Warner to Bow 'That's Entertainment' Collection on HD DVD, Blu-ray

[TJ Weissel]

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Fans of Hollywood's classic musicals will soon have some high-def eye candy of their own, as Warner has announced the dual-format release of a feature-packed 'That's Entertainment' collection for November.


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Although the three-volume set has been rumored for weeks now, this morning Warner officially announced 'That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection' for release on both Blu-ray and HD DVD November 13. Billed as a three-disc giftset, the collection will include all three films in the musical anthology series -- 'That’s Entertainment!,' 'That’s Entertainment, Part 2' and 'That’s Entertainment! III.'

Warner is also promising more than five hours of extras, including three documentaries, premiere night coverage, TV specials, making-of featurettes, an extensive video jukebox of musical outtakes from classic films, and more. Tech specs were incomplete at press time, but all three films are expected to include 1080p video and Dolby TrueHD audio.

Warner has announced an MSRP of $79.98 for the complete set. The studio has not announced any plans for standalone releases of the three individual 'That's Entertainment' films.

As always, you'll find updated disc details for the both editions of 'That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule (http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/releasedates.html) and HD DVD Release Schedule (http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/releasedates.html), where they are indexed under November 13.


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[TJ Weissel]

Update:



Devotees of MGM's classic movie musicals will have to wait four more weeks for 'That's Entertainment: The Complete Collection' to hit Blu-ray and HD DVD, but the set's just-confirmed specs promise to make the delay one worth waiting.


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As we've previously reported, back in early September, Warner announced a November 20 next-gen bow (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Warner_to_Bow_Thats_Entertainment_Collection_on_HD _DVD,_Blu-ray/973) for 'That's Entertainment: The Complete Collection,' which compiles all three 'That's Entertainment' films in a single high-def box set. Now, however, it seems fans will have to keep their dancing shoes on ice just wee bit longer, with the studio confirming a month-long delay for the set, which is now due for Blu-ray and HD DVD release on December 18th.

The good news is that final specs for the three-disc set reveal a bounty of bonus features. In addition to new introductions for each film from noted film historian Robert Osborne, extras include two documentaries ("“The Masters Behind The Musicals" and "That’s Entertainment! III Behind the Screen"), the "That’s Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM" and "Mike Douglas Show" TV specials, an additional "Just One More Time" featurette, archival and premiere footage, the "Lion Roars Again" cartoon short, and an "MGM Outtake Jukebox" which includes an impressive array of rarely-seen deleted musical numbers from the cutting-room floor.

Tech specs include new remasters of each film in 1080p/VC-1 video and dual Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio tracks.

List price for this fully stuffed collection is $59.98 apiece for the Blu-ray and HD DVD.
As always, you'll find complete disc details for 'That's Entertainment! The Complete Collection' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule (http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/releasedates.html) and HD DVD Release Schedule (http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/releasedates.html), where it is indexed under its new date of December 18, 2007.Bron (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Warner_to_Bow_Thats_Entertainment_Collection_on_HD _DVD,_Blu-ray/973)