Better late than never-- Fox is jumping into the MOD game.
While they didn't know it when they started their manufactured on demand program three years ago, Warner's Archive Collection has proven to be a cash cow. Now, according to Lou Lumenick, Fox will soon bow their own MOD line with the moniker of "Fox Cinema Archives."
Details are still sketchy, but Rings on Her Finger (1942), Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) and Diplomatic Courier (1951) appear to be in the first wave coming next month with a target of around 150 releases per year.
This announcement is music to the ears of classic movie fans as Fox's classic output has been at a standstill for the last three years. We will, of course, carry this new line as rentals, and will make them available for sale when they become available to wholesale channels.
Stay tuned for more information...
OLIVE: Captain Carey, Private Hell 36 & My Son John in August
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Captain Carey, U.S.A. August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $24.95, Our: $17.99 |   |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Captain Carey, U.S.A. (Blu-Ray) August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | My Son John August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | My Son John (Blu-Ray) August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Private Hell 36 August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Private Hell 36 (Blu-Ray) August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: | |
More from Olive Films as they have announced the DVD and Blu-Ray debuts of the titles above.
Streeting on August 21st, all three Blu-Ray's will have a special pre-order price of $17.98 until Sunday.
OLIVE: Wright & Mitchum in Pursued - Standard & Blu in August
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Pursued August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $19.95, Our: $14.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Pursued (Blu-Ray) August 21st Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: | |
More from the Republic library via Olive Films as they have announced Pursued (1947) for release on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray.
Streeting on August 21st, the debuting Blu-Ray will have a special pre-order price of $17.98 until Sunday.
Considered Hollywood’s first “western noir," Pursued was written by Niven Busch (Duel in the Sun) and co-stars Robert Mitchum (Out of the Past) as Jeb, a man emotionally scarred by his tragic past and inner demons.
Judith Anderson (Rebecca) plays Mrs. Callum, a widow who rescues Jeb when he was a child and raises him as her own with her two biological children. Making Jeb’s life even more complicated is the fact that he and his adopted sister, Thorley (Teresa Wright, Shadow of a Doubt) fall in love with each other, while his adopted brother, Adam (John Rodney) has come to hate him.
Dean Jagger plays Grant, a one-armed stranger who seems bent on tormenting Jeb, Alan Hale plays Jake Dingle, a casino owner who becomes Jeb’s business partner and Harry Carey, Jr. plays Prentice, a young man in love with Thorley.
Pursued features gorgeous black-and-white cinematography by James Wong Howe, rousing musical score by Max Steiner (Casablanca) and great direction by legendary director Raoul Walsh (White Heat).
WARNER ARCHIVE: More Pre-Code in Selznick at RKO Wave
David O. Selznick at RKO is the Warner Archive theme this week for all 6 new titles (executive producer on all) that have been posted over at WBShop. They are:
- The Age of Consent (1932) - Dorothy Wilson, Richard Cromwell, Arline Judge & dir. Gregory La Cava
- Is My Face Red? (1932) - Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Robert Armstrong, Arline Judge
- Lucky Devils (1933) - William Boyd, Dorothy Wilson, William Gargan
- The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) - Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise, H.B. Warner
- The Sport Parade (1932) - Joel McCrea, Marian Marsh, William Gargan, Robert Benchley, Walter Catlett
- State's Attorney (1932) - John Barrymore, Helen Twelvetrees, Jill Esmond
These new DVDs add to the total of over 900 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.
WARNER ARCHIVE: King Vidor's Show People Highlights New Wave
King Vidor's Show People (1928) starring Marion Davies and William Haines highlight a strong wave of 5 new Warner Archive titles that have been posted over at WBShop. The other four are:
- Flight Angels (1940) - Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, Ralph Bellamy, Jane Wyman, John Litel
- The Scapegoat (1959) - Alec Guinness, Bette Davis
- Stand by for Action (1942) - Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Marilyn Maxwell, Chill Wills, Douglas Dumbrille, Douglas Fowley
- Vacation From Marriage (1945) - Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns
These new DVDs add to the total of over 900 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.
Gunsmoke - Season 6, Vol. 1 in August
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Gunsmoke - Season 6, Vol. 1 August 7th Paramount Retail: $36.99, Our: $27.99 | |
Paramount has announced Gunsmoke - Season 6, Vol. 1 for release on August 7th.
The 3-disc set will retail for $36.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99. Bonus features are not expected.
KINO: Les Vampires Standard & Blu in August
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Les Vampires August 14th Kino Retail $34.95, Our: $27.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Les Vampires (Blu-Ray) August 14th Kino Retail $39.95, Our: $30.99 | |
More silent Blu-Ray from Kino as they have announced an August 14th release date for the epic Les Vampires (1915) on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray.
Each will be a 2-disc set and bonus features, if any, are not forthcoming.
SYNOPSIS:
After the success of his Fantomas films, French director Louis Feuillade attempted to create the ultimate espionage serial, a ten-episode, seven-hour epic called Les Vampires.
Édouard Mathé stars as Philippe Guerande, a crime-fighting journalist who attempts to penetrate the international ring of thieves known as The Vampires. Among the most fascinating of these sophisticated thieves and assassins is Irma Vep (Musidora), a black-clad seductress whose name is an anagram for "vampre" and who endures today as an icon of European cinema.
At times gruesome, fantastic, and romantic, Les Vampires was a spectacular accomplishment that influenced filmmakers for generations. This Kino Classics edition is authorized by the Gaumont Studios, and was mastered in HD from 35mm film elements restored by the Cinémathèque Française, and is accompanied by a new musical score by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
TCM VAULT: Benny, Cooper, Fields & West in 1930's Rarities Collection
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: TITLES: | 1930's Rarities Collection (TCM Vault) August 7th Universal Million Dollar Legs (1932), Belle of the Nineties (1934), Artists and Models(1937), Souls at Sea (1937) |
More big names headline Universal's upcoming 1930's Rarities Collection due on August 7th.
The 4-disc set features:
- Million Dollar Legs (1932) with W.C. Fields & Jack Oakie
- The previously released and long out of print Belle of the Nineties (1934) starring Mae West
- Artists and Models (1937) starring Jack Benny and Ida Lupino and featuring Richard Arlen and Gail Patrick
- Souls at Sea (1937) directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper, George Raft and Frances Dee along with a host of golden age character actors
Available exclusively for purchase at TCM.com, these four titles above will be available for rent here at ClassicFlix and nowhere else!
OLIVE: Johnny Guitar, Rio Grande - Standard & Blu in August
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Johnny Guitar August 7th Olive Flims Retail: $24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Johnny Guitar (Blu-Ray) August 7th Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Rio Grande August 7th Olive Flims Retail: $19.95, Our: $14.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Rio Grande (Blu-Ray) August 7th Olive Flims Retail: $29.95, Our: | |
More top-notch Republic titles are on their way from Olive Films as Johnny Guitar (1954) and Rio Grande (1950) have been scheduled for an August 7th release date.
This is the hi-def debut for both, as well as the DVD bow for Guitar. Both Blu-Ray's will have a special pre-order price of $17.98 until Sunday May 13th.
WARNER ARCHIVE: Maisie, Navy Blue & Gold
Maisie finally makes it to home video as The Maisie Collection, Vol. 1 has been posted over at WBShop.
Ann Sothern's signature role produced ten films, of which, the first five are in this presumed 5-disc set. It will be available here at ClassicFlix on June 26th.
Navy Blue and Gold (1937) starring James Stewart, Robert Young, Billie Burke and Lionel Barrymore is available immediately.
These new DVDs add to the total of over 900 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.
UPDATE: Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles - Chuck Jones Collection
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Mouse Chronicles - Chuck Jones Collection August 28th Warner Bros. Retail: $26.98, Our: $20.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Mouse Chronicles - Chuck Jones Collection (Blu-Ray) August 28th Warner Bros. Retail: $34.98, Our: $27.99 | |
We've got pricing (above) for the previously mentioned Mouse Chronicles that is set to street on August 28th. Bonus features are not yet forthcoming.
The toons:
- Naughty but Mice
- Little Brother Rat
- Sniffles and the Bookworm
- Sniffles Takes a Trip
- Egg Collector, The
- Bedtime for Sniffles
- Sniffles Bells the Cat
- Toy Trouble
- Brave Little Bat, The
- Unbearable Bear, The
- Lost and Foundling
- Hush my Mouse
- Aristo Cat, The
- Trap Happy Porky
- Roughly Squeaking
- House Hunting Mice
- Mouse Wreckers
- The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
- Cheese Chasers
Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles - Chuck Jones Collection Std & Blu
More details when they become available, but Warner will release Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles - Chuck Jones Collection on both standard & Blu on August 28th.
All appear to be new to DVD and commentaries and bonus features abound.
The toons:
- Naughty but Mice
- Little Brother Rat
- Sniffles and the Bookworm
- Sniffles Takes a Trip
- Egg Collector, The
- Bedtime for Sniffles
- Sniffles Bells the Cat
- Toy Trouble
- Brave Little Bat, The
- Unbearable Bear, The
- Lost and Foundling
- Hush my Mouse
- Aristo Cat, The
- Trap Happy Porky
- Roughly Squeaking
- House Hunting Mice
- Mouse Wreckers
- The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
- Cheese Chasers
BRIT VCI: Mills, Hawkins, Johns & Lockwood Headline 4 in July
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939) July 17th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $12.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Highly Dangerous (1950) July 17th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $12.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Long Memory (1953) July 17th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $12.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Seekers (1954) July 17th VCI Retail: $14.99, Our: $12.99 | |
VCI has set a July 17th release date set for four more Rank films all with top-name British stars such as John Mills, Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Margaret Lockwood and Leslie Banks; with Yank Dane Clark thrown in just for fun.
Bonus features are minimal.
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