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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Seven new Blu-rays land for November with new 4K restorations that fix past audio issues, honor original aspect ratios, and bring back theatrical context with shorts and radio plays. We also unveil three film collections for Gene Kelly, Doris Day, and James Cagney.
• Marx Bros At the Circus with era-accurate shorts and trailer
• Powell and Loy’s I Love You Again with a Lux Radio Theater adaptation
• Bette Davis’s underrated comedy It’s Love I’m After in a fresh 4K scan
• Errol Flynn’s Silver River with corrected sound and matched cartoons
• Davis and Cagney’s The Bride Came C.O.D. plus Warner Night at the Movies
• Technicolor showcase The Iron Mistress and Alan Ladd’s studio shift
• The Miracle restored Technirama from a 6K scan
• Why film collections exist and how to use them to start or gift libraries
Pre-order links are only available for the film collections:
JAMES CAGNEY COLLECTION BLU-RAY
GENE KELLY COLLECTION BLU-RAY
DORIS DAY COLLECTION BLU-RAY
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Chapters
1. Warner Archive November Announcement: Marx Bros, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Technicolor & Technirama (00:00:00)
2. Marx Bros: At the Circus (1939) (00:01:34)
3. Powell & Loy: I Love You Again (1940) (00:06:00)
4. Screwball Spark: It’s Love I’m After (1937) (00:09:50)
5. Flynn Western Drama: Silver River (1948) (00:15:28)
6. Davis & Cagney: The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) (00:18:42)
7. Technicolor Showcase: The Iron Mistress (1952) (00:23:10)
8. Long-Requested: The Miracle (1959) (00:27:55)
9. Technirama, 6K Scan, and Mono Audio (00:31:10)
10. Gene Kelly, Doris Day, Cagney Collections (00:37:15)
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