Three Greatest Classic Collections New From TCM And Warner Home Video April 5
(January 3, 2011 – Burbank, CA) – Building on the success of the TCM Greatest Classic Films branded line, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies are adding two new four-title sets to the TCM Greatest Classic Legends line, spotlighting Hollywood’s most legendary actors and actresses in classic cinema. The newest additions, available April 5, are “TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Bette Davis” with “Now, Voyager,” “Dark Victory,” “Old Acquaintance” and “Jezebel”; and “TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Marlon Brando” with “A Street Car Named Desire: The Original Director’s Version,” “Julius Caesar,” “The Teahouse of The August Moon,” and “Reflections in a Golden Eye.” Each collection features four classic films and is affordably priced at $27.92 SRP. Orders are due March 1, 2011.
TCM Greatest Classic Legends line, to launch on February 1, 2011, was previously announced with three collections – “TCM Greatest Classic Legends: John Ford Westerns”; “TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Jean Harlow”; and “TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Errol Flynn.”
To build further momentum for these titles, Warner Home Video has set the street dates for the collections to coincide with Turner Classic Movies programming. In this wave, Bette Davis will be featured as “TCM Star of the Month” in April 2011. Additional promotional support for these titles will include TV programming with on-air promotional spots on Turner Networks and print advertising in the Now Playing guide.
Also on April 5, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies will release two new four-title sets for the popular TCM Greatest Classic Films Collections. Since February 2009, these collections have been made available in separate waves and promoted on-air by TCM. The latest installment consists of “TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan, Volume One” with “Tarzan the Ape Man,” “Tarzan Escapes,” “Tarzan and His Mate” and “Tarzan Finds a Son!” and “TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan, Volume Two” with “Tarzan’s Secret Treasure,” “Tarzan’s New York Adventure,” “Tarzan and the Amazons” and “Tarzan and the Leopard Woman.” Each set will be available for $27.92 SRP, and order due date is March 1, 2011.
About The Films:
“TCM Greatest Classic Films: Legends – Bette Davis”
“Now, Voyager” (1942)
Stars Academy Award winning actress Bette Davis (1938, “Jezebel”). A mother-dominated ugly duckling turned swan discovers independence – and love. Grab the moon, the stars and a shining Bette Davis in one of Hollywood’s most tender and touching screen romances. “Dark Victory” (1939)
Davis is “enchanted and enchanting,” The New York Times’ Frank S. Nugent wrote, in her signature role as a spoiled society girl facing terminal illness – and a last chance to give her life meaning. “Old Acquaintance” (1943)
Davis and Miriam Hopkins’ friendship is a 20-year balancing act of handholding, backstabbing and femme fireworks. “Jezebel” (1938)
As a manipulative New Orleans belle, Davis sows a tempest and reaps a whirlwind in a fiery antebellum classic, winning an Oscar for her work. Henry Fonda and George Brent co-star; William Wyler directs.
Stars Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden in the screen version of Tennessee Williams’ powerful Pulitzer Prize drama directed by Elia Kazan.
Brando plays imperial loyalist Marc Antony in Shakespeare’s towering tale of friendship and betrayal co-starring James Mason and John Gielgud. Joseph L. Mankiewicz directs this lavish 1954 Academy Award winner.
Brando shows his comedy chops! In a delightful change of pace, he’s an interpreter in post-World War II Okinawa who bucks U.S. military men Glenn Ford and Paul Ford in order to build a teahouse – complete with geishas. “Reflections In A Golden Eye” (1967)
Illicit passions play out against the hidebound decorum of a Georgia army base in a startling version of Carson McCullers’ novel. John Huston directs Brando and Elizabeth Taylor. “TCM Greatest Classic Films: Johnny Weissmuller As Tarzan, Volume One” “Tarzan The Ape Man” (1932)
The first teaming of Johnny Weissmuller as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Jungle Lord and Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane sets a high adventure standard and includes an exciting sequence of elephants rescuing Tarzan and Jane from pygmy captors. “Tarzan Escapes” (1936)
A vile bwana has Tarzan caged and ready to ship to England for display as a sideshow freak. Can steel bars hold the ape man? Catch fascinating glimpses of Tarzan and Jane’s jungle domesticity, including their dazzling tree house. “Tarzan And His Mate” (1934)
This second Weissmuller/O’Sullivan film includes footage edited shortly after the movie’s original release, including a playful skinny-dip sequence. Tarzan also subdues a rhinoceros, wrestles a crocodile and rescues Jane as she’s besieged by lions and warriors near a sacred elephant burial ground. “Tarzan Finds A Son!” (1939)
There’s a new cry in the jungle – the cry of an infant. A baby that survived a plane crash is adopted by Tarzan and Jane. John Sheffield debuts as Boy and outside intruders trigger a family rift igniting a crisis of kidnap, rescue and reunion. “TCM Greatest Classic Films: Johnny Weissmuller As Tarzan, Volume Two” “Tarzan’s Secret Treasure” (1941)
A discovery of gold endangers the Jungle Lord’s family. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan and John Sheffield star. Reginald Owen, Barry Fitzgerald, Tom Conway and Philip Dorn play interlopers who stir up trouble. “Tarzan’s New York Adventure” (1942)
“Stone jungle,” Tarzan says when he sees New York City. But the Lord of the Apes can master any jungle – especially when determined to find son Boy, kidnapped by unscrupulous circus operators. “Tarzan And The Amazons” (1945)
Tarzan welcomes home Jane (Brenda Joyce) from a family visit to England and then rushes to the aid of a secluded female tribe put in jeopardy after Boy leads a party of archaeologists to their hidden valley. “Tarzan And The Leopard Woman” (1946)
A murderous tribe that wears the disguise and claws of leopards attacks a visiting caravan and menaces Jane and Boy. Could the cult’s beautiful and calculating queen (Acquanetta) outmatch the strength and fury of Tarzan? About Warner Home Video: With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection stands as the largest-ever 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: Turner Classic Movies is a Peabody Award-winning network that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world. Currently seen in 85 million homes, TCM features the insights of veteran primetime host Robert Osborne and weekend daytime host Ben Mankiewicz, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests. As the foremost authority in classic films, TCM offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, along with regular programming events that include The Essentials, 31 Days of Oscar and Summer Under the Stars. TCM also stages special events and screenings, such as the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood; produces a wide range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs; and hosts a wealth of materials at its Web site, www.tcm.com. TCM is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company.###
Stars Academy Award winning actress Bette Davis (1938, “Jezebel”). A mother-dominated ugly duckling turned swan discovers independence – and love. Grab the moon, the stars and a shining Bette Davis in one of Hollywood’s most tender and touching screen romances. “Dark Victory” (1939)
Davis is “enchanted and enchanting,” The New York Times’ Frank S. Nugent wrote, in her signature role as a spoiled society girl facing terminal illness – and a last chance to give her life meaning. “Old Acquaintance” (1943)
Davis and Miriam Hopkins’ friendship is a 20-year balancing act of handholding, backstabbing and femme fireworks. “Jezebel” (1938)
As a manipulative New Orleans belle, Davis sows a tempest and reaps a whirlwind in a fiery antebellum classic, winning an Oscar for her work. Henry Fonda and George Brent co-star; William Wyler directs.
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Winner of 2 Academy Awards in 1939:
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Actress – Bette Davis
Actress in a Supporting Role – Fay Bainter
Stars Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden in the screen version of Tennessee Williams’ powerful Pulitzer Prize drama directed by Elia Kazan.
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Winner of 4 Academy Awards in 1952:
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Actor in a Supporting Role – Karl Malden
Actress – Vivien Leigh
Actress in a Supporting Role – Kim Hunter
Art Direction (B&W) – Art Direction: Richard Day; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
Brando plays imperial loyalist Marc Antony in Shakespeare’s towering tale of friendship and betrayal co-starring James Mason and John Gielgud. Joseph L. Mankiewicz directs this lavish 1954 Academy Award winner.
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Winner of 2 Academy Awards in 1954:
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Art Direction (B&W): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno
Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt
Brando shows his comedy chops! In a delightful change of pace, he’s an interpreter in post-World War II Okinawa who bucks U.S. military men Glenn Ford and Paul Ford in order to build a teahouse – complete with geishas. “Reflections In A Golden Eye” (1967)
Illicit passions play out against the hidebound decorum of a Georgia army base in a startling version of Carson McCullers’ novel. John Huston directs Brando and Elizabeth Taylor. “TCM Greatest Classic Films: Johnny Weissmuller As Tarzan, Volume One” “Tarzan The Ape Man” (1932)
The first teaming of Johnny Weissmuller as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Jungle Lord and Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane sets a high adventure standard and includes an exciting sequence of elephants rescuing Tarzan and Jane from pygmy captors. “Tarzan Escapes” (1936)
A vile bwana has Tarzan caged and ready to ship to England for display as a sideshow freak. Can steel bars hold the ape man? Catch fascinating glimpses of Tarzan and Jane’s jungle domesticity, including their dazzling tree house. “Tarzan And His Mate” (1934)
This second Weissmuller/O’Sullivan film includes footage edited shortly after the movie’s original release, including a playful skinny-dip sequence. Tarzan also subdues a rhinoceros, wrestles a crocodile and rescues Jane as she’s besieged by lions and warriors near a sacred elephant burial ground. “Tarzan Finds A Son!” (1939)
There’s a new cry in the jungle – the cry of an infant. A baby that survived a plane crash is adopted by Tarzan and Jane. John Sheffield debuts as Boy and outside intruders trigger a family rift igniting a crisis of kidnap, rescue and reunion. “TCM Greatest Classic Films: Johnny Weissmuller As Tarzan, Volume Two” “Tarzan’s Secret Treasure” (1941)
A discovery of gold endangers the Jungle Lord’s family. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan and John Sheffield star. Reginald Owen, Barry Fitzgerald, Tom Conway and Philip Dorn play interlopers who stir up trouble. “Tarzan’s New York Adventure” (1942)
“Stone jungle,” Tarzan says when he sees New York City. But the Lord of the Apes can master any jungle – especially when determined to find son Boy, kidnapped by unscrupulous circus operators. “Tarzan And The Amazons” (1945)
Tarzan welcomes home Jane (Brenda Joyce) from a family visit to England and then rushes to the aid of a secluded female tribe put in jeopardy after Boy leads a party of archaeologists to their hidden valley. “Tarzan And The Leopard Woman” (1946)
A murderous tribe that wears the disguise and claws of leopards attacks a visiting caravan and menaces Jane and Boy. Could the cult’s beautiful and calculating queen (Acquanetta) outmatch the strength and fury of Tarzan? About Warner Home Video: With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection stands as the largest-ever 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: Turner Classic Movies is a Peabody Award-winning network that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world. Currently seen in 85 million homes, TCM features the insights of veteran primetime host Robert Osborne and weekend daytime host Ben Mankiewicz, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests. As the foremost authority in classic films, TCM offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, along with regular programming events that include The Essentials, 31 Days of Oscar and Summer Under the Stars. TCM also stages special events and screenings, such as the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood; produces a wide range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs; and hosts a wealth of materials at its Web site, www.tcm.com. TCM is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company.