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In Memory of Mickey Rooney
Even with all the plaudits and platitudes, not enough was written upon the passing of Mickey Rooney. I don’t know, actually, if there could ever be enough.
Lord Laurence Olivier once called Mickey Rooney “the greatest actor of them all,” and Marlon Brando said he was “the best actor in films.” [Read on here…]
- Gray Frederickson
- Oklahoma City
- The Digital Bits
- Warner Archive
- Twilight Time
- Bud Elder
- View from the Cheap Seats
- Bluray Disc
- DVD
- Mickey Rooney RIP
- Sugar Babies
- The Return of Mike Hammer
- Stacy Keach
- John Wayne: The Life and the Legend
- Scott Eyman
- Criterion
- Riot in Cell Block 11
- Walter Wagner
- Wild at Heart
- Used Cars
- Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation
- Rita Sue and Bob Too
- The Carol Burnett Show: Carol's Crack Ups
- Sophie's Choice
- Shout! Factory
- TCM
- Star Vista
Out of the Furnace, Bad Grandpa for just $10, Her & Jack Ryan pre-orders & more…
Morning, folks! We’re getting an early start on today’s news here at The Bits today…
First up here at the site, Dr. Jahnke has checked in this morning with a brand new installment of his Burnt Offerings MOD DVD column running down the latest deep catalog DVD offerings from the Warner Archive Collection and the Sony Choice Collection. There’s some very cool titles in there this time, including NBC’s fascinating and oft-overlooked science fiction title Search: The Complete Series, so do check it out. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- Bluray Disc
- Adam Jahnke
- Burnt Offerings MOD DVD
- Warner Archive Collection
- Sony Choice Collection
- Out of the Furnace
- Dragons: Defenders of Berk Part 1
- Jackass presents Bad Grandpa
- Life of a King
- The Iran Job
- Dark House
- Her
- Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit
- Continuum: Season Two
- Riot in Cell Block 11
- Master of the House
- Reasonable Doubt
- Spike Jonze
- Kenneth Branagh
Oscars noms, An Honor to Be Nominated, new Chicago & Criterion’s April w/Breaking the Waves
Well… this morning the Academy Award nominations were announced here in SoCal. I don’t want to spoil it for you – you can find all the details here straight from the horse’s mouth.
Meanwhile, our very own Dr. Adam Jahnke has added a new feature to his Jahnke’s Electric Theatre column here at The Bits called An Honor to Be Nominated. In today’s installment, he looks back at deserving films that were snubbed for Oscar glory. This week’s installment: Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple. Don’t miss it! [Read on here…]
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- My Two Cents
- Oscar nominations
- An Honor To Be Nominated
- Dr Adam Jahnke
- The 400 Blows
- Breaking the Waves
- Criterion April slate
- Master of the House
- Riot in Cell Block 11
- Il Sorpasso
- Dallas Buyer's Club
- Homefront
- Chicago: Diamond Edition
- Dolby Vision
- The Red Skelton Show: The Lost Episodes