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CRITERION: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) in January

Criterion has scheduled a January 21st street date for their Blu-Ray / DVD Combo of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. The 5-disc set will contain 2 Blu-Rays and 3 DVDs with loads of bonus features (below) including a new high-definition digital transfer of a 197-minute extended version of the film. Stanley Kramer followed his Osc...

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SHOUT!: Dobie Gillis - Season 2, Hazel - Season 5 in January

Shout! Factory has announced The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Season 2 and Hazel - The Complete Fifth and Final Season for release on January 14th. NOTE: The last season of Hazel was filmed in color. Atten-SHUN!!  Our heroes Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman) and Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver) are...

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Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room in November

Milestone Films will release Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room on November 5th. Bonus features included with the 55 minute documentary are her 1924 feature Captain January as well as three shorts. Details below. Also of note from Milestone, they tweeted recently that they will release a Blu-Ray version of The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) early next year.

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Delayed Again: Cry Danger, Young at Heart & Bamboo Saucer

Originally scheduled for release in October, then delayed until January 21st, Olive films has announced the delay of Cry Danger (1951), Young at Heart (1954) and The Bamboo Saucer (1968) until April 8th. No word was given as to why, but we can assume there are mastering and/or restoration issues.

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Here's Edie - The Edie Adams Television Collection in November

The Edie Adams estate, via its label 'Ediad,' is releasing Here's Edie - The Edie Adams Television Collection on November 19th. The over 12 hour 4-disc set contains all 21 of her Here's Edie variety show that originally aired between 1962 and 1964 -- and haven't been seen since! Great guest stars abound and are listed below (as well as a promo video). Retail will be 49.95, but it is available at ClassicFlix.com for only...

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The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection DVD & Blu in November

To mark the 100th year of her birth, Cohen Media has announced The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray with a street date of November 19th. Making their Blu debut, all four films, Dark Journey (1937), Fire Over England (1937), Storm in a Teacup (1937) and Sidewalks of London (1938) were released on DVD by Genius Entertainment in 2003. The set has long been out of print. Bonus ...

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ARTWORK UPDATE: Cinerama Holiday & South Seas Adventure

-- SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVER ART FOR FLICKER'S UPCOMING CINERAMA RELEASES -- -- UPDATED ARTWORK ADDED TO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT -- Flicker Alley has announced two more Cinerama releases: Cinerama Holiday (Blu-Ray / DVD) and Cinerama South Seas Adventure (Blu-Ray ...

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D. W. Griffith's Intolerance - DVD & Blu in November

Cohen Media has announced D.W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916) on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray. The 197 minute epic is set for a November 5th release date. Bonus features are not forthcoming. Intolerance and its terrible effects are examined in four historical eras. In ancient Babylon, a mountain girl...

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OLIVE: The Bells of St. Mary's - DVD & Blu in November

Previously released by Republic on DVD, Olive Films has announced the DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) with a scheduled street date of November 19th. Unlike many of Olive's offerings, Bells includes a bonus feature: The Look of Love: An Essay by Film Critic R. Emmet Sweeney.

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FOX: The Three Faces of Eve (Blu-Ray) in November

More Blu from Fox as they have announced a November 5th release date for The Three Faces of Eve (Blu-Ray). Bonus features will carry over from the DVD release. The studio is also issuing a repackaged DVD on the same day. Eve White, a mousy, withdrawn housewife startles her husband (David Wayne) when she clai...

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TIMELESS: Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 4 in November

More Gene Autry from Timeless Media as they have announced Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 4 for release on November 12th. All four titles are making their DVD debut and bonus features are expected (below). The 2-disc set will retail for 6.97, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99.

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OLIVE: Dan Duryea in The Bamboo Saucer This October

Olive Films has announced the DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Bamboo Saucer (1968) with a scheduled street date of October 15th. Dan Duryea's final film, released posthumously, also stars John Ericson, Lois Nettleton and Bob Hastings. Lead by the U.S. military, a team of scientists secre...

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FOX: On the Riviera (Blu-Ray) in October

More Blu from Fox as they have announced an October 8th release date for On the Riviera (Blu-Ray). Bonus features are expected to carry over from the DVD release. Jack Martin (Danny Kaye), an American entertainer working cabarets on the French Riviera, does an impersonation of philandering indust...

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KINO BLU: Hitch-Hiker, The Stranger & Night Tide in October

Some familiar classics are getting an upgrade from Kino this October 15th: The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Night Tide (1961) and The Stranger (1946). All three films have undergone restoration from 35mm prints and will be released on both DVD & Blu-Ray. The films have seen numerous public domain company releases over the years with Film Chest recently doing a decent job with their 2011 Stranger combo set (which we carried until today'...

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COLUMBIA CLASSICS: John Derek & Lee J. Cobb in The Family Secret

John Derek, Lee J. Cobb and Jody Lawrance star in Sony's latest Columbia Classic offering, The Family Secret (1951), due on September 24th. Law student David Clark (John Derek) finds himself in trouble when he accidentally kills his best friend. Wracked with guilt, he tells his father, attorney Howard Clark (Lee ...

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FOX ARCHIVES: Big Stars in Latest Wave of Three

This week's Fox Cinema Archives slate boasts a bevy of stars in three releases that are due on September 24th. They are: Me and My Gal (1932) - Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett Private Number (1936) - Robert Taylor, Loretta Young, Basil Rathbone, Patsy Kelly, Jane Darwell Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) - June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Ver...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Bomba the Jungle Boy, Vol. 2

Bomba the Jungle Boy, Vol. 2 is this week's Warner Archive Collection release. This 3-disc set contains the final six films of the series and adds to the total of over 1,200 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com. Jungle thrills abound in the final 6 ...

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FOX ARCHIVES: Four Sons, Wake Up and Dream & White Fang

Four more from Fox's Cinema Archives line are due on September 17th. They are: Four Sons (1940) - Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes The Right Approach (1961) - Frankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet Prowse, Gary Crosby, David McLean Wake Up and Dream (1946) - John Payne, June Haver, Charlotte Greenwood, Connie Marshall, John Ireland...

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CRITERION: City Lights (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) in November

Criterion has announced a November 12th release date for Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931) in a Blu-Ray / DVD combo set. Bonus features and details are below. Whether this is a new direction for the premiere distributor of classic films in terms of packaging both formats together is unknown at this time. Th...

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OLIVE: Cry Danger, Young at Heart in October

Two more from Olive titles are scheduled for October 15th: Cry Danger (1951) and Young at Heart (1954). Both will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray with this being Cry Danger's debut on both. ...

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