Warner Archive Podcast

First, Richard Harris takes on Rod Taylor in The Deadly Trackers (1973) new to Blu-ray. Then we move over to TV with the primetime Hanna-Barbera animated show, Where's Huddles? (1970). Next, Urkel makes the seventh season of Family Matters (1995-96) even more surreal on DVD. Then we go over a bunch of studio classics new to DVD including the musicals About Face (1952) and Stop, You're Killing Me (1952). Natalie Wood gets her first grown-up role in A Cry in the Night (1956) with a thoroughly chilling Raymond Burr. Then we travel to the darkest Amazon with the historical travelogue Manhunt in the Jungle (1958). George Hamilton stars as Broadway legend Moss Hart in Act One (1963). Finally we chat about the ground-breaking musical Stop the World I want to Get Off (1966).

First, Richard Harris takes on Rod Taylor in The Deadly Trackers (1973) new to Blu-ray. Then we move over to TV with the primetime Hanna-Barbera animated show, Where's Huddles? (1970). Next, Urkel makes the seventh season of Family Matters (1995-96) even more surreal on DVD. Then we go over a bunch of studio classics new to DVD including the musicals About Face (1952) and Stop, You're Killing Me (1952). Natalie Wood gets her first grown-up role in A Cry in the Night (1956) with a thoroughly chilling Raymond Burr. Then we travel to the darkest Amazon with the historical travelogue Manhunt in the Jungle (1958). George Hamilton stars as Broadway legend Moss Hart in Act One (1963). Finally we chat about the ground-breaking musical Stop the World I want to Get Off (1966).

First up we discuss Howard Hawks' masterpiece, To Have and To Have Not (1944) with Bogie and Bacall's first pairing and now on Blu-ray. Then we move on to television on disc with The 100 Season Season 3 (2015-16) on Blu and the final installment of Medical Center with Season 7 (1975-76) now on DVD. The next bunch of films were on DVD before in pan and scan format and have now been remastered and released on 16x9 Widescreen DVDs including Stealing Home (1988) with Mark Harmon, In Country (1989) starring Bruce Willis, Doc Hollywood (1991) with Michael J. Fox, Born to be Wild (1995) with an ape and My Fellow Americans (1996) starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner. Then we answer one amazing letter!

First up we discuss Howard Hawks' masterpiece, To Have and To Have Not (1944) with Bogie and Bacall's first pairing and now on Blu-ray. Then we move on to television on disc with The 100 Season Season 3 (2015-16) on Blu and the final installment of Medical Center with Season 7 (1975-76) now on DVD. The next bunch of films were on DVD before in pan and scan format and have now been remastered and released on 16x9 Widescreen DVDs including Stealing Home (1988) with Mark Harmon, In Country (1989) starring Bruce Willis, Doc Hollywood (1991) with Michael J. Fox, Born to be Wild (1995) with an ape and My Fellow Americans (1996) starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner. Then we answer one amazing letter!

We start off with a new Blu-ray of Silk Stockings (1957) starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. Then we follow up with the current horror/comedy sensation iZombie Season 1 (2015) and iZombie Season 2 (2015-16) both on Blu-ray. Switching to DVD we are proud to release perhaps the world's only animated sketch comedy educational series, Histeria! (1998-2000). Then, in honor of last month's documentary release of Cinema's Exile's, we present four more films featuring their talents: Exile Joe Pasternak produces It's a Date (1940), a musical comedy featuring Deanna Durbin and Kay Francis. A Dispatch From Reuters (1940) features exile William Dieterle directs Edward G. Robinson. Exile Paul Henreid stars, while fellow exile Franz Waxman scores In Our Time (1944). For his final feature film, exile Fed Zinneman granted Sean Connery the gift of one of his best, and most unique performances with Five Days One Summer (1982).

We start off with a new Blu-ray of Silk Stockings (1957) starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. Then we follow up with the current horror/comedy sensation iZombie Season 1 (2015) and iZombie Season 2 (2015-16) both on Blu-ray. Switching to DVD we are proud to release perhaps the world's only animated sketch comedy educational series, Histeria! (1998-2000). Then, in honor of last month's documentary release of Cinema's Exile's, we present four more films featuring their talents: Exile Joe Pasternak produces It's a Date (1940), alilting musical comedy featuring Deanna Durbin and Kay Francis. A Dispatch From Reuters (1940) features exile William Dieterle directs Edward G. Robinson. Exile Paul Henreid stars, while fellow exile Franz Waxman scores In Our Time (1944). For his final feature film, exile Fed Zinneman granted Sean Connery the gift of one of his best, and most unique performances with Five Days One Summer (1982).

George conducts a very special interview with Janis Paige, star of stage, film and TV! Janice was discovered singing opera at the Hollywood Canteen during World War II. Soon she was signed to Warner Bros. where she starred in a series of musical comedies, including Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) and The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) with Dennis Morgan and Jack Morgan along with westerns and noir. After leaving Hollywood to pursue stardom on Broadway, Janis returned to co-star in Silk Stockings (1957) with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse.

George conducts a very special interview with Janis Paige, star of stage, film and TV! Janice was discovered singing opera at the Hollywood Canteen during World War II. Soon she was signed to Warner Bros. where she starred in a series of musical comedies, including Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) and The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) with Dennis Morgan and Jack Morgan along with westerns and noir. After leaving Hollywood to pursue stardom on Broadway, Janis returned to co-star in Silk Stockings (1957) with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse.

The divine Ms. Debbie Reynolds delivers a career-defining performance in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (1964) on Blu-ray. James Arness comes back to TV, but this time as a hard boiled, hard nosed cop in the one season series MCCLAIN'S LAW (1981). Hanna-Barbera made one of its rare forays into prime-time entertainment with this way-out, way-ahead-of-its-time mash-up of American literature and fantasy adventure mixing live action and animation with THE NEW ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (1968). Patter master Lee Tracy commands the spiel in this collection culled from his post-Code career that sees him playing a slippery shyster, a news hound, a screen hack and a circus promoter LEE TRACY 4-FILM COLLECTION (1937-39). Then we chat about some new-to-DVD crime movies of the 50s and 60s including THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBER (1950), NO QUESTIONS ASKED (1951), COUNT THE HOURS (1953), Irvin Kershner's (The Empire Strikes Back) feature directorial debut STAKEOUT ON DOPE STREET (1958) and JACK OF DIAMONDS (1967).

The divine Ms. Debbie Reynolds delivers a career-defining performance in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (1964) on Blu-ray. James Arness comes back to TV, but this time as a hard boiled, hard nosed cop in the one season series MCCLAIN'S LAW (1981). Hanna-Barbera made one of its rare forays into prime-time entertainment with this way-out, way-ahead-of-its-time mash-up of American literature and fantasy adventure mixing live action and animation with THE NEW ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (1968). Patter master Lee Tracy commands the spiel in this collection culled from his post-Code career that sees him playing a slippery shyster, a news hound, a screen hack and a circus promoter LEE TRACY 4-FILM COLLECTION (1937-39). Then we chat about some new-to-DVD crime movies of the 50s and 60s including THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBER (1950), NO QUESTIONS ASKED (1951), COUNT THE HOURS (1953), Irvin Kershner's (The Empire Strikes Back) feature directorial debut STAKEOUT ON DOPE STREET (1958) and JACK OF DIAMONDS (1967).

The boys are back in town with a bunch of classics new to disc. First up, one of legendary director Blake Edward's finest confections, VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) on Blu-ray staring Julie Andrews, Blake Edwards, Robert Preston and James Garner. Next we have a bunch of 30s films with kids including O'SHAUGHNESSY'S BOY (1935) with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper, DINKY (1935) and TOUGH GUY (1936) also with Jackie Cooper, LORD JEFF (1938) with real-life pals Freddie Bartholemew and Mickey Rooney, and finally STABLEMATES (1938) with Mickey Rooney and Wallace Beery.

The boys are back in town with a bunch of classics new to disc. First up, one of legendary director Blake Edward's finest confections, VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) on Blu-ray staring Julie Andrews, Blake Edwards, Robert Preston and James Garner. Next we have a bunch of 30s films with kids including O'SHAUGHNESSY'S BOY (1935) with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper, DINKY (1935) and TOUGH GUY (1936) also with Jackie Cooper, LORD JEFF (1938) with real-life pals Freddie Bartholemew and Mickey Rooney, and finally STABLEMATES (1938) with Mickey Rooney and Wallace Beery.

This week is dominated by John Wayne Blu-ray releases including She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and They Were Expendable (1945), both directed by John Ford, as well as Chisum (1970) and McQ (1974). Then we delve into the mind of the ground-breaking TV series The Eleventh Hour Season 1 (1962-63). Then we move on to classic films including the Charlie Chan 3 Film Collection which puts together three Monogram classics including Red Dragon (1945), Charlie Chan and the Feathered Serpent (1948) and Charlie Chan and the Sky Dragon (1949). Finally we end with the MGM widescreen color remake of Tarzan the Ape Man (1959) with Denny Miller in the title role.

This week's discussions start with two blu-rays starring Elizabeth Taylor, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) and FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950). Then we move on to Bogart and Bacall in DARK PASSAGE (1947) on Blu-ray! Got travel? FITZPATRICK TRAVEL TALKS VOL. 1 (1934-46) are a series of shorts that take you around the world. Hanna-Barbera's DEVLIN (1974) takes on the world of stunt cycling. Then we chat about new war movies coming to DVD including SEVEN MILES FROM ALCATRAZ (1942), THE NAVY COMES THROUGH (1942), MARINE RAIDERS (1944) and CHINA SKY (1945).

This week's discussions start with two blu-rays starring Elizabeth Taylor, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) and FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950). Then we move on to Bogart and Bacall in DARK PASSAGE (1947) on Blu-ray! Got travel? FITZPATRICK TRAVEL TALKS VOL. 1 (1934-46) are a series of shorts that take you around the world. Hanna-Barbera's DEVLIN (1974) takes on the world of stunt cycling. Then we chat about new war movies coming to DVD including SEVEN MILES FROM ALCATRAZ (1942), THE NAVY COMES THROUGH (1942), MARINE RAIDERS (1944) and CHINA SKY (1945).