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  • KINO: Fritz Lang Silents Part of February Slate

    Five more titles from Kino are scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-ray in February, with all five premiering on Blu-Ray. February 16th: Ambush Bay (1966) - Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney, James Mitchum Beachhead (1954) - Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy, Mary Murphy Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) - Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara February 23rd: Spies (1...

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  • Dark Cinema: The Noirs of Kirk Douglas

    What movies come to mind when you think of Kirk Douglas?Spartacus? Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? The Bad and the Beautiful?For me, without question, it's Douglas's body of film noir work. From 1946 to 1951, Douglas appeared in six film noir features, serving up striking and memorable performances in each. Whether he was playing a ruthless mobster, an inflexible lawman, or a spineless spouse, Douglas used his considerable talents to make an unf...

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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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  • Silent Cinema: Forgotten Silent Comedians

    The silent era was truly a golden age of cinematic comedy. While the biggest names certainly are fun to watch, it is also pleasant delving a little deeper into the selection of silent funny people and experience comedy from performers who are not necessarily household names, even to classic movie fans.I'm going to share a few of the more obscure comedians of the silent era (and by 'obscure' I don't mean Chaplin, Keaton or Lloyd) who deserve a little bit of attention. This list is ...

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  • The Gypsy Wildcat: The Films of Maria Montez and Jon Hall

    'If I had to name the one series of films that most captured the escapist spirit of the films of the forties, I would unhesitatingly choose the six filmed-in-Technicolor Jon Hall-Maria Montez adventures turned out by Universal between 1942 and 1945.' --Alan Barbour, 'A Thousand and One Delights'Throughout most of its history in the talkie era, Universal struggled to shake its reputation and produce 'A' pictures while keeping within penurious budgets; Deanna Durbin musical...

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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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  • Instant Replays: Infinitely Repeatable Movie Moments

    We film buffs are defined by our desire to see favorite films over and over. In the studio era, producers capitalized on this by reissuing their blockbusters for additional theatrical runs. In the 1950s, the studios leased or sold thousands of films for TV broadcast. Since the '80s, film buffs have been able to collect their favorite movies and acquire a frame-by-frame familiarity with them. Many buffs know their favorite films, stars, directors, and studios better than the original audience ...

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