Author: Kristen Lopez

  • CRITERION: The Palm Beach Story Gets Blu-Ray Premiere

    Criterion has announced a January 20th street date for the 1942 romantic comedy, The Palm Beach Story, on a newly restored DVD and Blu-Ray. Originally released on DVD in 2005 via Universal, it was also included as part of the Preston Sturges Filmmaker Collection in 2006. A few bonus features are planned to accompany each disc (below). NOTE: Since last September, Criterion had only released DVD / Blu-Ray combo packs; however, since September's rel...

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  • Cartoon Roots This December

    A December 2nd release date has been announced for Cartoon Roots.  The Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack will feature source material from animation collector Tom Stathes and is reportedly a collaborative effort with Thunderbean Animation. Exclusive to Amazon, we are making this set available for rent to members. This collection of fifteen animated shorts, from a variety of animators including Max Fleischer and the TerryToons studi...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: James Cagney Latest Wave's Leading Man

    Five new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. After two weeks of Olivia De Havilland films, James Cagney leads the way with four films starring him. They are: Boy Meets Girl (1938) - Pat O'Brien, Marie Wilson, Ralph Bellamy Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) - Margaret Lindsay, Pat O'Brien, Frank McHugh The Irish In Us (1935) - Pat O'Brien, Olivia de Havilland

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  • WARNER: Lust For Life Making Blu-Ray Debut in February

    Warner has just slated a February 3rd street date for the Blu debut of Lust for Life (1956). A biopic of painter Vincent van Gogh, which earned a Best Actor Golden Globe for Kirk Douglas, was previously released by Warner on DVD in 2006. Also of note, it will be coming out as a pressed disc in wide release (not a MOD under the Warner Archive banner). Bonus content and final artwork have not been announced....

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  • TCM VAULT: Remember the Night Comes to Blu-Ray in November

    TCM and Universal have announced a November 3rd release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the Barbara Stanwyck / Fred MacMurray Christmas classic, Remember the Night in honor of its 75th-anniversary. The 1940 romantic comedy was put out on a manufactured on-demand DVD, also through TCM and Universal, back in 2010. This marks the second Barbara Stanwyck Christmas comedy coming to Blu this year; Warner is releasing Christmas in Connecticu...

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  • FOX CINEMA ARCHIVES: Tickle Your Funny Bone With Two New Comedies

    Two comedies, new to DVD, have been announced by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. The Magnificent Dope (1942) -  Henry Fonda, Lynn Bari, Don Ameche, Edward Everett Horton One Wild Night (1938) -  June Lang, Dick Baldwin, Lyle Talbot Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 28th. These DVDs add to the total of over 200 Cinema Archive titles exclusively a...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Yankee Doodle Dandy & Possessed Debut on Blu in Latest Release

    Warner has announced three new releases as part of their Archive Collection; two popular dramatic titles on Blu-Ray and another drama starring Olivia de Havilland. Warner Archive continues to put forth popular titles on HD, giving Yankee Doodle Dandy its Blu-Ray debut. The 1942 James Cagney musical received a two-disc Special Edition DVD in 2003. Bonus content on Warner's new Blu-Ray carries over half of the content from that special edition, including audio commentari...

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  • FOX CINEMA ARCHIVES: Double Dose of Comedy in Latest Wave

    Two comedies, new to DVD, have been announced by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. Life Begins in College (1937) -  Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Joan Davis, Gloria Stuart Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) -  Cesar Romero, Virginia Gilmore, Charlotte Greenwood, Milton Berle Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 21st. These DVDs add to the total of ove...

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  • KINO: Two Thrillers Prepare for Blu Debut in December

    Kino's new off-shoot label KL Studio Classics has announced a street date of December 2nd for Barbara Stanwyck's Witness to Murder and the 1950s British sci-fi thriller The Quatermass Xperiment.  Witness to Murder is being released simultaneously on DVD and Blu-ray, marking its debut in both formats. Quatermass was previously released on DVD in 2011 from MGM. Bonus content is sparse, with Witness to Mu...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Olivia de Havilland Leading Lady of Two Upcoming Titles

    Two new-to-DVD releases starring Olivia de Havilland have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: Government Girl (1943) - Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley, Agnes Moorehead, Harry Davenport, Una O'Connor Wings of the Navy (1939) - George Brent, John Payne, Frank McHugh, John Litel, Victor Jory Both DVDs will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 14th and add to the total of ov...

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