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Re: ClassicFlix

#51 Post by pointless » Fri Sep 01, 2017 7:01 pm

He Walked By Night (Alfred L. Werker, 1948)

Special Edition due Fall 2017.

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#52 Post by pointless » Tue Sep 26, 2017 8:49 pm

Along Came Jones (Stuart Heisler, 1945)

ClassicFlix is preparing a new remaster. Blu-ray release due later this year.

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#53 Post by domino harvey » Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:45 pm

AKA that movie I always forget was in the same MGM set as Pride of the Yankees, Man of the West, and the Westerner. Although, even good films would be overshadowed by that company...

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#54 Post by knives » Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:27 pm

Honestly I like it over The Pride of the Yankees and would vouch for it at least as fun.

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#55 Post by pointless » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:34 am

Casanova Brown (Sam Wood, 1940)

New remaster being prepped for a Blu-ray release later this year.

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#56 Post by hearthesilence » Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:01 pm


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#57 Post by Finch » Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:49 am

Question for anyone who has seen He Walked By Night: since imdb bills it as a semi-documentary drama, does it have the same tedious buzz kill narration that dates T-Men (an otherwise fine film)?

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#58 Post by sabbath » Fri Dec 01, 2017 9:24 am

Finch wrote:Question for anyone who has seen He Walked By Night: since imdb bills it as a semi-documentary drama, does it have the same tedious buzz kill narration that dates T-Men (an otherwise fine film)?
Yes, but I remember the narration was much sparser than similar practices and was all gone in the breathtaking climax. Among those 40s semi-documentary procedurals, this is my favorite because of its taciturn and stark approach (along with The Naked City, which is talkative like hell, but full of intentional wit and irony).

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#59 Post by Finch » Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:29 pm

sabbath wrote:Yes, but I remember the narration was much sparser than similar practices and was all gone in the breathtaking climax. Among those 40s semi-documentary procedurals, this is my favorite because of its taciturn and stark approach (along with The Naked City, which is talkative like hell, but full of intentional wit and irony).
Thanks for that, sabbath. I'll go for it but once it's gone down in price. It's still close to £30 (low twenties I can justify for a single title) and a lot of ebay retailers still don't seem to stock it or at least not at £20-25.

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#60 Post by mteller » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:32 am

After I spent about $70 on these titles individually, ClassicFlix goes ahead and does this.

Goddamnit.

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#61 Post by swo17 » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:38 am

All on one disc though without extras.

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#62 Post by jazzo » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:43 am

So is this the boxed set they were talking about? Because I'd love the extras, but the special editions of these films are fairly cost-prohibitive to Canadians, anywhere from $40-$50 CAD as imports.

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#63 Post by perkizitore » Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:12 pm

I really hope they license these restorations to a UK label! [-o<

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#64 Post by mteller » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:04 pm

swo17 wrote:All on one disc though without extras.
I was so eager to post my frustration that I missed that! I feel less cheated now.

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#65 Post by Ovader » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:57 pm

jazzo wrote:So is this the boxed set they were talking about? Because I'd love the extras, but the special editions of these films are fairly cost-prohibitive to Canadians, anywhere from $40-$50 CAD as imports.
This fine Canadian just ordered T-Men for $29.77 CDN on wowhd.ca. He Walked By Night is $30.25 but Raw Deal is $46.26.

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#66 Post by htdm » Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:04 am

Classicflix rep confirmed that the next release will be The Paris Express (1952).

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#67 Post by domino harvey » Sun May 20, 2018 10:41 am

Merrily We Live coming this summer-- I actually watched this recently and can give it a solid recommendation. There's some creaky bits, but the central conceit-- a rich family employs a hobo and endlessly exploits him without realizing the man is not a tramp at all-- is funnily used and while it's a clear attempt at tweaking My Man Godfrey's formula, well, it works!

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#68 Post by senseabove » Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:25 pm

Stand-In (1937) starring Leslie Howard, Blondell, and Bogart announced on Facebook

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New to me, but I'm certainly interested in this one.

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#69 Post by domino harvey » Mon Nov 26, 2018 1:13 pm

I watched my copy of Stand In and it's def forgotten for a reason: it's completely unfunny. Only saving grace is Joan Blondell, adorable here as a former child star reduced to being the titular studio player. She gives her meager screentime her all, but inexplicably she all but vanishes from the last half of the film to focus on Leslie Howard's rote Academic Boob character. This movie is so dumb about Hollywood that it ends with the studio contractees occupying the studio so they can complete Bogart's film, one that everyone is sure will save the studio. What's the movie that inspires these drastic, career-killing acts of loyalty? A jungle B-Picture re-edited to remove its leading lady and instead star a monkey

Pro-tip for those who want to see this anyways: If you must watch this, do it with someone who will hide the remote from you during every grating second of Jack Carson's screentime

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#70 Post by senseabove » Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:30 pm

An unrestored clip of their next project as a clue

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#71 Post by domino harvey » Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:43 pm

It’s a Sgt Doubleday movie

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#72 Post by Bob Furmanek » Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:27 am

Here's a new trailer for our upcoming restoration of Charles Barton's AFRICA SCREAMS:

https://youtu.be/nJ2xC13Hd9Y

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#73 Post by JSC » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:51 am

Finally, another Marx Brothers film. A Night in Casablanca on December 15. Don't know
what kind of quality. All it says is 'remastered.'

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=27416

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#74 Post by What A Disgrace » Thu Sep 24, 2020 12:51 am

Classicflix has acquired, and is restoring, the 80 'Little Rascals' talkie shorts made between 1929 and 1937. An Indiegogo campaign for the project will be revealed soon.

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Re: ClassicFlix

#75 Post by Slaphappy » Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:47 am

I've never seen any sound era movies from Harry Langdon. Any thoughts on Zenobia?

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