CRITERION: The Uninvited, I Married a Witch in October

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

I Married a Witch October 8th Criterion Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

I Married a Witch (Blu-Ray) October 8th Criterion Retail: 39.95, Our: $31.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Uninvited October 22nd Criterion Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Uninvited (Blu-Ray) October 22nd Criterion Retail: 39.95, Our: $31.99

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Two of our members most requested films have been announced by Criterion on DVD and Blu-Ray: I Married a Witch (1942) and The Uninvited (1944).

Both are making their DVD and Blu debuts and come with minimal bonus features (below).


Veronica Lake casts a seductive spell as a charmingly vengeful sorceress in this supernatural screwball classic. Many centuries after cursing the male descendants of the Salem puritan who sent her to the stake, this blonde bombshell with a broomstick finds herself drawn to one of them—a prospective governor (Fredric March) about to marry a spoiled socialite (Susan Hayward).

This most delightful of the films the innovative French director René Clair made in Hollywood is a comic confection bursting with playful special effects and sparkling witticisms.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Audio interview with director René Clair
• Trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by filmmaker Guy Maddin and a 1970 interview with Clair

A pair of siblings (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price; soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave.

Rich in atmosphere, The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen, was groundbreaking for the seriousness with which it treated the haunted-house genre, and it remains an elegant and eerie experience, featuring a classic score by Victor Young. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night—this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.

BONUS FEATURES:

• New visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme

The Postman Always Rings Twice (Blu-Ray) in November

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Postman Always Rings Twice (Blu-Ray) November 13th Warner Bros. Retail: $19.98, Our: $15.99

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One of filmdom's best-love noirs will be making its Blu debut on November 13th as Warner has scheduled The Postman Always Rings Twice (Blu-Ray) for release. Bonus features will likely carry over from the standard release.

SYNOPSIS:
The sign outside the roadside diner says "Man Wanted." Drifter Frank Chambers knows the sign has more than one meaning when he eyes pouty, luminous Cora, the much-younger bride of the diner's proprietor.

Based on the same-titled novel by James M. Cain (Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce), this quintessential film-noir classic combines studio-system gloss with Cain's hard-bitten tale of murderous attractions. John Garfield and Lana Turner give career-benchmark performances as Frank and Cora, illicit lovers who botch a first attempt to bump off Cora's hubby, pull it off, betray each other at trial and yet wriggle free. But their volatile tale does not end there. As the film's metaphorical title indicates, fate is sure to ring again.

BONUS FEATURES (likely carry over from standard DVD):

• Revealing Documentary Profile "The John Garfield Story," Narrated by Julie Garfield
• Introduction by Film Historian and Author Richard Jewell
• Theatrical Trailers of the Original and the 1981 Remake
• Behind-the-Scenes Image Gallery

BACK ON SCHEDULE: Harvey (Blu-Ray)

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Harvey (Blu-Ray) September 4th Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $21.99

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Previously scheduled to release on March 6th, then postponed, Harvey (Blu-Ray) is back on the schedule with a release date of September 4th.

The release, part of Universal's 100th anniversary celebration, is a combo pack which will include a standard definition version (likely the same 2001 transfer).

It will retail for $26.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $21.99. Details below.


SYNOPSIS:
James Stewart gives one of his finest performances in this lighthearted film, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Stewart stars as the good-natured Elwood P. Dowd, whose constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see.

To his sister, Veta Louise, Elwood's obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise decides to put Elwood in a mental hospital, a hilarious mix-up occurs and she finds herself committed instead. It's up to Elwood to straighten out the mess with his kindly philosophy, and his "imaginary" friend, in this popular classic that features a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winning performance by Josephine Hull.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Special Introduction by Film Star Jimmy Stewart with Photographic Montage
• Production Notes on the Making of the Film
• 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
• 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
• Theatrical Trailer

ELWOOD P. DOWD: Harvey Turns Blu in March

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Harvey (Blu-Ray) March 6th Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $21.99

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Elwood P. Dowd, courtesy of James Stewart, along with his 6' 3 1/2" pooka companion come to Blu-Ray on March 6th as Universal has announced Harvey (Blu-Ray).

The release, part of Universal's 100th anniversary celebration, is a combo pack which will include a standard definition version (likely the same 2001 transfer).

It will retail for $26.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $21.99. Details below.

SYNOPSIS:
James Stewart gives one of his finest performances in this lighthearted film, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Stewart stars as the good-natured Elwood P. Dowd, whose constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see.

To his sister, Veta Louise, Elwood's obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise decides to put Elwood in a mental hospital, a hilarious mix-up occurs and she finds herself committed instead. It's up to Elwood to straighten out the mess with his kindly philosophy, and his "imaginary" friend, in this popular classic that features a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winning performance by Josephine Hull.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Special Introduction by Film Star Jimmy Stewart with Photographic Montage
• Production Notes on the Making of the Film
• 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
• 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
• Theatrical Trailer

NOTE: Universal is also releasing several films that were previously released in sets by them, or as singles by other companies. As we already have them in our inventory, we will not carry these new releases for clarity's sake. However, we will list them here as them may be of interest.

They are: Charade, The Egg and I, Francis the Talking Mule, My Many Godfrey (1936), Sullivan's Travels, Three Smart Girls. Additionally, they have some "Spotlight" collections coming that feature similar titles. One such title is a Hollywood Legends Spotlight Collection with Harvey, Spartacus and Touch of Evil.