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CLASSIC MUSICALS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY
VOLUME 3
[December 10, 2007]
Warner Home Video has just announced a release date of April 8, 2008 for the latest edition in their "Classic Musicals" DVD boxed sets. The only Garland musical this time around is Judy's first feature for MGM: Broadway Melody of 1938.
This new set will include the following DVDs:
Hit The Deck (1955)
Kismet (1955)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Double Feature: Broadway Melody of 1936 (1936)/ Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
Double Feature: Born to
Dance(1936)/Lady Be Good (1941)
Double Feature: Nancy Goes To Rio (1950)/Two
Weeks With Love (1950).
As usual, there are a lot of bonus features. For Garland fans, the Broadway Melody disc includes the audio-only outtakes of "Yours and Mine", "Your Broadway and My Broadway", "Sun Showers" (these can be heard on the 1996 Rhino 2-CD set "Judy Garland Collector's Gems from the M-G-M Films"); plus Judy's rehearsal/test recording of "Feelin' Like A Million".
Retail prices are:
Collection:$69.92
Individual titles: $19.97
2-Disc Double Features:
$24.98
Warner Home Video hasn't released any cover art yet.
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE WHV PRESS RELEASE
(thanks to Dan & Home Theater Forum)
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JUDY
GARLAND AT THE GROVE
set for CD release January 22, 2008
Image: Cover to the original 1959 album.
News has been leaked that DRG will indeed
released the "complete"" Judy Garland At The
Grove" on CD (for the first time!) on January 22, 2008.
"Judy Garland At The Grove" was the first official
live Garland album ever released. It was recorded August
5, 1958 during Judy's final performance of her run at
the Coconut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles,
CA - with Freddy Martin and his Orchestra. By this last
night,
Judy's
voice
was
suffering
severe
fatigue - but she's still wonderful! If Capitol had recorded
the opening night's performance on July 23, 1958 it would
have made for a better representation of Judy's appearance
at the Grove, which garnered rave reviews.
Two tracks not included on the LP ("Day In, Day Out" and "I Can't
Give You Anything But Love") were included in Capitol's 1991 boxed set "The
One And Only" as was the complete version of "When You're Smiling" (The
LP version was edited because Judy's microphone
picked up feedback halfway through her performance - this was rectified with
modern technology).
[CORRECTION: It's actually the "Overture" that
is incomplete on the original LP - "When You're Smiling" is complete
on the LP, the liner notes on "The
One And Only" are incorrect.]
Five tracks were included in the the 2002 compilation "Classic
Judy Garland - The Capitol Years: 1955 - 1965" ("Day In, Day Out"; "I
Can't Give You Anything But Love"; "Purple People Eater", "When
The Sun Comes Out"; and the previously unreleased "Do It Again").
Cover art and complete track listing coming soon!
Click here to pre-order from Amazon
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IN STORES TODAY!! (September 25, 2007)
Image: Scan of the full-page ad from the current
(dated October 1, 2007) issue of "People" Magazine.
All photos & artwork © 2007
Warner Home Video
CLICK HERE to purchase from Amazon.com
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THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! BOX ART RELEASED BY WARNER
HOME VIDEO
Go to the following DVD pages for detailed
cover art images: HD-DVD | Blu-Ray
Set for release on November 13, 2007
For more Warner Home Video HD & Blu-Ray news, go
to: www.wbhidef.com
All photos & artwork © 2007
Warner Home Video
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[September 18, 2007] This just in from the folks at Frémeaux & Associés:
Frémeaux & Associés is proud to announce the worldwide release of the 2-CD anthology Judy Garland: Classiques & Inédits 1929-1956 [Judy Garland: Classic and Previously Unreleased Recordings 1929-1956] now scheduled for May 2008. Authored by Lawrence Schulman , who contributes the liner notes in French and English, and under the artistic direction of Benjamin Goldenstein , the box set includes 40 studio and radio recordings, 25 of which have never before been issued, as well as a brochure of over 40 pages that includes numerous rare photos and a detailed discography. Culled from archives from around the world, transferred in New York by renowned engineer Jon M. Samuels and remastered in Paris by Art & Son Studio, the set will be available at French retailers and the Frémeaux & Associés website (http://fremeaux.com/).
As soon as a track listing and cover art are released, we'll post them here! This looks to be a really exciting release, especially the 25 new-to-CD performances!
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THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! & WIZARD OF OZ HD & BLU-RAY ANNOUNCED
There has been some recent activity on the Garland (and other) discussion groups about an announcement made over at The Digital Bits website (www.thedigitalbits.com - scroll down just past Harry Potter), of upcoming HD and Blu-Ray DVDs coming from Warner Home Video in the next year. That's Entertainment! (gift set and separate films) and The Wizard Of Oz are listed. John Fricke, who is usually involved in these Warner Home Video projects, responded with: "Despite that specific announcement, I don't think OZ actually will be
released in the new configuration until 2009....".
Meanwhile, Max Preeo has announced that the That's Entertainment "collection" is
set for HD & Blu-Ray release on November 11 of this year
[NOTE: Warner Home Video has announced the release date at
November 13th]. If so, this will be the first appearance
of Garland on HD & Blu-Ray.
Though technically not "Judy
Garland films", the That's Entertainment! series
heavily feature Garland in all three installments, and in
the bevy of extras that are sure to be included.
It will be wonderful to see these films in HD & Blu-Ray. I can't think of a better way to get people excited about the MGM Musicals in the High-Def format than to show these films. Of course, we all know that Oz will look amazing - something to definitely look forward to in 2009 - or hopefully earlier!!
As soon as we hear anything official from Warner Home Video, we'll keep you updated!!!
Also from The Digital Bits (dated 09-18-07):
Finally, though we hinted at it last week, Warner has officially announced the Blu-ray and HD-DVD release of That's Entertainment: The Complete Collection as a 3-disc set on 11/13 (SRP $79.98 each). All three films in the series will be included in full 1080p video, including That's Entertainment!, That's Entertainment, Part 2 and That's Entertainment! III. You'll also get 5 hours worth of bonus material, including 3 documentaries, premiere night coverage, salutes to the behind-the-camera talents, TV specials, making-of featurettes, an extensive video jukebox of rare musical outtakes from classic films and more. I know at least one person in NYC who's going to rush out and buy a high-def player just for this release. Good news indeed.
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JUDY ROOM ARCHIVE
There is a new "section" here in The Judy Room: The
Judy Room Archive.
This new section details the history of The Judy Room
including previous homepages
and "sub-pages"
going all the way back to 1999. Plus, the original "Judy
Room Tour" is back, and expanded with more scans
of the original "room".
It's a fun trip down "memory lane", and something that
I hope to add more to as I go through the old files and
images.
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JUDY GARLAND GREATEST HITS - LIVE
New Savoy Jazz CD scheduled for release August 21, 2007
No image yet, but the track listing has been released (see
below). Another nice compilation of Judy's TV series
performances.
Note: Over at the Savoy Jazz site, there is a nice link to
the Diet Coke commercial utilizing part of Judy's rendition
of
"What'll I Do": www.savoyjazz.com.
Track listing (Thank you Dan for providing the info):
JUDY GARLAND/GREATEST HITS "LIVE" will be
released in the US in August. As with GREAT
DAY! last
year, it will include a 12-page booklet, illustrated by a
number of previously unpublished photographs from the TV
series.
The tracks themselves comprise 29 different songs, and the
disc has a running time of 79 minutes. In addition to the
selected numbers, there are also a half-dozen or more
instances where Judy does spoken introductions to the
program. Although excerpted from around a dozen episodes
of the series, the songs in the "concert" have
been assembled
as if they were a show complete in itself.
The disc includes:
1. Overture (Orchestrated by Mort Lindsey) Show # 23:
Taped 2/21/64; telecast 3/8/64
2. I Feel A Song Comin' On (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy
Fields, George Oppenheimer)
Show # 23: Taped
2/21/64; telecast 3/8/64
3. Just in Time (Jule Styne/Betty Comden & Adolph Green)
Show # 9: Taped 10/4/63; telecast 10/6/63
4. Judy's Olio (Arranged by Roger Edens) Show # 9: Taped
10/4/63; telecast 10/6/63
You Made Me Love You (James V. Monaco/Joseph
McCarthy)
For Me and My Gal (George W. Meyer/Edgar Leslie& Ray Goetz)
The Trolley Song (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
5. Smile (Charles Chaplin/John Turner & Geoffrey Parsons)
Show # 21: Taped 1/31/64; telecast 2/16/64
6. Be A Clown (Cole Porter) Show # 23: Taped 2/21/64;
telecast 3/8/64
7. The Boy Next Door (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane) Show
# 23: Taped 2/21/64; telecast 3/8/64
8. Carolina in the Morning (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
Show # 26: Taped 3/13/64; telecast 3/29/64
9. On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe (Harry
Warren/Johnny Mercer)
Show # 23: Taped 2/21/64; telecast
3/8/64
10. What'll I Do? (Irving Berlin) Show # 19: Taped 1/17/64;
telecast 2/2/64
11. Get Happy (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler) Show #
25: Taped 3/6/64; telecast 3/22/64
12. Swanee (George Gershwin/Irving Caesar) Show # 22:
Taped 2/14/64; telecast 2/23/64
13. Happiness is A Thing Called Joe (Harold Arlen/E. Y.
Harburg) Show # 20: Taped 1/24/64; telecast 2/9/64
14. A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow (Traditional/ arr. by
Roger Edens) Show # 16: Taped 12/13/63;
telecast 1/12/64
15. After You've Gone (Turner Layton & Henry Creamer)
Show # 21: Taped 1/31/64; telecast 2/16/64
16. Judy at The Palace (Roger Edens) Show # 22: Taped
2/14/64; telecast 2/23/64
Shine On, Harvest Moon (Jack Norworth& Nora Bayes)
Some of These Days (Shelton Brooks)
My Man (Maurice Yvain/Channing Pollock)
I Don't Care (Harry O. Sutton/Jean Lenox)
17. Chicago (Fred Fisher) Show # 24: Taped 2/28/64; telecast
3/15/64
18. The Man That Got Away (Harold Arlen/Ira Gershwin)
Show # 4: Taped 7/23/63; telecast 10/13/63
19. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody (Jean
Schwartz/Sam Lewis & Joe Young)
Show # 20: Taped
1/24/64; telecast 2/9/64
20. Liza (George Gershwin/Gus Kahn & Ira Gershwin)
Show # 20: Taped 1/24/64; telecast 2/9/64
21. I'm Nobody's Baby (Milton Ager, Benny Davis/Lester
Santly) Show # 23: Taped 2/21/64; telecast 3/8/64
22. San Francisco (Bronislau Kaper & Walter Jurmann/Gus
Kahn) Show # 6: Taped 9/13/63; telecast 10/27/63
23. A Couple of Swells (Irving Berlin) Show # 20: Taped
1/24/64; telecast 2/9/64
24. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg) Show #
15: Taped 12/6/63; telecast 12/22/63
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The
Mickey Rooney & Judy
Garland Collection: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
September 25, 2007
Click on both images for detailed pop-up windows.
All photos & artwork
in this section © 2007
Warner Home Video
Click here to purchase from Amazon.com
From Warner
Home Video:
The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection:
Ultimate Collector’s Edition | Loaded with Dazzling Extras
and Memorabilia From WHV September 25
 BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--On September 25, Warner Home
Video will “put on a show” like never before, celebrating
the incomparable talents of the legendary dynamic entertainment
duo, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. The
Mickey Rooney & Judy
Garland Collection: Ultimate Collector’s Edition features
Mickey and Judy spirits in the four “backyard musical”
extravaganzas that forever cemented their reputation
as one of Hollywood’s most beloved screen teams. The
M-G-M musical classics in this collection are the duo’s
most famous and successful teamings: Babes
in Arms, Babes
on Broadway, Strike Up
the Band and Girl Crazy. The films
will be sold as a complete set only, in beautiful keepsake
packaging, for $42.92 SRP.
From DVD
Times:
Warner Home Video have announced
the Region 1 DVD release of The
Mickey Rooney & Judy
Garland Collection: Ultimate Collector’s Edition on
25th September 2007. Warner celebrates the incomparable
talents of the legendary dynamic entertainment duo, Mickey
Rooney and Judy Garland with this new set which features
Mickey and Judy singing, dancing, clowning and lifting
spirits in the four “backyard musical’ extravaganzas
that forever cemented their reputation as one of Hollywood’s
most beloved screen teams. The M-G-M musical classics
in this collection, finally making their first appearance
on DVD, are the duo’s most famous and successful teamings: Babes
in Arms, Babes
on Broadway, Strike
Up the Band and Girl
Crazy.
This new five-disc DVD collection
also includes a separate Bonus Disc of special features,
with nearly three hours of essential viewing for Rooney & Garland
fans, including Private Screenings with Mickey
Rooney, an in-depth, deeply
personal interview hosted by TCM’s Robert Osborne, and
The Judy Garland Songbook,
an unprecedented collection of 21 Garland movie musical
numbers, both famous and rare, spanning nearly 20 years
of her amazing screen career, with all songs presented
in complete form. The bonus disc also features an extensive
Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland trailer
gallery.
Each movie
in the collection has a newly-filmed, exclusive introduction
by Mickey Rooney as well as vintage comedy shorts, cartoons
and radio promos. Memorabilia that no fan will be able
to resist rounds out the set with a portfolio of 20 collectible
rare behind-the-scenes photos and a collectable guide
to the set, featuring vintage memorabilia, promotional
advertisements, and other rarities, along with production
notes written by noted film historian John Fricke. Fricke
also provides commentary on two of the films. The
Mickey Rooney & Judy
Garland Ultimate Collector’s Edition will
be sold as a complete set only, in beautiful keepsake
packaging, for $49.92 SRP.
“Our 'Ultimate Collector's
Edition' line is reserved for the crown jewels of the
huge Warner library,” said George Feltenstein, WHV's
Senior Vice President Theatrical Catalog Marketing “As
we did for Fred & Ginger
fans last year, we’re delighted to be doing the same
for the timeless films Mickey and Judy made during M-G-M’s
‘golden age.’ We're especially thrilled that Mickey Rooney
was kind enough to film new introductions. It adds a
personal touch that makes this new collection all the
more meaningful.”
The Films
Babes
in Arms (1939)
Babes in Arms, is considered the quintessential Mickey
Rooney-Judy Garland musical. Freely adapted from the
1937 Rodgers and Hart Broadway hit of the same name,
it marked the producing debut of Arthur Freed, who
would go on to create some of the greatest musical
films in motion picture history. To direct the film,
Freed hired the legendary Busby Berkeley, who had recently
migrated from Warner Bros. to Metro, and Berkeley neatly
handled the film’s direction and choreography, with
the results being a total sensation. The film went
into production immediately after the completion (but
before the release of) The Wizard
of Oz (1939), and
Oz fans will be amused to find “The Wicked Witch of
the West” actress Margaret Hamilton, once again taking
on the role of screen villainess. The semi-autobiographical
plot features Rooney playing Mickey Moran, the talented
son of a vaudeville team, who rounds up all his fellow
child entertainers to stage a fund-raiser show to help
out his financially-strapped folks. Variety called
it “a topflight filmusical entertainment.”
Warner Home Video’s new DVD presents the home video
premiere of the film as originally released in 1939.
Previous video incarnations represented the film as it
was cut for reissue after the end of World War II, when
M-G-M removed a charming sequence featuring Mickey and
Judy impersonating Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
At the time, Metro felt the public would not want to
see the recently deceased F.D.R. parodied on film, but
unfortunately, the studio did not retain any film materials
from this deleted number, as it had been cut out of all
negatives and prints. Using a recently discovered collector’s
print as source material, the sequence “Roosevelt” sequence
(a/k/a “My Day”) has been permanently restored to the
film.
DVD Special Features:
* Introduction by Mickey Rooney
* Commentary by historian John Fricke
* Vintage Our Gang short Duel Personalities
* Classic cartoon The Mad Maestro
* 1939 Newsreel with Mickey and Judy
* Audio-only bonuses:
"Leo Is On The Air" radio
promo
3 different radio shows
with Rooney and Garland
* Theatrical Trailer
Strike up the Band (1940)
Mickey plays Jimmy Connors, the leader of his high school
band hoping to compete in a nationwide radio contest.
Judy is his girlfriend and chief vocalist. Famed orchestra
leader Paul Whiteman appears in the film, which is
highlighted by a massive Busbv Berkeley production
number called “Do The La Conga” and Mickey shows off
his percussive skills in the “Drummer Boy” sequence.
The film also features the Oscar-nominated song “Our
Love Affair” and a rousing finale with the Gershwins’
title tune.
DVD Special Features:
* Introduction by Mickey Rooney
* Pete Smith specialty comedy short Wedding Bills
* Classic cartoon Romeo in Rhythm
* “Do the La Conga” stereo remix version
* Audio-only bonuses:
Leo
Is on the Air radio
promo
"Millions for Defense"
radio special with Mickey and Judy
Additional radio show with
Rooney and Garland
* Theatrical Trailer
Babes on Broadway (1941)
This musical treat showcases the teenage duo’s talents
as they come up with the idea to produce a show to
send orphaned children on a country holiday, as well
as to promote their beginning careers. The film gave
Mickey and Judy the opportunity to introduce the now-famous
ballad “How About You’, as well as Mickey’s unforgettable
impersonation of Carmen Miranda. The film ends with
a massive Busby Berkeley production extravaganza, which
was one of the highlights of M-G-M’s hit musical compilation
That’s Entertainment! in 1974.
DVD Special Features:
* Introduction by Mickey Rooney
* Pete Smith Specialty comedy short How to Hold Your
Husband Back
* Classic cartoon Dance of the Weed
* Audio-only bonuses:
Two
Leo Is on the Air Radio
Promos
Radio Show Adaptation of
"Merton of the Movies" with Rooney and Garland
Chin
Up! Cheerio! Carry On Song Demo performed by composer Burton Lane
* Theatrical Trailer
Girl Crazy (1943)
George and Ira Gershwin’s 1930 Broadway hit served as
the basis for Mickey and Judy’s last starring picture
together. The tunes are sublime -- "Embraceable
You," "Fascinating Rhythm," “Bidin’
My Time,” and a beautiful Garland solo on "But
Not for Me." The plot has rich playboy Rooney,
sent away to an all-male college out West as a way
of keeping him in check, and the only gal in town is
Judy, the granddaughter of the school's dean. Busby
Berkeley staged the colossal dude-ranch finale to the
Gershwin standard, "I Got Rhythm”, with Mickey,
Judy, and a cast of hundreds, all accompanied by Tommy
Dorsey and His Orchestra. Look for a special appearance
by a very young June Allyson singing “Treat Me Rough.”
DVD
Special Features:
* Introduction by Mickey Rooney
* Commentary by historian John Fricke
* Vintage short Hollywood Daredevils
* Classic cartoon The Early Bird Dood It
* "I Got Rhythm" stereo remix version
* Audio-only bonus: "Bronco Busters" Outtake
* Theatrical Trailer
The Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland Collection- Bonus
Disc
* Private Screenings with Mickey
Rooney - 1996 TCM special hosted by Robert Osborne
* The Judy Garland Songbook- A superb collection of 21
complete, magical Judy Garland musical
numbers spanning
her many films from 1936-1954
* Mickey and Judy Trailer Gallery
Thank you to Derek and "gethappyConor" for providing
info and link!
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JUDY
GARLAND FESTIVAL
It's probably not big
news, but here is a handy link with a run-down of
all of the events and the upcoming Judy Garland Festival
in Grand Rapids next week (June 8-10, 2007):
http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20070523/AQW01523052007-1.html
Note: It has been brought
to my attention that how
I worded the above could be mis-interpreted.
What I meant by it not being "big news" is that
it's really not "news" at this point, as the festival
has been planned for quite some time and the information
has been out for quite a while. Having been on vacation for
a week, and away from the Internet completely, I recently
saw this nice run-down of the the events and thought I'd
post an easy link here. That's all. I certainly did not intend
any disrespect to the event or its organizers. My apologies
if anyone was under that impression. :)
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Judy's Ziegfeld
Girl hat goes up for auction.
 [UPDATE:
The winning bid for this item was $1,100]
From the folks
at Bonhams & Butterfields:
(Click on the link above and do a search for "Judy Garland"
to see the other Garland related items up for auction)
LOT 1027
A Judy Garland hat from "Ziegfeld Girl"
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941. A cute majorette-style hat
made of beige silk with a red cotton top portion and
a gold-painted suede visor; adorned with a beaded and
sequined treble staff on front and plumage on top; an
attached elastic chin strap appears to have a lipstick
stains on it. Worn by an eighteen year-old Garland as
she portrayed Susan Gallagher in this musical that also
starred James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, and
Eve Arden. (Additionally, Garland wears this hat in the
1942 MGM short titled "We Must Have Music.")
Included is a black and white photograph of Garland wearing
this hat.
Height including feathers; 18in
$800-1,000
The current consignor purchased this piece
at the now-famous 1970 MGM auction.
Auction date: June 4, 2007 @ 10:00am
[This is the hat that Judy wears in the
deleted "We Must Have Music" number. A portion
of the song can briefly be seen, as noted above, in the
MGM musical short We Must Have Music (1942).
Below, a publicity photo of Judy in costume for the deleted
number.]
Be sure to
visit The Judy Room Ziegfeld
Girl section to learn
more about the film.
 
Obviously, "Cinelandia" magazine got the colors
right!
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May 11, 2007
Meet Me In St. Louis & A Star Is Born sections down
Please note that until further notice, the Meet
Me In St. Louis and A Star Is Born sections
here in The Judy Room have been taken
down. Please see The
Judy Room Blog for an explanation [May 10th post].
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Pigskin
Parade Ad
As featured in the May 18, 2007 issue of "Entertainment
Weekly".
Click on the image to see the entire ad. |
More
artwork for the "Classic Musicals Volume 2" DVD
set
Warner Home Video has released
the "back cover
art" for the upcoming box set "Classic Musicals
from The Dream Factory Volume 2". Click on the
image at right for details.
Click here to
see the cover art for the set and the separate DVDs.
Purchase
from Amazon.com
All images © 2007 Warner Home Video
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NEW
DVD
NOTE: Originally set for release
on May 15th, the release of this DVD/CD combo has been
delayed. Amazon has posted that the estimated delivery
date is now "June
11, 2007 - June 25, 2007".
This set looks to probably feature performances
from either Judy's TV series, or perhaps some of
her pre-series TV specials. There is no information
over at the makers site: Braun
Media. Nor is there any information on Amazon
or DVD Universe. However, you can purchase this
along with the May 22nd release of Pigskin
Parade for a reduced price. Here's the
link: Amazon.com -
or click on the image above.
Big thanks to Rich for the following information:
http://www.chumbo.com/info.aspx?id=403132
DVD:
1. Chicago
2. If Love Were All
3. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
4. Almost Like Being In Love
5. This Can't Be Love
6. That's Entertainment
7. A Couple Of Swells
8. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
9. Stormy Weather
10. Swanee
11. Who Cares
12. Ol' Man River
13. The Man That Got Away
14. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
15. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
16. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic
17. Come Rain Or Come Shine
CD:
1. Chicago
2. If Love Were All
3. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
4. Almost Like Being In Love
5. This Can't Be Love
6. That's Entertainment
7. A Couple Of Swells
8. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
9. Stormy Weather
10. Swanee
11. Who Cares
12. Ol' Man River
13. The Man That Got Away
14. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
15. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
16. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic
17. Come Rain Or Come Shine
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Pigskin Parade DVD
Cover Art
From FoxStore.com comes
the details of the DVD extras for Pigskin Parade.
And the cover art (seen above):
- Full-frame Feature
- "Making the Team: The Talent of Pigskin Parade"
- Remembering Judy: Lorna Luft On Judy Garland
- Meet the Coach: Darryl F. Zanuck
- Restoration Comparison
- STILL GALLERIES:
- Advertising
- Studio Shots
- On the Field
- Campus Capers
Run Time: 93
Audio: Language: Dubbed & Subtitled: English, French, & Spanish
Close Captioned: Yes
Color: n/a
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PLEASE NOTE that the following are NOT
the official cover art for the upcoming boxed set.
As stated below, but still of some confusion to certain
folks out there, these are "faux sets"
created for FUN and FUN ONLY over at The
Judy Garland Message Board
and in no way are they affiliated
with Warner Home Video.
Mickey & Judy
"The Signature Collection"
[original
statement] Not really! This is actually a wonderful idea for
the artwork for the upcoming boxed set. It was made
by "alexinbelgium" as
part of a fun "contest" over at The
Judy Garland Message Board for DVD cover art ideas.
Alex also works his magic on most of those wonderful
album cover restorations for The
Judy Garland Online Discography.
I think you'll agree that even
though this is a "faux
cover", it certainly looks like something Warner
Home Video could use. I hope they're watching! [end
original statement]
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Warner Home Video Press Release:
(NOTE: The "Press Release" you see below is an
altered/edited version of Warner's original Press Release.
It was altered and edited by Max "Parson-Hopper" Preeo,
and originally posted on the Internet by him [in another
forum], prior to anyone else in the entire world. Thank
you Max for the clarification!)
Judy Garland, Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly Return in CLASSIC
MUSICALS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY VOL. 2
Get ready for toe-tapping, finger-snapping and tune-whistling
fun when Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory
Volume 2, a collection of seven newly-remastered
favorites from Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's Golden Era, arrives
July 24 from Warner Home Video.
The collection features the DVD debuts of The Pirate, That's
Dancing, and Words and Music along with two
new to DVD Double Feature discs: a pair of Mario Lanza/Kathryn
Grayson musicals -- That Midnight Kiss and The
Toast of New Orleans, and two Fred Astaire favorites
-- Royal Wedding and The Belle of New York.
Following last year's successful Volume
1 (It's Always Fair Weather, Summer
Stock, Three Little Words, Till
the Clouds Roll By, and Ziegfeld
Follies), this second spectacular collection of
the fabled studio's vintage musicals
features some of the most memorable numbers by the greatest
stars of the genre, top lined by the Hollywood musical's
golden trio of immortal legends -- Judy Garland, Fred Astaire
and Gene Kelly. Landmark numbers
include Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling and with a
coat rack, Gene Kelly 's "Be a Clown," and Judy
Garland belting out "Johnny One Note." The talents
of Mickey Rooney, Jane Powell, Lena Horne, Ray Bolger and
many more stars are also showcased.
Each feature film has been meticulously restored and remastered
from its original elements and complemented with new featurettes,
commentaries, rare outtake musical numbers, radio interviews,
audio only bonus outtakes and vintage cartoons. The titles
will be available individually for $19.97 SRP, the 2-disc
DVD of Royal Wedding/The Belle of New York and
2-disc set of That Midnight Kiss/The Toast of New Orleans will
sell for $24.98 SRP and the seven-disc collection will
sell for $59.92 SRP.
The Pirate (1948)
 A
treasure trove of fun awaits when a Caribbean beauty
(Judy Garland) with a mad crush on a legendary pirate
meets a vagabond actor (Gene Kelly) who poses as the
scoundrel. Vincente Minnelli, who was married to Garland
at the time, directs, bringing his uncanny skill with
color and design to this joyous romp set to Cole Porter
tunes. Mixing tremulous girlishness with hellcat hilarity,
Garland was never better as a comedienne. Parodying the
rakish style of Fairbanks and Barrymore, Kelly duels,
dupes and dances with buccaneer bravado. All by itself,
his "Be a Clown" (danced with the Nicholas
Brothers and reprised with Garland) is reason enough
to love the film.
DVD Special Features:
Commentary by historian John Fricke (Noted Garland biographer
Fricke details every aspect of this tempestuous production
as Garland, Kelly and Minnelli pushed the artistic limits
of the movie musicals to the breaking point)
New featurette The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
Oscar®-nominated Pete Smith Specialty 1948 MGM comedy
short You Can't Win
1947 MGM classic cartoon Cat Fishin'
Mack the Black stereo remix version
Audio-outtakes: "Love of My Life" and "Mack
the Black"
Roger Edens' guide tracks of "Be a Clown", "Manuela", "Nina",
"Voodoo" and "You Can Do No Wrong"
Promotional radio interviews with Gene Kelly for On
the Town and Judy Garland for The Pirate
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English (feature film only)
Words and Music (1948)
 Hart
wrote the lyrics. Rodgers wrote the music. Audiences
still applaud the results. Mickey Rooney (as Lorenz Hart)
and Tom Drake (as Richard Rodgers) team in a splashy
biopic of the songwriters behind Babes in Arms, Pal Joey
and more Broadway classics. In glossy Hollywood style,
the film plays loose with facts and lets the songs speak
for themselves. Judy Garland belts out
"Johnny One Note". Lena Horne delivers a haunting "Where
or When". Gene Kelly and Vera-Ellen lead a streetwise "Slaughter
on 10th Avenue ballet". Some 22 songs/specialties
and a baker's dozen of major stars are included within
the film.
DVD Special Features:
Commentary by historian Richard Barrios [Author and historian
Barrios provides fascinating insights into the genius
of Rodgers and Hart, one of the greatest songwriting
teams of the twentieth century, and why the studio failed
to bring the truth of Hart's story to the screen.]
New featurette A Life in Words and Music
Oscar-nominated Theatre of Life 1948 MGM short Going
to Blazes!
1948 MGM classic cartoon The Cat That Hated People
"Lover" and "You're Nearer" Outtakes
featuring Perry Como
Audio-only bonuses: Outtakes of "Falling in Love with
Love",
"I Feel at Home with You", "Manhattan" (alternate
version), "My Funny Valentine",
"My Heart Stood Still", "On Your Toes" (alternate
version) and "Way Out West On West End Avenue"
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English (feature film only)
Double Feature: That
Midnight Kiss (1949) and The Toast Of New
Orleans (1950)
The muscular tenor of Mario
Lanza combines with the bright coloratura of Kathryn
Grayson in two marvelous musicals. Lanza makes his
debut in That Midnight Kiss as a trucker
who travels the road to romance and musical
success. Pianist José Iturbi, who helped
popularize classical music on film, makes his final
movie appearance in this breezy treat. Next, big
voices conquer the Big Easy in The Toast of
New Orleans, with selections from
Verdi, Bizet, the popular "Be My Love" and
more. David Niven co-stars in this tale of a haughty
diva and the shrimp fisherman whose talent she
discovers.
DVD Special Features:
Disc One - That Midnight Kiss
Pete Smith Specialty 1949 MGM comedy short Sports Oddities
1949 MGM classic cartoon Senor Droopy
"One Love of Mine" outtake sequence with Lanza
and Grayson
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English (feature film only)
Disc Two - The Toast of New Orleans
2006 BBC documentary Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods
Vintage Fitzpatrick Traveltalk 1940 MGM shorts Modern
New Orleans and Old New Orleans
Theatrical trailer
Double Feature: Royal
Wedding (1951) and The Belle of New York (1952)
Fred Astaire slips on
his dancing shoes for two magical musicals. In roles
loosely based on Fred's career with his sister Adele,
he and Jane Powell play siblings whose London stage engagement
overlaps Princess Elizabeth's
Royal Wedding. Stanley Donen directs this delight which
features Astaire's famous dance with a hat rack, as
well as his famous dancing on the walls and ceiling
to the song "You're All The World To Me".
Lovely Jane Powell was
given her first "adult" role in this smash
hit, in which she introduced the Oscar-nominated Burton
Lane/Alan Jay Lerner hit "Too Late Now".
On the other side of the pond, Fred and Vera-Ellen
star in The Belle of New York. Loosely based
on a turn of the century stage play, this 1952 screen
treatment is a showcase for sensational songs by Harry
Warren and Johnny Mercer, and the incomparable talents
of the two stars, all under the inspired direction
of Charles Walters. Fred plays a playboy who sings
("I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man"). She's a charity
worker likelier to prefer a guy with his feet on the
ground until Fred dances her off her feet and into
the sky.
DVD Special Features:
Disc One - Royal Wedding
Private Screenings with Stanley Donen [2006 TCM special]
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane - A New Featurette
Car of Tomorrow [1951 MGM cartoon]
Droopy's Double Trouble [1951 MGM cartoon]
"Ev'ry Night at Seven" outtake with Peter Lawford
and Jane Powell
Fred Astaire and Jane Powell MGM Promotional Radio Interview
for Royal Wedding [audio only]
Theatrical trailer
Disc Two: The Belle of New York
Musiquiz [1952 MGM Pete Smith short]
Magical Maestro [1952 MGM Tex Avery cartoon]
"I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man" - Unused alternate
take
Theatrical trailer
That's Dancing! (1985)
Executive producer Gene Kelly hosts this extravagant
celebration of dance that features some of his greatest
screen work, as well as performances that range from
Baryshnikov to break dancing, Fred and Ginger to Shirley
Temple and Bojangles, and Busby Berkeley spectaculars
to Michael Jackson music videos. Written, produced, and
directed by Jack Haley Jr., who performed the same duties
creating the legendary That's Entertainment! in 1974, That's
Dancing! follows a similar structure. Kelly, joined
by co-hosts Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov
and Liza Minnelli, set the stage for clips from the peerless
M-G-M musicals, also featuring landmark moments of dance
on film from virtually every studio in the industry,
adding more fun and glorious surprises. This cinema anthology
spanning eight decades of dance has boundless energy,
unending artistry and "no shortage of showstoppers" (Entertainment
Weekly).
DVD Special Features:
Introduction by Gene Kelly and Jack Haley, Jr.
Invitation to Dance
The Search
The Cameras Roll
The Gathering
Theatrical trailer
Subtitles: English (feature film only)
Images coming soon!
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SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
BY END OF SUMMER 2007
From the Home
Theater Forum Live Chat with Warner Home Video (George
Feltenstein, SVP Catalog Marketing, Warner Home Video;
George Parker, Executive Director Catalog Marketing,
Warner Home Video; Ronnee Sass, VP Publicity and Promotions
Catalog Marketing, Warner Home Video)
Monday, February 26, 2007:
<DennisG [Home Theater Forum]> Is the Mickey Rooney/Judy
Garland box set still on track for this year?
<WARNER> Oh, boy is it!!!!!! We think you'll be very
pleased. We've added lots of special extra goodies! You'll
have it before the Summer is over.
Also of interest to musicals fans:
<WARNER> ...KISMET and PETE KELLY will be coming
next year (2008). Sorry, guys, but we program 2 years ahead.
Both will be restored and have 5.1.
HIT THE DECK is coming too, and other non-musical Scope/Stereo
epics! ...YES! BUSBY BERKELEY VOL. 2 will be out in 2008.
Thanks for supporting BUZZ!
MAME is coming. We were waiting to do it in Stereo, and
we found that it can't be achieved. So we are releasing
it very soon, but it will be, as it was in theaters, in
mono. We spent years trying to make it happen, and we couldn't,
so at least the film will be released, and it will look
and sound very good.
Big MGM Musical promo coming shortly....some great titles,
big surprises...and hope to have an Eleanor Powell set
done before the year's end. Lana maybe 2008. Nothing for
Hedley...ummm..I mean Hedy Lamarr at the moment.
Contrary to what false information you may have read elsewhere,
we have no plans to release the MacDonald/Eddy films anytime
soon. Serious film element issues requiring restoration
prevent our releasing them on a more expedited basis. We
want them to be beautiful and sound great when they finally
are released.
We'll give one tid bit.....ROYAL WEDDING is being rescued
from PUBLIC DOMAIN HELL ! YAY!
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DRG
Records has released cover art (above)
and track listing for the March 13, 2007 CD debut
of "The Letter"
CLICK
HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE
From the DRG
Records website:
For the very first time, in almost half a century, Judy
Garland’s classic recording The Letter finally is
brought to CD by DRG.
Description: From the pen of Gordon Jenkins, one of America's
favorite composers-arrangers-conductors comes an exciting
new showcase from the incomparable Miss Garland. She sang
and acted the major role in this thrilling new composition,
beautifully capturing each nuance of Mr. Jenkins' handsome
new score and dramatically interpreting this story of romance
and adventure in New York. Also supporting Miss Garland
were John Ireland as the narrator and the Ralph Brewster
Singers.
TRACK LISTING (updated 02-13-07):
Beautiful Trouble
Love in the Village
Charley's Blues
The Worst Kind of Man
That's All There Is, There Isn't Any More
Love in Central Park
The Red Balloon
The Fight
At the Stroke of Midnight
Come Back
BONUS TRACKS (Single Versions):
Beautiful Trouble (alternate vocal take and musical ending)
That's All There Is, There Isn't Any More
The Worst Kind of Man (alternate musical ending)
The Red Balloon (alternate vocal take and musical ending)
For detailed information about the album, go to The
Judy Garland Online Discography "The Letter" page.
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Judy sings "It's Love I'm After" in Pigskin
Parade (1936)
From
20th Century-Fox Video: Pigskin Parade on DVD May 22,
2007.
This was Judy's feature film debut, and the only time during
her tenure with MGM they would loan her to another studio.
Judy was only 14 when she made the film, and she steals
the show with her threes songs: "The Balboa", "The
Texas Tornado" and "It's Love I'm After".
No word yet on any extras. However on previous DVD releases,
Fox has been good about adding outtake footage and other
extras. Hopefully Judy's outtake pre-recording of "Hold
That Bulldog" will be included.
So far, only DVD
Empire has it available for preorder.
No cover art yet - we'll post it as soon as we see it.
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The
Judy Garland Online Discography has a new homepage!
The Judy
Garland Online Discography has a new homepage - made
to resemble a "vintage" album cover. The "banner
art" is also slightly different.
We've also started adding larger versions of album covers
to the pages, now that the bulk of the Discography is done
(we still are adding more records and CDs though!). Go
to The Discography Updates page
to see which covers are first out of the gate.
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As previously reported by
our friends over at our sister site The
Judy Garland Message Board (and I'm finally posting
here): On February 19, 2007 Capitol Records in England
is releasing a new 3-CD compilation of Judy's best recordings
for the label. Almost all of the tracks have been newly
remastered in 2006. 
Product Description from Amazon.com:
2007 Issued Digitally Remastered Triple CD Set and
the Most Comprehensive Collection Ever Released of the
Capitol Records Label Recordings (1955-64) from One of
the Greatest Singing Stars of Hollywood's Golden Era. The
Material is Drawn from all her Capitol Albums plus Hit
Singles, Live Recordings and Previously Unreleased Recordings
- all Mastered Using the Original Tapes at Capitol Studios
in La. The Accompanying Booklet Includes Extensive Sleeve
Notes as Well as Rare and Previously Unseen Photos from
Miss Garland's Personal Library.
Track listing and image from Play.com
(track in blue is making its
CD debut!):
Disc 1
1. This Is The Time Of The Evening/While We're Young (2006
Digital Remaster)
2. Judy's Olio Medley: You Made Me Love You/For Me And
My Gal/The Boy Next Door/The Trolley Song
(Medley) (2006 Digital
Remaster)
3. A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow (2006 Digital Remaster)
4. Carolina In The Morning (2006 Digital Remaster)
5. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody (2006 Digital
Remaster)
6. Danny Boy (2006 Digital Remaster)
7. Over The Rainbow (2006 Digital Remaster)
8. Come Rain Or Come Shine (2006 Digital Remaster)
9. Just Imagine (2006 Digital Remaster)
10. I Feel A Song Comin' On (2006 Digital Remaster)
11. Last Night When We Were Young (2006 Digital Remaster)
12. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries (2006 Digital Remaster)
13. April Showers (2006 Digital Remaster)
14. Maybe I'll Come Back (2006 Digital Remaster)
15. Dirty Hands, Dirty Face (2006 Digital Remaster)
16. Lucky Day (2006 Digital Remaster)
17. Memories Of You (2006 Digital Remaster)
18. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home (2006 Digital Remaster)
19. By Myself (2006 Digital Remaster)
20. Little Girl Blue (2006 Digital Remaster)
21. Me And My Shadow (2006 Digital Remaster)
22. Among My Souvenirs (2006 Digital Remaster)
23. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (2006 Digital Remaster)
Disc 2
1. I Get The Blues When It Rains (2006 Digital Remaster)
2. Mean To Me (2006 Digital Remaster)
3. Then You've Never Been Blue (2006 Digital Remaster)
4. How About Me? (2006 Digital Remaster)
5. Just A Memory (2006 Digital Remaster)
6. Blue Prelude (2006 Digital Remaster)
7. Happy New Year (2006 Digital Remaster)
8. It's Lovely To Be Back In London (2006 Digital Remaster)
9. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart (2006 Digital Remaster)
(Mono)
10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (2006 Digital Remaster)
11. This Is It (2006 Digital Remaster)
12. More Than You Know (2006 Digital Remaster)
13. I Am Loved (2006 Digital Remaster) (Mono)
14. I Concentrate On You (2006 Digital Remaster)
15. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (2006 Digital Remaster)
16. Do I Love You? (2006 Digital Remaster)
17. Do It Again (2006 Digital Remaster)
18. Day In - Day Out (2006 Digital Remaster)
19. After You've Gone (2006 Digital Remaster)
20. That's All There Is, There Isn't
Any More (2006 Digital Remaster)
21. That's Entertainment!
22. Who Cares (As Long As You Care For Me)(Live)
23. I've Confessed To The Breeze (I Love You)
24. If I Love Again
Disc 3
1. Yes
2. Puttin' On The Ritz (2006 Digital Remaster)
3. Old Devil Moon (2006 Digital Remaster)
4. Down With Love (2006 Digital Remaster)
5. Just You, Just Me (2006 Digital Remaster)
6. Alone Together (2006 Digital Remaster)
7. Stormy Weather (2006 Digital Remaster)
8. You Go To My Head (2006 Digital Remaster)
9. Judy At The Palace/Shine On Harvest Moon/ Some Of These
Days/My Man/I Don't Care (Medley)
(2006 Digital Remaster)
10. Over The Rainbow (Alternate Take) (2006
Digital Remaster)
[Assuming
this is an alternate from "The
London Sessions"]
11. The Man That Got Away (Live) (2006 Digital Remaster)
12. If Love Were All (Live) (2006 Digital Remaster)
13. Comes Once In A Lifetime (2006 Digital Remaster)
14. Sweet Danger (2006 Digital Remaster)
15. Just In Time; Live (2006 Digital Remaster)
16. It Never Was You (2006 Digital Remaster)
17. I Could Go On Singing (Till The Cows Come Home) (2006
Digital Remaster)
18. It's A Good Day (2006 Digital Remaster)
19. That's All (2006 Digital Remaster)
20. Some People (2006 Digital Remaster)
21. When The
Saints Go Marching In/Brotherhood Of Man (2006
Digital Remaster)
[from the famously
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