This week’s new releases offer everything from a Criterion Collection edition of a 1930s favorite to star-packed releases from the Warner Archive Collection to a complete series set of an iconic cartoon. We think you’ll find plenty of additions to…
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“Detective Pikachu,” Edward G. Robinson Favorites, and Other Fantastic New Releases!
The past and the future collide this week, as the new Blu-rays and DVDs now available are a great mix of recent hits and classics from the golden years of Hollywood. To quote the motto of Pokémon, you gotta catch…
Read more →KL Studio Classics Releases Two Terrific Billy Wilder Faves!
KL Studio Lorber have just released a pair of Hollywood comedy classics on Blu-ray that are a must for your home video library. Both of these pictures are helmed by the legendary Billy Wilder, and if you somehow haven’t seem…
Read more →Movie Trailer of the Day: “Shane”
Directed by George Stevens (Giant), the sagebrush classic Shane stars Alan Ladd as the titular character, a retired, laconic gunfighter who comes to the assistance of a homestead family when they are terrorized by a wealthy cattleman (Emile Meyer). As…
Read more →“Pacific Rim Uprising,” Frank Capra Classics, and More New Releases
This week’s new releases offer up two new editions of Frank Capra favorites, sequels and remakes, cult hits, underground flicks, and much, much more. Here’s what new DVDs and Blu-rays you’ll be wanting to watch in the days ahead. Pacific…
Read more →Jean Arthur: Tough Veneer, Tender Core, Hollywood Icon
While Hollywood only managed to maximize Jean Arthur’s talents over a period spanning less than a decade, the petite blonde with the inimitable nasal delivery and indomitable demeanor accrued a resumé laden with indisputable comedy classics. Born in upstate New York…
Read more →Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Frank Capra’s classic American Academy Award-nominated political drama starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur is reviewed. Guest blogger Kim Wilson asks some tough questions about politics.
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