Talk about great minds thinking alike...No sooner did Cinema Retro announce in its Magazine News section that the legendary Ray Harryhausen would be interviewed in issue #9 than Sony informed us it will release a deluxe 50th anniversary DVD edition of his classic 20 Million Miles to Earth. Harryhausen, who always wanted to film the movie in color but was prevented from doing so by budget considerations, has supervised a new colorized version of the film. Purists shouldn't panic, however, as the set will also include a pristine transfer of the film's original black and white version.
Here are the details of the forthcoming edition slated for a July release: