COLUMBIA CLASSICS: Paradise Lagoon Part of 5 in January

More Columbia Classic titles are on their way from Sony as they have announced five releases for January 3rd. They are:

• Paradise Lagoon (1957) A.K.A. The Admirable Crichton - Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes, Martita Hunt
• Carolina Blues (1944) - Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore
• Zarak (1956) - Victor Mature, Michael Wilding, Anita Ekberg
• The Black Book** (1949) A.K.A Reign of Terror - Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arlene Dahl
• There's Something About a Soldier (1943) - Tom Neal, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett

**NOTE: For the sake of clarity, we don't normally carry two DVD releases of the same film, but as this print of The Black Book from Sony is likely to be better than any public domain print out there, we will carry both it and the VCI release which has an audio commentary.

Pola Negri - The Iconic Collection in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES:

Pola Negri - The Iconic Collection February 7th Bright Shining City Retail: $39.99, Our: $29.99 The Polish Dancer (1917), The Yellow Ticket (1918), Eyes of The Mummy Ma (1918), Sappho (1921)

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Bright Shining City, a small independent film company, has announced Pola Negri - The Iconic Collection for release on February 7th.

The 3-disc set will include the four titles above, with The Polish Dancer (1917) and The Yellow Ticket (1918) making their DVD debuts. Bonus features are included (below).


Before Garbo or Dietrich, there was Pola Negri. She was the first exotic European actress imported to Hollywood during the Silent Film Era, with much fanfare and hoopla. A mesmerizing combination of the animal and sophisticate, Pola became the highest paid actor in the movie business and her glamorous lifestyle, was discussed almost daily in gossip columns worldwide. She was affianced to Charlie Chaplin, all but engaged to Rudolph Valentino until his untimely death, and was the wife to a Count then to Prince Mdvani. Yet today, oddly, she is still little known.

Born in Poland to impoverished minor aristocracy, she was classically trained in song, dance, theater and cinema. Pola originated the cinematic femme fatale. She was discovered by Max Reinhart became a protégée of Ernst Lubitsch and a favorite of Adolf Zucker. Pola made more than 60 films in Europe and America, both in drama and comedy. Her fortunes reversed many times throughout her prolific career, and she ended her days as a supporter of the arts and companion to an eccentric millionaires in San Antonio, Texas.

For the first time on DVD, four of Pola Negri’s films from the early days of her career in Europe, are now available in this three-disc DVD Collector’s Box Set Pola Negri - The Iconic Collection. This set has been a labor of love for independent film production company Bright Shining City Productions and director Mariusz Kotwoski who has been recognized in Poland and the USA for his continued dedication to this Silent Film Era icon.

The collection features two never before released on DVD films: The Polish Dancer (1917) which boasts the title of “first feature film ever made in Poland” and The Yellow Ticket (1918) the first film to expose Anti-Semitism in Imperial Russia. Complementing these two historical gems are Eyes of The Mummy Ma (1918) with co-star Emil Jannings (Radu) who won the first Oscar for best actor in 1929, and Sappho (1921) the story of a love triangle that ends in tragedy. All films have been digitally re-mastered, color corrected and edited with English title cards and set to a beautiful original piano score performed by composer Rick Dejonge.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Clips from the award-winning documentary Pola Negri: Life Is A Dream In Cinema.
• Musical tango vignette choreographed to Pola Negri’s recording of Ich Hab An Dich Gedacht.
• Pola Negri slide show & biography
• Booklet with film descriptions, photos and credits created by Ia Enstera

MGM: Something Wild (1961) Plus Robinson, Goddard in Vice Squad

Four more MGM Limited Edition Collection titles have been announced.

On December 6th, Something Wild (1961) with Carroll Baker and Ralph Meeker will be released; followed by three titles on December 20th:

• Vice Squad (1953) - Edward G. Robinson, Paulette Goddard
• The Magnetic Monster (1953) - Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Jean Byron
• Diary of a Bachelor (1964) - Joe Silver, Dom DeLuise

BLU: To Kill a Mockingbird, All Quiet on the Western Front

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

To Kill a Mockingbird (Blu-Ray) - 50th Anniversary Edition January 31st Universal Retail: 26.98, Our: $20.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

To Kill a Mockingbird (Blu-Ray) Ultimate Collector's Edition January 31st Universal Retail: 39.98, Our: $29.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

To Kill a Mockingbird (50th Anniversary Edition) January 31st Universal Retail: 19.98, Our: $14.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

All Quiet on the Western Front (Blu-Ray) (1930) February 14th Universal Retail: 39.98, Our: $29.99

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With their standard releases in somewhat of a dormant phase, Universal is rolling out two top-tier films on Blu-Ray next year as part of their 100th anniversary celebration.

All Quiet on the Western Front (Blu-Ray) (1930) is a Blu-Ray/DVD combo and will be released on February 14th. It will include the silent version of the 1930 film, plus additional bonus features (below).

• Exclusive Introduction by Turner Classic Movies Host and Film Historian Robert Osborne
• Theatrical Trailer
• 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics
• 100 Years of Universal: Academy Award Winners

Also announced are three releases of the beloved Gregory Peck drama To Kill a Mockingbird. The standard and what we are calling the Blu-Ray "Ultimate Collector's Edition" (as an official title is currently lacking), are both available for sale. The standard release comes with essentially the same bonus features as the previously released 2-disc set, and the U.C.E. (Blu-Ray/DVD) comes with the bonus features below, plus a 44-Page booklet.

To Kill a Mockingbird (Blu-Ray) - 50th Anniversary Edition is a combo as well and will be available for both sale and rent. Street date is January 31st.

Proclaimed one of the 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time by the American Film Institute, To Kill A Mockingbird is now available as a 2-Disc set. Hollywood icon Gregory Peck won the Best Actor Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of the courageous but understated hero Atticus Finch.

The film, based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about innocence, strength and conviction, captured the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. To Kill A Mockingbird boasts Robert Duvall's screen debut as Boo Radley and Mary Badham's unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance as Miss Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Watch it and remember why "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

BONUS FEATURES:

• Academy Award Best Actor Acceptance Speech (Gregory Peck)
• American Film Institute Life Achievement Award - Gregory Peck's memorable remarks upon receiving the AFI Life Achievement Award
• Excerpt From Academy Tribute To Gregory Peck - Cecelia Peck's heartwarming farewell to her father given at the Academy, in celebration of his life
• Scout Remembers - Interview with Mary Badham, who talks about her experiences working with Gregory Peck
• Feature Commentary with Director Robert Mulligan and Producer Alan Pakula
• 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics
• Production Notes
• A Conversation With Gregory Peck - This documentary, produced by daughter Cecelia Peck, takes you inside the personal life of film legend Gregory Peck.
• Fearful Symmetry - The Making of To Kill A Mockingbird
• PLUS: 44-Page Book with Gregory Peck's Script Pages, Personal Letters, Storyboards and Much More!

VCI: A Christmas Carol - 60th Anniversary Diamond Edition

Supposing it to be a another repacking of the perennial favorite A Christmas Carol (1951) starring Alastair Sim, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that VCI's latest version of the Christmas classic has all-new bonus features.

Released earlier this month, A Christmas Carol - 60th Anniversary Diamond Edition is now available on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray. And as a special this Black Friday, we have a super-low price of $7.98 on the Standard DVD until Monday the 28th.

NOTE: For the sake of clarity, we don't normally carry two DVD releases of the same film, but as this new release differs greatly from the previous Ultimate Collector's Edition, we will carry both. The previous U.C.E. not only has the many wonderful bonus features, but has the 1951 version in color, as well as a black and white presentation of the 1935 version. This new release is not colorized.

Additionally, we replaced the old Blu-Ray release with this new one as the bonus features on the previous one were scant.

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:

• Introduction by Leonard Maltin
• Dead to Begin With: The Darker Side of A Classic - An all-new documentary exploring the films bleaker themes and how they rivaled London of the 1950's. Featuring British film historian and culturalist Sir Christopher Frayling.
• Scrooge by Another Name: Distributing A Christmas Carol - An all-new featurette detailing the American release of this British holiday classic. Featuring US distributor Richard Gordon, in his final on-camera interview.
• The Human Blarney Stone: Life and Films of Brian Desmond Hurst - An all-new documentary chronicling the awe-inspiring life of Ireland's most prolific filmmaker. Featuring Allan Esler Smith, the great, great nephew and biographer of Hurst.
• Alastair Sim Version: Too Good to Be Shown at Christmastime
  
• Silent Dickens - A Collection of Early Examples of Dickens on Film
• Campbell Playhouse: A Christmas Carol - Original 1939 Radio Drama narrated by Orson Welles and Starring Lionel Barrymore**
• Bibliographic Essay by Fred Guida**

**BLU-RAY ONLY: These two bonus features are included on a second, standard DVD along with the standard full-length version of A Christmas Carol.

WARNER ARCHIVE: Constant Nymph, Spencer Tracy & Monogram

Unavailable for over sixty years, The Constant Nymph (1943) finally makes its way to DVD.

Starring Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith and featuring Brenda Marshall, Charles Coburn, Dame May Whitty and Peter Lorre, Nymph is part of five titles that make up this week's Warner Archive releases.

Also out are three long-awaited Spencer Tracy films as well as a 3-disc Monogram Cowboy Collection (below).

They are available for rent or purchase here at ClassicFlix with a release date of December 20th.

Spencer Tracy:

• Northwest Passage (1940) - Robert Young, Walter Brennan, Ruth Hussey
• The Seventh Cross (1944) - Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Agnes Moorehead
• The People Against O'Hara (1951) - Pat O'Brien, Diana Lynn, John Hodiak, Eduardo Ciannelli

Monogram Cowboy Collection, Vol. 1:
Ride back with us to the golden age of B-Movie Western matinees and saddle up with your favorite stars as they saunter back into the spotlight in this first volume of classic oaters, Monogram Cowboy Collection, Vol. 1.

Drawing from a stable of later era Monogram matinees, this set pairs up singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely and legendary action hombre Johnny Mack Brown (the only fella tough enough to play Johnny Mack Brown was himself!) in a double quartet of cordite and cow classics. And to put the cherry in your Sarsaparilla we've also included Rod Cameron's CineColor, "bigger budget" Monogram adventure Cavalry Scout!

DISC 1:

• Oklahoma Blues (1948)
• Partners of the Sunset (1948)
• Cowboy Cavalier (1948)

DISC 2:

• Gun Law Justice (1949)
• Outlaw Gold (1950)
• Man From Sonora (1951)

DISC 3:

• Oklahoma Justice (1951)
• Texas Lawmen (1951)
• Cavalry Scout (1951)

These new DVDs add to the total of over 700 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

Lady and the Tramp (Blu-Ray) in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Lady and the Tramp (Blu-Ray) February 7th Walt Disney Retail: $39.99, Our: $34.99

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Adding another classic to their "diamond edition" line, Walt Disney has announced Lady and the Tramp (Blu-Ray) for release on February 7th.

It will retail for $39.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $34.99. Bonus features are plentiful (below) with many new to this release.

Word is also out that Cinderella will get its own diamond edition Blu-Ray release some time this fall.


Walt Disney's Lady And the Tramp, filled with memorable music and purebred fun, now shines like never before with an all-new digital restoration!

Embarking on a thrilling adventure with the most unforgettable characters: Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel; Tramp, a mutt from across the tracks with a heart of gold; Jock and Trusty, Lady's best friends; and Si and Am, two of the most devious cats to prowl across the screen. The happiest of endings takes place on a lovely bella notte as Lady learns what it means to be footloose and leash-free.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Three Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes**
• Never-Before-Heard Deleted Song**
• Inside Walt's Story Meetings with Disney Second Screen**
• Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad**
• The Siamese Cat Song - Finding a Voice for the Cats
• PuppyPedia: Going To The Dogs
• Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady And The Tramp
• And Much More!

**NEW BONUS FEATURES

NOTE: This is a Blu-Ray / DVD Combo Pack which contains the standard version on the 2nd disc. While that disc is not rentable, you may rent the standard version by clicking here.

UNIVERSAL VAULT: Seminole (1953) and Phantom of the Opera (1962)

Two more titles have been added from Universal's Vault Series. They are

• Seminole (1953) - Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale, Anthony Quinn, Lee Marvin, Richard Carlson, Hugh O'Brian, Russell Johnson
• The Phantom of the Opera (1962) - Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza, Thorley Walters, Michael Gough

Both are now available for rent at ClassicFlix... and nowhere else!

OLIVE: 3 Jerry Lewis Films Including Rock-a-Bye Baby in February

It's official -- As we reported on Wednesday, first up in Olive Films' second wave of Paramount titles are three Jerry Lewis films: The Geisha Boy (1958), Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958) and Boeing, Boeing (1965). We can now pass on the specifics.

All will be released on February 14th and will be on both standard and Blu-Ray formats. No bonus features are expected. All can be easily viewed in our recent additions section.

WARNER ARCHIVE: Action and Adventure in New Wave

Action and Adventure are this week's Warner Archive theme with three releases that have been posted over at WBShop. They are available for rent or purchase here at ClassicFlix with a release date of December 13th. They are:

• Around the World Under the Sea (1965)
• Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)
• Daktari - The Complete First Season (1966)

NOTE ON RELEASE DATES: Warner's Archive releases now have a softer release date for retailers. Previously, titles had been made available to retailers eight weeks after Warner announced them. More recently, four weeks seems to be about the norm from their announcement to when we have it them stock. This will be our new window until further changes.

Also, according to WB's pre-order section, lots of great films are going to street in the next few weeks.

These new DVDs add to the total of over 700 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

Count of Monte Cristo (1934) & Man in the Iron Mask (1939) in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) February 7th Hen's Tooth Retail: 19.95, Our: $17.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) February 14th Hen's Tooth Retail: 19.95, Our: $17.99

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Little known Hen's Tooth video, who has released such well-received titles such as The Battle of the River Plate (1956) and Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) have two more titles on tap for February:

• The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) starring Robert Donat and Elissa Landi
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) starring Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale and directed by James Whale

These are officially licensed releases and both have new transfers from fine grain elements as well as English subtitles. Bonus features are not expected.

OLIVE: 32 Classics Coming in New Wave

Olive Films has again struck a deal with Paramount allowing for a second wave of films.

Some of the standouts from the first wave were The Colossus of New York (1958), Crack in the World (1965) and Dark City (1950), but this second wave, with numerous top names such as Barbara Stanwyck, Charlton Heston, Frank Sinatra and many, many more, shows even more potential.

Out of 32 releases, Jerry Lewis is the most prominent star with 5; with three of his titles scheduled to make up the first wave in February: The Geisha Boy (1958), Rock-a-Bye-Baby (1958) and Boeing Boeing (1965).

As soon as we get more specifics, we'll pass them along.

ALPHABETICAL LISTING:

• Assault on the Queen (1966) – Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Conte
• Boeing Boeing (1965) – Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis
• The Buccaneer (1958) – Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens, dir. Anthony Quinn
• The Buccaneer (1938) – Fredric March, Walter Brennan, Akim Tamiroff, Anthony Quinn, dir. by Cecil B. Demille
• Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950) – Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix, Francis Lederer, Joseph Calleia
• Come Blow Your Horn (1963) – Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb
• Denver and the Rio Grande (1952) – Edmond O’Brein, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger, J. Carrol Naish, Zasu Pitts
• The Geisha Boy (1958) – Jerry Lewis
• The Hangman (1959) – Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker, Jack Lord, dir. Michael Curtiz
• It's Only Money (1962) – Jerry Lewis
• The Jayhawkers (1959) – Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker
• The Lawless (1950) – Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, dir. Joseph Losey
• Man-Trap (1961) – Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Stella Stevens
• My Son John (1952) – Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Dean Jagger, Robert Walker, dir. by Leo McCarey
• The Night of the Grizzly (1966) – Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Jack Elam
• No Man of Her Own (1950) – Barbara Stanwyck
• Pony Express (1953) – Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker
• The Proud and the Profane (1956) – William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter
• Rock-a-Bye-Baby (1958) – Jerry Lewis
• Run for Cover (1955) – James Cagney, Viceca Lindfors, John Derek, Jean Hersholt, Ernest Borgnine, dir. by Nicholas Ray
• The Savage (1952) – Charlton Heston
• The Savage Innocents (1960) – Anthony Quinn, Peter O’Toole
• Silver City (1951) – Edmond O’Brien, Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Arlen, Barry Fitzgerald, Gladys George
• The Slender Thread (1965) – Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas
• Something to Live For (1952) – Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright
• The Spirit is Willing (1967) – Sid Caesar, Vera Miles
• Too Late Blues (1961) – Bobby Darin, Stella Stevens
• The Trap (1959) – Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb, Tina Louise, Earl Holliman, Lorne Greene
• The Turning Point (1952) – William Holden, Edmond O’Brien, Alexis Smith
• Warpath (1951) – Edmond O’Brien, Dean Jagger, Forrest Tucker, Harry Carey Jr., Polly Bergen, Wallace Ford
• Who's Minding the Store (1963) – Jerry Lewis
• Who's Got the Action (1962) – Dean Martin, Lana Turner, Eddie Albert, Walter Matthau, Paul Ford

LISTING BY YEAR:

• The Buccaneer (1938) – Fredric March, Walter Brennan, Akim Tamiroff, Anthony Quinn, dir. by Cecil B. Demille
• Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950) – Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix, Francis Lederer, Joseph Calleia
• The Lawless (1950) – Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, dir. Joseph Losey
• No Man of Her Own (1950) – Barbara Stanwyck
• Silver City (1951) – Edmond O’Brien, Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Arlen, Barry Fitzgerald, Gladys George
• Warpath (1951) – Edmond O’Brien, Dean Jagger, Forrest Tucker, Harry Carey Jr., Polly Bergen, Wallace Ford
• Denver and the Rio Grande (1952) – Edmond O’Brein, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger, J. Carrol Naish, Zasu Pitts
• My Son John (1952) – Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Dean Jagger, Robert Walker, dir. by Leo McCarey
• The Savage (1952) – Charlton Heston
• Something to Live For (1952) – Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright
• The Turning Point (1952) – William Holden, Edmond O’Brien, Alexis Smith
• Pony Express (1953) – Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker
• Run for Cover (1955) – James Cagney, Viceca Lindfors, John Derek, Jean Hersholt, Ernest Borgnine, dir. by Nicholas Ray
• The Proud and the Profane (1956) – William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter
• The Buccaneer (1958) – Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens, dir. Anthony Quinn
• The Geisha Boy (1958) – Jerry Lewis
• Rock-a-Bye-Baby (1958) – Jerry Lewis
• The Jayhawkers (1959) – Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker
• The Hangman (1959) – Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker, Jack Lord, dir. Michael Curtiz
• The Trap (1959) – Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb, Tina Louise, Earl Holliman, Lorne Greene
• The Savage Innocents (1960) – Anthony Quinn, Peter O’Toole
• Man-Trap (1961) – Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Stella Stevens
• Too Late Blues (1961) – Bobby Darin, Stella Stevens
• It's Only Money (1962) – Jerry Lewis
• Who's Got the Action (1962) – Dean Martin, Lana Turner, Eddie Albert, Walter Matthau, Paul Ford
• Come Blow Your Horn (1963) – Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb
• Who's Minding the Store (1963) – Jerry Lewis
• Boeing Boeing (1965) – Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis
• The Slender Thread (1965) – Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas
• Assault on the Queen (1966) – Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Conte
• The Night of the Grizzly (1966) – Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Jack Elam
• The Spirit is Willing (1967) – Sid Caesar, Vera Miles

CRITERION: Anatomy of a Murder Standard & Blu in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Anatomy of a Murder February 21st Criterion Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Anatomy of a Murder (Blu-Ray) February 21st Criterion Retail: 39.95, Our: $31.99

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More studio cherry picking from Criterion, this time from Sony, as they have announced a February 21st release date for Anatomy of a Murder (1959) on both standard & Blu.

The bonus features will be numerous (below), and the standard release will be a 2-disc set.

SYNOPSIS:
A virtuoso James Stewart plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife (Lee Remick).

This gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom potboiler, the most popular film from Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger, was groundbreaking for its frankness —more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words.

With its outstanding supporting cast—including a young George C. Scott as a fiery prosecuting attorney and legendary real-life attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge—and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, Anatomy of a Murder is a Hollywood landmark; it was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture.

BONUS FEATURES:

• New interview with Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch
• Critic Gary Giddins explores Duke Ellington’s score in a new interview
• A look at the relationship between graphic designer Saul Bass and Preminger with Bass biographer Pat Kirkham
• Newsreel footage from the set
• Excerpts from a 1967 episode of Firing Line, featuring Preminger in discussion with William F. Buckley Jr.
• Excerpts from the work in progress Anatomy of “Anatomy”: The Making of a Movie
• Behind-the-scenes photographs by Life magazine’s Gjon Mili
• Trailer, featuring on-set footage
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and a 1959 Life magazine article on real-life lawyer Joseph N. Welch, who plays the judge in the film
  

State Trooper - Seasons 2 & 3 in December

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

State Trooper - The Complete Second and Third Seasons December 13th Timeless Media Group Retail: $39.98, Our: $29.99

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Timeless Media has announced State Trooper - The Complete Second and Third Seasons for release on December 13th.

The 6-disc set will be another feather in the cap for Timeless as they have completed another classic TV series to DVD.

It will retail for $39.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99. Bonus features are not expected.



SYNOPSIS:
Tall, good looking and rugged, Rod Cameron stars as Officer Rod Blake in this western themed crime drama set in Las Vegas, Nevada. Based on true cases from the files of the Nevada State Police, each episode finds Blake and his fellow officers fighting crime in the Silver State. Robert Armstrong (Sheriff Andy Anderson) and Don Haggerty (Sheriff Elder) join Cameron in their crusade to keep peace and justice in the new old-west, in stories of ranchers, miners, convicts and murder!

Each weekly episode features guest stars from the world of stage, screen, and television, including Craig Stevens (One Way to Tahoe), Claude Akins (The Gandy Dancers of Steptoe Valley), Lee Van Cleef (710 Hysteria Street), Jeanette Nolan (Still Waters Run Red), Barbara Baxley (When the Cat’s Away) Richard Farnsworth (Lonely Valley), Deforest Kelley (The Patient Skeleton), and many, many more!

FULL DETAILS: Wings (1927) - Standard & Blu in January

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Wings January 24th Paramount Retail: 24.99, Our: $19.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Wings (Blu-Ray) January 24th Paramount Retail: 29.99, Our: $23.99

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Full details are now out for Wings (1927), the first-ever winner of the Academy Award for best picture.

Regarding bonus features, according to Paramount there will be three on the Blu-Ray and one on the standard release:

• Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
• Restoring the Power and Beauty of Wings (Blu-Ray Only)
• Dogfight! (Blu-Ray Only)

They are likely featurettes and not documentaries.

TIMELESS: Overland Trail - The Complete Series in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Overland Trail - The Complete Series February 14th Timeless Media Group Retail: $34.98, Our: $27.99

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More classics TV Westerns from Timeless as they have announced Overland Trail - The Complete Series for release on February 14th.

The short-lived series (17 episodes) starred William Bendix and Doug McClure and will be released in a 4-disc set.

It will retail for $34.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99. Bonus features are not expected.

SYNOPSIS:
In this 1960 NBC TV western, William Bendix (The Life of Riley) and Doug McClure (The Virginian, Checkmate) star as the Overland Stage superintendent and his young sidekick as they struggle to keep the stagecoach safe from thieves, vigilantes, Native Americans and general mayhem as they move the stage line West from Missouri, across the Rockies, and on to California.

Bendix shines as Frederick Kelly, the crusty superintendent who, in addition to his official duties, must keep an eye on his more reckless young assistant, Flip Flippen, played with élan by a young Doug McClure in his first series starring role. The chemistry between McClure and Bendix is nowhere more apparent than when the two share danger, but the show is filled with good humor as well, and has been described as a cross between Tales of Wells Fargo and Laredo.

Each episode of Overland Trail finds the pair pitted against some new threat to the stage line, and the series, although short-lived, has an impressive guest cast list, including Harry Guardino (Perilous Passage), John Anderson (The High Bridge), Denver Pyle (Lawyer in Petticoats), Werner Klemperer (The Vigilantes of Montana), Claude Akins (Fire in the Hole), Slim Pickens and Mercedes McCambridge (Sour Annie), John Carradine (The Reckoning), John McIntire (The Most Dangerous Gentleman) and many more.

ARTWORK: Wings

Still no solid price point for Wings (1927), but we've got the artwork for you. Stay tuned...

Fort Apache (Blu-Ray) in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Fort Apache (Blu-Ray) February 21st Warner Bros. Retail: $19.98, Our: $15.99

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More Blu-Ray from Warner Bros. as they have announced Fort Apache (Blu-Ray) for release on February 21st.

It will retail for $19.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $15.99. Bonus features, if any, are not yet known.


SYNOPSIS:
The soldiers at Fort Apache may disagree with the tactics of their glory-seeking new commander. But to a man, they're duty-bound to obey - even when it means almost certain disaster.

John Wayne, Henry Fonda and many familiar supporting players from master director John Ford's "stock company" saddle up for the first film in the director's famed cavalry trilogy (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande are the others). Roughhouse camaraderie, sentimental vignettes of frontier life, massive action sequences staged in Monument Valley - all are part of Fort Apache. So is Ford's exploration of the West's darker side. Themes of justice, heroism and honor that Ford would revisit in later Westerns are given rein in this moving, thought-provoking film that, even as it salutes a legend, gives reasons to question it.