A Christmas Carol (Blu-Ray) in November - SPECIAL 2 DAY PRICE

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A Christmas Carol (Blu-Ray) (1951) November 3rd VCI Retail: $29.99, Our: $19.99 $15.98 (Until June 28th)

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Think it might be a little early for news of Christmas releases? Think again. VCI has announced a November 3rd release date for A Christmas Carol (Blu-Ray).

This comes as very exciting news as VCI's standard version release of this 1951 classic two years ago (A Christmas Carol - Ultimate Collector's Edition) is superior by far to any other companies release before or since.

This "new state-of-the-art high definition film transfer from the original 35mm negatives" should prove even more spectacular. Also included will be the standard definition version as a bonus. More details below.

It will retail for $29.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $19.99. However, for 2 days only (until June 28th), we'll have it for the SPECIAL LOW PRE-ORDER PRICE of $15.98.

SYNOPSIS:
VCI is pleased to present this holiday classic first time ever on Blu-Ray! Some of Britain's best filmmakers united to produce one of England's greatest classics in this, the most well-known and critically acclaimed version of Charles Dickens' timeless tale. With an authentic, dramatic script by later-director Noel Langley, a superb performance by Alastair Sim and company, and under the careful direction of Brian Desmond Hurst, the 1951 filmed version of "A Christmas Carol" emerges as an outstanding cinematic presentation.

Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, who was joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many today believe to be the best and most faithful production of Dickens' immortal tale. Cranky and curmudgeonly Scrooge learns the error of his unkind ways and is taught the true meaning of the holidays when he is visited by the ghost of his late business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Audio Commentary by George Cole
• Includes the Standard DVD with Both the 4:3 and the 16:9 versions
• Bios

ARTWORK ADDED: Bonanza - Season 1

--Artwork added to previous announcement--

ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Bonanza - Season 1, Vol. 1 September 15th Paramount Retail: $39.99, Our: $29.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Bonanza - Season 1, Vol. 2 September 15th Paramount Retail: $39.99, Our: $29.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Bonanza - The Complete First Season September 15th Paramount Retail: $69.99, Our: $51.99

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Available in several hodgepodge public domain releases for years, Paramount has finally announced a September 15th release date for Bonanza - The Complete First Season.

Season 1 will be available in two separate volumes with volumes one and two each containing 16 episodes across four discs. A combo pack of both volumes will also be sold as Bonanza - The Complete First Season.

The Patty Duke Show - Season 1 in September

More great new from Shout! Factory as they've set a September 29th release date for The Patty Duke Show - Season 1.

The 6-disc set will include all of season one's episodes plus the rarely seen pilot. Bonus features are not yet known.

It will retail for $44.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99.

SYNOPSIS:
From 1963 to 1966, American audiences were treated to the weekly comic hijinks of identical twin cousins, Patty Lane - a normal American teenager living in Brooklyn Heights, New York - and Cathy Lane - her Scottish cousin freshly arrived in the United States to finish her secondary schooling. Patty Duke, already an Academy Award-Winner for the role of The Miracle Worker, played the roles of both girls.

The Patty Duke Show immediately won over television audiences and ran for three fun-filled seasons, totaling 104 hilarious episodes. For the first time, all 66 episodes, including the show’s rare pilot, are available on DVD in this 6-disc set!

WARNER ARCHIVE: Juke Girl, The Hard Way and More

WBShop has just listed four more Warner Archive titles as available. They are:

• Juke Girl (1943) with Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan
• The Hard Way (1943) with Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie and Jack Carson
• The Moon Is Blue (1953) with William Holden, David Niven and Maggie McNamara
  
• Green Mansions (1959) with Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins and Lee J. Cobb
  

They are now available for rent, but may be a couple of weeks before they are available for shipment.

ESSENTIAL ART HOUSE: 3 French Films in September

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Gervaise (Essential Art House) September 15th Criterion Retail: $19.99, Our: $14.99

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Le Jour se Lève (Essential Art House) September 15th Criterion Retail: $19.99, Our: $14.99

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Mayerling (Essential Art House) September 15th Criterion Retail: $19.99, Our: $14.99

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Criterion has announced a September 15th release date for three French films as part of their Essential Art House line. They are: Gervaise (1956), Le Jour se Lève (1939) and Mayerling (1936).

All three are single discs release with no bonus features expected. Each will retail for $19.99, but are available at Classicflix.com for only $14.99. Details below.

Mayerling (Essential Art House)
The gorgeous duo of Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux first appeared on-screen together almost twenty years before The Earrings of Madame de... , in this sumptuous tragic romance from Anatole Litvak (The Snake Pit, Anastasia). Mayerling is the profoundly emotional true story of the doomed adulterous affair between Archduke Rudolph, heir to the Austrian throne, and the young and innocent baron’s daughter Marie Vetsera.

Le Jour se Lève (Essential Art House)
The culmination of Poetic Realist cinema of the 1930s, Le Jour se Leve was Marcel Carne’s third collaboration with screenwriter and poet Jacques Prevert. A story of obsessive sexuality and murder--in which working class everyman Francois (Jean Gabin) resorts to killing in order to free the woman he loves from the controlling influence of another man—Le jour se lève cemented the enormous reputations of Gabin and Carné.

Gervaise (Essential Art House)
One of France’s most respected directors of the postwar era, Rene Clement directed such searing psychological dramas as Forbidden Games and Purple Noon. And Gervaise, his vivid 1956 adaptation of Emile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, is no exception. An uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business, Gervaise was nominated for an Oscar, and the indomitable Maria Schell earned best actress honors at the Venice Film Festival.

The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Vol. 1 in October

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The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Vol. 1 October 13th E1 Entertainment Retail: $39.98, Our: $27.99

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From the same folks that released last year's impressive Studio One Anthology set, comes The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Vol. 1. The Archive of American Television is again teaming up with E1 Entertainment (formally Koch Vision) to bring volume one of Barbara Stanwyck's acclaimed anthology series to DVD on October 13th.

The 3-disc set will present 15 of the series' 36 episodes featuring such stars as Milton Berle, Lee Marvin, Vic Morrow and Ralph Bellamy.

It will retail for $39.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99. Synopsis and bonus features below.

SYNOPSIS:
Throughout her illustrious career, Barbara Stanwyck enraptured Hollywood, starring in almost 100 films (including Double Indemnity and Sorry, Wrong Number) and capturing four Oscar-nominations. After conquering the silver screen, Barbara took on the world of television earning Emmy-nominations for her roles in “The Thorn Birds” and “The Big Valley.”

In the acclaimed NBC anthology series, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, the beloved actress served as hostess and starred in all but four of the productions. This collection showcases 15 of the most memorable dramas from the Emmy award-winning series.

• The Key to a Killer
• House in Order
• The Miraculous Journey of Tadpole Chan
• The Secret of Mrs. Randall
• Ironbark’s Bride
• Out of the Shadows
• Night Visitors
• Size Ten
• Dear Charlie
• Dragon by the Trail
• The Sisters
• Big Career
• Confession
• Along the Barbary Coast
• Shock

BONUS FEATURES:

• “Sponsor’s Table” (Unaired Pilot Episode)
• Barbara Stanwyck’s 1961 Emmy acceptance speech
• Booklet with written contributions by film historian Robert Osborne

Esther Williams Collection, Vol. 2 in October

Warner has announced an October 6th release date for their Esther Williams Collection, Vol. 2. To check out the titles and artwork, click Here.

WARNER ARCHIVE Noir: Nora Prentiss & The Man I Love

WBShop has just listed two more Warner Archive titles as available. They are both 1947 film noir's: Nora Prentiss with Ann Sheridan and The Man I Love with Ida Lupino.

Both are now available for rent, but may be a couple of weeks before they are available for shipment.

Mister Ed (Season 1) in October - SPECIAL 2 DAY PRICE

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Mister Ed - Season 1 October 6th Shout! Factory Retail: $44.99, Our: $30.99 $27.98 (Until June 21st)

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Great news via Shout! Factory as they have announced an October 6th release date for Mister Ed - Season 1.

Previously only available in "best of" volumes, which are now out of print, this 4-disc set will contain all 26 episodes from season one.

It will retail for $44.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $30.99. However, for 2 days only (until June 21st), we'll have it for the SPECIAL LOW PRE-ORDER PRICE of $27.98.

Bonus features (if any) and artwork to follow.

The Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Editions in September

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The Wizard of Oz (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Special Edition) September 29th Warner Retail: $24.98, Our: $19.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Wizard of Oz (4-Disc 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition) September 29th Warner Retail: $69.92, Our: $54.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Wizard of Oz (Blu-Ray) 2-Disc 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition September 29th Warner Retail: $84.99, Our: $64.99

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Known about for some time, Warner has officially announced a September 29th release date for three different releases of The Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Edition. Prices are above with all the bonus features and premiums below.

Both the SD and BD Ultimate Collector's Editions will be available for rent and purchase, while the 2-disc SD Special Edition, which has the same content as discs 1 and 2 in the U.C.E., will only be available to buy.

Also, Warner has set up a neat site related to the release. You'll find it here. It drags a little, but is worth the wait.

CONTENTS:

The Wizard of Oz (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Special Edition)

DISC 1:

• Commentary by John Fricke. Additional commentary and archived commentary with Barbara Freed-Saltzman (daughter of Arthur Freed), Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, John Lahr (son of Bert Lahr), Jane Lahr (daughter of Bert Lahr), Hamilton Meserve (son of Margaret Hamilton), Dona Massin (MGM choreographer), William Tuttle (make-up artist), Buddy Ebsen, Mervyn LeRoy, and Jerry Maren
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook
• Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz
• We Haven’t Really Met Properly
• Music and Effects Track
• Sing-along Track
  
• Remastered Feature with Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio as Well as Original Mono Track

DISC 2:

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (1990 TV special)
• Memories of Oz (2001 TCM documentary)
• The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
• Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz
• Harold Arlen’s Home Movies
• Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
• It’s a Twister! It’s a Twister! The Tornado Tests
• Off to See the Wizard
• 3 Vault Shorts
• Audio Jukebox Selection
  • Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo
  • Good News of 1939 Radio Show
  • 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast
• Still Galleries
• Six Theatrical Trailers

The Wizard of Oz (Ultimate Collector's Edition) & The Wizard of Oz (Blu-Ray) Ultimate Collector's Edition

Includes everything listed in the 2-disc S.E. as well as the following:

DISC 3:

• Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman Feature Length Documentary
  
• L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
• Celebrating Hollywood’s Biggest Little Stars
  
• The Dreamer of Oz (1990 TV special)
  
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
• The Wizard of Oz (1933) Animated Short
  

DISC 4:

• His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
  
• The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
• The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
• The Wizard of Oz (1925)

PLUS:

• Collectible and numbered 70th Anniversary Wizard of Oz watch with genuine crystals
• Replica of the original film budget
• Behind the Curtain, A 52-page, coffee-table book
• Reproduction of the original 1939 campaign book

NOTE:

• The 2-disc Blu-Ray release will have Discs 1 & 2 and Discs 3 & 4 combined
• Exclusive to the DVD and Blu-Ray Ultimate Collector’s Editions: Digital Copy on a Disc
• Exclusive to the Blu-Ray Ultimate Collector’s Edtion: MGM: When The Lion Roars Documentary

The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1 in July

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The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1 July 28th Infinity Retail: $19.99, Our: $14.99

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More clarity on a T.V. release, this time via Infinity Entertainment as they've scheduled a July 28th release date for The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 1. This volume (with two episodes), along with 12 more scheduled volumes to complete the 26 show run, will make it easy for Judy Garland fans to get her entire series in the best prints available.

Restored and digitally remastered from the original masters, the single disc release will retail for $19.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $14.99.

SYNOPSIS:
The Emmy-nominated Judy Garland Show ended its critically-acclaimed CBS-TV run after just one season (1963-64). Today, those 26 variety shows are revered by many as the entertainment icon’s finest work. Singing then-new material as well as the classics expected of her, this is the legendary Judy at her peak.

Also featured in volume one of this 13-volume collector’s set is daughter Liza Minnelli, now a legend in her own right. Then just 17, Liza sings her off-Broadway hit “You Are for Loving” and displays her renowned ability as a dancer on “Put on a Happy Face.” Liza and Judy shine in the duets “Together,” “We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together,” “The Best is Yet to Come,” “Bye, Bye, Baby” and “Bob White”; and revive the “We’re a Couple of Swells” tramp characters from Easter Parade.

Also featured in a dazzling display of song, dance and comedy are jazz greats Count Basie and his band and Mel Torme, who perform solo and join the great Garland on such stunners as “I Hear Music,” “The Sweetest Sounds,” “Strike Up the Band,” “April in Paris” and “Memories of You”; folk singer Judy Henske; and series regular Jerry Van Dyke who trades quips with Soupy Sales.

Judy also sings “A Cottage for Sale,” “Hey, Look Me Over,” “Liza,” “As Long as He Needs Me,” and “Come Rain or Come Shine,” a highlight of Judy’s 45-year career.

Restored and digitally remastered from the original masters, this dynamic diva will move you like no one else! Look for all 13 volumes, each featuring two hour-long shows.

BONUS FEATURE:

• Outtakes

One Step Beyond - Season 1 in September

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One Step Beyond - Season 1 September 15th Paramount Retail: $49.99, Our: $37.99

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While Paramount's classic film output has been lackluster, that certainly can't be said for their classic T.V. releases.

As with the announcement of Bonanza - Season 1 earlier today, the release of One Step Beyond - Season 1 by Paramount on the same day (September 15th) will end the frustrating process of fans trying to buy the best public domain set while at the same time trying not to duplicate episodes from previous purchases.

The 3-disc release containing all 22 of season one's episodes will retail for $49.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $37.99.

SYNOPSIS:
One Step Beyond was mainly filmed at M-G-M Studios, Hollywood, and partly at M-G-M British Studios, Borehamwood, Herts. It premiered nine months before The Twilight Zone, and was also known as Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond. All episodes are directed by Newland himself, a dab hand whose trademark is subtle, balletic camera work. This series fed the nation's growing interest in paranormal suspense in a different way. Rather than creating fictional stories with supernatural twists and turns, this program sought out 'real' stories of the supernatural, including ghosts, disappearances, monsters, etc., and re-creating them for each episode. No solutions to these mysteries were ever found, and viewers could only scratch their heads and wonder, "what if it's real?"

Bonanza - Season 1 in September

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Bonanza - Season 1, Vol. 1 September 15th Paramount Retail: $39.99, Our: $29.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Bonanza - Season 1, Vol. 2 September 15th Paramount Retail: $39.99, Our: $29.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Bonanza - The Complete First Season September 15th Paramount Retail: $69.99, Our: $51.99

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Available in several hodgepodge public domain releases for years, Paramount has finally announced a September 15th release date for Bonanza - The Complete First Season.

Season 1 will be available in two separate volumes with volumes one and two each containing 16 episodes across four discs. A combo pack of both volumes will also be sold as Bonanza - The Complete First Season.

A Dog of Flanders (1960) in July

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A Dog of Flanders (1960) July 14th Koch Entertainment Retail: $14.98, Our: $10.99

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Koch Entertainment has announced a July 14th release date for A Dog of Flanders (1960).

The single-disc release will retail for $14.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $10.99. Bonus features are not expected.

SYNOPSIS:
Nello (David Ladd) and his grandfather live a poor, unhappy life, until they find a wounded dog by the side of the road. They care for their new “friend”, who recovers and gives Nello the hope to pursue his dream of becoming an artist.