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The Movies Unlimited Exclusive “Tennessee Johnson” Leads An Exciting Week of New Releases

11.10.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Alex Winter, Alicia Witt, Arsenio Hall, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Bill & Ted, Brandi Alexander, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Elliott, Chris Kattan, Clint Eastwood, Criterion Collection, Dan Duryea, Dan Levy, Eddie Albert, Eli Wallach, Eugene Levy, Gary Cooper, George Kennedy, Hallmark Channel, Jack Lemmon, Jessica Walter, Jodie Sweetin, Joe Dante, John Landis, Katherine Langford, Kathie Lee Gifford, Keanu Reeves, King Vidor, Kristen Schaal, Laurence Olivier, Lionel Barrymore, Lou Ferrigno, Marjorie Main, Michelle Pfeiffer, Pauly Shore, Peter Cushing, Peter O'Toole, Peter Yates, Roddy McDowall, Rosanna Arquette, Russ Meyer, Schitt's Creek, Sybil Danning, The Hallmark Channel, The Office, Van Heflin, Warner Archive, Warner Archive Collection, William Sadler, William Wyler | no comments

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Wow. That’s the only word that can be used to describe this week’s batch of new DVD and Blu-ray releases. With just a little over a month until the holidays, the studios are unleashing a stunning amount of releases.(Seriously, this…

Star-Packed New Releases Include Bruce Lee, The Marx Brothers and Other Legends

07.14.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Academy Award Winners, Alan Ladd, Bob Hope, Bruce Lee, Burt Lancaster, Chico Marx, Criterion Collection, DC Comics, Edmund Gwenn, Emily Hampshire, Greer Garson, Groucho Marx, Hallmark Channel, Harpo Marx, Hoot Gibson, Jane Austen, Jane Russell, Joan Fontaine, John Ford, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Cattrall, Laurence Olivier, Lego, Mark Strong, Maureen O'Sullivan, Michael J. Pollard, Pete Postlethwaite, Preston Sturges, Robert Armstrong, Robert Carlyle, Rutger Hauer, Sean Astin, W.C. Fields, Warner Archives, Warner Archives Collection, William Bendix | no comments

Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits

There are few things in life as joyful as sitting down to watch a beloved film. This week’s new DVD and Blu-ray releases offer up plenty of those, packed with Hollywood legends past and present, talents whose works on screen…

Great New Releases Include “Bad Boys for Life”

04.21.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Alan Arkin, Ava Gardner, Bette Davis, Better Davis, Brian Keith, Christopher Plummer, Criterion Collection, Dana Delany, Diane Ladd, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, James Mason, Joan Sims, John Mills, Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Liev Schreiber, Marg Helgenberger, Martin Lawrence, Maya Hawke, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Michael Redgrave, Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Fonda, Peter Sellers, Robert Mitchum, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Shirley MacLaine, Tiffany Haddish, Vanessa Hudgens, Vic Morrow, Vittorio De Sica, Walter Matthau, Will Smith | no comments

Whatcha gonna do? You’re gonna check out these DVD and Blu-ray new releases, that’s what. Headlined by the latest installment in the Bad Boys saga, this week’s new offerings spans from the 1920s to today. The result? An enthralling bunch…

Check Out These Silver Age Spectaculars, Now on Sale!

03.02.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1960s films, 1970s Films, 1980s Films, Academy Award Winners, Agatha Christie, Albert Finney, Anthony Perkins, Cary Grant, Charles Laughton, Danny Glover, Harrison Ford, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean Simmons, John Gielgud, John Malkovich, Kelly McGillis, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Laurence Olivier, MovieFanFare Mega Mondays, Peter Ustinov, Peter Weir, Richard Widmark, Sales, Sally Field, Sean Connery, Sidney Lumet, Silver Age, Stanley Kubrick, Tony Curtis, Wendy Hiller | no comments

The 1960s, ’70s and ’80s spawned some of the greatest and most entertaining movies in history. It’s little wonder than that this time period is often referred to as the “Silver Age of Cinema.” We wanted to honor this era…

“Ford V Ferrari” and “Guys and Dolls” Race to Blu-ray This Week

02.11.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Carol Kane, Cher, Christian Bale, Christopher Guest, Diane Lane, Dick Miller, Ed Begley Jr., Eve Arden, Frank Sinatra, Geena Davis, Gwendoline Christie, Jackie Gleason, James Mangold, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Malden, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Olivier, Lorna Luft, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Marlon Brando, Matt Damon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Oliver Reed, Sonny and Cher, Sonny Bono, Tab Hunter, Teri Garr | no comments

Post Awards season blues got you down? Not to worry! We’ve got an array of titles hitting Blu-ray and DVD this week that will satisfy your movie cravings. There’s the usual batch of recent theatrical offerings along with some TV…

Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas Delight In “The Devil’s Disciple”

02.08.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1950s Movies, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier | no comments

Based on the beloved play by George Bernard Shaw, the 1959 feature The Devil’s Disciple is a star-studded affair that can enchant classic and contemporary film lovers alike. Set in colonial New Hampshire, the movie concerns Dick Dudgeon (Kirk Douglas)…

“Angel Has Fallen” and More New Releases to Be Thankful For

11.26.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Academy Award Winners, Anne Baxter, Aretha Franklin, Bette Davis, Bing Crosby, Cate Blanchett, Claude Rains, Cliff Robertson, Criterion Collection, Dean Martin, Donald Pleasence, Emily Mortimer, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Langella, Gale Gordon, Gary Oldman, Gerard Butler, Ingrid Bergman, John Frankenheimer, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Kate Nelligan, Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe, Morgan Freeman, Ralph Richardson, Richard Linklater, Shirley MacLaine, Shout Factory, Talia Shire, Trevor Eve, Warner Archive Collection | 1 comment

The holiday season is officially underway! And we’ve got a stellar rundown of new Blu-rays and DVDs that you’ll definitely be thankful for. Check out the great titles that are now available! Angel Has Fallen (2019) With the physical wear…

Flashback Friday: Clash of the Titans Is a Film Out of Time

09.14.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1981, Clash of the Titans, Cult Films, Harry Hamilin, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Ray Harryhausen | 1 comment

When it was released in June of 1981, Clash of the Titans was a box office success that was the year’s 11th highest grossing film thanks to its take of $41,000,000. The movie presents the story of the Greek myth…

“Spartacus,” “Tomb Raider,” “Love, Simon” and More New Releases

06.12.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Ben Kingsley, Charles Laughton, Charlton Heston, Columbo, Glenn Ford, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Jean Simmons, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Mary J. Blige, Michael Caine, Nicolas Cage, Peter Falk, Peter Ustinov, Richard Pryor, Robert Mitchum, Stanley Kubrick, Tomb Raider, Tony Curtis, Toshirô Mifune | 1 comment

It’s not even summer yet and already the new DVD and Blu-ray releases are heating up. This time around, we’ve got a restored edition of a Stanley Kubrick/Kirk Douglas favorite, a reboot of a popular videogame film series, a smart…

Revisiting MGM’s Pride and Prejudice

07.11.16 | Rick29 | Tags: Laurence Olivier, Pride and Prejudice | 1 comment

After viewing MGM’s 1940 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, comparisons with the BBC’s popular 1995 miniseries are inevitable. That’s not altogether fair to the 1940 version which is much shorter than the later miniseries (two hours vs. six…

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