Archive: April 2016

  • April Fools' Comedies Worth Chuckling Over

    With April Fool's Day approaching, what better time of year to take a look at some favorite comedies? Here's a list of ten of the comedies I enjoy most. Some of these films aren't well known, but they're each wonderfully entertaining and deserving of discovery.If You Could Only Cook (1935) - This is a Depression-era charmer starring Jean Arthur as an unemployed young woman who meets dashing Herbert Marshall on a park bench. She assumes from his dejected attitude h...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Two Titles Debut on DVD

    Fox has announced two new entries into their Cinema Archives line. They are: Sierra Baron (1958) - Brian Keith, Rick Jason, Rita Gam, Mala Powers You're My Everything (1949) -  Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Anne Revere Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on April 26th. These DVDs adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • TV TIME: Top-Rated TV Episodes, Part 2

    Last time, we began an exploration of the highest-rated television episodes of the classic era, as reported by Wesley Hyatt in his excellent book Television's Top 100: The Most Watched American Broadcasts 1960-2010. This month we continue our journey in chronological order. As mentioned in Part 1, to avoid repetition, each series only gets one entry in Hyatt's book. Also, for the purposes of this piece, we are excluding specials, movies, and sporting events.The Ed Sul...

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  • CRITERION: Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Dr. Strangelove Arrive in June

    Criterion has announced June street dates for Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964) on both DVD and Blu-Ray. Mr. Jordan originally dropped on DVD in 2007 from Sony and marks its debut on Blu. Dr. Strangelove premiered on DVD in 2001 and Blu in 2009 from the same studio. Both Blus and the Jordan DVD will be single-disc, while Strangelove DVD is a 2-disc set. Bonus features are planned...

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  • The Ultimate Star: Joan Crawford

    There is no better example of a movie star than Joan Crawford. Crawford was a leading lady by 1926 and was still playing leads at the end of the '60s.Today it is easier than ever to see her films. Over 60 of her 82 features are in print, including six of her silents and virtually all of her films in sound.Crawford watching is addictive. She makes a loud screen statement in every scene and dares you to look away. Some rules of engagement:1. Expect a star per...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Blue Denim Debuts on DVD

    Fox's lone Cinema Archive announcement this week is 1959's Blue Denim.  New to DVD and available at ClassicFlix on April 5th, the drama stars Carol Lynley, Brandon de Wilde and Marsha Hunt. This release adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • Classics 101: Cartoonified - Forgotten Animation Studios of the 1930s

    Beyond the well-known Disney, Warner Bros., MGM, and Max Fleischer cartoons with their all-star lineups of Mickey, Donald, Bugs, Daffy, Tom & Jerry, Betty Boop, and Popeye, there exists a strange parallel universe of B-level animated cartoons from the 1930s. Nobody could ever mistake these for Disney (or even Fleischer or Warner Bros.) cartoons, yet they have a certain rudimentary charm and a bouncy sense of fun that makes them fondly regarded by cartoon fans (like us).Some of...

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  • KINO BLU: The Chase Leads Series of Film Noir Releases in May

    Three films noir titles from Kino are scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-ray in May. Making its home video debut is Arthur Ripley's The Chase (1946) starring Robert Cummings, Michele Morgan and Steve Cochran. Also making its premiere on Blu-Ray is A Kiss Before Dying (1956) with Robert Wagner. Kino's also gathering up some of their more popular noir titles for two film noir box sets. Film Noir - The Dark Side of Cinema will be ava...

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  • KINO: Buster Keaton Shorts Arrive in May

    Kino has announced May 24th as the release date for their 5-disc presentation of the Buster Keaton Shorts Collection (1917-1923) on DVD and Blu-ray. The set contains all 19 shorts the studio originally put out on disc in 2011 as part of their original Buster Keaton Shorts Collection, as well as 13 newly debuted works Keaton created alongside director Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. Bonus content includes scene comparisons as well as an alternate Europ...

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  • OLIVE: Trio of Titles Arrive in October

    Olive Films has announced a May 24th release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1947 drama The Private Affairs of Bel Ami. Also arriving on the same day is 1956 Clark Gable Western The King and Four Queens premiering on Blu only, as well as John Wayne's Legend of the Lost (1957). The latter is strictly seeing a DVD rerelease under the Olive banner. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated.

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