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AUGUST: Public Defender - The Official Second Season

For the first time on home video, and with masters culled from Hal Roach Studio vaults, comes Public Defender - The Official Second Season. With Season 1 set to street next Tuesday, ClassicFlix is proud to announce the rel...

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Public Defender Streaming Event Tomorrow Night

Public Defender - The Official First Season hits the streets two weeks from today, and to commemorate the DVD release, ClassicFlix is hosting a free preview event tomorrow night of a full Public Defender episode from 5pm to 9pm PDT on our YouTube channel

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Public Defender - The Official First Season This April

For the first time on home video, and with masters from the Hal Roach Studio vaults, comes Public Defender - The Official First Season. Star Reed Hadley's follow-up to his popular crime drama series Racket Squad packs each episode with notable guest stars and real-life stories pulled from actual crime files. This third release in...

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Stand-In (1937) with Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell & Humphrey Bogart Streets in February

Long out of print on DVD, the 1937 comedy Stand-In starring Leslie Howard and Joan Blondell (and featuring Humphrey Bogart in his first sympathetic role) comes to Blu-ray and DVD on February 26th. Newly transferred and restored by ClassicFlix, the riotous Hollywood satire also features Alan Mowbray, Marla Shelton, C. Henry Gordon and Jack Carson. Synopsis below.

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Blondie Preview Streaming Event Tomorrow Night

Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series hits the streets one week from today and to commemorate the DVD release of this rarely-seen sit-com, ClassicFlix is hosting a free preview event tomorrow night of a full Blondie episode from 5pm to 9pm PDT on our YouTube

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Fonda & Bennett in I Met My Love Again This November

For the first time on home video comes Walter Wanger's I Met My Love Again (1938) starring the perfectly-paired Henry Fonda and Joan Bennett. The romantic drama also features Louise Platt (Stagecoach) in her screen debut, as well as a young Tim Holt and two-time Oscar® nomi...

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Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series -- With Special Autographed Copies!

Newly transferred from original 35mm elements, and virtually unseen for over 60 years, we're proud to announce Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series will make its home video debut on DVD this September 18th. Retail price is $39.99 for the 4-DVD set which contains all 26 sparklingly sharp episode...

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Blondie Crowdfund Launch

Our Kickstarter campaign to bring the 1957 TV series Blondie to Blu-ray is now live! YOU can bring this almost unseen show out of the vaults and into your living room in HD in a special edition with bonus features. Click here to find out how.

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Restored Merrily We Live Comes to Blu-ray in August

Beloved screwball comedy Merrily We Live (1938) starring Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut this August 14th. Newly transferred and restored by ClassicFlix, this Hal Roach production received five Oscar nominations, including one for Billie Burke (Best Supporting Actress) -- the only such recognition in her career.  Topping ...

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ClassicFlix Relaunches Site: Now Home of Label With $2.99 Flat Shipping

We knew this day would come, but it's here a little sooner than we thought as you'll notice some changes at ClassicFlix.com as of today. First, our site's exclusive focus will be the ClassicFlix home video label. Since 2007, we've kept classic film and TV fans informed of home video releases and also made the same available for sale. As the vast majority of customers who buy at ClassicFlix.com only buy our label, promoting and marketing media from other companies just isn't ...

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CLASSICFLIX: Silver Series Launches with Todd-Kelly Complete Collection

For the first time on any home video come all 21 of Hal Roach's two-reelers starring the comedy team of Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly. The Complete Hal Roach Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly Comedy Collection is the inaugural release of our Silver Series line and will street on DVD this June 26th. The...

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CLASSICFLIX: Claude Rains Stars in The Man Who Watched Trains Go By Coming This May -- 3 Day Special Price

Claude Rains and Marta Toren star in the Technicolor noir-thriller The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) coming from ClassicFlix on May 29th. Also known as The Paris Express, this marks the debut of Trains on both 

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CRITERION: Dietrich & von Sternberg, Matter of Life and Death in July

Criterion has announced their July releases: Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood and A Matter of Life and Death (...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: April Wave of 17 Brings Les Girls (Blu) & Lots More -- 3 Day Special Price

In their largest single-month wave in over a year, Warner's Archive line has sixteen new-to-DVD titles and one new-to-Blu title coming out this month. The sole Blu for April is 1957s Les Girls starring Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall and Taina Elg. Retail is $21.99, but will be available at ClassicFlix for only $18.99. However, for 3 days only (until Sat...

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KINO: Wayne and Arthur in Lady Takes a Chance, Plus Doug Fairbanks in May -- 3 Day Special Price

Kino has slated a May 15th street date for the romantic western comedy A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) on Blu-ray and DVD. Starring screen legends John Wayne and Jean Arthur, it was previously released on DVD by Republic's now defunct home video label in man...

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UNIVERSAL BLU: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Egg & I and More in April

Universal has announced the release of four classic films on Blu-ray this April 17th: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) - Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff The Egg and I (1947) - Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMur...

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FLICKER: German Silent The Ancient Law Arrives in June

Flicker Alley has announced the upcoming release of The Ancient Law (1923) on June 5th.  The Blu-ray/DVD combo will retail for $39.95 and comes with the usual array of Flicker bonus features (below).

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Gunsmoke - Season 13, Invaders Repackage Coming from Paramount

Paramount has announced the upcoming release of Season 13 of Gunsmoke on May 22nd. Broken up over two volumes (Vol. 1, Vol 2), as has been the studio's practice since Season 2, each will retail for $36.99. The release pace of the l...

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Joey Bishop Show - The Complete Series Now Available

Great news for classic TV fans as SFM Entertainment has announced the release of The Joey Bishop Show - The Complete Series. The MOD release, a 15-disc, has a street date of today retails for $97.99.  Only season two had been previously released by Questar and that was back in 2005. It has long been since out of print. Individual seasons are also avail...

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SHOUT: The Curse of the Cat People (Blu-ray) in June

Proving that Criterion isn't the only label with access to Warner's deep catalog, Shout! Factory has announced the upcoming release of The Curse of the Cat People (1944) on Blu-ray this June 12th. Retail is $29.99 and bonus features are in the works, but haven't been announced yet. This Val Lewton suspense-thriller is the sequel to

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