Archive: 2016

  • Hellfighters Debuts on Blu-Ray in August

    Universal has announced August 11th as the release date for John Wayne's Hellfighters (1968) on Blu-Ray. The film, costarring Vera Miles and Katharine Ross, came to DVD back in 1999. Final artwork is forthcoming. Bonus features are not anticipated....

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  • Dark Cinema: Pre-Codes at the TCM Classic Film Festival

    While I was only able to attend half of the six pre-code films scheduled during the TCM Classic Film Festival 2015, I was delighted so many were on the program. The selections were diverse, and included a musical, horror, drama and comedy selections. In a year where there was some controversy over the inclusion of newer films such as Out of Sight (1998) and Apollo 13 (1995), TCM showed its loyalty to good old-fashioned black and white with this line-up.I have my ...

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  • Lost Sherlock Holmes Film Found and Debuting in October

    Flicker Alley has announced a release date of October 27th for Sherlock Holmes starring William Gillette. This marks the first time the rare 1916 Holmes feature, starring Gillette, has been put out on any format. Gillette became the foremost Holmes performer, playing the character nearly 1300 times. The two-disc set will contain the film on both DVD and Blu-Ray with optional English and French intertitles. Bonus content is set to include ...

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  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police Arrives on DVD in August

    VCI has announced a release date of August 4th for a four-movie collection of Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Three of the films included in the pack - North of the Border (1946), 'Neath Canadian Skies (1946), and Trail of the Mounties (1947) - were all previously released via Alpha Video. Where the North Begins (1947) makes its debut on DVD in this set. The series of 1940s shorts featured actor Russell Hayden ...

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  • Baby Boomers in the Black and White Universe

    If you are a baby boomer, you are not alone. Boomers rent and collect bushels of black and white classics. They also swarm to vintage film festivals and swell the ranks of TCM viewers. We boomers made a seemingly odd entertainment choice: we've leapfrogged back several generations to savor the popular entertainment of the WWI, Depression, and WWII eras. Some of us know more about old films and their production than the original audiences.Television brought the glories of old Holly...

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  • 70 Episodes of One Step Beyond Now Available

    Film Chest has unveiled 70 uncut episodes of the 1959 sci-fi anthology One Step Beyond. VCI released a two-disc set of select episodes back in 2003 while Paramount debuted the complete first season in 2009. There's no reveal as to what seasons these episodes derive from, but the fervant demand and praise for Film Chest's latest set, released this past April, sounds promising.

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  • The Rebel - The Complete Series Coming in August -- 3 DAY SPECIAL PRICE

    Timeless Media has set August 18th as the release date for The Rebel - The Complete Series. This 11-disc set marks the first time the entire series, running from 1959-1961 has been available as a complete series. The Rebel stars young actor Nick Adams, who also wrote and produced several episodes. Bonus features attached to this complete series include interviews with Nick Adams' family, the show's creators, and an unused pilot f...

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  • TIMELESS: Gene Autry, Volume 11 Set for August

    Timeless Media has set August 25th as the release date for the lastest Gene Autry movie collection, Gene Autry Collection, Volume 11. Much like past Gene Autry installments, Volume 11 is a 2-disc set featuring four fully-restored films. Three of the four features have been previously released with Springtime in the Rockies (1937) receiving its DVD debut. Details below.

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  • SHOUT: Bilko - Season Three Arriving in August

    Shout! Factory has announced an August 4th release date for Sgt. Bilko: The Phil Silvers Show - Season 3. Shout Factory has not wasted time putting out the individual seasons as this announcement comes hot on the heels of season two's debut just last week. The 5-disc set contains all 37 episodes in the second season of the popular military comedy. Bonus features are not forthcoming.

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  • TV TIME: Salute to the Mother-in-Law

    This Mother's Day, while we salute our own moms, wives, and friends who are mothers to their own children, let's show appreciation for the oft-neglected mothers-in-law by taking a look at some memorable classic television episodes featuring these noble women. After all, the medium has a tradition of portraying a wide range of mother-in-law types from mean to downright evil.Gilligan's Island, 'Gilligan's Mother in Law': OK, so not all of the TV in-laws are...

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