BLU: Lawrence of Arabia - 50th Anniversary Edition

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Lawrence of Arabia (Blu-Ray) November 13th Sony Retail: $26.99, Our: $21.99 SPECIAL 3-Day Price $17.98

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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1962 epic, Sony has announced the hi-def release of Lawrence of Arabia with a November 13th street date.

Bonus features are numerous for the 2-disc set, and although some are carry overs from the previous standard release, two new ones are included (details below).

Lawrence of Arabia (Blu-Ray) - 50th Anniversary Edition will retail for $26.99, and will be available at ClassicFlix for only $21.99. However, for three days only (until September 7th) we will have it for the special pre-order price of $17.98.


Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, David Lean's splendid biography of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence paints a complex portrait of the desert-loving Englishman who united Arab tribes in a battle against the Ottoman Turks during World War I.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Secrets of Arabia: A Picture-in-Graphics Track **New**
• Peter O'Toole Revisits "Lawrence of Arabia" **New**
• Making of Lawrence of Arabia
• A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
• Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast
• Vintage Featurette In Search of Lawrence
• Vintage Featurette Romance of Arabia (Newly Restored)
• Original Newsreel Footage of the New York Premiere
• Advertising Campaigns

BRIT VCI: Mills, Hawkins, Johns & Lockwood Headline 4 in July

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939) July 17th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $12.99

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Highly Dangerous (1950) July 17th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $12.99

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The Long Memory (1953) July 17th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $12.99

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The Seekers (1954) July 17th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $12.99

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VCI has set a July 17th release date set for four more Rank films all with top-name British stars such as John Mills, Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Margaret Lockwood and Leslie Banks; with Yank Dane Clark thrown in just for fun.

Bonus features are minimal.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) in November

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Bridge on the River Kwai (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) November 2nd Sony Pictures Retail: $34.99, Our: $27.99

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Previously released several times in a standard version, The Bridge on the River Kwai now gets Blu treatment as Sony has scheduled a November 2nd release date for a Blu-Ray / DVD combo pack Collector's Edition.

Most of the bonus features (below) will carry over from the previous standard Limited Edition, with three new features exclusive to the Blu-Ray disc.

Retail will be $34.99, but it is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.

NOTE: When standard DVDs are part of a Blu-Ray / DVD combo pack, we usually stick to only renting the Blu-Ray from the new release and use the previously released standard DVD for non-Blu rentals. However, in this case, because of the likely upgraded standard DVD, we're renting the second DVD in this set as well.

SYNOPSIS:
When British POWs build a vital railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma, Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it in David Lean's epic World War II adventure The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Spectacularly produced, The Bridge on the River Kwai captured the imagination of the public and won seven 1957 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Alec Guinness), and Best Director. Even it's theme song, an old WWII whistling tune, the Colonel Bogey March, became a massive hit. The Bridge on the River Kwai continues today as one of the most memorable cinematic experiences of all time.

NOTE: This is a Blu-Ray / DVD Combo pack. Disc 1 is a Blu-Ray disc, disc 2 is a standard disc.

BONUS FEATURES(** Indicates bonus features exclusive to the Blu-Ray disc):

• Crossing the Bridge: Picture-in-Graphics Track **
• The Steve Allen Show with William Holden & Alec Guinness **
• The Bridge on the River Kwai Premiere Narrated by William Holden **
• An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius
• Original Featurette: Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
• Exclusive Documentary - Adaptation of Boulle's Novel, Casting, History of Production, Score, Release, Restoration and More
• USC Short Film Introduced by William Holden
• Photo Gallery