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This Week’s Highlighted Releases:

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ hero has thrilled movie audiences since the days of the silent screen. Tarzan first swung from the trees in “Tarzan of the Apes” (1918) with the brawny Elmo Lincoln in the title role. With various Louisiana locations serving as a jungle backdrop, director Scott Sidney told the traditional tale of how the orphaned heir to the Greystoke fortune became lord of the jungle. Billed in the old adverts as “The most startling and unforgettable story ever written,” the plot involves a search for the missing Greystoke led by Dr. Porter (Thomas Jefferson), which finds Tarzan in the middle of a brutal vendetta. It appears Tarzan is out to avenge the killing of Kala, the ape who raised him. Soon everyone learns it is not wise to make Tarzan angry. “Tarzan of the Apes” also stars Enid Markey as Porter’s beautiful daughter, Jane, the woman Tarzan loves. As the early promos promised, “You NEVER Will See Another Production Like It!” This Blu-ray release includes the bonus feature, “The Adventures of Tarzan” (1928). Both features are newly restored by Film Masters … Warner Archive has put together two four-film collections on Blu-ray for release this week: “50s Sci-Fi 4 Film Collection” is a quartet of Sci-Fi thrillers from the 1950s. Allison Hayes is the big attraction in the original ATTACK OF THE 50 FT. WOMAN; Ray Harryhausen’s amazing special effects bring forth THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS; a frenzied invasion of giant ants are the protagonists in THEM!; astronauts returning from Mars get caught in a time-wap in WORLD WITHOUT END … “Greta Garbo 4 Film Collection” features four of Garbo’s most beloved classics: ANNA CHRISTIE (1930) Her first sound film, adapted from the great Eugene O’Neill play in two versions, both English and German; CAMILLE: Garbo stars with Robert Taylor in George Cukor’s timeless love story; NINOTCHKA: Garbo’s landmark romantic comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch; QUEEN CHRISTINA: which reunited Garbo with John Gilbert, directed by Rouben Mamoulian.

Buzzin’ the B’s:

“DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!” “Lost in Space” (1998) is a high-octane sci-fi adventure through time and space in which a family adrift in a distant universe must overcome adversity in the face of incredible odds. The year is 2058. With Earth on the brink of collapse, the Robinson family is chosen to lead a critical mission to colonize a distant planet aboard the Jupiter 2 spacecraft. But the mission is sabotaged by the traitorous Dr. Zachary Smith, and the ship veers off course and plunges through a rift in space-time, leaving the Robinsons stranded in an unknown universe. Now lost in a hostile alien galaxy, the family must trek through treacherous environments, battle deadly creatures, and avoid Smith’s unpredictable schemes. As tensions rise and survival becomes uncertain, their greatest challenge may be holding together as a family. “Lost in Space” is a thrilling tribute to the classic 1960s TV series with dazzling visual effects and an all-star cast including William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc, Heather Graham, and Gary Oldman as the nefarious Dr. Smith. Dive into the epic adventure of the Space Family Robinson, available for the first time on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in a stunning new restoration. 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director Stephen Hopkins.

From the Big Screen:

No Major Theatrical Releases This Week

All DVDs and Blu-rays are screened on a reference system consisting of an Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player w/SACD & DVD-Audio, a Rotel RSX-972 Surround Sound Receiver, and Phase Technology 1.1 (front), 33.1 (center), and 50 (rear) speakers, and Power 10 subwoofer.