Metropolis Video Store: May 2013

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Calling Dick Tracy....Part 1

Title: DICK TRACY (1990)

Manufacturer: Touchstone Home Video

Date: 1990

Title: DICK TRACY (1946 RKO)

Manufacturer: Madacy Video

Date: 1990

Title: DICK TRACY: Saga of a Crimefighter

Manufacturer: Burbank Video

Date: 1989

Friday, May 24, 2013

Kicking a Hornet's Nest...

Title: THE GREEN HORNET (Feature edit of 1939 Universal serial)

Manufacturer: Goodtimes Home Video

Date: 1990

Title: THE GREEN HORNET (1939 Universal Serial)

Manufacturer: Video Treasures

Date: 1993

Download for free at the Internet Archive

Title: THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES AGAIN (1940 Universal Serial)

Manufacturer: Video Treasures/ Anchor Bay

Date: 1997

Download for free at the Internet Archive

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Title: ARCHIE: RETURN TO RIVERDALE (1990)
(Alternate Title: Archie- To Riverdale and Back Again)

Manufacturer: New Concorde Home Video

Date: 1997

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (released on video as Archie: Return to Riverdale in the United States and Archie's Weekend Reunion in Australia) was a live-action television movie based on comic book characters published by Archie Comics. It was produced by DiC and premiered on NBC Sunday Night at the Movies in 1990.
The concept behind the movie was to combine the long-standing familiarity of Archie and the gang from the comics with adult issues. In this sense, it can be seen as being similar to other "updates" of family-friendly concepts for television such as The Bradys.

Title: JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS

Manufacturer: Universal Home Video

Date: 2001

One of my favorite films based upon a comic book property, simply because it's loads of fun and incredibly witty...

When released on VHS and DVD on November 20, 2001, a "Family-Friendly" PG-rated version was released as well: this version omitted a great deal of the profanity and sexual references.