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VCI has pushed back the release date for A Walk in the Sun (Restored Collector's Edition) to November 24th. However, the wait should be worth it. Additional time is needed for the restoration process and for an additional bonus feature (The Fighting Men of the Texas Division Featurette).

 

http://www.classicflix.com/street-date-change-added-features-walk-a-534.html?osCsid=f042e13f945f66799b68baedafefb36c

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Just a small bit in today's digitalbits.com, but mixed in with the bad news is some hopeful news:

 

There are apparently no plans to release additional Looney Tunes Golden Collections on DVD, and (as we said) the shorts above appear on previous Golden Collection releases. But (and file this in The Rumor Mill-worthy category) sources tell us that there's a chance you MIGHT start seeing classic Looney Tunes product on Blu-ray from WHV in 2010 and beyond. Fingers crossed.

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Very nice double-page spread ad for Wizard of Oz's Ultimate Collector's Edition release:

 

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom441741PLM/index.php?startid=Cover1&WidgetId=null&BookId=297c48c7de12acf452abc8b31f19fb0e#/2

 

When you get to that page, clicking on the page anywhere will increase the size. You can also go back to the look at the cover because it is also for Oz.

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Thank you, filmlover.

 

And in light of the sad news today (See Hot Topics) regarding director John Hughes, I'll mention a movie that might otherwise have gone unmentioned here.

 

Paramount is releasing a Special "Those Aren't Pillows!" edition of Planes, Trains and Automobiles on Oct. 20th.

 

Rest in peace, John Hughes.

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Warner news today states they are putting a moratorium on The Exorcist, Doctor Zhivago, and Caddyshack, for reintroduction in 2010 on DVD (and, hopefully, Blu-ray). So this likely pushes back that Exorcist Blu release date until then. Would like to see Zhivago in HD.

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Warner Home Video has announced that the upcoming Blu-ray digibook release of *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* will now be released on October 6th. Originally scheduled for an October 20th release date, no reason was given for the release date bump and no technical specs or special features have changed.

 

Regarding the WHV title on moratorium - I also look forward to Dr. Zhivago on blu-ray, though not as much as with Lawrence of Arabia (though the latter is not a WHV title).

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I don't remember hearing about this...

 

*Easy Rider Blu-ray announced*

 

Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release Dennis Hopper's *Easy Rider* on Blu-ray on October 20. 'Easy Rider' is a landmark counterculture film, encompassing many of the themes and issues of late-1960s America. The movie will be presented in 1.85:1 AVC with 5.1 or mono audio, in the now-common booklet edition.

 

Extras include:

 

* Commentary with Dennis Hopper

* Easy Rider: Shaking The Cage

 

 

Also - thedigitalbits.com has new information on the extras in the UCE of *Gone with the Wind* - filmlover enjoys posting on that movie a lot so I'll leave it for him to post. ;)

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Okay, here's the breakdown of *Gone With the Wind Ultimate Collector's Edition*:

 

The first two discs will be the restored movie.

-Commentary by historian Rudy Behlmer

-Offer for a numbered limited edition copy of the original 1939 poster

 

Disc 3: About the Movie

- The Making of a Legend documentary: 1989 TV Special, narrated by Christopher Plummer

- Restoring a Legend: chronicles the film/video restoration process

- Dixie Hails Gone with the Wind: 1939 Premiere newsreel

- The Old South: 1940 MGM historical short

- Atlanta Civil War Centennial: 1961 premiere newsreel

-International prologue

-Foreign language version sample scenes

-Theatrical Trailers

 

Disc 4: About the Cast

-Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland: Exclusive 2004 Documentary

-Cast profile - Gable: The King Remembered

-Cast profile - Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

-The Supporting Players - Featurette cameo portraits of an unforgettable ensemble

-At Tara

--The O'Hara Plantation in Georgia

--Thomas Mitchell as Gerald O'Hara

--Barbara O'Neill as Ellen, his wife

-Their Daughters

--Evelyn Keyes as Suellen

--Ann Rutherford as Carreen

-The house servants

--Hattie McDaniel as Mammy

--Oscar Polk as Pork

--Butterfly McQueen as Prissy

-At Twelve Oaks

--Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes

--Rand Brooks as Charles Hamilton, her brother

--Carroll Nye as Frank Kennedy, a guest

-In Atlanta

--Laura Hope Crews as Aunt Pittypat Hamilton

--Eddie Anderson as Uncle Peter, her coachman

--Harry Davenport as Dr. Meade

--Jane Darwell as Mrs. Merriwether

--Ona Munson as Belle Watling

--Cammie King as Bonnie Blue Butler

 

Disc 5: New bonus features

-1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year: new documentary about Hollywood's watershed year narrated by Kenneth Branagh

-Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On: exploring the legacy of the most beloved film through illuminating interviews, footage and visits to historical sites, events and museums

-Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara Wars: 1980 WBTV Special never before on home video

 

Also included are unique premiums housed in a beautiful velvet keepsake box, limited and numbered:

-Offer for a numbered limited edition copy of the original 1939 poster

-20-page reproduction of the original and complete 1939 souvenir program

-40-page production history book with photos and production notes

-Eight frameable 5x7 art prints

-CD soundtrack sampler featuring eight tracks:

--Main Title

--Tara

--The Barbecue

--Escape From Atlanta

--I'll Never Be Hungry Again!

--Paddock Scene

--Scarlett In The Mist/Rhett Leaves

--Flashback/Finale

 

 

 

All of the above will be on the 5 DVD set. It will all be on the 2 Blu-ray disc set and they say the MGM: When the Lion Roars documentary will be included with the Blu exclusively...which is confusing since it is also with the Oz set...but since it is only showing three discs, it looks like they have put the 6hr doc on that 3rd disc.

 

Anyway, great looking set.

 

Picture art of the box and contents can be seen here:

http://www.digitalbits.com/#mytwocents

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