Pop the champagne because Warner Archive is celebrating its 15th anniversary. On March 23rd, 2009 Warner Bros and AV Entertainment worked together to launch 150 classic titles never before available on DVD. By shifting to a model that required less physical product wasting away on store shelves, Warner Archive was able to take a chance on titles that catered more directly to true fans of film and television. When the label transitioned to releasing Blu-Ray discs in 2012, it cemented its place as one of the most essential labels in the home entertainment game.
Ask anyone who collects physical media and they will tell you that Warner Archive is perhaps the most consistent label when it comes to releasing quality transfers. Other labels may produce more glitzy packages with more special features, but pound for pound their Blu-Ray discs are the best in in terms of baseline restoration efforts that remain true to the source, first-rate encoding, and original audio. From Oscar winners like The Broadway Melody and The Great Ziegfeld to modern novelties such as Joe’s Apartment and Rover Dangerfield, every title is treated like the most important title in the world with the proper level of care.
Today, the collection totals nearly 4,000 titles including Blu-ray, 4K, TV box sets as well as DVDs – and more are on the way. This landmark anniversary is being celebrated with a ‘4 for $49’ promotion on over 400 Warner Blu-ray titles thanks to the good folks at MovieZyng. The sale is currently running and will end on March 28th, so be sure to act fast. You can check out the full slate of titles available during the sale here. With a nearly overwhelming amount of choices, GVN wanted to help guide you toward some of our favorite releases.
’80s & ’90s Favorites
- Cannery Row – Review
- Clara’s Heart – Review
- Doc Hollywood – Review
- Drop Dead Gorgeous – Review
- Fandango – Review
- The Hudsucker Proxy
- Joe Versus The Volcano
- Joe’s Apartment – Review
- Michael – Review
- Night Shift – Review
- One Crazy Summer – Review
- Pump Up The Volume – Review
- Quick Change – Review
- Reversal of Fortune – Review
- Selena – Review
- Tin Cup – Review
- The Witches – Review
Action/Adventure Favorites
- The Carey Treatment – Review
- Drunken Master II – Review
- Mr. Nice Guy – Review
- Showdown In Little Tokyo – Review
- Tarzan, The Ape Man – Review
Animated Favorites
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
- Cats Don’t Dance – Review
- Gay Purr-ee – Review
- Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear – Review
- Looney Tunes: Collector’s Choice, Volume 1 – Review
- Popeye, The Sailor – The 1940s, Volume 2 – Review
- Rover Dangerfield – Review
- Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1 – Review
Best Picture Nominees
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- The Broadway Melody – Review
- Cabaret
- Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
- Chariots of Fire
- Cimarron (1931) – Review
- Crossfire – Review
- Dodsworth – Review
- Driving Miss Daisy
- Father Of The Bride
- Gaslight
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) – Review
- The Great Ziegfeld – Review
- Ivanhoe – Review
- Jezebel
- King Solomon’s Mines – Review
- The Letter – Review
- Libeled Lady – Review
- The Life of Emile Zola – Review
- Little Women (1933) – Review
- Madame Curie – Review
- Mister Roberts – Review
- Rachel, Rachel – Review
- San Francisco – Review
- Sergeant York
- A Star Is Born (1937) – Review
- A Tale of Two Cities – Review
- The Thin Man
- A Touch of Class
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- The Yearling – Review
Comedy Favorites
- The Boy With The Green Hair – Review
- The Courtship of Eddie’s Father – Review
- Corvette Summer – Review
- A Day At The Races – Review
- The Frisco Kid – Review
- Holiday Affair – Review
- It Started With A Kiss – Review
- The Long, Long Trailer – Review
- The Loved One – Review
- A Night at the Opera – Review
- Penelope – Review
- The Prince and The Showgirl – Review
- The Strawberry Blonde – Review
- Wife Versus Secretary – Review
Elvis Presley
Errol Flynn
- Adventures of Don Juan – Review
- Edge of Darkness (1943) – Review
- Gentleman Jim – Review
- Objective Burma! – Review
- The Prince and The Pauper – Review
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth & Essex – Review
- Santa Fe Trail – Review
- The Sea Hawk
Horror Favorites
- Body Snatchers (1993) – Review
- The Curse of Frankenstein – Review
- The Devil-Doll – Review
- Doctor X – Review
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) – Review
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) – Review
- Eye of the Devil – Review
- Isle of the Dead – Review
- Mad Love – Review
- Mark of the Vampire – Review
- Mystery of the Wax Museum – Review
Judy Garland
- The Clock – Review
- For Me and My Gal – Review
- Girl Crazy – Review
- The Harvey Girls – Review
- In The Good Old Summertime – Review
- The Pirate – Review
- Strike Up The Band – Review
- Summer Stock
- Ziegfeld Girl – Review
Musical Favorites
- Annie Get Your Gun – Review
- The Broadway Melody of 1940 – Review
- Cabin In The Sky – Review
- Damn Yankees – Review
- Gold Diggers of 1933 – Review
- Good News – Review
- Les Girls – Review
- Lullaby of Broadway – Review
- The Pajama Game – Review
- Ziegfeld Follies – Review
Sci-Fi Favorites
Western Favorites
Dillon is most comfortable sitting around in a theatre all day watching both big budget and independent movies.