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  • OLIVE: Brazil Plus Cheers for Miss Bishop in December

    Olive Films has announced a December 6th release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1944 musical romantic comedy Brazil. Also arriving on the same day is the 1940 Martha Scott drama Cheers for Miss Smith which is receiving its first Blu upgrade. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated.

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: On Dangerous Ground on Blu and Wheeler & Woolsey Volume 2 in Latest Wave

    Two new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including the arrival of Ida Lupino and  Robert Ryan in On Dangerous Ground (1951) on Blu-ray. Also included this week is the second volume in the Wheeler and Woolsey - RKO Comedy Collection, containing six of the comedic duos films on a three-disc set. On Dangerous Ground will be available here at ClassicFlix on October 25th while

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  • The Old Corral: Howdy Ma'am - Women in Westerns

    The West of the Western movie has always been a masculine place. Looking at it impartially, it's a bit odd because women have been associated with nature and freedom, while men have been the conventional law and order types. So we might imagine that men would be more urban creatures, setting up businesses and building churches, while women would relate to the wide open spaces of the frontier. But the reverse is true.In the Western myth women are the civilizers. The men in Westerns...

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  • A Compelling Character: Edmond O'Brien

    Oscar-winning actor Edmond O'Brien was born in New York just over a century ago, on September 10, 1915.O'Brien made his Broadway debut at the age of 21 and four years later made his film debut opposite Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939). He continued to work in theater, including starring as Mercutio opposite Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in a 1940 production of Romeo and Juliet, and also appeared in a handful of other f...

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  • FLICKER ALLEY: Children of Divorce Debuts on Home Video in December

    Flicker Alley celebrates their 50th release with the home video premiere of the silent drama Children of Divorce. Starring Gary Cooper during his silent film career and 'It' Girl Clara Bow, Children of Divorce is receiving a 4K restoration for its debut. This will be a Blu-Ray / DVD Combo pack. Bonus content is below. Children of Divorce will be available here at ClassicFlix on December 6th.

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  • Dark Cinema: The Flawed Gents of Pre-Code, Vol. 1

    The films released during Hollywood's pre-Code era undeniably have their fair share of admirable, upstanding fellas. You have Warren William's long-suffering hubby in Three on a Match (1932); Leslie Howard as the sensitive and understanding fiance of Norma Shearer in A Free Soul (1931); and the good-hearted soldier, brought to life by Douglass Montgomery, who falls in love with a woman of ill repute in Waterloo Bridge (1932).More often than not, though (...

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  • CRITERION: The Asphalt Jungle Debuts on Blu in December

    Criterion announced John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle will be making its Blu-Ray premiere in December, as well as receiving an upgraded DVD. The classic noir crime-drama originally dropped on DVD in 2004 from Warner is receiving its introduction into the Criterion Collection. Bonus features are below. The Asphalt Jungle arrives on December 13th.

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  • The Lucy Show - The Complete Series Coming in November

    Paramount has set November 15th as the release date for The Lucy Show - The Complete Series. This set marks the first time the entire series, running from 1962-1968 has been available as a complete set. The Lucy Show stars Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a single mother raising her kids with best friend Vivian Bagley (I Love Lucy alum Vivian Vance). The first season of The Lucy Show debuted on DVD in 2009.&n...

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  • TIMELESS: Death Valley Days - Season 2 Arrives in October

    Timeless Media, a division of Shout! Factory, has announced an October 11th release date for Death Valley Days - Season 2. The first season of the long-running Western anthology, which ran from 1952-1970, was put out on DVD in March. The 3-disc set contains all 18 episodes in the second season. Bonus features are not forthcoming.

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  • OLIVE: New Signature Series Continues with Macbeth

    Boasting 'pristine audio and video...and an abundance of exciting bonus material,' Olive Films has announced the title in their new Criterion-esque Signature series: the 1948 Orson Welles drama Macbeth. The Welles adaptation of Shakespeare's classic was originally released by Olive in 2012 but will be receiving a new 4K restoration as part of a two-disc set. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray are below. Macbethwill be available on November 1...

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