Where 007 Got His "Bond...James Bond" Intro ("Dr. No", 1962)

We've all heard him introduce himself many times as "Bond...James Bond."

But what is the origin of that famous phrase?

It's right here in Bond's very first screen appearance in "Dr. No" (1962).

"I admire your courage, Miss..."

"Trench...Sylvia Trench.  And I admire your luck, Mister..."

"Bond... James Bond."


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Where 007 Got His "Bond...James Bond" Intro ("Dr. No", 1962)

Joker's Famous Museum Blooper: "BATMAN" (1989) (video)

(This one's pretty well-known but it's still fun.)

Joker (Jack Nicholson) and his goons are "improving the paintings" at Gotham Museum. 

Keep an eye out for the Rembrandt...

SPLAT!

Presto! Back to normal!

"Oh, well--who cares?"


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Joker's Famous Museum Blooper: "BATMAN" (1989) (video)

CANNES RELEASE: AGC Studios Picks up Roland Emmerich's WWII Epic "MIDWAY"

AGC STUDIOS PICKS UP ROLAND EMMERICH’S MIDWAY

Starlight Culture Entertainment Group and Providence Entertainment Limited To Fully Finance The WWII Epic

LOS ANGELES (May 2, 2018) – Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios has acquired the international rights to Midway, to be directed by iconic filmmaker Roland Emmerich (Independence Day franchise, The Day After Tomorrow) from a script by Wes Tooke, and will introduce the film to buyers at Cannes.
Starlight Entertainment Group and Providence Entertainment Limited are financing Midway.

U.S. and China theatrical distribution is already set with Lionsgate to release through its Summit Entertainment label stateside and Bona Film Group to release in Greater China. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) brokered the financing and distribution deals.

Produced by Emmerich’s Centropolis Entertainment, Midway will be produced by Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser (2012, White House Down, Independence Day: Resurgence), and Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot, Molly’s Game). The film is in pre-production with principal photography to start August 16th.

‎"Roland’s track record and brand as a master of big budget action films is second to none and I’m highly confident Midway will make a big splash in the Cannes marketplace,” said Ford.

Based on the true story of the Battle of Midway, a turning point in the Pacific theater of World War II, the film chronicles the heroic and harrowing exploits of the soldiers and aviators who achieved the unbelievable to turn the tide of the war.

Emmerich and Kloser are represented by CAA and Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman. Tooke is represented by WME, Rain Management Group and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler.  AGC’s deal was brokered by Ford and the company’s Chief Operating Officer Miguel Palos.

CANNES RELEASE: AGC Studios Picks up Roland Emmerich's WWII Epic "MIDWAY"

Saboteur Media Brings Epic Vietnam War Story "DANGER CLOSE" To Cannes

                                   Luke Bracey, "Danger Close"

SABOTEUR MEDIA BRINGS EPIC VIETNAM WAR STORY, DANGER CLOSE TO CANNES

New York, NY, May 2, 2018 – Saboteur Media (Saboteur) President of Distribution Mark Lindsay announced today that the company will be selling worldwide rights on the upcoming epic war movie, Danger Close, starring Travis Fimmel (Vikings, Warcraft), Luke Bracey (Hacksaw Ridge, Point Break, G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Richard Roxburgh (Breath, Hacksaw Ridge, Moulin Rouge) and Daniel Webber (The Dirt, The Punisher), beginning at the Marché du Film in Cannes.

The epic and dramatic exploration of war, was written by Stuart Beattie (Collateral, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Australia), and will be directed by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, Kill Me Three Times, Australia Day). The picture is being produced by John Schwarz (The Hunter’s Prayer, Killerman, Deadline Gallipoli), Michael Schwarz (The Hunter’s Prayer, Killerman, Deadline Gallipoli), and Martin Walsh (The Battle of Long Tan).

Richard Roxburgh, "Danger Close"

The Australian production, with backing from the Federal Government and the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland, commences principal photography in May in Queensland, Australia, and will be distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Transmission Films.

Danger Close tells the incredible true story of when in the late afternoon on August 18, 1966 in South Vietnam, for three and a half hours, in torrential rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tan, Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers fought for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 battle hardened North Vietnamese and Main Force Viet Cong soldiers. With their ammunition running out, their casualties mounting and the enemy massing for a final assault, amid non-stop artillery barrages, each man braced themselves for the fight of their lives.

Mark Lindsay, President of Distribution for Saboteur notes: “We are extremely honored and excited to help bring this epic story of heroism, courage and honor to the marketplace. With the full support of the Australian film community, as well as the Australian military services, there is a great deal of goodwill behind this project, and with Kriv Stenders directing a high profile cast with an amazing script from Stuart Beattie, we are confident the movie will appeal to audiences worldwide.”

Kriv Stenders, Director, said: “I knew immediately when I finished the last page that this is a film I had to make, a story I needed to tell, and a project I absolutely had to be involved with. This is the most ambitious film I have ever directed, and one of the most ambitious films coming out of Australia in the last 30 years.”

Travis Fimmel, "Danger Close"

About Saboteur Media
Saboteur Media is a fully integrated filmed entertainment company based in New York City, and is part of the Goldcrest group of companies. Along with producing and financing feature films and television, Saboteur has built one of the premiere documentary companies in the United States, while also running an international sales company using their infrastructure and expertise to sell titles on a territory-by-territory basis worldwide.

Saboteur is responsible for producing over 30 feature films including Love Thy Keepers, Rubble Kings, Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives, Stolen Seas, Tell Spring Not to Come This Year, Doin’ it in the Park: Pick-up Basketball, NYC, Being George Clooney and The Iconoclast.
Saboteur is headquartered in the West Village in New York, where they operate a full service post production facility under the Goldcrest Post New York banner. Goldcrest Post New York has worked on feature films including Carol, Still Alice, Love is Strange, Beach Rats and Juliet Naked, along with television properties such as Billions, Hap and Leonard, Blue Bloods, and The Girlfriend Experience.

www.saboteurmedia.com

(Photo credit: Saboteur)

Saboteur Media Brings Epic Vietnam War Story "DANGER CLOSE" To Cannes

Slate Entertainment Group Brings Transparency To The Film Industry With Disruptive Blockchain Technology

SLATE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP BRINGS TRANSPARENCY TO THE FILM INDUSTRY WITH DISRUPTIVE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

The Company Introduces BINGE, a Blockchain Video-On-Demand Platform; SLATIX, a Blockchain Electronic Ticketing Application; and SLATE, a Digital Token

LOS ANGELES and TORONTO (May 1, 2018) - Slate Entertainment Group (SEG) has announced the development of its new multi-layered entertainment ecosystem powered by advanced blockchain technology. SEG is a highly-skilled amalgamation of entertainment, business and technical expertise and will be led by CEO Michael Moyal. Respected industry banners such as XYZ Films, as well as senior film executives originating from leading companies such as eOne, will serve on the company’s Business Development and Advisory Board. Driven by a cryptocurrency designed for mainstream adoption, the company plans to launch two robust platforms to compete with leaders in the streaming video and electronic ticketing sectors.

Binge™ is a decentralized streaming video on demand platform and will be the first service to provide premium content using distributed ledger technology. The Binge blockchain video on demand (BVODä) network will introduce an industry-first business model of equitable compensation based on complete economic transparency. As a result of blockchain technology, the platform will have the ability to deliver low cost, high-speed, high-definition video globally, as well as transparent real-time payments and view metrics.  Binge will provide equitable sharing of not only the economic waterfall between content provider and creator, but of valuable data that will help creators produce better content. Strategic content acquisition will continue at the Cannes Film Festival next month.

Slatix™ is a tokenized ticket application that will provide forgery resistant event tickets at near-zero fees. The application will provide for the discovery of content through a curated ratings-and-reviews system. Repeat users and contributors will earn loyalty rewards and discounts to entertainment activities such as movies, concerts, plays, and sporting events.

Both platforms will be powered by SEG’s blockchain entertainment utility protocol underpinned by a cryptographically secure multi-layered network. In addition to traditional methods of payment, the platforms will accept Slate™, a digital token of the entertainment economy providing access to cutting-edge entertainment. Built on blockchain technology, its distributed, immutable ledger enables secure payments and structured incentives.

Michael Moyal stated: “to execute on this initiative, we have assembled a talented team of professionals with diverse skill-sets. Our objective is to strategically disrupt the current entertainment ecosystem using blockchain technology and corporate integrity. Our business model of complete transparency is intended to enrich the entertainment experience for consumers by fairly compensating producers for the value they create. The Slate Ecosystem is committed to enhancing an industry that is essential to so many.”

SEG plans to have both platforms operational within the next twelve months and is now aggressively acquiring and producing original content for the Binge platform. The company is also working with early adopters on initiatives that could see event tickets being purchased through the Slatix application, using Slate as payment, as early as Q3 2018.

Nate Bolotin, XYZ Films co-founder and SEG Board Advisor said: “We believe that eliminating corrupt intermediaries and unnecessary barriers in the entertainment industry and creating a more efficient and transparent content delivery system is the future of distribution and consumption. ‘Blockchain’ is a buzzword right now, but when it comes to powering the distribution of premium content, Binge truly has the capability to connect talented storytellers to consumers with unparalleled transparency and access like never before.”   

The Binge network will utilize the power of blockchain technology to facilitate the global streaming of content through a sophisticated series of Masternodes which will serve as the platform’s content storage and delivery protocol. Distributed ledger technology will also enable the transparent sharing of behavioral analytics with content creators in order to better identify and satisfy consumer tastes. SEG intends to compete on the basis of premium content with leading centralized streaming service providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu.


ABOUT SLATE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Slate Entertainment Group (SEG) is a highly-skilled amalgamation of entertainment, business, and technical expertise. SEG has developed a multi-layer entertainment ecosystem powered by blockchain technology and driven by cryptocurrency designed for mainstream adoption. SEG has a mission to disrupt the entertainment industry using a blend of technology and integrity through a series of blockchain platforms. BINGE, is a blockchain video on demand platform; SLATIX, a blockchain electronic ticketing application; and SLATE, a blockchain entertainment utility protocol.  

For more information on the Slate Ecosystem, visit: www.slate.io

Slate Entertainment Group Brings Transparency To The Film Industry With Disruptive Blockchain Technology

"ANT-MAN AND THE WASP" - Watch the New Trailer Now!

                                               (click to enlarge)

MARVEL STUDIOS' 
"ANT-MAN AND THE WASP"
TRAILER NOW AVAILABLE!

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP opens in U.S. theaters on July 6, 2018.

                                     WATCH THE TRAILER:

"ANT-MAN AND THE WASP" - Watch the New Trailer Now!

Greatest Unsung Monster From Horror's Golden Age: Jake in "The Human Monster" aka "Dark Eyes of London" (1939)(video)

Fans of the Bela Lugosi classic will, of course, be familiar with Wilfrid Walter as Jake, the blind behemoth.

But he's unknown to the general public...despite being one of the most fearsome monsters from the golden age of horror.

"The Human Monster" ranks as one of Lugosi's finest shockers...

...with Jake among the greatest monsters of vintage horror. 

(spoilers)


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Greatest Unsung Monster From Horror's Golden Age: Jake in "The Human Monster" aka "Dark Eyes of London" (1939)(video)

HOPE AND GLORY -- DVD Review by Porfle

A pleasasnt but odd little film is writer-director John Boorman's semi-autobiographical HOPE AND GLORY (Olive Films, 1987), about a young boy whose family must endure the German bombing raids against London in WWII.

This bittersweet reminiscence is seen through a golden haze of nostalgia even as little Billy Rohan (Sebastian Rice Edwards) has his childhood permanently altered by the threat of his neighborhood becoming a bomb site and those around him, friends and loved ones alike, potential casualties.

It's odd, then, that this story is so comedic--in a subtle sort of way--and resolutely non-melodramatic.  The main emphasis is on Billy's fascination with the war, or at least his personal experiences with it, as well as the usual growing-up, coming-of-age kind of stuff (running with a gang of wild kids, playing "doctor" with a neighborhood girl, learning life lessons from eccentric relatives, etc.).

If it weren't for the occasional air raids and terrifying brushes with death and destruction, HOPE AND GLORY would be about on the same level as MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS as family-oriented nostalgia, albeit with much more off-color material such as big sister Dawn (Sammi Davis, looking much younger than she would just a year later in LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM) making out in her bedroom with her soldier boyfriend and Billy comparing cuss words with his rowdy new friends.

Sarah Miles (RYAN'S DAUGHTER) is a frowsy, blowsy dervish of domesticity as Billy's mom, Grace, whose boyish husband Clive (David Hayman) re-ups with the military and leaves her to keep the home fires burning for Billy, Dawn, and their little sister. 

Much of the grown-up interaction involves her clashes with rebellious Dawn and her melancholy over never connecting with her true love, neighbor Mac (Derrick O'Connor).  We see all this through Billy's eyes, a kid who's perceptive beyond his years, as he quietly observes the sometimes puzzling behavior of the adults while they're barely aware of his presence.

The film gives nods to various tropes of WWII London such as rationing, huddling fearfully into bomb shelters, and solemnly listening to their stuttering king's radio pep talks.  But as the very episodic story progresses, not really building much of a narrative in particular, it becomes mostly a slice-of-life tale with a gently feelgood ambience.

The war itself grows more distant later in the film when Grace and the kids go to the country for an extended stay with her parents, including Ian Bannen as her comically eccentric father George.  Here by the lazy river, Billy and George enjoy an idyllic childhood--Billy's first, George's second--playing cricket and fishing. 

I really can't reveal much more of the plot, because there really isn't that much of one to reveal.  HOPE AND GLORY just wants to introduce us to this likable, interesting family and let us live with them for awhile, sharing in their joys, sorrows, setbacks, and minor victories while a world war rages around them. 


Buy it at Olive Films

TECH SPECS
YEAR: 1987
GENRE: COMEDY DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 113 mins
RATING: PG-13
VIDEO: 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio; Color
AUDIO: STEREO
BONUS: TRAILER

HOPE AND GLORY -- DVD Review by Porfle

Phantom Paintbrush in "KING KONG" (1933) (video)

We've seen the "surface gauge" devices left by the animators in various frames of KING KONG.

Here's something not quite as noticeable--

--a paintbrush used to dab blood on the bullet-riddled Kong during his last stand against the biplanes.

An animator (Willis O'Brien, perhaps?) left it in the frame...
...but it disappears a split-second later.

Just one of those little details that make KING KONG such a fascinating movie.


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Phantom Paintbrush in "KING KONG" (1933) (video)

Olive Films Announces May 2018 DVD & Blu-ray Releases: COLD TURKEY, ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, A BUCKET OF BLOOD

Olive Films announces May 2018 DVD & Blu-ray releases
 
COMING IN MAY 2018
ON DVD & BLU-RAY

Olive Films is proud to announce the following May 2018​ releases:
Cold Turkey
Odds Against Tomorrow
A Bucket of Blood


COLD TURKEY

COLD TURKEY DVD    
FIRST TIME ON
BLU-RAY

US+CANADA
PREBOOK:        5/8/18
STREET:           5/29/18
CAT:                 OF1413
UPC:       887090141314
SRP:                 $14.95

COLD TURKEY BD      
CAT:                 OF1414
UPC:       887090141413
SRP:                 $29.95
DICK VAN DYKE
(Mary Poppins, Night at the Museum, TV’s The Dick Van Dyke Show)
BOB NEWHART
(Catch-22, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, TV’s Newhart)
PIPPA SCOTT
(The Searchers, Auntie Mame, Petulia)
TOM POSTON
(Rabbit Test, TV’s The Bob Newhart Show, TV’s Mork & Mindy)
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON
(Top Hat, Brazil, Arsenic and Old Lace)
JEAN STAPLETON
(Bells Are Ringing, You’ve Got Mail, TV’s All in the Family)

Directed by
NORMAN LEAR
(Producer of TV’s All in the Family, Good Times, Maude)

Two-time Academy Award® nominee Vincent Gardenia (Supporting Actor nods for Bang the Drum Slowly – 1974 and Moonstruck – 1988) is featured in the comic free-for-all Cold Turkey.

YEAR: 1971
GENRE: COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 102 mins
RATING: PG-13
VIDEO: 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR
AUDIO: MONO

Cold Turkey, writer-director Norman Lear’s (TV’s All in the Family) satirical comedy, stars Dick Van Dyke (Mary Poppins) as Reverend Clayton Brooks, a minister in the small town of Eagle Rock, Iowa who takes up the challenge presented by ad exec Merwin Wren (Bob Newhart, TV’s The Bob Newhart Show), a mouthpiece for Hiram C. Grayson (Edward Everett Horton, Top Hat; Brazil) of the Valiant Tobacco Company: any city or town in America that can give up smoking for 30 days will receive a $25 million dollar check. Based on the addictive nature of the nation, Valiant is positive that their publicity stunt won’t cost them a dime.

And so begins the comic tale of the residents of Eagle Rock and their struggle to butt out and grab the dough. The supporting cast of Cold Turkey is a veritable smorgasbord of comedic talent including Tom Poston (TV’s Newhart), Jean Stapleton (TV’s All in the Family), Pippa Scott (Auntie Mame), Vincent Gardenia (Moonstruck), Bob and Ray (Author! Author!), Barnard Hughes (Midnight Cowboy), Barbara Cason (TV’s Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), Judith Lowry (The Trouble with Angels), M. Emmet Walsh (What’s Up, Doc?) and Paul Benedict (TV’s The Jeffersons).

ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW

US+CANADA
PREBOOK:        5/8/18
STREET:           5/29/18

ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW DVD        
CAT:                 OF1415
UPC:       887090141512
SRP:                 $24.95

ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW  BD          
CAT:                 OF1416
UPC:       887090141611
SRP:                 $29.95
ROBERT RYAN
(On Dangerous Ground, Caught, The Wild Bunch)
HARRY BELAFONTE
(Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun, Buck and the Preacher)
SHELLEY WINTERS
(The Diary of Anne Frank, Lolita, A Double Life)
GLORIA GRAHAME
(The Big Heat, It’s a Wonderful Life, In a Lonely Place)
ED BEGLEY
(The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Wild in the Streets, 12 Angry Men)

Directed by
ROBERT WISE
(West Side Story, The Sound of Music, The Haunting)

Robert Wise, two-time Academy Award® winner for directing (1962 – West Side Story, shared with Jerome Robbins; 1966 – The Sound of Music) and the renowned film editor of Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons, helms the twisted film noir Odds Against Tomorrow.

YEAR: 1959
GENRE: DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 96 mins
RATING: N/R
VIDEO: 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; B&W
AUDIO: MONO

Odds Against Tomorrow, Academy Award winner Robert Wise’s (West Side Story) taut film noir, stars Academy Award® nominee Robert Ryan (Supporting Actor, Crossfire - 1948) as Earle Slater, a racist ex-con looking to make a quick buck, and Harry Belafonte (Carmen Jones) as Johnny Ingram, a nightclub performer with gambling debts and in need of some cash.

Recruited by disgraced cop David Burke (Ed Begley, Academy Award® winner for Supporting Actor, Sweet Bird of Youth - 1963) to help with a bank heist, Slater and Ingram become bitter allies in their greed and shared rage against the world. But a pivotal moment will send both men toward a cataclysmic outcome that is anything but black and white.

Odds Against Tomorrow features supporting performances by Academy Award® winner Shelley Winters (Supporting Actress, The Diary of Anne Frank – 1960; Supporting Actress, A Patch of Blue - 1966) as Lorry, Slater’s apprehensive girlfriend, and Academy Award® winner Gloria Grahame (Supporting Actress, The Bad and the Beautiful - 1953) as Helen, Slater’s emotionally damaged neighbor. Written for the screen by Nelson Gidding (The Haunting) and Abraham Polonsky (Academy Award® nominee, Writing, Original Screenplay - Body and Soul, 1948), who due to the Blacklist was fronted by novelist John O. Killens, Odds Against Tomorrow is photographed by Joseph C. Brun (Academy Award® nominee, Cinematography, Black & White, Martin Luther - 1954) and edited by three-time Academy Award® nominee Dede Allen (Dog Day Afternoon – 1976, Reds – 1982 shared with Craig McKay, Wonder Boys – 2001).

A BUCKET OF BLOOD


US+CANADA
PREBOOK:        5/8/18
STREET:         5/29/18

A BUCKET OF BLOOD   DVD    
CAT:                 OF1417
UPC:       887090141710
SRP:                 $14.95

DICK MILLER
(Gremlins, The Trip, The Wild Angels)
BERT CONVY
(Semi-Tough, Hero at Large, Susan Slade)
BARBOURA MORRIS
(The Trip, The Haunted Palace, The Wasp Woman)
ANTONY CARBONE
(Extreme Close-Up, Pit and the Pendulum, Last Woman on Earth)
ED NELSON
(Airport 1975, Runaway Jury, TV’s Peyton Place)

Directed by
ROGER CORMAN
(The Trip, The Wild Angels, Gas-s-s-s)

A career highlight, director Roger Corman’s A Bucket of Blood has much in common with his black-humor horror flick The Little Shop of Horrors and the post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi gem Gas-s-s-s.

YEAR: 1959
GENRE: COMEDY HORROR
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 66 mins
RATING: N/R
VIDEO: 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; B&W
AUDIO: MONO
In the immortal words of Hippocrates, “Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting ...” Hippocrates was onto something.

A Bucket of Blood, directed by Roger Corman (The Trip), is the best of the genre hyphenates, a black-comedy-beatnik-culture-horror film. The masterful Corman (recipient of an honorary Academy Award® in 2010 for “his rich engendering of films and filmmakers”), often referred to as the Pope of Pop Culture, delivers on every level in a film packed with notable character actors including cult-favorite Dick Miller (The Trip, The Wild Angels) in the lead role of Walter, a busboy who dreams of creating the perfect work of art. Also featured are Barboura Morris (The Trip, The Haunted Palace) as Carla, the woman of Walter’s dreams, and Bert Convy (Semi-Tough) as undercover cop Lou Raby.

Influenced by the artists that circle his orbit at The Yellow Door Café, busboy Walter ventures into the world of sculpting where he can nurture the Rodin that lives inside of him. The downside is that his subjects are dead – by his hand. His beginnings, both humble and accidental, start with a small statue called “Dead Cat.” Unfortunately, “Dead Cat” is followed by “Murdered Man.” By the time we reach Walter’s interest in the female form …. well, you get the picture.

A Bucket of Blood is written by Charles B. Griffith (Death Race 2000), photographed by Jacques R. Marquette (Burnt Offerings), edited by Anthony Carras (The Comedy of Terrors), with music by Fred Katz (The Little Shop of Horrors) and art direction by Dan Haller (Pit and the Pendulum).

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Olive Films Announces May 2018 DVD & Blu-ray Releases: COLD TURKEY, ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, A BUCKET OF BLOOD

Fun Bloopers! in John Wayne's "THE ALAMO" (1960)(video)

John Wayne's "Best Picture" nominee is a stirring epic...

...with some fun bloopers.  Such as:

The Disappearing Tennessean...
The electrical cord on Jim Bowie's gun...
Fake rocks blowing in the wind...
"Dead" Lawrence Harvey moves his hand out of the way...
Half a sword sticking out of Chill Wills' back...
John Wayne steps on an extra's head...
Mexican army extras just standing around...

And yet, after all that...it's still a great movie!


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Fun Bloopers! in John Wayne's "THE ALAMO" (1960)(video)

Visible Stagehand in "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948)(video)

Bud and Lou find themselves in the dungeon of an old castle...

...along with the Frankenstein Monster and Dracula.

Much of the action involves a secret revolving door in the wall... 
...which is turned from behind by an unseen stagehand.

Except that in one shot, the stagehand isn't quite "unseen."

I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Visible Stagehand in "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948)(video)

Phantom Figures in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (1967)(video)

Blondie (Clint Eastwood) and Tuco (Eli Wallach) are supposed to be all by themselves in that lonely cemetery.

But there are mysterious figures lurking in the background.

Watch...


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Phantom Figures in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (1967)(video)

"HOSTILES" -- Gritty Western Starring Christian Bale Now Available on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital

“One of the Best Films of the Year” -- Los Angeles Times

"HOSTILES"

The Gritty Western Action Treks to 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, and DVD on April 24 from Lionsgate

SANTA MONICA, CA (February 27, 2018) – A star-studded cast leads the powerful and critically acclaimed western, Hostiles, arriving on Digital April 17 and on 4K Ultra HD™ (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand April 24 from Lionsgate.

The highly successful independent director, Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Black Mass) reunites with his Out of the Furnace star and Oscar® winner Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor, The Fighter, 2010) in what is being hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “the first great western since 1992’s Unforgiven.” Hostiles also stars Oscar® nominee Rosamund Pike (Best Actress, Gone Girl, 2014), Wes Studi (Avatar, The Last of the Mohicans), Primetime Emmy® nominee Jesse Plemons (Best Actor, “Fargo,” 2014), Golden Globe® nominee Adam Beach (Best Actor, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, 2007), and Ben Foster (Hell or High Water, Lone Survivor).

Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army captain (Bale) who, after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief (Studi) and his family back to tribal lands. Making the harrowing and perilous journey from Fort Berringer, an isolated Army outpost in New Mexico, to the grasslands of Montana, the former rivals encounter a young widow (Pike), whose family was murdered on the plains. Together, they must join forces to overcome the punishing landscape, hostile Comanche, and ruthless outliers that they encounter along the way.

The Hostiles 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD copies include an in-depth 3-part “making of” documentary, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $42.99, $39.99, and $29.95, respectively.

4K UHD / BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
⦁ “A Journey to the Soul: The Making of Hostiles” 3-Part Documentary
⦁ “Provenance” Featurette
⦁ “Removing the Binds” Featurette
⦁ “Don’t Look Back” Featurette

                                          Watch the Trailer:

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Instagram: @hostilesmovie
Twitter: @HostilesMovie
#Hostiles

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production:  2017
Title Copyright: Hostiles © 2017 YLK Distribution LLC. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2018 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: R for strong violence, and language
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western, Drama
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH
Feature Run Time: 133 Minutes
4K Ultra HD™ Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 16x9 Widescreen 2.40:1 Presentation
BD Format: 1080p High Definition, 16x9 Widescreen 2.40:1 Presentation
DVD Format: 16x9 Widescreen 2.40:1 Presentation
4K Ultra HD™ Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™, English Descriptive Audio
BD Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™, English Descriptive Audio
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital

ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate is a global content platform whose films, television series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next generation audiences around the world.  In addition to its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, gaming, virtual reality and other new entertainment technologies.  Lionsgate’s content initiatives are backed by a 16,000-title film and television library and delivered through a global licensing infrastructure.  The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content created with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse composition of the Company’s worldwide consumer base. 

"HOSTILES" -- Gritty Western Starring Christian Bale Now Available on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital

Disney's "PETER PAN SIGNATURE COLLECTION" on Digital May 29, Blu-ray June 5

Disney's PETER PAN SIGNATURE COLLECTION on Digital May 29 & Blu-ray June 5

In celebration of its 65th anniversary, Disney's beloved flight of fantasy, "Peter Pan," joins the highly celebrated Walt Disney Signature Collection, landing in homes on Digital and Movies Anywhere on May 29 and on Blu-ray June 5.

With a little faith, trust and pixie dust, every member of the family will let their imagination soar on this epic adventure to Never Land, sparkling with legendary animation, extraordinary music and both all-new and classic bonus features.

The Walt Disney Signature Collection edition of "Peter Pan" invites adventures of all ages to believe in magic once again and experience a timeless treasure from Disney's golden age of animation that has stirred the hearts and imaginations of moviegoers worldwide since its original 1953 release.

The Signature Collection edition offers over two hours of classic bonus features plus never-before-seen extras, including the latest installment of "Stories from Walt's Office," which explores Walt's love of flying and the company planes; a nostalgic reunion between Kathryn Beaumont (the voice of Wendy) and Paul Collins (the voice of John); and new "Oke" renditions of the classic song "You Can Fly" and deleted song "Never Smile at a Crocodile" accompanied by on-screen lyrics and the film's unforgettable animated characters.

Check out a new trailer for Peter Pan Walt Disney Signature Collection here:

Disney's "PETER PAN SIGNATURE COLLECTION" on Digital May 29, Blu-ray June 5

Why Is All The Paper Soggy In "The Cocoanuts"? (Marx Bros, 1929)(video)

In 1929, sound recording was still an ongoing problem. 

The Marx Brothers comedy "The Cocoanuts" had its sound problems...including a loud crackling noise every time someone handled paper.

To solve the problem, all paper used in the film was soaked in water.

So every time you see paper, it's soggy and limp.

The humor may be dry, but the paper isn't.


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Why Is All The Paper Soggy In "The Cocoanuts"? (Marx Bros, 1929)(video)

This May, Time Life Releases "THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR: DELUXE EDITION", Featuring More Episodes Unseen in 50 Years!

"THE GREAT ONE" RETURNS WITH TWELVE NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED EPISODES OF HIS SMASH TV VARIETY SHOW UNSEEN FOR 50 YEARS!

THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR: DELUXE EDITION

Street Date: May 15, 2018
DVD SRP: $29.95

Just in Time for Father's Day, Time Life Delivers a Brand New, Beautifully-Remastered Three-Disc DVD Set Featuring Seven Previously Unreleased Honeymooners Sketches, Gleason's Classic Characters, Hilarious Sketches and the Biggest Stars in Tinseltown, Including Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, Tony Bennett, Mickey Rooney, Groucho Marx and Many More!

PROGRAM SYNOPSIS

"How swee-eet it is!" Unseen for more than 50 years, at long last, The Jackie Gleason Show is back!

From 1966-1970, Gleason, everyone's favorite working-class hero, entertained enthralled audiences across the country with his eponymous TV Variety Show featuring hilarious sketches, celebrity guest stars and much more.

Taped in beautiful Miami Beach, The Jackie Gleason Show delivered an unforgettable gallery of characters Gleason himself created and fine-tuned, including his most indelible and legendary creation -- Ralph Kramden -- as he and Art Carney revived their Honeymooners roles (with Sheila MacRae and Jane Kean added as the new Alice and Trixie), all presented in glorious color for the first time.

Across three beautifully-remastered collector's discs, THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR: DELUXE EDITION contains 12 never-before-released episodes -- including 7 unreleased Honeymooners sketches that haven't been seen since they first aired, including Six Months To Live, Alice's Birthday, Lawsuit, Hot Tip, The New Bowling Ball, Norton Moves In, and The New Manager. 

Tune in to see Jackie at his best, on stage with all his famous friends - Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, Tony Bennett, Red Buttons, Phil Silvers, Florence Henderson, Frankie Avalon, Nipsey Russell, Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Alan King, Robert Goulet, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra Jr., Victor Borge -- and others.

"The Jackie Gleason Show" delivered an hour of non-stop entertainment every week, and now, home audiences can let Jackie entertain them any time! So cue the travelin' music and heed the big man's message before he glides offstage: "And awaaay we go!"

THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR: DELUXE EDITION
Type: DVD/3 Discs
Running Time: 496 mins.
Rating: N/A
Genre: TV DVD
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (4:3)
Audio: Stereo

This May, Time Life Releases "THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR: DELUXE EDITION", Featuring More Episodes Unseen in 50 Years!

Twin Shatners! (Four Different Ones) (video)

Twin Shatners! (Four Different Ones)

Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Enemy Within" (1966)
Star Trek: The Original Series, "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" (1966)
Star Trek: The Original Series, "Whom Gods Destroy" (1969)
"White Comanche" (1968)

Read our review of "White Comanche" HERE


I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Twin Shatners! (Four Different Ones) (video)

"GREASE 40th ANNIVERSARY" Special Edition Coming April 24 to 4K Ultra, Blu-ray Combo Packs, and DVD

40 Years Later, It’s Still the Word
 

"GREASE 40th Anniversary"

Relive the Classic ‘50s Celebration with a New 40th Anniversary Edition Featuring Fully Restored Picture and Sound and New Bonus Content on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital April 24, 2018

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – It’s got a groove, it’s got a meaning…and it’s still a cultural phenomenon 40 years after its original release.  The iconic celebration of high school life in the 1950s, GREASE is the way you’ll be feeling with a new 40th Anniversary Edition on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital April 24, 2018 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. 

Featuring an explosion of song and dance, as well as star-making performances from John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, GREASE made an indelible impact on popular culture.  40 years later, the film remains an enduring favorite as legions of new fans discover the memorable moments, sensational soundtrack and classic love story.  Boasting unforgettable songs including “Greased Lightnin,” “Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee,” “Summer Nights,” “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” “Beauty School Drop Out” and, of course, “Grease,” the film is a timeless feel-good celebration.

Paramount worked with director Randal Kleiser to restore GREASE to its original vibrancy with the highest quality sound, picture resolution and color.  The original negative was scanned and received extensive clean up and color correction using previously unavailable digital restoration tools such as high dynamic range technology.  In addition, the audio was enhanced from a six-track mix created for an original 70mm release, giving the music more clarity.  The resulting picture and sound create an exceptional home viewing experience. 

The GREASE 40th Anniversary Edition 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Packs include the fully restored version of the film plus an all-new, in-depth exploration of the little-known origins of what would become a Broadway play and then a feature film and worldwide phenomenon.  “Grease: A Chicago Story” features new interviews with writer Jim Jacobs and original cast members of the Chicago show.  In addition, the discs include the original song the title sequence was animated to and an alternate ending salvaged from the original black & white 16mm work print discovered by director Randal Kleiser. 

Both the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Packs also feature more than an hour of previously released bonus material, including a sing-along, vintage interviews with the cast, deleted scenes and more.  Plus, the Blu-ray Combo comes in collectible packaging with 16 pages of images laid out like a high school yearbook.  In addition, a Grease Collection will be available in a Steelbook Locker, which includes the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray of Grease, as well as Grease 2 and Grease: Live! on Blu-ray for the first time.

GREASE 40th Anniversary Blu-ray Combo Pack

 The GREASE Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1  Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, German 5.1 Dolby Digital, Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital, Japanese 2.0 Dolby Digital, Brazilian Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital, Castilian Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Latin American Spanish Mono Dolby Digital, and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, Cantonese, Mandarin Simplified, Mandarin Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Turkish subtitles.  The DVD in the Combo Pack is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French, and Spanish subtitles. The Combo Pack includes access to a Digital copy of the film as well as the following:

Blu-ray
⦁ Feature film in high definition
⦁ Commentary by director Randal Kleiser and choreographer Patricia Birch
⦁ Introduction by Randal Kleiser
⦁ Rydell Sing-Along
⦁ The Time, The Place, The Motion: Remembering Grease
⦁ Grease: A Chicago Story—NEW!
⦁ Alternate Animated Main Titles—NEW!
⦁ Alternate Ending—NEW!
⦁ Deleted/Extended/Alternate Scenes with Introduction by Randal Kleiser
⦁ Grease Reunion 2002 – DVD Launch Party
⦁ Grease Memories from John & Olivia
⦁ The Moves Behind the Music
⦁ Thunder Roadsters
⦁ John Travolta and Allan Carr “Grease Day” interview
⦁ Olivia Newton-John and Robert Stigwood “Grease Day” interview
⦁ Photo Galleries
⦁ Theatrical Trailer
DVD
⦁ Feature film in standard definition
⦁ Commentary by director Randal Kleiser and choreographer Patricia Birch
⦁ Introduction by Randal Kleiser
⦁ Rydell Sing-Along
⦁ The Time, The Place, The Motion: Remembering Grease
⦁ Alternate Animated Main Titles—NEW!
⦁ Alternate Ending—NEW!
⦁ Deleted/Extended/Alternate Scenes with Introduction by Randal Kleiser
⦁ Grease Reunion 2002 – DVD Launch Party
⦁ The Moves Behind the Music
⦁ Olivia Newton-John and Robert Stigwood “Grease Day” interview
⦁ Photo Galleries

GREASE 40th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack

 The 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack includes the Blu-ray detailed above as well as a 4K disc presented in Ultra HD with English 5.1  Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, German 5.1 Dolby Digital, Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital, Japanese 2.0 Dolby Digital, Brazilian Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital, Castilian Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Latin American Spanish Mono Dolby Digital, and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, Cantonese, Mandarin Simplified, Mandarin Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Turkish subtitles.  The 4K Ultra HD disc includes the feature film and commentary by director Randal Kleiser and choreographer Patricia Birch.

GREASE 40th Anniversary DVD

 The GREASE single-disc DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French, and Spanish subtitles. The DVD includes the following:
⦁ Feature film in standard definition
⦁ Commentary by director Randal Kleiser and choreographer Patricia Birch
⦁ Introduction by Randal Kleiser
⦁ Rydell Sing-Along
⦁ The Time, The Place, The Motion: Remembering Grease
⦁ Alternate Animated Main Titles—NEW!
⦁ Alternate Ending—NEW!
⦁ Deleted/Extended/Alternate Scenes with Introduction by Randal Kleiser
⦁ Grease Reunion 2002 – DVD Launch Party
⦁ The Moves Behind the Music
⦁ Olivia Newton-John and Robert Stigwood “Grease Day” interview
⦁ Photo Galleries

About Paramount Home Media Distribution
Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.  PPC is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to premier media brands that create television programs, motion pictures, consumer products, and digital content for audiences in 180 countries and territories.  The PHMD division oversees PPC’s home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles.  PHMD additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies. 

GREASE 40th Anniversary
Street Date:      April 24, 2018 (4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital)
U.S. Rating: PG

"GREASE 40th ANNIVERSARY" Special Edition Coming April 24 to 4K Ultra, Blu-ray Combo Packs, and DVD

LAST SEEN IN IDAHO -- Movie Review by Porfle

LAST SEEN IN IDAHO (2018) starts off with a shocking double murder--"shocking" mainly because of how utterly, blandly casual it is for the jaded hitman Brock, as performed by Casper Van Dien (STARSHIP TROOPERS, TURBULENT SKIES, LAKE EFFECTS) in full reptilian mode.

This is the kind of guy Summer (screenplay writer Hallie Shepherd) will have to deal with after she witnesses another murder in the auto garage where she works, this time involving not only Brock but her weak-willed boss Dex (Eric Colley), her vile ex-husband Lance (Shawn Christian), and a mysterious crime boss who runs everything, including city government, from behind the scenes.

In this tense opening sequence Summer crashes her car trying to escape and wakes up from a coma in the hospital, watched over by her ditzy sister Trina (Alexis Monnie), who's indirectly involved since one of the bad guys has become her sugar daddy. 

As her head injury heals, Summer struggles to regain her memory of the event as she begins having visions of things to come--including her kidnapping and murder. 

This first part of LAST SEEN IN IDAHO mixes elements of Stephen King's THE DEAD ZONE with the feel of one of those Dean Koontz novels in which a strong female character faces some kind of unspeakable evil. 

The action and thriller genres are also well represented as Summer's perilous dealings with the bad guys--who want her dead before her memory returns--yield several exceedingly tense suspense sequences. 

This is further complicated when one of them, a handsome rogue named Franco (Wes Ramsey) for whom she forms romantic feelings, claims to be an undercover cop who's on her side.  Needless to say, we're just as dubious as she is.

Hallie Shepherd has written a great lead role for herself and acquits it very well, with a supporting cast that's also first-rate. (Casper Van Dien is one of the scariest villains of recent years.)  Direction by Eric Colley (THE LAST RESCUE, G.P.S.) is seamlessly good. 

The suspense begins early, builds ever so gradually, and, by the final third of the film, is a constant factor in keeping the viewer in a state of tension. 

By that time the action and excitement are almost non-stop as Hallie bounces back and forth between various forms of grave peril (at times the film resembles an edited-down feature version of a serial by way of modern film noir). 

Finally both she and sister Trina end up in the bad guys' clutches (fulfilling Summer's "kidnapping" prophecy), lighting the fuse on a violent finale that's guaranteed to put the viewer through the wringer. 

I was in the mood for something exciting, suspenseful, and smart when I sat down to give LAST SEEN IN IDAHO a watch, and it came through with flying colors. This is the kind of fine, low-budget indy filmmaking that compels you to sit up on the edge of your seat and pay attention.  


Release Date: April 24, 2018 - DVD/VOD

Watch the Trailer:

LAST SEEN IN IDAHO -- Movie Review by Porfle

Vin Diesel / One Race Films And The H Collective Acquire Rights to "xXx" Franchise From Revolution Studios

VIN DIESEL/ONE RACE FILMS AND THE H COLLECTIVE ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO “xXx” FRANCHISE FROM REVOLUTION STUDIOS

xXx 4 Production Slated to Start December 2018; Vin Diesel to Star and Produce with D.J. Caruso Returning as Director

Read our review of "xXx: Return of Xander Cage"


LOS ANGELES, CA (April 17, 2018) – The H Collective announced today that they have acquired the rights from Revolution Studios to the global hit xXx film franchise alongside its star and producer, Vin Diesel and his One Race Films. Revolution Studios retains its rights to the first three films.  D.J. Caruso (xXx: Return of Xander Cage, I Am Number Four, Disturbia) will return to direct xXx 4 with Diesel reprising his role as “Xander Cage.” Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum will produce with Diesel, Samantha Vincent for One Race Films and The H Collective. Production is slated for December 2018.

The xXx franchise, which includes xXx, xXx: State of the Union, and xXx: Return of Xander Cage has collectively grossed nearly $1 billion at the worldwide box-office.

The H Collective CEO Nic Crawley said: “During my time at Paramount I was lucky to be involved in the development and distribution of xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The response from the Chinese box office was unprecedented. Bringing the next installment of the xXx franchise to The H Collective complements our diversified slate and mission to produce content for a global audience.”

Diesel has starred in and produced the five highest-grossing films in the massively successful “Fast” franchise.  He voices ‘Groot’ in both the Guardians of the Galaxy films and will also appear in Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War this April.

Caruso directed the franchise’s previous installment xXx: Return of Xander Cage and is best known for his work on DreamWork’s thriller Eagle Eye starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan, as well as I am Number Four for Touchstone Pictures and Disturbia for Paramount. His TV credits include “The Shield” for FX which earned two Golden Globe® wins.

The H Collective, who will finance xXx 4 alongside investment partners including Sparkle Roll Media, HCH Media, Dadi Cinema, and Angeleno Studio, is currently in production on an Untitled Horror Feature produced by James Gunn starring Elizabeth Banks and is also in post-production on Christopher Cantwell’s The Parts You Lose.

Diesel is represented by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Caruso is represented by CAA and Media Talent Group.

ABOUT THE H COLLECTIVE
Launched in June, and with offices in Los Angeles, The H Collective is a global film finance, production, marketing and distribution company that is producing a diversified slate of four high-quality films per year.  The company established production deals with prominent producers such as James Gunn, Mark Johnson, Joe Roth, and Sid Ganis on a roster of films that encompasses Family/Comedy, Action/Adventure, Horror/Genre and Prestige fare. They are currently in post-production on Christopher Cantwell’s The Parts You Lose starring Aaron Paul, Scoot McNairy and Mary Elizabeth Winstead with Mark Johnson’s Gran Via Productions. The H Collective has recently formed a management arm with Chinese stars Li Bingbing and Karry Wang among the firm’s first talent.
For further information, visit: www.thehcollectivefilms.com.

ABOUT ONE RACE FILMS / ONE RACE TV
One Race Films, founded in 1995 by writer, director, producer and actor Vin Diesel, has produced the five highest-grossing films in the “Fast” franchise — Fate of the Furious, Furious 7, Fast and Furious 6, “Fast Five as well as Fast & Furious. He has directed Multifacial, Strays and Los Bandoleros. Previously, ORF launched multiple franchises in the action genre, including the science-fiction thriller Pitch Black and the two follow-up films, Chronicles of Riddick and Riddick, along with the hit xXx. In addition to a thriving film production company, ORF launched One Race Television and has the existing gaming company Tigon Studios.  One Race has a multi-year overall deal with Universal Television, through which the company is developing a reboot of “Miami Vice” for NBC, as well as “Get Christie Love,” which received a pilot production commitment from ABC.  Tigon Studios has produced three critically acclaimed console titles including Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and original property The Wheelman.

ABOUT REVOLUTION STUDIOS
Revolution Studios is a diversified entertainment company that owns, acquires and exploits film, television and stage productions.  Led by CEO Vince Totino and President and COO Scott Hemming, the company boasts one of the largest independent libraries of premium content, including 126 motion pictures which collectively earned more than $7.1 billion in box office receipts, as well as 240 television episodes.   Revolution recently produced xXx: Return of Xander Cage, as well as 46 of the motion pictures in its library, including Maid in Manhattan, Anger Management, Daddy Day Care, America’s Sweethearts, Hellboy, xXx, White Chicks and the Academy Award®-winning Black Hawk Down.  More recently, Revolution has acquired 80 movies through library acquisitions, including those of Morgan Creek International, Cold Spring Pictures and GK Films.  Originally founded by Joe Roth in 2000, the company was acquired by Content Partners in 2017

Vin Diesel / One Race Films And The H Collective Acquire Rights to "xXx" Franchise From Revolution Studios

This May, "LAUGH-IN" Skewers the Me Generation with THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON, Available on 5/8

IN 1970, TELEVISION'S LANDMARK VARIETY SERIES AND POP CULTURE PHENOMENON ENTERED THE ME DECADE WITH BITING COMEDY AND STAR POWER IN EQUAL MEASURE

ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON

Street Date: May 8, 2018
DVD SRP: $39.95

Available for the Very First Time at Retail, The 7-Disc Set Features 26 Complete, Remastered Episodes from the Emmy® And Golden Globe®-Winning Series; Season Four Guest Stars Include Truman Capote, Art Carney, Johnny Carson, Wilt Chamberlain, Carol Channing, Tim Conway, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Rich Little, Bob Newhart, Vincent Price, Carl Reiner, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles, Rod Serling, Orson Welles, and Many More!

PROGRAM SYNOPSIS

The '60s gave us "in-crowds," "be-ins" and "love-ins," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs that left viewers in hysterics and disbelief. Anything and anyone in the public eye was a target. Political correctness? Forget it!

The groundbreaking, Emmy Award-winning show anchored the Monday 8 p.m. time slot on NBC until March 12, 1973 and this May, Time Life delivers another unparalleled installment of this landmark variety show with ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON.

Don Rickles impersonating Arlene Francis? A boxing match between Sammy Davis Jr. and Wilt Chamberlain? What will the Laugh-In brain trust think of next? Across the 26 rip-roaring, yuk-a-minute episodes included on ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON home audiences will be treated to unforgettable sketches including Art Carney as the Masked Lobster looking for work and Goldie Hawn returning after winning an Oscar for Cactus Flower -- along with her new attitude.

The phone line again sizzles when Ernestine (Lily Tomlin) rings up Aristotle Onassis and Gore Vidal, whom she queries about Myra Breckinridge (keep an eye on her dialing finger). Vidal's feuding foe William F. Buckley Jr. drops by for a surprising question and answer session with the cast. Larger-than-life Zero Mostel pantomimes a day in his life in four brilliant minutes, while larger-than-two lives Orson Welles hosts a Halloween Boo-In.

On top of those and long-running classic sketches as "Cocktail Party," "Joke Wall," "The Farkle Family" and "Gladys and Tyrone," THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON trots out many of the 20th century's biggest headliners and personalities. Luminaries appearing includes Joey Bishop, William F.Buckley, Truman Capote, Art Carney, Johnny Carson, Wilt Chamberlain, Carol Channing, Tim Conway, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Phyllis Diller, David Frost, Andy Griffith, Peter Lawford, Rich Little, Bob Newhart, Vincent Price, Carl Reiner, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles, Rod Serling, Orson Welles, Flip Wilsonand many more!

The set also includes two new-to-retail, specially-produced bonus features: interviews with Lily Tomlin and Arte Johnson.

CAST
Dan Rowan
Dick Martin
Lily Tomlin
Ruth Buzzi
Arte Johnson
Gary Owens
Alan Sues
Ann Elder
Dennis Allen
Barbara Sharma
Johnny Brown

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Format: DVD/7 Discs
Running Time: 1384 minutes
Genre: TV DVD/Comedy
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: Stereo

This May, "LAUGH-IN" Skewers the Me Generation with THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON, Available on 5/8