TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE (1950) - Blu-ray Release of Romantic Musical Starring Jane Powell & Ricardo Montalban

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Product Description: Kittenish teens Patti (Jane Powell) and Melba (Debbie Reynolds) turn a 1900s family vacation in the Catskills into Two Weeks with Love, “a bright entertainment that may come as a surprise to those who think there is nothing new under the musical sun” (The Hollywood Reporter). Patti is fluttery over a suave older man (Ricardo Montalban) and thinks romance will bloom if her disapproving parents let her wear...a corset! With that longed-for garment, 18-year-old Patti is sure she’ll look like a more mature woman. Meanwhile, Melba stalks a local boy (Carleton Carpenter) with lovestruck determination. In a sensational showstopper, Reynolds and Carpenter tear into a version of “Aba Daba Honeymoon,” so frisky and charming it became a smash-hit record. Busby Berkeley staged all the numbers, including “Row, Row, Row” and a dream sequence that has corseted Powell wowing Montalban with, of all things, an aria from The Chocolate Soldier. Aba daba, what a delight!

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A DATE WITH JUDY (1948) - Blu-ray Release of Musical Romantic Comedy Starring Wallace Beery, Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor

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Product Description: A Date With Judy takes you on a sunny, spirited romp through post-war America that's bright with song and shining with innocence. A galaxy of Hollywood favorites lead the way, including Jane Powell in the title role, neophyte screen sired Elizabeth Taylor, foggy-voiced Wallace Beery, and the Brazilian Bombshell Carmen Miranda (making her M-G-M debut). Based on a very popular radio series, this merry musical follows the adventures of young Judy Foster. For Judy, going to the big school dance is a full time job- and so is making a perfect hash of her friends' and family's love lives all with the best intentions, of course. The film's delightful score is highlighted by a raft-raiser of a song (It's a Most Unusual Day) and the comedy is in the capable hands of Beery and Miranda. When she teaches him how to rhumba, it's more Stan-and-Ollie than Fred-and-Ginger and so much fun.

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New on Blu-ray: ATHENA (1954) Starring Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds and Edmund Purdom

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Product Description: If a suitor wants to win the heart of one of the seven Mulvain sisters, he had better be ready to dead lift 300 lbs. and dine on shredded parsnip soufflé. Combining the then novel topic of physical fitness with Hollywood song and dance, Athena is an eat your veggies romantic romp highlighted by catchy Hugh Martin\/Ralph Blane tunes and socko color cinematography. Jane Powell (fresh off her triumph in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) and Debbie Reynolds play two of the sisters, and Edmund Purdom and Vic Damone play their smoking, boozing, nonvegetarian beaux. Former Mr. Universe Steve Reeves flexes his pecs in a supporting role, displaying a physique so phenomenal it soon vaulted him to screen stardom as the mighty Hercules. SPECIAL FEATURES: 3 Outtake Musical Numbers: Competition Dance, Imagine (Second Reprise) with Vic Damone and Debbie Reynolds and Love Can Change the Stars (Duet Reprise) with Jane Powell and Edmund Purdum

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New on Blu-ray: FILM NOIR - THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA II (Thunder On The Hill / The Price Of Fear / The Female Animal)

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Product Description: This collection feature three classic noir films from the 1950s.

Thunder on the Hill (1951) -From Douglas Sirk, the renowned director of All I Desire, Magnificent Obsession, There's Always Tomorrow, Written on the Wind, Battle Hymn and The Tarnished Angels, comes this classic film noir starring screen legend Claudette Colbert (Sign of the Cross). A nun (Colbert) races against time to prove the innocence of a convicted murderess (Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce) who is being escorted to prison for a date with the gallows. Thunder on the Hill is a moody mystery that serves up many twists and features an intriguing tour-de-force performance by Colbert and fast-paced direction by Sirk. The film is enriched by Hans J. Salter's (Naked Alibi) stirring score, luminous black-and-white cinematography by the great William H. Daniels (Night Passage) and a first-rate supporting cast that includes Robert Douglas (The Fountainhead), Anne Crawford (Caravan), Philip Friend (Buccaneer's Girl), Gladys Cooper (Now, Voyager) and Michael Pate (The Maze).

THE PRICE OF FEAR (1956) - Hour by hour, the net of TERROR tightens! Elegant, exotic beauty Merle Oberon (The Lodger) plays against type in the unpredictable film noir The Price of Fear. A woman guilty of a hit-and-run accident frames another person for the crime, but soon is implicated in a far worse situation with a gangster who uses blackmail to lure her into a murder plot. Wonderfully directed by Abner Biberman (Gun for a Coward) and beautifully shot by Irving Glassberg (The Tarnished Angels), with a stellar cast that features Lex Barker (The Girl in Black Stockings), Charles Drake (Female on the Beach), Gia Scala (The Guns of Navarone) and Warren Stevens (Deadline - U.S.A.). The Price of Fear is a classic thriller that will leave you guessing until the shocking climax.

THE FEMALE ANIMAL (1958) - It is said that when a woman fights for a man, she is like an ANIMAL! Never come between a woman and her prey in the wickedly entertaining film noir The Female Animal! Hollywood star Vanessa Windsor (Hedy Lamarr, The Strange Woman) is saved from a terrible on-set accident by handsome studio extra Chris Farley (George Nader, House of 1000 Dolls). In appreciation of his skills and good looks, she sets him up as the "caretaker" of her beach house. When Vanessa's sultry daughter (Jane Powell, Royal Wedding) meets Chris, the claws come out as both ladies try to stake out his affections in this campy and lusty battle for love. Stylishly directed by Harry Keller (The Unguarded Moment) and beautifully shot by the great Russell Metty (A Touch of Evil), with a strong supporting cast that includes Jan Sterling (Female on the Beach), Jerry Paris (Marty), James Gleason (Here Comes Mr. Jordan) and Gregg Palmer (Magnificent Obsession).

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Classic Movies: SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954)

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Product Description: Things are different for the Pontipee men now that big brother Adam’s fetched a bride and brought her to their cabin. Indeed, the unwed brothers are so inspired they raid the town and carry off brides of their own! Like a favorite flannel shirt, everything fits right in this rugged whoop-for-joy directed by Stanley Donen, choreographed by Michael Kidd and featuring an exhilarating Gene dePaul/Johnny Mercer score that won an Academy Award*. Jane Powell and Howard Keel star, supported by a cast of buckskinned dancers and petticoated danseuses. And what steppin’! The barnraising sequence alone – backflipping, plank-leaping athleticism – leaves a daylong smile. “Bless Yore Beautiful Hide,” all you brides and brothers!

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