For November 18th releases

Columbia Best Pictures Collection
(Purchase from Amazon)

If you have the extra money, why not!

14-disc set of 11 Best Picture Oscar winning films in a black fiber cover with slipcase. The pages within will have film synopsis, details on the Oscar win for each film, and art from key scenes. This set features Columbia Pictures' Best Picture Oscar winners spanning the years from 1934 to 1982 and include the following films:

1934 It Happened One Night
1938 You Can't Take It with You
1949 All the King's Men
1953 From Here to Eternity
1954 On the Waterfront
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai
1962 Lawrence of Arabia
1966 A Man for All Seasons
1968 Oliver!
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer
1982 Gandhi

Griffith Masterworks 2
(Purchase from Amazon)

If you are looking for some vintage material this 5-disc set is the one to get next Tuesday. Griffith directed only two talkies (Abraham Lincoln, The Struggle) and as an added bonus there is a three part documentary that chronicles the life and career of one of the pioneers.

Way Down East (1920)
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
The Struggle (1931)
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

Forgotten Noir & Crime Vol 4
(Purchase from Amazon)

With the success of Warner Brothers fantastic Film Noir box-sets it is no surprise that other distributors  are wanting in on some of that $ action. VCI Entertainment got their hands on some obscure movies and after readong more about each film it appears they lean more towards the crime drama genre (correct me if I'm wrong - comment below or send me an email to chudfilm@sbcglobal.net). If you slap Film Noir on the cover watch movie fans go wild. I enjoy obscure movies and if they are over 40 years old I'm sold!

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
Radar Secret Service
Motor Patrol
Mr. District Attorney
Western Pacific Agent
Treasure of Monte Cristo
Roaring City
Sky Liner

Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
(Purchase from Amazon)

A two hour spectacular extravaganza that will leave you breathless from the sheer magnitude of this woman's powers.

Actually I only included this at the request of my boss Mr. Nick as he is aching to get this documentary for Christmas. Nick loves him some Mitzi.




The Who At Kilburn: 1977
(Purchase from Amazon)

The infamous Who concert that many a fan has been waiting for! CHUD is supposed to have a contest for this release so stay tuned. One highlight I've been reading about is when a fan makes the mistake of touching Townsend's guitar picks on his amp - man oh man, you don't mess with the man's stuff.

 

 

OTHER RELEASES (click on title to purchase)

Secrets of the Civil War
The Texan
Victor Borge Classic Collection
Guerrilla Girl
Foo Fighters - Live at Wembly Stadium
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
The Chomsky Sessions: Noam Chomsky On The World
Wild Combination: a Portrait of Arthur Russell
I, Caesar - The Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire
Stress: Portrait of a Killer (National Geographic)
Far from home gift set
Hitler's Britain
Surviving History
Halifax at War
The Jouney to Palomar
The Great Ladies of Literature
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin
JFK: The Mysterious Death of Number Thirty-Five (A New Perspective)