Archive: December 2016

  • Dark Cinema: Flawed Gents of Pre-Code, Vol. 2

    In my ongoing look at the less-than-stellar fellas populating the pre-Code world, I'm shining the spotlight today on Warner's 1931 film Night Nurse. The film stars the always-fabulous Barbara Stanwyck as the title caregiver, Laura Hart, who finds herself battling a variety of contemptible characters in her quest to save the lives of two young girls in her charge. There are a number of do-gooders in this, including Laura's pal and fellow nurse Maloney (Joan Blondell) and Dr. Bell (Cha...

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  • TV TIME: A Classic Television Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy with family and other loved ones, so it seems like a shame that so many American households spend the day huddled in front of a TV set watching football. I think we should spend halftime huddled in front of a TV set watching classic Thanksgiving-themed episodes, at least.The 'Special Thanksgiving Episode' is not nearly as established as the 'Special Christmas Episode,' but plenty of classic shows commemorated the November holiday once. Let's take a ...

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  • OLIVE: Sabotage Plus Bob Hope and More in January

    Olive Films has announced a January 24th release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1939 war drama Sabotage. Also arriving on the same day is the 1966 Bob Hope comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number, as well as the William S. Hart Western Wagon  Tracks, all of which are receiving their first Blu upgrades. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated. The complete list of titles is posted to the&nbs...

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  • The Old Corral: Hats Off to the Stetson

    There are three main ways to distinguish a cowboy: his horse, his gun and his hat. On foot in town, the gun and hat are still there; even if there's a gun ordinance in town and he has no pistol on his hip, in the saloon for example, you'll never separate him from his hat. When it all comes down to it, it's the hat that makes the cowboy.He wears it out of doors, indoors and in some movies, in the bath.All Western stars knew this. It was why, when they got a hat they lik...

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  • CRITERION: Mildred Pierce Arrives in February

    Criterion announced Joan Crawford's Oscar-winning film, Mildred Pierce will be making its Blu-Ray premiere in February, as well as receiving an upgraded DVD. The classic film noir originally dropped on DVD in 2003 and is receiving its introduction into the Criterion Collection. Bonus features are below. Mildred Pierce arrives on February 21st.

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  • A Visit to the 2016 Lone Pine Festival

    The 27th Lone Pine Film Festival took place Columbus Day weekend in Lone Pine, California, where hundreds of Western movies and TV shows have been filmed over the course of nearly a century.This was the third consecutive year I've attended the fest, and it was just as enjoyable as the previous two. Each Lone Pine Festival includes movie screenings, location tours, panel discussions, and book signings. This year even featured a stunt demonstration in the famed Alabama Hills!

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Sam Benedict, It's Always Fair Weather on Blu and More in Latest Wave

    Four new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including the arrival of the 1962 Edmund O'Brien legal drama, Sam Benedict: The Complete Series. Also included this week is the Gene Kelly musical It's Always Fair Weather (1955) on Blu-ray and the third, and final, volume in the FitzPatrick Traveltalks series. The studio is also putting out the animated Hanna-Barbera adventure series The Peter ...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Four Titles Debut on Blu-Ray

    Taking a cue from Warner Bros., Fox announced today they will be using the Manufacture on Demand (MOD) process to distribute some of their more popular titles on Blu-Ray. The first four entries are below: Coney Island (1943) - Betty Grable, George Montgomery, Cesar Romero Sentimental Journey (1946) - John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, William Bendix, Cedric Hardwicke Sitting Pretty (1948) - Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara...

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  • COLUMBIA CLASSICS: After the Dance Arrives on DVD

    Sony's Columbia Classics debuts the crime romance After the Dance (1935) on DVD for the first time. The film stars Nancy Carroll, George Murphy and Thelma Todd. After the Dance will be available here at ClassicFlix on November 15th. This new DVD adds to the total of over 250 Columbia Classics titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • Silent Cinema: A Celebration of Silent Baseball

    The age of silent movies coincided with some of the most exciting years in the history of baseball. Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb set records when the movies were moving to the west coast and feature-length films were being established as the dominant form of cinematic entertainment.Naturally, it was only a matter of time before America's pastime met the silver screen. Then, as now, sports movies were popular entertainment divided roughly into two categories: the films that starred the pl...

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