Author: Kristen Lopez

  • CRITERION: My Darling Clementine Premiering on Blu

    Criterion has announced an October 14th street date for the 1946 Western, My Darling Clementine, on a newly restored DVD (2-disc) and Blu-Ray. The John Ford classic was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox a decade ago, then as part of several box sets including Ford at Fox, The Essential John Ford collection in 2007 and last year's Henry Fonda Set. A few fascinating bonus features are planned to accompany the sets including th...

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  • FOX CINEMA ARCHIVES: Two B Comedies New to DVD

    Two B comedies have been announced by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. The first is Colonel Effingham's Raid (1945), a war-era comedy starring  Charles Coburn and Joan Bennett. The second is another entry in the Jones Family series Down on the Farm (1939) starring Jed Prouty, and Spring Byington. All will be available here at ClassicFlix on July 29th. These DVDs add to the total o...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Alan Ladd Leading Man of Latest Wave

    Four new-to-DVD films starring Alan Ladd have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: The Big Land (1957) - Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Anthony Caruso, David Ladd The Deep Six (1958) - Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joey Bishop Drum Beat (1954) - Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Charles Bronson, Elisha Cook Jr., Anthony Caruso Guns...

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  • Hangmen Also Die Debuting on Blu-Ray in September

    Cohen Media has announced a September 9th street date for the 1943 Fritz Lang drama, Hangmen Also Die on DVD and Blu-Ray. Kino originally held the rights to this Brian Donlevy spy thriller, releasing it on DVD in 2000 and putting it as part of their Film Noir: The Dark Side of Hollywood collection in 2006. And while Cohen releases generally come with bonus content, none for this release are forthcoming.

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  • KINO BLU: More MGM Titles Including Elmer Gantry and The Young Savages

    Five more MGM titles from Kino are scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-ray with three starring Burt Lancaster, including the classic Elmer Gantry. All have been put out previously on DVD and will be making their Blu-ray debut while getting updated DVD releases. Bonus features, if any, are not forthcoming. Final artwork for Blu-ray discs pending. September 9th: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) - Zero Mostel, Phi...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: June Allyson Latest Wave's Leading Lady

    Four new-to-DVD films starring June Allyson have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: The Girl in White (1952) - Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Mildred Dunnock, Jesse White High Barbaree (1947) - Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell, Cameron Mitchell The Secret Heart (1946) - Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon, Lionel Barrymore Too Young to Kiss...

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  • OLIVE: Gary Cooper, Joel McCrea, Mickey Rooney & More in September

    Olive Films has just announced four titles for release on DVD and Blu-Ray for various dates in September. Here's the breakdown: September 16th: The Big Operator (1959) - Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Ray Danton, Jim Backus September 23rd: Distant Drums (1951) - Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Richard Webb South of St. Louis (1949) - Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Sco...

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  • VCI: Third Volumes of I Married Joan & My Little Margie

    Sneaking under the radar from VCI are third volumes of two beloved 1950s sitcoms: I Married Joan and My Little Margie. The street dates are July 8th for I Married Joan, Vol. 3, almost ten years after the release of Volume 2, while My Little Margie, Vol. 3 has been available for two weeks, it's had an even longer gap between releases, with volume 2 coming out in 2000! Bonus features are not included, however, ea...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Three Errol Flynn Dramas in Latest Release

    Three new-to-DVD films starring Errol Flynn have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: Another Dawn (1937) - Kay Francis, Ian Hunter Escape Me Never (1947) - Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Gig Young, Reginald Denny The Warriors (1955) - Joanne Dru, Peter Finch These DVDs will be available here at ClassicFlix on July 22nd and add to the total of over 1...

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  • UNIVERSAL: Legacy Collections Back in Print This September

    In 2003 Universal Studios began to release individual and full-series sets of their classic monsters under The Legacy Collection moniker. Last year the studio upgraded them to high definition by releasing all on Blu-ray. Out of print for sometime, all six Universal 'monsters' are being re-released on September 2nd in new individual Legacy sets (none of which contain double-sided discs or DVD-18s): Dracula - The Complete Legacy Collection

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