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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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  • TCM VAULT: Horror Double Feature Arrives in November

    TCM and Universal will release Barbara Stanwyck's The Night Walker (1964) and Leslie Nielsen in Dark Intruder (1965) as part of a two film horror double feature. This marks the DVD debut of both films. 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 the DVD as rental only starting November 24th.

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  • KINO BLU: The Southerner Leads January Slate

    Five more titles from Kino are scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-ray in January, with all five premiering on Blu-Ray, including Zachary Scott in the Jean Renoir directed film The Southerner. January 5th: The Captive City (1952) - John Forsythe, Joan Camden, Harold J. Kennedy Fantomas - The Complete Sage (1913) - Rene Navarre, Edmund Breon The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues (1955) - Kent Taylor, Cathy Do...

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  • Hammer Prime: The Best of Bray Horror

    The history of Hammer Studios is fascinating but convoluted; a production company in the 1930s, then a distributor, then a production company again that subsisted on a series of low-budget comedy, drama, and science-fiction pictures partially financed by U.S. producer Robert L. Lippert, who also supplied second-tier American stars like Brian Donlevy and Cesar Romero in return for American distribution rights. Hammer got UK rights to Lippert films, and the sci-fi offerings, including Rocke...

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  • Trick or Treat: Nine Classic Horror Films

    Halloween rivals Christmas in terms of the amount of films one can consume in celebration. Each year in October I do my best to take in as many chilling, spooky, and frightening films as I can. I've done it so often I've instituted themes, just so I can try to find newer films to add to the canon. In this inaugural discussion, I'll list nine mainstays of my Halloween viewing that, I hope, you'll enjoy. Now you won't see the requisite Dracula's and Frankenstein's; these will take you off the b...

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  • CRITERION: Gilda Debuts on Blu-Ray in January

    Criterion has announced a January 19th street date for Rita Hayworth's Gilda on DVD and Blu-Ray. Originally released by Sony in 2000, this marks the debut of the film noir drama as part of the Criterion Collection as well as on Blu. Unlike past Criterion releases, the DVD will be a single disc like the Blu. Bonus features are planned to accompany each disc (below).

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