KINO: Foolish Wives (Blu-Ray) in July

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Foolish Wives (Blu-Ray) July 30th Kino Retail: $34.95, Our: $27.99

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Kino has set a July 30th release date for Erich von Stroheim's Foolish Wives (Blu-Ray).

The sole bonus feature is the 78 minute documentary The Man You Loved to Hate.

It will retail for $34.95, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.


Artistically brilliant, Foolish Wives is Erich von Stroheim's epic-scale account of an American diplomat's wife (Miss. Dupont) who falls under the spell of a phony Russian Count (von Stroheim). With his trademark eye for visual metaphor and gritty detail, von Stroheim infuses the aristocratic splendor of Monte Carlo (rebuilt in all its majesty on the Universal backlot). The result is a Grimm's fairytale romance that is no less fascinating today than it was 80 years ago.

BONUS FEATURE:

• The Man You Loved To Hate (1979, 78 min.) blends revealing interviews, rare photographs and clips from von Stroheim's legendary and lesser-known works to create a fascinating tribute to one of American cinema's most complex artists.

TCM: Directed by Billy Wilder - Five Graves to Cairo & A Foreign Affair

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Directed by Billy Wilder (TCM Vault) October 16th Universal Five Graves to Cairo (1943), A Foreign Affair (1948)

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Universal is coming out with a 2-disc Billy Wilder set on October 16th.

Directed by Billy Wilder will contain Five Graves to Cairo (1943) and A Foreign Affair (1948) and should also have all the bonus features usually associtated with the TCM Vault line.

Available exclusively for purchase at TCM.com, this set will be available for rent here at ClassicFlix and nowhere else! Details below.
-- The 1940s marked an important transition in Billy Wilder's career, one that saw him emerge as one of Hollywood's most talented writer/directors with a double Oscar win for 1946's The Lost Weekend (Best Director, Best Screenplay).

Presented for the first time on DVD, restored and remastered, this double feature is reflective of Wilder’s astringent wit, piercing intelligence and attraction to controversial subject matter that yielded some of his finest work during this decade.

Five Graves to Cairo (1942)
In this wartime espionage thriller, a British corporal goes undercover to infiltrate Field Marshall Rommel’s command and expose his plans to the Allies.

A Foreign Affair (1947)
The delightfully cynical comedy follows a prim Congresswoman who gets caught up in the decadence and black market world of post-war Berlin to often comic effect.

Sunset Boulevard (Blu-Ray) in November

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Sunset Boulevard (Blu-Ray) November 6th Paramount Retail: 26.99, Our: $20.99

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Norma Desmond gets her close-up in hi-def this November 6th as Paramount has announced the release of Sunset Boulevard (Blu-Ray).

No word on bonus features, but the standard DVD extras are likely to carry over.

SYNOPSIS:
Hollywood looks at Hollywood. Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in "Sunset Boulevard." Winner of three Academy Awards, director Billy Wilder's powerful orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic.

From the unforgettable opening sequence -- a body found floating in a decayed mansion's swimming pool -- through the inevitable unfolding of tragic destiny, "Sunset Boulevard" is the definitive statement on the dark and desperate side of Hollywood. Erich von Stroheim as Desmond's discoverer, ex-husband and butler, and Nancy Olson as the bright spot amidst unrelenting ominousness, are equally celebrated for their masterful performances.

BONUS FEATURES (Likely to carry over from the standard DVD):

• Commentary by Ed Sikov (author of "On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder")DISC 2:
• Sunset Boulevard: The Beginning (22:46)
• The Noir Side of Sunset Boulevard by Joseph Wambaugh (14:20)
• Sunset Boulevard Becomes a Classic (14:29)
• Two Sides of Ms. Swanson (10:32)
• Stories of Sunset Boulevard (11:17)
• Mad About the Boy: A Portrait of William Holden (11:15)
• Recording Sunset Boulevard (5:48)
• The City of Sunset Boulevard (5:32)
• Morgue Prologue Script Pages
• The Score of Sunset Boulevard (14:25)
• Behind the Gates: The Lot (5:03)
• Hollywood Location Map
• Paramount in the '50s (9:32)
• Edith Head - The Paramount Years Featurette (13:42)
• Original Theatrical Trailer (3:12)