Archive: July 2016

  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Silk Stockings, Deanna Durbin & More in Latest Wave

    Four new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including the arrival of Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse's Silk Stockings (1957) on Blu-ray. Also being released is the 1940 Deanna Durbin stage drama It's a Date. And, finally, the studio is releasing the Ida Lupino/Paul Henreid war drama In Our Time(1944) and Edward G. Robinson's A Dispatch From Reuters (1940). All titles ...

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  • OLIVE: Yours, Mine & Ours (Blu) Plus Three More in September

    Olive Films has announced a September 13th release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the 1968 family film Yours, Mine and Ours. The Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball-starring comedy was originally put out on DVD by MGM in 2006 and will be receiving an upgraded DVD from Olive. Also arriving on the same day is 1915 Cecil B. DeMille silent The Captive, as well as The Monster of Piedras Blancas and Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Univers...

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  • 100 Years of Olivia de Havilland

    One of the great stars of American cinema, two-time Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland, celebrates her centennial birthday on July 1, 2016.Olivia de Havilland was born in Tokyo. Her sister, Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, was born the following year, in October 1917.The girls relocated with their mother to Northern California when they were very young. Olivia was spotted in a college production by director Max Reinhardt, who cast her in his stage and film versions o...

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  • KINO BLU: Daddy Long Legs Plus Noir & War This September

    Six more titles from Kino are scheduled for release on Blu-ray in September, with all six premiering on Blu. Leading the pack on September 6th is the Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron musical Daddy Long Legs (1955), originally released in 2006 by 20th Century-Fox. The studio will also release two film noirs: Cry of the City starring Victor Mature and Road House with Cornel Wilde (both 1948), as well as two war films...

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  • UNIVERSAL VAULT: Alan Ladd's And Now Tomorrow Arrives on DVD

    Seven months since their last wave of titles, Universal's MOD program announces Alan Ladd's And Now Tomorrow (1944) newly available on DVD as part of their Vault Series. Originally meant to be included TCM's Alan Ladd 1940s Collection last December, the film was removed from the set prior to street date. And Now Tomorrow will be available on July 12th.

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  • CRITERION: Cat People and Night Train to Munich Arrive in September

    Criterion has announced September street dates for Cat People (1942) and Night Train to Munich (1940) with both films making their Blu debut. Cat, originally dropped in 2005 from Warner as a double feature with its 1944 sequel Curse of the Cat People, is receiving its introduction into the Criterion Collection. Night Train was released on DVD via Criterion in 2010 and it does not appear the DVD will be upgraded....

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  • TV TIME: Guide for the Expectant Dad

    As Father's Day approaches, prospective fathers look to classic television for pointers on how to handle their upcoming blessed events. I admit that despite a misspent youth filled with reruns, when it was my turn to witness the miracle of life, I did not run around in a panicked frenzy, drive to the hospital without the mother, and hand out cigars to everyone in sight. But the rest of you might not want to take that chance, so let's dive into TV history to see how other new dads prepare for ...

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  • COLUMBIA CLASSICS: Slaves of Babylon Arrives on DVD

    Sony's Columbia Classics debuts the William Castle directed religious epic starring Richard Conte and Linda Christian, Slaves of Babylon (1953) on DVD for the first time. The film marks a departure for director Castle who would be best known for horror films (and their ensuing gimmicks) starting in the late 1950s. Slaves of Babylon will be available here at ClassicFlix on July 12th. This new DVD adds to the total of over 250 C...

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  • Dark Cinema: Introducing Phillips Holmes

    Phillips Holmes is a name seldom mentioned today in classic film circles, and if you're not a pre-Code fan, you may have never heard of him at all. He led a fascinatingly tragic life and during the pre-Code era of 1930 to 1934, he was seen in no fewer than 30 features on the big screen.An appealing performer with a slight build and handsome, classical features, Holmes was nothing if not versatile -- his pre-Code films offer up a wide variety of roles, from sweethearts to scoundrel...

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