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  • The Old Corral: The Westerns of Howard Hawks

    Howard Hawks was perhaps the greatest Hollywood director never to win a Best Director Oscar (though he was given a consolatory honorary award in 1975, presented to him by John Wayne). His friend and admirer John Ford generously suggested that he should have been recognized as best director, instead of Ford, for

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  • FLICKER ALLEY: The Lost World Debuts on Blu in September

    Flicker Alley has announced the Blu-Ray premiere of the silent creature feature The Lost World. Unlike previous Flicker releases this is a Blu-Ray release only. There's no word if the DVD, originally released in 2001 from Image, will be updated. Bonus content is below. The Lost World will be available here at ClassicFlix on September 12th.

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  • KINO: Bob Hope & Night People on Blu Premiere in July

    Six titles are scheduled for release in July from Kino. Five of the titles star Bob Hope. They are: The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) - Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell My Favorite Brunette (1947) - Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr. Road to Bali (1952) - Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour Road to Rio (1947) - Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard Son of Paleface (1952)...

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  • CLASSICFLIX LABEL: It's About Time - The Complete Series Arrives in June

    It's About Time - The Complete Series is coming to DVD this June 27th from ClassicFlix. A 4-disc set with all 26 episodes, it will retail for $24.99 and include an EXCLUSIVE interview with Pat Cardi who played “Breer” on the show. SYNOPSIS: "It’s about time. It’s about space. About two men in the strangest place.” Those catchy opening lines to the iconi...

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  • CLASSICFLIX LABEL: Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once Arrives in July on Blu & DVD

    Fritz Lang's tragic masterpiece You Only Live Once (1937) starring Henry Fonda and Sylvia Sidney is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this July 25th from ClassicFlix. The newly remastered and restored film will retail for $29.99 (Blu) and $24.99 (DVD) respectively. The mono soundtrack has also been restored and will be uncompressed on the Blu-ray release. Bonus features include: Feature length audio commentary by author and ...

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  • Untouchables TV Movie, Scarface Mob, Debuts in July

    Paramount has announced a July 18th release date for The Untouchables: The Scarface Mob. Starring Robert Stack and based on the adventures of Eliot Ness, The Untouchables ran for four seasons between 1959-1963 on CBS. But before it debuted this 2-part TV movie acted as a pilot, airing on the anthology series Desilu Playhouse in 1959. ...

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  • CRITERION: The Breaking Point Arrives in August

    Criterion announced Michael Curtiz's The Breaking Point will be making its Blu-Ray premiere in August, as well as receiving an upgraded DVD. The John Garfield drama originally dropped on DVD in...

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  • TV TIME: Get in the Ring for Classic TV Mania

    Each year the extravaganza known as WrestleMania revives the old myth that Vince McMahon "invented" sports entertainment by taking "rasslin'" out of dingy, dark, smoke-filled dives and making a family-friendly product suitable for large "respectable" arenas. In reality, professional wrestling did just fine as a regional, territorial product for years. It had a national presence, as well, and while McMahon did expand his business by seizing on cable television's reach, arena grappling was a fi...

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  • The Old Corral: The Westerns of Glenn Ford

    Glenn Ford was one of the greatest of all Western actors. He appeared in a long series of cowboy films, 26 total, and in all of them, even the ones of uneven quality, he was outstanding, strong and tough. He was ideal in the role of a man who's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Quiet, even taciturn, speaking with measured tones, Ford was the perfect Westerner. He rode supremely well, as if he and the horse were one. He underplayed in an almost Gary Cooper-like way and once said, "Some actors co...

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