BRIAN De PALMA’S “GET TO KNOW YOUR RABBIT,”
“GREEN MANSIONS” STARRING AUDREY HEPBURN AND SIX AL JOLSON FILMS HIGHLIGHT THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION JULY LINEUP
- “Deep Valley,” “The Hard Way,” “Juke Girl,” “The Man I Love,” “Nora Prentiss,” and “The Unfaithful” Featuring Ida Lupino and Ann Sheridan are Brought Together for Special “Women of Warner Bros.” Collection
- 24 Classic Titles Added to the Warner Archive Collection in July, Many Offered for the First Time on Home Video
Burbank, Calif., July 8, 2009 – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG), today announced 30 timeless movies will be added to its popular Warner Archive Collection www.WarnerArchive.com) online service this July including director Brian De Palma’s cult comedy favorite “Get To Know Your Rabbit” starring Tom Smothers and Orson Welles, the unforgettable romantic adventure through the jungles of South America “Green Mansions” starring Audrey Hepburn and an impressive array of romantic classics starring the ravishing ElizabethTaylor, including “Conspirator” “The Girl Who Had Everything” and the lush widescreen romance “Rhapsody.”
Other highlights include a quartet of big budget favorites with all-star casts (“It’s A Big Country,” “Weekend At The Waldorf,” “The Story of Mankind’ and “The Story of Three Loves’), two films that pushed the boundaries of screen censorship in their day (Otto Preminger’s 1953 comedy “The Moon is Blue” and Mark Rydell’s 1967 drama “The Fox”), and by popular demand, the 1977 comedy hit “Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe” starring George Segal.
On July 21, the incomparable Al Jolson once again takes center stage, with six of his rarely-seen early Warner Bros. classics making their DVD debut including “Big Boy,” “Go Into Your Dance,” “Say it With Songs,” “The Singing Fool,” “The Singing Kid.” and “Wonder Bar” the 1934 extravaganza with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. Jolson fans wondering why his 1930 hit “Mammy” is not included in this line-up need not be disappointed. The Michael Curtiz-directed classic is being newly remastered especially for release as part of the Warner Archive Collection later this year and will include the film’s long-lost Technicolor sequences.
WBHEG also announced today the “Women of Warner Bros.” collection that shines the spotlight on two of the studio’s most talented and glamorous leading ladies. Ida Lupino stars in “The Hard Way” (for which she won the N.Y. Film Critics Award as Best Actress), “Deep Valley” and “The Man I Love”, and Ann Sheridan lights up the screen in “Nora Prentiss,” “Juke Girl” and “The Unfaithful.” While each film is available for $19.95, the Warner Archive Collection is pleased to offer the six film group at a special value price of only $59.95.
Spanning more than 60 years of filmmaking, the Warner Archive Collection offers movie fans access to Warner Bros. Entertainment’s unparalleled film library consisting of pre-1986 MGM, RKO Radio Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures films. These timeless classics can be downloaded or purchased on DVDs that are made to order for the customer using a state-of-the-art manufacturing on Demand (MOD) process. For a complete list of titles visit WarnerArchive.com.
The following new titles will be added to the Warner Archive Collection:
Available July 7
- Deep Valley (1947)
- Get To Know Your Rabbit (1972)
- Green Mansions (1959)
- Juke Girl (1953)
- Nora Prentiss (1947)
- The Fox (1967)
- The Hard Way (1942)
- The Man I Love (1947)
- The Moon Is Blue (1953)
- Unfaithful, The (1947)
- Who is killing the Great Chiefs of Europe? (1978)
Available July 21
- Big Boy (1931)
- Conspirator (1950)
- Cynthia (1947)
- Girl Who Had Everything, The (1953)
- Go Into Your Dance (1935)
- It’s a Big Country (1951)
- Love is Better Than Ever (1952)
- Rhapsody (1954)
- Say it with Songs (1929)
- Singing Fool, The (1929)
- Singing Kid, The (1936)
- Story of Mankind (1957)
- Story of Three Loves (1953)
To order their movies, fans visit WarnerArchive.com, select their titles, and upon purchase, a state-of-the-art manufacturing on demand (MOD) system creates a made-to-order DVD. The system places the DVD into a hard plastic Amaray case featuring custom artwork; shrink wraps it and ships the finished package to the customer which arrives in approximately five days. The cost per title is $19.95, plus shipping. Alternatively, consumers can purchase digital downloads of these classic films to enjoy immediately on their PC. The cost for a digital download is $14.95 per title. Warner Archive Collection is currently available only to consumers in the United States.
