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The wait is over... THE DOLLARS TRILOGY out now on Limited edition 4K UHD 🐎 Have you got yours yet?

Geoffrey Boothroyd was a gun aficionado who wrote to IAN FLEMING asking him to change Bond's signature gun – a Beretta. SEAN CONNERY — on the set of GOLDFINGER (1964) — introduces Boothroyd who shows us why he thought 007 needed a gun with more oomph.

Michael Caine’s very amusing Sean Connery story.

He’s played this game before. On this day in 1971, the craps scene from DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER was shot.

Coming June 30th on 4K UHD & Blu-ray! kinolorber.com/product/macart… MACARTHUR (1977) DISC 1 (4KUHD): • Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative! • Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio • Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc • Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): • Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative! • Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin • Radio Spots • Theatrical Trailer • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio • Dual-Layered BD50 • Optional English Subtitles Color/ 129 Minutes/ 1.85:1/ PG Screen legend Gregory Peck (The Big Country, To Kill a Mockingbird) stars as General Douglas MacArthur, one of the most controversial public figures of our time. In 1942, with his position in the Philippines made hopeless by Japan’s destruction of more than half the planes in his Far East Command, MacArthur leaves pledging, “I shall return!” MacArthur does return with riveting victories in the Pacific and the deft handling of the democratization of Japan. He is also armed with Presidential aspirations. While serving in Korea in 1951, his colossal ego and insubordination result in dismissal by President Truman. MacArthur is a compelling story which explores the many facets of his ambitious character and clearly demonstrates his brilliance as a strategist, his lust for publicity and flair for dramatics.

We say goodbye to our founder, the visionary Ted Turner. Ted’s love of classic films inspired him to create a channel dedicated to preserving them. He considered TCM one of his greatest accomplishments. His passion continues to inspire us all as we work to fulfill his mission.

A rarely seen film. Great it’s now on Blu.

Happy Valentine's Day- Cinema Retro style!

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This portion of the movie section from a 1966 edition of The New York Times indicates just a portion of how many fine movies were in release during a single week. Among them: "The Ipcress File", "Thunderball", "Darling", "The Hill", "The Slender Thread", "A Patch of Blue", "Bunny Lake is Missing", "Viva Maria!", "The Pawnbroker" and a Beatles double feature: "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!". Those really were the days!

Streaming Review: "The Trouble with Spies" (1987) Starring Donald Sutherland (Amazon Prime) cinemaretro.com/index.php/arch…

Cinema Retro's Hank Reineke reviews the Kino Lorber 4K special edition release of "Scars of Dracula" starring Christopher Lee. @KinoLorber cinemaretro.com/index.php/arch…

The 98th annual Oscar nominations have been announced. oscars.org/oscars/ceremon…

Cinema Retro's Todd Garbarini reviews the new Arrow Video 4K release of "Alice, Sweet Alice" (1976) starring Brooke Shields. #extended" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cinemaretro.com/index.php/arch…

Streaming Review: "Ashanti" (1979) Starring Michael Caine, Beverly Johnson, Peter Ustinov, Rex Harrison, William Holden and Omar Sharif. (Amazon Prime) cinemaretro.com/index.php/arch…

Cinema Retro's Hank Reineke reviews Imprint's new 4K special edition of "Twins of Evil" (1971) starring Peter Cushing. cinemaretro.com/index.php/arch… @imprint_films

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on February 24th on Blu-ray in the US from @WarnerArchive: #StrangerOnTheThirdFloor (1940)! Critics and fans agree: Stranger on the Third Floor is the little B picture that launched one of the greatest movements in cinema history: Film Noir. Peter Lorre plays the eerie title role in this once-neglected gem about a reporter (John McGuire) whose testimony sentences a small-time loser (Elisha Cook, Jr.) to the electric chair for murder. When the reporter himself is fingered in a second murder, he realizes both crimes are the work of a furtive stranger – but will anyone believe him? All the shadowy, shivery, angled angst of German expressionism is here, married to the hard-boiled ambiguity that marks the genre. The highlight: a suspense-and-sweat-drenched dream sequence that jolted 1940 audiences into an exciting new way of looking at the movies. This new Warner Archive Blu-ray release has been remastered directly from 4K scans of the feature’s original nitrate camera negative. This “stranger” never looked so good! NEW 2026 1080p HD Master from 4K scans of the original nitrate camera negative! SPECIAL FEATURES: Three episodes of Peter Lorre starring in the classic radio series MYSTERY OF THE AIR: BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL, CRIME AND PUNSHMENT, and MASK OF MEDUSA. BD-50 B&W 64 Minutes NOT RATED Aspect Ratio: 16x9 1.37:1 with side mattes Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 MONO Subtitles: ENGLISH SDH Directed by Boris Ingster Cast: Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Maragaret Tallichet #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #WarnerArchive #PeterLorre

Sean’s Bond was fully equipped. Which gadget do you wish was real?

Cinema Retro's Adrian Smith reviews Imprint's new boxed set featuring three different versions of "The Thief of Bagdad". cinemaretro.com/index.php/arch…