Archive: 2015

  • TV Time: Variety Tonight!

    There are many things modern prime time television just doesn't do anymore, such as panel game shows and Westerns, but perhaps the most notable moribund genre is the variety show. You get elements of it in late night, on the Spanish-language channels and in awards ceremonies, but the networks rarely even try to mount a genuine variety series.

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  • SHOUT!: The Marx Brothers TV Collection in August

    Shout Factory! has scheduled an August 12th release date for The Marx Brothers TV Collection. The 3-disc one-of-a-kind collection will feature over 50 television appearances (individually & together) by one of the greatest comedy teams of all time. The Marx Brothers became ente...

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  • George Montgomery: Actor, Artist, Renaissance Man

    George Montgomery is perhaps best remembered today as a '50s Western star, but he could truly do it all. His career progressed from stuntman and bit player to actor and then on to a new creative field, becoming a highly respected artist and craftsman. Montgomery was born August 27, 1916, in Brady, Montana. One of a large family, he grew up as a rancher's son, gaining the riding skills which would help him get a toehold in Hollywood as a stuntman and later stand him in good stead ...

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  • TIMELESS: Gene Autry 7 Plus Western Double Feature

    Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 7 and a Western Double Feature with Apache (1954) & The Hills Run Red (1967) have been set by Timeless Media for release on August 26th. Two of the four titles in the Autry set are making their DVD debut (Prairie Moon & Carolina Moon) while both titles in the double feature were previously by MGM. Additionally, Apac...

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  • Pre-Code Obsession: Big Business Before the Code

    The economic boom of the Roaring Twenties came to a screeching halt with the stock market crash of October, 1929, throwing the world into economic depression. It's impossible to overstate the hardship and uncertainty people endured during The Great Depression, when nearly every industry was struggling after the crash. This seemed not to be the case in Hollywood, however, as studios reassured the public that their industry was stable, even booming. Insiders confided to the trades ...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Forever Amber & More in Leading Ladies Wave

    Four new-to-DVD titles, all with strong leading ladies, have been announced by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. Forever Amber (1947) - Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Glenn Langan, Richard Haydn, Jessica Tandy Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) - Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Kipp Hamilton, Marshall Thompson, Chuck Connors Kentucky (1938) - Loretta Young, Richard Greene, W...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Show Boat (1936) & Maverick - Season 5

    The long-awaited release of the 1936 version of Show Boat is finally coming from Warner and is one of two classic titles announced this week from their Archive Collection. The other is the Fifth and Final Season of Maverick which consists of 13 episodes on 3 discs. Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on May 20th. These new DVDs add to the total of over 1,200 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent a...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Hit the Deck (Blu), Ann Sothern & More!

    Musicals and romantic comedies are in the spotlight this week from Warner's Archive Collection. Hit the Deck (Blu-Ray) headlines this wave and stars Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Russ Tamblyn, Ann Miller, Gene Raymond, Walter Pidgeon, J. Carrol Naish, Richard Anderson and Jane Darwell. A couple of double features are also part of the mix with Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond starring in She's Got Everything / The Smartest Girl in Tow...

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  • The Casting Trampoline Part II: Might-Have-Beens (1940-1960)

    Here is a second selection of casting tales from Hollywood history. As before, the caveat holds that much of what passes as Hollywood history is gossip, and when it comes to casting deals, the story may be clouded by hearsay, whimsy, and star egos. Film buffs love these stories; we play the altered movies in our heads. Who has not loved Olivia De Havilland as Melanie, the decent, nurturing...

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  • FLICKER BLU: Chaplin Mutuals & Sennett Collection in August

    Flicker Alley has announced two releases with an August 5th street date: Chaplin Mutual Comedies (Blu-Ray / DVD) - Steelbook and The Mack Sennett Collection, Vol. 1 (Blu-Ray). The Chaplin set will be a 5-disc combo pack with 3 DVDs and 2 Blu-Ray's and will come in a limited edition steelbook. The Sennett Collection will be a 3-disc Blu-Ray set only. Bonus features (below) abound.

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