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Killer of Sheep is also coming to the Music Box...just a wealth of films as of late here in Chicago.
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Penelope wrote:Speaking of Sam Fuller, a new print of the controversial White Dog (1982) will be playing at the Music Box theater here in Chicago the weekend of June 2.
I wonder if this means that a DVD release is in the works.

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep comes from Criterion later this year, probably in November. If things go as planned, I'll be seeing this in a theatre in a few weeks, and I can't wait.
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Okri wrote:Meanwhile, the fifth Eclipse release will be The First Films of Sam Fuller (The Steel Helmet, I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona will be the three films in the set).
Speaking of Sam Fuller, a new print of the controversial White Dog (1982) will be playing at the Music Box theater here in Chicago the weekend of June 2.
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Meanwhile, the fifth Eclipse release will be The First Films of Sam Fuller (The Steel Helmet, I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona will be the three films in the set).
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One of my favorite Saturday morning TV shows is coming to DVD: O, Mighty Isis, take me to camp heaven now!
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Criterion August releases:

House of Cards (David Mamet)

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter David Mamet first sat in the director's chair for this sly, merciless thriller, one of the most original and acclaimed films of the eighties. Mamet's witty tale of a therapist and best-selling author (Lindsay Crouse) who must confront her own obsessions when she meets an attractive cardsharp (Joe Mantegna) is as psychologically acute as it is full of twists and turns, a rich character study told with the cold calculation of a career criminal.

Special Features

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Juan Ruiz Anchia
Audio commentary by director David Mamet and consultant and actor Ricky Jay
New video interviews with actors Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna
David Mamet on "House of Games," a short documentary shot on location during the film's preparation and production
Storyboard detail from the deleted scene "The Tap"
Theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones and excerpts from Mamet’s introduction to the published screenplay

About the Transfer

House of Games is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On widescreen televisions, the image should fill the screen. Supervised and approved by director of photography Juan Ruiz Anchía, this new high-definition digital transfer was scanned on a Spirit Datacine in 2K resolution from a 35mm original fine-grain master positive, and color corrected on a Specter Virtual Datacine. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 was encoded at the highest possible bit rate for the quantity of material included.

The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm optical track print, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.

Cria cuervos (Carlos Saura)

Carlos Saura's exquisite Cria cuervos… heralded a turning point in Spain: Shot while General Franco was on his deathbed, the film melds the personal and the political in a portrait of the legacy of fascism and its effects on a middle-class family (the title derives from the Spanish proverb: "Raise ravens and they’ll peck out your eyes"). Ana Torrent (the dark-eyed beauty from The Spirit of the Beehive) portrays the disturbed eight-year-old Ana, living in Madrid with her two sisters and mourning the death of her mother, whom she conjures as a ghost (played by an ethereal Geraldine Chaplin). Seamlessly shifting between fantasy and reality, the film subtly evokes both the complex feelings of childhood and the struggles of a nation emerging from the shadows.

Special Features

New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Portrait of Carlos Saura, a documentary on the life and career of the Spanish auteur
New interviews with actresses Geraldine Chaplin and Ana Torrent
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Paul Julian Smith

About the Transfer

Cría cuervos… is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer, was created on a Cintel C-Reality telecine with Oliver Electronic Wetgate Processing from the 35mm original camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 was encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of material included.

The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from 35mm original soundtrack negative, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on surround sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.

The Milky Way (Luis Bunuel)

The first of what Luis Bunuel later proclaimed a trilogy (along with The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty) about "the search for truth," The Milky Way (La voie lactee) daringly deconstructs contemporary and traditional views on Catholicism with ribald, rambunctious surreality. Two French beggars, present-day pilgrims en route to Spain's holy city of Santiago de Compostela, serve as Bunuel's narrators for an anticlerical history of heresy, told with absurdity and filled with images that rank among Bunuel's most memorable (stigmatic children, crucified nuns) and hilarious (Jesus considering a good shave). A diabolically entertaining look at the mysteries of fanaticism, The Milky Way remains a hotly debated work from cinema's greatest skeptic.

Special Features

New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Video introduction by screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière
New video interview with film scholar Ian Christie
Theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitles
More!
PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by Carlos Fuentes and Mark Polizzotti, and a reprinted interview with Luis Buñuel

About the Transfer

The Milky Way is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm interpositive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 was encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of material included.

The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from the optical soundtrack print, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on surround sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
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Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of TCM Spotlight: Myrna Loy/William Powell Collection on 7th August 2007. Following the enormous success of 2005’s The Thin Man Collection, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies join forces to highlight the great motion picture chemistry of Myrna Loy and William Powell with the Region 1 DVD debut of five M-G-M classics: Manhattan Melodrama, Evelyn Prentice, Double Wedding, I Love You Again and Love Crazy. Extras include vintage shorts, classic cartoons and a radio show broadcast for Love Crazy. The films will be available only as a collection in a collectible digi-pak gift set and will sell for $49.92 SRP.

In just two years, The Thin Man Collection, featuring Powell and Loy’s star turns as Nick and Nora Charles, has sold nearly a million and a half units domestically and has become Warner Home Video’s # 1 selling classic series, surpassing previous record-holder, the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers titles.

Both Myrna Loy and William Powell had dozens of screen successes opposite other Hollywood immortals but it was the pairing of the two together that brought style, wit and warmth to the screen, created box-office magic and endeared them to generations of moviegoers.

Accompanying the new Loy and Powell teamings will be the first national release of all The Thin Man titles individually. After the Thin Man, Shadow of a Thin Man, Song of the Thin Man, The Thin Man Goes Home and Another Thin Man will also be available for $14.98 SRP.

The Films

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
William Powell and Myrna Loy unveil their unique sparkle and rapport, sharing the screen in the first of their 14 non-cameo features. Rugged Clark Gable, in his only movie with urbane Powell, has first billing in this famed Oscar® winning (for Best Original Story) delight about childhood friends who end up on opposite sides of the law…and in love with the same woman. Gable’s character is a big-time gangster, and Powell a D.A. vying for Governorship. Adding to the cachet is the fact that real-life gangster (and reputed big-time Myrna Loy fan) John Dillinger was gunned down as he left a Chicago theater after seeing this movie.

Special Features:
Comedy short Goofy Movies #2
Classic cartoon The Old Pioneer
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Myrna Loy, known for her portrayals of the perfect wife, is all too fallible as Evelyn Prentice, starring with William Powell in their first film together after the phenomenal success of The Thin Man. This heady courtroom melodrama boasts a slick murder-mystery plot, New York-minute pacing and the screen debut of someone soon to join Powell and Loy in the pantheon of Hollywood stardom: Rosalind Russell.

Nancy Harrison (Russell) stands trial for the murder of her lover. Prominent defense attorney John Prentice (Powell) has one chance to save her from the chair: find the unknown society woman who shared the womanizing victim’s attentions…and may have pulled the trigger herself. What the workaholic attorney doesn’t know is that the woman he’s hunting is his own neglected wife (Loy).

Special Features:
Comedy short Goofy Movies #3
Classic cartoon Discontented Canary
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Double Wedding (1937)
Domineering big sister Margit Agnew likes to be in total control, even over her sister Irene’s love life. Having planned all the details of Irene’s wedding to milquetoast fiancé Waldo, she is appalled to learn that Irene has plans of her own, which don’t include marrying Waldo. Instead, Irene’s intentions are to wed beret-wearing bohemian Charlie Lodge, who lives in a trailer and cares nothing about money. Can Margit save her sister from an altered state? Well, since Myrna Loy plays Margit and William Powell plays Charlie, film fans just might guess who ends up bride and groom.

Special Features:
Musical short Dancing on the Ceiling
Classic cartoon The Hound and the Rabbit
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

I Love You Again (1940)
W.S. Van Dyke II, director of four of the six Thin Man films, helms the capricious fun in this romantic comedy. Boring, prosperous Larry Wilson (Powell) receives a blow to the head while he’s on a cruise, and totally forgets who he is. When he comes to, he realizes he’s really con man George Carey, who’s been suffering from amnesia for nine years. Not one to pass up a swindle, Carey decides to continue to pose as the wealthy Wilson, clean out his bank account and skip town. Along the way, he’ll need to use his sly charm on his wife Kay (Loy), who’s tired of the staid Larry she’s been living with and wants a divorce. Complications ensue, of course, especially when Kay begins to warm to this new side of her old spouse. And, not surprisingly, the two find that love may indeed be better the second time around.

Special Features:
Crime Doesn’t Pay Series short Jackpot
Classic cartoon Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Love Crazy (1941)
Myrna Loy joins Powell for a certifiably loony romp that showcases both stars at their madcap best. They play Susan and Steve Ireland, a happily married couple who let a series of complications during their 4th anniversary celebration put the kibosh on their wedded bliss. Susan files for divorce, and Steve opts to halt the proceedings by feigning insanity, even if it means playing ‘horsie’ with a gardener’s rake or posing in drag as his own sister. If you’re looking for screw loose screwball comedy, this is it.

Special Features:
Classic cartoon The Alley Cat
Audio-only bonus: Screen Directors Guild Playhouse Radio Broadcast
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)
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Tartan Video have announced a further two releases in their Bergman Collection range of titles on 23rd July 2007. Priced at £19.99 each are…

Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Albert, an ageing circus owner has become involved with Anna, a young trapeze artist. On returning to his home town , he wants to revisit his wife and family but Anna is jealous. She's offered to a young actor but neither she nor Albert find contentment and are forced back into each other's arms and the mutually destructive relationship.

In Bergman's hands, the circus becomes the ideal metaphor for the way people perform in order to fulfill dreams and desires. Anna is played by Harriet Anderson, who made her acting debut in the director's Summer With Monika, has also appeared in Through A Glass Darkly, and Fanny And Alexander.

The Devil’s Eye (1960)
Bergman's passion for theatre surfaces in this distinctive interpretation of Don Juan. The greatest seducer is sent back to Earth by Satan who wants him to seduce a young virgin so that his eye infection is cured. . Told in episodic form, he's shown to have a shallow view of love and people. An exploration of his inner turmoil reaches a climax when he descends back to Hell.

A touch of Fellini and even Mozart. A stylised comedy with a pessimistic tone. Starring Bergman favourite, Bibi Andersson.

DVD extras include: trailer. Both are presented in their original academy aspect ratios.
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Disc details of the Shakespeare films that Magilla reported earlier:

Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of their Shakespeare Collection on 14th August 2007. This four title collection of William Shakespeare’s most famous screen adaptations is headlined by the long-awaited R1 DVD debut of Kenneth’s Branagh’s Hamlet 2- Disc Special Edition, the unforgettable and highly acclaimed full text version of Shakespeare’s powerful tragedy, featuring a magnificent all-star cast. The collection also includes three other famous Shakespeare screen translations, all making their highly-demanded premieres on R1 DVD -- Max Reinhardt’s legendary production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which featured virtually the entire Warner Bros. stable of stars circa 1935, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Othello, and the lavish M-G-M version of Romeo and Juliet starring Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer. Among the galaxy of famous stars in these films are Maggie Smith, James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Mickey Rooney, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Jack Lemmon, Robin Williams and Billy Crystal.

The Shakespeare Collection, with all films carefully remastered to showcase their lush production values, includes new commentaries, vintage featurettes and more. The Collection will be available both as a five-disc set for $59.92 SRP, and as individual titles. The Hamlet 2-Disc Special Edition DVD will sell for $26.99 SRP. The individual titles are available for $19.97 SRP each.

Hamlet 2-Disc Special Edition (1996)
In this first-ever full-text film of Shakespeare’s greatest work, nominated for 4 Academy Awards, the power surges through every scene. The timeless tale of murder, corruption and revenge is reset in an opulent 19th-century world, using sprawling Blenheim Palace as Elsinore with much of the action staged in shimmering mirrored and gold-filled interiors. The luminous cast includes actor/director Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Robin Williams, Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal and Charlton Heston.

The excitement of the Bard’s words and Branagh’s adventurous filmmaking style lift the story from its often shadowy ambience to fully-lit pageantry and rage. Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said, “In the 80 years that works of world literature have been adapted for the screen, few filmmakers have attempted so much and with such success.”

DVD Special Features:
Introduction by director/star Kenneth Branagh
Commentary by Kenneth Branagh and Shakespeare scholar Russell Jackson
New digital transfer from original 70mm elements
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Featurette To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet
1996 Cannes Film Festival promo
Shakespeare movies trailer gallery
Hamlet ’96
Julius Caesar ‘53
Othello ‘65
Othello ‘95
Romeo and Juliet ‘37
A Midsummer Night’s Dream ‘35
Hamlet ’90
Subtitles: English, French and Spanish subtitles. (feature film only)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
Famed European stage director Max Reinhardt brought his unique and charming screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s bewitching comedy to Los Angeles for a presentation at the famed Hollywood Bowl in the mid-1930s. Jack L. Warner was so impressed by the event that he brought Reinhardt to the studio to re-create the stage spectacular on the screen, with many of the most famous stars of the Warner Bros. stock company playing the key roles. The film is a visual triumph, featuring superb performances from James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland (in her screen debut), Dick Powell, Joe E. Brown, Mickey Rooney and others playing the mortals and immortals. The film was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and won two (Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing). The legendary Reinhardt and Warner studio collaborators turn his unforgettable stage extravaganza into an exquisite movie, with Erich Wolfgang Korngold adapting the glorious Felix Mendelssohn score. The film has been fully-restored back to its original “roadshow” length version (including overture and exit music), having been digitally remastered from the film’s original nitrate camera negative.

DVD Special Features:
Commentary by film historian Scott MacQueen
Olivia de Havilland screen test
Vintage featurette A Dream Comes True
Presenting… Gallery of 6 teaser trailers showcasing cast members
Warner Bros. Studio Café teaser trailer
Musical short Shake Mr. Shakespeare
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English, French and Portuguese (feature film only)

Othello (1965)
Four decades after Laurence Olivier brought Shakespeare’s Moorish general to the screen in 1965, his bravura performance retains its power and is “regarded by many critics and actors as the greatest performance of the 20th century,” wrote the Los Angeles Times’ Peter Rainer.

The original cast and soul-shattering impact of the play’s staging by the National Theatre of Great Britain are captured on film. Olivier was nominated for his seventh Academy Award in the title role, and the movie’s Desdemona (Maggie Smith), Emilia (Joyce Redman) and Iago (Frank Finlay) also captured OscarÒ nominations. Othello is the only Shakespeare film in which all four leading actors were Oscar nominated.

DVD Special Features:
Vintage featurette Olivier Talks About Othello
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English (feature film only)

Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s legendary production chief Irving Thalberg’s respect for the Bard infuses this “best of the pre-Olivier Shakespeare films” (David Shipman, The Story of Cinema), chosen as one of 1936’s 10-Best Films by The New York Times and the National Board of Review. George Cukor directs this timeless tale of doomed lovers divided by feuding families. Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard play title roles. Adding to the allure of this four-time Academy Award nominee, including Best Picture, are remarkable sets, opulent costumes (Botticelli paintings inspired Shearer’s wardrobe) and superb photography that reflect the film’s lavish budget.

DVD Special Features:
Vintage short Master Will Shakespeare
Classic M-G-M cartoon Little Cheeser
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English (feature film only)
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Despite promises to the contrary, Warners' DVD release of the 2006 version of The Painted Veil does not include the 1934 Garbo version. This is the second time Warner Bros. failed to deliver on the promise of including a prior version as an extra The first time was with the re-issue of the 1940 version The Letter. They had promised to include the 1929 version.
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August 14th sees Warners' release of Shakespeare in its catalogue:

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) James Cagney, Joe E, Brown, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Olivia de Havilland (Dir. William Dieterle)

Romeo and Juliet (1936) Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Basil Rathbone, Edna May Oliver (Dir. George Cukor)

Othello (1965) Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, Frank Finlay, Derek Jacobi (Dir. Stuart Burge)

Hamlet (Sp. Ed.) (1996) Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Jack Lemmon (Dir. Kenneth Branagh)
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anonymous wrote:I worked on the English subtitles of both Evelyn Prentice and A Double Wedding.

I wonder if I should report on the stuff we've worked on in this thread.
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I worked on the English subtitles of both Evelyn Prentice and A Double Wedding.

I wonder if I should report on the stuff we've worked on in this thread.
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Arrow Films have announced the UK DVD release of four World Cinema titles this May. Details follow…

14th May 2007:

Fiorile - £15.99 - While travelling to visit their grandfather, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. During Napoleon’s Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean - but while Jean was distracted, Elisabetta’s brother Corrado stole some gold that Jean was guarding, and set the curse in motion.

The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them the Maledettis ~ the cursed. The children’s grandfather Massimo is the last man to be directly affected by the curse but will he pass it onto them?

Presented in non-anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen with Italian 2.0 audio and optional English subtitles, the disc also includes a 84-minute interview with the film’s directors, the Taviani brothers.

28th May 2007:

Ashes & Diamonds - £17.99 – On the last day of World War Two in a small town somewhere in Poland, Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new country. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki, who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna, a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be.

A barebones release, the film is presented in 1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen with Polish 2.0 audio and forced English subtitles.

Cousin Cousine - £15.99 - During the chaos of a large wedding replete with drunken relatives, two cousins by marriage meet for the first time. Marthe has an adulterer for a husband, while Ludovic is burdened with a hyperactive, over-sensitive wife, and both are dissatisfied with life.

Deciding that they should see more of each other, they find that they greatly enjoy each other’s company. However, when their spouses begin to think that more than a friendship is blooming, the idea starts to become appealing to them!

A barebones release, the film is presented in 4:3 Full Frame with French 2.0 audio and optional English subtitles.

L’Amore Molesto - £15.99 – When her estranged and impoverished elderly mother dies in curious circumstances, Delia returns from Rome to piece together what has happened and reconstruct the course of her mother’s life. The more she investigates the past however, the more she begins to get closer to the truth about herself.

A barebones release, the film is presented in non-anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen with Italian 2.0 audio and optional English subtitles.

Bluebell Films have announced the UK DVD release of two World Cinema titles on 28th May 2007. Priced at £14.99 each are Artemisia - the story of the first female artist to achieve success as a painter in this biopic directed by Agnes Merlet – and a boisterous French comedy starring Gerard Depardieu and Marie Gillain - Mon Pere Ce Heros.

Both titles are given barebones releases with the main features presented in non-anamorphic widescreen with French 2.0 audio and forced English subtitles.
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Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of TCM Spotlight: Myrna Loy/William Powell Collection on 7th August 2007. Following the enormous success of 2005’s The Thin Man Collection, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies join forces to highlight the great motion picture chemistry of Myrna Loy and William Powell with the Region 1 DVD debut of five M-G-M classics: Manhattan Melodrama, Evelyn Prentice, Double Wedding, I Love You Again and Love Crazy. Extras include vintage shorts, classic cartoons and a radio show broadcast for Love Crazy. The films will be available only as a collection in a collectible digi-pak gift set and will sell for $49.92 SRP.

In just two years, The Thin Man Collection, featuring Powell and Loy’s star turns as Nick and Nora Charles, has sold nearly a million and a half units domestically and has become Warner Home Video’s # 1 selling classic series, surpassing previous record-holder, the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers titles.

Both Myrna Loy and William Powell had dozens of screen successes opposite other Hollywood immortals but it was the pairing of the two together that brought style, wit and warmth to the screen, created box-office magic and endeared them to generations of moviegoers.

Accompanying the new Loy and Powell teamings will be the first national release of all The Thin Man titles individually. After the Thin Man, Shadow of a Thin Man, Song of the Thin Man, The Thin Man Goes Home and Another Thin Man will also be available for $14.98 SRP.

The Films

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
William Powell and Myrna Loy unveil their unique sparkle and rapport, sharing the screen in the first of their 14 non-cameo features. Rugged Clark Gable, in his only movie with urbane Powell, has first billing in this famed Oscar® winning (for Best Original Story) delight about childhood friends who end up on opposite sides of the law…and in love with the same woman. Gable’s character is a big-time gangster, and Powell a D.A. vying for Governorship. Adding to the cachet is the fact that real-life gangster (and reputed big-time Myrna Loy fan) John Dillinger was gunned down as he left a Chicago theater after seeing this movie.

Special Features:
Comedy short Goofy Movies #2
Classic cartoon The Old Pioneer
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Myrna Loy, known for her portrayals of the perfect wife, is all too fallible as Evelyn Prentice, starring with William Powell in their first film together after the phenomenal success of The Thin Man. This heady courtroom melodrama boasts a slick murder-mystery plot, New York-minute pacing and the screen debut of someone soon to join Powell and Loy in the pantheon of Hollywood stardom: Rosalind Russell.

Nancy Harrison (Russell) stands trial for the murder of her lover. Prominent defense attorney John Prentice (Powell) has one chance to save her from the chair: find the unknown society woman who shared the womanizing victim’s attentions…and may have pulled the trigger herself. What the workaholic attorney doesn’t know is that the woman he’s hunting is his own neglected wife (Loy).

Special Features:
Comedy short Goofy Movies #3
Classic cartoon Discontented Canary
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Double Wedding (1937)
Domineering big sister Margit Agnew likes to be in total control, even over her sister Irene’s love life. Having planned all the details of Irene’s wedding to milquetoast fiancé Waldo, she is appalled to learn that Irene has plans of her own, which don’t include marrying Waldo. Instead, Irene’s intentions are to wed beret-wearing bohemian Charlie Lodge, who lives in a trailer and cares nothing about money. Can Margit save her sister from an altered state? Well, since Myrna Loy plays Margit and William Powell plays Charlie, film fans just might guess who ends up bride and groom.

Special Features:
Musical short Dancing on the Ceiling
Classic cartoon The Hound and the Rabbit
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

I Love You Again (1940)
W.S. Van Dyke II, director of four of the six Thin Man films, helms the capricious fun in this romantic comedy. Boring, prosperous Larry Wilson (Powell) receives a blow to the head while he’s on a cruise, and totally forgets who he is. When he comes to, he realizes he’s really con man George Carey, who’s been suffering from amnesia for nine years. Not one to pass up a swindle, Carey decides to continue to pose as the wealthy Wilson, clean out his bank account and skip town. Along the way, he’ll need to use his sly charm on his wife Kay (Loy), who’s tired of the staid Larry she’s been living with and wants a divorce. Complications ensue, of course, especially when Kay begins to warm to this new side of her old spouse. And, not surprisingly, the two find that love may indeed be better the second time around.

Special Features:
Crime Doesn’t Pay Series short Jackpot
Classic cartoon Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Love Crazy (1941)
Myrna Loy joins Powell for a certifiably loony romp that showcases both stars at their madcap best. They play Susan and Steve Ireland, a happily married couple who let a series of complications during their 4th anniversary celebration put the kibosh on their wedded bliss. Susan files for divorce, and Steve opts to halt the proceedings by feigning insanity, even if it means playing ‘horsie’ with a gardener’s rake or posing in drag as his own sister. If you’re looking for screw loose screwball comedy, this is it.

Special Features:
Classic cartoon The Alley Cat
Audio-only bonus: Screen Directors Guild Playhouse Radio Broadcast
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)
"I want cement covering every blade of grass in this nation! Don't we taxpayers have a voice anymore?" Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole) in John Waters' Desperate Living (1977)
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