BLU: Lawrence of Arabia - 50th Anniversary Edition

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Lawrence of Arabia (Blu-Ray) November 13th Sony Retail: $26.99, Our: $21.99 SPECIAL 3-Day Price $17.98

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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1962 epic, Sony has announced the hi-def release of Lawrence of Arabia with a November 13th street date.

Bonus features are numerous for the 2-disc set, and although some are carry overs from the previous standard release, two new ones are included (details below).

Lawrence of Arabia (Blu-Ray) - 50th Anniversary Edition will retail for $26.99, and will be available at ClassicFlix for only $21.99. However, for three days only (until September 7th) we will have it for the special pre-order price of $17.98.


Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, David Lean's splendid biography of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence paints a complex portrait of the desert-loving Englishman who united Arab tribes in a battle against the Ottoman Turks during World War I.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Secrets of Arabia: A Picture-in-Graphics Track **New**
• Peter O'Toole Revisits "Lawrence of Arabia" **New**
• Making of Lawrence of Arabia
• A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
• Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast
• Vintage Featurette In Search of Lawrence
• Vintage Featurette Romance of Arabia (Newly Restored)
• Original Newsreel Footage of the New York Premiere
• Advertising Campaigns

ARTWORK ADDED: 4 VCI British War Films

-- ARTWORK ADDED TO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT --

ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Above Us the Waves (1955) May 3rd VCI Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Malta Story (1953) May 3rd VCI Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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Sea of Sand (1958) A.K.A. Desert Patrol May 3rd VCI Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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The Way to the Stars (1945) A.K.A. Johnny in the Clouds May 3rd VCI Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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VCI has announced four British World War II dramas for release on May 3rd.

• Above Us the Waves (1955) - John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice
• The Malta Story (1953) - Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow
• Sea of Sand (1958) - Richard Attenborough, John Gregson, Michael Craig
• The Way to the Stars (1945) - Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery

Bonus features are not expected, but all four will have English subtitles.

Each will retail for $19.99, but are available at ClassicFlix.com for only $15.99.

VCI: 4 British War Films Including The Way to the Stars, Malta Story

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Above Us the Waves (1955) May 3rd VCI Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Malta Story (1953) May 3rd VCI Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Sea of Sand (1958) A.K.A. Desert Patrol May 3rd VCI Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Way to the Stars (1945) A.K.A. Johnny in the Clouds May 3rd VCI Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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VCI has announced four British World War II dramas for release on May 3rd.

• Above Us the Waves (1955) - John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice
• The Malta Story (1953) - Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow
• Sea of Sand (1958) - Richard Attenborough, John Gregson, Michael Craig
• The Way to the Stars (1945) - Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery

Bonus features are not expected, but all four will have English subtitles.

Each will retail for $19.99, but are available at ClassicFlix.com for only $15.99.

VCI: Three 1950's British Comedies Including Simon and Laura

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Simon and Laura (1955) April 19th VCI Retail 19.99, Our: $15.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

To Paris with Love (1955) April 19th VCI Retail 19.99, Our: $15.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) April 19th VCI Retail 14.99, Our: $12.99

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VCI has announced an April 19th release date for three 1950's British comedies.

Simon and Laura (1955)
Sparky farce involving Peter Finch and Kay Kendall, a married acting couple whose TV image contradicts their violent off-screen battles.

To Paris with Love (1955)
A romantic comedy charting the amorous adventures of a father (Alec Guinness) and son in Paris and how the plans they secretly make for each other’s dalliance go astray.

Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
On marrying the boss’s daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law’s advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by.

Bonus features are not expected.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) in November

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) November 2nd Sony Pictures Retail: $34.99, Our: $27.99

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Previously released several times in a standard version, The Bridge on the River Kwai now gets Blu treatment as Sony has scheduled a November 2nd release date for a Blu-Ray / DVD combo pack Collector's Edition.

Most of the bonus features (below) will carry over from the previous standard Limited Edition, with three new features exclusive to the Blu-Ray disc.

Retail will be $34.99, but it is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.

NOTE: When standard DVDs are part of a Blu-Ray / DVD combo pack, we usually stick to only renting the Blu-Ray from the new release and use the previously released standard DVD for non-Blu rentals. However, in this case, because of the likely upgraded standard DVD, we're renting the second DVD in this set as well.

SYNOPSIS:
When British POWs build a vital railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma, Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it in David Lean's epic World War II adventure The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Spectacularly produced, The Bridge on the River Kwai captured the imagination of the public and won seven 1957 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Alec Guinness), and Best Director. Even it's theme song, an old WWII whistling tune, the Colonel Bogey March, became a massive hit. The Bridge on the River Kwai continues today as one of the most memorable cinematic experiences of all time.

NOTE: This is a Blu-Ray / DVD Combo pack. Disc 1 is a Blu-Ray disc, disc 2 is a standard disc.

BONUS FEATURES(** Indicates bonus features exclusive to the Blu-Ray disc):

• Crossing the Bridge: Picture-in-Graphics Track **
• The Steve Allen Show with William Holden & Alec Guinness **
• The Bridge on the River Kwai Premiere Narrated by William Holden **
• An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius
• Original Featurette: Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
• Exclusive Documentary - Adaptation of Boulle's Novel, Casting, History of Production, Score, Release, Restoration and More
• USC Short Film Introduced by William Holden
• Photo Gallery

ARTWORK & DETAILS ADDED: The Ladykillers (Blu-Ray)

--Artwork added to previous announcement--

--Bonus features as well as languages and subtitles offered are below--

BONUS FEATURES:

• Introduction by filmmaker Terry Gilliam
• Audio commentary by film historian and The Ladykillers expert Philip Kemp
• “Forever Ealing” - documentary on the famed British studio
• Interviews with British filmmakers Allan Scott and Terence Davies and writer Ronald Harwood on the film
• BD-Live (includes bonus interview with British filmmaker James Mangold)
• PLUS: 20-page collectible booklet

Languages Dubbed: French, German, Spanish

Language Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Ladykillers (Blu-Ray) February 16th Lions Gate Retail $39.99, Our: $29.99

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Lions Gate has announced a February 16th release date for the 1955 Alec Guinness dark comedy The Ladykillers (Blu-Ray). Bonus features are not yet known.

It will retail for $39.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99.

The Ladykillers (Blu-Ray) in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Ladykillers (Blu-Ray) February 16th Lions Gate Retail $39.99, Our: $29.99

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Lions Gate has announced a February 16th release date for the 1955 Alec Guinness dark comedy The Ladykillers (Blu-Ray). Bonus features are not yet known.

It will retail for $39.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $29.99.

Last Holiday (1950) - Alec Guinness Dark Comedy in June

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Last Holiday (1950) June 16th Criterion Retail $19.95, Our: $14.99

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Almost slipping under the radar by being buried in the re-releases of Janus Films Essential Art House line, Janus, via Criterion, has set a June 16th release date for the Alec Guinness dark comedy Last Holiday (1950).

Retail is $19.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $14.99. Artwork and details below.

SYNOPSIS:
Told by his doctor he has no more than a few months to live, drab British workingman George Bird (Alec Guinness) decides to spend his savings on lodging at a seaside resort. Once there, however, he finds his identity caught between upstairs and downstairs, the guests and the “help.” A droll social commentary as well as an unpredictable dark comedy about life, death, and luck, Last Holiday is one of Guinness’s finest moments.

NO BONUS FEATURES

Our Man in Havana & Five in February

**Sony** has announced the second wave of their Martini Movies line with a February 3rd release date for Our Man in Havana (1959) and Five (1951). Each DVD will retail for $19.94, and is available at Classicflix.com for only $14.99. Details below.

Our Man in Havana (1959)
A vacuum cleaner salesman (Alec Guinness) is recruited by the British secret service to act as a spy in Havana. When Guinness sends off phony reports, "recruits" mysterious agents and "discovers" mysterious installations, the home office decides to send him some help in the form of an agent named Beatrice.

Starring Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Hara, Ernie Kovacs, Noel Coward, Ralph Richardson and directed by Carol Reed.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Martini Movies: Secrets Of Seduction
• Martini Movies: How To Travel In Style

Five (1951)
Intriguing, offbeat film by famed radio writer-director Arch Oboler about the survivors of a nuclear holocaust. Five stars William Phipps, Susan Douglas and Charles Lampkin, and is probably the first film to deal with a post-apocalyptic theme.

Starring William Phipps, Susan Douglas Rubes, James Anderson, Charles Lampkin and Earl Lee.

BONUS FEATURE:

• Martini Movies: How To Become A Villain