Cinema Films, DVD Films, DVD Boxsets, DVD TV Series

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13th March 1938 - World News Roundup broadcast for the first time on CBS Radio in the US

13th March 1947 - the 19th Academy Awards - Best Years of Our Lives - won best film

13th March 1956 - The Searchers - American western film released

13th March 1982 - ABC TV crime drama TJ Hooker premiered

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The Twilight Zone - Original Series - 60th Anniversary - all 156 episodes in one Blue-Ray box set, from the classic show, one of the most unique and inventive television shows ever created

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14th March 1931 - the first theater built for rear movie projection (NYC)

14th March 1940 - The Road to Singapore, first of seven films premiered

14th March 1966 - British film Born Free released, starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers

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15th March 1945 - the 17th Academy Awards, Going My Way, wins

15th March 1948 - Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine

15th March 1954 - CBS Morning Show, premiered with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar

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An interesting selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the third week of March 2020

The Truth (PG)
Misbehaviour (12A)
Vitalina Varela (12A)
And Then We Danced (15)

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16th March 1934 - the 6th Academy Awards, Cavalcade wins

16th March 1938 - Noël Coward's musical "Operette" premiered in London

16th March 1957 - the 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show wins

16th March 1961 - the 18th Golden Globes, Spartacus wins

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1917 (2019) - at the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers. The release date for this standadrd DVD disc is 18th May 2020

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17th March 1960 - one of the first French New Wave films, Breathless, released in France

17th March 1968 - the Bee Gees make their US TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show

17th March 1991 - 44th British Film and Television Awards, Goodfellas Best Film, Martin Scorsese Best Director

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Tom And Jerry - Complete Volumes 1-6 - Collector's Edition - this six disc DVD box set contains all six volumes of Tom and Jerry, with nearly nine hours of cartoons - it is priced at £12.91 - worth every penny if you are into classic cartoons.

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Wacky Races: Complete Collection - Standard DVD Edition - this box set contains all 34 episodes of this animated TV series - priced at £9.77

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The Invaders: The Believers Box - 1967-1968, two seasons of the 1960s US cult science fiction TV series, the box set is priced at just £19.98 - well worth buying it, in any currency.

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18th Marchc 1948 - Philips began experimental TV broadcasting

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An interesting selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the third week of March 2020

The Truth (PG)
Misbehaviour (12A)
Vitalina Varela (12A)
And Then We Danced (15)

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For those of you who are fans of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, this film is a must purchase - Stan and Ollie (2019)- it is the untold story of the world’s greatest comedy double act. The film deals with their tour of Britain in the twilight of their career. DVD £19.99 - other formats are also available.

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It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) - this is a timeless film classic, a cinematic masterpiece and one of the most popular films of all time, nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture - it appears on American Film Institute Top 100 best American films of all time.

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19th March 1953 - the 25th Academy Awards, Greatest Show on Earth won for best picture

19th March 1964 - Sean Connery's first day of shooting on James Bond film Goldfinger

19th March 1979 - the US House of Representatives began live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN

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20th March 1948 - the 20th Academy Awards, Gentleman's Agreement wins for best film

20th March 1952 - the 24th Academy Awards, An American in Paris wins for best film

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21st March 1940 - Rebecca, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine premiered in Miami, Florida - Won for Best Picture 1941

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Bewitched: The Complete Box Set - an American television sitcom fantasy series, broadcast for 8 seasons with 254 episodes on ABC from 1964-1972 - price at £39.99 for standard DVD format

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22nd March 1895 - Auguste and Louis Lumiere screened their first movie to an invited audience

22nd March 1928 - Noël Coward's musical "This Year of Grace" premiered in London

22nd March 1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" premiered in Los Angeles, Best Picture 1937

22nd March 1941 - James Stewart inducted into the Army, becoming the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II

22nd March 1944 - American movie star Jimmy Stewart took part in his 12th combat mission, leading the 2nd Bomb Wing in an attack on Berlin

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