Archive: November 2013

  • Beast of Hollow Mountain & Neanderthal Man (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) in January

    Shout! Factory has announced a January 28th release date for the Blu-Ray / DVD combo pack of The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) starring Guy Madison and Patricia Medina and The Neanderthal Man (1953) starring Robert Shayne. The 2-disc set marks the first home video release of any kind for Hollow Mountain and the Blu debut of Neanderthal Man.

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  • TV Time: The Scary Side of Growing Up with Classic TV

    I had a great relationship with television when I was growing up. It amused me, thrilled me, and at times maybe even baby-sat me. But there were times when the images and sounds on that little set flat-out scared me. This month I 'fess up to some of the classic television elements that spooked me when I was younger. Count Von Count: I don't want to offend any Countsylvanians out there, but I must admit the Count's accent and appearance startled me when I first saw Sesame Street. I...

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  • Classic TV Comedy Christmas in November

    MPI, who has slowed their classic release schedule in recent years, has a new Christmas compilation set coming out on November 5th: Classic TV Comedy Christmas. The single disc release has six classic holiday episodes from different shows (see below). ‘Tis the season to sit back and enjoy old friends from years past with this warm and wonder...

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  • Bat Masterson - Season 3 in December

    TGG Direct has scheduled Bat Masterson - Season 3 for release on December 10th. The first two seasons have been well-received by fans and this third and final season should be no exception. The studio does make note, however, that the 4-disc set of will present 33 or the season's 34 episodes; leaving out Terror on the Trinity which has been excluded due to rights issues.

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Sugarfoot - Season 2

    Will Hutchins returns as amiable drifter Tom Brewster in Sugarfoot - Season 2 -- the sole output from the Warner Archive Collection this week. The five disc set will be available here at ClassicFlix on November 12th. This new set adds to the total of over 1,200 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • Coleen Gray: Noir City Dame

    Actress Coleen Gray may not be a household name today, but she is greatly appreciated by fans of film noir, having given outstanding performances in some of the all-time noir classics. Gray was a very fine actress, and it may be that her chameleon-like ability to submerge herself into her roles worked against her being as well remembered as some other actors of her era. It's also interesting to note that some of the films for which Gray is best known today – Nightmare Alley (1947) being a pri...

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  • Classics 101: Movie Comedy Teams

    Once a staple down at the local Bijou, the movie comedy team has gone the way of the sing-along bouncing ball and newsreel, vanished into cinema history. These days, actors may team for a film or two but only in between their multi-million-dollar solo paychecks; no more than occasional co-stars, more akin to Hope & Crosby and Tracy & Hepburn than to Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, and Dr. Howard. In this installment of Classics 101, I thought it’d be fun to review some of the best work of the movies’ grea...

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  • CRITERION: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) in January

    Criterion has scheduled a January 21st street date for their Blu-Ray / DVD Combo of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. The 5-disc set will contain 2 Blu-Rays and 3 DVDs with loads of bonus features (below) including a new high-definition digital transfer of a 197-minute extended version of the film. Stanley Kramer followed his Osc...

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  • SHOUT!: Dobie Gillis - Season 2, Hazel - Season 5 in January

    Shout! Factory has announced The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Season 2 and Hazel - The Complete Fifth and Final Season for release on January 14th. NOTE: The last season of Hazel was filmed in color. Atten-SHUN!!  Our heroes Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman) and Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver) are...

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  • Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room in November

    Milestone Films will release Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room on November 5th. Bonus features included with the 55 minute documentary are her 1924 feature Captain January as well as three shorts. Details below. Also of note from Milestone, they tweeted recently that they will release a Blu-Ray version of The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) early next year.

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