The latest Lego-rific, er, blockbuster kicks off a diverse and fantastic week of Blu-ray and DVD new releases that also sees everything from recent chillers to classics from the Warner Archives. Clear your schedule, as you’re going to want to…
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Check Out These Hard-to-Find Hits from the Warner Archive Collection
Do you feel it? A heavy mix of sluggishness and ennui that feels inescapable this time of year. There’s something that is almost indescribably bleak about the first few weeks of the year. The holidays are over and the winter…
Read more →Save On Suspense With Our Fall Film Noir Sale
It doesn’t have to be a dark and stormy night for you to settle in with a film noir classic (but it sure does help!) Noir and mystery films allow viewers to witness the dark side of life without having…
Read more →The Stars Come Out In These New Warner Archive Releases
The Warner Archive Collection is dedicated in bringing non-stop Warner Brothers studio classics to DVD and Blu-ray. In doing so, they ensure that motion pictures from various genres aren’t lost to the mists of history. This month sees the release…
Read more →Sintara, Mitchum, and de Havilland Shine in “Not as a Stranger”
Morton Thompson’s best-selling novel Not as a Stranger was adapted wonderfully for the big screen courtesy of United Artists and director Stanley Kramer (who made his motion picture debut with this feature). Originally hitting theaters on June 28, 1955, this…
Read more →“It,” Stanley Kramer Classics and More New Releases
This week’s new releases include everything from a killer clown to Stanley Kramer classics. We think that you’ll love this rundown of DVD and Blu-ray new releases! Which of these will you want to check out? Let us know in…
Read more →Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland Team Up One Final Time In “They Died With Their Boots On”
First partnering in Captain Blood, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland went on to make eight films together — creating an on-screen duo that remains a beloved pairing among lovers of classic movies. Their final work together was 1941’s They…
Read more →Happy 101st Birthday to Olivia de Havilland!
Today is an absolute milestone that few — let alone Hollywood royalty — get to reach, because it is the 101st birthday of film legend Olivia de Havilland. With roles in fare like Dodge City, Gone with the Wind, The…
Read more →No Valentines for Midge: Romance Cinema’s Third Wheels
For a pre-Valentine’s Day treat, we’re offering this classic look at some classic love triangle movies–Gone with the Wind, Vertigo, Pretty in Pink, the Twlight films and more–as seen by the guys and gals who wound up on the outside looking in.
Read more →Olivia de Havilland Is the Government Girl (1943)
Auto engineer Sonny Tufts is schooled in Washington politics by–and falls for–savvy D.C. secretary Olivia de Havilland in Government Girl. Guest writer Rachel Stecher reviews the 1943 mix of screwball comedy and WWII homefront commentary.
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