Warner Archive Collection New Releases - Eskimo, Barnacle Bill, Big Jack and More
(Jul 21, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
Home Video Premiere! ESKIMO (1933) From the director of Trader Horn and Tarzan the Ape Man comes this riveting Arctic adventure, the first feature film shot in Alaska and in a Native American tongue. When Mala (Ray Mala) is told there's a White Man's boat harbored in Tjarnak that will barter furs for guns, the Inuk makes the 500-mile trek across the tundra accompanied by his woman, Aba (Lulu Wong...read more
Kino Lorber Releases The Front Page on Blu-ray and DVD
(Jul 16, 2015 | Kino Lorber)
Kino Lorber Releases the Classic Pre-Code Comedy The Front Page, starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien, on Blu-ray & DVD The original film version of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's hit satire of the newspaper business comes to Blu-ray and DVD on August 11, newly mastered in HD from 35mm elements preserved by the Library of Congress, and packed with special features including a short documentary,...read more
getTV Celebrates Cary Grant in August
(Jul 14, 2015 | Sony getTV)
getTV CELEBRATES LEGENDARY LEADING MAN CARY GRANT WITH A MONTH OF CLASSICS FEATURING THE HOWARD HAWKS HIT HIS GIRL FRIDAY AND GRANT'S FINAL FILM WALK, DON'T RUN, THURSDAYS IN AUGUST AT 7 P.M. ET Other Highlights Include THE AWFUL TRUTH with Irene Dunne, HOLIDAY with Katharine Hepburn, THE TALK OF THE TOWN with Jean Arthur, and More CULVER CITY, CA - Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - getTV pays...read more
Turner Classic Movies Announces Talent Line-Up For 2015 TCM Cruise
(Jul 14, 2015 | TCM)
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Announces Talent Line-Up and Special Guests For the 2015 TCM Classic Cruise Film Legends Eva Marie Saint, Leslie Caron, Lou Gossett, Jr, Roger Corman and Ruta Lee Join TCM Hosts Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz on November Voyage Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has announced the star-studded roster of film stars who will set sail aboard...read more
Film star Omar Sharif dies aged 83
(Jul 10, 2015 | BBC)
Omar Sharif earned an Oscar nomination for Lawrence of ArabiaActor Omar Sharif, best known for his roles in classic films Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, has died aged 83.Egypt-born Sharif won two Golden Globe awards and an Oscar nomination for his role as Sherif Ali in David Lean's 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia.He won a further Golden Globe three years later for Doctor Zhivago.Earlier this...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: Run of the Arrow, Snorks and Seavers!
(Jul 7, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
This week from Warner Archives...RUN OF THE ARROW (1957) Legendary maverick film maestro Sam Fuller set his sights on the old West to craft a tale that resonates with controversy and complex context as much today as when it was originally released. Rod Steiger stars as Rebel sharpshooter O'Mear, who fired the last shot of Civil War. Unwilling to accept capitulation to the hated North, this loyal son...read more
New Book: The James Bond Songs from Oxford University Press
(Jul 6, 2015 | Oxford University Press)
Coming Soon, on October 1...The James Bond Songs: Pop Anthems of Late Capitalism You know the name. You know the number. And, strangely enough, you recognize the songs: "Live and Let Die," "Skyfall," "Nobody Does It Better," and of course, "Goldfinger." Since 1964, every James Bond film has followed the same ritual, and so has its audience: after an exciting action sequence, the screen goes black...read more
Dawn Wells, Star of "Gilligan's Island" Will Host "Maryann's Three Hour Tour" on MeTV 7/19
(Jul 2, 2015 | MeTV)
Dawn Wells, the Beloved Star of "Gilligan's Island" Will Host "Maryann's Three Hour Tour," a Special Three-Hour MeTV Event, Airing on Sunday, July 19MeTV, Memorable Entertainment Television and America's #1 All Classic TV Network, celebrates the best in classic television and timeless characters. Dawn Wells, known as the fan favorite castaway Maryann from "Gilligan's Island," will host the MeTV...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: A Global Affair, Honeymoon Hotel and More...
(Jun 23, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
New From Warner Archives...DVD PremiereFIVE CAME BACK (1939) John Farrow's grand B-Movie adventure makes its DVD debut at last and looking sensational. With Lucille Ball and Allen Jenkins. Family FunBANJO (1947) Richard Fleischer directs this family classic of a girl's cross-country odyssey to be re-united with the pup she loves. GYPSY COLT (1954) Equine take on Lassie, Come Home shows that...read more
Martin Scorsese to Get Lumiere Film Festival Award
(Jun 18, 2015 | Hollywood Reporter)
by Georg Szalai6/18/2015 3:49am PDTPast recipients include Pedro Almodovar, Quentin Tarantino and Clint Eastwood.Martin Scorsese will receive the Lumiere Award at this year's Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon, France, organizers said on Thursday.The honorary award is given out each year to a major director and was created back in 2009 by Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux and Bertrand...read more
The Greatest Pie Fight in Cinematic History Has Been Found
(Jun 17, 2015 | Slate)
A Laurel and Hardy reel thought lost for decades is discovered.Courtesy of Hal Roach StudiosOver the weekend, it was quietly announced at the Library of Congress' festival of "unidentified, underidentified, or misidentified films" that one of the most deeply mourned lost treasures in film history has reappeared. As reported by Pamela Hutchinson at Silent London, silent film historian Jon...read more
TCM and Women In Film Los Angeles Announce Multi-Year Partnership
(Jun 17, 2015 | TCM)
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Women In Film Los Angeles Announce Multi-Year PartnershipTurner Classic Movies (TCM) and Women In Film (WIF) Los Angeles have joined forces for a multi-year partnership dedicated to raising awareness about the lack of gender equality in the industry and celebrating the achievements of women in film. Beginning in fall of 2015, TCM will kick off a three-year commitment...read more
Warner Archive Collection New Releases: New Releases This Week! The Sunshine Boys and More...
(Jun 16, 2015 | Warner Brothers Archives)
NEW TO BLU-RAYTHE SUNSHINE BOYS (1975) Lauded as one of the greatest Neil Simon adaptations of all time, Walter Matthau and George Burns play feuding vaudevillians re-teaming for a TV special - if they can only survive rehearsals. The Sunshine Boys not only sealed Matthau's status as one of cinema's supreme talents (and interpreter of Simon), but ignited one of the most remarkable "third act" careers...read more
TCM to Honor Legendary Movie Actor Christopher Lee on June 22
(Jun 12, 2015 | TCM)
TCM to Honor Legendary Movie Actor Christopher Lee on June 22 Programming Tribute to Include The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Horror of Dracula (1958) Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate the life and career of acclaimed British actor Christopher Lee, whose haunting, intimidating performances as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein monster and Fu Manchu made him an icon of horror films...read more
Christopher Lee, Actor Who Made Dracula Count Again, Dies at 93
(Jun 11, 2015 | Variety)
June 11, 2015 | 05:09AM PT Carmel Dagan Christopher Lee, the second most famous Dracula of the 20th century - an...read more