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  • McHale's Navy Double Feature Arrives in February

    Shout! Factory has announced a February 16th release date for their McHale's Navy Double Feature. The disc will contain both the 1964 movie McHale's Navy and its 1965 sequel, McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force. The former arrived on DVD through Universal Vault in 2011, while the latter is debuting on DVD. This continues Shout's release of franchise; they put out the complete series of the popular television show in November...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: WWII Films and Lawman in Latest Wave

    Five new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Four of the films focus on events during WWII. They are: The Doughgirls (1944) - Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Eve Arden Hitler's Children (1943) - Tim Holt, Bonita Granville, Kent Smith Hitler's Madman (1943) - Patricia Morison, John Carradine, Alan Curtis Pillow to Pos...

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  • TCM Vault: Quartet of Alan Ladd Titles in December

    TCM and Universal will release four 1940s films starring Alan Ladd in Alan Ladd: The 1940s Collection. The four-disc set includes a quartet of titles never released on DVD before, although this still lacks 1949's The Great Gatsby which has never been put out on DVD. This collection is another in TCM's off-shoot label, TCM Selects, which indicates it's likely to be minus bonus material. And since this is a TCM Shop exclusive, ClassicFlix will carr...

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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