Archive: February 2015

  • Silent Cinema: Films for the Silent Novice

    So, you want to try out these crazy silent movies but you don't know where to start. Never fear, help is on the way! Here is a small list of field-tested movies I have successfully used to introduce people to the exciting world of silent film.First, a quick explanation: Thanks in part to the 2011 motion picture Hugo, Georges Melies has returned to the consciousness of viewers who may not even like classic or silent films in general. Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton never...

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  • ARTWORK ADDED: Imitation of Life and Doris Day Essential Collection

    --ARTWORK ADDED TO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT-- ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSAL: Imitation...

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  • TIMELESS: The Saint and Gene Autry, Volume 10 Set for May

    Timeless Media has set May 26th as the release date for The Saint - The Complete Series and May 19th for the lastest Gene Autry movie collection, Gene Autry Collection, Volume 10. This 33-disc set, currently only available for purchase, marks the first time the entire 1962 series starring Roger Moore as Simon Templar a.k.a. The Saint has been available as a complete series. It is hoped that Timeless will release indivi...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Far From the Madding Crowd Gets Blu Debut in February

    Warner has announced the release of Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) on high-definition Blu as part of their Archive Collection. Originally put out on DVD back in 2009, this marks the first time the film, starring Julie Christie and Terence Stamp, will be available on Blu-Ray. This will be available here at ClassicFlix on February 17th and add to the total of over 1,400 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFl...

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  • UNIVERSAL: Imitation of Life Blu-Ray's & Doris Day Collection in April

    Universal has just announced an April 7th street date for Imitation of Life on Blu-Ray and Doris Day: The Essential Collection. This is the first time the both versions of Imitation of Life (the first released in 1934 and the other in 1959) will be available on Blu. The studio previously released both titles on a single disc DVD in 2008. Much like that previous release, both movies will be contained on one disc with previous b...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Shirley Temple, Spencer Tracy & James Stewart in Latest Wave

    Seven new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Three A-list starts topline this week's features with Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, and Shirley Temple starring in two or more. The full list of releases are: Adventure in Baltimore (1939) - Robert Young, Shirley Temple, John Agar Born Reckless (1958) - Mamie Van Doren, Jeff Richards, Arthur Hunnicutt, Carol Ohmart Honeymo...

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  • TV TIME: More Joan and Margie From VCI

    Following the enormous success of I Love Lucy after its premiere in 1951, television viewers saw a batch of other sitcoms driven by female characters that got into equally wacky situations each week. Unfortunately, most of these women aren't nearly as well remembered as Lucy is today. VCI Entertainment's recent DVD releases of two of these programs, I Married Joan Collection 3 and My Little Margie Collection 3, are welcome additions to all classic television enthusi...

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  • The Sound of Music Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Blu and DVD

    20th Century Fox has announced March 10th as the release date for the 50th Anniversary of The Sound of Music on a remastered Blu-Ray and DVD. After celebrating the 40th and 45th editions with splashy sets, the 50th continues that trend with both a 2-disc edition on Blu, a single disc DVD version, and a 5-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition containing the film on both formats as well as an additional soundtrack disc. The Ultimate Collector's Edition will only be ...

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  • Three Sinatra Titles Debut on Blu as Part of Frank Sinatra Collection in May

    Warner has set May 5th as the streetdate for The Frank Sinatra Collection. The set features five of Sinatra's most popular titles. Several Sinatra collections have come out over the years, but this latest will be the first to include Anchors Aweigh (1945), On the Town (1949), and Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) on Blu-Ray.  The other two films, Guys and Dolls (1955) and

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  • Claudette Colbert: Star and Mentor

    Claudette Colbert, an elegant star adept at both comedy and drama, was born in France on September 3, 1903.Colbert's family moved to the U.S. when she was young. By her early 20s she was acting on Broadway, where she found particular success in the 1927 production The Barker, costarring Walter Huston and her future first husband, Norman Foster.Colbert's film career began that same year, and by the early '30s she was the star of such films as Ernst Lubitsch's

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