Articles

Displaying 321 - 330 of 1715

  • OLIVE: Two New Titles Arrive in October

    Olive Films has announced an October 18th release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1955 James Stewart drama Strategic Air Command. Also arriving on the same day is the 1958 horror film The Return of Dracula. Originally released by MGM in 2007 this marks the film's Blu-ray debut. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated. The complete list of titles is posted to the Recent Additions section.

    Read more

  • UNIVERSAL BLU: Frankenstein and Wolf Man Legacy Collections in September

    Universal has announced a September 13th street date for both Frankenstein and Wolf Man Legacy Collections on Blu-Ray. The studio originally released a string of Legacy Collections on DVD back in 2014. Seven titles are making their Blu debut. They are: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) - Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi Ghost of Frankenstein (19...

    Read more

  • KINO: Boy on a Dolphin Debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray in October

    Kino has announced an October 25th street date for the 1957 adventure drama, Boy on a Dolphin, on DVD and Blu-Ray. This is the first time the Alan Ladd and Sophia Loren film will be released on DVD in the United States. The only bonus content are trailers.

    Read more

  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Moby Dick & FitzPatrick Volume 2 Debut on DVD

    Two new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. 'The Great Profile,' John Barrymore stars in 1930's Moby Dick, the second adaptation of the iconic Herman Melville classic. Also included in this week's release is the second volume of the popular FitzPatrick Traveltalks after volume one debuted in June. Moby Dick will be available here at ClassicFlix on September 6th ...

    Read more

  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Blu and Edward G. Robinson

    Four new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including the arrival of Elizabeth Taylor's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) on Blu-ray. Included in this week's releases are three films starring Edward G. Robinson. They are: Blackmail (1939) - Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart Unholy Partners (1941) - Edward Arnold, Laraine Day, Marsha Hunt The Widow From Chicago ...

    Read more

  • Dark Cinema: 'Big' Noir

    Creating an absolute definition of film noir is sometimes an elusive task; I've found over the years that a simplistic but revealing description of the era can be found in some of the frequently repeated words in the titles of the films themselves, some of which include 'fear,' 'night,' 'kill,' 'street,' 'kiss,' and 'big.'Today, I'm taking a look at three 'big' noir films from the classic era: The Big Combo, The Big Heat, and The Big Knife. Each one is a...

    Read more

  • FOX ARCHIVES: New Dramas Arrives on DVD

    Fox has announced two new entries into their Cinema Archives line. They are: Five Gates to Hell (1959) - Dolores Michaels, Patricia Owens Gang War (1958) - Charles Bronson, Kent Taylor, Jennifer Holden Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on July 26th. These DVDs adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

    Read more

  • First Color Season of Gunsmoke Debuts in September

    Paramount is getting back in the saddle with Marshal Dillon, announcing a September 20th street date for volumes one and two of Gunsmoke, Season 12. This marks the first season that the long-running Western, which aired for twenty seasons between 1955-1975, was filmed in color. The studio debuted season 11 last December. Bonus content and a complete episode listing are forthcoming.

    Read more

  • The Old Corral: A Brief History of Native Americans in Cinema

    Cowboys and Indians; that was what I played with my friends when I was a boy (in the dark, distant 1950s). Indians were the eternal foe of the brave cowboy. They were fearsome and brandished tomahawks or shot arrows from their bows (usually plastic ones), but they fell beneath the might of our cap-gun Colts. Of course we knew there were some good Indians. After all, we all followed The Lone Ranger, and Tonto was good alright (poor Jay Silverheels, always getting the dirty work to do and sayin...

    Read more

  • OLIVE: New Signature Series Begins with High Noon and Johnny Guitar

    Boasting 'pristine audio and video...and an abundance of exciting bonus material,' Olive Films has announced the first two titles in their new Criterion-esque Signature series: the 1952 Gary Cooper Western High Noon and 1954's Johnny Guitar. Both were originally released by Olive in 2012 but will be receiving new 4K restorations. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray are below. High Noon and Johnny Guitar will be available o...

    Read more
Categories
Tag cloud
Recent entries
Archive