Showing posts with label DVD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DVD. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Desi Arnaz, Jr. In "A Wedding" Being Released On DVD In June

photo: A Wedding DVD

"A Wedding" starring Desi Arnaz, Jr. as Dino Sloan Corelli will be released on DVD on June 12th by 20th Century Fox. The film can be preordered from Amazon.com for $9.99 plus shipping and handling.

"A Wedding" also starred Carol Burnett, Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff and Mia Farrow. The film was released in 1978 and directed by Robert Altman. Altman died late last year of complications from cancer.

No special features for the "A Wedding" DVD have been listed. "A Wedding" was previously released on DVD as apart of The Robert Altman Collection. It's great that "A Wedding" and Desi Arnaz, Jr. Fans can now purchase this film without investing in an expensive DVD set! Did you hear that Warner Home Video?

Related Blog Entries and Links:
"A Wedding" Director Dead At 81 (November 22, 2006)
Desi Arnaz Jr.'s Filmography
IMDB: A Wedding
Wikipedia: A Wedding
Forgotten gems of the 70's: A Wedding


DVD cover art courtesy of Amazon.com

Monday, April 16, 2007

Cover Art For Williams' DVD Set Featuring Lucille Ball

Last Monday I shared with you that Lucille Ball's 1946 film "Easy To Wed" would be included in a DVD collection devoted to Esther Williams. Here's the cover art for the collection called TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams.

Esther Williams DVD Set

"Easy to Wed" is the second film listed on the box. As previously stated "Easy To Wed" will not be sold individually on DVD. You'll have to shell out $49.92 (suggested retail price) for the entire set if you want it. TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams will be released July 17, 2007.

Related Blog Entries:
"Easy To Wed" On DVD In July (April 6, 2007)

Cover Art courtesy of DVD Times.

Lucille Ball In "John Wayne's Tribute to America" On DVD In July

Long Live Lucy Member DizzyArnizzy (Josh) has some news about a new DVD featuring an appearance by Lucille Ball! DizzyArnizzy writes:

Lucy will be included in an upcoming "John Wayne's Tribute to America" DVD that will be released JULY 31st!! Lucy is a guest star in this special.

"John Wayne's Tribute to America" was a TV special that originally aired in 1970. The special ALSO known as "Swing Out, Sweet Land" (see IMDB's page on this special for more information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262030/)

Here is the artwork:

John Wayne DVD

And some information I was able to find on the upcoming DVD release:

Description of special included on the DVD: American icon John Wayne hosts a series of playful, poignant, and patriotic sketches commemorating great moments in U.S. history. This Emmy Award-winning television special includes appearances by George Washington (Lorne Greene), Mark Twain (Bing Crosby), Frederick Douglass (Roscoe Lee Browne), the Wright Brothers (Rowan and Martin), and many others, as well as musical numbers by Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, and Leslie Uggams.

DVD List Price: $14.95

DVD Bonus features: Original Sponsor Commercials with John Wayne & Ed McMahon; John Wayne on "What's My Line?"

Number of Discs: 1

Street Date: July 31, 2007

Running Time: 80 Minutes

Video: Full Frame; Color

Release Studio: MPI Home Video



Thanks DizzyArnizzy for giving us the scoop on this new release!

Monday, April 09, 2007

"Easy To Wed" On DVD In July

"Easy To Wed," the 1946 romantic comedy starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams and Lucille Ball will be released on Region 1 DVD on July 17, 2007.

The film will be apart of a DVD collection devoted to 'America's Favorite Mermaid,' Esther Williams, called TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams. The boxset will include "Bathing Beauty," "On an Island With You," "Easy To Wed," "Neptune's Daughter" and "Dangerous When Wet." All the films are new to DVD and in Technicolor. Warner Home Video provided this description:

Easy To Wed

When the local paper runs an untrue story claiming an heiress (Williams) is a husband stealer, she prepares to sue for libel. So a newspaper honcho (Keenan Wynn) devises a counter scheme to compromise her image: He’ll arrange a sham wedding between his fiancĂ©e (Lucille Ball) and a newsroom Romeo (Van Johnson), send the Romeo to woo the heiress, and make the phony story come true!

Special Features:

* Oscar-nominated Pete Smith Specialty comedy short SURE CURES
* Classic cartoon THE UNWELCOME GUEST
* Theatrical trailers of This Movie and LIBELED LADY


Unfortunately, you will not be able to purchase "Easy To Wed" individually. Warner Home Video's Press Release states:

The films will be available only as a collection in a collectible digi-pak gift and will sell for $49.92 SRP.


Lucille Ball plays the role of Gladys Benton in "Easy To Wed."

Region 1 DVDs are playable in Bermuda, Canada, United States and U.S. territories.

Related Links:
TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams Press Release
IMDB: Easy To Wed
The Official Esther Williams Website
Easy To Wed Fan Page
Another Easy To Wed Fan Page

Sunday, April 08, 2007

"Untouchables" DVD Contains Arnaz Intros

Untouchables DVD

The Akron Beacon Journal stated that "The Untouchables" Season 1, Volume 1 DVD Set being released Tuesday, April 10 includes introductions for the series by Desi Arnaz. Rich Heldenfels of The Akron Beacon Journal reviewed the DVDs:

Besides the first 14 episodes of the series, the DVD includes a two-part telecast on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse that began the Untouchables TV story. The two-parter was later re-edited into a single piece for movie-theater distribution under the title The Scarface Mob, and that's the way it appears here. As a bonus, the DVD includes the introductions for the Playhouse telecasts by producer Desi Arnaz and narrator-newsman Walter Winchell.


"The Untouchables" starred Robert Stack as Eliot Ness and was the first dramatic series created at Desilu Productions.

Related Links:
TVparty! Article: The Untouchables TV Show
The Untouchables Episode Guide

Cover art courtesy of Amazon.com.

Friday, April 06, 2007

REMINDER: DVD Giveaway Tomorrow (Apr. 7)!

This evening Contest Sponsor, DizzyArnizzy (Josh) posted the details for tomorrow's DVD Giveaway. DizzyArnizzy wrote:

Same deal as the last give-aways...PM me with "Lucy Give-Away" or anything "Give-Away" related in the subject line, and the first TWO PEOPLE to PM me here or at the Lounge RIGHT at 5:00 (no earlier) will win FIVE RARE "Here's Lucy" episodes on DVD:

"Lucy and the Mountain Climber"
"Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage"
"Lucy and the Astronauts"
"Lucy Makes a Few Extra Dollars"
"Someone's on the Ski Lift with Dinah"


A "PM" is a private message. The screen names of the winners will be posted here after the giveaway has concluded. Good Luck!

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Cover Art For "Lucy's Really Lost Moments"

Long Live Lucy Member, desilu500 (Jim), found the cover art for "I Love Lucy: Lucy's Really Lost Moments." Check it out:

Lucy's Lost Moments

"Lucy's Lost Moments" will be released on May 1. Thanks to desilu500 for the art!

Discuss this DVD at the forum. (members only)

DVD Giveaway Scheduled For April 7

DizzyArnizzy (Josh) has scheduled April's DVD giveaway for Saturday, April 7. There will also be a second DVD giveaway at the end of the month. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

You must be a member of The Long Live Lucy Forum to participate in forum giveaways. Join today!

Friday, March 30, 2007

Mill Creek Presents "Best of Lucy and Friends"

lucy and friends

Mill Creek Entertainment will be releasing their best of "The Lucy Show" DVD Set, "Best of Lucy and Friends" on April 10, 2007. The pre-order price is currently $13.49 at amazon.com.

According to Mill Creek's Website the set will contain:

Disc 1
Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower
Lucy's Barbershop Quartet
Lucy with George Burns
Lucy and the Submarine
Lucy the Bean Queen
Lucy and Paul Winchell
Lucy and the Ring-A-Ding Ring
Lucy Flies to London
Lucy Gets a Roommate
Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs

Disc 2
Lucy Get Caught Up in the Draft
Lucy and John Wayne
Lucy and Pat Collins
Lucy and the Monkey
Lucy and the Efficiency Expert
Lucy's Substitute Secretary
Viv Visits Lucy
Lucy the Babysitter
Main Street U.S.A.
Lucy Meets the Law

Disc 3
Lucy the Fight Manager
Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford
Lucy Meets Sheldon Leonard
Lucy Meets the Berles
Lucy Gets Trapped
Lucy and the French Movie Star
Lucy and the Starmaker
Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account
Little Old Lucy
Lucy Meets Robert Goulet

Disc 4
Life With Elizabeth - Starring Betty White, Del Moore
This delightful comedy features Betty White and Del Moore as Elizabeth and Alvin, newlyweds who are just starting their lives together. Elizabeth is a housewife who sometimes has a problem keeping out of trouble all to the delight and exasperation of her husband, Alvin. This early situation style comedy showcased White and gave its audience a glimpse of the talent she would reveal on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls".

1. Fun with Photography/Honeymoon is Over/Temporary Disabilities
2. Nursery Rhymes/Alvin's First Business Trip/Weekend at the Cabin
3. Dyeing Easter Eggs/Modeling Clay/Yard Work with Babs
4. Mannerisms/Stupid Drapes/Bulldog Smith
5. Sunday Paper/Telephone Troubles/Flat Tire
6. Alvin's Home Work/Swimming Pool/The Swindle


The 4 DVD set is 15 hours and 15 minutes long.

I do not recommend purchasing the "Best of Lucy and Friends," because it contains the same public domain episodes released by many different companies many times before. The fourth disc doesn't even contain any Lucy episodes on it!

Cover Art For "Aqui Esta Lucy!"

DizzyArnizzy (Josh) told us that Lucy Lounger, HarryCarter, spied the cover art for "Aqui Esta Lucy!," the upcoming best of "Here's Lucy" DVD Set dubbed in Spanish, at CD Universe. Here it is:

aqui dvd

Look for "Aqui Esta Lucy!" in stores on May 22. Read the previous blog entry about this release.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

"Here's Lucy" Being Released in Spanish

Spanish speakers will soon be able to say "Hola!" to a new Lucille Ball DVD Set. Long Live Lucy Member, DizzyArnizzy (Josh), gave us this news:


Just announced yesterday:

"Aqui Est Lucy!" Set of four DVDs dubbed to Spanish from the original TV series "Here's Lucy", starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Lucie Arnaz and guests: Rich Little, Eva Gabor, Buddy Rich, Vincent Price, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Petula Clark, Liberace, Ginger Rogers, Sammy Davis Jr., and more. Color, NTSC, Multizone, audio in Spanish only, 90 minutes each disc.

Release Date: MAY 22, 2007

Studio: City Hall Records

Retail Price: $24.98

Amazon.com Link



DizzyArnizzy also stated that "It sure sounds like this set will include different episodes than those included on the "Best of" DVD set released by Shout! back in 2004. My guess is that this set will include 12 episodes total; too bad it will only include a Spanish soundtrack."

It's too bad I didn't pay more attention in Spanish Class.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Three Frawley Films On DVD Soon!

Three classic films featuring I Love Lucy's beloved, William Frawley, will be released on DVD soon. One is being released next week! Here are the details:

dvd
Gentleman Jim (1942)
This title will be released on March 27, 2007 by Warner Home Video.
Current Amazon.com Pre-Order Price: $14.99
Starring Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith
Featuring William Frawley as Billy Delaney
Click here for more information on Gentleman Jim

dvd
Baseball Double Feature - Kill the Empire / Safe at Home (1950,1962)
This title will be released on April 3, 2007 by Sony Pictures.

Current Amazon.com Pre-Order Price: $17.89
Starring Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris as themselves
Featuring William Frawley as Bill Turner
Safe at Home is the final film Frawley made! He does not appear in Kill the Empire.
Click here for more information on Safe at Home.

dvd 3
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
This title will be released on April 24, 2007 by Warner Home Video.
Current Amazon.com Pre-Order Price: $14.99
Starring James Cagney and Bette Davis
Featuring William Frawley as Sheriff McGee
Click here for more information on The Bride Came C.O.D.

GJ and SAH cover art courtesy of Amazon.com. TBCCOD cover art courtesy of BN.com.

Friday, March 23, 2007

"Yours, Mine and Ours" - $5.89 at DeepDiscount.com

Yours Mine and Ours
DeepDiscount.com (formerly DeepDiscountDVD.com) is selling the "Yours, Mine and Ours" DVD for $5.89. Free shipping, sale ends March 30.

DeepDiscount.com

Related Links:
The Real "Yours, Mine and Ours" Family Website
IMDB: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Henry Fonda's Filmography

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

"The Final Seasons" Released Today!

Don't forget to purchase your copy of "I Love Lucy - The Final Seasons 7, 8 & 9" released today for the first time on DVD. The DVD Set contains all 13 episodes of "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" digitally remastered and is loaded with special features.

Final Seasons

Related Links:
LLL's Countdown to the Release of TLDCH on DVD!

Monday, March 12, 2007

Artwork For The Lucille Ball Film Collection!

DVD Times has posted these images as the artwork for The Lucille Ball Film Collection and Best Foot Forward being released on June 19, 2007. There's only one word to describe these covers - spectacular! Va-va-voom would probably fit too.

box set

The Lucille Ball Film Collection


critic's choice
Critic's Choice (1963)


dance, girl, dance
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)


dubarry was a lady
Du Barry Was A Lady (1943)


the big street
The Big Street (1942)


mame
Mame (1974)


best foot forward
Best Foot Forward (1943)


All images courtesy of DVD Times.

Here's Lucy 4-DVD Set - $9.95 at Oldies.com

Here's Lucy
Here's another topnotch deal! You can purchase the best of "Here's Lucy" 4-DVD Set for $9.95 at Oldies.com! This set is filled with commentaries and special features and would make a nice "starter kit" for a new Lucy Fan. To order, visit www.oldies.com. You can also call 1-800-336-4627 and ask for item SUR 40489D. This item can also be found on page 80 of Oldies.com's Winter Sale Catalog.

Another new Lucy DVD Coming Soon!

Just when we thought things couldn't get any sweeter, what with "The Final Seasons" being released tomorrow, "Without Love" in May, "The Lucille Ball Collection" in June and the "I Love Lucy Movie" before Christmas - DizzyArnizzy (Josh) brought us more exciting DVD news!

On May 1, Genius Productions, Inc. will release
"I Love Lucy - Lucy's Really Lost Moments." This closed captioned, 71 minute long, DVD will retail for $14.95. DizzyArnizzy researched to find out what was on this new release. He writes:

Well, I just found a description from MoviesUnlimited.org:

I Love Lucy - Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Not anymore! Share some laughs with the First Lady of Television with this ultra-rare compilation of footage starring the legendary Lucille Ball. Includes an "I Love Lucy" episode guest-starring Bob Hope; a Westinghouse special featuring Lucy; an episode of the game show "I've Got a Secret," in which Lucy appears with panelist Johnny Carson; and a rarely seen TV pilot starring Lucy.


This is the third home video release of the Westinghouse Special with Viv and Bill (unless this DVD will include the "Westinghouse Desilu Revue" (doubt it) or "Ellis In Freedomland", where Lucy is the voice of a washing machine).

The pilot is probably that 1960 "Victor Borge Comedy Hour", where Lucy takes part in the airplane skit with Gale (a clip from this was included on the "Funny World of Lucy" Vol. 2 DVD)

As for the "I've Got a Secret" episode, this will probably be a NEW "Lucy" appearance to DVD. The episode that will *most likely* be included on this set aired February 15th, 1960...Lucy was promoting "Wildcat" at the time. (Special thanks to HarryCarter over at the Lucy Lounge for the info on this "I've Got a Secret" episode).


Related Links:
DizzyArnizzy's original post about Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Countdown to the Release of TLDCH on DVD!

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

"The Dark Corner" - $8.99 at Amazon.com

Dark Corner


Have you been meaning to add "The Dark Corner" to your Lucy Collection? Amazon.com is having a 40% off Film Noir DVD Sale. You can purchase "The Dark Corner" (1946) for $8.99! It's regularly $14.98. You will also receive a free TV show download with your purchase.

Amazon.com

Related Links:
IMDB : The Dark Corner
A review of "The Dark Corner" DVD

Monday, March 05, 2007

I Love Lucy Movie in the Fall! - Update!

As reported earlier today, the "I Love Lucy" Movie will be released on DVD this fall! Long Live Lucy member, DizzyArnizzy (Josh), has an update on this story for us:


On "Star Notes", Tom Watson mentioned "The 'I Love Lucy' Movie" will probably be released in late September or early October...Gregg Oppenheimer and some others are currently searching through the CBS/Paramount vaults to find some bonus features for the DVD release.

"The 'I Love Lucy' Movie" had originally been planned to be released as part of the "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" DVD set, as a bonus feature. However, for the producers to add the "ILL Movie" to the DVD release, there would have been a two month delay for the DVD release of the LDCH set. So instead, it was decided that the "ILL Movie" would have its own DVD release.

Tom said the "Movie" release will definitely be out between now and Christmas.


Related Blog Entries:
"Mame" and More in June! ; I Love Lucy Movie in the Fall! (March 5, 2007)
More About I Love Lucy: The Movie! (October 2006)
ILL's 55th Anniversary (September 2006)

Thanks to Josh for all the news updates!

More Buzz About "I Love Lucy: The Final Seasons"

Lucy fans everywhere are excited about purchasing "I Love Lucy: The Final Seasons 7, 8 & 9" (a.k.a. "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour") when it's released on Tuesday, March 13. It's hard not to get excited now that DVD reviews and Lucy mentions are starting to pour in!

The March 13th issue of Good Housekeeping's Quick & Simple Magazine (in stores now) features this blurb and trivia quiz about "I Love Lucy: The Final Seasons 7,8 & 9" being released on DVD:



Mike Restaino of DVDFile.com , who doesn't seem to be a devout Lucille Ball Fan, gave the season set a favorable review and seemed impressed with the set's special features:

As with other seasons of I Love Lucy on DVD, this set comes with some nice bonuses. The uncut version of Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana is hilarious (though not having much knowledge of the broadcast version, I’m not sure what is new here), and the color set footage of the all-too-familiar I Love Lucy shooting locale is a trip. (Can you guess what color the walls are painted?) We also get a few enjoyable – if slight – deleted scenes, a blooper reel, the original openings and closings to the show, some original cast commercials and a promotion spot, some animation from the show’s first airings, a few song selections (that take you to some of this set’s better musical moments), and some production notes and guest cast information.


Read Restaino's complete review here.

Long Live Lucy Member Mr. Mooney (Mike) has been helping us keep track of how many days until the set is released. Come share in the countdown fun!