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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Big Stars in Latest Wave of Three

    This week's Fox Cinema Archives slate boasts a bevy of stars in three releases that are due on September 24th. They are: Me and My Gal (1932) - Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett Private Number (1936) - Robert Taylor, Loretta Young, Basil Rathbone, Patsy Kelly, Jane Darwell Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) - June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Ver...

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  • WARNER ARCHIVE: Bomba the Jungle Boy, Vol. 2

    Bomba the Jungle Boy, Vol. 2 is this week's Warner Archive Collection release. This 3-disc set contains the final six films of the series and adds to the total of over 1,200 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com. Jungle thrills abound in the final 6 ...

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  • Silent Cinema: D.W. Griffith and the Development of a Film Language

    The twelve years between The Great Train Robbery (1903) and The Birth of a Nation (1915) might be the least known years in all of movie history. Yet it was during these years that the idea of what constituted a movie evolved from brief, simplistic snippets viewed through coin-operated 'peep shows' to ambitious, feature-length projects with complex storylines and characters. Any number of early pioneers during this period are worthy of examination—animators Émile Cohl and Winsor Mc...

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  • FOX ARCHIVES: Four Sons, Wake Up and Dream & White Fang

    Four more from Fox's Cinema Archives line are due on September 17th. They are: Four Sons (1940) - Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes The Right Approach (1961) - Frankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet Prowse, Gary Crosby, David McLean Wake Up and Dream (1946) - John Payne, June Haver, Charlotte Greenwood, Connie Marshall, John Ireland...

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  • Julie Newmar: Catwoman & Beyond

    Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. Tell me I'm intellectual - I know it. Tell me I'm funny and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me. – Julie Newmar Julie Newmar, who turns 80 today, is widely remembered for her role as Cat Woman on the iconic television series, Batman. Film buffs know her as Dorcas, one of the seven beautiful brides in the 1954 classic, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. A brief stint as a gold-painted exotic dancer in Serpent ...

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  • CRITERION: City Lights (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) in November

    Criterion has announced a November 12th release date for Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931) in a Blu-Ray / DVD combo set. Bonus features and details are below. Whether this is a new direction for the premiere distributor of classic films in terms of packaging both formats together is unknown at this time. Th...

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  • OLIVE: Cry Danger, Young at Heart in October

    Two more from Olive titles are scheduled for October 15th: Cry Danger (1951) and Young at Heart (1954). Both will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray with this being Cry Danger's debut on both. ...

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  • DISNEY: Mary Poppins 50th Anniversary (DVD & Blu) in December

    Walt Disney has announced December 10th as the street date for the 50th Anniversary release of Mary Poppins (1964) on DVD and Blu-Ray. Bonus features are not yet known, but we have listed the 40th Anniversary extras as a means of reference below. Experience the extraordinary animation, dazzling speci...

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  • WARNER: Stella Dallas, Secret Life of Walter Mitty in December

    Warner Bros. is bringing two long out-of-print Samuel Goldwyn titles back to DVD: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) and Stella Dallas (1937). Both have been remastered and will be released on December 10th. No word on whether Blu-Ray versions are forthcoming, but the announcement by Warner is welcome news as Mitty, released in 1998 by HBO, has been out-of-print for about 10 years and Stella Dallas

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  • FLICKER: Cinerama Holiday & South Seas Adventure in October

    Flicker Alley has announced two more Cinerama releases: Cinerama Holiday (Blu-Ray / DVD) and Cinerama South Seas Adventure (Blu-Ray / DVD). Both are Blu-Ray/DVD combo sets with a street date of October 22nd. Each will come with loads of bonus features (below).

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