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  • Mary Martin's Peter Pan Debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray

    Video Artists Int'l has announced August 25th as the release date for the television adaptation of Mary Martin's Peter Pan. Out of print since the late-1990s this marks the first time the 1955/1956 NBC telecasts of the Broadway musical will be released in HD. Both versions will contain the 1956 performance, while the 1955 staging with the same cast is a Blu-Ray exclusive. Bonus features on the Blu-ray will include an interview with Martin's daugh...

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  • Classics 101: Klassics for Kids

    Classic movie fans aren't born (unfortunately); they're made, either by those of us lucky enough to discover Turner Classic Movies or another similar channel (are there any others left?) that programs films older than Home Alone for the kids, or though the love and encouragement of caring parents who understand that vintage cinema is as rich a part of our heritage as great novels. You read to your kids (don't you?) so why not sit down with them to enjoy classic films as well? Sure, y...

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  • COLUMBIA CLASSICS: The Deadline Arrives on DVD

    Sony's Columbia Classics debuts the Buck Jones Western The Deadline (1931) on DVD for the first time. The Deadline will be available here at ClassicFlix on August 25th. This new DVD adds to the total of over 250 Columbia Classics titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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  • KINO: Phantom of the Opera Comes Back into Print and Blu

    Kino has announced the release of four titles this October. October 13th: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) - Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry October 20th: Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) - Louise Brooks, Fritz Rasp, Vera Pawlowa October 27th: I Want to Live! (1958) - Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bik...

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  • Dark Cinema: Noirs You Should Know

    Double Indemnity. Laura.Out of the Past. The Postman Always Rings Twice. Gilda.Features such as these can almost always be found on 'best of' lists for film noir, and I'd venture to say most film lovers (even those who aren't noir devotees) have seen each of them at least once.But what of the great noirs that are unheralded and, all too often, unseen? There are countless first-rate pictures from this dark and shadowy era tha...

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  • OLIVE: The Invisible Monster Debuts on DVD and Blu in September

    Olive Films has announced a September 22nd release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1950 sci-fi adventure serial The Invisible Monster. The twelve episode adventure series stars Richard Webb as an investigator hunting down a madman creating an army of invisible soldiers. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated.

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  • How to Throw a Vintage Movie Party

    Movies are for sharing. There are buffs that coordinate parties around specific films, from food and drink to decor; that's one step away from the obsessive level at which the guests come dressed as film characters and the family dog is renamed Pard or Toto or Asta. At a more casual level, vintage films can set a style and tone for a party, the extra shot of espresso that leads to mixing and conversation. Show The Women, for example. Not the pointlessly P.C. 2008 version, but the rau...

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  • TV TIME: The Many Faces of William Shatner

    Here's how big an icon William Shatner is: If you wiped his most famous role out of existence, one of the most popular characters in television history, he would STILL be one of the biggest icons the medium has ever known. In addition to his unforgettable performances as Captain James T. Kirk, the 84-year-old Canadian stars in two of the most memorable Twilight Zone episodes, 'Nick of Time' and 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.' In fact, his post-classic-era work is arguably enough to make ...

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  • Batman - The Final Season Available in November

    Warner Home Video has announced November 3rd as the day you can bring home the final season of Batman containing the final twenty-six episodes of the series. The second half of volume two was released to DVD a few weeks ago while the complete first season, as well as the complete series set, debuted last November. Bonus content hasn't been revealed.

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  • Silent Cinema: Silent Movies 101

    You've decided to bite the bullet and give silent movies a try. Maybe you are taking some film history courses. Maybe you realized your knowledge of film started post-1930. Maybe you're just curious. Whatever your reason may be, you are going to have an exciting journey of discovery.If you are like most viewers, there will be a learning curve. Silent movies are not just sound movies with title cards added. They are a completely separate visual art and deserve to be treated as such...

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