Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced that it will offer 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 classic films in this second wave of titles followed by the television series from the new collection, which will be available soon.
According to the statement, 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 / Starring
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 / Starring
“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) / Kaneko Mitsunobu, Akio Itô, Shôzaburô Date
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