September 4, 2007
Discovering Doris has been given an advance scoop about the last of MPI Home Video’s Doris Day DVD releases. It’s amazing to think that it was only in 2005 that the MPI Media Group began their digital quest to re-issue 130 TV-made shows on DVD. Thanks to their involvement fans not only in the USA […]
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June 4, 2007
After many, many false starts Tom Santopietro’s book on Doris Day is finally in stores for all to enjoy. It would be fair to say that this thoughtful account of her career and life has been well worth the wait! Tom Santopietro has worked for the past twenty years in New York theatre as a […]
May 16, 2007
On 29 January 2007, SonyBMG – UK released their new CD celebrating Doris Day’s “evergreen” legacy of song. Backed by a major TV-advertising campaign the CD on its first week of release charted at #20 on the UK album charts. It is hoped that this success will spark yet another renaissance like that of the […]
May 14, 2007
There are very few CD releases nowadays that I greet with genuine interest as over the last 10 or so years more or less all of Doris Day’s studio-recorded work has been given good coverage in this format. This first CD set by Zone Records (UK) does however offers something new as it turns the […]
April 26, 2007
Available to order now down-under is a new 3-disc ‘Region 4’ DVD set from Paramount Studios which comes in a slimline amaray case. DIVA COLLECTION – DORIS DAY Barcode: 9324915065949 Format: Region 4 PAL DVD That Touch of Mink Teacher’s Pet With Six You Get Eggroll
April 11, 2007
Australian fans can jump for joy that they now get to experience some of those wonderful movies which were previously only available from the USA. The pictured set is a scaled down version of the American DVD boxset of the same name. The Region 4 edition is an exclusive release to JB Hifi stores and […]
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February 15, 2007
On the 20 January 2007, 20th Century Fox (USA) released on R1 DVD all their Doris Day movies from the 1960s. The excitement for this monumentus occasion was heightened by the news that some “specially” commissioned bonus materials were included. They say “all good things come to those who wait” and having now got all […]
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January 23, 2007
It’s easy to become complacent and overlook yet another Doris Day book, CD or DVD as everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon. This book however is what I call a “true” labour of love as it was the brainchild of someone I know to have a “genuine” appreciation for America’s sweetheart. That someone […]
January 22, 2007
On the 24 April 2007, Warner Bros. (USA) release their Region 1 DVD boxset James Cagney: The Signature Collection. Included in this stunning boxset are five new-to-DVD films: The Bride Came COD, Captain of the Clouds, The Fighting 69th, Torrid Zone and of particular interest to Doris Day fans The West Point Story. The West […]
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January 22, 2007
In Spring 2006, I was out shopping in Toronto (Canada) and heard a club track playing, that to my surprise sampled Doris Day’s hit single “Que Sera, Sera”. The question for me at the time was “what is this?”. This mystery was solved months later when I finally discovered it was a club track by […]