Author: David Greenstreet

  • CRITERION: To Be or Not to Be - Standard & Blu in August

    One of the greatest comedies (and maybe films) of all time, To Be or Not to Be (1942), gets the Criterion treatment on DVD and Blu-Ray this August 27th. The Ernst Lubitsch dark comedy, which has been of print for for two years, stars Jack Benny and Carole Lombard (in her last screen appearance). Bonus features and details below. As nervy as it ...

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  • TCM VAULT: Sony's Film Noir Classics, Vol. 4 in August

    Sony's Film Noir Classics sets continue with Film Noir Classics, Vol. 4 due on August 6th. Released via the TCM Vault line, all five films are new to DVD. Bonus features abound like previous Vault releases. Available exclusively for purchase at TCM.com, this set will be available for rent here at ClassicFlix and nowhere else!

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  • OLIVE: Crashout, Standard & Blu in June

    The prison escape noir Crashout (1955) has been scheduled for release by Olive Films on standard DVD and Blu-Ray this June 25th. Six ruthless convicts breakout of prison and frantically try to avoid an extensive manhunt. Once the coast is clear, the gang sets out on a long and dangerous journey by foot, train and car to retrieve bank loot. After barely survi...

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  • KINO: Foolish Wives (Blu-Ray) in July

    Kino has set a July 30th release date for Erich von Stroheim's Foolish Wives (Blu-Ray). The sole bonus feature is the 78 minute documentary The Man You Loved to Hate. It will retail for 4.95, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 7.99. Artistically brilliant, Foolish Wives is Erich von Stroheim's epic-scal...

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  • BRIT VCI: Attenborough, Bogarde in Boys in Brown This June

    VCI has set a June 18th release date for Boys in Brown (1949) starring Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde and Jack Warner. Retail will be 9.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only 5.99.SYNOPSIS: Jackie (Attenborough) lives with his widowed mother and dreams of marrying Kitty (Barbara Murray), the girl across the street. To escape the poverty trap, he participates in a robbery that goes wrong and ...

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  • TIMELESS: The Virginian - The Complete Eighth Season in July

    Timeless Media has set a street date of July 16th for The Virginian - The Complete Eighth Season. With today's announcement, Timeless completes the series by making all episodes of The Virginian available on DVD (Season 9 'The Men from Shiloh' came out in October 2011). The 9-disc set will retail for 9.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99.

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  • SHOUT!: Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - The Complete Series in July

    More great TV from Shout! Factory as they have announced a July 2nd street date for The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - The Complete Series. The 20-disc set will feature all 147 episodes from the comedy series which had a four-year run. No word on single season sets, but hopefully their release schedule will be similar to their Leave it to Beaver output, which had Season 3 and the complete series come out in the same month (June 2010), ...

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  • OLIVE: Retreat, Hell! Standard & Blu in June

    The Joseph H. Lewis Korean War drama Retreat, Hell! (1952) has been scheduled for release by Olive Films on standard DVD and Blu-Ray this June 18th. Considered by most as one of the greatest Korean War films ever made. A U.S. Marine battalion headed by Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett (Frank Lovejoy, Shack Out on 101) and Capt. Paul Hansen (Richard Carlson, Fla...

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  • Bonanza - Season 6 in July

    More T.V. Westerns from Paramount as they have announced Bonanza - Season 6, Vol. 1 & Bonanza - Season 6, Vol. 2 for release in on July 9th. Volume 1 is reported to be a 5-disc set, while Volume 2 has four discs.

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  • CRITERION: Lord of the Flies on Standard & Blu in July

    Released on standard DVD thirteen years ago by Criterion, Lord of the Flies (1963) will get an upgrade as they have announced a July 16th street date on both DVD & Blu-Ray. Both come with all the bonus features from the previous release, plus a few extra (details below). In the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Broo...

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