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Warner to release Wizard of Oz on Blu-ray By Marcy Magiera - 06/09/2009 JUNE 9 | PHYSICAL: Warner Home Video will release Wizard of Oz as a features-packed and pricey Blu-ray 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition on Sept. 29. The high-def debut of one of the most popular films of all time will carry an $84.99 price. The studio also will bring the title out on DVD, in UCE ($69.92) and two-disc ($24.98) versions. Prebook is Aug. 25.
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Off to see the Wizard Warner threw a “Yellow Carpet” opening night gala for the Sept. 29 DVD and Blu-ray release of The Wizard of Oz Ultimate Collector’s Edition at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles on June 9.
Pink Panther at Race for the Cure To celebrate MGM/Fox’s June 23 release of The Pink Panther 2, the character was at the 20th annual Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, which raises money for breast cancer research, in Washington D.C., on June 6.
Reitman calls Ghostbusters Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman visited the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif., for Sony’s Blu-ray Disc premiere and a sneak peek of Atari’s Ghostbusters videogame. Both will be available June 16.
