23.03.2010 20:18:00
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Offers Award-Winning Classic MGM Films and TV Shows For the First Time via CreateSpace DVD on Demand
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced that it will be offering 27 additional MGM titles, including never-before-released award-winning classic films, made-for-TV movies and television shows via CreateSpace’s DVD on Demand service. Beginning March 22, fans can pre-order their favorite classic films in this exciting second wave of titles followed by the television series from the new collection, which will be available soon.
The entire collection of MGM DVD-on-Demand titles will be showcased at www.amazon.com/mgmcollection. The dedicated online destination will serve as a central hub, with links to pages featuring original trailers for films including, Fitzwilly, The Honey Pot, Hurricane Streets, Valentino and more.
"We are delighted to continue our association with CreateSpace DVD on Demand, a perfect way for us to provide fans convenient access to timeless MGM movies and television shows that are not readily available in the marketplace,” said Eric Doctorow, General Manager, MGM Worldwide at Fox. "The new MGM Limited Edition Collection section will make it even easier for customers to find these film and TV gems on Amazon.com.”
CreateSpace DVD on Demand enables film and TV studios such as Twentieth Century Fox to make a wide variety of content available efficiently, inexpensively and with little risk, since titles are sold directly in response to customer demand.
Showcasing an assortment of award-nominated films, the latest wave of titles includes Academy Award® nominees The Best Man (1964), with Lee Tracy garnering a Best Supporting Actor nod; Man Of Iron (1981), selected as Best Foreign Language Film; and The Whisperers (1967), for which Edith Evans earned a Best Actress nomination. The set also incorporates Golden Globe® nominees Garbo Talks (1984), starring Anne Bancroft; and The Glory Guys (1965), featuring James Caan, nominated for Most Promising Newcomer.
In addition, the collection features popular made-for-TV films such as Inherit The Wind (1999), starring Jack Lemmon in his Golden Globe®-winning performance; three-time Golden Globe® nominee The Tenth Man (1988), starring Anthony Hopkins; and The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979), starring Lindsay Wagner. The television series to be available soon include the first season of the contemporary show "Flipper - The New Adventures” (1995) and Season 2 of "Flipper," the original series (1964), "Highway Patrol” (1955) Season 1 and the complete series of "Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot” (1969).
Classic Film Titles |
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The Best Man (1964) | Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams | ||||
The Caretakers (1963) | Robert Stack, Polly Bergen, Joan Crawford | ||||
Cold Turkey (1971) | Dick Van Dyke, Bob Newhart | ||||
Eight On The Lam (1967) | Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jonathan Winters | ||||
Fitzwilly (1967) | Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Feldon | ||||
The Gallant Hours (1960) | James Cagney, Dennis Weaver | ||||
Garbo Talks (1984) | Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher | ||||
The Glory Guys (1965) | James Caan, Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell | ||||
The Honey Pot (1967) | Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson | ||||
House Of The Long Shadows (1984) | Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, John Carradine | ||||
Hurricane Streets (1998) | Edie Falco, Brendan Sexton III, Heather Matarazzo | ||||
Inherit The Wind (1999) | Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott | ||||
The Landlord (1970) | Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Baily | ||||
Man Of Iron (1981) | Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda | ||||
The Offence (1973) | Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant | ||||
The Tenth Man (1988) | Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas | ||||
Toys In The Attic (1963) | Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Gene Tierney | ||||
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979) | Lindsay Wagner, Alan Feinstein, Linda Gray | ||||
Valentino (1977) | Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips | ||||
Vanishing Fiancée (1978) | François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye, Jean Dasté | ||||
The Whisperers (1967) | Dame Edith Evans, Eric Portman | ||||
The White Buffalo (1977) | Charles Bronson, Jack Warden, Will Sampson | ||||
Wicked Stepmother (1989) | Bette Davis, David Rasche, Colleen Camp | ||||
Television Series |
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"Flipper” Season 2 (1964) | Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden | ||
"Flipper - The New Adventures” Season 1 (1995) | Jessica Alba, Brian Wimmer, Colleen Flynn | ||
"Highway Patrol” Season 1 (1955) | Broderick Crawford | ||
"Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot” Complete Series (1969) |
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Kaneko Mitsunobu, Akio Itô, Shôzaburô Date | |
For synopses of all films listed above please visit www.foxpressroom.com.
About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co, MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries. MGM ownership is as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit www.mgm.com.
About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (TCFHE) is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on DVD, Blu-ray Disc (BD) and Digital Copy as well as acquisitions and original productions. The company also releases all products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets -- from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company (NASDAQ-GS: NWS). For more information about TCFHE visit www.foxconnect.com.
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