Archive: November 2016

  • Gideon of Scotland Yard Debuts on Blu-Ray

    Sony debuts the John Ford directed drama Gideon of Scotland Yard also known as Gideon's Day (1958) on Blu-Ray for the first time. This marks the first time that Sony has put out a Blu-Ray MOD for a classic film. Gideon of Scotland Yard will be available here at ClassicFlix on November 15th.

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  • SHOUT: Daniel Boone - Season 2 Returns

    Shout! Factory has announced a December 27th release date for Daniel Boone - Season 2. The Western drama starring Fess Parker was originally put out on DVD back in 2006 and has been out of print since. Final artwork is still forthcoming....

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  • SHOUT: The Monroes Arrive in December

    Shout! Factory has announced a December 6th release date for The Monroes: The Complete Series. The frontier drama starring Barbara Hershey and Michael Anderson, Jr. ran for one season (1966-1967) and is making its DVD debut. The 6-disc set contains all 26 color episodes in the series. Bonus features are not forthcoming.

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  • TV TIME: Celebrate the season with The Munsters!

    Halloween is an ideal time to revisit one of television's greatest sitcom families, The Munsters. Though it ran only two seasons on CBS, the comedy about the unusual inhabitants of 1313 Mockingbird Lane is one of the most fondly remembered shows of its era and continues to thrive in reruns, streaming and DVD.At first glance a show about equivalents of Frankenstein's monster and Dracula living in suburbia, oblivious to their own status as 'monsters' to everyone else, seems like a k...

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  • CRITERION: His Girl Friday Arrives in January

    Criterion announced Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday will be making its Blu-Ray premiere in January, as well as receiving an upgraded DVD. The classic screwball comedy originally dropped on DVD in 1999 and is receiving its introduction into the Criterion Collection. Unlike past releases both the DVD and Blu-Ray will be two-discs. Bonus features are below. His Girl Friday arrives on ...

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  • UNIVERSAL VAULT: Ten Diverse Titles Lead Latest Wave

    Three months since their last wave of titles, Universal's MOD program kicks back into high gear with the announcement of ten titles newly available on DVD as part of their Vault Series including Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney in City Streets (1931). The rest are: The Accused (1949) - Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Wendell Corey, Sam Jaffe The Appaloosa (1966) - Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer, John Saxon

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  • Dark Cinema: Noirs Your Should Know, Vol. 2

    I'm continuing my quest to shine the spotlight on those films noirs that are not necessarily well-known, but are certainly worthy of your time. This installment focuses on three Columbia Pictures features from the 1950s that will put you on the edge of your seat and keep you there for a while.Pushover (1954)Some may call Pushover a 'poor man's Double Indemnity' -- and the label is understandable. Like Double Indemnity, Pu...

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  • WARNER: Citizen Kane 75th Anniversary Edition Arrives in November

    Warner Bros. has announced the 75th anniversary edition of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane will arrive on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 15th. There is no word if the film has been remastered for this edition or if bonus material will be different from the 70th anniversary edition. Preliminary information listed below.

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  • OLIVE: Brazil Plus Cheers for Miss Bishop in December

    Olive Films has announced a December 6th release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1944 musical romantic comedy Brazil. Also arriving on the same day is the 1940 Martha Scott drama Cheers for Miss Smith which is receiving its first Blu upgrade. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated.

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: On Dangerous Ground on Blu and Wheeler & Woolsey Volume 2 in Latest Wave

    Two new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including the arrival of Ida Lupino and  Robert Ryan in On Dangerous Ground (1951) on Blu-ray. Also included this week is the second volume in the Wheeler and Woolsey - RKO Comedy Collection, containing six of the comedic duos films on a three-disc set. On Dangerous Ground will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 25th while

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