Archive: June 2016

  • TV TIME: Movies from Classic TV Shows

    Hollywood loves taking television properties and turning them into feature film franchises. If the studios think audiences will go to a theater to pay for what they've already seen on the small screen, then they will make it happen. In the 1950s and 1960s, they took shows already on television, or were just recently taken off the air, and made movies with much of the same talent. It might look like a cash grab, but the films hold up quite well.McHale's Navy/McHale...

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  • OLIVE: The Pride and the Passion Debuts on Blu in August

    Olive Films has announced the debut of Stanley Kramer's The Pride and the Passion (1957) on Blu-Ray this August 16th. The 1957 war drama boasts a cast that includes Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren. It was previously released on DVD in 2002 via MGM and is getting an upgraded DVD with this release. Olive will also release an upgraded DVD on the same date.

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: They Were Expendable, Lee Tracy & Teresa Wright in Latest Wave

    Six new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including the arrival of John Ford's They Were Expendable (1945) on Blu-ray. Also being released is the Lee Tracy RKO Collection, featuring a quartet of Tracy's RKO titles. Included in this week's releases are four crime dramas. They are: Count the Hours (1953) - Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey The Great Jewel Robber

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  • TIMELESS: My Friend Flicka - The Complete Series Arrives in August

    Timeless Media has announced an August 23rd release date for My Friend Flicka: The Complete Series. This marks the debut of the 'boy and his horse' Western on DVD. The series ran for one season between 1956 and 1957. The 5-disc set contains all 39 episodes in the series. Bonus features and final artwork are still to be determined....

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  • A Trip to the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival

    After months of anticipation, it's hard to believe the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival is over! The festival ran this year from April 28th to May 1st and was a truly remarkable weekend filled with memorable experiences.There are so many things happening simultaneously at the festival; I wish I could do it all over again, choosing some of the marvelous things I had to regretfully leave off my schedule. Somehow each festival is better than those which came before, quite a feat for TC...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Yellow Ribbon (Blu), Chan and Jackie Cooper in Latest Wave

    Nine new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. John Ford's She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), which played in April at the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival in its restored glory, headlines this wave and will be making its Blu-Ray debut. Also included in this week's releases are three films starring child actor Jackie Cooper. They are: Dinky (1935) - Mary Astor, Roger Pryor O'Shaugh...

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  • KINO: Eight Titles Arrive in August

    Eight more titles from Kino are scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-ray in August, with all eight premiering on Blu-Ray. August 2nd: The Mark of Zorro (1940) - Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard Rawhide (1951) - Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Hugh Marlowe, Dean Jagger August 9th: Canadian Pacific (1949) - Randolph Scott, Victor Jory, Jane Wyatt, J...

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  • Garbo: Portrait of an Icon

    Greta Garbo never appeared in a mystery, but she didn't need to because she herself was a mystery fans have tried to solve for the past 90 years. Early in her career, she shunned most of the rites of Hollywood stardom: premieres, press interviews, autographs, all were anathema to Garbo. On-screen, her sonorous voice and searching eyes hinted at an intense inner life. But of what did it consist? She was linked to her line from Grand Hotel: 'I want to be alone,' and after leaving Holly...

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  • Dark Cinema: The Lure of Luther Adler

    Film noir is practically overflowing with famous actors who made the era's anti-heroes come to life. Who can forget Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet (1944)? Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)? Robert Mitchum in Out of the Past (1947)?But these big name performers are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the talent pool represented by the films of the noir era. Sadly, many of the lesser-known actors are seldom mentioned today -- even by classi...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Dueling Dramas Arrive on DVD

    Fox has announced two new entries into their Cinema Archives line. They are: The Gift of Love (1958) - Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack Prince of Players (1954) -  Richard Burton, Maggie McNamara, John Derek, Raymond Massey Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on May 24th. These DVDs adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix...

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