Archive: December 2015

  • OLIVE: Christmas Eve in January, Huston Doc & Curtiz Silent Too

    Olive has announced three titles debuting on both DVD and Blu-Ray in January. While debuting a bit late for its title, Christmas Eve (1947) boasts an all-star cast that includes George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell, and Ann Harding. Also being released, Let There Be Light, a compendium of four documentaries director John Huston filmed during WWII. This will be a 2-disc DVD and a single-disc Blu. And, recently discovered in 2013, is th...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Bogie on Blu Leads New Releases

    Six new titles have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of the Humphrey Bogart war drama Passage to Marseille (1944) on Blu-Ray. While Passage is making it's Blu debut, the three murder mysteries below are being released on DVD for the first time: Death on the Diamond (1934) - Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton Murder in the Fleet (1934) - Ro...

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  • Silent Cinema: Beyond Birth - American Films of 1915

    2015 is, of course, the centennial year of the release of The Birth of a Nation, that controversial, pro-KKK blockbuster. Whatever their opinions of the film, one thing all classic movie fans agree on is Birth tends to dominate the conversation when discussing the motion picture industry of 1915. To give some historical context, let's look at some of the films that were released in that pivotal year.While the American film industry had been making feature films f...

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  • James Dean - Television Legacy Debuts on DVD in November

    Turner Classic Movies has just announced the release of James Dean: The Lost Television Legacy. The 3-disc set will be comprised of 19 full television episodes Dean appeared in before debuting in movies, including appearences on Studio One, Lux Video Theater, and Hallmark Hall of Fame. There are also two original commericals and a wealth of bonus material (below). This will be available at ClassicFlix on November 17th.

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  • UNIVERSAL VAULT: Deanna Durbin and Wells Fargo Lead Latest Wave

    Three months since their last wave of titles, Universal's MOD program kicks back into high gear with the announcement of seven titles newly available on DVD as part of their Vault Series including Joel McCrea and real-life wife Frances Dee in Wells Fargo (1937) and Deanna Durbin in 100 Men and a Girl (1937). The rest are: The Broken Lullaby (1932) - Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes The Female...

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