ARTWORK UPDATE: The Wolf Man - Special Edition

-- Artwork has changed from previous announcement--

ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Wolf Man - Special Edition (1941) February 2nd Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $19.99

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Originally scheduled for release on September 15th, The Wolf Man - Special Edition is back on schedule with a February 2nd release date. The newly remastered classic will be a two disc set with all new bonus features on the second disc.

Retail for $26.98, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $19.99.

For the sake of clarity, we've listed the contents of the new Special edition below, along with the contents of previous editions. Asterisks (*) indicate the bonus feature is not new. Also, the only feature missing from the special edition, that is on the single disc edition, are the production notes.

The Wolf Man - Special Edition (1941) - NEWLY ANNOUNCED

BONUS FEATURES:

DISC 1:

• Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver *
• Monster by Moonlight *
• The Wolf Man Archives *
• Trailer Gallery *

DISC 2:

• The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth (NEW TO DVD)
• Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (NEW TO DVD)
• He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (NEW TO DVD)
• Universal Horror (NEW TO DVD)

The Wolf Man (1941) - A 1999 RELEASE AS WELL AS SINGLE DISC RE-RELEASE LAST SEPTEMBER

BONUS FEATURES:

• Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver
• Monster by Moonlight
• The Wolf Man Archives
• Production Notes
• Trailer Gallery

Wolf Man Legacy Collection - 2004 RELEASE WITH FOUR FILMS ON A 2-DISC SET

The Wolf Man (1941, 70 min.)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1942, 73 min.)
She-Wolf of London (1946, 61 min.)
Werewolf of London (1935, 75 min.)

BONUS FEATURES:

• Van Helsing director Stephen Sommers hosts an exclusive behind the scenes look at how these original classic werewolf films inspired his motion picture event.
• Monster by Moonlight: An Original Documentary
• Tom Weaver Commentary on The Wolf Man

WARNER ARCHIVE: Give a Girl a Break (1953)

One more new release over at WBShop that almost got in the shuffle is Give a Girl a Break (1953). The color romantic musical stars Marge and Gower Champion as well as Debbie Reynolds.

SYNOPSIS:
When a temperamental star walks out of a big Broadway show, it’s time to Give a Girl a Break. But which of the hopefuls will land the lead? Suzy (Debbie Reynolds) brings pizzazz. Joanna (Helen Wood) offers swellegant sophistication. And lovely Madelyn (Marge Champion) is the director’s former dance partner and former love.

This breezy backstager is memorable for its Burton Lane-Ira Gershwin score and for the once-in-a-lifetime collaboration of three legendary musical-world directors: Stanley Donen (Singin’ in the Rain) behind the camera and Gower Champion and Bob Fosse (future directors of, respectively, Broadway’s Hello, Dolly and Chicago) bringing dazzling dance grace and physicality to the other side of the lens.

It is now available for rent at ClassicFlix, but may be approximately four weeks before it's available for shipment.

This new release brings the total Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com to 307.

WARNER ARCHIVE: The Last Gangster (1937)

Probably left off by mistake as part of Monday's new wave, WBShop has now listed the Edward G. Robinson/James Stewart crime drama The Last Gangster.

SYNOPSIS:
Like father like son. Gang kingpin Joe Krozac looks forward to the day his now-infant son will walk in his bloody footsteps and run his crime racket. The Feds have other ideas. They convict Joe of tax evasion and put him behind triple-steel bars for 10 years. During that time, Joe’s wife divorces him, builds a reputable new life in another city with a new husband, raises her son and fears the day Joe may find them. He does.

The Last Gangster stars one of the screen’s first gangsters: Edward G. Robinson in snarling, imperial, brutal Little Caesar mode. James Stewart, on the cusp of renown, co-stars. And William A. Wellman, whose The Public Enemy matched Little Caesar in seminal gangster-era impact, co-wrote the film’s story.

It is now available for rent at ClassicFlix, but may be approximately four weeks before it's available for shipment.

This new release brings the total Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com to 306.

BACK ON SCHEDULE: The Wolf Man (Special Edition)

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Wolf Man - Special Edition (1941) February 2nd Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $19.99

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Originally scheduled for release on September 15th, The Wolf Man - Special Edition is back on schedule with a February 2nd release date. The newly remastered classic will be a two disc set with all new bonus features on the second disc.

Retail for $26.98, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $19.99.

For the sake of clarity, we've listed the contents of the new Special edition below, along with the contents of previous editions. Asterisks (*) indicate the bonus feature is not new. Also, the only feature missing from the special edition, that is on the single disc edition, are the production notes.

NOTE: The artwork below was from the original announcement and may be subject to change.

The Wolf Man - Special Edition (1941) - NEWLY ANNOUNCED

BONUS FEATURES:

DISC 1:

• Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver *
• Monster by Moonlight *
• The Wolf Man Archives *
• Trailer Gallery *

DISC 2:

• The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth (NEW TO DVD)
• Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (NEW TO DVD)
• He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (NEW TO DVD)
• Universal Horror (NEW TO DVD)

The Wolf Man (1941) - A 1999 RELEASE AS WELL AS SINGLE DISC RE-RELEASE LAST SEPTEMBER

BONUS FEATURES:

• Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver
• Monster by Moonlight
• The Wolf Man Archives
• Production Notes
• Trailer Gallery

Wolf Man Legacy Collection - 2004 RELEASE WITH FOUR FILMS ON A 2-DISC SET

The Wolf Man (1941, 70 min.)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1942, 73 min.)
She-Wolf of London (1946, 61 min.)
Werewolf of London (1935, 75 min.)

BONUS FEATURES:

• Van Helsing director Stephen Sommers hosts an exclusive behind the scenes look at how these original classic werewolf films inspired his motion picture event.
• Monster by Moonlight: An Original Documentary
• Tom Weaver Commentary on The Wolf Man

The Patty Duke Show - Season 2 in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Patty Duke Show - Season 2 February 9th Shout! Factory Retail: $44.99, Our: $31.99

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Following up quickly on Season 1, Shout! Factory has set a February 9th release date for The Patty Duke Show - Season 2. It will be a 6-disc set and bonus features are not yet known.

Retail will be $44.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $31.99.

WARNER ARCHIVE: 13 More in Eddie G., Romantic Musical Wave

Warner Bros. has listed 13 new Warner Archive titles over at WBShop including five Edward G. Robinson titles and three romantic musicals.

Among the Robinson releases are Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) co-starring Margaret O'Brien and Manpower (1945) co-starring Marlene Dietrich and George Raft. The romantic muscials are Rich, Young and Pretty (1951), I Love Melvin (1953) and Because You're Mine (1952).

Also newly listed is a 6-disc Warner Bros. Big Band Shorts Collection, but there aren't too many details regarding it yet other than it'll have 63 theatrical shorts.

They are now available for rent at ClassicFlix, but may be approximately four weeks before they are available for shipment.

All 13 titles can be found HERE in the Recent Additions section.

This new wave brings the total Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com to 305.

Major Barbara, Caesar and Cleopatra Part of Shaw Set in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES:

George Bernard Shaw on Film - Eclipse Series 20 February 23rd Criterion Retail $44.95, Our: $32.99 Major Barbara (1941), Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) & Androcles and the Lion (1952)

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More great stuff on the way from Criterion as they've announced George Bernard Shaw on Film - Eclipse Series 20 for release on February 23rd. As is standard with the Eclipse line, the three titles (above) will be on single dics and without bonus features.

Stars include Rex Harrison, Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, Jean Simmons, Deborah Kerr, Victor Mature, Alan Young, Wendy Hiller, Elsa Lanchester, Reginald Gardiner, Gene Lockhart, Robert Morley and Robert Newton.

It will retail for $44.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $32.99.

SYNOPSIS
The hugely influential Nobel Prize–winning critic and playwright George Bernard Shaw was notoriously reluctant to allow his writing to be adapted for the cinema. Yet thanks to the persistence of Hungarian producer Gabriel Pascal, Shaw finally agreed to collaborate on a series of screen versions of his witty, social-minded plays, starting with the Oscar-winning Pygmalion.

The three other films that resulted from this famed alliance, Major Barbara, Caesar and Cleopatra, and Androcles and the Lion, long overshadowed by the sensation of Pygmalion, are gathered here for the first time on DVD. These clever, handsomely mounted entertainments star such luminaries of the big screen as Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains, Wendy Hiller, and Rex Harrison.

Major Barbara (1941)
Filmed in London in 1941 during the Blitz bombing, Major Barbara emerged from a troubled production to become a major success for George Bernard Shaw and producer-director Gabriel Pascal. Pygmalion’s Wendy Hiller returns, this time as one of Shaw’s most memorable, controversial characters, Barbara Underschaft, a Salvation Army officer who speaks out against the hypocrisy she believes exists in her Christian charity organization. Rex Harrison, Robert Newton, and Deborah Kerr co-star in this playfully satirical morality play.

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains pop off the screen in vivid Technicolor in Gabriel Pascal’s adaptation of Shaw’s 1901 play about love and politics in ancient Rome and Egypt. At the time the most expensive British film ever produced (complete with real imported Egyptian sand), Caesar and Cleopatra is a lavish epic, featuring a screenplay adapted by Shaw himself and mesmerizing performances by its two stars.

Androcles and the Lion (1952)
George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of the classic fable - about a Christian captive saved from death at the Colosseum because of his kind act of pulling a thorn from a lion’s paw - was written as a meditation on modern Christian values. And Pascal’s final Shaw production plays it broadly, casting comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naif; he’s given able support by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.

Make Way for Tomorrow in February - 3 Day Special Price

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) February 23rd Criterion Retail: $29.95, Our: $23.99 $20.98 (Until November 16th)

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Yes, there are still companies interested in putting out grade A classics, with bonus features. Such is the case with the upcoming Criterion release of Make Way for Tomorrow (1937).

Talked about for some time, this long-awaited tearjerker has finally been given a solid release date of February 23rd.

Retail will be $29.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $23.99. However, for 3 days only (until November 16th), we'll have it for the SPECIAL LOW PRE-ORDER PRICE of $20.98. ORDER TODAY!

SYNOPSIS:
Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow is one of the great unsung Hollywood masterpieces, an enormously moving Depression-era depiction of the frustrations of family, aging, and the generation gap. Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi headline a cast of incomparable character actors, starring as an elderly couple who must move in with their grown children after the bank takes their home, yet end up separated and subject to their offspring’s selfish whims. An inspiration for Ozu’s Tokyo Story, Make Way for Tomorrow is among American cinema’s purest tearjerkers, all the way to its unflinching ending, which McCarey refused to change despite studio pressure.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today, a new video interview featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich discussing the career of Leo McCarey and his thoughts on Make Way for Tomorrow
• New video interview with critic Gary Giddins in which he talks about McCarey’s artistry and the political and social context of the film
• PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by critic Tag Gallagher and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, as well as an excerpt from film scholar Robin Wood’s 1998 piece “Leo McCarey and ‘Family Values’”