Movie Irv Reviews Favorites from the Sony, MGM, and Warner Studios Vaults

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The last couple of months have been good to movie collectors, with studios opening up their vaults and giving fans access to some much-anticipated, little-seen, or truly strange offerings not seen on home video for a while. Let's check in with Movie Irv as he makes a few of his own favorite selections from their recent releases, including the eccentric 1987 comedy-drama Housekeeping from director Bill Forsyth (Local Hero), The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: 8-Movie Collection, and more!

Oh, but there's more. Might this be what you call burying the lead? Read on, fans of Jean Arthur:

Irv now gives you a sneak peek at the just-released Jean Arthur Comedy Collection:

 
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  • roger lynn

    great,,where is The Story Of Louis Pasteur,Farmers Daughter,Anthony Adverse..Coquette...they all won Oscars for acting get them out on dvd,,,how about some Doug McClures best films,,,THE KINGS PIRATE,THE LONGEST HUNDRED MILES both awesome films..

  • Bill Dunphy

    I fell in love with Jean Arthur as a boy in the 50's, watching her movies on Boston Movietime. My personal favorite is 1943's The Lady Takes a Chance, with a very young John Wayne.
    As for movies I am waiting to come out on dvd, No 1 on my list is 1941's The Sea Wolf. From a Jack London story, It stars Edward G.Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield,Alexander Knox, and Barry Fitzgerald in a very different persona. I first saw it as a Saturday matinee at the Adams Theartre in the early 50's, and can never forget the emotion I felt because of the utter cruelty of Robinsons portrayal of Wolf Larson. It is not a happy film, but it does take you for a powerful 2 hr. ride.

  • Gary Vidmar

    I just finished watching the Jean Arthur set and it's a terrific addition to any collection.

  • Jim

    I'm with Bill Dunphy. The Sea Wolf is long overdue. It is a great, fast-moving but highly involving story that allows the characters to use words with more than one syllable. Can you beat that!!

  • Louis Martinez

    "The Sea Wolf" is an excellent movie and I especially remember the scene between Edward G. Robinson and Alexander Knox at the end of the movie. Fool that I am I had it on vhs when I recorded it onto my dvr and I never put it on dvd when I purchased my dvd recorder. Now I don't know where it went to......no fool like an old fool.

  • Big Movie Fan

    Think Jean Arthur is definitely one of the great female leads, along with another personal favorite of mine, Greer Garson. As for actors, there are several I really enjoy, but I'd have to say my favorite is probably Erroll Flynn, who of course has a number of sets out.

  • ed

    speaking edward g robinson. when is hell on frisco bay with alan ladd as his costar and petet graves as his costar in 1954 black tuesday ever going to be shown or released on dvd. also love to see mickey rooney in don sigle's baby face nelson

  • Glenn

    I wish the Jean Arthur collection included The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), which rates 7.7 on IMDB. The Public Menace (1935) rates 6.9, Adventure in Manhattan (1936) 6.6, More Than a Secretary (1936) 6.5, and The Impatient Years (1944) 6.3. I remember seeing The Devil and Miss Jones on TV when I was a child and loved it.

    If studios are going to open up their vaults, why haven't they released The Uninvited (1944), I Married a Witch (1942), and Million Dollar Legs (1932)? Why did it take 14 years for the studios to release Island of Lost Souls (1932) and 13 years for The African Queen [Blu-ray] (1952) on DVD and Blu-ray?

  • Dar

    I wonder when - or if - the powers that be will ever release Irene Dunne's "Back Street" and "Showboat" or Myrna Loy in "When Women Meet". All three of these have been remade and the remakes are out on DVD. Why not the originals???

  • http://www.moviesunlimited.com George D. Allen

    Glenn, I waited a lonnnnnnnng time for that "Island of Lost Souls" release, too--the delay of which likewise mystified me. I did find this piece which lays out a little bit about the "whys" behind the long time it took for "The African Queen" to come out:
    http://www.military.com/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/dvd-review-african-queen

  • Jack Jones

    The Jean Arthur film I would like to see on DVD is History is Made at Night with Boyer.

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