Kino has announced the release of eight titles this August. August 4th: Big House, U.S.A. (1955) - Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Bronson He Ran All the Way (1951) - John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Norman Lloyd Foreign Intrigue (1956) - Robert Mitchum, Geneviève Page Storm Fear (1955) - Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Dan Duryea, Lee Grant
Read moreKino has announced a July 28th street date for a five-film series entitled, British Noir: A Five Film Collection, on DVD. This is the first time all five British noirs will be released on home video in the United States and includes works from the likes of James Mason, Trevor Howard, and John Mills (below). Bonus features and final artwork are forthcoming. SYNOPSIS: While the film noir movement may seem like a distinctly A...
Read moreSix new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, anchored by film noirs and the final season of Daktari. They are: The Clay Pigeon (1949) - Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Richard Quine Criminal Court (1946) - Tom Conway, Martha O'Driscoll Johnny Angel (1945) - George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso, Hoagy Carmichael Riff-Raff (19...
Read moreKino has announced an August 11th street date for the 1931 newspaper comedy, The Front Page, on DVD and Blu-Ray. This is the first time the Adolphe Menjou classic will be released on home video and is especially notable as the forerunner to the screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940) starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Bonus features will include audio commentary and radio adaptations (below).
Read moreIn the first part of this series, we discussed how Universal-International deliberately destroyed their treasure trove of silent films in 1948, and the disregard most 'modern film-goers' had for 'old-time silent movies.' That all changed on September 5, 1949, when Life magazine, one of the most popular publications in the nation, published a cover story entitled Comedy's Greatest Era, by James Agee. This installment of Classics 101 will take a look at the second of Agee's Fo...
Read moreFour new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of four Eddie Cantor films debuting on DVD for the first time in the Eddie Cantor Goldwyn Collection and three films starring the legendary Bette Davis. They are: The Dark Horse (1932) - Warren William, Guy Kibbee, Vivienne Osborne June Bride (1948) - Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter Speci...
Read moreFox announced two new entries into their Cinema Archives line. Dear Brigitte (1965) - James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Bill Mumy Sad Horse (1959) - David Ladd, Chill Wills, Patrice Wymore Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on June 16th. These DVDs adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.
Read moreAs Memorial Day approaches and thoughts turn to those who sacrificed so much on behalf of our nation, it's an opportune time to take a look at some of Hollywood's best war movies. These fictionalized stories fill a valuable purpose, reminding audiences of those who gave their all for our freedom.With the recent commemoration of the 70th-anniversary of VE Day, it seems particularly appropriate for this list to focus on films about World War II. There are countless cinematic depicti...
Read moreOlive has announced four titles debuting on both DVD and Blu-Ray in July. Said titles are: Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951) - Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead The Eternal Sea (1955) - Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Ben Cooper, Dean Jagger Hell's Five Hours (1958) - Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, Vic Morrow Man of Conquest (1939) - Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Edward Ell...
Read moreCriterion has announced an August 4th street date for both versions of Night and the City on DVD and Blu-Ray. The studio continues the trend of upgrading their first spate of releases to 2-disc DVDs as well as transfering them to Blu. Night and the City was originally released on DVD by Criterion a decade ago. Bonus features are planned to accompany each disc (below).
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