CLASSIC TV: Highway Patrol, Bat Masterson & Sea Hunt

With today's announcement, it's clear that TGG Direct is making an aggressive push to become a major player in DVD distribution of classic films and TV. TGG WHO you ask?

TGG Direct (The Garr Group), in business since 2006, initially waded in the public domain pool of releases. Not too long after, they licensed previously released MGM films and packaged them in double and triple features at very reasonable prices. Now, with what's out, and what's coming out, TGG is a label you'll want to keep in mind.

What's out? Well, we knew they were coming, but we didn't bake a cake. As with many PD company releases of TV shows, we purchase their product before we list it on our site. The reason? Too many smaller companies put out duplicate episodes with horrible quality prints.

This is not at all the case with the two shows TGG released on January 29th (Sea Hunt & Bat Masterson). From what we've seen, the quality is great and the sets (in our opinion) are undervalued with a retail price of just $24.96 (when in stock, we'll have them for $15.99).

So here is what was released last month that we have available for rent today. All four seasons of Sea Hunt and the first two (of three) seasons of Bat Masterson. Note: these are not best-of's and they are not MODS, but complete seasons on standard DVD's.

• Sea Hunt - Season 1
• Sea Hunt - Season 2
• Sea Hunt - Season 3
• Sea Hunt - Season 4
• Bat Masterson - Season 1
• Bat Masterson - Season 2

But wait, it gets better.

For those who have been waiting for MGM to continue the crime drama series Highway Patrol, TGG has answered the call with not just Season 2, but also completing the series on DVD with Seasons 3 and 4.

• Highway Patrol - Season 2
• Highway Patrol - Season 3
• Highway Patrol - Season 4

They will street on April 2nd and retail for $24.96, but they are available here at ClassicFlix for only $15.99 each.

WARNER ARCHIVE: MacDonald, Eddy, Mitchum in New Wave

Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, although not paired, lead this week's wave from the Warner Archive Collection over at WBShop.

MacDonald's films are Cairo (1942), Three Daring Daughters (1948) and The Sun Comes Up (1949) -- the last two being her final screen appearances. Nelson Eddy stars in The Chocolate Soldier (1941), along with Rise Stevens and Nigel Bruce.

Not to be out shined though is Robert Mitchum in My Forbidden Past (1951) with Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Lucile Watson and Janis Carter.

Also out are three early 60's action/adventure flix:

• Black Gold (1962) - Philip Carey, Diane McBain, James Best, Fay Spain, Claude Akins
• The Castilian (1963) - Broderick Crawford, Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon
• Coast of Skeletons (1964) - Richard Todd, Dale Robertson

All will be available here at ClassicFlix on December 18th.

These new DVDs add to the total of over 1,000 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

ARTWORK & DETAILS ADDED: Film Noir Classics, Vol. 2

Artwork and details added to previous announcement. Click here to see.

SONY: Film Noir Classics, Vol. 2 in July

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES:

Film Noir Classics, Vol. 2 July 6th Sony Retail $59.95, Our: $44.99 Human Desire (1954), Pushover (1954), Nightfall (1957), The Brothers Rico (1957), City of Fear (1959)

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Following up on last November's release of Volume 1, Sony has announced a July 6th release date for Film Noir Classics, Vol. 2.

The 5-disc set includes five new-to-DVD titles (above) with stars such as Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Fred MacMurray, Kim Novak, Broderick Crawford, Aldo Ray and Brian Keith.

Bonus features (below) are a bit sketchy, but appear to be an introduction and two featurettes.

Retail will be $59.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $44.99.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Terror and Desire with Emily Mortimer
• Martin Scorsese on The Brothers Rico
• Pulp Paranoia with Christopher Nolan