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Based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird lives up to the standards set by the source material, thanks in part to Robert Mulligan's direction and Gregory Peck's outstanding performance of Atticus Finch.

Whether it's John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men or the occasional Curious George, many of us that were once students got to read a book in school at any grade or age that had an impact on them.

I've seen most of the films of Alfred Hitchcock , but I'd never seen Spellbound for some reason.

A half-century hasn't dulled the impact of To Kill a Mockingbird's moving exploration of racial injustice, social intolerance and lost innocence.

Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present a Friday Night Film Series with screenings at 6:30 p.m. in Room 28 of the Thomaston Academy building, 60 Main St./Route 1. The February films are showcasing seldom-seen Westerns.

It's quite a week for vintage-film fans as an array of favorites earn Blu-ray upgrades, including Gregory Peck's Oscar-winning turn, and classics from directors Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen and Billy Wilder.

It's been half a century since the debut of the monumental Southern drama "To Kill a Mockingbird." To mark the occasion, the beloved 1962 film is making its Blu-ray debut.

GLENN CLOSE "Albert Nobbs" Why she'll win: Widely considered long overdue after five previous noms, Close garners industry affection for championing this personal, heartfelt project through 20 years of difficult development.

This week's new DVD releases include the Blu-ray releases of a film classic and sci-fi TV series, and a dark tale starring Ryan Gosling.

Cape Fear, the 1962 thriller starring Gregory Peck, is about lawyer Sam Bowden. Max Cady, one of the men he sent to prison is released and starts to stalk Sam and his family for revenge.

To Kill a Mockingbird is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a fully restored print, digitally remastered on Blu-ray, just in time for Black History month.

Hey folks, Harry here with this week's DVD & Blu-Ray column. It is a bit late, but that PBS WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY dvd that's coming out soon, got me completely wrapped up in it last night.

In some ways, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is the ultimate coming-of-age tale. It's about, in part, the loss of innocence, the importance of justiceA and the realization, through the eyes of a child,A thatA the world can be a very ugly place.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, one of the screen's most beloved and critically acclaimed films, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a commemorative Limited Edition Collector's Series Blu-ray Combo Pack as well as on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on January 31, 2012.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a film that came out 50 years ago and was immediately seen as a classic and was one of the biggest winners at the Oscars that year.

Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan starred in "Bonnie and Clyde," which closed Dec. 30 in New York.

Universal Studios will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year in large part by restoring and reissuing some of the studio's classic films.

January 31, 2012, marks the 50th Anniversary DVD/Blu-ray release of the screen version of Harper Lee 's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird .

Lena Dunham's film 'Tiny Furniture' is a lively movie with sharp dialogue, PBS examines a little-known civil rights activist, film critics rank a list of the greatest movies ever, and more top picks.

This week's new DVD releases include the Blu-ray releases of a film classic and sci-fi TV series, and a dark tale starring Ryan Gosling.