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WARNER ARCHIVE: Dr. Gillespie Collection Plus Martin & Lewis Back in Print

Five releases have been announced this week by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Leading the pack is the Dr. Gillespie Film Collection, a three-disc compendium of features starring Dr. Kildare regular, Lionel Barrymore, as Dr. Gillespie. Additionally, the studio is releasing Robert Mitchum's war drama, Till the End of Time (1946). Warner is also rereleasing three titles. The big ones are the return of Martin and Lewis ...

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DISNEY BLU: 101 Dalmatians Gets Diamond Edition Blu-Ray

Walt Disney has set a February 10th street date for 101 Dalmatians (1961) on Diamond Edition Blu-Ray / DVD Combo. Previously released in a 2-DVD Platinum Edition set, Dalmatians is making its Blu debut with this release. And like past Diamond Editions, bonus content will likely carry over from the 2008 release.

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FOX ARCHIVES: Smiley Series Comes to DVD

Fox announced two new entries into their Cinema Archives line. Smiley is a 1957 British adaptation of the Moore Raymond series of novels; Smiley Gets a Gun was the sequel, produced a year later. Smiley and Smiley Gets a Gun will be available here at ClassicFlix on November 25th. These DVDs adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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The Razor's Edge Premiering on Blu in January

20th Century Fox has set a January 13th street date for the Tyrone Power drama The Razor's Edge (1946) on Blu-Ray and DVD. Originally released on DVD in 2005, this marks the first time the movie will be available on Blu. Bonus content from the last DVD release - audio commentary and a Fox Movietone reel - are being transferred to the Blu with no additional features planned.

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VCI: The Tall Lie Debuts on DVD in January

VCI has announced a January 13th street date for Paul Henreid's directorial debut, The Tall Lie (1952). Originally titled For Men Only, The Tall Lie established Casablanca star Henreid as a serious director. He would go on to direct an additional five motion pictures as well as countless episodes of popular television shows. Bonus content, if any, has not been revealed.

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WARNER: Four Disc Musical Collection Arrives in March

Warner has announced a March 3rd street date for their Warner Bros. Musical Collection. This four-disc set contains a quartet of popular 1950s musicals, three of which (The Band Wagon, Calamity Jane, and Kiss Me Kate) will be making their Blu-Ray debuts. The set also contains the 60th Anniversary edition of Singin' in the Rain which was released in 2012. Bonus content for the three new ...

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FOX ARCHIVES: We're Going to Be Rich Coming to DVD

Fox announced a new entry into their Cinema Archives line, Gracie Fields and Victor McLaglen in We're Going to Be Rich (1938). We're Going to Be Rich will be available here at ClassicFlix on November 18th. This DVD adds to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Sugarfoot's Final Season and Pete Kelly's Blues Available in November

Two new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. The studio will release fourth and final season of the popular Western series Sugarfoot. After putting out the third season on a five-disc set in July, this two-disc collection will contain the final nine episodes. Warner is also debuting the 1955 musical drama Pete Kelly's Blues on Blu-Ray. Both of these will be available here at ClassicFlix on No...

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TIMELESS: Gene Autry Collection Vol. 9 in February

Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 9 has been set by Timeless Media for release on February 24th. The 2-disc set will feature four fully-restored films, all of which are making their DVD debut. Details below. Comin' Round the Mountain (1936, 55 min.) When Pony Express Rider Gene Autry's horse is shot from...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Two Silent Treasures Lead Quartet of Releases

Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Two silent pictures anchor the latest wave: John Gilbert's The Cossacks (1928) and Colleen Moore in Why Be Good? (1929). Prior to being found in an Italian film archive in the 1990s, Why Be Good? was presumed lost for decades. Warner Bros., the UCLA Film and Television Archive and The Vitaphone Project then started the restoration process in 2012...

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FOX ARCHIVES: Carole Landis and Robert Donat in Dueling War Dramas

Two war dramas, new to DVD, have been announced by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. Manila Calling (1942) -  Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde, James Gleason The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) -  Robert Donat, Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, John Mills Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on November 11th. These DVDs add to the total of over 300 Cinema Archive t...

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OLIVE: Four Film Noirs Come to Individual Blu

Olive Films has announced a December 23rd release date for Rope of Sand, Union Station, Appointment with Danger, and Dark City on Blu-Ray. All four were previously compiled into Olive's Film Noir Collection, Vol. 1 set in 2012 but are now being released as singles. It is assumed these will be carry-overs straight from the box set with no bonus content attached.

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FOX CINEMA ARCHIVES: Michael Shayne Comes Out of the Vault in November

Fox has announced the resurrection of Michael Shayne, private detective, as part of their latest releases in their Cinema Archives line. The studio is releasing Just Off Broadway (1942), the sixth of seven movies featuring Lloyd Nolan's detective, Michael Shayne, which ran from 1940 to 1942. After years of silence on the series, it was feared Fox had abandoned Shayne after kickstarting the character's resurgence with the release of Dressed to Kill

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UNIVERSAL VAULT: Over a Dozen Titles New to DVD

Universal's MOD program kicks back into high gear with the announcement of over fifteen titles newly available on DVD as part of their Vault Series. They are: Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) - Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Lloyd Bridges Frenchman's Creek (1944) - Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Cordova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Cecil Kellaway Frontier Gal (1945) - Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Came...

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TCM VAULT: Only Angels Have Wings Debuting on Blu in November

TCM and Sony have announced a November 25th release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the Cary Grant / Jean Arthur classic, Only Angels Have Wings. The 1939 drama was put out on DVD via Sony in 1999 and was included on the Cary Grant box set in 2006. An introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne and various on-disc memorabilia are included as bonus content on both the Blu and DVD. Since this is a TCM Shop exclusive ClassicF...

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CRITERION: The Palm Beach Story Gets Blu-Ray Premiere

Criterion has announced a January 20th street date for the 1942 romantic comedy, The Palm Beach Story, on a newly restored DVD and Blu-Ray. Originally released on DVD in 2005 via Universal, it was also included as part of the Preston Sturges Filmmaker Collection in 2006. A few bonus features are planned to accompany each disc (below). NOTE: Since last September, Criterion had only released DVD / Blu-Ray combo packs; however, since September's rel...

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Cartoon Roots This December

A December 2nd release date has been announced for Cartoon Roots.  The Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack will feature source material from animation collector Tom Stathes and is reportedly a collaborative effort with Thunderbean Animation. Exclusive to Amazon, we are making this set available for rent to members. This collection of fifteen animated shorts, from a variety of animators including Max Fleischer and the TerryToons studi...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: James Cagney Latest Wave's Leading Man

Five new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. After two weeks of Olivia De Havilland films, James Cagney leads the way with four films starring him. They are: Boy Meets Girl (1938) - Pat O'Brien, Marie Wilson, Ralph Bellamy Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) - Margaret Lindsay, Pat O'Brien, Frank McHugh The Irish In Us (1935) - Pat O'Brien, Olivia de Havilland

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WARNER: Lust For Life Making Blu-Ray Debut in February

Warner has just slated a February 3rd street date for the Blu debut of Lust for Life (1956). A biopic of painter Vincent van Gogh, which earned a Best Actor Golden Globe for Kirk Douglas, was previously released by Warner on DVD in 2006. Also of note, it will be coming out as a pressed disc in wide release (not a MOD under the Warner Archive banner). Bonus content and final artwork have not been announced....

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TCM VAULT: Remember the Night Comes to Blu-Ray in November

TCM and Universal have announced a November 3rd release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the Barbara Stanwyck / Fred MacMurray Christmas classic, Remember the Night in honor of its 75th-anniversary. The 1940 romantic comedy was put out on a manufactured on-demand DVD, also through TCM and Universal, back in 2010. This marks the second Barbara Stanwyck Christmas comedy coming to Blu this year; Warner is releasing Christmas in Connecticu...

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