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KINO: They Made Me a Fugitive (Blu-Ray) in July

Kino has announced They Made Me a Fugitive (Blu-Ray) for release on July 24th. Bonus features are not likely. It will retail for 9.95, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 3.99.SYNOPSIS: Alberto Cavalcanti (Dead of Night), one of the key figures in French and British cinema for several decades, turns his sights on the London underworld in the engrossing Brit Noir gangland drama They Made Me a Fugiti...

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The Incredible Mr. Limpet (Blu-Ray) in August

Warner has announced The Incredible Mr. Limpet (Blu-Ray) for release on August 7th. Bonus features will likely carry over from the standard edition. It will retail for 9.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 5.99. Mild-mannered Henry Limpet (Don Knotts) longs to serve his country during Worl...

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Bonanza - Season 3 in July

Paramount has announced Bonanza - Season 3, Vol. 1 & Bonanza - Season 3, Vol. 2 for release on July 17th. No word on bonus features, but Volume 1 will be a 5-disc set and Volume 2 will consist of four discs. The Cartwrights are back – Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (...

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TIMELESS: 87th Precinct - The Complete Series in August

Another TV series languishing in Universal's vaults sees the light of day as Timeless Media has announced 87th Precinct - The Complete Series for release on August 7th. The 6-disc set will retail for 9.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 9.99. Bonus features are not expected. SYNOPSIS:

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BRIT VCI: The Way Ahead, Never Let Go & Morning Departure in June

Three more Rank films have been scheduled by VCI for release on June 19th. First up is Carol Reed's The Way Ahead (1944) starring David Niven and Stanley Holloway. While this full version is making its DVD debut, it has been previously released in a shortened U.S. version as The Immortal Battalion. The other two, Morning Departure (1950) &  Never Let Go (1960), were previously...

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TCM VAULT: Columbia Pictures Pre-Code Collection in July

Wayne, Stanwyck, Harlow and Lombard. Bolstered by top-name stars, Sony is delving into new genre territory with their first pre-code set, Columbia Pictures Pre-Code Collection, on July 2nd. Released via TCM's Vault line, and only available for rent here at ClassicFlix, the 5-disc set is up for pre-order at Movies Unlimited (and will probably eventually make its way over to TCM.com). Bonus features are not forth...

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OLIVE: Night of the Grizzly, The Hangman in June

The wait is over. Big Jim Cole is coming to DVD & Blu-Ray. Since our November 16th announcement of upcoming Olive releases, nothing has piqued more interest or generated more email and calls thanThe Night of the Grizzly (1966). We are happy to report that Olive has set a June 26th release date for the Clint Walker Western. Not only that, they have included a 27 minute featurette with the big man himself (The Legend of Big Jim Cole - An Interview w...

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TIMELESS: Gene Autry Collection, Volume 2 in May

More Gene Autry from Timeless Media as they have announced Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 2 for release on May 22nd. All four titles (above) are making their DVD debut. Bonus features are numerous and are below. The 2-disc set will retail for 9.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99. Gene Autry is the only en...

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OLIVE: The Colossus of New York (Blu), Space Children in June

Sci-Fi treats are in store this June 19th as Olive has scheduled The Colossus of New York (Blu-Ray) (1958) and The Space Children (1958) on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray. Bonus features are not expected.

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The Grapes of Wrath (Blu-Ray) in June

The Grapes of Wrath (Blu-Ray) has been announced by Fox for release on June 5th. The heart-wrenching John Ford drama will carry most of the bonus features over from the standard edition and will retail for 9.99. Following a prison term he served for manslaughter, Tom Joad returns to find his family homestead overwhelmed by weather...

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TCM VAULT: Women in Danger - 1950s Thrillers in June

'Four glamorous leading ladies of the studio era are featured in a quartet of suspenseful melodramas that showcase them as endangered heroines' in Women in Danger: 1950s Thrillers due on June 5th. Released via the TCM Vault line, the 4-disc set will come with the standard bonus features (stills, lobby cards, etc.). Available exclusively for purchase at TCM.com, these four titles above will be available fo...

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SKY OF BLU: Yellow Submarine Gets Remastered for DVD & Blu-Ray

Yellow Submarine (1968) is getting a makeover and will be released on standard DVD and Blu-Ray this May 29th. No word on bonus features, but based on the price point, I'm guessing a lot will be included. Stay tuned. ...

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BRIT VCI: Bacall in Flame Over India, Plus Rome Express in June

Two more Rank films have been scheduled by VCI for release on June 5th. First up is Lauren Bacall and Kenneth More starring in the 1959 adventure-drama Flame Over India (A.K.A. North West Frontier) on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray. Herbert Lom and Wilfrid Hyde-White co-star. Also out is 1932's Rome Express which became the prototype for train thrillers such as Hitchock's The Lady Vanishes. It stars Muriel Aked and Joan Barry and feat...

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CRITERION: 39 Steps, Gold Rush - Standard & Blu in June

Criterion has announced June release dates for standard and Blu-Ray versions of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) and Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925). As typical with Criterion, bonus features abound (see below). The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, following Richard Hannay (Oscar winner Robert Donat), who stumbles into a con...

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OLIVE: Cassavetes, Losey Dramas in May

More from the Paramount vault courtesy of Olive Films as they have announced a May 22nd release date for John Cassavetes's Too Late Blues on standard DVD and Blu-Ray. The 1961 drama stars Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens. Out the same day on standard DVD is Joseph Losey's The Lawless (1950) starring Macdonald Carey and Gail Russell. Bonus features are not expected.

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KINO: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) Standard & Blu in June

More from the estate of David O. Selznick as Kino has announced a June 26th release date for Little Lord Fauntleroy (1932) on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray. A public domain title, this is the only authorized edition from the estate of David O. Selznick, restored and remastered in high definition from the George Eastman House. Bonus features are not expected. ...

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VCI: Stewart Granger in Fanny by Gaslight, Caravan, Love Story in May

Three Stewart Granger films have been announced by VCI for release on May 15th. They are: Caravan (1946) - Jean Kent, Anne Crawford Fanny by Gaslight (1945) [a.k.a. Man of Evil] - James Mason, Phyllis Calvert Love Story (1944) [a.k.a. A Lady Surrenders] - Margaret Lockwood, Patricia Roc Bonus features are not expected.

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ARTWORK ADDED: VCI Titles

--ARTWORK ADDED TO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT-- ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT VCI has a...

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VEIDT: Power (Jew Suss), I Was a Spy in April

VCI has announced some long-awaited Conrad Veidt titles for release on April 24th: Power (Jew Suss) (1933) co-starring Benita Hume, Frank Vosper and Cedric Hardwicke; and I Was a Spy (1934) co-starring Madeleine Carroll, Herbert Marshall, Edmund Gwenn and Nigel Bruce. Also announced for the same date is The Perils of Pauline (1934). This PD serial has been released by several companies and we're ...

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KINO: Bird of Paradise (1932) Standard & Blu in May

More from the estate of David O. Selznick as Kino has announced a May 1st release date for Bird of Paradise (1932) on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray. Bonus features are not expected. Joel McCrea (The Most Dangerous Game) stars as a handsome South Seas soldier of fortune who falls in love with Dolores Del Rio (Flying Down to Rio), the daughter of ...

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