{"id":50967,"date":"2017-09-24T13:45:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T17:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=50967"},"modified":"2017-09-24T13:45:45","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T17:45:45","slug":"the-philadelphia-story-gets-the-criterion-collection-treatment-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=50967","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Philadelphia Story&#8221; Gets the Criterion Collection Treatment This November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oCfuPPR7wnQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-philadelphia-story-criterion-collection\/715515205719\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Philadelphia Story<\/a><\/em> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=George%20Cukor%7C523872&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">George Cukor<\/a>\u2019s sophisticated screwball gem, adapted from Philip Barry\u2019s play set in Philadelphia&#8217;s tony Main Line suburbs, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Katharine%20Hepburn%7C701669&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Katharine Hepburn<\/a> re-creates her stage role as society girl Tracy Lord, whose upcoming second marriage is imperiled by the attentions of her playboy ex-husband, Dexter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Cary%20Grant%7C526550&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Cary Grant<\/a>). He hopes to win Tracy back by sabotaging the wedding with the help of a tabloid reporter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=James%20Stewart%7C813874&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">James Stewart<\/a>), but Dex doesn&#8217;t count on how attractive she begins to find the charming stranger.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Story.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"490\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Story.jpg 348w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Story-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Story-70x100.jpg 70w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Story-100x142.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Due to the film&#8217;s unrivaled at the time star power and a script packed with warmth and wit, <em>The Philadelphia Story<\/em> was a smash hit for MGM in 1940, earning a total gross of $3,000,000. Time has been kind to the feature, so much so that it is earning a place of prestige among titles released by the Criterion Collection. On November 7th, Criterion will release a new Blu-ray edition of the film that will include the following special features:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2022 New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray<br \/>\n\u2022 Audio commentary from 2005 featuring film scholar Jeanine Basinger<br \/>\n\u2022 <em>In Search of Tracy Lord<\/em>, a new documentary about the origin of the character and her social milieu<br \/>\n\u2022 New piece about actor Katharine Hepburn\u2019s role in the development of the film<br \/>\n\u2022 Two full episodes of <em>The Dick Cavett Show<\/em> from 1973, featuring rare interviews with Hepburn, plus an excerpt of a 1978 interview from that show with director George Cukor<br \/>\n\u2022 <em>Lux Radio Theatre<\/em> adaptation of the film from 1943, featuring an introduction by filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille<br \/>\n\u2022 Restoration demonstration<br \/>\n\u2022 Trailer<br \/>\n\u2022 PLUS: An essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This restoration will having the film looking and sounding better than ever, thrusting a timeless classic into the 21st century with all of its humor and unforgettable performances. This November, be sure to check this release out. It&#8217;s a <em>Story<\/em> worth being told again and again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Story is George Cukor\u2019s sophisticated screwball gem, adapted from Philip Barry\u2019s play set in Philadelphia&#8217;s tony Main Line suburbs, Katharine Hepburn re-creates her stage role as society girl Tracy Lord, whose upcoming second marriage is imperiled by the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9744,"featured_media":50968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1442,5586,7067,1381,6041,1548,7007],"coauthors":[5618],"class_list":["post-50967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-articles","tag-1940s-movies","tag-cary-grant","tag-george-cukor","tag-james-stewart","tag-jimmy-stewart","tag-katharine-hepburn","tag-the-criterion-collection"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&quot;The Philadelphia Story&quot; 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