Not to be outdone, our friends at Via Vision’s Imprint Films down under have just this morning unveiled a pair of new Imprint Television Blu-ray releases which are due in January (street date 1/8/25) and they’re also classic American TV titles—Bewitched: Seasons 1 & 2 (1964-66) and I Dream of Jeannie: The Complete Series (1965-70). (Note that the latter has been available on Blu-ray here in the States from CBS since 2021, while Bewitched is due here on 2/4/25).
Bewitched is a 15-disc set that includes all 74 episodes from the show’s first two seasons, plus 5 new audio commentary tracks, the new Behind the Magic documentary, and legacy extras that include 3 featurettes (the 2-part The Magic Unveiled featurette and Bewitched, Bothered, and Be-Bloopered!).
Meanwhile, I Dream of Jeannie will be a 22-disc set that includes all 139 episodes, the option to view Season One episodes in the original B&W HD or colorized SD, an audio commentary with the cast on the first episode, the I Dream of Jeannie: Out of the Bottle featurette and the I Dream of Jeannie: Fifteen Years Later (1985) TV film.
Both titles will come in Imprint’s usual hardbox packaging, with a hardback book. You can pre-order them directly from the Imprint website here. And here are teaser trailers for each release...
And while we’re sharing trailers, here’s the new one for Warner’s 11/19 4K Ultra HD release of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959)—it looks fantastic! Enjoy the trailer and click here to pre-order the 4K on Amazon.
In other news today, Film Masters has just announced the 11/12 Blu-ray and DVD release of Roger Corman’s Night of the Blood Beast (1958), restored from a new 4K scan of a rare 35 mm print. The release also includes the bonus film Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959).
And Kino Lorber Studio Classics has also just set Lindsay Shonteff’s No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977), Steve Sekely’s Revenge of the Zombies (1943), and Bob Rafelson’s Mountains of the Moon (1989) for Blu-ray release on 11/26. On 11/19, look for Ray Austin’s 1,000 Convicts and a Woman (1971) and Elia Kazan’s The Visitors (1972) on Blu-ray as well.
We’ll leave you with a look at the cover art for I Love Lucy, Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie. Amazon links have been included if available...
Have a great weekend! Stay tuned...
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