Archive: October 2014

  • FOX CINEMA ARCHIVES: Double Dose of Comedy in Latest Wave

    Two comedies, new to DVD, have been announced by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. Life Begins in College (1937) -  Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Joan Davis, Gloria Stuart Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) -  Cesar Romero, Virginia Gilmore, Charlotte Greenwood, Milton Berle Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 21st. These DVDs add to the total of ove...

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  • KINO: Two Thrillers Prepare for Blu Debut in December

    Kino's new off-shoot label KL Studio Classics has announced a street date of December 2nd for Barbara Stanwyck's Witness to Murder and the 1950s British sci-fi thriller The Quatermass Xperiment.  Witness to Murder is being released simultaneously on DVD and Blu-ray, marking its debut in both formats. Quatermass was previously released on DVD in 2011 from MGM. Bonus content is sparse, with Witness to Mu...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Olivia de Havilland Leading Lady of Two Upcoming Titles

    Two new-to-DVD releases starring Olivia de Havilland have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: Government Girl (1943) - Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley, Agnes Moorehead, Harry Davenport, Una O'Connor Wings of the Navy (1939) - George Brent, John Payne, Frank McHugh, John Litel, Victor Jory Both DVDs will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 14th and add to the total of ov...

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  • Alan Ladd: Hollywood's Great Gatsby

    One of Alan Ladd's greatest performances -- though sadly also one of his least-seen -- was playing the title role in The Great Gatsby (1949). The off-screen Ladd had much in common with Jay Gatsby: outwardly successful, but inwardly insecure and vulnerable, the perfect meeting of man and role. And like Gatsby, Alan Ladd died far too young. Alan Ladd was born in Arkansas just over a century ago, on September 13, 1913. Ladd's father died when he was a kid. His c...

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  • War & Peace Making Blu-Ray Debut in January

    Audrey Hepburn's popularity shines as bright as ever. After the recent announcement regarding My Fair Lady on 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray, Warner has slated a January 20th release date for Hepburn's 1956 epic War and Peace. Originally released on DVD by Paramount in 2002, this marks the King Vidor directed film's debut on on Blu. Bonus content for this updated edition has not been announced.

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Pre-Code Flood in Latest Wave

    Five new-to-DVD releases, all made during the pre-Code era between 1930-1934, have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including a third volume in their popular Dream Factory shorts series. They are: Classic Shorts from the Dream Factory, Vol. 3 (1933) - Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Curly Howard Five and Ten (1931) - Marion Davies, Leslie Howard The Man Who Played God (1932) - George...

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  • Pre-Code Obsession: Journalistic Pre-Codes

    Next to gold diggers and mustachioed cads, journalism was one of the most popular on-screen professions during the pre-Code era. Fast-talking reporters livened up early sound films, freeing them from the stiff feeling plaguing many pioneering talkies. In movies like Broadway transfer The Front Page (1931), a crackling newsroom comedy, Hollywood seemed to finally understand how to make sound pop. Newspapers were a bigger, more competitive business in those pre-Internet and...

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  • The Best of the Danny Kaye Show Coming in October

    MVD has announced an October 7th street date for The Danny Kaye Show (Best of Collection). The two-disc set will contain 45 musical clips (amounting to six full-length episodes) and parodies from Kaye's popular show which ran from 1963-1967. Special guest appearances include Liza Minnelli, Art Carney, and Rod Serling. The Danny Kaye Show won a Golden Globe for Best TV Show in 1964 and would garner several Emmy nominations - winning four...

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  • FOX CINEMA ARCHIVES: The Lieutenant Wore Skirts in Latest Release

    Fox announced a new entry into their Cinema Archives line, Tom Ewell and Sheree North in The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956). Lieutenant will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 14th. This DVD adds to the total of over 200 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • My Fair Lady - 50th Anniversary Edition in December

    Everything is 'loverly' now that Paramount has announced a December 9th release date for the 50th Anniversary of the Audrey Hepburn musical, My Fair Lady on Blu-Ray and DVD. This anniversary edition boasts the recent 4K restortation done on this 1964 classic and includes several bonus features (below), with a few holdovers from the previous edition.

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