Warner Archive Announces August Releases
HomeWarner Archive Announces August Releases
Posted July 16, 2019 11:19 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has announced that it will add seven new titles to its Blu-ray catalog this August: The Jetsons: The Complete Original Series (1962-1963), Wagonmaster (1950), Moonfleet (1955), The Witches (1990), V: The Original Mini-Series (1983), Jezebel (1938), and Riverdale: The Complete Third Season (2018-2019).
The Jetsons
Synopsis: "Meet George Jetson ... Jane, his wife ... daughter Judy ... his boy Elroy ..." The catchy tune of The Jetsons ideally captures the lighthearted essence of the show, a futuristic counterpoint to The Flintstones that reflected the space-age optimism of the times. The Jetsons were the very first family, animated or not, to have a big-screen home entertainment system decades before it became a reality. They also had flying cars, floating cities and androids, all commonplace scenery of today's most popular sci-fi blockbusters. Now this beloved series teletransports in High Definition, meticulously remastered for Blu-ray. This 3-disc set contains all 24 hilarious original episodes as first broadcast in prime-time on the ABC television network during the 1962-63 season.
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Synopsis: From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Wizard of Oz, many classic tales through the centuries wouldn't be half as exciting without the devious doings of a witch. Now add another to the venerable tradition of stories that deliver family fun every witch way, a collaboration combining the effects wizardry of executive producer Jim Henson and the imagination of Willy Wonka creator Roald Dahl.
Academy Award® winner* Anjelica Huston won the Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics Best Actress awards for her marvelous work as the Grand High Witch in this enchanting fable directed by Nicolas Roeg. Jasen Fisher plays Luke, the 9-year-old boy who must foil the plans of a society of witches to turn the world's children into mice. It won't be easy: They've already transformed him into one! But some big, bad witches may be no match for the resourcefulness of a single tiny rodent.
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Synopsis: Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and extend the hand of friendship. Our planet's resources are just what these aliens need to survive. And for its future survival, unsuspecting humankind will need… a miracle! Kenneth Johnson's science-fiction spectacular V mixes dynamic special effects with cliffhanger thrills. As fascist rule enslaves the globe, freedom fighters battle to save our species. Marc Singer heads an epic-sized cast of human defenders and — behind sleek uniforms and benevolent behavior — reptilian invaders. For unparalled extraterrestrial excitement, the invaders of V are unstoppable.
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Synopsis: While movie fans were abuzz over who might play Scarlett O'Hara in the upcoming Gone with the Wind, Bette Davis got another Southern-belle role – and gave a fiery performance that won the 1938 Best Actress Academy Award®. Davis plays Julie, a New Orleans beauty whose constant attempts to goad fiancé Pres Dillard (Henry Fonda) to jealousy backfire. Angry and disgraced, Pres breaks their engagement and leaves town. Julie endures a year of remorse until Pres comes home – married. Then her vengeance explodes.
Jezebel is also noted for its sumptuous sets and costumes, Fay Bainter's Oscar®-winning* performance and William Wyler's vivid direction, highlighted by a horrifying re-creation of a yellow fever epidemic. But the film's greatest strength is Davis, whose titanic talent has never been better displayed than in Jezebel.
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Synopsis: Adventure and intrigue await all ye who venture into the small and sinister village of Moonfleet on the windswept moors of Dorsetshire. Particularly as directed by master-of-menace Fritz Lang, this colorful tale of a young boy's experiences among some really bad companions enthralls in the tradition of Kidnapped and Treasure Island.
Here, young John Mohune (Jon Whiteley) arrives at his ancestral estate, now owned by the dashing, and mysterious Jeremy Fox (Stewart Granger). Out of love for the boy's mother, but against his better judgment, Fox grudgingly allows John to stay. He soon becomes attached to the boy, but his devotion is tested when John discovers a hidden smugglers' lair beneath the village graveyard and learns a shocking secret that could cost both him and Fox their lives.
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Synopsis: The rivers are wide and rapid. The desert is vast and unforgiving. And when the trail turns craggy, men use pickaxes to dig grooves for the wagon wheels. Mother Nature can be overcome, but human nature remains deadly and unpredictable: Outlaws are using the Mormon wagon train as a hideout from a pursuing posse.
John Ford's Wagon Master is one of the legendary filmmaker's personal favorites, a visually stirring celebration of Western will and cooperation set to the soundtrack crooning of the Sons of the Pioneers. Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond (who would later lead TV's Wagon Train) and other familiar Ford stock company players take the reins in this glorious paean to the pioneer spirit. "Wagons west!"
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Synopsis: In Season Two of Riverdale, tensions between the Northside and Southside were at an all-time high, and a civil war seemed imminent. A riot brought out the worst (and best) of Riverdale and its citizens and culminated in the shocking arrest of Archie Andrews (KJ Apa). In Season Three, It's the start of junior year, and the gang is forced to think about something new - the future. But with Hiram Lodge (Mark Consuelos) now in control of the Southside, Archie on trial for murder and long-buried secrets threatening to divide and conquer Archie, Veronica (Camila Mendes), Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Jughead (Cole Sprouse), fans can expect Riverdale to continue its bold, subversive take on the surreality of small-town life.
This season is dedicated to the memory of the much-missed Luke Perry, who played Fred Andrews, Archie's dad.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Jetsons
Synopsis: "Meet George Jetson ... Jane, his wife ... daughter Judy ... his boy Elroy ..." The catchy tune of The Jetsons ideally captures the lighthearted essence of the show, a futuristic counterpoint to The Flintstones that reflected the space-age optimism of the times. The Jetsons were the very first family, animated or not, to have a big-screen home entertainment system decades before it became a reality. They also had flying cars, floating cities and androids, all commonplace scenery of today's most popular sci-fi blockbusters. Now this beloved series teletransports in High Definition, meticulously remastered for Blu-ray. This 3-disc set contains all 24 hilarious original episodes as first broadcast in prime-time on the ABC television network during the 1962-63 season.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTERS
- Audio Commentary by Janet Waldo on Rosie the Robot and A Date with Jet Screamer
- Nuclear Family Album: Character Bios
- Rosie the Robotic Maid: A Tribute
- Featurettes:
- "The Jetsons: The Family of the Future"
- "Space Age Gadgets"
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
- Running Time 629:00 minutes/three-disc set
Synopsis: From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Wizard of Oz, many classic tales through the centuries wouldn't be half as exciting without the devious doings of a witch. Now add another to the venerable tradition of stories that deliver family fun every witch way, a collaboration combining the effects wizardry of executive producer Jim Henson and the imagination of Willy Wonka creator Roald Dahl.
Academy Award® winner* Anjelica Huston won the Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics Best Actress awards for her marvelous work as the Grand High Witch in this enchanting fable directed by Nicolas Roeg. Jasen Fisher plays Luke, the 9-year-old boy who must foil the plans of a society of witches to turn the world's children into mice. It won't be easy: They've already transformed him into one! But some big, bad witches may be no match for the resourcefulness of a single tiny rodent.
Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTER
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and extend the hand of friendship. Our planet's resources are just what these aliens need to survive. And for its future survival, unsuspecting humankind will need… a miracle! Kenneth Johnson's science-fiction spectacular V mixes dynamic special effects with cliffhanger thrills. As fascist rule enslaves the globe, freedom fighters battle to save our species. Marc Singer heads an epic-sized cast of human defenders and — behind sleek uniforms and benevolent behavior — reptilian invaders. For unparalled extraterrestrial excitement, the invaders of V are unstoppable.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTER
- Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Kenneth Johnson
- Behind-the-Scenes Documentary
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: While movie fans were abuzz over who might play Scarlett O'Hara in the upcoming Gone with the Wind, Bette Davis got another Southern-belle role – and gave a fiery performance that won the 1938 Best Actress Academy Award®. Davis plays Julie, a New Orleans beauty whose constant attempts to goad fiancé Pres Dillard (Henry Fonda) to jealousy backfire. Angry and disgraced, Pres breaks their engagement and leaves town. Julie endures a year of remorse until Pres comes home – married. Then her vengeance explodes.
Jezebel is also noted for its sumptuous sets and costumes, Fay Bainter's Oscar®-winning* performance and William Wyler's vivid direction, highlighted by a horrifying re-creation of a yellow fever epidemic. But the film's greatest strength is Davis, whose titanic talent has never been better displayed than in Jezebel.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTER
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Jeanine Basinger
- Featurette "Jezebel: Legend of the South"
- Vintage Musical Short "Melody Masters: Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra"
- Classic Cartoon "Daffy Duck in Hollywood"
- Rarely-seen promo-teaser "Ramblin 'Round the Hollywood Studio with the Candid Cameraman"
- Theatrical Reissue trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: Adventure and intrigue await all ye who venture into the small and sinister village of Moonfleet on the windswept moors of Dorsetshire. Particularly as directed by master-of-menace Fritz Lang, this colorful tale of a young boy's experiences among some really bad companions enthralls in the tradition of Kidnapped and Treasure Island.
Here, young John Mohune (Jon Whiteley) arrives at his ancestral estate, now owned by the dashing, and mysterious Jeremy Fox (Stewart Granger). Out of love for the boy's mother, but against his better judgment, Fox grudgingly allows John to stay. He soon becomes attached to the boy, but his devotion is tested when John discovers a hidden smugglers' lair beneath the village graveyard and learns a shocking secret that could cost both him and Fox their lives.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTER
- Theatrical trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: The rivers are wide and rapid. The desert is vast and unforgiving. And when the trail turns craggy, men use pickaxes to dig grooves for the wagon wheels. Mother Nature can be overcome, but human nature remains deadly and unpredictable: Outlaws are using the Mormon wagon train as a hideout from a pursuing posse.
John Ford's Wagon Master is one of the legendary filmmaker's personal favorites, a visually stirring celebration of Western will and cooperation set to the soundtrack crooning of the Sons of the Pioneers. Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond (who would later lead TV's Wagon Train) and other familiar Ford stock company players take the reins in this glorious paean to the pioneer spirit. "Wagons west!"
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTER
- Audio Commentary by Harry Carey, Jr. and Peter Bogdanovich with archival contributions by John Ford
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: In Season Two of Riverdale, tensions between the Northside and Southside were at an all-time high, and a civil war seemed imminent. A riot brought out the worst (and best) of Riverdale and its citizens and culminated in the shocking arrest of Archie Andrews (KJ Apa). In Season Three, It's the start of junior year, and the gang is forced to think about something new - the future. But with Hiram Lodge (Mark Consuelos) now in control of the Southside, Archie on trial for murder and long-buried secrets threatening to divide and conquer Archie, Veronica (Camila Mendes), Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Jughead (Cole Sprouse), fans can expect Riverdale to continue its bold, subversive take on the surreality of small-town life.
This season is dedicated to the memory of the much-missed Luke Perry, who played Fred Andrews, Archie's dad.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Riverdale: 2018 Comic Con Panel
- Animal Instincts: Archie and The Pit featurette
- Optional English SDH subtitles