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VCI: Western Double Feature in May
VCI has announced a July 14th street date for their latest release, Western Classics Double Feature. The single disc contains both the 1949 film Apache Chief, featuring actor Tom Neal, and 1950's Bandit Queen. ...
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WARNER ARCHIVE: 42nd St. Blu and Bonanza of Westerns
Seven new-to-DVD releases, with an emphasis on Westerns, have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of the beloved 42nd Street (1933) on Blu-Ray. They are: Arrow in the Dust (1954) - Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Lee Van Cleef Black Gold (1947) - Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille Black Patch (1957) - George Montgomery, Diane Brewster ...
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WARNER ARCHIVE: Rosalind Russell Headlines New Releases
Three new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Rosalind Russel toplines this week's crop of titles. The full list of releases are: Flight for Freedom (1943) - Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Herbert Marshall Sister Kenny (1946) - Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger, Beulah Bondi The Velvet Touch (1948) - Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor, S...
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Third Season of Donna Reed Back in Print in June
MPI has announced a June 30th re-release date for the third season of The Donna Reed Show. Running from 1958-1966, The Donna Reed Show remains a staple for fans of American family sitcoms. Originally put out six years ago by Virgil Films, and long since out-of-print, MPI took over licensing of the show in 2012 with the debut of season five. This set is presumed to contain four-discs as well as never-before-seen bonus features.
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Jamaica Inn Debuts on Blu in May
Cohen Media has announced a May 12th release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the 1939 Alfred Hitchcock film Jamaica Inn. The film originally premiered on DVD through Kino in 2003. Special features for the 4K restoration are anticipated but have not been announced.
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Batman - Season 2, Vol. 2 Available in July
Warner Home Video has announced July 7th as the day you can bring home volume 2 of the second season of Batman containing the final thirty episodes of the series. Season 2, Vol. 1 was released to DVD last month 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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FOX ARCHIVE: Three New Titles Debut on DVD
Fox announced three new entries into their Cinema Archives line. The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1962) - Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor Hand of Death (1962) - John Agar, Paula Raymond, Stephen Dunne Squad Car (1960) - Vici Raaf, Paul Bryar All three will be available here at ClassicFlix on April 7th. These DVDs adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles excl...
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OLIVE BLU: It! The Terror From Beyond Space Debuts in May
Olive Films has announced an May 19th release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the 1958 sci-fi adventure It! The Terror From Beyond Space. The film originally premiered on DVD through MGM a decade ago. Bonus features to the upgraded DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated.
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WARNER BLU: Six Disc Golden Years Collection in June
Warner has announced a June 9th street date for their Golden Years Collection. This six-disc set contains five legendary titles released during the 'golden year' of 1939, four of which (Dark Victory, Dodge City, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Ninotchka) will be making their Blu-Ray debuts. The set also contains Gone With the Wind which was released in 2009. The sixth d...
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Bonanza - Season 8 Coming in June
Paramount has announced a June 2nd release date for season eight of the popular Western series, Bonanza. Bonus content is set to include audio commentaries, original promos, and photo galleries.
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WARNER ARCHIVE: Westerns Dominate Latest Wave
Six new-to-DVD releases, with an emphasis on Westerns, have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the complete run of the 1960s television series, The Dakotas. They are: Bad Men of Tombstone (1949) - Barry Sullivan, Marjorie Reynolds, Broderick Crawford Black Midnight (1949) - Roddy McDowall, Damian O'Flynn The Dakotas (1963) - Larry Ward, Jack Elam, Chad Everett, Micha...
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KINO BLU: Invitation to a Gunfighter, Secret Invasion in May
Three more MGM titles are scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-ray through Kino's KL Studio Classics line. All have been put out previously on DVD and will be making their Blu-ray debut while getting updated DVD releases. Bonus features are limited to featurettes and theatrical trailers. May 5th: The Secret Invasion (1964) - Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney May 12th: X: The Man With...
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KINO: Kings of the Sun Debuts on Blu in May
Kino has announced a May 25th street date for the 1963 historical drama, Kings of the Sun, on DVD and Blu-Ray. This is the first time the Yul Brynner classic will be released on Blu after being put on DVD by MGM in 2008. Bonus features will carry over from that DVD release and include the theatrical trailer.
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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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