Archive: June 2015

  • KINO: The Front Page Debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray in August

    Kino has announced an August 11th street date for the 1931 newspaper comedy, The Front Page, on DVD and Blu-Ray. This is the first time the Adolphe Menjou classic will be released on home video and is especially notable as the forerunner to the screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940) starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Bonus features will include audio commentary and radio adaptations (below).

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  • Classics 101 - The Four Clowns: The Great Stone Face

    In the first part of this series, we discussed how Universal-International deliberately destroyed their treasure trove of silent films in 1948, and the disregard most 'modern film-goers' had for 'old-time silent movies.' That all changed on September 5, 1949, when Life magazine, one of the most popular publications in the nation, published a cover story entitled Comedy's Greatest Era, by James Agee. This installment of Classics 101 will take a look at the second of Agee's Fo...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: New Eddie Cantor and Bette Davis Titles this Month

    Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of four Eddie Cantor films debuting on DVD for the first time in the Eddie Cantor Goldwyn Collection and three films starring the legendary Bette Davis. They are: The Dark Horse (1932) - Warren William, Guy Kibbee, Vivienne Osborne June Bride (1948) - Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter Speci...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Two Titles Debut on DVD

    Fox announced two new entries into their Cinema Archives line. Dear Brigitte (1965) - James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Bill Mumy Sad Horse (1959) -  David Ladd, Chill Wills, Patrice Wymore Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on June 16th. These DVDs adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • Honoring the Heroes: 12 Memorial Day Movies

    As Memorial Day approaches and thoughts turn to those who sacrificed so much on behalf of our nation, it's an opportune time to take a look at some of Hollywood's best war movies. These fictionalized stories fill a valuable purpose, reminding audiences of those who gave their all for our freedom.With the recent commemoration of the 70th-anniversary of VE Day, it seems particularly appropriate for this list to focus on films about World War II. There are countless cinematic depicti...

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  • OLIVE: Four Titles Set to Debut in July

    Olive has announced four titles debuting on both DVD and Blu-Ray in July. Said titles are: Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951) - Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead The Eternal Sea (1955) - Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Ben Cooper, Dean Jagger Hell's Five Hours (1958) - Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, Vic Morrow Man of Conquest (1939) - Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Edward Ell...

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  • CRITERION BLU: Night and the City Premieres on Blu

    Criterion has announced an August 4th street date for both versions of Night and the City on DVD and Blu-Ray. The studio continues the trend of upgrading their first spate of releases to 2-disc DVDs as well as transfering them to Blu. Night and the City was originally released on DVD by Criterion a decade ago. Bonus features are planned to accompany each disc (below).

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  • Hellfighters Debuts on Blu-Ray in August

    Universal has announced August 11th as the release date for John Wayne's Hellfighters (1968) on Blu-Ray. The film, costarring Vera Miles and Katharine Ross, came to DVD back in 1999. Final artwork is forthcoming. Bonus features are not anticipated....

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  • Dark Cinema: Pre-Codes at the TCM Classic Film Festival

    While I was only able to attend half of the six pre-code films scheduled during the TCM Classic Film Festival 2015, I was delighted so many were on the program. The selections were diverse, and included a musical, horror, drama and comedy selections. In a year where there was some controversy over the inclusion of newer films such as Out of Sight (1998) and Apollo 13 (1995), TCM showed its loyalty to good old-fashioned black and white with this line-up.I have my ...

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  • Lost Sherlock Holmes Film Found and Debuting in October

    Flicker Alley has announced a release date of October 27th for Sherlock Holmes starring William Gillette. This marks the first time the rare 1916 Holmes feature, starring Gillette, has been put out on any format. Gillette became the foremost Holmes performer, playing the character nearly 1300 times. The two-disc set will contain the film on both DVD and Blu-Ray with optional English and French intertitles. Bonus content is set to include ...

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