Double Indemnity, Touch of Evil Blu-Rays in April

Depressed on tax day? Universal is doing their part to relieve those tax burden blues by announcing their Blu-Ray releases of two of the golden age's most revered film noirs on April 15th: Double Indemnity (1944) and Touch of Evil (1958). Click here to read the full story.

BLU: Houdini, Jaunty Jalopies, Man Who Could Cheat Death in May

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Houdini / Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (Blu) May 3rd Legend Films Retail $16.95, Our: $14.99

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WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Man Who Could Cheat Death (Blu-Ray) May 3rd Legend Films Retail $16.95, Our: $14.99

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Legend Films has announced Houdini / Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (Blu-Ray) and The Man Who Could Cheat Death (Blu-Ray) for release on May 3rd.

Previously released by Legend in standard definition as single disc releases, these Blu releases are part of 2-disc sets.

That includes The Man Who Could Cheat Death as it includes The Skull (1965). And while it is part of the set when purchased, The Skull is not available for rent.

Each will retail for $16.95, but are available at ClassicFlix.com for only $14.99.

The Manchurian Candidate (Blu-Ray) in May

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

The Manchurian Candidate (Blu-Ray) (1962) May 10th MGM Retail: 19.99, Our: $15.99

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Announced a few weeks ago as an exclusive at Best Buy, MGM has now announced a general release for The Manchurian Candidate (Blu-Ray) on May 10th.

It will retail for $19.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $15.99.

NOTE: Because we picked up some from Best Buy it is currently available for rent.


SYNOPSIS:
Eerie, shocking, daring, thrilling and mesmerizing, The Manchurian Candidate "will leave you breathless" (People)! Featuring an all-star cast, including Angela Lansbury in an Oscar-nominated performance, this "chilling and controversial" (Leonard Maltin) film "may be the most sophisticated political satire ever made" (Pauline Kael).

When a platoon of Korean War G.I.s is captured, they somehow end up at a ladies' garden club party. Or do they? Major Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) can't remember. As he searches for the answer, he discovers threads of a diabolical plot orchestrated by the utterly ruthless Mrs. Iselin (Lansbury) and involving her war hero son (Laurence Harvey), her senator husband (James Gregory) and a secret cabal of enemy leaders.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Interview with Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer
• Audio Commentary by John Frankenheimer
• "Queen of Diamonds" featurette with Angela Lansbury
• "A Little Solitaire" featurette with William Friedkin
• How to Get Shot
• Original theatrical trailer

The Manchurian Candidate (Blu-Ray)

Currently an exclusive to Best Buy, we've acquired some copies of The Manchurian Candidate (Blu-Ray) for rental.

For those wishing to purchase from us, Best Buy exclusives usually expand to general release a few months after they've had it so we'll have it available for sale once it does.

Psycho (Blu-Ray) - 50th Anniversary Edition in October

WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE:

Psycho (Blu-Ray) October 19th Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $20.99

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Norman Bates gets even creepier in hi-def on October 19th as Universal has announced the Blu-Ray release of Psycho (1960).

It will be a single disc with apparently all the bonus features being carry overs from the Special Edition released in 2008.

Retail is $26.98, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $20.99.

BONUS FEATURES:

• Commentary with Stephen Rebello
• The Making of Psycho
• Psycho Sound
• In The Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
• Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
• Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
• The Shower Scene: With and Without Music
• The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass
• The Psycho Archives
• Lobby Cards
• Behind-the-Scenes Photographs
• Production Photographs
• Theatrical Trailer
• Re-release Trailers
• My Scenes
• BD Live