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Adventure Time in Havana, Honduras, and Burma!

Adventure Time in Havana, Honduras, and Burma!

March 26, 2017 | By

It’s Intrigue and Adventure Time with Carol Reed & Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana (1959) on Blu from Twilight Time + Allan Dwan’s Escape to Burma (1955) and Jacques Tourneur’s Appointment in Honduras (1953) in a VCI RKO-themed double-bill!

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The First Men (plus Woman) Go to the Moon + RKO

The First Men (plus Woman) Go to the Moon + RKO

May 22, 2015 | By

Lunar exploration are the feature attraction in Ray Harryhausen’s First Men in the Moon (1964) on Blu from Twilight Time and Byron Haskin’s From the Earth to the Moon (1958) on spectacular VHS + a bit on RKO Radio Pictures.

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VHS: From the Earth to the Moon (1958)

VHS: From the Earth to the Moon (1958)

May 22, 2015 | By

Jules Verne’s eponymous novel and its sequel, Around the Moon, were fused into one screenplay that should’ve been fanciful and filled with plenty of political commentary on the military industrial complex, but being the second-last completed production by dying studio RKO, the film’s budget was reportedly cut down…

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DVD: Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

DVD: Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

March 23, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / B . Film: Excellent/ DVD Transfer: Excellent/ DVD Extras: Standard Label: PBS / Warner Home Video/ Region: 1 (NTSC) / Released: November 4, 2000 Genre: Documentary / Film History / TV Synopsis:  Finely detailed documentary on the battling egos as media tycoon William Randolph Hearst attempts to stop […]

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DVD: RKO 281 (1999)

DVD: RKO 281 (1999)

March 23, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / P to R . Film: Very Good/ DVD Transfer: Excellent/ DVD Extras:  n/a Label: Warner Home Video/ Region: 1 (NTSC) / Released: April 25, 2000 Genre: Docu-Drama / Film History / TV Movie Synopsis: Dramatization of the battling egos when media tycoon William Randolph Hearst attempts to stop […]

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