Warner Archive Announces January Releases
HomeWarner Archive Announces January Releases
Posted December 17, 2019 05:53 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has announced that it will add six new titles to its Blu-ray catalog in January: Underwater! (1955), Penelope (1966), Two on a Guillotine (1965), Cimarron (1960), Big Little Lies: The Complete Second Season (2019), and Ballers: The Complete Fifth Season (2019).
Underwater!
Synopsis: From masterful director John Sturges (BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, THE GREAT ESCAPE) comes this RKO romantic action adventure set in the exotic world of the Caribbean! Hollywood beauty Jane Russell is Theresa, girlfriend of ship operator Johnny (Richard Egan), who teams up with perennial rainbow chaser Dominic (Gilbert Roland). They hunt for fabled treasure lost in an old Spanish galleon off the Cuban coast. Amid the threat of rapacious sharks and the hazards of underwater salvaging, the adventurers work against time. They must raise the gold from its ghostly grave before the rotting old ship's hull slips off the ledge where it has rested for centuries. If that weren't enough, the group must also outwit a local pirate. This thriller is photographed in Technicolor® in a beautiful setting of lush tropical ports and unfathomable undersea locations, now restored to its original Superscope glory!
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Synopsis: Can armed robbery save a marriage? This comedy starring Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Dick Shawn and Jonathan Winters debates this and other questions about modern relationships. Penelope (Wood) marries James Elcott (Ian Bannen) after a very brief courtship, and as his star rises in the banking business, he spends less and less time with her. Penelope devises what she thinks is a good plan to get James' attention – disguising herself as an old lady and robbing his bank. Unfortunately, the robbery is successful, and now Penelope has bigger problems on her hands. Adding extra fizz to this effervescent caper comedy is buoyant and joyful music from John Williams' early days as a film composer. Williams demonstrates his skills with pop and jazz in a score that includes the title tune, featuring lyrics by Leslie Bricusse (Victor/Victoria, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory).
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Synopsis: Twenty years ago, a little accident with a guillotine trick left magician Duke Duquesne's wife/on-stage assistant without a head…and their baby daughter, Cassie, without a mother. Now, The Great Duquesne may have another trick up his sleeve. He dies, leaving Cassie a sizable inheritance if she spends seven nights in his spooky mansion. With a fearless young reporter by her side, Cassie braves terrors that could be the work of evil spirits. Or are they illusions dreamed up by Cassie's dear demented dad? Connie Stevens, Dean Jones (in his pre-The Love Bug days) and Cesar Romero star in a creepy horrorfest that offers scares, screams, a return of that guillotine and Max Steiner's (Gone with the Wind) penultimate score.
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Synopsis: April 22, 1889. Tens of thousands of hopeful homesteaders are poised at the Oklahoma border, waiting for the gunshots that will send them on a feverish dash to claim a share of two million acres free for the taking. The spectacular Oklahoma Land Rush is just one of many pivotal moments in this rousing saga based on the novel by Edna Ferber (Giant) and filmed for a 1931 release to Academy Award®-winning* effect as the recipient of Best Picture and two other Oscars®. Anthony Mann (Winchester '73, The Naked Spur) directs, and Glenn Ford, Maria Schell and Anne Baxter play central figures in this epic tale set where towns spring up, black gold rains, greed vies with goodness, and settlers sink roots into a land big enough to hold their dreams. Highlighted by a stirring musical score from the great Franz Waxman!
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Synopsis: Trouble returns to Monterey, CA. As relationships unravel, loyalties erode, and the potential for emotional and bodily injury still looms large, the HBO© smash-hit series is back. In Season 2, the "Monterey Five" - Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata and Bonnie - look to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives - just as Perry's mother (MERYL STREEP) arrives looking for answers.
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Synopsis: For Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson), the stakes have never been higher. In the fifth and final season of the hit HBO® series, Spencer has settled into retirement as he looks back on his career...until an irresistible offer throws him back into the lion's den – this time as an NFL team owner.
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Underwater!
Synopsis: From masterful director John Sturges (BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, THE GREAT ESCAPE) comes this RKO romantic action adventure set in the exotic world of the Caribbean! Hollywood beauty Jane Russell is Theresa, girlfriend of ship operator Johnny (Richard Egan), who teams up with perennial rainbow chaser Dominic (Gilbert Roland). They hunt for fabled treasure lost in an old Spanish galleon off the Cuban coast. Amid the threat of rapacious sharks and the hazards of underwater salvaging, the adventurers work against time. They must raise the gold from its ghostly grave before the rotting old ship's hull slips off the ledge where it has rested for centuries. If that weren't enough, the group must also outwit a local pirate. This thriller is photographed in Technicolor® in a beautiful setting of lush tropical ports and unfathomable undersea locations, now restored to its original Superscope glory!
Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K MASTER FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: Can armed robbery save a marriage? This comedy starring Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Dick Shawn and Jonathan Winters debates this and other questions about modern relationships. Penelope (Wood) marries James Elcott (Ian Bannen) after a very brief courtship, and as his star rises in the banking business, he spends less and less time with her. Penelope devises what she thinks is a good plan to get James' attention – disguising herself as an old lady and robbing his bank. Unfortunately, the robbery is successful, and now Penelope has bigger problems on her hands. Adding extra fizz to this effervescent caper comedy is buoyant and joyful music from John Williams' early days as a film composer. Williams demonstrates his skills with pop and jazz in a score that includes the title tune, featuring lyrics by Leslie Bricusse (Victor/Victoria, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory).
Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K MASTER FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: Twenty years ago, a little accident with a guillotine trick left magician Duke Duquesne's wife/on-stage assistant without a head…and their baby daughter, Cassie, without a mother. Now, The Great Duquesne may have another trick up his sleeve. He dies, leaving Cassie a sizable inheritance if she spends seven nights in his spooky mansion. With a fearless young reporter by her side, Cassie braves terrors that could be the work of evil spirits. Or are they illusions dreamed up by Cassie's dear demented dad? Connie Stevens, Dean Jones (in his pre-The Love Bug days) and Cesar Romero star in a creepy horrorfest that offers scares, screams, a return of that guillotine and Max Steiner's (Gone with the Wind) penultimate score.
Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTER FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: April 22, 1889. Tens of thousands of hopeful homesteaders are poised at the Oklahoma border, waiting for the gunshots that will send them on a feverish dash to claim a share of two million acres free for the taking. The spectacular Oklahoma Land Rush is just one of many pivotal moments in this rousing saga based on the novel by Edna Ferber (Giant) and filmed for a 1931 release to Academy Award®-winning* effect as the recipient of Best Picture and two other Oscars®. Anthony Mann (Winchester '73, The Naked Spur) directs, and Glenn Ford, Maria Schell and Anne Baxter play central figures in this epic tale set where towns spring up, black gold rains, greed vies with goodness, and settlers sink roots into a land big enough to hold their dreams. Highlighted by a stirring musical score from the great Franz Waxman!
Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW MASTER
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: Trouble returns to Monterey, CA. As relationships unravel, loyalties erode, and the potential for emotional and bodily injury still looms large, the HBO© smash-hit series is back. In Season 2, the "Monterey Five" - Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata and Bonnie - look to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives - just as Perry's mother (MERYL STREEP) arrives looking for answers.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- The Lies Revealed: A Conversation with the Cast of Big Little Lies
- Optional English SDH and French subtitles
Synopsis: For Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson), the stakes have never been higher. In the fifth and final season of the hit HBO® series, Spencer has settled into retirement as he looks back on his career...until an irresistible offer throws him back into the lion's den – this time as an NFL team owner.
Technical Specs:
- Optional English SDH and French subtitles