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WARNER ARCHIVE: April Wave of 17 Brings Les Girls (Blu) & Lots More -- 3 Day Special Price

In their largest single-month wave in over a year, Warner's Archive line has sixteen new-to-DVD titles and one new-to-Blu title coming out this month. The sole Blu for April is 1957s Les Girls starring Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall and Taina Elg. Retail is $21.99, but will be available at ClassicFlix for only $18.99. However, for 3 days only (until Sat...

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KINO: Wayne and Arthur in Lady Takes a Chance, Plus Doug Fairbanks in May -- 3 Day Special Price

Kino has slated a May 15th street date for the romantic western comedy A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) on Blu-ray and DVD. Starring screen legends John Wayne and Jean Arthur, it was previously released on DVD by Republic's now defunct home video label in man...

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UNIVERSAL BLU: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Egg & I and More in April

Universal has announced the release of four classic films on Blu-ray this April 17th: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) - Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff The Egg and I (1947) - Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMur...

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FLICKER: German Silent The Ancient Law Arrives in June

Flicker Alley has announced the upcoming release of The Ancient Law (1923) on June 5th.  The Blu-ray/DVD combo will retail for $39.95 and comes with the usual array of Flicker bonus features (below).

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Gunsmoke - Season 13, Invaders Repackage Coming from Paramount

Paramount has announced the upcoming release of Season 13 of Gunsmoke on May 22nd. Broken up over two volumes (Vol. 1, Vol 2), as has been the studio's practice since Season 2, each will retail for $36.99. The release pace of the l...

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Joey Bishop Show - The Complete Series Now Available

Great news for classic TV fans as SFM Entertainment has announced the release of The Joey Bishop Show - The Complete Series. The MOD release, a 15-disc, has a street date of today retails for $97.99.  Only season two had been previously released by Questar and that was back in 2005. It has long been since out of print. Individual seasons are also avail...

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SHOUT: The Curse of the Cat People (Blu-ray) in June

Proving that Criterion isn't the only label with access to Warner's deep catalog, Shout! Factory has announced the upcoming release of The Curse of the Cat People (1944) on Blu-ray this June 12th. Retail is $29.99 and bonus features are in the works, but haven't been announced yet. This Val Lewton suspense-thriller is the sequel to

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CLASSICFLIX NOIR: Ruth Roman in Down 3 Dark Streets, 5 Steps to Danger in April

Ruth Roman stars in two 1950s film noir's coming from ClassicFlix on April 24th on both Blu-ray and DVD. Restored from the original camera negative and presented in 1.85:1 original aspect ratio, Five Steps to Danger (1957) finds Roman on the run in a bit of noir-style, Cold War intrigue with noir favorite Sterling Hayden. First time on any home video format. In

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Lang's While the City Sleeps & Reasonable Doubt on Blu and More in March Wave

Warner's March Archive wave is jam-packed with a good mix of re-issues, new-to-DVD and new-to-Blu titles including Fritz Lang's While the City Sleeps and Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (both 1956 and both releasing on March 1...

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OLIVE: Lancaster Hi-Def Twin Bill of Hallelujah Trail & Birdman of Alcatraz Out Next Week

Two Burt Lancaster films will be making their hi-def debuts next Tuesday as the western-comedy The Hallelujah Trail (1965) and the prison drama Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) arrive on Blu-ray and DVD from Olive Films. Birdman comes with an audio commentary by Kate Buford, auth...

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CRITERION: Borzage's Moonrise Debuts in May -- 3 Day Special Price

Criterion has announced a May 8th street date for Frank Borzage's drama Moonrise (1948) on Blu and DVD. The film stars Dane Clark, Gail Russell and Ethel Barrymore and is making its home video debut. Synopsis and bonus features are below. Retail for the Blu-r...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: The Story of Louis Pasteur and More in Latest Wave

Debuting on DVD and streeting today, The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) headlines Warner Archive's February wave which is made up of a total of seven new-to-DVD and four re-issued titles. Also out today and making their first home video appearances: the musical-comedy 

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KINO: March Includes Outer Limits - Season 1 (Blu) and Many More -- 3 Day Special Prices

Kino Lorber continues its abundant output with a March slate that includes everything from W.C. Fields silents to the iconic Sci-Fi TV series The Outer Limits. Eight titles with various street dates are below with a remastered release of Season 1 of The Outer Limits on both Blu-ray and

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FLICKER: A Trip to the Moon, This Is Cinerama & Windjammer Get Re-Releases -- 3 Day Special Prices

Previously released in SteelBook and standard case versions by Flicker Alley in 2012, and long out of print, the label is re-releasing A Trip to the Moon with two brand new scores in a Blu-ray/DVD combo set on March 6th. Bonus features and details are below. Also coming from Flicker on May 15th are upgrades to two previous Cinerama releases:

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DeMille's Cleopatra Coming to Blu-ray in April -- 3 Day Special Price

A pleasant surprise this morning from Universal as they've announced an April 10th release date for Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra (1934) starring Claudette Colbert.  Previously out on DVD in various forms, including a

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John Alton Film Noir Collection in March

"It's not what you light… it's what you don't light." - John Alton The master of film noir, cinematographer John Alton, finally receives his due with our upcoming release of John Alton Film Noir Collection - The ClassicFlix Restorations this March 20th. They are the restorations you've heard so much about in our Special Edition releases of T-Men (1947), Raw Deal (1948) and He Walked by Night (1948), but now...

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CRITERION: The Awful Truth in April -- 3 Day Special Price

Criterion has announced an April 17th street date for the screwball comedy The Awful Truth (1937) on DVD and Blu.  Retail for the Blu-ray is $39...

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CRITERION: King of Jazz Debuts and More in March -- 3 Day Special Price

Criterion has announced a March 28th street date for the debut of the long thought incomplete musical The King of Jazz (1930) on DVD and Blu.  Alo arriving on that same date is the 1927 silent e...

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KINO: Not as a Stranger & More Arrive on Blu in Latest Wave - 3 Day Special Price

Eight titles are scheduled for release in January from Kino including the Blu-ray premiere of Not as a Stranger (1954). January 9th: The Garden of Allah (1936) - Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer Inherit the Wind (1960) - Spencer Tracy, Fredrich March, Gene Kelly Intermezzo(1939) - Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) - Spencer Tracy, Maximilian Sche...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Auntie Mame on Blu Announced for December - 3 Day Special Price

Warner has announced the debut of the 1958 comedy Auntie Mame on Blu-ray via their Archive Collection. This marks the first time the Rosalind Russell-starrer will be available in HD. It was originally released on DVD back in 2002.  Auntie Mame arrives December 5th. The disc will retail for $21.99, but will be avail...

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