Archive: October 2016

  • A Compelling Character: Edmond O'Brien

    Oscar-winning actor Edmond O'Brien was born in New York just over a century ago, on September 10, 1915.O'Brien made his Broadway debut at the age of 21 and four years later made his film debut opposite Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939). He continued to work in theater, including starring as Mercutio opposite Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in a 1940 production of Romeo and Juliet, and also appeared in a handful of other f...

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  • FLICKER ALLEY: Children of Divorce Debuts on Home Video in December

    Flicker Alley celebrates their 50th release with the home video premiere of the silent drama Children of Divorce. Starring Gary Cooper during his silent film career and 'It' Girl Clara Bow, Children of Divorce is receiving a 4K restoration for its debut. This will be a Blu-Ray / DVD Combo pack. Bonus content is below. Children of Divorce will be available here at ClassicFlix on December 6th.

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  • Dark Cinema: The Flawed Gents of Pre-Code, Vol. 1

    The films released during Hollywood's pre-Code era undeniably have their fair share of admirable, upstanding fellas. You have Warren William's long-suffering hubby in Three on a Match (1932); Leslie Howard as the sensitive and understanding fiance of Norma Shearer in A Free Soul (1931); and the good-hearted soldier, brought to life by Douglass Montgomery, who falls in love with a woman of ill repute in Waterloo Bridge (1932).More often than not, though (...

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  • CRITERION: The Asphalt Jungle Debuts on Blu in December

    Criterion announced John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle will be making its Blu-Ray premiere in December, as well as receiving an upgraded DVD. The classic noir crime-drama originally dropped on DVD in 2004 from Warner is receiving its introduction into the Criterion Collection. Bonus features are below. The Asphalt Jungle arrives on December 13th.

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  • The Lucy Show - The Complete Series Coming in November

    Paramount has set November 15th as the release date for The Lucy Show - The Complete Series. This set marks the first time the entire series, running from 1962-1968 has been available as a complete set. The Lucy Show stars Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a single mother raising her kids with best friend Vivian Bagley (I Love Lucy alum Vivian Vance). The first season of The Lucy Show debuted on DVD in 2009.&n...

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  • TIMELESS: Death Valley Days - Season 2 Arrives in October

    Timeless Media, a division of Shout! Factory, has announced an October 11th release date for Death Valley Days - Season 2. The first season of the long-running Western anthology, which ran from 1952-1970, was put out on DVD in March. The 3-disc set contains all 18 episodes in the second season. Bonus features are not forthcoming.

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  • OLIVE: New Signature Series Continues with Macbeth

    Boasting 'pristine audio and video...and an abundance of exciting bonus material,' Olive Films has announced the title in their new Criterion-esque Signature series: the 1948 Orson Welles drama Macbeth. The Welles adaptation of Shakespeare's classic was originally released by Olive in 2012 but will be receiving a new 4K restoration as part of a two-disc set. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray are below. Macbethwill be available on November 1...

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  • KINO BLU: Nine Titles Arrive in November

    Nine titles, all premiering on Blu, are scheduled for release in November from Kino. November 1st: The Beautiful Blonde of Bashful Bend (1949) - Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee, Olga San Juan I Wake Up Screaming (1941) - Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar November 8th: Bad Girl (1931) - James Dunn, Sally ...

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  • Classics 101: A Definition of Film Terms

    Classic movie fans and ClassicFlix subscribers know that the great movies of yesteryear can be enjoyed as entertainment for their stars, stories, production values, direction, cinematography and all the other artistic areas that make films worth the price of a ticket. For those looking to delve deeper into the Hollywood vaults, most of the film books on the motion pictures of the era deal with the overall output of the studios and independents, 1920s-1960s, or specific genre, such as noir, ho...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Re-Release of Val Lewton and Horror Legends in October

    Four releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, all previously put out on DVD. Three of the titles are productions from legendary master of horror Val Lewton and originally debuted in a Lewton collection in 2005. They are: Isle of the Dead / Bedlam (1945) - Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew The Leopard Man / The Ghost Ship (1943) - Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell The...

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