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VCI: Dick Tracy - 75th Anniversary Edition

With their previous version out of print for some time, VCI has set a November 6th release date set for Dick Tracy - 75th Anniversary Edition (1937). This new 2-disc edition will carry over all the bonus features from the previous release, as well as contain a new introduction from Max Allan Collins. Retail price is 9.99, and our price is only 5.99. However, for three days only (until August 30th) we will have it for the special pre-...

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TCM: Directed by Billy Wilder - Five Graves to Cairo & A Foreign Affair

Universal is coming out with a 2-disc Billy Wilder set on October 16th.Directed by Billy Wilder will contain Five Graves to Cairo (1943) and A Foreign Affair (1948) and should also have all the bonus features usually associated with the TCM Vault line. Available exclusively for purchase at TCM.com, this set will be available for rent here at ClassicFlix and nowhere else! Details below. -- Th...

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My Favorite Martian - Season 3 in October

It's been a long time coming, but My Favorite Martian - Season 3 will be released on October 30th.Season 2 was released by Rhino way back in 2005 and the series has been in limbo ever since. Now, it has been picked up by MPI for its third and final season (when it switced to color).SYNOPSIS:My Favorite Martian marked the beginning of television's fascination with fantasy themed comedy series, originally airing on CBS-T...

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ARTWORK ADDED: Suddenly (Blu-Ray)

--ARTWORK ADDED TO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT-- ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT Coming off impressive restorations of The Red House and The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Film Chest has scheduled a September 25th release date for Suddenly (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo). The chilling hostage thriller starring F...

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FILM CHEST: 50's TV Classics

In two weeks, Film Chest will release 50's TV Classics. A compilation of comedy, music, variety, game shows, westerns and drama from the 50's, the 3 DVD set will contain eight episodes. Details below. Experience the best of the “golden age of television” with this collection of shows including more than eight hours of come...

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MILESTONE: Cut to the Chase in November

Milestone has announced a November 6th release date for Cut to the Chase - The Charley Chase Comedy Collection. The 2-disc set contains 16 shorts with more than half making their DVD debut. Bonus features are not expected. Details below. Charles Joseph Parrott of Baltimore, Maryland started out in vaudeville during...

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Robert Mitchum Film Collection in October

Nothing new here, but Fox has announced a collection of ten Robert Mitchum films in a handsome boxed set for a very reasonable price.The Robert Mitchum Film Collection will street on October 9th and retail for only 9.99. Films below. With an illustrious acting career spanning more than 50 years, Academy Award Nominee Ro...

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Sunset Boulevard (Blu-Ray) in November

Norma Desmond gets her close-up in hi-def this November 6th as Paramount has announced the release of Sunset Boulevard (Blu-Ray). No word on bonus features, but the standard DVD extras are likely to carry over.SYNOPSIS: Hollywood looks at Hollywood. Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the s...

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OLIVE: Long Day's Journey Into Night (Blu-Ray) in October

Olive Films has announced the upcoming release of Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) on DVD and Blu-Ray. Previously released by Republic on standard DVD, this marks the Blu debut for Journey. Streeting on October 30th, the Blu-Ray will have a special pre-order price of 7.98 until Friday.

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It Takes a Thief - Season 1 in October

Last year, E1 Entertainment released It Takes a Thief - The Complete Series as an 18-disc boxed set. As it was cost-prohibitive, we did not carry it. Now comes word that they have decided to issue single season sets beginning with It Takes a Thief - Season 1 on October 2nd. We have therefore added it to our selection. The retail price for the 5-disc set is 9.98, and will be available at ClassicFlix for only 9.99. However, for three da...

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The Postman Always Rings Twice (Blu-Ray) in November

One of filmdom's best-love noirs will be making its Blu debut on November 13th as Warner has scheduled The Postman Always Rings Twice (Blu-Ray) for release. Bonus features will likely carry over from the standard release.SYNOPSIS: The sign outside the roadside diner says 'Man Wanted.' Drifter Frank Chambers knows the sign has more than one meaning when he eyes pouty, luminous Cora, the much-younger bride of the diner's proprietor.

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Lucy Show, Gunsmoke & Perry Mason in October

More classic TV is on the way from Paramount as they have announced October street dates for the three titles above. Bonus features for The Lucy Show will likely be similar to previous releases, while no extras are expected for the other two sets.

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GOLDWYN BLU: Guys and Dolls, Hans Christian Andersen

Wasting no time with their recent acquisition of the Goldwyn library, Warner Bros. has announced Blu-Ray Book releases for Guys and Dolls (1955) and Hans Christian Anderson (1952). Bonus features should be numerous, but are not forthcoming. ...

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KINO: The Penalty (Blu) & Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Kino has announced the Lon Chaney morbid chiller The Penalty (Blu-Ray) for release on October 23rd. It is unknown whether the bonus features will carry over from the standard release. Also coming this October 30th on both DVD & Blu-Ray is 1964's cheesefest Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Bonus features include the “The Retro Holiday Film Festival” which features: Vintage Max Fleischer Holiday Ca...

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FLICKER: This Is Cinerama, Windjammer in September

Flicker Alley will mark the 60th anniversary of Cinerama with the release of This Is Cinerama (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) and Windjammer (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) on September 25th. Loads of bonus features accompany these combo sets. Details below.

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OLIVE: Letter from an Unknown Woman, Three Secrets in October

More great titles are coming from Olive Films as they have announced the DVD and Blu-Ray release of Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) and Three Secrets (1950). Streeting on October 16th, both Blu-Ray's will have a special pre-order price of 7.98 until Sunday.

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Bonanza - Season 4 in October

On the heels of the just released Season 3, Paramount has announced Bonanza - Season 4, Vol. 1 & Bonanza - Season 4, Vol. 2 for release on October 2nd. As with Season 3, Volume 1 will be a 5-disc set and Volume 2 will consist of four discs.

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ECLIPSE: Three Wicked Melodramas from Gainsborough in October

Criterion has announced an October 9th release date for Three Wicked Melodramas from Gainsborough. The 3-disc set will contain the previously unreleased films: The Man in Grey (1943), Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) and The Wicked Lady (1945). Retail will be 4.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only 5.99.SYNOPSIS: During the 1940s, realism reigned i...

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The Ernie Kovacs Collection, Vol. 2 in October

Shout! Factory has announced an October 23rd release date for The Ernie Kovacs Collection, Vol. 2. The 3-disc set will retail for 9.93, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 3.99. Details, including bonus features are below. SYNOPSIS: This second volume of The Ernie Kovacs Collection digs...

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TIMELESS: Mr. Lucky, Lawless Years, Whiplash Complete Series

More TV from Timeless as they have announced the complete series for Mr. Lucky, The Lawless Years and Whiplash. All were short-lived with Lawless lasting the longest at 47 episodes. Lucky and Whiplash are making their DVD debuts, while season 1 of Lawless was previous released by Timeless.

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