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SHOUT: The Angry Red Planet Debuts on Blu

Shout! Factory has announced a June 27th release date for The Angry Red Planet on Blu-Ray. The 1960 sci-fi film was originally put out on DVD back in 2001 and has been out of print since. Bonus features are not forthcoming.

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CRITERION: They Live By Night, The Lodger & More Arrive in June

Criterion has announced June street dates for They Live By Night (1948), The Lodger (1927) and Ugetsu (19...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Miriam Hopkins & Comedies in Latest Wave

Eight new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including the Miriam Hopkins romance The Richest Girl in the World (1934). They are: Fight for Your Lady...

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FLICKER ALLEY: Early Women Filmmakers Anthology Arrives in May

Flicker Alley has announced May 23rd as the release date for their 6-disc Early Women Filmmakers: An Anthology combo set. Flicker's series collects over ten hours of newly restored material from fourteen female filmmakers working between 1902-1943 on both DVD and Blu-Ray. Both titles...

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Tomorrow is Forever & He Walked by Night Among 9 Films & 2 TV Shows Scheduled

ClassicFlix is pleased to announce another slate of upcoming titles which include nine films and two television shows. All nine classic features will be released on both formats with five debuting on Blu-ray and the other four making their DVD and HD bow. They include Tomorrow is Forever (1946) starring Claudette Colbert and Orson Welles and He Walked by Night (1948) starring Richard Basehart (which is expected to be part of an Anthony Mann/John Alton ...

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KINO: Westerns and Dramas Arrive in April

Five titles, all premiering on Blu, are scheduled for release in April from Kino including the arrival of a 4K restoration of 1957's A Farewell to Arms. The studio is also releasing a 2K version of the James Stewart Western, Broken Arr...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Three More Titles Debut on Blu

Three new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection, all on Blu-Ray, including the arrival of Fred Astaire's final musical, Finian's Rainbow (1968). Also included are two sci-fi adventures: 

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KINO: A Trio of Comedies Arrive in April

Three titles from Kino are scheduled for release on Blu-ray in April, with all three premiering on Blu. Arriving for the first time on DVD and Blu is Jerry Lewis' 1959 comedy Don't Give Up the Ship. The studio will also release two other f...

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MORE CLASSICFLIX: Raw Deal, T-Men, You Only Live Once & More

ClassicFlix is pleased to announce a long-term licensing agreement with Shout! Factory to distribute eight films from their library on Blu-ray and DVD. Two were already made public last Tuesday (Another Man’s Poison, 1951 and Miss Annie Rooney, 1942). The other six are: The Crystal Ball (1943) – starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard Raw Deal (1948) – starring Dennis O&rs...

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CRITERION: Orson Welles' Othello Arrives in May

Criterion announced Orson Welles' Othello will be making its Blu-Ray premiere in May, as well as receiving an upgraded DVD. The second of three Shakespearean films Welles directed originally dropped on DVD in 1999 and is receiving its introduction into the Criterion Collection. ...

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CLASSICFLIX LABEL: Another Man's Poison & Annie Rooney First Two

It is my pleasure to announce the first two films being released by our home video label: Another Man's Poison (1951) starring Bette Davis and Miss Annie Rooney (1942) starring Shirley Temple.  Both will be released on DVD & Blu-ray for the respective retail prices of $24.99 and $29.99. Street dates are March 28th for Poison and April 4th for Rooney

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SITE NEWS: Change of Rental Home, New ClassicFlix Label

Renting DVDs & Blu-rays at the ClassicFlix.com web address is changing and a newly redesigned, retail-only ClassicFlix.com will emerge in the next month or so featuring our own home video label. GOING UNDERGROUND Sometime late next week, a “Coming Soon” page will go up at ClassicFlix.com and the current ClassicFlix site will transfer over to a new home: classicflixunderground.com.

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Love in the Afternoon on Blu and More in Latest Wave

Five new releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including the Blu-Ray debut of the Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper romance, Love in the Afternoon (1957). The remaining four are: Challenge to Lassie (1949) - Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Geraldine Brooks, Reginald Owen A Lady's Morals (1930) - Grace Moore, Reginald Denny, Wallace Beery, Jobyna Howland

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UNIVERSAL VAULT: Crime Dramas Anchor Wave of Twelve

Three months since their last wave of titles, Universal's MOD program kicks back into high gear with the announcement of twelve titles newly available on DVD as part of their Vault Series. Nine of the titles are crime dramas or films noir: Abandoned (1949) - Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm, Marjorie Rambeau, Raymond Burr An Act of Murder (1948) - Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks I...

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CRITERION: Woman of the Year Arrives in April

Criterion announced Katharine Hepburn's Oscar-nominated film, Woman of the Year will be making its Blu-Ray premiere in April, as well as receiving an upgraded DVD. The first Hepburn film to pair her with Spencer Tracy originally dropped on DVD in 1997 and is receiving its introduction into the Criterion Collection. Bonus features are below. Woman of the Year arrives on April 18th.

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OLIVE: The Delinquents and More in March

Olive Films has announced a Marcy 21st release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1957 drama The Delinquents. Also arriving on the same day is the 1967 Burl Ives comedy Blast-Off, as well as the 1936 British drama The Cardinal. Bonus features to the DVD and Blu-Ray aren't anticipated. The complete list of titles is posted to the Recent Additions section.

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KINO: Eight Titles Arrive in March

Eight titles, all premiering on Blu, are scheduled for release in March from Kino. March 7th: Compulsion (1959) - Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell Lifeboat (1941) - Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, John Hodiak, Tallulah Bankhead, Walter Slezak March 14th: The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) - Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee March 21st

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TIMELESS: Daniel Boone - Season 3 Arrives in April

Timeless Media, a division of Shout! Factory, has announced an April 25th release date for Daniel Boone - Season 3. The third season of the long-running Western series, which ran from 1964-1970, was put out on DVD in December. Bonus features are not forthcoming. ...

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WARNER ARCHIVE: Errol Flynn & Dramas from Mid-30s in Latest Wave

Five new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. They are: Desirable (1934) - Jean Muir, George Brent Easy to Love (1934) - Genevieve Tobin, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Astor, Edward Everett Horton Journal of a Crime (1934) - Ruth Chatterton, Adolphe Menjou, Claire Dodd Red Hot Tires (1935) - Lyle Talbot, Mary Astor Silver River ...

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SHOUT: Trio of Horror Titles Debut on Blu

Shout Factory has announced the Blu-Ray debut of three 1950s horror films. They are: I Bury the Living(1958) - Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel, Peggy Maurer The Screaming Skull(1958) - John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Russ Conway The Vampire(1957) - John Beal, Coleen Gray

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