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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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  • SHOUT: The Man From Planet X Debuts on Blu

    Shout! Factory has announced a July 11th release date for The Man From Planet X on Blu-Ray. The 1951 sci-fi film was originally put out on DVD back in 2000 and has been out of print since. Bonus features are not forthcoming. ...

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  • Remembering the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival

    The 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival has come and gone, leaving behind countless happy memories of great films enjoyed with wonderful friends...and to top it all off, nitrate!This year's festival was dedicated to the late Robert Osborne, with tributes to Mr. Osborne preceding Thursday evening's films. His gracious presence was remembered and strongly felt throughout the festival, as I believe it will be for years to come.Regular TCM hosts Ben Mankiewicz, Tiffany Vazquez, Eddie M...

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  • Decoy - The Complete Series Arrives in May

    Film Chest has announced a May 30th release date for Decoy - The Complete Series. This marks the debut of the Beverly Garland-starring crime drama in a complete set. The series ran for one season between 1957 and 1958. The 3-disc set contains all 39 episodes in the series. Final artwork is forthcoming....

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  • TV TIME: Cartoons Go to the Circus

    The announcement that Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey is shutting down inspired a lot of discussion about the demise of the circus. While it's true that Ringling was, for years, the most iconic big top operation, the American institution will continue.Of course, it also survives in classic television. In a previous column, I recommended Woody Allen boxing a kangaroo. Besides that memorable variety program, many sitcom and dramatic episodes centered on traveling circus troupe...

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  • KINO: Gloria Swanson & Coronet Blue Arrive in June

    Kino has announced June 6th as the release date for the Gloria Swanson silent drama Zaza (1923) making its DVD and Blu-ray debut. Also arriving on June 20th is the mystery drama Coronet Blue. The complete thirteen-episode series originally aired in 1967.

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