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The Extras

The Extras explores the behind the scenes extras of your favorite TV shows, movies, and animation, whether on digital, dvd/blu-ray and 4K, or your favorite streaming site.

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25:50

Warner Archive October 28th Release Announcement:...

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2025/09/25

Send us a text George Feltenstein joins us to discuss four classic films releasing on Blu-ray from Warner Archive on October 28th, following the previously announced October 14th releases. These restorations showcase Warner Archive's commitment to preserving cinema history with pristine 4K scans from original negative elements whenever possible. • Manhattan Melodrama (1934) - The first on-screen pairing of William Powell and Myrna Loy, with Clark Gable, restored from preservation elements wi...

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37:19

Warner Archive October 14th Release Announcement:...

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2025/09/18

Send us a text Warner Archive announces their packed October 14th Blu-ray release slate featuring meticulously restored classics and horror titles. George Feltenstein returns to share details about five key releases that showcase Warner's commitment to film preservation. • Curse of Frankenstein arrives in both 4K and Blu-ray editions with unprecedented special features • A Summer Place (1959) features restored color from the original camera negative, correcting yellow layer collapse issues •...

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27:35

Announcing the TOM & JERRY GOLDEN ERA ANTHOLOGY Blu-ray

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2025/09/09

Send us a text Warner Archive announces the release of all 114 Tom and Jerry animated shorts produced by Hanna-Barbera at MGM between 1940-1958, completely uncut and uncensored in a definitive collection coming December 9th. • Comprehensive six-disc Blu-ray collection from Warner Archive features the entire Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry library in chronological order • Special features include two new documentaries: "Animal Hijinx: The Friends and Foes of Tom" and "Lady of the House: The Story...

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23:44

Hammer Horror Meets Warner Archive: The Curse of...

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2025/08/23

Send us a text We announce a special collaborative 4K UHD release of "The Curse of Frankenstein" from Warner Archive and Hammer Films, coming October 14th. This landmark partnership brings together both companies' archival resources to create the definitive presentation of this horror classic that established Hammer as a leading force in the genre. • Warner Archive and Hammer Films partnering on a deluxe release of The Curse of Frankenstein • 4K UHD edition ($34.99) includes three aspect rat...

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33:17

Warner Archive September Announcement: Four New...

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2025/08/16

Send us a text George Feltenstein joins host Tim Millard to announce the September Blu-ray releases from Warner Archive. The lineup includes five films from various eras, all receiving meticulous 4K restorations that dramatically improve their visual and audio quality. • Beast of the City (1932): Jean Harlow's breakout film as a leading lady, an MGM attempt at Warner-style gangster pictures, with a new master from 4K scans of preservation elements • The Beggar's Opera (1953): Technicolor Bri...

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52:34

6 Cinema Classics: The Warner Archive June Blu-rays

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2025/08/13

Send us a text George Feltenstein joins Tim Millard to discuss the Warner Archive's June Blu-ray releases, spanning from 1938 to 1961 and featuring newly restored classics across multiple genres. • The Citadel (1938) stars Robert Donat as a doctor whose idealism is tested when he moves from a Welsh mining town to wealthy London practice • A Date with Judy (1948) showcases Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor in a vibrant Technicolor musical with restored color that eliminates previous transfer i...

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61:13

Warner Archive's Second 4K Triumph: George...

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2025/07/28

Send us a text Warner Archive's George Feltenstein discusses the stunning new 4K UHD and Blu-ray restoration of MGM's 1956 musical "High Society" starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra with Louis Armstrong. Purchase links: HIGH SOCIETY (1956) 4K&Blu-ray Combo Pack HIGH SOCIETY (1956) Blu-ray EPISODE DETAILS: • VistaVision's horizontal filming process presented unique challenges for scanning and restoration • Original film negatives were scanned using specialized Director sc...

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58:54

Warner Archive August Release Announcement: A New 4K,...

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2025/07/18

Send us a text George Feltenstein announces the Warner Archive's August releases, featuring a diverse lineup including classic dramas, a Technicolor musical, a John Ford film, a 4K crime thriller, and a complete Hanna-Barbera series. • "The Hard Way" (1943) starring Ida Lupino in possibly her finest performance as a driven woman advancing her sister's career • "That Midnight Kiss" (1949) introducing Mario Lanza alongside Catherine Grayson in a Technicolor musical about classical music • "Int...

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36:48

More Cartoons From the Vault: Looney Tunes...

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2025/07/01

Send us a text We continue our deep dive into the Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 1 Blu-ray with animation historian Jerry Beck and Warner Archive's George Feltenstein, exploring the treasures of Disc 2 and the evolution of iconic characters. • Disc 2 features beloved characters and fan favorites, contrasting with Disc 1's more collector-focused rarities • The 1937 "Porky's Duck Hunt" introduced the world to Daffy Duck and marked the beginning of Warner's irreverent cartoon style • Daf...

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54:47

The Vault is Open: A Looney Review of Collector's...

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2025/06/25

Send us a text Animation historian Jerry Beck and George Feltenstein of the Warner Archive officially "open the vault" in this broad review of disc one of the recently released Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 1. Our far-ranging discussion includes a history of the last 35 years of Looney Tunes restoration, debunking of some restoration myths, select reviews, and Jerry's shocking "cartoons in a porno theater" story. When Jerry and George talk animation, you know it's going to be fun, inf...

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56:32

Three the Hard Way: Blaxploitation in HD

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2025/06/19

Send us a text Producer and author Michael Stradford (Black to the Movies) and George Feltenstein of Warner Bros. join the podcast for a fun discussion of director Gordon Parks Jr.'s, THREE THE HARD WAY ('74), starring Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly in their first and only team-up for a film. We also talk about three other Blaxploitation classics of the 1970s: HITMAN ('72) starring Bernie Casey & Pam Grier, BLACK EYE ('74) starring Fred Williamson, Rosemary Forsyth, and T...

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44:15

Warner Archive July Release Announcement of 8 New...

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2025/06/09

Send us a text The Warner Archive Collection announces an eclectic lineup of eight Blu-ray releases coming in July, spanning multiple decades and genres with restorations from original camera negatives. • William Conrad's "Brainstorm" (1965) starring Jeff Hunter in a psychological thriller with a new 4K scan • Michael Curtiz's "Brightleaf" (1950) with Gary Cooper and Lauren Bacall as tobacco barons in the 1890s • Vincent Minnelli's "The Cobweb" (1955), a controversial mental institution dram...

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47:17

Restoring Rhapsody in Blue

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2025/06/03

Send us a text George Feltenstein from the Warner Archive joins host Tim Millard to discuss the remarkable restoration and reconstruction of the 1945 film "Rhapsody in Blue," now available on Blu-ray in its complete 161-minute version for the first time in 80 years. • Warner Bros.' restoration team combined original camera negative footage with a composite fine-grain master to reconstruct the complete film as director Irving Rapper intended • The rediscovered 5-minute Porgy and Bess sequence...

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35:15

5 Warner Archive April Blu-ray Releases: Lili, Side...

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2025/05/29

Send us a text George Feltenstein joins Tim Millard to review the Warner Archive's April Blu-ray releases, a diverse collection spanning from 1950s classics to 2000s comedies that have been restored with stunning new transfers and special features. • Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer star in "Lily" (1953), a Technicolor gem restored from original 3-strip negatives • Despite studio doubts, "Lily" became a massive success that was later reissued theatrically instead of going to television • "S...

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54:41

The Four Horsemen, Cheyenne, and The Wacky Races...

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2025/05/21

Send us a text Tim Millard and George Feltenstein from the Warner Archive delve into the fantastic new Blu-ray releases of three diverse classics spanning silent film, television westerns, and animated cartoons. • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), a silent film that launched Rudolph Valentino's career, underwent a three-year restoration process • Warner Bros. worked closely with film preservationists Kevin Brownlow and Patrick Stanberry to accurately recreate the film's original ti...

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46:57

Warner Archive June Release Announcement PLUS New...

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2025/05/05

Send us a text Warner Archive announces six spectacular Blu-ray releases for June, along with new value-priced four-film collections and the Looney Tunes Collectors Vault Vol. 1. George Feltenstein shares details about each release, including the meticulous 4K restorations from original camera negatives that bring these classics to life like never before. • Four-film collections featuring Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and Elizabeth Taylor are coming in June, with 24 collections planned overall •...

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39:22

Warner Archive March Blu-ray Reviews: Sadie McKee,...

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2025/04/30

Send us a text Warner Archive's March Blu-ray releases span nine decades of entertainment history, from a 1934 Joan Crawford classic to 1970s action films and beloved Hanna-Barbera animation. Tim Millard and George Feltenstein discuss the restoration process and cultural significance of these diverse titles. • Sadie McKee (1934) showcases Joan Crawford's evolution as an actress in a restored version that looks spectacular despite being over 90 years old • Monogram Matinee Volume 1 features t...

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62:08

Introducing Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Vol. 1

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2025/04/24

Send us a text George Feltenstein of the Warner Archive and animation historian Jerry Beck introduce the Looney Tunes Collector's Vault, Volume 1, featuring 50 beautifully restored in High Definition classic cartoons across two discs. Hear directly from the two men who curated this collection about what makes this new Blu-ray series of cartoons for collectors the logical next step in their ongoing attempts to bring all of the Looney Tunes cartoons to HD. • Evolution from single-disc Collecto...

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40:48

Grand Illusions: TCM Classic Film Festival Preview...

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2025/04/22

Send us a text Scott McGee, Senior Director of Original Productions at Turner Classic Movies, previews the upcoming TCM Classic Film Festival and its theme, "Grand Illusions: Fantastic Worlds in Film," taking place April 24-27 in Hollywood. • Opening night features a 45th anniversary screening of "The Empire Strikes Back" with George Lucas making his first TCM Festival appearance • The festival includes sub-themes like "Pigments of Imagination" (fantasy films with animation), "Future Shock" ...

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39:19

DARK CITY DAMES with TCM's Eddie Muller, Host of Noir...

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2025/04/14

Send us a text Eddie Muller, host of Noir Alley on TCM, discusses his fully revised book "Dark City Dames: The Women Who Defined Film Noir," which profiles noir actresses both at the height of their fame and decades later as they reflected on their lives after Hollywood. He shares the fascinating journey of interviewing these women, gaining their trust, and documenting their remarkable stories of resilience as they navigated life after the spotlight faded. • Actresses profiled include Jane G...

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