Showing posts with label Fredric March. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fredric March. Show all posts
WARNER ARCHIVE: Fredric March and Humphrey Bogart Lead Latest Wave
Four new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Click here for details.
FOX CINEMA ARCHIVES: Affairs of Cellini & More for August
Constance Bennett and Fredric March's 1934 historical romance, The Affairs of Cellini, premieres on DVD as part of Fox's Cinema Archives line. Click here for details.
CRITERION: The Uninvited, I Married a Witch in October
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I Married a Witch October 8th Criterion Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99 |
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I Married a Witch (Blu-Ray) October 8th Criterion Retail: 39.95, Our: $31.99 |
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The Uninvited October 22nd Criterion Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99 |
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The Uninvited (Blu-Ray) October 22nd Criterion Retail: 39.95, Our: $31.99 |
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Two of our members most requested films have been announced by Criterion on DVD and Blu-Ray: I Married a Witch (1942) and The Uninvited (1944).
Both are making their DVD and Blu debuts and come with minimal bonus features (below).
Veronica Lake casts a seductive spell as a charmingly vengeful sorceress in this supernatural screwball classic. Many centuries after cursing the male descendants of the Salem puritan who sent her to the stake, this blonde bombshell with a broomstick finds herself drawn to one of them—a prospective governor (Fredric March) about to marry a spoiled socialite (Susan Hayward).
This most delightful of the films the innovative French director René Clair made in Hollywood is a comic confection bursting with playful special effects and sparkling witticisms.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio interview with director René Clair
- Trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by filmmaker Guy Maddin and a 1970 interview with Clair
A pair of siblings (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price; soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave.
Rich in atmosphere, The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen, was groundbreaking for the seriousness with which it treated the haunted-house genre, and it remains an elegant and eerie experience, featuring a classic score by Victor Young. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night—this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.
BONUS FEATURES:
- New visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
Bishop's Wife, Best Years of our Lives (Blu-Ray) in November
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The Best Years of Our Lives (Blu-Ray) November 5th Warner Bros. Retail: $19.98, Our: $15.99 |
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Warner has announced a November 5th release date for two of their most prestigious Goldwyn holdings: The Bishop's Wife (Blu-Ray) and The Best Years of Our Lives (Blu-Ray).
Each will retail for $19.98, but will be available at ClassicFlix.com for only $15.99.
GOLDWYN: Wuthering Heights, Bishop's Wife & More in January
Back in April, we announced that Warner had acquired the rights to distribute 74 films from the Samuel Goldwyn library. Today, the studio made public the first six to
be released on standard DVD this January 15th.
Wuthering Heights (1939) and The Bishop's Wife (1947) will be the most welcome of the lot as they have proven to be the most scarce.
The other four are: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Guys and Dolls (1955), Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and The Pride of the Yankees (1942).
Almost all the bonus features will carry over from the previous HBO/MGM releases, and some will be added as in the case of Best Years which includes an introduction by Virgina Mayo and interviews with Virginia Mayo and Teresa Wright.
Retail will be $14.97 each, but they are all available at ClassicFlix.com for just $10.99.
Wuthering Heights (1939) and The Bishop's Wife (1947) will be the most welcome of the lot as they have proven to be the most scarce.
The other four are: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Guys and Dolls (1955), Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and The Pride of the Yankees (1942).
Almost all the bonus features will carry over from the previous HBO/MGM releases, and some will be added as in the case of Best Years which includes an introduction by Virgina Mayo and interviews with Virginia Mayo and Teresa Wright.
Retail will be $14.97 each, but they are all available at ClassicFlix.com for just $10.99.
KAZAN AT FOX: 8 New to Blu-Ray Including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Exclusive to their site (FoxConnect), 20th Century Fox has released
two Elia Kazan sets on Blu-Ray -- but we have them for rent! They are:
Kazan at Fox, Vol. 1 (Blu-Ray)
Kazan at Fox, Vol. 2 (Blu-Ray)
Volume 1 consists of titles that were released before as singles on standard DVD. Most of the bonus features carry over and Panic has two new ones.
Volume 2 titles were released on standard DVD in the 18-disc Elia Kazan Collection, but were never released as singles (and are not likely to be soon). Details below.
Hailed as one of the most acclaimed and influential directors of all time, Elia Kazan remains a true Hollywood icon. This collection presents four of his finest films, available for the first time on Blu-Ray with authentic high-quality picture and sound.
Boomerang (1947)
Director Elia Kazan won critical acclaim for this vividly portrayed, suspenseful 1947 true crime drama set in Connecticut, where the events actually happened. When a beloved priest is gunned down, the local police chief (Lee J. Cobb) is under enormous pressure to find his murderer, and, based only on vague descriptions, he undertakes a massive manhunt, eventually arriving at both a suspect (Arthur Kennedy) and a confession.
But the state’s attorney (Dana Andrews) is determined to convict only if it’s right to do so. Also starring Jane Wyatt, Cara Williams, Sam Levene, Ed Begley and Karl Malden, Boomerang is gripping noir entertainment from start to finish.
BONUS FEATURES:
Director Elia Kazan and producer Darryl F. Zanuck caused a sensation with "the most spellbinding story ever put on celluloid" (Hollywood Reporter), which won three Academy Awards including Best Picture. One of the first films to directly tackle racial prejudice, this acclaimed adaptation of Laura Z. Hobson's bestseller stars Gregory Peck in an Oscar nominated role as a journalist assigned to write a series on anti-Semitism.
Searching for an angle, he decides to pose as a Jew - and soon discovers what it is to be a victim of religious intolerance. Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Dean Stockwell and June Havoc also star in this riveting World War II classic.
BONUS FEATURES:
Pinky, a young nurse (Jeanne Crain), returns to her small southern hometown, but the trip is bittersweet one: Educated in the North, Pinky is engaged to a doctor who doesn't know that she is part black. Her grandmother (Ethel Waters) is a proud black woman who is less than happy to learn that Pinky's fiancee is white. Then, Pinky's friendship with a southern aristocrat, Miss Em (Ethel Barrymore), is cause for more scandal - and a lawsuit - when she dies and leaves her house to Pinky.
Shunned by both blacks and whites, Pinky's choices make her the unfortunate target of bigotry in this compelling classic. This deeply moving drama features three indelible Oscar-nominated performances from Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore and Ethel Waters.
BONUS FEATURES:
In this suspenseful melodrama, a bullet-ridden corpse turns up in the water off the New Orleans docks. To the police, he's a John Doe...until a public health doctor (Richard Widmark) discovers he carries a virulent strain of bubonic plague. Hundreds of officers are mobilized to track down the killers and all who had contact with the dead man in a desperate race against the clock before the highly contagious disease spreads far beyond the port area and puts the entire country in peril.
BONUS FEATURES:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
This poignant and heartwarming story, Elia Kazan's directorial debut, is based on the best-selling novel about life in Brooklyn's Irish tenements at the turn of the twentieth century.
BONUS FEATURES:
Marlon Brando stars as Emiliano Zapata, the hero of the 1920 Mexican revolution. Anthony Quinn's portrayal of Zapata's hard-living brother earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
NO BONUS FEATURES
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
The legendary Fredric March plays Karel Cernik, who courageously leads his traveling circus in a desperate run for the German border to escape from 1950's communist Czechoslovakia.
NO BONUS FEATURES
Wild River (1960)
Montgomery Clift is a government agent who must evacuate lands to make way for a new dam. When an elderly woman refuses to leave, Clift falls for her granddaughter (Lee Remick).
BONUS FEATURE:
Kazan at Fox, Vol. 1 (Blu-Ray)
Kazan at Fox, Vol. 2 (Blu-Ray)
Volume 1 consists of titles that were released before as singles on standard DVD. Most of the bonus features carry over and Panic has two new ones.
Volume 2 titles were released on standard DVD in the 18-disc Elia Kazan Collection, but were never released as singles (and are not likely to be soon). Details below.
Hailed as one of the most acclaimed and influential directors of all time, Elia Kazan remains a true Hollywood icon. This collection presents four of his finest films, available for the first time on Blu-Ray with authentic high-quality picture and sound.
Boomerang (1947)
Director Elia Kazan won critical acclaim for this vividly portrayed, suspenseful 1947 true crime drama set in Connecticut, where the events actually happened. When a beloved priest is gunned down, the local police chief (Lee J. Cobb) is under enormous pressure to find his murderer, and, based only on vague descriptions, he undertakes a massive manhunt, eventually arriving at both a suspect (Arthur Kennedy) and a confession.
But the state’s attorney (Dana Andrews) is determined to convict only if it’s right to do so. Also starring Jane Wyatt, Cara Williams, Sam Levene, Ed Begley and Karl Malden, Boomerang is gripping noir entertainment from start to finish.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary by film historians Alain Silver and Jame Ursini
Director Elia Kazan and producer Darryl F. Zanuck caused a sensation with "the most spellbinding story ever put on celluloid" (Hollywood Reporter), which won three Academy Awards including Best Picture. One of the first films to directly tackle racial prejudice, this acclaimed adaptation of Laura Z. Hobson's bestseller stars Gregory Peck in an Oscar nominated role as a journalist assigned to write a series on anti-Semitism.
Searching for an angle, he decides to pose as a Jew - and soon discovers what it is to be a victim of religious intolerance. Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Dean Stockwell and June Havoc also star in this riveting World War II classic.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary by Celeste Holm, June Havoc and Film Critic Richard Schickel
- AMC Backstory Episode: Gentleman's Agreement
- Fox Movietone Newsreels
Pinky, a young nurse (Jeanne Crain), returns to her small southern hometown, but the trip is bittersweet one: Educated in the North, Pinky is engaged to a doctor who doesn't know that she is part black. Her grandmother (Ethel Waters) is a proud black woman who is less than happy to learn that Pinky's fiancee is white. Then, Pinky's friendship with a southern aristocrat, Miss Em (Ethel Barrymore), is cause for more scandal - and a lawsuit - when she dies and leaves her house to Pinky.
Shunned by both blacks and whites, Pinky's choices make her the unfortunate target of bigotry in this compelling classic. This deeply moving drama features three indelible Oscar-nominated performances from Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore and Ethel Waters.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary by film historian Kenneth Geist
In this suspenseful melodrama, a bullet-ridden corpse turns up in the water off the New Orleans docks. To the police, he's a John Doe...until a public health doctor (Richard Widmark) discovers he carries a virulent strain of bubonic plague. Hundreds of officers are mobilized to track down the killers and all who had contact with the dead man in a desperate race against the clock before the highly contagious disease spreads far beyond the port area and puts the entire country in peril.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary by authors and historians James Ursini and Alain Silver
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Jack Palance: From Grit to Grace
- Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
This poignant and heartwarming story, Elia Kazan's directorial debut, is based on the best-selling novel about life in Brooklyn's Irish tenements at the turn of the twentieth century.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary by Film Historian Richard Schickel with Elia Kazan, Ted Donaldson and Norman Lloyd
- The Making of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- An Appreciation of Dorothy McGuire
- Fox Movietone News Segments
Marlon Brando stars as Emiliano Zapata, the hero of the 1920 Mexican revolution. Anthony Quinn's portrayal of Zapata's hard-living brother earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
NO BONUS FEATURES
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
The legendary Fredric March plays Karel Cernik, who courageously leads his traveling circus in a desperate run for the German border to escape from 1950's communist Czechoslovakia.
NO BONUS FEATURES
Wild River (1960)
Montgomery Clift is a government agent who must evacuate lands to make way for a new dam. When an elderly woman refuses to leave, Clift falls for her granddaughter (Lee Remick).
BONUS FEATURE:
- Commentary by Film Historian Richard Schickel
OLIVE: Buccaneer (1938), Jayhawkers & Pony Express in April
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Buccaneer (1938) April 24th Olive Flims Retail: 24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Jayhawkers April 24th Olive Flims Retail: 24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Jayhawkers (Blu-Ray) April 24th Olive Flims Retail: 24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Pony Express April 24th Olive Flims Retail: 24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
More from the Paramount vault courtesy of Olive Films as they have announced an April 24th release date for Cecil B. DeMille's The Buccaneer (1938) starring Fredric March; Pony Express (1953) starring Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling & Forrest Tucker on standard DVD; and The Jayhawkers (1959) Starring Jeff Chandler and Fess Parker on both standard & Blu.
Bonus features are not expected.
KINO: Scarlet Street, A Star is Born (1937) Coming to Blu-Ray
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Scarlet Street (Blu-Ray) (1945) February 28th Kino Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | A Star Is Born (Blu-Ray) (1937) February 7th Kino Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | A Star Is Born (1937) February 7th Kino Retail: 24.95, Our: $19.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Spiders (1919) February 28th Kino Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99 | |
Joan Bennett in HD! And that's not all...
Kino has announced Scarlet Street (Blu-Ray) for release on February 28th. Directed by Fritz Lang, the gripping, and unapologetic noir stars Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. Bonus features will carry over from the standard version.
Also coming is A Star is Born (1937) on standard and Blu-Ray this February 7th. Released by Image Entertainment on standard DVD way back in 1998, the multi-Oscar nominated film (and two-time winner) makes its Blu-Ray debut and will be mastered in HD from an original 35mm nitrate print. The sole bonus feature will be the original theatrical trailer.
Another former Image property that will be reissued by Kino is Fritz Lang's Spiders (1919). It will also be due on February 28th.
KINO: Nothing Sacred, Farewell to Arms Standard & Blu in December
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Nothing Sacred December 20th Kino Retail $24.95, Our: $19.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Nothing Sacred (Blu-Ray) December 20th Kino Retail $29.95, Our: $24.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | A Farewell to Arms (1932) December 20th Kino Retail $24.95, Our: $19.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | A Farewell to Arms (Blu-Ray) - 1932 December 20th Kino Retail $29.95, Our: $24.99 | |
Boasting such superlatives as "Mastered from an original 35mm print" and as "being the only version(s) of the of the original film authorized for release from the estate of David O. Selznick," Kino has announced a December 20th release date for the above two perpetually public domain films on standard and Blu-Ray.
Neither will have bonus features, but both are expected to be a vast improvement of previous releases from various manufacturers.
Nothing Sacred
As potent today as it was when released in 1937, this classic screwball satire stars Carol Lombard as Hazel Flagg, the small-town girl who mistakenly believes she's dying of radium poisoning.
Sensing a great human interest story that will tug the public's heartstrings and help sell newspapers, exploitative journalist Wally Cook (Fredric March) brings Hazel to New York City and turns her into a media darling. Wally's callous strategy takes a sudden turn when he starts having feelings for the vulnerable Hazel.
Filmed in early three-strip Technicolor and scripted by Ben Hecht and James H. Street, this sharp comedy still sizzles with its cynical take on media profiteering, and the matching of Lombard and March is unforgettably entertaining.
A Farewell to Arms
A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry (Cooper) and Nurse Catherine Barkley (Hayes) during World War I. The action takes place in Italy and the two fall in love during the war and will stop at nothing to be together. The film also analyses Lt. Henry's feelings on war and the purpose of fighting.
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