TCM: Three New Greatest Classic Films Collections

 

New from Turner Classic Movies & Warner Home Video

December 2

Three New Greatest Classic Film Collections Include

Cary Grant Vol. 2, Taylor & Burton and Bogie & Bacall

 

BURBANK, Calif. , August 5, 2014 – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (WBHE) and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are adding three new collections to their TCM Greatest Classic Films: Legends line, which spotlights Hollywood’s greatest legends. Available December 2, the newest additions are Cary Grant Vol. 2, Taylor & Burton and Bogie & Bacall.  Each collection features four classic films and is affordably priced at $27.92 SRP.

 

To build further momentum for these titles, WBHE has set the street date for the collections to coincide with the airing of one film from each collection on TCM. Additional promotional support will include on-air promotional spots on TCM and print advertising in TCM's Now Playing guide.

 

ABOUT THE COLLECTIONS

 

TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS: LEGENDS – CARY GRANT VOLUME 2

 

 

  SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935) - Katharine Hepburn is Sylvia Scarlett, a woman who disguises herself as a man to evade the law. Cary Grant is jewel smuggler Jimmy Monkley, a competing young grifter. The two find themselves cooperating on a heist...and caught in a web of romantic entanglements.

 

GUNGA DIN (1939) - Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. star as cheeky British soldiers armed with battlefield gallantry as they combat a murderous sect in colonial India. Director George Stevens orchestrates teeming battles and boisterous humor from a screenplay by Joel Sayre and Fred Guiol.

 

DESTINATION TOKYO (1943) - Grant plays the captain of a submarine making its battle-strewn way from San Francisco to the Aleutians and into the enemy’s front yard. Delmer Daves (who co-wrote with Albert Maltz) directs, while John Garfield leads an array of costars playing boys-next-door gone to war.

 

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944) - Frank Capra breezily directs this classic farce written by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein based on the Broadway hit. A frazzled drama critic’s two maiden aunts put a secret ingredient in their wine – and the result is howlingly hilarious, with Grant at his comic best.

 

 

TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS: LEGENDS – TAYLOR & BURTON

 

 

THE V.I.P.s (1963) - Fog rolls in, grounding air traffic. Over the next fateful night, elite passengers awaiting London-to-U.S. flights must face problems instead of fleeing them. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and more deliver romantic melodrama mixed with wry comedic flourishes.

 

THE SANDPIPER (1965) - Rapturous Big Sur is the backdrop as a minister (Burton) is torn between his yearnings for a beautiful free spirit (Taylor) and his love for his wife (Eva Marie Saint). Directed by Vincente Minnelli from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Michael Wilson.

 

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) - Taylor and Burton are ideal as malevolent marrieds in first-time film director Mike Nichols’ searing film of Edward Albee’s groundbreaking play (written for the screen by Ernest Lehman). The movie won a total of five Oscars®[1] and remains a taboo-toppling landmark.

THE COMEDIANS (1967) - Romantic and political passions are set ablaze in Haiti during the brutal rule of Papa Doc Duvalier. Burton and Taylor lead a ‘who’s who’ cast of stars caught up in the strongman’s reign of terror in a story as disturbing and redeeming as mankind’s conflicted heart.

 

 

TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS: LEGENDS – BOGIE & BACALL

 

 

TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) - World-weary Harry Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) changes his mind about helping the Free French when a sultry siren (19-year-old Lauren Bacall in her screen debut) comes along. Full of intrigue and racy banter, this is the thriller that brought Bogart and Bacall together.

 

THE BIG SLEEP (1946) - L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe (Bogart) takes on a blackmail case and trails murderers, rogues, the spoiled rich and more. Bacall costars under Howard Hawks’ brisk direction of William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman’s ace adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel.

 

DARK PASSAGE (1947) - Bogart is a prison escapee framed for murder who emerges from plastic surgery with a new face. Bacall is his lone ally, and the chemistry between the leads is undeniable. Agnes Moorehead plays a supporting role as a venomous harpy in Delmer Daves’ stylish film-noir thriller.

 

KEY LARGO (1948) - Outside, a hurricane swells. Inside, a sadistic mobster (Edward G. Robinson) holds a hotel owner (Bacall), her invalid father-in-law (Lionel Barrymore) and an ex-GI (Bogart) at gunpoint in this classic from director John Huston (who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard Brooks).

 

                                                             Order Information:

Street Date: December 2, 2014

Order Due Date: October 28,, 2014

SRP: $27.92 for each collection

 

TCM Greatest Classic Films: Legends -  Cary Grant Vol. 2 MAT: 1000491025	TCM Greatest Classic Films: Legends -  Taylor & Burton MAT: 1000491021
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Legends -  Bogie &  Bacall MAT: 1000491023

 

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About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees, as well as directly to consumers through WBShop.com and WBUltra.

 

About TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection is a partnership between Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies. The initiative combines the strengths of the companies in serving both serious film buffs and a new generation of movie lovers. The TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection builds on the success of previous joint initiatives between Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video, including the TCM Archives series and the TCM Spotlight series.

 

Warner Home Video, which owns the world’s largest film library, has more Best Picture Oscar® wins than any other studio and its films have garnered more than 300 Academy Awards®.

 

Turner Classic Movies is currently seen in more than 85 million homes and will support Warner Home Video and the new collection with extensive marketing. TCM’s marketing plan includes print ads in TCM’s popular Now Playing guide, banners on tcm.com, and on-air mentions by the network’s renowned primetime host, Robert Osborne.

 

 

About Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a two-time Peabody Award-winning network that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world. TCM, which is available in more than 85 million homes, features the insights of hosts Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests. Currently in its 20th year as a leading authority in classic film, TCM offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials; film series like The Essentials, hosted by Robert Osborne and Drew Barrymore, and Friday Night Spotlight; and annual programming events like 31 Days of Oscar® in February, Summer Under the Stars in August and TCM Essentials Jr. during the summer. TCM also connects with movie fans through such events as the annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood and the TCM Classic Cruise, as well as through the TCM Classic Film Tour in New York City . In addition, TCM produces a wide range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs, and hosts a wealth of material online at tcm.com and through the Watch TCM mobile app.

 

TCM is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Turner Broadcasting creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

 

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TCM: Three New Greatest Classic Films Collections

THE MARSH -- movie review by porfle



(This review originally appeared online at Bumscorner.com in 2007.)

You know how nerve-wracking it is when you think you're alone and someone sneaks up from behind and grabs you? THE MARSH (2006) loves to do that. It does it so frequently, in fact, that you begin to expect it and the effect is diminished, although every once in a while your guard is down and it grabs you again. But is it really scary? No.

Claire (Gabrielle Anwar) is a children's book writer/illustrator who has been having horrible nightmares about a little girl and a scary old house, and when she happens to see the house on TV, she travels to the sleepy community where it's located and rents it. Before long, she starts seeing the ghosts of the little girl and a teenage boy who seem to be trying to tell her something. These random appearances are where some of the movie's best "gotcha!" moments occur--the "shock" makeup on the boy is particularly effective.

The town's newspaper editor and local historian, Noah Pitney (STARGATE: UNIVERSE star Justin Louis, who also played Sarah Polley's husband in the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake) seems immediately attracted to Claire and supplies her with information about the house--years ago, a boy named Brendan and a little girl named Rose were lost in the nearby marsh and never found--but is skeptical of any ghostly manifestations. Eventually Claire begins to suspect that he's holding something back from her and can't quite trust him.

She finally seeks the help of a paranormal investigator named Hunt (Forest Whitaker) after finding his business card under a sofa (he's been summoned there before). After touring the house, Hunt advises Claire to check into a motel. She doesn't, so he agrees to help. "What do they want from me?" she asks at one point, to which he replies, "I don't know, but one thing's for sure...it's you they want it from."

Their investigation will soon turn up evidence of foul play involving some of the town's leading citizens, for which certain entities in the spirit world now seem intent upon seeking revenge. And somehow, Claire herself is connected with the whole thing.

THE MARSH wants to be really scary but only knows how to startle you now and then. There's some good CGI whenever Claire's bedroom reverts back to its original state on the night Brendan and Rose disappeared, but as the remake of THE HAUNTING so effectively demonstrated, CGI isn't scary. Neither are a bunch of wind effects, flashing lights, and a loud soundtrack. As evidenced in an early scene, a mere shadow on the wall can be a lot more frightening than any of that over-the-top stuff.

But like so many of these haunted house movies, the filmmakers give us a spooky set up with some potential and then, throwing sublety aside, try to hammer us with a lot of frenetic activity. It's interesting to look at but it isn't scary, and ultimately ends up being rather pedestrian. Rod Serling churned out more effective stuff than this on a weekly basis back in his "Night Gallery" days.

The final resolution of the mystery is okay but not all that interesting, with a twist that we've seen numerous times before. What we're left with is a mildly entertaining spook story that looks good, with some nice performances (especially from Forest Whitaker, who's always worth watching), but not nearly enough of the truly spine-chilling stuff that the first half of the movie sets us up for. Then again, I didn't think THE CHANGELING with George C. Scott was all that scary, yet I know people who still shiver at the mention of it. So your mileage may vary.

Buy it at Amazon.com

THE MARSH -- movie review by porfle

PROUD -- movie review by porfle

(This review was originally posted at Bumscorner.com in 2006.)

As a history lesson, PROUD (2004) serves its purpose pretty well. But as a movie, it's about as exciting as one of those educational films they used to make you suffer through in school.

As our story opens, we find grumpy old grampa Ossie Davis awakened by some of that awful hippity-hoppity music his visiting grandson Larry and his two friends are playing in the living room. He drags himself out of bed to wander in there and yell at them, and to tell them that the noise they've been listening to isn't real music and that they should listen to some of his old blues records because this singer that he likes from the old days could sing the blues like nobody else. So he orders Larry to go fetch his old record player and makes them listen to one of his records, and sure enough, the blues singer that Grampa likes so much really does sing the blues like nobody else, which is good because she's freakin' horrible.

But that doesn't matter, because while grabbing the record player Larry also digs out Grampa's old World War II scrapbook that tells of his service on the USS Mason, a warship with an all-black crew. How, asks one of the persnippity youngsters, could he have fought for a country that had such a history of prejudice against his race? To which Grampa responds that he was fighting for his home and his people, and that for better or worse America is his home and he is proud (key word there) to have have helped defend it.

 Tell us more, Grampa!, the young whippersnappers excitedly urge as a sudden thirst for knowledge overwhelms them, and before you know it Grampa is happily strolling down memory lane toward the foggy banks of flashback-land.

We next see the young Grampa (whose actual name is Lorenzo DuFau) in a Navy uniform with his two best buddies, Skinny and James, serving aboard the USS Mason along with their other black shipmates. Right away we are shown how the crew are treated as second-class sailors or worse (the ship's chief is an especially huge jackass), and how some enraged dockworkers almost storm the ship after seeing the black sailors dancing with some white female USO entertainers.

The Navy itself looks down upon the Mason as an "experiment" that will probably fail, expecting the all-black crew to jump overboard at the first sign of danger. But as history shows (yes, this is a true story) this was hardly the case, as the crew of the USS Mason performed with valor in a number of hazardous situations.

The trouble with PROUD, unfortunately, is that these potentially exciting experiences are depicted with about as much dramatic impact as a film strip. The camera angles for the scenes on the USS Mason's deck are obviously designed to hide the fact that they are all filmed on a stationary ship, and these are intercut with actual black-and-white WWII footage and clips from old movies, which only emphasizes the static, artificial look of the new scenes.

Just when it appears that we're about to see something exciting, as when the ship encounters a German U-boat that fires a torpedo at them, all we get are a few tense close-ups, some black-and-white stock footage of a torpedo going by, and Grampa's voiceover announcing, "We DID it! We outsmarted that U-boat! And that torpedo went right by us."

 Later, a sequence showing the Mason trying to stay afloat during a fierce storm on the Atlantic while leading a convoy to England is similarly deflated before it even begins to pick up steam. A few tense looks, some stock footage of a storm-swept ship, and it's frustratingly over. It's like movie night at the old folks' home, as though the filmmakers were afraid a little excitment might be bad for our digestion or something.

There's a sequence in which the ship docks in Ireland, and Lorenzo and the gang are denied shore leave until their sympathetic captain ignores his orders and lets them go. There, they are treated with respect and regarded simply as "Yanks." They go to a pub where they are given free pints of dark, yucky ale -- which they seem to like more and more with each refill -- and meet up with Barney (Stephen Rea, best known as the guy who got such an eye-opening surprise in THE CRYING GAME), who takes them to a party with lots of traditional Irish singing and dancing.

During a stirring rendition of "Danny Boy", Barney encourages James to go AWOL and stay in Ireland, never having to return to America again and suffer the racism that he has faced previously. This sounds great to James at the time and he takes off. As the clock ticks toward the deadline for them to make it back to the ship, Lorenzo -- that's young Grampa, remember -- and Skinny go cross-country in search of James, and for a few moments it seems as though this subplot will develop into something suspenseful. But then they find James. And go back to the ship. And that's it.

Later, they get some time off in America and visit Skinny's mother (Denise Nicholas) and sister. James falls in love with the sister and they get married. During the post-nuptial party the radio announces that Germany has surrendered. Everyone sorta goes "Yaaa-aay." And after a while the flashback segment of the movie finally fizzles out, since all the main story points have been duly laid out for us in as perfunctory a manner as possible.

When we return to the present, we find that Larry has become all fired up by Grampa's stirring tales of heroism and vows to petition the Navy to finally grant the crew of the USS Mason the recognition they deserve. It turns out that Larry's dad knows a senator who might be able to help them, but Larry's dad is mad at Grampa for not giving him enough Dad-time when he was a kid.

However, this subplot gets worked out before we're in any danger of getting excited about it, and we finally get to see a ceremony in which Grampa and his crewmates are given an official commendation by the US Navy, whose negligence in appreciating their valiant efforts is rectified at last.

There's even some actual footage at the end showing President Clinton with the real-life Lorenzo DuFau and other surviving members of the USS Mason's crew on board a new ship that has been given the same name in their honor.

PROUD, written and directed by Mary Pat Kelly and based on her book, "Proudly We Served", was Ossie Davis' last movie, and he turns in his usual strong performance as the older Lorenzo DuFau. My guess is that he believed strongly in this project, and intended it to enlighten more than to entertain -- which it does -- so he'd probably be happy to have it as his swan song. I'm certainly glad to have learned the story of the USS Mason and her crew.

But cinematically, PROUD is a dull, lifeless experience. It makes the perilous adventures these men had on the high seas during WWII seem about as thrilling as one of the slower episodes of "The Waltons", and as dry as a history textbook. And while I watched it, I had to keep reminding myself that I wasn't going to be tested on it later.

PROUD -- movie review by porfle

THE WHO “WHO HITS 50” 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS (The Who Wants You!)

THE WHO “WHO HITS 50”

50^th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

 

THE WHO WANTS YOU!

 

There is no more significant a milestone in Rock Music than the 50th Anniversary. Alongside The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, THE WHO complete the holy trinity of British Rock bands that have the honor of celebrating that landmark.

 

WHO HITS 50 will be celebrated with a year-long series of releases, promotions and events designed to capture the imagination of existing fans and the younger generation of fans that are only coming to realize the enormity of THE WHO’s influence not only musically, but through music, art, film and fashion.

 

All launched in June with the announcement of a string of UK Arena shows and a Greatest Hits collection to be released on October 28, 2014.

 

 

In anticipation of the celebrations, THE WHO are reaching out to fans and collectors around the world, looking for rare and lost recordings to complete a thorough trawl of their archives.

 

The band is looking for rare radio and TV performances, home movies from gigs, extraordinary bootleg material, demos, unusual photos and memorabilia for their 50^th anniversary releases. If you think it’s rare, we’d like to see it!

 

In 2002 the legendary film “The High Numbers at the Railway Hotel" from 1964 was found in a loft in the Netherlands. This priceless snapshot of the band in their formative years shows that there is always undiscovered material somewhere.

 

Any item that is used will be fully credited on any release and the person with the most outstanding find will receive 2 VIP tickets for a show on the next Who tour.

 

The contact for any fan wanting to get in touch is thewho@umusic.com

 

www.thewho.com

THE WHO “WHO HITS 50” 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS (The Who Wants You!)

WBHE Press Announce: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Extended Edition Debuts November 4

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG EXTENDED EDITION

A PRODUCTION OF NEW LINE CINEMA

AND METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES,

THE NEWEST EPIC IN THE HOBBIT TRILOGY

ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY 3D^TM AND

BLU-RAY™ NOVEMBER 4^TH FROM

WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Extended Edition Features a 25-Minute Longer Cut and
 More Than Nine Hours of New Special Features

Digital HD will be available in late October

 

Burbank, Calif., August 5, 2014 – The Quest through Middle-earth continues in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, from Academy Award^®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, when the epic fantasy adventure is released as an Extended Edition on Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray on November 4^th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE). A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, this extended cut of the second film in The Hobbit Trilogy includes 25 minutes of extra film footage that extends individual scenes, making this the must-see, definitive version for fans. Both versions of the Extended Edition include more than nine hours of new bonus features that will enrich the experience of the Trilogy as fans gear up for the December 17 theatrical release of the third and final film, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

 

Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led by Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt and Orlando Bloom as Legolas. The film also stars Mikael Persbrandt, Sylvester McCoy, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Ryan Gage, John Bell, Manu Bennett and Lawrence Makoare.

 

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition will be available as a 5-disc Blu-ray 3D set ($54.98 SRP) that features the Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray versions of the Extended Edition; and a 3-disc Blu-ray ($35.99). Both the Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray include a digital version of the movie on Digital HD with UltraViolet.

The nine-plus hours of new special features boasts audio commentary with Peter Jackson, the film's director/producer/screenwriter, and Philippa Boyens, co-producer/screenwriter, as well as “The Appendices,” a multi-part documentary focusing on various aspects of the film and the Trilogy. Complete special feature details are provided below.

 

SYNOPSIS

 

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

 

Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company travels East, encountering along the way skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood . After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all–a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself–The Dragon Smaug.

 

 

 

ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES ON BLU-RAY 3D AND BLU-RAY

 

·         Commentary with Peter Jackson, Director/Producer/Screenwriter and Philippa Boyens, Co-Producer/Screenwriter

·         The Appendices – The Appendices Parts IX and X showcase an immersive multi-part history of the filming of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography, training, the work done on set and in the world of its digital effects.

·         New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth – Part 2

 

 

 

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTS

 

Beginning late October, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition will be available for download to watch anywhere in high definition and standard definition on their favorite devices from select digital retailers.

ABOUT DIGITAL HD WITH ULTRAVIOLET

*Digital HD with UltraViolet allows fans to watch a digital version of their movie or TV show anywhere, on their favorite devices. Digital HD with UltraViolet is included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs. Digital HD with UltraViolet allows consumers to instantly stream and download movies and TV shows to TVs, computers, tablets and smartphones through UltraViolet retail services like CinemaNow, Flixster, Target Ticket, VUDU and more. For more information on compatible devices go to wb.com/ultravioletdevices. Consult an UltraViolet Retailer for details and requirements and for a list of HD-compatible devices.

 

 

 

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition

Street Date: November 4, 2014

Order Due Date: September 30, 2014

Rating: PG-13

Run Time: 186 mins.

Blu-ray 3D: $54.98 SRP

Blu-ray: $35.99 SRP

 

 

 

Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change.

 

 

“Academy Award®,” “Academy Awards®” is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

 

Blu-ray Disc™ and Blu-ray™ and the logos are the trademarks of Blu-ray Disc Association.

Warner Home Video Blu-ray Discs offer resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color and beautifully crisp sound. The format also provides a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film.

 

About The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

 

From Academy Award^®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.  The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before The Lord of the Rings, which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar^®-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. 

 

The screenplay for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.  Jackson also produced the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh.  The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Philippa Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.

 

New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Present a Wingnut Films Production, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.  The film is a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), with New Line managing production.  Warner Bros. Pictures handled worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution being handled by MGM.  www.thehobbit.com

 

 

About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees, as well as directly to consumers through WBShop.com and WB Ultra.

 

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is celebrating 90 years as a leader in the entertainment business and as an innovator in the industry. Today, MGM is an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content globally. The company owns one of the world’s deepest libraries of premium film and television content.  In addition, MGM has investments in domestic and international television channels. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

 

 

WBHE Press Announce: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Extended Edition Debuts November 4

THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON Blu-ray and DVD Tech Specs and Bonus Features

Here are the final bonus features and tech specs for The Walking Dead: The Complete Fourth Season DVD and Blu-ray™ release on August 26^th. Please note that the Blu-ray™ tech specs and bonus features are identical to the “Tree Walker” Limited Edition Blu-ray™ release.

TECH SPECS:

Blu-ray™:

·         Color

·         1.78:1 Aspect Ratio – Enhanced for 16x9 Televisions

·         Not Rated

·         696 Minutes

·         English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1/French: Dolby Surround 2.0

·         English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired

·         Spanish Subtitles

DVD:

·         Color

·         1.78:1 Aspect Ratio – Enhanced for 16x9 Televisions

·         Not Rated

·         688 Minutes

·         English: Dolby Digital 5.1/French: Dolby Surround 2.0

·         English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired

·         Spanish Subtitles

 

BONUS FEATURES:

Blu-ray™

Extended Episodes:

·         Episodes 9 (“After”), and 14 (“The Grove”) are extended on the Blu-ray™ only.

Featurettes:

·         Inside THE WALKING DEAD

·         The Making of THE WALKING DEAD

·         Drawing Inspiration

·         Hershel

·         The Governor Is Back

·         Society, Science & Survival

·         Inside KNB EFX

·         A Journey Back to Brutality

·         Deleted Scenes

Commentaries:

• Episode 1 (“30 Days Without An Accident”): Audio Commentary with Executive Producer and Showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager Tom Luse and Executive Producer/Special Effects Make-Up Supervisor/Director Greg Nicotero
• Episode 5 (“Internment”): Audio Commentary with Executive Producer and Showrunner Scott M. Gimple and Actor Scott Wilson (Hershel)
• Episode 9 (“After”): Audio Commentary with Executive Producer/Special Effects Make-Up Supervisor /Director Greg Nicotero, Co-Executive Producer Denise Huth and Actor Danai Gurira (Michonne)
• Episode 12 (“Still”): Audio Commentary with Director Julius Ramsay and Actor Emily Kinney (Beth); Audio Commentary with Writer/Producer Angela Kang and Actor Norman Reedus (Daryl)
• Episode14 (“The Grove”): Audio Commentary with Executive Producer and Showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Executive Producer Denise Huth and Actor Andrew Lincoln 

DVD

Featurettes:

• Inside THE WALKING DEAD
• The Making of THE WALKING DEAD
• Drawing Inspiration
• Hershel
• The Governor Is Back
• Society, Science & Survival
• Inside KNB EFX
• A Journey Back to Brutality
• Deleted Scenes 

Commentaries:

• Episode 1 (“30 Days Without An Accident”): Audio Commentary with Executive Producer and Showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager Tom Luse and Executive Producer/Special Effects Make-Up Supervisor /Director Greg Nicotero
• Episode 5 (“Internment”): Audio Commentary with Executive Producer and Showrunner Scott M. Gimple and Actor Scott Wilson (Hershel)
• Episode 12 (“Still”): Audio Commentary with Director Julius Ramsay and Actor Emily Kinney (Beth); Audio Commentary with Writer/Producer Angela Kang and Actor Norman Reedus (Daryl)
• Episode  14(“The Grove”): Audio Commentary with Director Michael E. Satrazemis and Actors Chad L. Coleman (Tyreese) and Melissa McBride (Carol)

Here's our initial fourth-season coverage:
http://hkfilmnews.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-walking-dead-fans-mark-your-calendar.html

http://hkfilmnews.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-walking-dead-complete-fourth-season.html

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