"Doctor Zhivago," "Casablanca" and Other Distinguished Movies to Be Offered for the First Time in High Definition VOD as Part of Warner Bros. Entertainment's 85th Anniversary Celebration on Demand
The World's Largest Film Library Opens Vaults for Digital Release
with 85 Timeless Classics Available On Demand; Time Warner Cable to
Hold Special Outdoor Screenings in New York and Los Angeles Featuring
Select Warner Bros. Pictures Titles
BURBANK, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) is celebrating Warner
Bros. Entertainment's 85th Anniversary with the Video on Demand (VOD)
release of 85 time-honored classic films, many of which will be
available for the first time in high definition on VOD. Starting
today, titles such as "Superman: The Movie," "Casablanca" and "Full
Metal Jacket" will be available via VOD from Time Warner Cable,
Comcast, Cox Cable, Charter Communications and Rogers Cable (Canada)
as well as satellite providers DirecTV and DISH Network. In addition,
Time Warner Cable will celebrate the Studio's anniversary by holding
special outdoor screenings of "Casablanca," "Superman: The Movie" and
other Warner Bros. Pictures releases in New York and Los Angeles.
The movies included in this special VOD anniversary promotion are
among the most distinguished films ever to grace the silver screen.
Stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino and many
others are now only a remote click away in rich, high definition
quality. WBDD is proud to present the following titles:
Key:
(none) - Title offered in standard definition
* - Title offered for the first time in high definition VOD
** - Title offered in high definition VOD
-- Absolute Power *
-- All the President's Men *
-- An American in Paris *
-- Analyze This *
-- Any Given Sunday *
-- Arthur *
-- Beetlejuice *
-- Ben Hur *
-- Blade Runner **
-- Blazing Saddles **
-- Blood Work *
-- Bonnie and Clyde **
-- Casablanca *
-- Chariots of Fire *
-- A Clockwork Orange **
-- Collateral Damage *
-- Constantine *
-- Cool Hand Luke *
-- Deliverance **
-- Devil's Advocate *
-- Dial M for Murder *
-- Dirty Harry **
-- Doctor Zhivago *
-- Dog Day Afternoon **
-- Enter the Dragon **
-- Eraser
-- The Exorcist **
-- Fear dot com *
-- The Fugitive * *
-- Full Metal Jacket **
-- Goodfellas **
-- Green Mile **
-- Grumpy Old Men
-- Horror of Dracula
-- I Confess *
-- Interview with the Vampire *
-- The Killing Fields *
-- Last Samurai **
-- Lethal Weapon
-- Lethal Weapon 2 **
-- Lethal Weapon 3 *
-- Lethal Weapon 4 *
-- Little Shop of Horrors *
-- Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome *
-- Maltese Falcon *
-- Mars Attacks! *
-- Matrix Reloaded **
-- Matrix Revisited (not theatrically released)
-- Matrix Revolutions **
-- Million Dollar Baby **
-- Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)*
-- Natural Born Killers **
-- Ocean's Eleven (1960) *
-- Ocean's Eleven (2001) **
-- Ocean's Twelve **
-- Once Upon a Time in America *
-- Pale Rider **
-- Pee-Wee's Big Adventure *
-- The Philadelphia Story *
-- Presumed Innocent *
-- The Road Warrior **
-- Rebel without a Cause *
-- The Right Stuff *
-- Risky Business *
-- The Shawshank Redemption *
-- The Shining **
-- Singin' in the Rain *
-- Space Jam *
-- Spies Like Us
-- Stage Fright *
-- Strangers on a Train *
-- Streetcar Named Desire *
-- Superman II **
-- Superman III *
-- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
-- Superman: The Movie **
-- Suspicion *
-- Three Kings *
-- Training Day **
-- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
-- Troy **
-- Twilight Zone: The Movie **
-- Under Siege **
-- Unforgiven **
-- The Wrong Man *
(Note: Some titles may not be offered on all cable and satellite
systems and high definition is subject to availability. Please consult
your programming guide or contact your provider for details).
Outdoor Screenings
Movie fans will be able to enjoy "stars under the stars" as Time
Warner Cable presents a series of free, public indoor and outdoor
screenings featuring classic Warner Bros. Pictures titles. The films
being shown include classics such as "Superman: The Movie," "Willy
Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" and "Casablanca."
The Time Warner Cable outdoor screening schedule is:
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Friday, August 15 - "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"
New York - Chelsea Piers (West Side Highway) - Hudson River Trust
(outdoor)
6:30 pm - Gates open
8:30 pm - Movie begins
Monday, August 18 - "Superman: The Movie"
New York - Bryant Park (6th Ave. and 42nd St.) (outdoor)
5:00 pm - Lawn opens
8:30 pm - Movie begins
Saturday, August 23 - "Space Jam"
Astoria, NY - UA Kaufman Astoria Theater (indoor)
11:00 am - Doors open
11:30 am - Movie begins
Friday, September 5 - "Casablanca" (outdoor)
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, Calif.
6:00 pm - Gates open
8:00 pm - Movie begins
Friday, September 5 - "Looney Toons: Back in Action"
Staten Island, NY - Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Ave.)
7:00 pm - Gates open
8:00 pm - Movie begins
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Additional details can be found at www.twoondemand.com.
About Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) was founded in October
2005 to manage Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group's electronic
distribution streams over existing, new and emerging digital
platforms, including pay-per-view, electronic sell-through,
transactional video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand, wireless
and more. WBDD also oversees the WBHEG's worldwide digital strategy,
partnerships in digital services and emerging new clients and business
activities in the digital space.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros.
Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive
entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical
operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and
next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the
global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through
and transactional VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless
and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for
both internal and third party videogame titles.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Peter Binazeski, 818-977-5701
peter.binazeski@warnerbros.com
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