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Four new-to-DVD films starring June Allyson have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: The Girl in White (1952) - Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Mildred Dunnock, Jesse White High Barbaree (1947) - Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell, Cameron Mitchell The Secret Heart (1946) - Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon, Lionel Barrymore Too Young to Kiss...
Read moreOne of our greatest stars, Doris Day, recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Day made a rare public appearance for the occasion, delighting not only fans present to see her in person, but those of us who were happy to see smiling new photos of the beloved singer-actress. Day was the biggest female box office star in history, but she's has been off the screen for four decades, At this year's TCM Classic Film Festival, TCM staffers shared that Doris is Number One on their wish-list...
Read moreOlive Films has just announced four titles for release on DVD and Blu-Ray for various dates in September. Here's the breakdown: September 16th: The Big Operator (1959) - Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Ray Danton, Jim Backus September 23rd: Distant Drums (1951) - Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Richard Webb South of St. Louis (1949) - Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Sco...
Read moreDying is easy – comedy is hard. This show biz byword has been around for ages, but no one knows who said it first. It has been attributed to Donald Crisp and to Edmund Gwenn on his deathbed, but it may go back to some unsung vaudeville comic. Its meaning is clear, and comic actors often insist that comedy is harder to play tha...
Read moreSneaking under the radar from VCI are third volumes of two beloved 1950s sitcoms: I Married Joan and My Little Margie. The street dates are July 8th for I Married Joan, Vol. 3, almost ten years after the release of Volume 2, while My Little Margie, Vol. 3 has been available for two weeks, it's had an even longer gap between releases, with volume 2 coming out in 2000! Bonus features are not included, however, ea...
Read moreThree new-to-DVD films starring Errol Flynn have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: Another Dawn (1937) - Kay Francis, Ian Hunter Escape Me Never (1947) - Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Gig Young, Reginald Denny The Warriors (1955) - Joanne Dru, Peter Finch These DVDs will be available here at ClassicFlix on July 22nd and add to the total of over 1...
Read moreThe Name of the Game - Season 1 has been announced by Timeless Media Group with an October 28th street date.The big budget 90 minute 'wheel' series rotated its leading stars Gene Barry, Robert Stack and Tony Franciosa every week, their common connection being editorial assistant Peggy Maxwell (Susan Saint James). The 8-disc set will retail for 9.97 and is available here at ClassicFlix for only 9.99. However, for three days only (until Wedne...
Read moreIn 2003 Universal Studios began to release individual and full-series sets of their classic monsters under The Legacy Collection moniker. Last year the studio upgraded them to high definition by releasing all on Blu-ray. Out of print for sometime, all six Universal 'monsters' are being re-released on September 2nd in new individual Legacy sets (none of which contain double-sided discs or DVD-18s): Dracula - The Complete Legacy Collection
Read moreWith the release of Season 3 less than two weeks away, Timeless Media Group has announced The Big Valley - Season 4 (The Final Season) for release on October 28th.After acquiring the rights from Fox, Timeless has wasted no time by releasing the remaining three seasons of the long-for Western drama in a span of just six months. The 6-disc set will retail for 4.93 and is available here at ClassicFlix for only 4.99. However, for three day...
Read moreThere's an oft-repeated anecdote about Victor Mature, whose application for membership in a fancy country club was turned down because he was a member of the lowly acting profession. Mature is reported to have said something along the lines of 'I'm no actor, and I've got the films to prove it!' Whether apocryphal or not, the quote embodies Mature's lighthearted approach to his life and career, and it also belies the fact that he was, in fact, a hardworking man and a very fine act...
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