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. Click here to read the full story.
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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).
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. Click here to read the full story.
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. Click here to read the full story.
TCM: Directed by Billy Wilder - Five Graves to Cairo & A Foreign Affair
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: TITLES: | Directed by Billy Wilder (TCM Vault) October 16th Universal Five Graves to Cairo (1943), A Foreign Affair (1948) |
Universal is coming out with a 2-disc Billy Wilder set on October 16th.
Directed by Billy Wilder will contain Five Graves to Cairo (1943) and A Foreign Affair (1948) and should also have all the bonus features usually associtated with the TCM Vault line.
Available exclusively for purchase at TCM.com, this set will be available for rent here at ClassicFlix and nowhere else! Details below.
Presented for the first time on DVD, restored and remastered, this double feature is reflective of Wilder’s astringent wit, piercing intelligence and attraction to controversial subject matter that yielded some of his finest work during this decade.
Five Graves to Cairo (1942)
In this wartime espionage thriller, a British corporal goes undercover to infiltrate Field Marshall Rommel’s command and expose his plans to the Allies.
A Foreign Affair (1947)
The delightfully cynical comedy follows a prim Congresswoman who gets caught up in the decadence and black market world of post-war Berlin to often comic effect.
WARNER ARCHIVE: Jean Harlow 100th Anniversary Collection
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES: | Jean Harlow 100th Anniversary Collection November 1st Warner Retail: $64.99, Our: $59.99 Bombshell (1933), The Girl from Missouri (1934), Reckless (1935),Riffraff (1936), Suzy (1936), Personal Property (1937), Saratoga(1937) |   |
The buzz of the web for some time, Warner has officially announced their Jean Harlow 100th Anniversary Collection.
Although a Warner Archive release, and not a standard DVD set, it is still a throwback similar to the kind of sets Warner Bros. used to produce as it contains bonus features as well as having each title with individual cases and artwork.
Seven films on seven DVDs, this set is available for sale now at WBShop. The normal lag time of eight weeks for Archive titles is waved for this set some as we will have all seven available on November 1st.
A true trend-setter, the first “Platinum Blonde” provided the template for an archetype that stretches from one century into the next. True film buffs owe it to themselves to celebrate, discover, or rediscover her achievements as an actor.
Join us in paying tribute with this special collection, celebrating her centennial year with seven of her films, three newly remastered. None ever before available on DVD. Lovingly packaged in a striking, glamour filled slipcase filled with special features.
Bombshell (1933)
Glamour queen Lola (Harlow) is quitting the movie biz – something her manipulative press agent (Lee Tracy) can’t allow!
The Girl from Missouri (1934)
Eadie’s not easy! A plucky bachelorette (Harlow) intends to bag a New York millionaire…without abandoning her virtue.
Reckless (1935)
Harlow goes dramatic as a Broadway star accused of murder after the death of her high-living, high society hubby. With William Powell, the last real-life love of Harlow’s short life.
Riffraff (1936)
She works in a cannery. He’s a fisherman. But their playful romance is fated to give way to a tragedy surrounding union activism. She’s Harlow, he’s Spencer Tracy.
Suzy (1936)
Harlow, Cary Grant, and Franchot Tone are involved in a World War I triangle of romance and spy intrigue.
Personal Property (1937)
Debt-ridden socialite Harlow puts on a show of wealth to impress a suitor who’s also making a pretense of fortune. Robert Taylor is the butler who sees through the ruses.
Saratoga (1937)
In Harlow’s final film she plays the daughter of a horse breeder who is engaged to a millionaire, but drawn to a bookie played by Clark Gable.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Portfolio of seven 5” x 7” MGM studio portraits of Miss Harlow
- Trailers for six films, including newly discovered trailers for Bombshell, The Girl From Missouri, and Personal Property
- Rare, never before heard Reckless pre-recording sessions including Jean Harlow’s unused vocals captured live on the MGM stage
- Lux Radio Theater presentation "Madame Sans-Gene" with Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor (Audio Only)
- Two Leo is on the Air radio “air trailers”
Uncle Vanya (1957) in June
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VCI has announced a June 29th release date for the Uncle Vanya (1957). Franchot Tone stars in this play that was filmed for theatrical release.
The single disc DVD will retail for $14.99, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $12.99. Bonus features are not expected.
UNIVERSAL: Deanna Durbin Collection in April
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: TITLES: | Deanna Durbin Collection (TCM Vault) April 27th Universal Mad About Music (1938), That Certain Age (1938), Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939), Because of Him (1946) & For the Love of Mary (1948) | |
Universal has listed its next TCM Vault release, The Deanna Durbin Collection (TCM Vault), at TCM.com. It's scheduled to release on April 27th, so put them in your queue now and they'll ship in late April.
And while this release may be exclusive to TCM, nowhere else will the films in this set be available for rent except at ClassicFlix.com.
Co-stars include Herbert Marshall, Charles Laughton, Edmond O'Brien, Harry Davenport, Franchot Tone, Melvyn Douglas, Jackie Cooper, Arthur Treacher, William Frawley, Marcia Mae Jones, Charles Winninger, Robert Cummings.
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