Warner Archive Announces March Releases
HomeWarner Archive Announces March Releases
Posted February 21, 2024 07:34 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has announced its March batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: They Drive by Night (1940), 3 Godfathers (1936-1948), The Boob and Why Be Good? (1926-1929), Stand and Deliver (1988), The Little Drummer Girl (1984), and Money Talks (1997).
They Drive by Night
Description: George Raft and Humphrey Bogart share a driving ambition in legendary director Raoul Walsh's classic They Drive by Night, a feisty tale of brothers trying to make it as independent truckers. Ann Sheridan plays a truck-stop waitress dishing both the daily special and the patter, and Ida Lupino is a headstrong executive mixing business and romance with murder. With Bogart again riding shotgun en-route to leading-man stardom (which he would achieve the following year) and Raft at the wheel in one of his finest performances, this sterling example of Warner Bros. social-conscience filmmaking proved a study vehicle for both. It proved even more fortuitous for Miss Lupino: her courtroom breakdown scene made her an "overnight" sensation that landed her a contract with the studio.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
3 Godfathers
Description: Heralded as 'John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!' by M-G-M upon release, "3 GODFATHERS" is one of the most impressive collaborations between legends John Wayne and John Ford. The story tells of fugitive bank robbers Robert (John Wayne), William (Harry Carey, Jr.), and Pedro (Pedro Armendariz) stand at a desert grave. Caring for the newborn infant of a woman they just buried will ruin any chance of escape. But they won't go back on their promise to her. They won't abandon little Robert William Pedro. Director John Ford's retelling of the Biblical Three Wise Men tale remains a scenic and thematic masterpiece. Ford adds Technicolor® to his feature-film palette, capturing stunning vistas via cinematographer Winton Hoch, who would win two of his three Academy Awards® for Ford films. Again, populist-minded Ford asserts that even men of dissolute character can follow that inner star of Bethlehem to their own redemption.
Based on the oft-filmed 1913 novel by Peter B. Kyne, this Blu-ray presentation not only contains the 1948 M-G-M Technicolor triumph, but also as a "special feature" the rarely seen, earlier 1936 M-G-M production entitled "THREE GODFATHERS" starring Chester Morris and Lewis Stone, with both the 1936 and 1948 films each meticulously remastered in 1080p HD for unprecedented quality.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Boob and Why Be Good?
Description: Two laugh-filled romps from the last years of Silent Cinema make up this Double Feature disc. Directed with the usual splash of skill by the great William A. Wellman, THE BOOB is a lampoon of Hollywood gangsters and cowboys. George K. Arthur stars as Peter Good, whose girlfriend has run off with a bootlegger, sending the hapless boob running after both. The story becomes a culture-clash farce that pits his hick heroism against the wiles of slick-haired gangsters and gin-soaked jazz babies. The film gave Joan Crawford one of her first important roles, as a tough but glamorous revenue agent who helps Peter save the day.
WHY BE GOOD? stars the magnificent Colleen Moore who captures the rebellious flamboyance of the era portraying Pert Kelly, a shopgirl who wins the heart of the boss' son (Neil Hamilton). The boss, however, doubts that Pert is virtuous. His love-struck son wonders if Dad could be right. So, he sets up a little test for his sweetie: He takes Pert to a raucous roadhouse, rents a private room and makes a most ungentlemanly suggestion. Will Pert be good? Or, with Prince Charming in her grasp, will she decide it's better to be bad? M-G-M's The Boob is presented with a joyous musical score written in 2003 by composer Arthur Barrow. First National's Why Be Good? Is presented with its original synchronized Vitaphone soundtrack with synchronized music and sound effects.
STREET DATE: MARCH 26.
The Little Drummer Girl
Description: Palestinian intelligence says she's loyal to their cause. Israeli counterintelligence says she's "bright, creative, underused, romantic and a liar." Diane Keaton stars as Charlie, a repertory actress and Palestinian sympathizer who plays the role of -- and for -- her life when she's thrust onto the center stage of international espionage. Klaus Kinski and Yorgo Voyagis co-star as shrewd Israeli operatives who plot to use Charlie as bait to capture an elusive Palestinian terrorist (Sami Frey). Director George Roy Hill masterfully arranges the pieces of this cloak-and-dagger puzzle based on John le Carre's bestseller into a dazzling thriller racing full tilt through London, Munich, Athens, Jerusalem and Beirut. March to the enthralling beat of The Little Drummer Girl.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Money Talks
Description: Brace yourself for an explosive action comedy as Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen team up for trouble in Money Talks. A jailbreak accidentally sets fast talking ticket hustler Franklin Hatchet (Tucker) on the run for murder. Now the whole city is on his tail, and only reporter James Russell (Sheen) can clear his name. Together they're caught in the hilarious crossfire between the cops, crooks and commandos, trying to retrieve a fortune and diamonds. Also starring Heather Locklear and Paul Sorvino, Money Talks is a full-scale assault of comedy and mayhem.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Stand and Deliver
Description: One of the most important films of the late 1980s comes to Blu-ray with a fresh new HD master derived from a new 4K scan of the Original Camera Negative. Stand and Deliver lived up to its title when first released in 1988. This moving, acclaimed crowd-pleaser is the dynamic saga of real-life heroes determined to conquer a foe few people dare confront: the National Advanced Placement Calculus Exam. The outstanding Edward James Olmos earned a 1988 Best Actor Academy Award™ nomination for his performance filled with fire and grit as Jamie Escalante, an East L.A. math teacher who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante cajoles, pushes, threatens and inspires 18 students who were struggling with fractions to become math whizzes. Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Longmire) and Andy Garcia co-star in this timeless and true-life story about the real Escalante and his unconventional methods to inspire his students to greatness.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
They Drive by Night
Description: George Raft and Humphrey Bogart share a driving ambition in legendary director Raoul Walsh's classic They Drive by Night, a feisty tale of brothers trying to make it as independent truckers. Ann Sheridan plays a truck-stop waitress dishing both the daily special and the patter, and Ida Lupino is a headstrong executive mixing business and romance with murder. With Bogart again riding shotgun en-route to leading-man stardom (which he would achieve the following year) and Raft at the wheel in one of his finest performances, this sterling example of Warner Bros. social-conscience filmmaking proved a study vehicle for both. It proved even more fortuitous for Miss Lupino: her courtroom breakdown scene made her an "overnight" sensation that landed her a contract with the studio.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DIVIDED HIGHWAY-THE STORY OF 'THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT' - Fetaurette
- Classic WB Short 'SWINGTIME IN THE MOVIES
- LUX RADIO THEATER BROADCAST (6/2/1941) with George Raft and Lana Turner
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
3 Godfathers
Description: Heralded as 'John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!' by M-G-M upon release, "3 GODFATHERS" is one of the most impressive collaborations between legends John Wayne and John Ford. The story tells of fugitive bank robbers Robert (John Wayne), William (Harry Carey, Jr.), and Pedro (Pedro Armendariz) stand at a desert grave. Caring for the newborn infant of a woman they just buried will ruin any chance of escape. But they won't go back on their promise to her. They won't abandon little Robert William Pedro. Director John Ford's retelling of the Biblical Three Wise Men tale remains a scenic and thematic masterpiece. Ford adds Technicolor® to his feature-film palette, capturing stunning vistas via cinematographer Winton Hoch, who would win two of his three Academy Awards® for Ford films. Again, populist-minded Ford asserts that even men of dissolute character can follow that inner star of Bethlehem to their own redemption.
Based on the oft-filmed 1913 novel by Peter B. Kyne, this Blu-ray presentation not only contains the 1948 M-G-M Technicolor triumph, but also as a "special feature" the rarely seen, earlier 1936 M-G-M production entitled "THREE GODFATHERS" starring Chester Morris and Lewis Stone, with both the 1936 and 1948 films each meticulously remastered in 1080p HD for unprecedented quality.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Fully remastered and restored 1080p HD presentation of M-G-M's 1936 feature THREE GODFATHERS with Chester Morris and Lewis Stone, from a 4K scan of best preservation elements (TRT: 81 Minutes)
- Original Theatrical Trailers for "3 GODFATHERS" (1948) and "THREE GODFATHERS" (1936)
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The Boob and Why Be Good?
Description: Two laugh-filled romps from the last years of Silent Cinema make up this Double Feature disc. Directed with the usual splash of skill by the great William A. Wellman, THE BOOB is a lampoon of Hollywood gangsters and cowboys. George K. Arthur stars as Peter Good, whose girlfriend has run off with a bootlegger, sending the hapless boob running after both. The story becomes a culture-clash farce that pits his hick heroism against the wiles of slick-haired gangsters and gin-soaked jazz babies. The film gave Joan Crawford one of her first important roles, as a tough but glamorous revenue agent who helps Peter save the day.
WHY BE GOOD? stars the magnificent Colleen Moore who captures the rebellious flamboyance of the era portraying Pert Kelly, a shopgirl who wins the heart of the boss' son (Neil Hamilton). The boss, however, doubts that Pert is virtuous. His love-struck son wonders if Dad could be right. So, he sets up a little test for his sweetie: He takes Pert to a raucous roadhouse, rents a private room and makes a most ungentlemanly suggestion. Will Pert be good? Or, with Prince Charming in her grasp, will she decide it's better to be bad? M-G-M's The Boob is presented with a joyous musical score written in 2003 by composer Arthur Barrow. First National's Why Be Good? Is presented with its original synchronized Vitaphone soundtrack with synchronized music and sound effects.
STREET DATE: MARCH 26.
The Little Drummer Girl
Description: Palestinian intelligence says she's loyal to their cause. Israeli counterintelligence says she's "bright, creative, underused, romantic and a liar." Diane Keaton stars as Charlie, a repertory actress and Palestinian sympathizer who plays the role of -- and for -- her life when she's thrust onto the center stage of international espionage. Klaus Kinski and Yorgo Voyagis co-star as shrewd Israeli operatives who plot to use Charlie as bait to capture an elusive Palestinian terrorist (Sami Frey). Director George Roy Hill masterfully arranges the pieces of this cloak-and-dagger puzzle based on John le Carre's bestseller into a dazzling thriller racing full tilt through London, Munich, Athens, Jerusalem and Beirut. March to the enthralling beat of The Little Drummer Girl.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Money Talks
Description: Brace yourself for an explosive action comedy as Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen team up for trouble in Money Talks. A jailbreak accidentally sets fast talking ticket hustler Franklin Hatchet (Tucker) on the run for murder. Now the whole city is on his tail, and only reporter James Russell (Sheen) can clear his name. Together they're caught in the hilarious crossfire between the cops, crooks and commandos, trying to retrieve a fortune and diamonds. Also starring Heather Locklear and Paul Sorvino, Money Talks is a full-scale assault of comedy and mayhem.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Stand and Deliver
Description: One of the most important films of the late 1980s comes to Blu-ray with a fresh new HD master derived from a new 4K scan of the Original Camera Negative. Stand and Deliver lived up to its title when first released in 1988. This moving, acclaimed crowd-pleaser is the dynamic saga of real-life heroes determined to conquer a foe few people dare confront: the National Advanced Placement Calculus Exam. The outstanding Edward James Olmos earned a 1988 Best Actor Academy Award™ nomination for his performance filled with fire and grit as Jamie Escalante, an East L.A. math teacher who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante cajoles, pushes, threatens and inspires 18 students who were struggling with fractions to become math whizzes. Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Longmire) and Andy Garcia co-star in this timeless and true-life story about the real Escalante and his unconventional methods to inspire his students to greatness.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
