Archive: 2016

  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Thank Your Lucky Stars (Blu) and Bronco Lead Pack of 6

    Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of the legendary Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) on Blu-Ray and the final season of Bronco. They are: Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) - Warner Baxter, Ann Loring, Bruce Cabot The Secret Partner (1961) - Stewart Granger, Haya Harareet Signpost to Murder (1964) - Joanne W...

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  • COLUMBIA CLASSICS: The Whistler and Sequel Debut on DVD

    Sony's Columbia Classics line debuts two of the film noir mysteries in the Whistler series, The Whistler (1944) and The Power of the Whistler (1945) on DVD for the first time. Based on the popular radio program, actor Richard Dix starred in eight different Whistler films. Sony's recent releases mark the first time any of the Whistler films has been available on DVD. It is unknown if they will release the remaining six. The Whistler...

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  • A Trip Through the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival

    The 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival took place over four wonderful days in March where, once again, classic film fans from around the country, not to mention places like Canada, Scotland, and Japan, came together to celebrate wonderful movies.Though Robert Osborne was greatly missed this year, the festival carried on in fine style without him, with pros like Leonard Maltin, Eddie Muller, and Illeana Douglas introducing many of the movies.Again this year the schedule was...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Viva Villa Part of New Releases

    Warner has announced two new releases as part of their Archive Collection. The first is Wallace Beery in Viva Villa (1934), and the second is a John J. Malone double feature containing both 1945 and 1950 features starring the fictional sleuth. These DVDs will be available here at ClassicFlix on May 19th and add to the total of over 1,300 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com. ...

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  • Silent Cinema: Five Enchanting Silent Film Actresses

    One of the great pleasures of being a silent film fan is the feeling of digging for buried treasure. Many of the era's stars have not been discussed in decades and some have been forgotten for more than a century.We're going to look at a tiny sample of the talent on display during the silent era. This isn't a list of the 'best' actresses of the silent era or the ones who are the most famous today. Rather, it's a collection of five talented women ranging from the famous to the forg...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Kid Glover Killer Leads Trio of Titles

    Three new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Leading the pack is director Fred Zinnemann's directorial debut, 1942's Kid Glover Killer, starring Van Heflin and Marsha Hunt. Warner is also debuting the 1962 Cold War drama Escape From East Berlin. The studio will release fourth season of the popular medical series Dr. Kildare, nearly a year after putting out the third season last June. ...

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  • Orson Welles Documentary Comes to Blu-Ray

    Cohen Media has announced May 26th as the street date for the critically acclaimed Orson Welles documentary, Magician - The Astonishing Life and Works of Orson Welles, on DVD and Blu-ray. The Chuck Workman-directed documentary toured various film festivals before being theatrically released last December. The film features rare clips of the actor and director, both making his famous feature and in his personal life. Bonus features have not been announce...

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  • The Old Corral: Appreciating The Dakotas

    Why has Warner Bros.' The Dakotas been overlooked for so long? Finally released on DVD this exceedingly underrated series is finally getting the recognition it deserves.The Dakotas was the most adult, hard-edged, high-energy, in-your-face, man's western ever aired, crammed with tense, explosive action. Beginning with the stirring William Lava theme music, The Dakotas detailed the efforts of U. S. Marshal Frank Ragan and his three very diverse...

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  • The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Season One Arrives in August

    Warner has announced August 4th as the release date for the complete first season of the 1964 television spy spoof, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. This marks the debut of the series on individual season sets after the studio put out the complete series (coming in a suitcase, no less) back in 2008. All 29 episodes will be contained on ten discs. 100 minutes of bonus footage has been announced, but not specified.

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  • Strange Science Serials, Part 1: Lost Worlds!

    We've previously offered a two-part series on motion pictures serials at Classics 101, (see part one and part two here) and this month, we're turning to some of the science-fiction serials that ranked near the top of the genre's offerings.With some notable exceptions, including Metropolis (1927) and Things to Come (1936), mainstream cinema didn't embrace science-fiction themes until the 1950s. A battery of mad scientists invented (or stole) a plethora of super-sc...

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