OLIVE: Barbary Coast & Venus Going Blu, Plus Bronson Western

Three more titles are coming from Olive Films this June 18th on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray.

New to both DVD and Blu-Ray is Showdown at Boot Hill (1958) starring Charles Bronson, Robert Hutton, John Carradine and Carole Mathews.

Previously released on DVD, Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) and One Touch of Venus (1948) are making their Blu debuts.

Details can be found in the recent additions section.

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.

The Bible ...in the Beginning (Blu-Ray) in March

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Bible ...in the Beginning (Blu-Ray) March 22nd 20th Century Fox Retail: $29.99, Our: $23.99

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More Blu from Fox as they have announced a March 22nd release date for The Bible ...in the Beginning (Blu-Ray).

Bonus features are not forthcoming, but it will likely match the standard version and include the theatrical trailer.

Retail will be $29.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $23.99.

Pandora and The Flying Dutchman, Special Edition & Blu in August

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Pandora and The Flying Dutchman (Special Edition) (1951) August 3rd Kino Retail $29.95, Our: $23.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Pandora and The Flying Dutchman (Blu-Ray) (1951) August 3rd Kino Retail $34.95, Our: $27.99

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Kino has scheduled an August 3rd release date for special editions of Pandora and The Flying Dutchman in separate standard and Blu-Ray DVDs.

Each is expected to be a single disc release. Details below.

SYNOPSIS:
In this timeless romantic fantasy from director Albert Lewin, Ava Gardner stars as a nightclub singer vacationing in Spain, with whom all men fall hopelessly in love. But Pandora, never having known true love, is indifferent to her suitors' affections. Until, one evening, she swims out to a mysterious yacht and meets its captain (James Mason).

Mastered in HD from the 35mm negative of the 2009 restoration, this Kino edition preserves Jack Cardiff's (The Red Shoes) vivid Technicolor cinematography with breathtaking clarity.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Comparison of original vs. restored Technicolor footage
• Alternate opening title sequence
• Three theatrical trailers
• Two galleries of documents, stills, and behind-the-scenes photos
• El Torero de Cordoba, an eighteen-minute documentary about the legendary Spanish bullfighter