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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: '50s Musicals and Ramon Novarro in Latest Wave

    Eleven new titles have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Four of the films are 1950s musicals. They are: Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) - Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Dennis O'Keefe, Monica Lewis The Girl Most Likely (1958) - Jane Powell, Cliff Robertson, Tommy Noonan, Una Merkel The Merry Widow (1952) - Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Hayd...

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  • TCM Vault: The Egg and I Debuts on Blu

    TCM and Universal will release the Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert comedy The Egg and I (1947) on Blu-ray for the first time. The rustic comedy, which propelled Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride's Ma and Pa Kettle characters into their own successful film franchise, came to DVD in 2004. Unlike past releases from the TCM Vault series, there's no indication this release will have bonus material. Since this is a TCM Shop exclusive ClassicFlix will carry ...

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  • The 2015 Lone Pine Film Festival: A Trip Report

    Last year I attended the 2014 Lone Pine Film Festival. It was my first visit, and I had such a terrific time that I immediately made plans to return this year. I'm glad I did, as I might have had an even better time this year!The 2015 Lone Pine Film Festival was held in early October, giving film fans a wonderful experience enjoying many movies right where they were made.As was the case last year, the Lone Pine Film Festival provides film fans with a multifaceted exper...

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  • OLIVE: Christmas Eve in January, Huston Doc & Curtiz Silent Too

    Olive has announced three titles debuting on both DVD and Blu-Ray in January. While debuting a bit late for its title, Christmas Eve (1947) boasts an all-star cast that includes George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell, and Ann Harding. Also being released, Let There Be Light, a compendium of four documentaries director John Huston filmed during WWII. This will be a 2-disc DVD and a single-disc Blu. And, recently discovered in 2013, is th...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Bogie on Blu Leads New Releases

    Six new titles have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, including the arrival of the Humphrey Bogart war drama Passage to Marseille (1944) on Blu-Ray. While Passage is making it's Blu debut, the three murder mysteries below are being released on DVD for the first time: Death on the Diamond (1934) - Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton Murder in the Fleet (1934) - Ro...

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  • Silent Cinema: Beyond Birth - American Films of 1915

    2015 is, of course, the centennial year of the release of The Birth of a Nation, that controversial, pro-KKK blockbuster. Whatever their opinions of the film, one thing all classic movie fans agree on is Birth tends to dominate the conversation when discussing the motion picture industry of 1915. To give some historical context, let's look at some of the films that were released in that pivotal year.While the American film industry had been making feature films f...

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  • James Dean - Television Legacy Debuts on DVD in November

    Turner Classic Movies has just announced the release of James Dean: The Lost Television Legacy. The 3-disc set will be comprised of 19 full television episodes Dean appeared in before debuting in movies, including appearences on Studio One, Lux Video Theater, and Hallmark Hall of Fame. There are also two original commericals and a wealth of bonus material (below). This will be available at ClassicFlix on November 17th.

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  • UNIVERSAL VAULT: Deanna Durbin and Wells Fargo Lead Latest Wave

    Three months since their last wave of titles, Universal's MOD program kicks back into high gear with the announcement of seven titles newly available on DVD as part of their Vault Series including Joel McCrea and real-life wife Frances Dee in Wells Fargo (1937) and Deanna Durbin in 100 Men and a Girl (1937). The rest are: The Broken Lullaby (1932) - Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes The Female...

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  • The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Season Two Arrives in February

    Warner has announced February 2nd as the release date for the complete second season of the 1964 television spy series, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The studio continues releasing the series on individual season sets after putting out the complete series (coming in a suitcase, no less) back in 2008. All 30 episodes will be contained on ten discs. Bonus footage has not been specified.

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  • TV TIME: How to Identify the Evil Twin

    One thing I loved about TV Guide in its heyday was its frequent description of a performer playing two different characters in the same episode as being in 'a rare dual role.' It seems like it happens all the time. There is a rich history of look-alikes appearing out of nowhere in television, and quite often they are not just twins, but evil twins. Unsuspecting friends, associates, even family members frequently must determine who the real deal is. As a public service, TV Ti...

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