacy Collection moniker. Last year the studio upgraded them to high definition by releasing all on Blu-ray. Out of print for sometime, all six Universal 'monsters' are being re-released on September 2nd in new individual Legacy sets (none of which contain double-sided discs or DVD-18s): Dracula - The Complete Legacy Collection
Read moreWith the release of Season 3 less than two weeks away, Timeless Media Group has announced The Big Valley - Season 4 (The Final Season) for release on October 28th.After acquiring the rights from Fox, Timeless has wasted no time by releasing the remaining three seasons of the long-for Western drama in a span of just six months. The 6-disc set will retail for 4.93 and is available here at ClassicFlix for only 4.99. However, for three day...
Read moreThe adventures at the Wameru Study Center for Animal Behavior continue with Warner's release of Daktari Season Three through their Archive Collection. The series, running from 1966-1969 followed Dr. Marsh Tracy (Marshall Thompson) as he cared for the various animals in the African animal hospital, including the loveable Judy the Chimp and Clarence the cross-eyed lion. Season two came out in a seven disc set last March. No bonus features are expected. Seas...
Read moreWarner Archive is releasing a whopping seven titles this week through their Archive Collection. First up is the third season of the popular western series, Sugarfoot. The five-disc set includes all twenty episodes starring Will Hutchins as a law graduate traveling throughout the West to make his fortune. Up next, Warner puts out a new double feature starring the gentleman thief, Arsene Lupin. The Arsene Lupin Double Feature contains b...
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