Archive: 2015

  • DISNEY BLU: 101 Dalmatians Gets Diamond Edition Blu-Ray

    Walt Disney has set a February 10th street date for 101 Dalmatians (1961) on Diamond Edition Blu-Ray / DVD Combo. Previously released in a 2-DVD Platinum Edition set, Dalmatians is making its Blu debut with this release. And like past Diamond Editions, bonus content will likely carry over from the 2008 release.

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  • Dana Andrews: Son of a Preacher Man

    Dana Andrews was born Carver Dana Andrews on New Year's Day, 1909, in Mississippi. He was a preacher's son, one of a large family which would eventually include his little brother, actor Steve Forrest, who was born William Andrews when Dana was 16. Dana came to California in the early '30s, intent on being an actor. He worked in a variety of jobs, and in the mid-'30s a pair of Van Nuys businessmen he knew took the unusual step of 'investing' in Dana, supporting him while he took a...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Smiley Series Comes to DVD

    Fox announced two new entries into their Cinema Archives line. Smiley is a 1957 British adaptation of the Moore Raymond series of novels; Smiley Gets a Gun was the sequel, produced a year later. Smiley and Smiley Gets a Gun will be available here at ClassicFlix on November 25th. These DVDs adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • The Razor's Edge Premiering on Blu in January

    20th Century Fox has set a January 13th street date for the Tyrone Power drama The Razor's Edge (1946) on Blu-Ray and DVD. Originally released on DVD in 2005, this marks the first time the movie will be available on Blu. Bonus content from the last DVD release - audio commentary and a Fox Movietone reel - are being transferred to the Blu with no additional features planned.

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  • VCI: The Tall Lie Debuts on DVD in January

    VCI has announced a January 13th street date for Paul Henreid's directorial debut, The Tall Lie (1952). Originally titled For Men Only, The Tall Lie established Casablanca star Henreid as a serious director. He would go on to direct an additional five motion pictures as well as countless episodes of popular television shows. Bonus content, if any, has not been revealed.

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  • Five of a Kind: The Odd Life of the Dionne Quintuplets

    If the Dionne quintuplets had been born today, they would have been reality television stars or a YouTube sensation. However, there's nothing in modern life that can compare to the sensation the girls created when they became the first recorded quintuplets to live beyond infancy. Yvonne, Annette, Cecile, Emilie and Marie Dionne were born to poor farmer, Oliva-Edouard, and his wife Elzire in the village of Corbeil, Ontario, Canada in 1934. Arriving two months early, it was assumed ...

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  • WARNER: Four Disc Musical Collection Arrives in March

    Warner has announced a March 3rd street date for their Warner Bros. Musical Collection. This four-disc set contains a quartet of popular 1950s musicals, three of which (The Band Wagon, Calamity Jane, and Kiss Me Kate) will be making their Blu-Ray debuts. The set also contains the 60th Anniversary edition of Singin' in the Rain which was released in 2012. Bonus content for the three new ...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: We're Going to Be Rich Coming to DVD

    Fox announced a new entry into their Cinema Archives line, Gracie Fields and Victor McLaglen in We're Going to Be Rich (1938). We're Going to Be Rich will be available here at ClassicFlix on November 18th. This DVD adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Sugarfoot's Final Season and Pete Kelly's Blues Available in November

    Two new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. The studio will release fourth and final season of the popular Western series Sugarfoot. After putting out the third season on a five-disc set in July, this two-disc collection will contain the final nine episodes. Warner is also debuting the 1955 musical drama Pete Kelly's Blues on Blu-Ray. Both of these will be available here at ClassicFlix on No...

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  • Classics 101 - Presenting Alfred Hitchcock: Part 2, the British Masterpieces

    In the first part of this retrospective; we tracked young Alfred Hitchcock through his earliest films. In 1934, he purchased the rights to Bulldog Drummond's Baby (but not the Bulldog Drummond character) and began fashioning one of his most famous thrillers.'I think you'll find the real start of my career was The Man who Knew too Much.' - Alfred Hitchcock Non-stop fun and much closer to what the director would give us from now on than what he'd given ...

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