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CRITERION: Harold Lloyd's Speedy Debuts on Blu This December

Criterion has announced a December 8th street date for both versions of Harold Lloyd's Speedy on DVD and Blu-Ray. Originally released as part of a long discontinued Harold Lloyd box set put out by New Line in 2005, this marks the debut of the slapstick silent comedy as part of the Criterion Collection as well as on Blu. Like past Criterion releases, the DVD will be a 2-disc set while the Blu-ray will be a single disc. Bonus features are planned t...

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MPI: My Favorite Martian - Complete Series Coming in October

MPI has scheduled an October 20th release date for My Favorite Martian - The Complete Series. This marks the first time the 1960s sci-fi comedy has been released as a complete series. MPI released season three in October of 2012 before circling back and putting out the show's first and second seasons. This complete collection will include all 107 unedited episodes over 15 discs. Debuting in the top ten upon its premiere season,...

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WARNER BLU: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Debuts in October

Warner has announced October 13th for the release of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) on high-definition Blu. Originally put out by Paramount on DVD back in 2001, this marks the first time the film, starring John Wayne and James Stewart, will be available on Blu-Ray. Warner has not announced whether any bonus content, either new or carried over, will be included.

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KINO: The Hurricane Returns to Print As Part of November Slate

Kino has announced the release of seven titles this November. November 17th: A Bullet for Joey (1955) - Edward G. Robinson, George Raft, Audrey Totter The Crooked Way (1949) - John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew Faust (1926) - Emil Jannings, Gösta Ekman Pitfall (1948) - Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr November 24th: A Ch...

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OLIVE: No Man's Woman and Flying Disc Man Arrive in October

Olive Films has announced an October 27th release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1955 crime drama No Man's Woman. Also arriving on the same day is the twelve episode sci-fi serial, Flying Disc Man From Mars, starring Walter Reed, making its debut on Blu-ray. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated. The complete list of titles is posted to the Recent Additions section.

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Murder, My Sweet (Blu) Headlines Latest Wave

Seven new titles have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of the legendary film noir Murder, My Sweet (1944) on Blu-Ray. While Murder is making it's Blu debut, the four below are being released on DVD for the first time: Jack and the Beanstalk (1967) - Gene Kelly, Bobby Riha, Ted Cassidy Lady, Let's Dance (1944) - Belita, James Ellison, Walter Catlett

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Gumby - The Complete 1950s Series Debuts in September

NCircle Entertainment will release Gumby: The Complete 1950s Series to DVD on September 22nd on a 2-disc set. All 22 episodes will be included, although it's unknown if any bonus features will accompany the set. Gumby, the animated series created by Art Clokey, has been resurrected for television several times and various collections have popped up on DVD, usually with a scattered amount of episodes.

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TIMELESS: Gene Autry, Volume 12 Set for November

Timeless Media has set November 17th as the release date for the lastest Gene Autry movie collection, Gene Autry Collection, Volume 12. Much like past Gene Autry installments, Volume 12 is a 2-disc set featuring four fully-restored films. Two of the four features have been previously released with Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936) and Yodelin' Kid From Pine Ridge (1937) receiving their DVD debut. Details below.

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SHOUT: Bilko Final Season and McHale's Navy Complete Series in November

Shout! Factory has announced a November 17th release date for Sgt. Bilko: The Phil Silvers Show - Season 4. This marks the final season of the popular military comedy starring Phil Silvers. Season three debuted on DVD at the beginning of this month. The 5-disc set contains all 36 episodes. Bonus features include interviews, radio shows, promos, and a photo gallery. A full series box set was put out last September. Also releasing on t...

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Chaplin's Essanay Comedies Debut on Blu in November

Flicker Alley has announced November 17th as the release date for their 5-disc Chaplin's Essanay Comedies combo set. Image Entertainment originally put out all of Chaplin's Essanay films on DVD back in 1999 and have since re-released them periodically. Flicker's volume contains all 15 newly restored films Chaplin made for Essaney between 1915 and early 1916 on both DVD and Blu-Ray. The releases comes with intrigui...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Kay Francis Latest Wave's Leading Lady

Five new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Kay Francis stars in four. They are: Confession (1937) - Ian Hunter, Basil Rathbone The Feminine Touch (1941) - Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Van Heflin, Donald Meek I Found Stella Parish (1935) - Ian Hunter, Paul Lukas, Sybil Jason The White Angel (1936) - Ian Hunter, Donald Woods, N...

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My Fair Lady 50th Anniversary Edition Available in October

Paramount has announced October 27th as the new release date for their 50th Anniversary Edition of My Fair Lady (1964). Originally announced last September for a December 2014 release, the studio pushed the film back almost a year for various unconfirmed reasons including possible additions to the bonus content - none of which looks to have been changed - and talks of a theatrical rerelease. This edition will boast a new 4K restoration as w...

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5-Disc W.C. Fields Collection in October

Universal will release a five-disc W.C. Fields Comedy Essentials Collection on October 13th. The only feature making its DVD debut is Fields' 1932 comedy If I Had a Million, boasting A-list talent including Gary Cooper and Charles Laughton. The remaining seventeen titles included have all been previously released. The title will retail for 9.98 and is available here at ClassicFlix for only 4.99.

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WARNER ARCHIVE: John Gilbert Latest Wave's Leading Man

Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. John Gilbert, the acclaimed silent star whose career allegedly ended when he started talking, stars in all four. They are: Gentleman's Fate (1931) - John Gilbert, Leila Hyams, Louis Wolheim, Anita Page, Marie Prevost The Phantom of Paris (1931) - John Gilbert, Leila Hyams, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt, C. Aubrey Smith Re...

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Mary Martin's Peter Pan Debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray

Video Artists Int'l has announced August 25th as the release date for the television adaptation of Mary Martin's Peter Pan. Out of print since the late-1990s this marks the first time the 1955/1956 NBC telecasts of the Broadway musical will be released in HD. Both versions will contain the 1956 performance, while the 1955 staging with the same cast is a Blu-Ray exclusive. Bonus features on the Blu-ray will include an interview with Martin's daugh...

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COLUMBIA CLASSICS: The Deadline Arrives on DVD

Sony's Columbia Classics debuts the Buck Jones Western The Deadline (1931) on DVD for the first time. The Deadline will be available here at ClassicFlix on August 25th. This new DVD adds to the total of over 250 Columbia Classics titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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KINO: Phantom of the Opera Comes Back into Print and Blu

Kino has announced the release of four titles this October. October 13th: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) - Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry October 20th: Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) - Louise Brooks, Fritz Rasp, Vera Pawlowa October 27th: I Want to Live! (1958) - Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bik...

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OLIVE: The Invisible Monster Debuts on DVD and Blu in September

Olive Films has announced a September 22nd release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1950 sci-fi adventure serial The Invisible Monster. The twelve episode adventure series stars Richard Webb as an investigator hunting down a madman creating an army of invisible soldiers. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated.

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Batman - The Final Season Available in November

Warner Home Video has announced November 3rd as the day you can bring home the final season of Batman containing the final twenty-six episodes of the series. The second half of volume two was released to DVD a few weeks ago while the complete first season, as well as the complete series set, debuted last November. Bonus content hasn't been revealed.

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Lost in Space - The Complete Series Debuts on Blu-Ray

20th Century-Fox has set September 15th as the release date for Lost in Space - The Complete Series on Blu-Ray. This 18-disc set marks the first time the entire series, running from 1965-1968 has been available as a complete series on an HD format. The family sci-fi adventure followed the Robinson family who were, as the title says, 'lost in space' with a devious scientist and a robot.  Bonus features attached to this complete series...

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