Posts Tagged ‘Warner Archive’
Bells Are Ringing (1960) Blu-ray Review: You Found Me Just in Time
The irreplaceable Judy Holliday teams with the one and only Dean Martin for a musical extravaganza which has received a dynamic makeover from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreThe Girl and the General (1967) DVD Review: All Give Some, None Give All
A shockingly subdued Rod Steiger stars in this Italian-made WWI dramedy from Pasquale Festa Campanile.
Read MoreThe Valley of Gwangi / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth Blu-rays Review: More Animated than Ever
The Warner Archive Collection shows off two showcases of animators Ray Harryhausen and Jim Danforth in these splendid catalog releases.
Read MoreVitaphone Varieties, Volume Three: 1928-1929 DVD Review: Utterly Amazing
The Warner Archive Collection unleashes 16 more lost novelty acts from the days of vaudeville and burlesque shows.
Read MoreWait Until Dark (1967) / Love in the Afternoon (1957) Blu-rays Review: An Audrey Two-fer
The Warner Archive Collection brings us two remarkably different ‒ but nevertheless essential ‒ offerings from the inimitable Audrey Hepburn.
Read MoreMillionaires in Prison (1940) DVD Review: The Club Fed of the ’40s
The Warner Archive paroles a corny prison yarn featuring Shemp Howard and the voice of Jiminy Cricket as inmates.
Read MoreA Girl in Every Port (1952) DVD Review: Because Chico Needed the Money
Groucho’s last leading role ‒ now available from the Warner Archive ‒ isn’t something you’d bet your life on, but warrants a viewing from devoted Marxists just the same.
Read MoreBattleground (1949) Blu-ray Review: War is Hell, but This Is Far from That
The Warner Archive Collection unveils a marvelous, meticulously restored look this WWII classic.
Read MoreBad Day at Black Rock (1955) Blu-ray Review: A Great Day for Movie Lovers
The Warner Archive Collection brings us the groundbreaking precursor to the revenge film genre in what is easily one of the most beautiful transfers of the year.
Read MoreIt’s Always Fair Weather (1955) Blu-ray Review: Gene Kelly’s Blues
The Warner Archive Collection proudly presents something anyone can sing and dance to: a Cynical Musical from the otherwise sunny 1950s.
Read MoreThe Goodbye Girl (1977) Blu-ray Review: Back When Richard Dreyfuss Was Sexy
Neil Simon’s Oscar-winning precursor to the contemporary rom-com receives a warm welcome from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreDark Passage / On Dangerous Ground Blu-ray Reviews: Bogie. Bacall. Lupino. Ryan. Sold.
The Warner Archive Collection shows us its dark side with two more gems from the fabulous world of film noir.
Read MoreWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Blu-ray Review: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
The motion picture that single-handedly brought about the fall of the Hays Code receives a fearless restoration from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreFather of the Bride (1950) Blu-ray Review: RSVP to the WAC BD ASAP
The original classic receives a makeover to die for thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreAlfred the Great (1969) DVD Review: Greater Things Have Happened
The Warner Archive Collection presents the home video debut of this legendary box office failure featuring a young Ian McKellen.
Read MoreWhen a Feller Needs a Friend (1932) DVD Review: How About a Break Instead?
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off one of the sappiest, nerve-wracking, Depression-era family melodramas ever made. Enjoy.
Read MoreBinge-Worthy Collections from the Warner Archive
From forgotten comedy duos to early travelogues to matinee cowboy pictures, the WAC has just a bit of everything for classic film collectors.
Read MoreMusicals and the Musically Inclined from the Warner Archive
Debbie Reynolds, Doris Day, and Julie Andrews highlight a trio of amazing rom-coms from more enjoyable, innocent times.
Read MoreMoby Dick (1930) DVD Review: The Version You Never Thought Possible
For those of you who think they know Dick, the WAC salutes you.
Read MoreTime After Time (1979) Blu-ray Review: And Now for Something Completely Different
Nicholas Meyer’s quirky sci-fi classic ‒ wherein Jack the Ripper and H.G. Wells travel through time ‒ gets a much-needed makeover from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreBody Snatchers (1993) Blu-ray Review: Uneven, But Not Unnecessary
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off filmdom’s oddest pod people Invasion yet.
Read MoreMichael Collins / Man in the Wilderness Blu-rays Review: Super Heroes
The Warner Archive Collection brings us both a legendary man and a man of legend in these two High-Def offerings.
Read MoreThey Were Expendable / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Blu-rays Review: The WAC Duke
Two of the most famous John Ford/John Wayne collaborations make their HD home video debut courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreDoc Savage: The Man of Bronze Blu-ray Review: A Hero? Yes. Super? Hell, No.
One of the pulp world’s first heroes makes for one of film world’s worst zeroes.
Read MoreCrime or Climb: Tails of Scaling and Failing from the Warner Archive
Sean Connery ascends, George Hamilton pretends, and Don Siegel defends in this trio from the WAC.
Read MoreEdward G. Robinson Breaks Out of the Warner Archive Collection!
Yeah, a quartet of individual titles starring classic Hollywood’s perennial tough guy make their DVD debuts, see?
Read MoreFrom Horrifying to Horrible: Back in Print from the Warner Archive
From a magnificent assembling of classic horror of the ’30s, to the various sorts of silliness the whole of the ’90s had to offer, these four releases will have you screaming.
Read MoreMarine Raiders / In Our Time (1944) DVDs Review: WWII WAC
The Warner Archive Collection encourages you to buy war bonds ‒ and these old World War II propaganda flicks, too!
Read MoreStablemates / Lord Jeff DVDs Review: A Double Dose of Rooney
The Warner Archive Collection slips us a couple of Mickeys (with plenty of Wood) in these two rarely-seen gems.
Read MoreGeorge O’Brien Western Collection DVD Review: Nine Oats and a Lot of Grain
The Warner Archive Collection presents some of the final starring roles from one of B western cinema’s most charismatic naturals.
Read MoreStakeout on Dope Street (1958) DVD Review: Kershner. Corman. Coleman. Oh, My!
This forgotten gem from the Warner Archive Collection offers just the facts, and more than a little strange movie history.
Read MoreValley of the Kings (1954) DVD Review: The Other Precursor to Indiana Jones
The Warner Archive Collection digs up a significant artifact from cinematic history, albeit from a print which has sadly been desecrated.
Read MoreForbidden Hollywood, Volume 10 DVD Review: The End of an Era? Not Quite!
The Warner Archive Collection unveils its final ‘Forbidden Hollywood’ set with a fine gathering of controversial and naughty gems from the pre-Code days.
Read MoreSeven Miles from Alcatraz DVD Review: Prison Breaks for Patriotism
A minor WWII flick about Nazi spies featuring John Banner as the bad guy makes its way to DVD courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreHaunted Honeymoon (1940) / A Fine Pair / Brotherly Love (1970) DVDs Review: Reverse Power Flux Couplings
Three uniquely different looks at the fine art of bad romances arrive on DVD courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreRKO Varieties Triple Feature DVD Review: The Very Definition of Below Paar
Don’t let these innocent looking obscurities from the Warner Archive Collection fool you: the jokes are so bad, they could cause blindness, hemorrhaging, or ‒ if you’re lucky ‒ death.
Read MoreDarker Shades of Blu: Film Noir from the Warner Archive
From Humphrey Bogart to Alfred Hitchcock, the WAC offers up some of the best mysteries ever available now on Blu-ray.
Read MoreThe Angry Hills (1959) DVD Review: The Precursor to the 007 Franchise?
Ever wonder what might have happened had James Bond been born an American and started out in World War II? The Warner Archive Collection may have the answer.
Read MoreThe Whip Hand (1951) DVD Review: RKO Sets Its Sights to Start Seeing Red
The Warner Archive Collection uncovers a fun little flick about reeling in one big Commie plot.
Read MoreEdge of Doom (1950) DVD Review: Can Dana Andrews Save Farley Granger’s Soul?
Samuel Goldwyn’s one and only film noir is also the bleakest irreligious religious movies in history.
Read MoreThese Three (1936) DVD Review: Kids Say the Darndest Things
The Warner Archive Collection outs Lillian Hellman’s first filmic adaptation of a once-controversial play.
Read MoreCharlie Chan 3-Film Collection DVD Review: Honorable Circle, Now Complete
Confucius say: ‘Last of previously unreleased titles from franchise finally find way to disc. Hell, yes.’
Read MoreWhen Everything is WAC: A Visual Buffet from the Warner Archive
From one of Lucille Ball’s first big roles, to one of John Carradine’s last, this assortment of odds and ends from the Warner Archive Collection has it all.
Read MoreWild Bill Hickok Rides / Roughshod / Station West DVDs Review: Girls Run the West
Three 1940s westerns ‒ each with a stronger-than-usual female presence ‒ make their home video debut courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreBad Boy (1949) DVD Review: You Make Us Feel So Good
The Warner Archive Collection asks ‘Wha’cha gonna do?’ about this juvenile delinquent problem.
Read MoreThe Littlest Hobo (1958) DVD Review: The Dogs Must Be Crazy
The Warner Archive Collection unleashes one of B moviedom’s greatest unsung canine performers in this weird critter noir.
Read MoreMy Pal Wolf DVD Review: Dog Gone Girl
Child actress Sharyn Moffett has to learn how to cut one’s wolf loose in this forgotten RKO ditty, now available from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Doughgirls DVD Review: When Girl Comedies Didn’t Need Fart Jokes
The Warner Archive Collection unveils a vastly underrated WWII comedy about three groomless brides, with scene-chewing support from Eve Arden and Charles Ruggles.
Read MoreNever a Dull Moment (1950) DVD Review: Why You Never Say Never
Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray do their best with subpar situational comedy material in this recent obscurity from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreForbidden Hollywood, Volume 9 DVD Review: Bogart’s Face and Bette Davis Eyes
The Warner Archive Collection ups the ante with their latest release of pre-Code rarities, adding a fifth bonus flick into the fray.
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