OLIVE: John Wayne, Gary Cooper & Cary Grant in New Wave of 5

John Wayne, Gary Cooper and Cary Grant headline Olive Films' latest wave of five new titles due on July 30th.

All will be released on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray. Non bold titles were previously released on DVD, while bold titles are making their DVD and Blu debuts.

They are:

• Angel and the Badman (1947) - John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey, Bruce Cabot, Irene Rich
• Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) - Robert Stack, Joy Page, Gilbert Roland
• The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) - Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Rod Steiger, Ralph Bellamy, Elizabeth Montgomery, Fred Clark, James Daly, Jack Lord, Peter Graves, Darren McGavin
• Cry Vengeance (1954) - Mark Stevens, Martha Hyer, Skip Homeier
• That Touch of Mink (1962) - Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows

They can be found in the recent additions section.

CRITERION: To Be or Not to Be - Standard & Blu in August

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

To Be or Not to Be August 28th Criterion Retail $29.95, Our: $23.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

To Be or Not to Be (Blu-Ray) August 28th Criterion Retail $39.95, Our: $31.99

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One of the greatest comedies (and maybe films) of all time, To Be or Not to Be (1942), gets the Criterion treatment on DVD and Blu-Ray this August 28th.

The Ernst Lubitsch dark comedy, which has been of print for for two years, stars Jack Benny and Carole Lombard (in her last screen appearance). Bonus features and details below.


As nervy as it is hilarious, this screwball masterpiece from Ernst Lubitsch stars Jack Benny and, in her final screen appearance, Carole Lombard as husband-and-wife thespians in Nazi-occupied Warsaw who become caught up in a dangerous spy plot.

To Be or Not to Be is a Hollywood film of the boldest black humor, which went into production soon after the U.S. entered World War II. Lubitsch manages to brilliantly balance political satire, romance, slapstick, and urgent wartime suspense in a comic high-wire act that has never been equaled.

BONUS FEATURES:

• New audio commentary featuring film historian David Kalat
• Lubitsch le patron, a 2010 French documentary on director Ernst Lubitsch’s career
• Two episodes of The Screen Guild Theater, a radio anthology series:
  
  • Variety (1940), starring Jack Benny, Claudette Colbert, and Lubitsch
  • To Be or Not to Be (1942), an adaptation of the film, starring William Powell, Diana Lewis, and Sig Ruman
• Trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien

UNTOUCHABLES: Fourth and Final Season in July

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Untouchables - Season 4, Vol. 1 July 24th Paramount Retail: 39.99, Our: $29.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Untouchables - Season 4, Vol. 2 July 24th Paramount Retail: 39.99, Our: $29.99

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Paramount has announced The Untouchables - Season 4, Vol. 1 & The Untouchables - Season 4, Vol. 2 for release on July 24th.

The is the last year for the series which ran for 118 episodes. Bonus features are not expected.