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  • Irene Dunne: First Lady of Hollywood

    One of my earliest memories of Irene Dunne was of her singing Jerome Kern's 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill' in a revival house screening of High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) when I was growing up. That enchanted scene lingered in memory for decades and was a part of my falling in love with the 'silver screen' in general and Irene Dunne in particular. Irene Dunne was without question one of the most talented actresses of the 'Classic Hollywood' era, and yet she never won a...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Maya - The Complete Series Now Available

    Montana boy Terry Bowen ventures into the wilds of India with Warner's release of Maya - The Complete Series through their Archive Collection. The series, running for one season between 1967-1968 followed Bowen (Jay North) as he searched for his missing father alongide an orphan named Raji (Sajid Khan) and an elephant named Maya. No bonus features are expected. Maya - The Complete Series will be available here at ClassicFlix September 9th...

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  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Receiving 50th Anniversary Edition

    The popular Christmas television movie, 1964's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, is being released on Blu-Ray and DVD in honor of its 50th Anniversary on November 4th. For a 50th Anniversary, the bonus content is minute, consisting of drawing tutorials, sing-alongs, and a pop-up book featurette. Rudolph has been released several times over the years, from a Christmas classics box set in 2007 and 2012, to a 2-Disc DVD and Blu-Ray edition last September.

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  • CRITERION: It Happened One Night Debuts on Blu

    Criterion has announced a November 18th street date for the 1934 romantic comedy, It Happened One Night, on a newly restored DVD (2-disc) and Blu-Ray. Originally released on DVD in 1999 via Sony, it was also included as part of the Premiere Frank Capra Collection in 2006. A few fascinating bonus features are planned to accompany the sets including Capra's first film (below). NOTE: Since last September, Criterion had only released DVD / Blu-Ray co...

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  • Classics 101: Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

    Arthur 'Stan Laurel' Jefferson (1890-1965), from Ulverston, Lancashire, England, was the thin one who mucked things up and cried about it. Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), from Harlem, Georgia, was the fat one who mucked things up and blamed Stan. Together, they were the greatest comedy team in the history of movies, and the names of Laurel & Hardy -- or 'Dick und Doof' -- are known and loved around the world. This month, Classicflix presents a handy guide to Stan & Ollie and their best work...

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  • KINO: Death Kiss Rescheduled for October

    Kino has confirmed a rescheduled release date of October 14th for The Death Kiss on Blu-Ray and DVD. The 1932 film starring Dracula stars David Manners and Bela Lugosi was originally set for release in May, but was postponed for unknown reasons. This 35mm restoration, done in association with The Library of Congress, is expected to be an improvement over previous PD edtions. Bonus content hasn't been announced.

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  • FOX CINEMA ARCHIVES: Three B Crime Dramas in Latest Wave

    Three crime dramas have been announced by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. Air Patrol (1962) -  Willard Parker, Merry Anders, Robert Dix Fighting Back (1948) -  Paul Langton, Jean Rogers, Gary Gray The Girl on the Bridge (1951) - Hugo Haas, Beverly Michaels, Robert Dane All will be available here at ClassicFlix on August 26th. These DV...

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  • The Birth of the Feature Part I: Hollywood in the Teens

    The farther back one goes in film history, the more it resembles archaeology. The films themselves, the artifacts, are scant, they may exist in fragmentary form, and one is forced to generalize from a small sample. Occasionally, the artifacts come from actual excavations. The Oubliette (1914), an early Lon Chaney title, was recovered from the fill underneath a farmhouse porch in Georgia. An Even Break (1917), an Olive Thomas feature, was one of several films found in a fille...

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  • First Season of The Donna Reed Show Back in Print in September

    MPI has announced a September 30th re-release date for the first season of The Donna Reed Show. Running from 1958-1966, The Donna Reed Show remains a staple for fans of American family sitcoms. Originally put out five years ago by Virgil Films, and long since out-of-print, MPI took over licensing of the show in 2012 with the debut of season five. This set is presumed to contain five-discs as well as never-before-seen bonus featur...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Raffles and They Shall Have Music in Goldwyn Wave

    Warner has announced two new releases as part of their Archive Collection. The first is Joel McCrea in They Shall Have Music, and the second is Roland Colman and David Niven in a Raffles double feature containing both the 1930 and 1939 interpretations of the classic movie rogue. Also coming out are four titles, originally released by MGM and now available under the Archive banner: Arrowsmith, Enchantment, The Winning of Bar...

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