FOX officially announces “The Mel Brooks Collection” for Blu-ray Disc release in December & gives details

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FOX has issued a PRESS RELEASE today officially announcing “The Mel Brooks Collection” for Blu-ray Disc on December 15th. The box set release will contain a total of 9 Brooks films. The films included are as follows: “Blazing Saddles” (previously available on Blu-ray), “High Anxiety“, “History of the World Part I“, “Robin Hood: Men In Tights“, “Silent Movie“, “Spaceballs” (previously available on Blu-ray), “To Be or Not to Be“, “The Twelve Chairs” & “Young Frankenstein” (previously available on Blu-ray). Tech specs for each film include full 16×9 (Widescreen) 1080p Hi-Def video and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio. The title is already available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $94.99 price tag. Bonus materials set to be included on the 6 films previously unavailable on Blu-ray are listed below.

Disc Four:
● High Anxiety – feature film
● Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
● The “Am I Very, Very Nervous?” Test
○ Dr. Thorndyke’s Ink Blot Test
○ How Anxious Am I?
● Don’t Get Anxious! The Trivia of Hitchcock – Trivia Track
● Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)

Disc Five:
● History of the World Part 1 – feature film
● Musical Mel: Inventing “The Inquisition”
● Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
● The Real History of the World – Trivia Track
● Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)

Disc Six:
● Robin Hood: Men In Tights – feature film
● Funny Men In Tights: Three Generations of Comedy
● HBO Special: Robin Hood: Men In Tights – “The Legend Had It Coming”
● LaserDisc Commentary by Mel Brooks
● Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)

Disc Seven:
● Silent Movie – feature film
● Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of Silent Movie
● Speak Up! Historical Hollywood – Trivia Track

Disc Eight:
● To Be Or Not To Be – feature film
● Brooks and Bancroft: A Perfect Pair
● How Serious Can Mel Brooks Really Get?
● Profiles of Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning
● To Be Or Not To Be: That Is The Trivia! – Trivia Track
● Isolated Score Track (DTS MA)

Disc Nine:
● Twelve Chairs – feature film

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