Remember to always keep your eye on wbshop.com and the In The Balcony message boards for the semi-monthly announcements of manufactured-on-demand disc titles in the Warner Archive.

February 7

The Deadly Spawn: Millennium Edition (Elite Blu-ray, $19.95) A group of kids are on the run from monsters from outer space. This 1983 horror film seems to be writer-director Douglas McKeown's only screen credit; hey, if you only get one crack at it, Doug, swing for the fences. (Special Balcony prize if you can tell me why a 1983 film released on Blu-ray in 2012 is billed as the "Millennium Edition".)

A Star is Born (Kino Blu-ray $29.95, DVD $24.95) I was knocked-out by the Kino HD restorations of A Farewell to Arms and Nothing Sacred, and this one's even better, the glorious 1937 Technicolor drama with Fredric March and Janet Gaynor. One of the finest scripts ever written for the screen (by Dorothy Parker and others). Our Official In The Balcony Best Blu-ray of the Month.

Story of a Love Affair: 2-Disc Special Edition (Lorber, $29.95) The plot of Michelangelo Antonioni's 1950 drama is pretty much given away by the title.

Love Story (Paramount Blu-ray, $22.99) Gosh, I sure hope Antonioni's love story ends happier than THIS one does. But then, love means never having to say.... well, you know.

Laramie: Season 2 (Timeless Media, $39.98) All 33 episodes of this TV Western that starred... ummmm... guys in cowboy hats.

The Jazz Singer (Inception, $14.98) Say, did you know that there was an hour-long 1959 color broadcast of the Al Jolson classic starring Jerry Lewis? Me, either.

The Father Dowling Mysteries: Season 1 (Paramount, $29.99) Okay, I remember this show, unlike Laramie. I never watched it, but I remember it. Richie Cunningham's dad and Ricky Nelson's daughter solve crimes wearing collars and habits. No, no, really, they do.

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (MGM Blu-ray, $19.99) Previously a Walmart exclusive, now you can buy it at Target. Wow. Other previous Walmart exclusives are available at Target (and any other stores that stock older titles on Blu-ray, if there are any) today, including A Fish Called Wanda and the 1967 version of Casino Royale. Come to think of it, Target doesn't stock too many of these things, either.

The Count of Monte Cristo (Henstooth, $19.95) Robert Donat stars and Roland V. Lee directs this 1934 version, a good one.

Lady and the Tramp (Disney Blu-ray/DVD combo $39.99) C'mon, you know you love this movie and want to suck spaghetti with some cutie. You know you do.

February 14

Chuck Berry Live at the Toronto Peace Festival (Douglas, $15.99) This is a 50-min. set from the 1969 even. I don't know who Douglas is, but I envision some old hippie burning these DVDs in his basement beneath a blacklight poster of Jesus smoking weed. I hope so, anyway.

Three Outlaw Samurai (Criterion Blu-ray $39.95, DVD $29.95) Director Hideo Gosha's 1964 film saved the price of four samurai from anything Kurosawa ever attempted.

The Man in the Iron Mask (Henstooth, $19.95) Oooh! I've never seen this 1939 version, directed by James Whale and starring Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, and Alan Hale. With that pedigree, I'm making this the Official In The Balcony Best DVD of the Month.

Rock-a-Bye Baby (Olive Blu-ray $29.95, DVD $24.95) Did you know that there's only one solo Jerry Lewis film that I like? Well, that's true, that's true. And it's this one, Frank Tashlin's 1958 nominal remake of Miracle of Morgan's Creek with Jerry, Marilyn Maxwell, and Connie Stevens. So even if you loathe Jerry, as I do, buy with confidence. It's very entertaining, and Jerry even sings a duet with an Italian guy. Also available this week, Blu-ray/DVDs of other Lewis films, including The Geisha Boy, and Boeing Boeing.

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (VCI, $19.99) Don Terry stars as the comic-strip sailor with two eyes in this thrilling 13-chapter wartime serial.

Carve Her Name With Pride (VCI, $14.99) More wartime intrigue, this time in France. Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, and Jack Warner star. Lewis Gilbert, who directed Alfie and three of the lousier James Bond films, was at the helm of this 1958 drama.

Overland Trail: Complete Series (Timeless Media, $34.98) Doug McClure and William Bendix starred in this TV western that aired only half a year in 1960. I'll let you guess whether I knew that instinctively or had to look it up.

Classic Shorts of the 1930s, Vol. 2 (Alpha, $7.98) We tend to ignore the Alpha releases 'cause the quality is so spotty, but we enjoy rare comedy shorts of the 1930s, so there you are. This set has Leave it to Dad with Harry Langdon, Super Snooper with Andy Clyde, and a pair of shorts with Eugene Pallatte and Walter Catlett, Making the Rounds and Sailor Beware! And no, we had no idea there was a Vol. 1.

All Quiet on the Western Front: Universal Collector's Series (Universal Blu-ray, $39.98) Universal continues their 100th anniversary releases with this 1930 Oscar winner.

Also this week, a couple of the exclusive, limited Blu-ray releases that can only be ordered online at screenarchives.com: Pal Joey (1957, $34.95) with Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak, and Jean Renoir's Swamp Water (1941, $29.95) with Dana Andrews, Walter Brennan, and Anne Baxter.

February 21

This week, Allied Vaughn (the company that burns the Manufactured-on-Demand) discs for Warner and MGM) unleashes a new line of vintage MOD titles for Questar. Watch In the Balcony for more information on titles, price, and ordering information.

Underdog: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory, $69.97) Nine discs of Wally Cox and his friends. Underdog yo'self to death.

On The Bowery: Films of Lionel Rogosin, Vol. 1 (Mileston Blu-ray $39.95, DVD $34.95) 1957 docu-drama about life on the skids in New York City.

Double Exposure (Scorpion, $16.95) Who is killing supermodels back in 1983? Beats the heck out of me.

Hazel: Season 2 (Shout! Factory, $34.93) Shirley Booth returns as the buttinsky household domestic who makes terrific cookies.

Fort Apache (Warner Blu-ray, $19.98) John Ford directs John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Shirley Temple in the 1948 Cavalry classic.

Anatomy of a Murder (Criterion Blu-ray $39.95, DVD $29.95) Otto Preminger's great courtroom classic with James Stewart, Lee Remick and George C. Scott.

World on a Wire (Criterion Blu-ray $39.95, DVD $29.95) 1973 two-part TV movie with a science-fiction theme, made in Germany by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Where The Dead Go To Die (Unearthed Blu-ray, $19.95) A ghost dog takes neighborhood children on "surreal hell-rides between different dimensions and time periods." I'm not even sure what that means, but it's got something to do with soul-stealing drug-pushers, unborn demons, and of course romantic advice to a shy young man. Huh? We're giving it our Official In The Balcony Worst Disc of the Month award simply 'cause we couldn't understand the stupid description of the movie!

Big Foot (Cheezy, $12.95) Say, do you remember this 1970 backwoods horror film with John Carradine? I didn't think so.

Zaat (Film Chest Blu-ray, $19.98) Obscure 1971 horror film about an ex-Nazi scientist who transforms himself into the prototype of a catfish-superman. Look, I know you think I make this stuff up, but I don't. I just read the press materials. Or sometimes I don't read the press materials. For all I know, this also describes the plot of Laramie. Anyway, I love the idea of walking up to the checkout clerk at the local Dimple Records with this disc, and the clerk says, "What's Zaat?" and I say, "Yes." The silliest stuff makes me giggle.

Classic Episodes of the Lawrence Welk Show: Vol. 1-4 (Film Chest, $34.98) Great. When you and your grandma are done watching Zaat, you can watch this.

Kansas City Confidential/The Stranger (Film Chest Blu-ray, $19.98) A couple of crime/noir dramas, one with John Payne and one with Edward G. Robinson.

February 28

Hugo (Paramount 3D Combo $54.99, Blu-ray Combo $44.99, DVD $29.99) Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated film is a tribute to film and filmmakers, set in Paris in the 1920s, when a little orphan boy and a cranky old peddler discover a common interest.

Popcorn (Code Red, $19.98) 1991 cult favorite in which a psycho killer terrorizes students at a 1950s horror film festival. Tony Roberts stars.

Scarlet Street: Kino Classics Edition (Kino Blu-ray, $29.95) Edward G. Robinson befriends lovely Joan Bennett, but watch out for her creepy boyfriend, Dan Duryea. 1946 noir classic from Fritz Lang.

Here's Lucy: Season 5 (MPI, $29.98) Okay, here's something different: Lucy was seriously injured in a skiing accident and spent most of the season in a wheelchair or cast, leaving daughter Lucie to handle a lot of the comedy and relying on a ton of guest stars to get her through the year.

Here Come The Brides: Season 2 (Shout! Factory, $44.99) Now here's a show I actually remember; my sisters loved this shit, probably because Bobby Sherman and David Soul were on it.

Spiders: Kino Classics Edition (Kino, $29.95) Fritz Lang's 1919 adventure classic, as a heroic Carl de Vogt battles a criminal organization in search of a lost Incan treasure and a valuable Oriental jewel (this is actually two movies, you see).

Where Love Has Gone (Olive Blu-ray, $29.95) Edward Dmytryk's 1964 potboiler was based on a Harold Robbins bestseller loosely inspired by the Lana Turner-Johnny Stompanato tragedy. Bette Davis, Susan Hayward, and Mike Connors star.

The Mountain (Olive Blu-ray, $29.95) Must be Edward Dmytryk month somewhere. In this 1956 drama, two brothers (Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, who look as though they were born 30 years apart, what's THAT all about, mom?) head for the Alps.

Automobile / L'Automobile (Raro, $29.98) Aging prostitute Anna Magnani decides to buy herself a new sports car (yeah, been there, Anna) in this 1971 Italian classic.

The Buccaneer (Olive Blu-ray, $29.95) In 1958, Anthony Quinn stepped in for ailing father-in-law Cecil B. DeMille and directed his only film, a swashbuckler with Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, and Claire Bloom.