Timeless Media has announced a September 6th release date for Destry - The Complete Series. The short-lived series starring John Gavin ran on ABC and lasted just 13 episodes in early 1964. Retail will be 4.98, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99. Included as a bonus feature will be a John Gavin Biography. ...
Read moreHaving previously released the first eight Kettle movies on two double-sided discs, and the last two on a single disc via the TCM Vault line, Universal Studios has now combined all ten in one set with the announcement of Ma and Pa Kettle - Complete Comedy Collection. Set for release on September 27th, the 5-disc set (on single sided DVD-9's) will retail for 19.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 5.99. Bonus featur...
Read moreMore classic TV is on the way from Paramount as they have announced October street dates for Perry Mason - Season 6, Vol. 1, Gunsmoke - Season 5, Vol. 1 and Bonanza - Season 2, Vol. 2. Bonus features for the Bonanza set will be similar to previous releases. No bonus features are expected for the other two sets. ...
Read moreIn a breathtaking surprise, RHI Entertainment (owner of Hal Roach's library), has announced an October 25th release date for Laurel and Hardy - The Essential Collection. More details are to come, but we do know it will be a 10-disc set with '58 of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardys talking shorts and feature films, produced under legendary movie mogul Hal Roach from 1929 through 1940,' most of which have long been out of print since released ...
Read moreThe wait is over. 14 years after DVD's inception, Island of Lost Souls finally makes it to the format, as well as Blu-Ray, on October 25th. Each Criterion release will be a single disc with plenty of bonus material (below). SYNOPSIS: A twisted treasure from Hollywoods pre-Code horror heyday, Island of Lost Souls is a cautio...
Read morePreviously released by MGM in 2005, and long out of print, The Four Feathers gets the Criterion treatment on standard and Blu this October 11th. Bonus features below. SYNOPSIS: This spectacular Technicolor epic, directed by Zoltán Korda, is considered the finest of the many adaptations of A.E.W. Masons classic 1902 adventure ...
Read moreShout! Factory has scheduled an October 11th release date for Casper - The Complete Collection (1945 - 1963). It will reportedly contain all 55 original theatrical shorts, plus 26 episodes specifically made for The New Casper Cartoon Show. However, the above specs don't seem to jibe with reports that the set will be contained on 3 discs with a run time of 480 minutes. Clarification isn't likely until we get closer to the release...
Read morePreviously released in a standard 2-disc edition, as well as the now defunct HD-DVD format, Lewis Milestone's Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) makes its way to Blu-Ray on November 8th. The single disc release will retail for 9.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 5.99. Bonus features (below) will carry over from previous releases.
Read moreMore Daffy is on the way with the announcement of The Essential Daffy Duck set for release on November 1st. Retail is 6.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only 0.99. Shorts are listed below. Bonus features, if any, are unavailable. EDITORIAL NOTE: This title will only be available for purchase as it appears the only new-to-DVD classic cartoon in this set is Daffy's debut in Porky's Duck Hunt. In addition, e...
Read moreWith Season 2 still a few weeks away from streeting, Shout! Factory has announced an October 25th release date for Dennis the Menace - Season 3. Retail will be 9.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only 3.99. Bonus features, if any, are unavailable. ...
Read moreA & E Home Video has announced a September 6th release date for Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer - The Complete Series. The 12-disc set will feature all 78 episodes from the series starring Darren McGavin. Bonus features are not yet known. Retail will be 9.95, but it is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99. ...
Read moreIn celebration of its 50th anniversary, Paramount has set a September 20th release date for Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blu-Ray). All the bonus features from the 2009 standard release will carry over -- some in HD (details below). Retail will be 9.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only 3.99. However, for 3 days only (until July 10th), we'll have it for the SPECIAL LOW PRE-ORDER PRICE of
Read morePreviously released via their Spotlight line, Warner has announced a chronological collection of Tom & Jerry's first 37 shorts in standard def and Blu-Ray. They will street on October 25th. Bonus features are not yet known.
Read moreTwo more British classics are on the way from VCI, both Dirk Bogarde films, as they have announced the upcoming release of Campbell's Kingdom (1957) and Agent 8 3/4 (1964) in standard definition and Blu-Ray. They will street on August 16th. Synopses and bonus features are below. SYNOPSIS: Bruce Campbell (Dirk Bogarde) is a young Eng...
Read moreYears in the making, with a million restoration, Warner has announced a September 27th street date for three different releases of Ben-Hur - 50th Anniversary Edition. Both the standard and Blu Ultimate Collector's Editions will be available for rent and purchase, while the 2-disc Edition, which has the same content as discs 1 and 2 in the U.C.E., will only be available to buy. All the bonus features from the previous collector's edition w...
Read moreMore Blu-Ray from Warner as they have announced Lolita (Blu-Ray) (1962) for release on August 23rd. The single disc Blu-Ray will retail for 9.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 5.99. SYNOPSIS: Newly arrived in Ramsdale, New Hampshire, European emigre Humbert Humbert is smitten. ...
Read moreMore Buster from Kino as they have announced a September 27th release date for a double feature of Battling Butler and Go West in both a Standard Ultimate Edition and Blu-Ray. The standard release will be across two DVD's, while the Blu-Ray will be a single disc. Bonus features are not yet known, but will be numerous if the pattern of previous Ultimate Editions are followed. ...
Read moreWarner has announced a September 13th release date for Ultimate Collector's Editions of Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane (1941) on standard DVD and Blu-Ray. Some bonus features (below) are carry-overs, but other are new to this collection.
Read moreCriterion has announced a September 27th release date for the silent Swedish classic The Phantom Carriage (1920) on standard DVD and Blu-Ray. Bonus features are below. NOTE: Today we inaugurated our Facebook page. 'Like' us and tell your friends. Or else... You can also follow us on Twitter. Buttons below. SYNOPSIS: ...
Read moreHenstooth Video, a boutique distributor of classic films on DVD, has announced an August 16th release date for Powell and Pressburger's final collaboration: Ill Met by Moonlight (1957), A.K.A. Night Ambush. Starring Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring and David Oxley, the single disc DVD will be in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio and run an uncut 104 minutes (the U.S. version was cut to 93 min.). It will also have the original theatrical tra...
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