Archive: August 2015

  • Crime and Punishment Receives 80th Anniversary DVD Debut

    Mill Creek has announced a September 15th for the DVD debut of Josef von Sternberg's 1935 adaptation of Crime and Punishment. Although being released in conjunction with the film's 80th anniversary, there hasn't been any reveal of bonus content but any is unlikely. ...

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  • The Old Corral: A Tribute to George Sherman

    Many of cinema's greatest directors worked in Westerns over the years (particularly in the '50s) -- Ford, Hawks, Daves, Mann, Wellman, Ray, etc. With such names turning out great, often epic films at a steady pace, it makes sense that some talented, lesser-known people, making smaller Westerns, would get lost in the shuffle of cinematic history. It's a real shame, because as fans of these things know, the smaller pictures are where a lot of the real treasure is found.Some of those...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main Titles in Latest Wave

    Seven new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main star in five including 1946's Bad Bascomb with Margaret O'Brien. The other four are: Barnacle Bill (1941) - Leo Carrillo, Virginia Weidler, Donald Meek, Barton MacLane Big Jack (1949) - Richard Conte, Edward Arnold The Bugle Sounds (1941) - Lewis Stone, George Bancr...

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