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WARNER: Ball of Fire, Dead End, Little Foxes & Time Machine Blu

Warner has scheduled July release dates for 3 Goldwyn classics previously released by MGM, but long since out of print: Ball of Fire (1941), Dead End (1937) and The Little Foxes (1941). Each will retail for 4.98. And making its Blu bow in the same month will be the Sci-Fi classic The Time Machine (1960). Retail for it will be 9.98.  Artwork and bonus feature...

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FOX ARCHIVES: Dante's Inferno & 60's Biblical Epics

Dante's Inferno (1935), starring Spencer Tracy and Claire Trevor, is making it's DVD debut thanks to Fox's Cinema Archives line. Also coming are two Biblical epics: Esther and the King (1960) starring Joan Collins and Richard Egan and Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) starring Stewart Granger and Pier Angeli. While it has not been confirmed, the latter two are likely pan and scan. Due on April 8th, these ne...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Tim Holt Western Collection, Vol. 4

A welcome announcement this week as after a long hiatus in the series (since 2011), Warners' Archive Collection will be releasing Tim Holt Western Collection, Vol. 4. The 3-disc 9-film set will be available here on April 8th and adds to the total of over 1,200 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.

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BLU CRITERION: Hard Day's Night, All That Heaven Allows

Criterion has scheduled June street dates for their Blu-Ray / DVD Combo's of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows (1955). Both are making their Blu debut and come with loads of bonus features (below). Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appeara...

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Accidentally Preserved, Vol. 2

Silent film accompanist Ben Model and his label, Undercrank, recently released Accidentally Preserved, Vol. 2. This follow up to the popular Volume 1 contains 9 more rare / lost silent films and is now available for rent here at ClassicFlix.  For those wishing to purchase, it is currently only available at Amazon.

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COLUMBIA CLASSICS: Mary Astor - And So They Were Married

Three more from Sony's Columbia Classics line are on their way with Mary Astor and Melvyn Douglas highlighting this wave in And So They Were Married (1936). The romantic-comedy co-stars Edith Fellows, Jackie Moran and Donald Meek.  Also out is the WWII war-drama The Boy from Stalingrad (1943) starring Bobby Samarzich, Conrad Binyon, Mary Lou Harrington and Scotty Beckett and the Western The White Squaw (1956) s...

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KINO: Max Linder Collection, Plus Death Kiss on Blu

Kino has scheduled The Max Linder Collection with a May 27th street date. Released under their long dormant Slapstick Symposium line, the single disc set will contain the new-to-DVD The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922) as well as the previously released Seven Years Bad Luck and Be My Wife (both 1921). Coming from the label on May 13th will be the DVD & Blu-Ray release of&n...

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Cimarron Strip - The Complete Series in May

E1 Entertainment has set a May 27th street date for Cimarron Strip - The Complete Series. Strip is one of the most oft-mentioned TV Westerns requested by fans for DVD release and is one of only three 90-minute Western series that aired in the 60s. This 8-disc set contains all 23 episodes and will retail for 9.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99. Bonus feat...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Joan Crawford Bonanza with 5 New to DVD

Five years ago Warner Bros. introduced their Archive Collection (reported here by us). Now five years and over 1,200 classic titles later, their Archive line is still going strong. No more evidence is needed proving the depth of Warner's catalog than to look at this week's five releases by the studio starring the ever popular Joan Crawford. They are: The Bride Wore Red (1937) - Franchot Tone, Robert Young, Billie Burke, Reginald Ow...

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OLIVE: Home of the Brave, Flying Tigers - DVD & Blu in May

Two WWII military films have been scheduled by Olive Films for release on May 13th: Flying Tigers (1942) and Home of the Brave (1949) on both DVD and Blu-Ray.This marks the DVD & Blu debut for Home of the Brave and the Blu bow for Flying Tigers. Prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Ha...

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Rawhide - The Eighth and Final Season in June

With Season 7 scheduled for release tomorrow, Paramount has announced Rawhide - Season 8 for release on June 3rd.The 4-disc set will carry all 13 episodes from the final truncated season of the classic Western series that has Rowdy (Clint Eastwood) taking over as trail boss.Retail will be 9.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 9.99. 

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COLUMBIA CLASSICS: Edward G. Robinson in I Am the Law

Three more from Sony's Columbia Classics line are on their way with Edward G. Robinson highlighting this wave in I Am the Law (1938). The crime-drama co-stars Barbara O'Neil, John Beal, Wendy Barrie and Otto Kruger.  Also out is Robert Cummings and Barbara Hale in The First Time (1952) and the Don Ameche narrated documentary Rings Around the World

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WARNER ARCHIVE: The Oklahoma Kid & More in Cagney Wave

Three James Cagney films make up this week's Warner Archive releases. They are: Here Comes the Navy (1934) - Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart, Frank McHugh The Oklahoma Kid (1939) - Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp Winner Take All (1932) - Marian Nixon, Guy Kibbee, Dickie Moore, Virginia Bruce All three will be available here at ClassicFlix on March 18th

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OLIVE: Johnny Come Lately & Love Happy - DVD & Blu in May

Dormant for some time, Olive Films is back with two releases scheduled for May 6th: Johnny Come Lately (1943) and Love Happy (1949) on both DVD and Blu-Ray. This marks the DVD & Blu debut for Johnny and the Blu bow for Love Happy. Hollywood legend James Cagney (Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye) plays carefre...

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FOX ARCHIVES: Betty Grable, Alice Faye & Joan Bennett in Latest Wave

Three more sought-after titles, with top-notch leading ladies, have been confirmed for release by Fox as part of their Cinema Archives line. They are: Margin for Error (1943) - Joan Bennett, Milton Berle, Otto Preminger Mother Wore Tights (1947) - Betty Grable, Dan Dailey Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) - Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Ted Healy, Patsy Kelly, Michael Whalen & The Ritz Brothe...

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Bob Hope Classic Comedy Collection & Francis Artwork Too

Universal has announced the Bob Hope Classic Comedy Collection for release on April 29th. While there is nothing new here, the 4-disc set is a nice compilation at a very good price. We've also added the artwork for the recently announced Francis Collection. The Bob Hope Classic Comedy Collection features 10 of the funniest movi...

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BLU CRITERION: Red River, Ace in the Hole in May

Criterion has scheduled May street dates for their Blu-Ray / DVD Combo's of Howard Hawks' Red River (1948) and Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951). Red River will be a 4-disc set (presumably with 2 DVDs and 2 Blu-Rays) with all new bonus features. Ace will be a 3-disc set (presumably with 2 DVDs and 1 Blu-Ray) with bonus features carrying over from their previous 2-disc release.

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WARNER ARCHIVE: What Price Hollywood? & Shemp Vitaphone Collection

An early George Cukor drama, What Price Hollywood? (1932) starring Constance Bennett, has been announced by Warner as part of their Archive line. Also out is The Vitaphone Comedy Collection, Vol. 2 with 21 Shemp shorts (1933 - 1937) across two discs. Exact shorts have not been officially announced. Both will be available here at ClassicFlix on March 11th. These new DVDs add to the total of over 1,200 Warner Arch...

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Francis the Talking Mule - The Complete Collection in April

A rare non-MOD, non-Blu-ray release is coming from Universal as they have announced Francis the Talking Mule - The Complete Collection for release on April 29th. After releasing the first four films in 'Volume 1' in 2004, the studio abandoned the series before releasing the final three films in a second volume. Now all seven films are being released in this 3-disc collection. Retail will be 9.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com f...

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TIMELESS: Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 6

More Gene Autry from Timeless Media as they have announced Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 6 for release on May 6th. Two of the four titles are making their DVD debut (Barbed Wire & Winning of the West) and bonus features are expected, but have yet to be announced. The 2-disc set will retail for 6.97, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 4.99.

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