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VCI Entertainment has signed a distribution deal to release All Day Entertainment's "Becoming Charley Chase" in July of 2009. Name a comedian in the first part of the 20th century--Charley Chase worked with them, either on or off screen. He was a brilliant comedy writer, film director, and a major movie star. Almost single-handedly, he transformed the world of screen comedy from chaotic slapstick violence into a newly sophisticated comedy of manners, and laid the groundwork for the modern sitcom. He was the world's biggest skinny man--and this is where his legend begins. This deluxe 4 disc collection provides a comprehensive look at Charley Chase's early years, from his days as a budding talent at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios to becoming one of Hollywood's most in-demand comedy directors to his breakthrough as one of the top box office draws of the 1920s. Over 40 rare comedy shorts from 1915-1925 and surviving extracts of "lost" films digitally restored from materials provided by private collectors and major institutions from around the world! Featuring new music by the Snark Ensemble, Ben Model, the Redwine Jazz Band, and the West End Jazz Band!

All Day Entertainment is an independent DVD label begun in 1997 with the express mission of rescuing movies that fell through the cracks. Curated by film historian David Kalat, the All Day collection seeks out motion pictures whose artistic value, historic importance, and all-around entertainment merits a second chance in the commercial marketplace. For more information about All Day Entertainment visit, www.alldayentertainment.com.

VCI is proud to announce a special DVD release of one of the greatest western anthologies of all time. Dick Powell's  Zane Grey Theatre.  The complete first season has been digitally remastered and restored.  This is one DVD every collector should have.

Wonderful tales of the Old West laden with history and adventure are presented in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, a half-hour western anthology TV series that debuted on CBS, October 5, 1956 and ran for 5 whole seasons. Dick Powell served as the host for the entire series and also starred as various characters in 15 episodes. The series was originally based on the short stories and novels of western author Zane Grey, but as the series continued, new material was included. Aaron Spelling, who later became a legend in Hollywood, wrote twenty Zane Grey episodes.

Buck Rogers (1939) is a Universal serial film based on the Buck Rogers comic strip. It starred Buster Crabbe (who had previously starred in two Flash Gordon serials) as the heroic Buck Rogers, Constance Moore as relatively seldom-seen romantic interest Wilma Deering, Jackie Moran as sidekick George "Buddy" Wade, and Anthony Warde as "super-racketeer" "Killer" Kane. VCI is please to announce the Buck Rogers - Special Edition. The serial has been remastered and restored to a quality no one has seen before. Also the collectors set will be packed with more special features than Buck Rogers ray gun! Stay tuned for more info on the release this summer.

Tulsa, OK. - VCI Entertainment President Robert Blair announced today that VCI will be working with Turner Classic Movies to promote the U.S. release of the controversial British film noir classic "No Orchids for Miss Blandish".

Blair will take advantage of the extra time to work with Euro-London Films, the British producer, to create a brand new video transfer master (with work to be done in London at the BBC) which will then allow VCI to further digitally restore the film to the standards that they are becoming so highly known for. VCI will release the original unedited/uncut 1948 British version of the film; not the cut version shown in U.S. theaters. In addition, VCI is working with legendary producer Richard Gordon to produce a video interview and commentary for the DVD. Richard Gordon's company was the US distributor for 'Miss Blandish'. VCI will announce new DVD release plans in early 2010.

"No Orchids for Miss Blandish" is based on British author James Hadley Chase's best-selling novel about the New York underworld. Filmed in England, it created a national scandal because of its unprecedented cynicism, violence and sexual innuendos which were far ahead of their time. LIFE magazine reported "without exception, the critics were horrified" and outraged Member of Parliament demand its withdrawal.