Showing posts with label James Stewart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Stewart. Show all posts
OLIVE: Two New Titles Arrive in October
Olive Films has announced an October 18th release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray debut of the 1955 James Stewart drama Strategic Air Command. Click here for details.
You Can't Take It With You Debuts on Blu-Ray
Sony has announced a December 8th street date for the Blu-Ray debut of Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You. Click here for details.
WARNER BLU: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Debuts in October
Warner has announced October 13th for the release of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) on high-definition Blu. Click here for details.
WARNER ARCHIVE: Shirley Temple, Spencer Tracy & James Stewart in Latest Wave
Seven new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection. Click here for details.
Sony has announced a December 2nd street date for the Blu-Ray debut of Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in honor of its 75th-anniversary. Click here for details.
Hitchcock Blu-Ray Singles in October
Released in a mammoth 15-disc set last year, and trickling out as
exclusive to Amazon throughout this year, Universal has finally
scheduled the five Alfred Hitchcock titles below for wide release on October 1st:
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (Blu-Ray)
- Rope (Blu-Ray)
- Saboteur (Blu-Ray)
- Shadow of a Doubt (Blu-Ray)
- The Trouble with Harry (Blu-Ray)
OLIVE: James Stewart and Jane Wyman in Magic Town
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Magic Town April 23rd Olive Films Retail: $24.95, Our: $17.99 |
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Magic Town (1947), a William Wellman romantic comedy starring James Stewart and Jane Wyman, has been announced for release on DVD and Blu-Ray by Olive Films.
Both street on April 23rd with the Blu-Ray having the special pre-order price of $17.98 until Friday February 22nd.
Posing as an insurance salesman along with his two sidekicks, Ike Sloan (Ned Sparks) and Mr. Twiddle (Donald Meek), he romances the local newspaper editor while trying to keep her from discovering his true intentions. The young editor, Mary Peterman (Jane Wyman, Magnificent Obsession), has hopes for improving the town with a new civics center. Mary soon proves to be smarter than "Rip" ever anticipated. When she exposes the truth, the resulting publicity threatens to destroy the town and everything it stood for.
Writer and producer Robert Riskin is remembered today as the man who wrote some of Frank Capra’s best films, including Mr. Deed Goes to Town and It Happened One Night. Here he made his independent producing debut with this film directed by the great William A. Wellman (The Ox-Bow Incident).
BACK ON SCHEDULE: Harvey (Blu-Ray)
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Harvey (Blu-Ray) September 4th Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $21.99 |  |
Previously scheduled to release on March 6th, then postponed, Harvey (Blu-Ray) is back on the schedule with a release date of September 4th.
The release, part of Universal's 100th anniversary celebration, is a combo pack which will include a standard definition version (likely the same 2001 transfer).
It will retail for $26.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $21.99. Details below.
SYNOPSIS:
James Stewart gives one of his finest performances in this lighthearted film, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Stewart stars as the good-natured Elwood P. Dowd, whose constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see.
To his sister, Veta Louise, Elwood's obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise decides to put Elwood in a mental hospital, a hilarious mix-up occurs and she finds herself committed instead. It's up to Elwood to straighten out the mess with his kindly philosophy, and his "imaginary" friend, in this popular classic that features a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winning performance by Josephine Hull.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Special Introduction by Film Star Jimmy Stewart with Photographic Montage
- Production Notes on the Making of the Film
- 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
- 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
- Theatrical Trailer
ARTWORK ADDED: Harvey (Blu-Ray)
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ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Harvey (Blu-Ray) March 6th Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $21.99 | |
Elwood P. Dowd, courtesy of James Stewart, along with his 6' 3 1/2" pooka companion come to Blu-Ray on March 6th as Universal has announced Harvey (Blu-Ray).
The release, part of Universal's 100th anniversary celebration, is a combo pack which will include a standard definition version (likely the same 2001 transfer).
It will retail for $26.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $21.99. Details below.
SYNOPSIS:
James Stewart gives one of his finest performances in this lighthearted film, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Stewart stars as the good-natured Elwood P. Dowd, whose constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see.
To his sister, Veta Louise, Elwood's obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise decides to put Elwood in a mental hospital, a hilarious mix-up occurs and she finds herself committed instead. It's up to Elwood to straighten out the mess with his kindly philosophy, and his "imaginary" friend, in this popular classic that features a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winning performance by Josephine Hull.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Special Introduction by Film Star Jimmy Stewart with Photographic Montage
- Production Notes on the Making of the Film
- 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
- 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
- Theatrical Trailer
They are: Charade, The Egg and I, Francis the Talking Mule, My Many Godfrey (1936), Sullivan's Travels, Three Smart Girls. Additionally, they have some "Spotlight" collections coming that feature similar titles. One such title is a Hollywood Legends Spotlight Collection with Harvey, Spartacus and Touch of Evil.
ELWOOD P. DOWD: Harvey Turns Blu in March
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Harvey (Blu-Ray) March 6th Universal Retail: $26.98, Our: $21.99 | |
Elwood P. Dowd, courtesy of James Stewart, along with his 6' 3 1/2" pooka companion come to Blu-Ray on March 6th as Universal has announced Harvey (Blu-Ray).
The release, part of Universal's 100th anniversary celebration, is a combo pack which will include a standard definition version (likely the same 2001 transfer).
It will retail for $26.98, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $21.99. Details below.
SYNOPSIS:
James Stewart gives one of his finest performances in this lighthearted film, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Stewart stars as the good-natured Elwood P. Dowd, whose constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see.
To his sister, Veta Louise, Elwood's obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise decides to put Elwood in a mental hospital, a hilarious mix-up occurs and she finds herself committed instead. It's up to Elwood to straighten out the mess with his kindly philosophy, and his "imaginary" friend, in this popular classic that features a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winning performance by Josephine Hull.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Special Introduction by Film Star Jimmy Stewart with Photographic Montage
- Production Notes on the Making of the Film
- 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
- 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
- Theatrical Trailer
They are: Charade, The Egg and I, Francis the Talking Mule, My Many Godfrey (1936), Sullivan's Travels, Three Smart Girls. Additionally, they have some "Spotlight" collections coming that feature similar titles. One such title is a Hollywood Legends Spotlight Collection with Harvey, Spartacus and Touch of Evil.
CRITERION: Anatomy of a Murder Standard & Blu in February
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Anatomy of a Murder February 21st Criterion Retail: 29.95, Our: $23.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Anatomy of a Murder (Blu-Ray) February 21st Criterion Retail: 39.95, Our: $31.99 | |
More studio cherry picking from Criterion, this time from Sony, as they have announced a February 21st release date for Anatomy of a Murder (1959) on both standard & Blu.
The bonus features will be numerous (below), and the standard release will be a 2-disc set.
A virtuoso James Stewart plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife (Lee Remick).
This gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom potboiler, the most popular film from Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger, was groundbreaking for its frankness —more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words.
With its outstanding supporting cast—including a young George C. Scott as a fiery prosecuting attorney and legendary real-life attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge—and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, Anatomy of a Murder is a Hollywood landmark; it was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture.
BONUS FEATURES:
- New interview with Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch
- Critic Gary Giddins explores Duke Ellington’s score in a new interview
- A look at the relationship between graphic designer Saul Bass and Preminger with Bass biographer Pat Kirkham
- Newsreel footage from the set
- Excerpts from a 1967 episode of Firing Line, featuring Preminger in discussion with William F. Buckley Jr.
- Excerpts from the work in progress Anatomy of “Anatomy”: The Making of a Movie
- Behind-the-scenes photographs by Life magazine’s Gjon Mili
- Trailer, featuring on-set footage
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and a 1959 Life magazine article on real-life lawyer Joseph N. Welch, who plays the judge in the film
WARNER ARCHIVE: The Last Gangster (1937)
Probably left off by mistake as part of Monday's new wave, WBShop has now listed the Edward G. Robinson/James Stewart crime drama The Last Gangster.
SYNOPSIS:
Like father like son. Gang kingpin Joe Krozac looks forward to the day his now-infant son will walk in his bloody footsteps and run his crime racket. The Feds have other ideas. They convict Joe of tax evasion and put him behind triple-steel bars for 10 years. During that time, Joe’s wife divorces him, builds a reputable new life in another city with a new husband, raises her son and fears the day Joe may find them. He does.
The Last Gangster stars one of the screen’s first gangsters: Edward G. Robinson in snarling, imperial, brutal Little Caesar mode. James Stewart, on the cusp of renown, co-stars. And William A. Wellman, whose The Public Enemy matched Little Caesar in seminal gangster-era impact, co-wrote the film’s story.
It is now available for rent at ClassicFlix, but may be approximately four weeks before it's available for shipment.
This new release brings the total Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com to 306.
ARTWORK ADDED: It's a Wonderful Life (Blu-Ray)
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| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | It's a Wonderful Life (Blu-Ray) November 3rd Paramount Retail $39.99, Our: $27.99 | |
Paramount has scheduled a November 3rd release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the perennial Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life.
It's not a special edition as the only bonus features were on previous releases (The Making of It's A Wonderful Life, Original Theatrical Trailer [in HD]). It will have a colorized version and is reported to be a 2-disc set.
It will retail for 39.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.
It's a Wonderful Life (Blu-Ray) in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | It's a Wonderful Life (Blu-Ray) November 3rd Paramount Retail $39.99, Our: $27.99 | |
Paramount has scheduled a November 3rd release date for the Blu-Ray debut of the perennial Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life.
It's not a special edition as the only bonus features were on previous releases (The Making of It's A Wonderful Life, Original Theatrical Trailer [in HD]). It will have a colorized version and is reported to be a 2-disc set.
It will retail for 39.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only $27.99.
Paramount Centennial Wave 4 - Liberty Valance, El Dorado
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Centennial Collection) May 19th Paramount Retail $24.99, Our: $17.99 |  |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | El Dorado (Centennial Collection) May 19th Paramount Retail $24.99, Our: $17.99 | |
Continuing at about a once every two month pace, Paramount has announced release numbers 8 and 9 in their Centennial Collection series. This fourth wave includes: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Centennial Collection) and El Dorado (Centennial Collection).
Previous releases for both films only contained trailers so all the bonus features are new to DVD. They will retail for $24.99, but are available at ClassicFlix.com for only $17.99. Details below.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Centennial Collection)
SYNOPSIS:
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Behind the camera? John Ford, a director whose name is synonymous with "Westerns." Gathered in front of it? An ideal cast – James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin. Now presented on two discs, with all-new special features, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance rides into town as classic entry in the Paramount Centennial Collection. Director Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of Shinbone, a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis, Liberty Valance (Marvin). Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid Shinbone of Valance, and he finds that he has an unlikely ally -- in the form of a rugged, local rancher (Wayne). The two men also share the same love interest (Miles). But when the final showdown becomes inevitable, one of the two will attempt to get the gunman … but the other one will wind up getting the gal.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich along with his archival recordings with John Ford, John Wayne and James Stewart
- Selected Scene Commentary with intro by Dan Ford along with his archival recordings with John Ford
- The Size of Legends
- The Soul of Myth
- James Stewart and Lee Marvin
- Galleries
- Theatrical Trailer
SYNOPSIS:
"I'm paid to risk my neck. I'll decide where and when I'll do it. This isn't it." Now a two-disc presentation with all-new special features, this Paramount Centennial Collection edition of El Dorado delivers the goods. Legendary producer-director Howard Hawks teams up with two legendary stars, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, in a classic Western drama. Mitchum plays to perfection an alcoholic but gutsy sheriff who relentlessly battles the "dark side" of the Wild West – ruthless cattle barons and crooked "businessmen." The Duke gives an equally adept performance as the sheriff's old friend, one who knows his way around a gunfight. Featuring a supporting cast that includes James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix, Ed Asner and Christopher George, and filled with both brawling action and unexpected humor, El Dorado is pure gold.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
- Commentary with critic and film historian Richard Schickel featuring actor Ed Asner and author Todd McCarthy
- Ride, Boldly Ride: The Journey to El Dorado:
- The Artist and the American West (1967) - Vintage Featurette
- Behind the Gates: AC Remembers John Wayne
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Galleries
Top 20 Actors
Laura posted a top 20 Actors list, so I thought I'd chime in too.
I thought this would be easier than the actresses list, but as I started jotting actors who came to mind, it turned out I could probably list a top 50 without much effort. After whittling them down, it seems hard to believe who didn't make the the cut (John Garfield, Errol Flynn and Danny Kaye among others).
The Top 10 are in order with the rest in no particular order. Favorites are listed as well.
George Sanders, Kirk Douglas, Errol Flynn, Gene Kelly, William Holden, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Peter Lorre, Ward Bond, Bing Crosby, Henry Fonda, Walter Brennan, Jack Carson, Jack Benny, Ronald Colman, John Garfield, Lee J. Cobb, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles Coburn, Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Orson Welles, Herbert Marshall, Randolph Scott, Danny Kaye, Walter Huston, Frank Morgan, Donald O'Connor, James Mason, Robert Ryan, Alan Ladd, Ray Milland, Fred Astaire, Lionel Barrymore, Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford.
David
I thought this would be easier than the actresses list, but as I started jotting actors who came to mind, it turned out I could probably list a top 50 without much effort. After whittling them down, it seems hard to believe who didn't make the the cut (John Garfield, Errol Flynn and Danny Kaye among others).
The Top 10 are in order with the rest in no particular order. Favorites are listed as well.
- James Stewart (Harvey, The Naked Spur, The Shop Around the Corner)
- Cary Grant (His Girl Friday, My Favorite Wife, North by Northwest)
- Humphrey Bogart (The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, Treasure of the Sierra Madre)
- Bob Hope (Road to Morocco, Ghost Breakers, Princess and the Pirate)
- Harold Lloyd (Safety Last, Speedy, The Freshman)
- James Cagney (Angels with Dirty Faces, Public Enemy, White Heat)
- Claude Rains (Mr. Skeffington, Crime Without Passion, Casablanca)
- Thomas Mitchell (Stagecoach, It's a Wonderful Life, The Fighting Sullivans)
- Spencer Tracy (Adam's Rib, Captain's Courageous, Fury)
- Edward G. Robinson (Little Caesar, Double Indemnity, Five Star Final)
- William Powell (Thin Man Series, Libeled Lady, Mister Roberts)
- Mickey Rooney (Boys Town, Andy Hardy Series, Mickey-Judy Films)
- Joseph Cotten (Citizen Kane, Shadow of a Doubt, The Steel Trap)
- Gary Cooper (Ball of Fire, Meet John Doe, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town)
- John Wayne (The Quiet Man, Red River, Rio Bravo)
- Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind, Wife vs. Secretary, Key to the City)
- Charlton Heston (Lucy Gallant, Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments)
- Charles Laughton (They Knew What They Wanted, Mutiny on the Bounty, Les Miserables)
- Joel McCrea (Wells Fargo, Foreign Correspondent, Sullivan's Travels)
- Burt Lancaster (Brute Foce, The Killers, Criss Cross)
George Sanders, Kirk Douglas, Errol Flynn, Gene Kelly, William Holden, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Peter Lorre, Ward Bond, Bing Crosby, Henry Fonda, Walter Brennan, Jack Carson, Jack Benny, Ronald Colman, John Garfield, Lee J. Cobb, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles Coburn, Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Orson Welles, Herbert Marshall, Randolph Scott, Danny Kaye, Walter Huston, Frank Morgan, Donald O'Connor, James Mason, Robert Ryan, Alan Ladd, Ray Milland, Fred Astaire, Lionel Barrymore, Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford.
David
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