Archive: 2016

  • Claudette Colbert: Star and Mentor

    Claudette Colbert, an elegant star adept at both comedy and drama, was born in France on September 3, 1903.Colbert's family moved to the U.S. when she was young. By her early 20s she was acting on Broadway, where she found particular success in the 1927 production The Barker, costarring Walter Huston and her future first husband, Norman Foster.Colbert's film career began that same year, and by the early '30s she was the star of such films as Ernst Lubitsch's

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  • The Wild One Receiving Blu Debut in March

    Mill Creek has set a March 17th street date for Marlon Brando's teenage biker saga, The Wild One, on Blu-Ray. Sony debuted the 1950s tale of teen rebellion on DVD way back in 1998, but sales of the DVD have skyrocketed since it went out of print. It's unknown whether Mill Creek plans to upgrade the existing DVD at a future date. Despite Mill Creek taking over the option on the Blu-Ray, there's no knowledge whether the bonus features from the pri...

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  • SHOUT: Thunder Road Coming to Blu-Ray / DVD Combo in April

    Shout! Factory has announced an April 7th release date for Thunder Road (1958) on Blu-Ray and DVD. MGM originally put out the crime drama on DVD in 2000 but has been long out of print. The only bonus content is a theatrical trailer, a carryover from the DVD. ...

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  • CRITERION: Sullivan's Travels and Odd Man Out Debut on Blu in April

    Criterion has scheduled April 14th as the street date for the Blu-Ray debuts of Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels (1941) and Carol Reed's Odd Man Out (1947). Sturges' film was originally released on DVD by Criterion in 2007, while Reed's psychological noir came to DVD via Image Entertainment in 1999. Both movies will receive simultaneous DVD upgrades. Both come with bonus features typical of Criterion releases (below).

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  • OLIVE: Six Titles Set to Premiere in March

    Olive has announced a dozen titles debuting on both DVD and Blu-Ray in March. Said titles are: The Beat Generation (1959) - Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton, Louis Armstrong John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man (1952) - Peter Bogdanovich, Gabriel Byrne, Maureen O'Hara, Martin Scorsese The Quiet Gun (1957) - Forrest Tucker, Mara Corday, Jim Davis, Kathleen Crowley, Lee Van Cleef The Shanghai Story (196...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: James Cagney's Sinners' Holiday Leads Quartet of Titles

    Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Crime drama Sinners' Holiday (1930) leads the pack, marking the debut of both James Cagney and Joan Blondell. Also debuting is showbiz musical comedy, New Faces of 1937, starring Milton Berle. Two RKO collections are also being released: The RKO Double Feature contains two musical comedies, Old Man Rhythm and To Beat t...

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  • Classics 101 - Must-See Cinema: Foreign Films

    Classicflix boasts a beautiful array of excellent foreign-language films in its library, but they don't get talked about much. That's a shame because an understanding and appreciation of world cinema should be a part of every movie lover's experience.Growing up in Ohio, I didn't see a lot of foreign films; my impression of the ones I did see was that they were bleak, dark, dull and depressing, filled with poverty-stricken characters who drone on and on in voiceover while going thr...

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  • Wyatt Earp Seasons 3 - 6 Debuts on DVD

    SFM Entertainment has released final four seasons of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp television series. Inception Media put out the first two seasons of the Western series starring Hugh O'Brian. These final four seasons will be contained in a 5-disc set and presented in their original aspect ratio. Wyatt Earp seasons 3 - 6 will be availble at ClassicFlix on January 27th. Since these are manufactured on-demand these will only be available to ren...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: James Stewart and Simone Simon in 7th Heaven

    Fox's lone Cinema Archive announcement this week is 1937's Seventh Heaven.  New to DVD and available at ClassicFlix on February 3rd, the Parisian-set drama stars James Stewart, Simone Simon, and Jean Hersholt. This release adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • Dark Cinema: Ladies in Exotic Exile

    Sex, crime, drugs, alcohol, and a young woman who is vulnerable to it all, put them in an isolated location, add a little heat, and morals melt away. At least that seemed to be the way studios reasoned in the pre-Code era. Never before or since have so many glamorous ladies found themselves in such exotic screen peril than in the steamy, lurid dramas made during this period. These movies tend to be bleak, but they are also packed with fascinating characters and provide a great showcase for th...

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