Showing posts with label Peter Lorre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peter Lorre. Show all posts
Crime and Punishment Receives 80th Anniversary DVD Debut
Mill Creek has announced a September 15th for the DVD debut of Josef von Sternberg's 1935 adaptation of Crime and Punishment. Click here for details.
BLU FOX: Fantastic Voyage, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: |
Fantastic Voyage (Blu-Ray) October 8th 20th Century Fox Retail $24.99, Our: $19.99 |
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Blu-Ray) October 8th 20th Century Fox Retail $24.99, Our: $19.99 |
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Fox has announced two Sci-Fi favorites for Blu-Ray on October 8th: Fantastic Voyage (Blu-Ray) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Blu-Ray).
Both are expected to carry most, if not all the bonus features over from the DVD releases.
OLIVE BLU: Film Noir Collection, Vol. 1 in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: TITLES: | Film Noir Collection, Vol. 1 (Blu-Ray) November 13th Olive Retail $89.95, Our: $69.99 Rope of Sand (1949), Dark City (1950), Union Station (1950), Appointment with Danger (1951) | |
Heston, Holden, Lancaster and Ladd -- four big names in four big noirs.
Olive Films has announced a November 13th release date for Film Noir Collection, Vol. 1 (Blu-Ray) which includes Rope of Sand (1949), Dark City (1950), Union Station (1950) and Appointment with Danger (1951).
All four, previously released as singles on DVD, will only be available in this 4-disc collection.
Retail will be $89.95, but it's available at ClassicFlix.com for only $69.99.
Rope of Sand (1949)
After a two-year hiatus, Mike Davis (Burt Lancaster) returns to the same African city where he was tortured and left for dead at the hands of a sadistic Police Commandant (Paul Henreid).
Originally innocent of all charges, Mike is back to claim the diamonds he had supposedly stolen two years ago. He enlists the help of an alcoholic stranger (Peter Lorre) and the doctor (Sam Jaffe), who had helped him back to health. The diamond syndicate head (Claude Rains) recruits a nightclub temptress Suzanne Renaud (Corinne Calvet) to seduce and betray Mike as an alternate to brute force.
Dark City (1950)
After losing his company’s $5,000 cashier's check in a crooked card game, a stranger in Chicago commits suicide. The group of gamblers, with Danny Haley (Charlton Heston) as a member, worries about the dangers of cashing the check, but this becomes the least of their worries when the head of the group is found hanged. Police Captain Garvey (Dean Jagger) concludes the hanging to be a case of homicide and discovers that the stranger had a mentally deranged brother who is out to avenge his brother’s death. Fran (Lizabeth Scott), a torch singer desperately in love with Danny, begs him to runaway with her.
This classic film noir also features the stars of Dragnet, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, as Danny’s gambling partners.
Union Station (1950)
Returning to the city from her wealthy employer residence, Joyce Willecombe (Nancy Olson), spots two armed men on the train. She reports them to the conductor who radios in to the Station’s police. Once at Union station she points out the men to Lt. William Calhoun (William Holden), head of the station’s police squad and they find out that the gunmen are members of a gang who have kidnapped her employer’s blind daughter and are seeking a $100,000 ransom.
The Chicago police headed by inspector Donnelly (Barry Fitzgerald), and the FBI are both called in. The action in this classic Film Noir culminates in a chase through the station’s underground tunnels.
Appointment with Danger (1951)
Postal Inspector Al Goddard (Alan Ladd) is assigned to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. The only witness to the crime is Sister Augustine (Phyllis Calvert), who identifies the photograph of one of the assailants. This leads Goddard to a seedy hotel where he learns that the assailant is a member of a gang headed by Earl Boettiger (Paul Stewart), and he soon discovers that the gang is planning a million dollar mail robbery.
This classic film noir also features the stars of Dragnet, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, as Stewart’s Henchmen. This was Alan Ladd’s final Film Noir.
Casablanca (Blu-Ray) - 70th Anniversary Limited Edition in March
Casablanca's 70th anniversary will be commemorated with Warner's upcoming release of Casablanca - 70th Anniversary Limited Edition (Blu-Ray) on March 27th. Previously released in hi-def, this new set will be a Blu-Ray/DVD combo and have two new documentaries exclusive to this limited edition set (50,000). It also appears that all bonus features, which are numerous, will carry over from 2008's out of print Ultimate Collector's Edition. Premiums for this set are:
Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if your name is on the Nazi's most-wanted list. Atop that list is Czech Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henried), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one... especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. So when Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's safe transport out of the country, the bitter Rick must decide what's more important - his own happiness or the countless lives that hang in the balance.
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WARNER ARCHIVE: Constant Nymph, Spencer Tracy & Monogram
Unavailable for over sixty years, The Constant Nymph (1943) finally makes its way to DVD.
Starring Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith and featuring Brenda Marshall, Charles Coburn, Dame May Whitty and Peter Lorre, Nymph is part of five titles that make up this week's Warner Archive releases.
Also out are three long-awaited Spencer Tracy films as well as a 3-disc Monogram Cowboy Collection (below).
They are available for rent or purchase here at ClassicFlix with a release date of December 20th.
Spencer Tracy:
- Northwest Passage (1940) - Robert Young, Walter Brennan, Ruth Hussey
- The Seventh Cross (1944) - Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Agnes Moorehead
- The People Against O'Hara (1951) - Pat O'Brien, Diana Lynn, John Hodiak, Eduardo Ciannelli
Monogram Cowboy Collection, Vol. 1:
Ride back with us to the golden age of B-Movie Western matinees and saddle up with your favorite stars as they saunter back into the spotlight in this first volume of classic oaters, Monogram Cowboy Collection, Vol. 1.
Drawing from a stable of later era Monogram matinees, this set pairs up singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely and legendary action hombre Johnny Mack Brown (the only fella tough enough to play Johnny Mack Brown was himself!) in a double quartet of cordite and cow classics. And to put the cherry in your Sarsaparilla we've also included Rod Cameron's CineColor, "bigger budget" Monogram adventure Cavalry Scout!
DISC 1:
- Oklahoma Blues (1948)
- Partners of the Sunset (1948)
- Cowboy Cavalier (1948)
- Gun Law Justice (1949)
- Outlaw Gold (1950)
- Man From Sonora (1951)
- Oklahoma Justice (1951)
- Texas Lawmen (1951)
- Cavalry Scout (1951)
OLIVE FILMS: Rope of Sand, The Mountain in April
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Rope of Sand (1949) April 5th Olive Films Retail $24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Mountain (1956) April 5th Olive Films Retail $24.95, Our: $17.99 | |
More is on the way from Olive Films on April 5th.
Rope of Sand (1949) boasts an all-star cast with
The Mountain (1956) stars Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner along with Claire Trevor,
Each DVD will retail for $24.95 each, but are available at ClassicFlix.com for only $17.99. Bonus features are not expected.
CRITERION: M (Blu-Ray) in May
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | M (Blu-Ray) (1931) May 11th Criterion Retail: $39.95, Our: $31.99 |  |
Creepiness comes to Blu-Ray as Criterion has announced a May 11th release date for Fritz Lang's M (1931).
The bonus features (below) on this single DVD release will be identical to the previous 2-disc standard version, with the exception of the addition of M's long-lost English-language version.
It will retail for $39.95, but is available here at ClassicFlix.com for only $31.99.
SYNOPSIS:
A simple, haunting phrase whistled off-screen tells us that a young girl will be killed. "Who is the murderer?" pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann.
In this harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller. The Criterion Collection is proud to present a new restoration of this landmark film.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary by German Film Scholars Anton Kaes, author of the BFI Film Classics volume on M and Eric Rentschler, author of The Ministry Of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife
- A Conversation with Fritz Lang - A 50 minute interview film by William Friedkin
- Claude Chabrol's M Le Maudit, a short film inspired by M, plus an interview with Chabrol by Pierre-Henri Gibert and Lang's filmmaking techniques.
- Classroom tapes of M editor Paul Falkenberg discussing the film and its history
- Interview with Harold Nebenzal, the son of M producer Seymour Nebenzal
- The long-lost English-language version of M.
- A physical history of M
- Stills gallery with behind the scenes photos, and production sketches by art director Emil Hasler
- PLUS: A 32 Page Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Stanely Kauffmann, a 1963 interview with Lang and the script for a missing scene, and contemporaneous newspaper articles
Route 66 - Producer's Picks in February
| What: Route 66 - Producer's Picks When: February 10th Studio: Infinity Entertainment Price: Retail $19.98, Our: 14.99 |  |
No, it's not Season 3 of Route 66 set for February 10th, but expect to see three episodes from Season 3 and one from Season 4 in **Infinity Entertainment's** upcoming Route 66 - Producer's Picks.
The 2 disc set will contain 11 episodes, in their original aspect ratio, and will retail for $19.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $14.99. No word on Bonus Features. More details below.
Route 66 (1960-64), an edgy anthology of downbeat character studies and psychological dramas, was one of the most brilliant and highly rated television series of the era. The original road trip adventure, shot entirely on location with top drawer writing, intriguing characters and stellar guest star appearances, it established the Corvette as an American icon.All In Route 66, Yale graduate Tod Stiles (Martin Milner) is an intellectual who has led a privileged life. Buz Murdock (George Maharis) is a tough young man, who has struggled his entire life just to survive. When his wealthy father dies, Tod finds himself unexpectedly penniless with just one possession, a powder-blue Chevrolet Corvette. On a quest to find adventure and themselves, Tod and Buz hit the open road in the ultimate American journey. Traversing the famed Route 66, stretching from Chicago, Ill., to Santa Monica, Calif., these two dreamers encounter a myriad of loners, dreamers and outsiders, portrayed by an array of Hollywood's biggest stars early in their careers.
DISC 1:
- Play it Glissando
- Eleven, The Hard Way
- First Class Mouliak
- The Strengthening Angels
- Birdcage on My Foot
- And the Cat Jumped over the Moon
- You Never Had it so Good
- Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (Season 3 - Guests: Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney, Jr.)
- Poor Little Kangaroo Rat (Season 3 - Guests: Ron Howard, Leslie Nielsen)
- Soda Pop and Paper Flags (Season 3 - Guests: Alan Alda, Tom Bosley, Joseph Campanella)
- A Cage in Search of a Bird (Season 4 - Guests: Dan Duryea, Stefanie Powers)
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