Showing posts with label Robert Mitchum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Mitchum. Show all posts
SHOUT: Thunder Road Coming to Blu-Ray / DVD Combo in April
Shout! Factory has announced an April 7th release date for Thunder Road (1958) on Blu-Ray and DVD. Click here for details.
WARNER BLU: Hatari, El Dorado & Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Warner Bros. has announced three titles for Blu-Ray release on March 11th.
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BLU OLIVE: Red Pony, Red Witch & Santa Fe Stampede in April
Three more titles are coming from Olive Films on April 23rd. All will be released on both standard DVD and Blu-Ray and all will be making their Blu debut.
They are:
They are:
- The Red Pony (1949) - Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern, Shepperd Strudwick, Peter Miles
- Santa Fe Stampede (1938) - John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, June Martel
- Wake of the Red Witch (1949) - John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara
WARNER ARCHIVE: MacDonald, Eddy, Mitchum in New Wave
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, although not paired, lead this week's wave from the Warner Archive Collection over at WBShop.
MacDonald's films are Cairo (1942), Three Daring Daughters (1948) and The Sun Comes Up (1949) -- the last two being her final screen appearances. Nelson Eddy stars in The Chocolate Soldier (1941), along with Rise Stevens and Nigel Bruce.
Not to be out shined though is Robert Mitchum in My Forbidden Past (1951) with Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Lucile Watson and Janis Carter.
Also out are three early 60's action/adventure flix:
These new DVDs add to the total of over 1,000 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.
MacDonald's films are Cairo (1942), Three Daring Daughters (1948) and The Sun Comes Up (1949) -- the last two being her final screen appearances. Nelson Eddy stars in The Chocolate Soldier (1941), along with Rise Stevens and Nigel Bruce.
Not to be out shined though is Robert Mitchum in My Forbidden Past (1951) with Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Lucile Watson and Janis Carter.
Also out are three early 60's action/adventure flix:
- Black Gold (1962) - Philip Carey, Diane McBain, James Best, Fay Spain, Claude Akins
- The Castilian (1963) - Broderick Crawford, Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon
- Coast of Skeletons (1964) - Richard Todd, Dale Robertson
These new DVDs add to the total of over 1,000 Warner Archive titles exclusively available for rent at ClassicFlix.com.
Robert Mitchum Film Collection in October
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Robert Mitchum Film Collection October 9th 20th Century Fox Retail: 49.99, Our: $39.99 |  |
Nothing new here, but Fox has announced a collection of ten Robert Mitchum films in a handsome boxed set for a very reasonable price.
The Robert Mitchum Film Collection will street on October 9th and retail for only $49.99. Films below.
With an illustrious acting career spanning more than 50 years, Academy Award Nominee Robert Mitchum was one of Hollywood’s most iconic and memorable leading men. Although widely known for his “tough guy” roles in classic film noir dramas, Mitchum’s powerful on-screen charisma proved equally effective in all movie genres — from comedy and romance to Westerns and war films — leaving an indelible mark in cinematic history.
IN THE SET:
- River of No Return
- The Night of the Hunter
- Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
- The Enemy Below
- Thunder Road
- The Hunters
- The Longest Day
- Man in the Middle
- What a Way to Go!
- The Way West
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).
CRITERION: Night of the Hunter - Standard & Blu in November
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Night of the Hunter November 16th Criterion Retail $39.95, Our: $29.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The Night of the Hunter (Blu-Ray) November 16th Criterion Retail $49.95, Our: $37.99 | |
Previously released by MGM, and rumored to come out two years ago in a special edition, Night of the Hunter has now been announced by Criterion in both Standard and Blu-Ray formats.
The 2-disc sets will each come loaded with bonus features and will be released on November 16th.
Details below.
SYNOPSIS:
The Night of the Hunter—incredibly, the only film the great actor Charles Laughton ever directed—is truly a standalone masterwork. A horror movie with qualities of a Grimm fairy tale, it stars a sublimely sinister Robert Mitchum as a traveling preacher named Harry Powell (he of the tattooed knuckles), whose nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow, played by Shelley Winters are uncovered by her terrified young children.
Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this ethereal, expressionistic American classic—also featuring the contributions of actress Lillian Gish and writer James Agee—is cinema’s quirkiest rendering of the battle between good and evil.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio commentary featuring assistant director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt, and author Preston Neal Jones
- Charles Laughton Directs “The Night of the Hunter,” a two-and-a-half-hour archival treasure trove of outtakes from the film
- New documentary featuring interviews with producer Paul Gregory, Sanders, Jones, and author Jeffrey Couchman
- New video interview with Simon Callow, author of Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor
- Clip from the The Ed Sullivan Show, in which cast members perform live a scene that was deleted from the film
- Fifteen-minute episode of the BBC show Moving Pictures about the film
- Archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez
- Gallery of sketches by author Davis Grubb
- New video conversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin about Charles Laughton Directs “The Night of the Hunter”
- Original theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow
M.G.M. Begins MOD Line With Trapeze, Return to Paradise
Dormant since May, M.G.M. is quietly re-entering classic film distibution with the almost stealth placement of some classics over at Amazon.com
- Trapeze (1956) - Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez
- Return to Paradise (1953) - Gary Cooper
- Two for the Seesaw (1962) - Robert Mitchum, Shirley MacLaine
With no press release forthcoming, we are assuming these are exclusive to Amazon for now. But we have pre-ordered them and they are available to put in your queue.
The King and Four Queens and More from MGM in May
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | The King and Four Queens (1956) May 12th M.G.M. Retail $14.98, Our: $10.99 |  |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Northwest Frontier (1959) May 12th M.G.M. Retail $14.98, Our: $10.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Time Limit (1957) May 12th M.G.M. Retail $14.98, Our: $10.99 | |
| WHAT: WHEN: STUDIO: PRICE: | Young Billy Young (1969) May 12th M.G.M. Retail $14.98, Our: $10.99 | |
M.G.M. has announced The King and Four Queens (1956), North West Frontier (1959), Time Limit (1957) and Young Billy Young (1969) for release on May 12th. No word on bonus features, but they're likely to follow other recent M.G.M. releases at the same price point that have been without any additional material.
Stars include: Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Robert Mitchum and Angie Dickinson.
They will each retail for $14.98, but are available at ClassicFlix.com for only $10.99.
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
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