ARTWORK & 3D DETAILS ADDED: The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 7
Artwork and 3D details added to previous announcement. Click here.
SONY: Film Noir Classics, Vol. 1
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES: | Film Noir Classics, Vol. 1 November 3rd Sony Retail $59.95, Our: $44.99 The Sniper (1952), The Big Heat (1953), 5 Against the House (1955), The Lineup (1958), Murder by Contract (1958) | |
Although not officially announced, Sony has scheduled a November 3rd release date for Film Noir Classics, Vol. 1.
It's expected to be a five disc set with four titles new to DVD (The Sniper, 5 Against the House, The Lineup & Murder by Contract) and a re-release of The Big Heat. Whether or not Heat will be remastered is unknown.
Bonus features are:
- Martin Scorsese on The Sniper, The Big Heat and Murder by Contract
- Michael Mann on The Big Heat
- The Influence of Noir with Christopher Nolan (The Lineup)
- Commentary with Author's Eddie Muller and James Ellroy (The Lineup)
- Commentary with Author Eddie Muller on The Sniper
It will retail for $59.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $44.99. More details to follow.
WARNER ARCHIVE: 3 More Added
Some more Warner Archive tiltes are available at WBShop and are also available for rent at ClassicFlix. They include two silents and a 60's crime comedy.
This new wave (below) brings the total Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com to 231.
- Speedway (1929) - William Haines, Anita Page
- A Lady of Chance (1928) - Norma Shearer's final silent
- Hot Millions (1968) - Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden, Bob Newhart, Robert Morley
You can also find them listed HERE in the Recent Additions section. They're available to put in your queue, but may be approximately four weeks before they are available for shipment.
It's a Wonderful Life (Blu-Ray) in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | It's a Wonderful Life (Blu-Ray) November 3rd Paramount Retail $39.99, Our: $27.99 |   |
Paramount has scheduled a November 3rd release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the perennial Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life.
It's not a special edition as the only bonus features were on previous releases (The Making of It's A Wonderful Life, Original Theatrical Trailer [in HD]). It will have a colorized version and is reported to be a 2-disc set.
It will retail for 39.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.
The Three Stooges, Vol. 7 in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Three Stooges, Vol. 7 (1952 - 1954) November 10th Sony Retail $24.96, Our: $19.99 | |
More Shemp is on the way! Although not officially announced, Sony has scheduled a November 10th release date for The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 7 (1952 - 1954). Like the previous chronological sets, it's expected to be across two discs without bonus features.
It will retail for $24.96, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $19.99.
SHORTS EXPECTED IN THE SET:
1952
- A Missed Fortune
- Listen, Judge
- Corny Casanovas
- He Cooked His Goose
- Gents in a Jam
- Three Dark Horses
- Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
1953
- Up in Daisy's Penthouse
- Booty and the Beast
- Loose Loot
- Tricky Dicks
- Spooks!
- Pardon My Backfire
- Rip, Sew and Stitch
- Bubble Trouble
- Goof on the Roof
1954
- Income Tax Sappy
- Musty Musketeers
- Pals and Gals
- Knutzy Knights
- Shot in the Frontier
- Scotched in Scotland
Tales of Wells Fargo - The Best of the Final Season in October
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Tales of Wells Fargo - The Best of the Final Season in Color October 20th Timeless Media Retail: $69.98, Our: $44.99 | |
Not quite able to put a full final season together, probably due to lack of available elements, Timeless Media has announced Tales of Wells Fargo - The Best of the Final Season in Color. The 6-disc "Best of" collection will contain 22 of the final season's 34 episodes and street on October 20th.
Great guest stars include: Eddie Albert, Dean Jones, George Kennedy, Alan Hale Jr., Howard Keel, Dan Duryea, Whit Bissell and Debra Paget. With William Demarest and Jack Ging joining the cast as regulars.
It will retail for $69.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $44.99. Conplete details, including bonus features, are below.
SYNOPSIS:
In the rough and tumble Old West before the railroad, making sure the mail, payroll and passengers got through hostile, untamed country by stage coach was a full-time job for Agent Jim Hardie of Wells Fargo. Famed for his skills not only as a detective who was seldom out-witted, Hardie was also known as 'the left-handed gun' for his skill with a Colt .45, traveling the by-ways and outposts of the West safe-guarding the property of his employer, and the lives of the passengers who rode Wells Fargo stages.
Tales of Wells Fargo was brought to life in the person of Dale Robertson (Iron Horse, Dynasty), the iconic western actor whose narration and on-camera presence as Agent Jim Hardie gave the Tales of Wells Fargo charm and realism. He was joined week after week by the cream of Hollywood and television actors, in tightly scripted stories of life in the mid 1800's American West.
Robertson is joined by a cast of regulars, including William Demarest (My Three Sons), Jack Ging (The A-Team), and a neighboring widow and her two daughters, who provide a bit of love interest for Agent Hardie!
DISC 1:
- Casket 7.3 - Guest starring Howard Keel, Norman Leavitt
- The Dodger - Guest starring Claude Akins, Phillip Carey
- Treasure Coach - Guest starring Robert Vaughn, Jocelyn Brando
- Death Raffle - Guest starring Paul Bryar, Gary Clarke
DISC 2:
- Tanoa - Guest starring Iron Eyes Cody, Richard Hale, Hal Needham
- Mr. Mute - Guest starring Vito Scotti, Lane Bradford
- Jeremiah - Guest starring X. Brands, Margarita Cordova
- A Fistful of Pride - Guest starring Eddie Albert, Ed Nelson
DISC 3:
- Defiant at the Gate - Guest starring Gloria Talbot, L.Q. Jones
- Man of Another Breed - Guest starring Debra Paget, Willis Bouchey
- Kelly's Clover Girls - Guest starring Scotty Morrow, Virginia Fields
- A Killing in Calico - Guest starring Dean Jones, Patricia Breslin
DISC 4:
- Trackback - Guest starring Morgan Woodward, John Cliff
- Moneyrun - Guest starring Michael Ansara, Phil Chambers
- Return to Yesterday - Guest starring Jason Robards, Sr., Yvette Vickers
- Reward for Gaine - Guest starring John Doucette, John Anderson
DISC 5:
- Assignment in Gloribee - Guest starring Rod Cameron, George Kennedy
- Incident at Crossbow - Guest starring Marshall Bradford, Allen Jaffe
- Portrait of Teresa - Guest starring William Fawcett
DISC 6:
- Hometown Doctor - Guest starring Richard Long, Red Morgan
- The Gold Witch - Guest starring Allen Hale, Jr., Whit Bissell
- Winter Storm - Guest starring Dan Duryea, Boyd Stockman
BONUS FEATURES:
- Exclusive Interview with Dale Robertson
- Skullduggery in Samantha
- Diamond Jim
- Dale Robertson TV Pilot
ARTWORK ADDED: Buck Rogers (70th Anniversary Edition)
--Artwork added to previous announcement--
ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Buck Rogers (70th Anniversary Edition) (1939) November 3rd VCI Retail: $29.99, Our: $19.99 | |
VCI has set a November 3rd release date for Buck Rogers (70th Anniversary Edition). The newly restored and remastered release is expected to be a 2-disc set.
Special features are listed below. It will retail for $29.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $19.99.
SYNOPSIS:
Preserved in a state of suspended animation for 500 years by the Nirvano gas in the gondola of their dirigible wrecked in the arctic ice wastes, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy (Jackie Moran) are rescued by scientists in the year 2500 to find the world under the despotic rule of Killer Kane (Anthony Warde) and his super gangsters.
Using an arsenal of fantastic weapons created in Dr. Huer's (C. Montague Shaw) clandestine laboratory, the group attempts to seek aid from the planet Saturn to oust the tyrannical ruler only to find that his henchmen have already taken over control of the Prince of Saturn. After several harrowing adventures with the Zugg men, Buck and Buddy return to Earth only to be shot down, imprisoned and finally rescued to participate in a spectacular air battle to wrest control of the Universe from the sinister intergalactic despot.
Digitally restored and remastered from the original 35mm negative.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Photo Gallery
- Liner Notes by author Hank Davis
- “The History of Buck Rogers” by Clifford Weimer
- Rare 1933 Buck Rogers short
- Buster Crabbe The All-American Hero (movie clips and highlights from Buster’s hollywood career - the only actor who played Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers -- the top three comic strip heroes of the 1930s)
- Buck Rogers - 80th Anniversary Panel Discussion from the 2009 San Diego Comic Con
WARNER ARCHIVE: Our Gang, Joe McDoakes and More
Hurry! Hurry! And I do mean HURRY over to WBShop right now as they have two brand new sets listed at super low prices. Whether they'll be available at such a low price for long is unknown, but they have now listed both titles below for only $19.95 each.
- Our Gang Comedies - 52 Shorts (1938 - 1942, 5 Disc Set)
- 63 Joe McDoakes Shorts (6 Disc Set)
Many other new titles are listed and we'll have more on them and the titles above as soon as they permanently become part of the WB site. They will be availble for rent at that time.
EDITORIAL NOTE: It is a little disappointing that Warner doesn't deem the Our Gang set worthy of a general release. But at $19.95, it seems hard to complain.
Here's Lucy - Season 2 in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Here's Lucy - Season 2 November 3rd MPI Retail: $29.99, Our: $21.99 | |
Just before Season 1 debuts next week, MPI has announced a November 3rd release date for Here's Lucy - Season 2.
The four disc set will retail for $29.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $21.99.
The Samuel Fuller Collection in October
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES: | The Samuel Fuller Collection October 27th Sony Retail: $79.95, Our: $59.99 It Happened in Hollywood (1937), Adventure in Sahara (1938), Power of the Press (1943), Shockproof (1949), Scandal Sheet (1952), The Crimson Kimono (1959), Underworld U.S.A. (1961) | |
Could Sony be the new Warner? Their latest announcement, The Samuel Fuller Collection, is set with a release date of October 27th. The seven-disc set features seven all new-to-DVD titles (above).
Details are still a little sketchy, but we know it'll retail for $79.95. However, it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $59.99. Bonus features expected are:
More details to come...
With this release, the announcement of The William Castle Film Collection, the recently released Screwball Comedy sets and two expected film noir sets, Sony has quickly become a prolific producer of classic films on DVD. Warner, the once far and away leader, will likely be out-paced by Sony in the second half of 2009.
NOTE: Wanna know who's putting out the most classics by studio? Stay informed with our quarterly DVD Release Score Card which will post in early October.
CRITERION: The Golden Age of Television in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Golden Age of Television November 24th Criterion Retail: $49.99, Our: $37.99 | |
Breaking new ground by releasing television programming, Criterion has announced a November 24th release date for The Golden Age of Television.
The 3-disc set will feature eight live American television plays (below) from the 1950's with stars like Rod Steiger, Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Kim Hunter, Ed Wynn, Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Torme, Cliff Robertson, Everett Sloane, Elizabeth Montgomery, Donald Woods and Piper Laurie.
Additional bonus features and a booklet with extensive liner notes are inlcuded. Retail will be $49.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $37.99. Details below.
The Golden Age of Television
The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was advancing and making art accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive “teleplays” constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to homes across the country. The following award-winning programs—curated for PBS in the early 1980s as the series The Golden Age of Television, with recollections from key cast and crew members—were conceived by such up-and-comers as Rod Serling and John Frankenheimer, and star the likes of Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Rod Steiger, Julie Harris, and Piper Laurie.
EPISODES:
- Marty (1953)
- Patterns (1955)
- No Time for Sergeants (1955)
- A Wind from the South (1955)
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)
- Bang the Drum Slowly (1956)
- The Comedian (1957)
- Days of Wine and Roses (1958)
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentaries by directors John Frankenheimer, Delbert Mann, Ralph Nelson, and Daniel Petrie
- Interviews with key cast and crew, including Frankenheimer, Andy Griffith, Julie Harris, Kim Hunter, Richard Kiley, Piper Laurie, Nancy Marchand, Jack Palance, Cliff Robertson, Mickey Rooney, Carol Serling, Rod Steiger, and Mel Torme
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by curator Ron Simon and his extensive liner notes on each program
POSTPONED - The Wolf Man - Special Edition
Word this morning that the Universal has posponed its release of The Wolf Man - Special Edition. It will be re-announced soon with a first-quarter 2010 release likely.
WARNER ARCHIVE: 6 More in Silent, Comedy and Western Wave
A new wave of Warner Archive tiltes are up for pre-order at WBShop and are also available for rent at ClassicFlix. They include a Marion Davies silent, two 60's comedies and three westerns.
This new wave (below) brings the total Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com to 228.
- Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) - Audie Murphy
- How Sweet It Is! (1968) - James Garner, Debbie Reynolds
- Kisses for My President (1964) - Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen
- The Patsy (1928) - Marion Davies
- The Plunderers (1960) - Jeff Chandler
- Quantrill's Raiders (1958) - Leo Gordon, Steve Cochran
You can also find them listed HERE in the Recent Additions section. They're available to put in your queue, but may be approximately four weeks before they are available for shipment.
The William Castle Film Collection in October
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES: | The William Castle Film Collection October 20th Sony Retail: $80.95, Our: $59.99 13 Frightened Girls (1963), 13 Ghosts (1960), Homicidal (1961), Strait-Jacket (1964), Mr. Sardonicus (1961), The Old Dark House (1963), The Tingler (1959), Zotz! (1962) | |
Sony has announced The William Castle Film Collection for release on October 20th. The five disc set features three new titles to DVD (13 Frightened Girls, The Old Dark House and Zotz!) along with tons of bonus features including the documentary Spine Tingler! - The William Castle Story.
It will retail for $80.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $59.99. Full details are below.
The William Castle Film Collection
The master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks is remembered in this, The William Castle Film Collection.
DISC 1:
13 Frightened Girls (1963, 89 min.)
Castle launched a worldwide hunt for the prettiest girls from different countries to cast in 13 Frightened Girls!. The stunt helped generate publicity for the film about the thirteen daughters of international diplomats in a Swiss boarding school, who stir up trouble when they mess in the diplomatic affairs of their parents and a Russian spy is discovered murdered.
13 Ghosts (1960, 85 min.)
Castle aggressively promoted the film with floats going up and down Hollywood Blvd. with “ghosts” riding along, holding signs, touting the movie. He named the gimmick created for 13 Ghosts “Illusion-O,” which was a special hand-held piece of cardboard with two transparent colored strips, one red and one blue. If you wanted to see the ghosts in the film, you looked through one, but if you were too frightened, you could look through the other and they weren’t visible. The film promised and delivered “13 Times the Thrills! 13 Times the Chills! 13 Times the Fun!” for the story of a family who inherits a haunted house, but discover a special pair of goggles that allows them to see their ghostly tormentors. The film starred Martin Milner (TV’s “Adam-12”) and Margaret Hamilton (The Wizard of Oz).
BONUS FEATURES:
- Featurette: “The Magic of Illusion-O”
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Original “British” trailer introduction for 13 Frightened Girls
- Original “Candy Web” trailer for 13 Frightened Girls
- Original “Candy Web” theatrical opening message from William Castle for 13 Frightened Girls
- Original “Candy Web” theatrical closing message from William Castle for 13 Frightened Girls
- Alternate opening (British) for 13 Frightened Girls
- Alternate opening (Swedish) for 13 Frightened Girls
- Alternate opening (French) for 13 Frightened Girls
- Alternate opening (German) for 13 Frightened Girls
DISC 2:
Homicidal (1961, 87 min.)
In Homicidal, the brutal stabbing murder of a justice-of-the-peace sparks an investigation of the dark family secrets in a sleepy small town. Castle promoted the film with a “Fright Break,” a 45-second timer during the film’s climax as the heroine approached a house harboring the sadistic killer. The voiceover advised the audience of the time remaining in which they could leave the theatre and receive a full refund if they were too frightened to see the rest of the film. To ensure filmgoers did not opt for the refund, Castle instituted the “Coward’s Corner.” Patrons were expected to follow yellow footsteps up the theater aisle, bathed in a yellow light and sit in a yellow cardboard booth in the theater lobby. Castle included a nurse offering a blood-pressure test, a recording blaring “Watch the chicken! Watch him shiver in Coward’s Corner,” and required them to sign a yellow “Coward’s Certificate” card stating, “I am a bona fide coward.” Needless to say, very few filmgoers opted out of the screening.
Strait-Jacket (1964, 93 min.)
Advised by his financial backers to eliminate the gimmicks, Castle hired Hollywood’s legendary Joan Crawford (The Women, Our Dancing Daughters) to star as an ax-murderess in this story of a mother, who, after a 20 year stay in an insane asylum for a double murder, visits her estranged daughter and raises suspicions about her odd behavior. At the last minute, Castle had cardboard axes handed out to patrons and sent Crawford on a nation-wide promotional tour of theaters showing the film.
BONUS FEATURES:
- “Psychette: William Castle and Homicidal”
- “Homicidal Youngstown, Ohio Premiere”
- Featurette: “Battleaxe: The Making of Strait-Jacket”
- Vintage Featurette: “How to Plan a Movie Murder”
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Joan Crawford Wardrobe Tests
- Joan Crawford Axe Test
- Strait-Jacket TV Spots
DISC 3:
Mr. Sardonicus (1961, 89 min.)
In this gothic tale set in 1880 London, a Baron’s face is frozen into a permanently grotesque hideous smile after digging up his father’s grave to retrieve a winning lottery ticket accidently left in his pocket. The gimmick allowed audiences to vote in a “Punishment Poll” during the climax of the film where Castle himself appears on screen to explain to the audience their options. Each member of the audience was given a card with a glow-in-the-dark thumb they could hold either up or down to decide if Mr. Sardonicus would be cured or die at the end of the film. Supposedly, no audience ever offered mercy and the villain was always punished.
The Old Dark House (1963, 86 min.)
Tom Posten (Zotz!) was again cast by Castle in this project about an American who sells cars in England who receives a mysterious invitation from an old, eccentric millionaire to visit his house in which he lives with his twin brother.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Featurette: “Taking the Punishment Poll"
- Featurette: “Ghost Story: Pilot (The New House)"
- Original Theatrical Trailer
DISC 4:
The Tingler (1959, 82 min.)
Legendary horror star Vincent Price (Edward Scissorhands) stars in The Tingler, the terrifying story of a docile creature that lives in the human spinal cord. They become activated by fright and can only be destroyed by screaming. In the film’s finale, one of the creatures kills a mute woman because she was unable to scream and the creature is let loose in a movie theatre. Castle promoted the film with the gimmick of “Percepto,” where audiences would actually feel the sensations of the actors on the screen. To achieve this, theaters wired select seats with tiny motors underneath that would vibrate during key scenes in the movie. The certain members of the audience would get a “tingling” sensation and were encouraged to “Scream - scream for your lives.”
Zotz! (1962, 87 min.)
Tom Posten (TV’s “Newhart”) finds a Zotz coin and discovers its awesome powers. After attempting to share its secret with the US government (where he is brushed off as a lunatic), his discovery captures the interest of foreign agents, who attempt to steal it. To promote the film, Castle provided each filmgoer with a “magic” coin which, unfortunately, did absolutely nothing.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Featurette: “Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and The Tingler”
- Featurette: “Ghost Story: Graveyard Shift”
- Alternate Drive-In Sequence for The Tingler
- Original “Scream” Sequence for The Tingler
- Original Theatrical Trailers
DISC 5 (BONUS DISC):
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Marlene - Maximilian Schell Documentary in October
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Marlene October 6th Kino Retail $29.99, Our: $23.99 |  |
Released by Image Entertainment 10 years ago, and out of print for some time, the 1984 Maximilian Schell documentary Marlene has been announced by Kino with an October 6th release date. It is in German and English with optional English subtitles.
Retail will be $29.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $23.99. Details below.
SYNOPSIS:
An Oscar nominee for Best Documentary and winner of the 1986 New York Film Critic’s Circle non-fiction film prize, Marlene is a “portrait of a remarkably strong-willed woman, stage-managing her career right up to the bitter end” (New York Times) that brilliantly lifts the veil on a movie star of the brightest magnitude as she is fading into twilight.
In September of 1982, Oscar winning actor and director Maximilian Schell (Julia, The Man in the Glass Booth) arrived in Paris for a series of on-camera interviews with Marlene Dietrich intended for a documentary film on the screen icon’s life and work. Despite having agreed to participate, the near-recluse Dietrich withdrew permission for her Judgment at Nuremburg co-star to film in her flat. Instead, in over 40 hours of audio-taped interviews, the 81 year-old screen legend provoked a battle royale of conversational mind games leading to unforgettably raw and truthful emotional revelations.
Using Dietrich’s candid, bruising, infuriating, and occasionally touching off-camera musings on childhood, marriage, sex, love, collaborators, co-stars, life, death, and the Holocaust, Schell “sets her words, like a score, to the stunning film images of the young Marlene.” (Washington Post). The hypnotic final result – buoyed by self-reflexive making-of footage, and an impressionistic re-creation of the sunless Paris flat where star and filmmaker fenced, fought, and ultimately connected – is the “Sunset Boulevard of documentaries” (Washington Post).
WARNER ARCHIVE: 7 More Including Strawberry Blonde, Dr. Ehrlich
Now that WBShop appears to have permanently listed the seven titles they added last week, we've added them to our inventory and made them available for rent.
This new wave (below) brings the total Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com to 222. And if this wave is indicative of future waves, classic film fans have a lot to look forward to.
- Colorado Territory
- Crime School
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
- The Male Animal
- The Strawberry Blonde
- The Unsuspected
- The Verdict
You can also find them listed HERE in the Recent Additions section. They're available to put in your queue, but may be approximately four weeks before they are available for shipment.
Gone With the Wind - 70th Anniversary Editions in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Gone With the Wind (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Special Edition) November 17th Warner Retail: $24.98, Our: $19.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Gone With the Wind (5-Disc 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition) November 17th Warner Retail: $69.92, Our: $54.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Gone With the Wind (Blu-Ray) 2-Disc 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition November 17th Warner Retail: $84.99, Our: $64.99 | |
Known about for some time, Warner has officially announced a November 17th release date for three different releases of Gone With the Wind - 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.
CONTENTS:
Gone With the Wind (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Special Edition)
Contains the movie over 2 discs with commentary by historian Rudy Behlmer
Gone With the Wind (5-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition) & Gone With the Wind (Blu-Ray) 2-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition
Includes the first two discs in the 2-disc S.E. as well as the following:
DISC 3 (About the Movie):
- "The Making of a Legend: Gone With The Wind" the 1989 documentary made by Selznick's sons.
- "Restoring a Legend" - An in-depth look at the restoration.
- Dixie Hails "Gone with the Wind". Footage from 1939 Atlanta and 1961 Civil War Centennial Atlanta premieres.
- Historical theatrical short "The Old South" (1940) directed by Fred Zinnerman.
- Atlanta Civil War Centennial 1961 premiere newsreel
- International prologue
- Foreign language version sample scenes
- Theatrical Trailers
DISC 4 (About the Cast):
- Three Documentaries:
- "Melanie Remembers: Olivia de Havilland Recalls Gone With The Wind"
- "Clark Gable: A King Remembered"
- "Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond"
- The Supporting Players - Cameo portraits of an unforgettable ensemble
- At Tara
- The O’Hara Plantation in Georgia
- Thomas Mitchell as Gerald O’Hara
- Barbara O’Neill as Ellen, his wife
- Their Daughters
- Evelyn Keyes as Suellen
- Ann Rutherford as Carreen
- The House Servants
- Hattie McDaniel as Mammy
- Oscar Polk as Pork
- Butterfly McQueen as Prissy
- At Twelve Oaks
- Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes
- Rand Brooks as Charles Hamilton, her brother
- Carroll Nye as Frank Kennedy, a guest
- In Atlanta
- Laura Hope Crews as Aunt Pittypat Hamilton
- Eddie Anderson as Uncle Peter, her coachman
- Harry Davenport as Dr. Meade
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Merriwether
- Ona Munson as Belle Watling
- Cammie King as Bonnie Blue Butler
- At Tara
DISC 5:
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year – New documentary about Hollywood’s watershed year narrated by Kenneth Branagh
- Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On -- Exploring the legacy of the most beloved film through illuminating interviews, footage and visits to historical sites, events and museums
- Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara Wars 1980 WBTV Special never before on home video
- Trailers
Plus these Premiums
- 20-page reproduction of the original and complete 1939 Souvenir Program
- 40-page Production History Book with photos and production notes
- Eight Frameable 5x7 Art Prints
- CD soundtrack sampler featuring eight tracks
- Main Title
- Tara
- The Barbecue
- Escape From Atlanta
- I'll Never Be Hungry Again!
- Paddock Scene 5:27
- Scarlett In The Mist/Rhett Leaves
- Flashback/Finale
NOTE:
- The 2-disc Blu-Ray release will have all the content above on 2 discs
- Exclusive to the Blu-Ray Ultimate Collector’s Edtion: MGM: When The Lion Roars Documentary
NOTE: The bonus features on discs 3 and 4 of the U.C.E. are identical to those on the previous 4-disc release. However, this new release has a fifth disc with all new bonus features and new premiums to go along with a spectacular new transfer.
VCI: Darn Good Westerns, Vol. 2 in October
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES: | Darn Good Westerns, Vol. 2 October 20th VCI Retail $29.99, Our: 19.99 Massacre (1956), Three Desperate Men (1951), Outlaw Women (1951), Shotgun (1955), Deputy Marshal (1949), Four Fast Guns (1959) | |
Following up quickly on Volume 1, VCI has announced an October 20th release date for Darn Good Westerns, Vol. 2. The six titles across two discs boasts such stars as Yvonne DeCarlo, Sterling Hayden, Zachary Scott, Jon Hall, James Craig, Preston Foster and Dane Clark.
It will retail for $29.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $19.99.
TITLES IN THE SET:
Massacre (1956, 76 min.)
Indian treachery leads to tragedy in this made-on-location Western adventure with Dane Clark and James Craig as officers of the law who lead a small group of men into redmen territory to investigate reports of guns being sold to unfriendly Yaqui Indians. Every arrow screams death in an unexpected finale.
Three Desperate Men (1951, 72 min.)
Deputies Preston Foster and Jim Davis save their brother Ross Latimer from hanging for a crime he didn t commit, but a guard is killed in the fracas and this makes all three hunted criminals. Now living to defy the law instead of defend it, they rob a train and then brazenly attempt a one-of-a-kind double-holdup.
Outlaw Women (1951, 72 min.)
Meet the babes who shoot to thrill and make the coyotes howl! In this offbeat Western yarn, the town of Las Mujertes is run by women and controlled by saloon owner Marie Windsor, but male visitors (including Jackie Coogan as a gunslinger!) create complications.
Shotgun (1955, 80 min.)
Sterling Hayden challenges the fury of the untamed west with a shotgun in this gritty outdoor drama. He's a deputy who vows to avenge the murder of a marshal and hits the vengeance trail, encountering half-breed Yvonne DeCarlo and bounty hunter Zachary Scott. Tracking the killer leads into Indian country, where they are captured by redmen who pit Hayden and his quarry against each other in a shotgun duel. Harrison's Reports hailed this Technicolor Western as "fast, exciting and interesting ... it holds [the viewer] in tense suspense."
Deputy Marshal (1949, 76 min.)
Wrongly suspected of murder, deputy marshal Jon Hall devises a plan to draw all the actual suspects (including Dick Foran and Russell Hayden) out into the open and prove which one of them committed murder in order to profit off of the coming railroad line. Hall's real-life wife, Frances Langford, provides a few songs. "Fast-moving action" Motion Picture Exhibitor.
Four Fast Guns (1959, 72 min.)
Against a backdrop of Arizona landscapes, this offbeat Western spins the yarn of a wanted man (James Craig) who turns unofficial lawman to tame the town of Purgatory--but finds that the main troublemaker is a crippled saloon owner whose infirmity, according to the Western code, keeps him safe from gun justice. Craig becomes the target of a succession of hired leadslingers--including his own brother (Brett Halsey). Who is the fastest of the Four Fast Guns?
The Untouchables - Season 3, Vol. 2 in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Untouchables - Season 3, Vol. 2 November 10th Paramount Retail $39.99, Our: $29.99 | |
With Season 3, Vol. 1 due out in two weeks, Paramount has announced a November 10th release date for The Untouchables - Season 3, Vol. 2.
The 4 disc set will contain the last half of Season 3. It will retail for $39.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99.
The Donna Reed Show - Season 3 in October
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Donna Reed Show - Season 3 October 20th Virgil Films Retail $39.99, Our: $29.99 | |
Virgil Films has announced an October 20th release date for The Donna Reed Show - Season 3.
The 4 disc set will contain all 38 episodes from Season 3. No word on bonus features. It will retail for $39.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99.
ARTWORK ADDED: Summer Storm (1944)
--Artwork added to previous announcement--
ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Summer Storm (1944) October 20th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $10.99 | |
VCI has set an October 20th release date for the Douglas Sirk directed Summer Storm (1944). It stars Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Anna Lee and Edward Everett Horton.
It will retail for $14.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $10.99.
SYNOPSIS:
It’s a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren (Linda Darnell), who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge (George Sanders), a decadent aristocrat (Edward Everett Horton) and an estate superintendent (Hugo Haas), with surprising results. Fine direction by master auteur Douglas Sirk (Imitation of Life, 1959) and an Oscar-nominated score highlight this adaptation of the Anton Chekhov drama “The Shooting Party.”
BONUS FEATURES:
- Author Bernard Dick on Director Douglas Sirk - Interviewed by Joel Blumberg
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Buck Rogers (70th Anniversary Edition) in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Buck Rogers (70th Anniversary Edition) November 3rd VCI Retail: $29.99, Our: $19.99 | |
VCI has set a November 3rd release date for Buck Rogers (70th Anniversary Edition). The newly restored and remastered release is expected to be a 2-disc set.
Special features are listed below. It will retail for $29.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $19.99.
SYNOPSIS:
Preserved in a state of suspended animation for 500 years by the Nirvano gas in the gondola of their dirigible wrecked in the arctic ice wastes, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy (Jackie Moran) are rescued by scientists in the year 2500 to find the world under the despotic rule of Killer Kane (Anthony Warde) and his super gangsters.
Using an arsenal of fantastic weapons created in Dr. Huer's (C. Montague Shaw) clandestine laboratory, the group attempts to seek aid from the planet Saturn to oust the tyrannical ruler only to find that his henchmen have already taken over control of the Prince of Saturn. After several harrowing adventures with the Zugg men, Buck and Buddy return to Earth only to be shot down, imprisoned and finally rescued to participate in a spectacular air battle to wrest control of the Universe from the sinister intergalactic despot.
Digitally restored and remastered from the original 35mm negative.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Photo Gallery
- Liner Notes by author Hank Davis
- “The History of Buck Rogers” by Clifford Weimer
- Rare 1933 Buck Rogers short
- Buster Crabbe The All-American Hero (movie clips and highlights from Buster’s hollywood career - the only actor who played Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers -- the top three comic strip heroes of the 1930s)
- Buck Rogers - 80th Anniversary Panel Discussion from the 2009 San Diego Comic Con
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