Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings consumers the opportunity to own more fan-favorite programming from the past several decades from the Warner Archive Collection. In December, three new TV and Animation titles will be released via Warner Archive including Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume Two for the first time in HD on Blu-rayTM Disc. Other titles being released in December are: The 100: The Seventh and Final Season on Blu-rayTM and DVDand Avenue 5: The Complete First Season on DVD.
More details on all titles are included below:
TEX AVERY SCREWBALL CLASSICS: VOLUME TWO
Available on Blu-RayTM AND DVD DECEMBER 1, 2020
FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY!
NEW 2020 1080P MASTERS FROM 4K SCANS OF PRESERVATION ELEMENTS!
Welcome back for another three-ring circus of animated comedy from the legendary leader of cartoon fun – director Tex Avery. In the first ring, Avery serves up some of his finest one-shot creations: cartoons featuring cats who hate people, wacky cuckoo clocks, kooky cavemen and lovelorn French fleas. We also meet up again with Avery’s attractive Red Riding Hood, a pair of amorous wolves and his durable all-around fall guy, Spike. The second ring is a showcase for Avery’s ironically deadpan “Happy Hound”: Droopy. This time, Droopy appears in a number of guises – each one funnier than the last. As bandleader “John Pettybone,” he leads his jazz-playing fleas to the heights of canine stardom. Out West, as a homesteader and a sheepherder, he has his final showdowns with the Wolf. The third ring offers a whimsical glimpse into the future – or at least a future from the POV of the mid-20th century – with a plethora of zany postwar inventions. While none of the cartoons “of tomorrow” foresaw smartphones or Blu-ray players, these far-fetched contraptions, gadgets, houses and farms, televisions, and various modes of transportation could only come from the madcap mind of Avery and his MGM crew. Uncut, restored and remastered in High Definition for the first time, Tex Avery Screwball Classics Collection Volume 2 is another must-own collection from the master of hand-drawn mayhem.
This 21-cartoon collection includes:
1. LITTLE RURAL RIDING HOOD
2. THE CUCKOO CLOCK
3. MAGICAL MAESTRO
4. ONE CAB’S FAMILY
5. CAT THAT HATED PEOPLE
6. DOGGONE TIRED
7. THE FLEA CIRCUS
8. FIELD AND SCREAM
9. THE FIRST BAD MAN
10. OUT FOXED
11. DROOPY’S DOUBLE TROUBLE
12. THREE LITTLE PUPS
13. DRAGALONG DROOPY
14. HOMESTEADER DROOPY
15. DIXIELAND DROOPY
16. COUNTERFEIT CAT
17. VENTRILOQUIST CAT
18. HOUSE OF TOMORROW
19. CAR OF TOMORROW
20. TV OF TOMORROW
21. FARM OF TOMORROW
Volume 1 will also be available on DVD on December 1, 2020.
THE 100: THE COMPLETE SEVENTH AND FINAL SEASON
Available on Blu-RayTM AND DVD DECEMBER 22, 2020
The seventh and final season opens with our heroes picking up the pieces of the society they destroyed on Sanctum. Still reeling from her mother’s death, Clarke (series star Eliza Taylor), perhaps more than anyone, feels the toll of years upon years of fighting and loss. The group soon finds that maintaining order among the competing factions is no easy feat, and one that has them questioning whether their commitment to doing better was worth the price. At the same time, our heroes must contend with new obstacles on a scale beyond any that they previously experienced as they unravel the mysteries of the Anomaly. What they encounter on this epic journey pushes them to their limits both physically and emotionally, challenging their long-held conceptions of family, love, and sacrifice. Ultimately, our heroes must answer for themselves what it means to truly live, and not just survive.
AVENUE 5: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Available on DVD December 15, 2020
Created by Veep’s Armando Iannucci, Avenue 5 is a new HBO comedy set 40 years into the future when travelling the solar system is no longer the stuff of sci-fi fantasy but a booming, multibillion-dollar business. The series stars Hugh Laurie as Ryan Clark, the confident and suave captain of “Avenue 5” – a space cruise ship with luxury amenities like gourmet buffets, a spa, an observation deck and yoga classes. Among the 5,000 passengers and crew on board are billionaire Herman Judd (Josh Gad), the mercurial face and name behind Avenue 5; Judd’s right-hand-woman Iris Kimura (Suzy Nakamura); head of customer relations Matt Spencer (Zach Woods); engineer Billie McEvoy (Lenora Crichlow); and strong-willed passenger Karen Kelly (Rebecca Front). Monitoring Avenue 5 from the ground is Rav Mulcair (Nikki Amuka-Bird), the seen-it-all head of Judd Mission Control. As the series begins, Avenue 5’s eight-week journey around Saturn is underway and its systems are optimal. But when the ship suddenly encounters technical difficulties, it’s up to Ryan and his crew to calm the disgruntled passengers and find a way to deal with unexpected events onboard – though they may or may not be equipped for the task.
