CRITERION: The Uninvited, I Married a Witch in October

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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

OLIVE: City That Never Sleeps, Champion & More in April

Five more titles are coming from Olive Films on April 23rd. 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:

• Champion (1949) - Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Ruth Roman, Paul Stewart
• City That Never Sleeps (1953) - Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold, Chill Wills
• Copacabana (1947) - Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran, Andy Russell, Gloria Jean
• The Fighting Seabees (1944) - John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey
• War of the Wildcats (1943) - John Wayne, Martha Scott, Albert Dekker, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Marjorie Rambeau

All can be found in the recent additions section.

BLU: The Mountain, Where Love Has Gone in February

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Mountain (Blu-Ray) February 28th Olive Retail: 29.95, Our: $21.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Where Love Has Gone (Blu-Ray) February 28th Olive Retail: 29.95, Our: $21.99

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Previously released by Olive in standard definition, The Mountain (1956) and Where Love Has Gone (1964) are now scheduled to bow on Blu-Ray with a February 28th release date.

Like the standard releases from Olive, bonus features are not expected.

TCM VAULT: Back Street (1941 / 1961) in September

More Universal titles, via TCM's Vault line, are on their way as the double feature Back Street (1941 / 1961) is now up for pre-order at TCM.com. Its release date is set for September 26th and no additional specs are known at this time.

SYNOPSIS:
Fannie Hurst's novel becomes a pair of classic melodramas in this twin bill.

Back Street (1941)
Reunited in New York City years after their marriage plans were sabotaged, Margaret Sullavan discovers that Charles Boyer is now wed to another. Desperate to remain a part of his life, she agrees to become his mistress. With Richard Carlson, Tim Holt, Frank McHugh.

Back Street (1961)
Producer Ross Hunter's 1961 filming of Back Street stars Susan Hayward (in a career-defining role) as a woman who meets and falls for a handsome Marine (John Gavin) returning home from World War II. Fate brings them back together when Hayward moves to the Big Apple to start a fashion design career, but upon learning that Gavin now has a wife and child, she must stay in the shadows and is forced to accept her role as his mistress. Co-stars Vera Miles, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey.

And while this set may be exclusive to TCM, nowhere else will these films be available to rent except at ClassicFlix.com. Put them in your rental queue now and they will be available for shipment in late September.