Due January 29
WARNER BROS. CELEBRATES ITS 90TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2013 WITH
“BEST OF WARNER BROS.” COLLECTIONS Two New
Documentaries Honoring the Studio Year-Long Celebration Includes 100 Film DVD Collection and 50 Film
Blu-ray™ Collection, Largest Film Collection
Released in Each Format by Any Studio to date Five New “Best of Warner Bros.” 20 Film DVD Box Sets also to be Released
throughout Year One of the most respected, diversified and successful
motion picture studios in the world, Warner Bros. began when the eponymous brothers As
a result of all the films the studio has produced, co-produced (with numerous
partners), acquired and distributed, Warner Bros. now boasts the largest film
library in the world – 6,800 feature films, with 2,000
films currently available on DVD and Blu-ray™. The library includes 22 Academy
Award®*-winning Best Pictures (the most in Oscar®
history), and leading franchises such as Harry
Potter™, Batman™, Lord of the Rings™, The
Matrix and Superman™. Beginning
in January, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
(WBHEG) will launch a major Anniversary initiative that will continue
through year-end 2013. This includes the release of seven new collections,
including two limited and numbered anniversary collections -- 100 films on DVD
and 50 films on Blu-ray™, both the largest collections of films ever released,
to date, in their respective formats. The year-long celebration will also include several stand-alone releases of new-to-format
classics on Blu-ray™ for the first time, including The Jazz Singer, all three
James Dean films (East of Eden, Rebel
Without a Cause, Giant), Cabaret and
Academy Award® Best Picture Winners Grand Hotel (1932), Mrs. Miniver (1943), and Driving Miss
Daisy(1990). Stated
Jeff Baker, WHV’s Executive Vice President and General Manager, Theatrical
Catalog, “As the recognized leader in theatrical library market share, we’re
delighted to be celebrating our 90th with the largest, most
compelling film collections in home entertainment history. We’ve put a lot of
thought and care into the selection of these classics, and I think the results
will be something movie fans -- from the casual to the dedicated – will embrace.” Finally,
WBHEG will have a year-long trade program supported by an online and social
media campaign. The campaign is designed to celebrate the films representing The Best of Warner Bros, by artfully
connecting with movie-lovers through the memories that mirror, resemble, or
remind them of their favorite movies. The microsite www.bestofwb.com
will serve as the central hub for all content and provide fans with a richer
and more integrated experience. The
Collections The Best
of Warner Bros. 100 Film DVD Collection*: 100 movies including
all 22 of Warner Bros. library’s Best Picture ™ Winners and two new
documentaries (details below) on 55 discs presented in book style premium
packaging. The Best
of Warner Bros. 50 Film Blu-ray™ Collection* includes 50 movies and
the two new documentaries on 52 discs, also presented in book style premium
packaging. It will introduce several new-to-Blu-ray film titles,
including Grand Hotel, Mrs. Miniver, and Driving Miss Daisy. Both
of the above are limited and numbered collections and each includes a collectible
poster and series of art cards featuring movie poster designs created by
legendary American graphic designer Bill Gold. Gold,
who worked with
Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, and Ridley Scott,
had this to say: "My
65-year career began with Yankee Doodle Dandy and Casablanca and
continued on to every Clint Eastwood picture from Dirty Harry to
Mystic River (and I came out of
retirement to design the poster for J. Edgar). In my wildest
dreams I could not have foreseen the world I would inhabit and the joy it would
bring me over the years. Every poster I worked on had a story to tell, and I'm
delighted to be able to share a sampling of some of them in these
collections." The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film DVD Collections will be released
throughout the year in five separate sets. Each features a gem-packed
collection of 20 essential movie classics in five major genres: Best
Pictures (January), Musicals (February), Romance
(April), Comedy (July) and Thrillers (September). The Best
of Warner Bros. Animation Collections will be released throughout the year in
three separate animation sets. Each
features animation at its best in three key brands Hanna-Barbera (May), Looney
Tunes (June) and DC Comics (August). The Best
of Warner Bros. Superman TV Collection (May) features 9 essential Superman live action television and
animated television shows in one collection. Two New Documentaries to
Celebrate Warner Bros. 90th Anniversary Created
specially for this anniversary, Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot is a full-length documentary that features
some of Warner Bros.’ top talent and executives giving an inside look at the
history of the studio. In on-the-lot interviews, stars including Clint
Eastwood, Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Martin Sheen, along with current and
former studio toppers Barry Meyer, Alan Horn, Bob Daly, and Terry Semel, and
others, recount personal reflections and anecdotes about their experiences at
the studio. Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot was produced by documentarian
Gary Khammar (It’s So Audrey! A Style
Icon) and producer Bill Gerber (Gran
Torino). Now,
for the first time, home viewers can take the hugely popular Warner Bros Studio
VIP Tour in this new documentary produced exclusively for the 90th
Anniversary collections. In The Warner Bros. Lot Tour, an
official WB Lot Tour Guide gives guests a “virtual” tram ride (of what some
200,000 annual visitors experience) -- an extraordinary opportunity to see
first-hand where movie magic happens at the world’s busiest motion picture and
television studio. Unlike a theme park, the Tour represents a rare and intimate
“behind-the-scenes” look at real Hollywood, winding through back lot streets,
sound stages, sets and craft shops. Best of Warner Bros. 100 Film DVD Collection Street Date: 1/29/13 Order Date: 12/25/12 Catalog # 1000334080 Pricing: $597.92 SRP Best of Warner Bros. 50 Film Blu-ray Collection Street Date: 1/29/13 Order Date: 12/25/12 Catalog # 1000334079 Pricing: $597.92 SRP # # # The Best of Warner Bros. 100 Film DVD Collection Broadway Melody of 1929* 1929 Public Enemy, The 1931 Cimarron (1931) * 1931 Grand Hotel* 1932 42nd Street 1933 Mutiny on the Bounty* 1935 Night at the Opera, A 1935 Great Ziegfeld, The* 1936 Life of Emile Zola, The* 1937 Adventures of Robin Hood, The 1938 Dark Victory 1939 Gone with The Wind* 1939 Wizard of Oz 1939 Philadelphia Story, The 1940 Maltese Falcon, The 1941 Citizen Kane 1941 Mrs. Miniver* 1942 Casablanca* 1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 Gaslight 1944 Anchors Aweigh 1944 Mildred Pierce 1945 Best Years of Our Lives* 1946 Big Sleep, The 1946 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The 1948 American in Paris, An* 1951 Streetcar Named Desire, A 1951 Singin' in the Rain 1952 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954 Star Is Born, A (1954) 1954 East of Eden 1955 Rebel Without A Cause 1955 Around the World in 80 Days* 1956 Giant 1956 Searchers, The 1956 Face in the Crowd, A 1957 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958 Gigi* 1958 Ben-Hur* 1959 North By Northwest 1959 How the West Was Won 1962 What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? 1962 Viva Las Vegas 1964 Doctor Zhivago 1965 Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 1966 Cool Hand Luke 1967 Dirty Dozen, The 1967 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 Bullitt 1968 Wild Bunch, The 1969 Dirty Harry 1971 Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory 1971 Cabaret 1972 Clockwork Orange, A 1972 Enter the Dragon 1973 Exorcist, The 1973 Blazing Saddles 1974 Dog Day Afternoon 1975 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest* 1975 All The President's Men 1976 Superman, The Movie 1977 Caddyshack 1980 Shining, The 1980 Clash of the Titans 1981 Chariots of Fire* 1981 National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 Outsiders, The 1983 Right Stuff, The 1983 Risky Business 1983 Amadeus* 1984 Color Purple, The 1985 Goonies, The 1985 Full Metal Jacket 1987 Lethal Weapon 1987 Batman 1989 Driving Miss Daisy* 1989 Goodfellas 1990 Bodyguard, The 1992 Unforgiven* 1992 Fugitive, The 1993 Interview with the Vampire 1994 Natural Born Killers (Director's Cut) 1994 Shawshank Redemption 1994 Seven 1995 L.A. Confidential 1997 Matrix, The 1999 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 Lord of the Rings: The
Fellowship of the Ring 2001 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* 2003 Notebook, The 2004 Million Dollar Baby* 2005 Departed, The* 2006 300 2007 Dark Knight, The 2008 Blind Side, The 2009 Hangover, The 2009 Sherlock Holmes 2009 Inception 2010 Documentaries:
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot, Warner Bros. Lot Tour (2013) Best of Warner Bros. 50 Film Blu-ray™ Collection Grand Hotel* 1932 Mutiny on the Bounty* 1935 Gone with The Wind* 1939 Wizard of Oz 1939 Maltese Falcon, The 1941 Citizen Kane 1941 Mrs. Miniver* 1942 Casablanca* 1942 Treasure of the Sierra
Madre, The 1948 American in Paris, An* 1951 Streetcar Named
Desire, A 1951 Singin' in the Rain 1952 Gigi* 1958 Ben-Hur* 1959 North By Northwest 1959 How the West Was Won 1962 Doctor Zhivago 1965 Cool Hand Luke 1967 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 Bullitt 1968 Dirty Harry 1971 Willy Wonka & The
Chocolate Factory 1971 Clockwork Orange, A 1972 Exorcist, The 1973 One Flew Over The
Cuckoo's Nest* 1975 Superman, The Movie 1977 Shining, The 1980 Chariots of Fire* 1981 Risky Business 1983 Amadeus* 1984 Color Purple, The 1985 Full Metal Jacket 1987 Lethal Weapon 1987 Driving Miss Daisy* 1989 Goodfellas 1990 Bodyguard, The 1992 Unforgiven* 1992 Natural Born Killers
(Director's Cut) 1994 Matrix, The 1999 Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone 2001 Lord of the
Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 Lord of the Rings: The
Two Towers 2002 Lord of the Rings: The
Return of the King* 2003 Million Dollar Baby* 2005 Departed, The* 2006 Dark Knight, The 2008 Blind Side, The 2009 Hangover, The 2009 Sherlock Holmes 2009 Inception 2010
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