Archive: March 2016

  • Ten Valentines for Your Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day is just around the corner and below are ten suggestions of favorite romantic films that have just the thing to chase away the winter doldrums.The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) - Ronald Colman and Gary Cooper both love Vilma Banky in this well-told Western romance. This silent movie is a visual masterpiece, with scenes tinted in amber, blue, and red, and there's an exciting flood sequence as well. This is a great film for those uncertain about wat...

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  • Doris Day and Rock Hudson Comedies Arrive on Blu in April

    Love is in the air as Universal announces April 19th for the release of the Doris Day and Rock Hudson Romantic Comedies Collection on Blu-Ray. The three disc set will include Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1962) and Send Me No Flowers (1964). Both Lover and Send Me are making their debut on Blu while Pillow Talk previously came out in conjunction with Universal's centennial in 2012....

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  • Beverly Hillbillies - Season 1 Arrives in April

    Paramount announced the arrival of The Beverly Hillbillies - Season 1 on DVD April 26th. The studio has titled this release the 'official' first season so as to distinguish the set from the many public domain releases of the popular rural comedy's first season. Paramount released Season Two in 2008, Season Three in 2009 and Season Four in 2014. 

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Bogie and Bacall on Blu, Plus Hedy Lamarr & George O'Brien

    Five new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. The Big Sleep (1946) and Key Largo (1948), the legendary films noirs starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall arrive on Blu-Ray for the first time. The Big Sleep will include the little-seen 1945 prerelease version of the film as a bonus feature. Also included in this week's releases are two films starring the beautiful Hedy Lamarr. They are: ...

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  • OLIVE: Try and Get Me! Debuts on Blu in April

    Olive has announced the debut of Cy Endfield's Try and Get Me! (also known as The Sound of Fury) on both DVD and Blu-Ray in April. The 1950 film noir boasts a diverse cast that includes Frank Lovejoy, Richard Carlson and Lloyd Bridges. Try and Get Me! will be available April 19th.

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  • Silent Cinema: American Epics - Silent Film on a Large Scale

    We are right in the middle of an age of epics with the biggest films involving superheroes, spaceships and worlds in the balance. There were other ages of epics, of course, most notably the biblical epics of the 1950s and 1960s, but the Hollywood silent movie epic is a special breed with real sets, real casts of thousands and, in some case, real danger. Yes, later films did sometimes have these elements but there is a lovely grit and opulence to the silent versions.Let's talk abou...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: I Confess on Blu, War Dramas and Adventure in Latest Wave

    Six new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection in addition to the release of Alfred Hitchcock's I Confess (1953) on Blu-Ray. The predominent theme this week is war dramas and action/adventure films. They are: The Angel Wore Red (1960) - Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten, Vittorio De Sica The Angry Hills (1959) - Robert Mitchum, Stanley Baker, Elisabeth Muller ...

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