Archive: 2016

  • CRITERION: The Kid Debuts on Blu-Ray in February

    Criterion has announced a February 16th street date for Charlie Chaplin's The Kid on DVD and Blu-Ray. Originally released on DVD 2000, this marks the debut of the silent drama / comedy as part of the Criterion Collection as well as on Blu. The Kid also marks Criterion's continued output of Chaplin's marquee feature films, which started with the release of Modern Times in 2010 on both DVD and Blu-Ray. Unlike past Criterion releas...

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  • The Brain That Wouldn't Die Debuts on Blu in December

    Shout! Factory has announced a December 22nd release date for the Blu-Ray debut of The Brain That Wouldn't Die. The kooky sci-fi film, most famously lampooned on Mystery Science Theater 3000, originally arrived on DVD in 2000. Bonus features on the Blu include the original MST3K episode, as well as new audio commentary, stills gallery and more.

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  • Instant Replays: Infinitely Repeatable Movie Moments

    We film buffs are defined by our desire to see favorite films over and over. In the studio era, producers capitalized on this by reissuing their blockbusters for additional theatrical runs. In the 1950s, the studios leased or sold thousands of films for TV broadcast. Since the '80s, film buffs have been able to collect their favorite movies and acquire a frame-by-frame familiarity with them. Many buffs know their favorite films, stars, directors, and studios better than the original audience ...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: '50s Musicals and Ramon Novarro in Latest Wave

    Eleven new titles have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Four of the films are 1950s musicals. They are: Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) - Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Dennis O'Keefe, Monica Lewis The Girl Most Likely (1958) - Jane Powell, Cliff Robertson, Tommy Noonan, Una Merkel The Merry Widow (1952) - Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Hayd...

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  • TCM Vault: The Egg and I Debuts on Blu

    TCM and Universal will release the Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert comedy The Egg and I (1947) on Blu-ray for the first time. The rustic comedy, which propelled Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride's Ma and Pa Kettle characters into their own successful film franchise, came to DVD in 2004. Unlike past releases from the TCM Vault series, there's no indication this release will have bonus material. Since this is a TCM Shop exclusive ClassicFlix will carry ...

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  • The 2015 Lone Pine Film Festival: A Trip Report

    Last year I attended the 2014 Lone Pine Film Festival. It was my first visit, and I had such a terrific time that I immediately made plans to return this year. I'm glad I did, as I might have had an even better time this year!The 2015 Lone Pine Film Festival was held in early October, giving film fans a wonderful experience enjoying many movies right where they were made.As was the case last year, the Lone Pine Film Festival provides film fans with a multifaceted exper...

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  • OLIVE: Christmas Eve in January, Huston Doc & Curtiz Silent Too

    Olive has announced three titles debuting on both DVD and Blu-Ray in January. While debuting a bit late for its title, Christmas Eve (1947) boasts an all-star cast that includes George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell, and Ann Harding. Also being released, Let There Be Light, a compendium of four documentaries director John Huston filmed during WWII. This will be a 2-disc DVD and a single-disc Blu. And, recently discovered in 2013, is th...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Bogie on Blu Leads New Releases

    Six new titles have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of the Humphrey Bogart war drama Passage to Marseille (1944) on Blu-Ray. While Passage is making it's Blu debut, the three murder mysteries below are being released on DVD for the first time: Death on the Diamond (1934) - Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton Murder in the Fleet (1934) - Ro...

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  • Silent Cinema: Beyond Birth - American Films of 1915

    2015 is, of course, the centennial year of the release of The Birth of a Nation, that controversial, pro-KKK blockbuster. Whatever their opinions of the film, one thing all classic movie fans agree on is Birth tends to dominate the conversation when discussing the motion picture industry of 1915. To give some historical context, let's look at some of the films that were released in that pivotal year.While the American film industry had been making feature films f...

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  • James Dean - Television Legacy Debuts on DVD in November

    Turner Classic Movies has just announced the release of James Dean: The Lost Television Legacy. The 3-disc set will be comprised of 19 full television episodes Dean appeared in before debuting in movies, including appearences on Studio One, Lux Video Theater, and Hallmark Hall of Fame. There are also two original commericals and a wealth of bonus material (below). This will be available at ClassicFlix on November 17th.

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