Archive: March 2015

  • Classics 101: The Four Clowns - Chaplin

    It's hard to believe, especially amongst us movie lovers, but once upon a time in America, silent films were considered to be worthless as entertainment, useless as history, and of little or no interest to film fans. Nitrate stock is highly flammable and expensive to store safely, and studios felt they were worth more for the silver in their nitrate then they were for theatrical (or later television) sales.As early as 1931, studios were already destroying prints, including negativ...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Fredric March and Humphrey Bogart Lead Latest Wave

    Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March topline this week's crop of titles. The full list of releases are: Anthony Adverse (1936) - Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Woods, Anita Louise, Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains The Big Shot (1942) - Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters One Foot in Heaven

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  • Dark Cinema: Breaking the Typecasting Mold

    During the studio age, stars were all about persona. They'd find their type, whatever thrilled audiences, and for the most part they'd stick to it throughout their careers. Call it typecasting, or playing to strengths, but very few performers were able to completely break away from the images that brought them fame.One big exception is Dick Powell. He started his screen career as a boyish crooner, and he was wildly popular as the lead in a series of kaleidoscopic Busby Berkeley mu...

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  • Tom and Jerry - The Gene Deitch Collection Available in June

    Warner Bros. has given a June 2nd release date for Tom and Jerry - The Gene Deitch Collection on DVD. This new Tom and Jerry disc will contain thirteen newly remastered theatrical shorts on DVD for the first time, as well as additional featurettes on animator Gene Deitch and his career animating the duo (below).

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  • 'It Only Cost a Dime:' Seniors Remember the Golden Age of Movies

    When senior citizens (I like the phrase 'seasoned citizens') remember the movies of their youth, they focus on the dime it cost to enter the dream palace.I've been quizzing my elders about their movie memories since the late 60s, when the one o'clock matinee movie on TV got me hooked on the black and white era. Here are some of the stories they told me.One man who grew up in Lima, Ohio, in the Depression, told me how he saw three shows for fifteen cents. 'On Saturday, ...

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  • French Serial, The House of Mystery, Debuts on DVD in April

    Flicker Alley has announced a release date of April 7th for the French serial The House of Mystery (also known as La Maison du mystère). This marks the first time the rare 1921 serial has been put out on any format. The three-disc set will contain all ten episodes of the series with optional English subtitles over French dialogue. Bonus content is set to include a slideshow and essay booklet.

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