Warner Bros. Home Video To Release Two New 20-Film DVD Box Sets Celebrating Warner Bros.’ 90th Anniversary

(November 6, 2012 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Home Video will release two new DVD box sets early in the first quarter as part of their 90th Anniversary initiative running throughout 2013: “The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collections: Best Pictures” (January 29) and “The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collections: Musicals” (February 5). One of the most respected, diversified and successful motion picture studios in the world, Warner Bros. began when the eponymous brothers -- Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack -- incorporated on April 4, 1923. Four years later, the release of “The Jazz Singer,” the world’s first “talkie,” set a tone of innovation and influence that would forever become synonymous with films passionately produced, selectively acquired, carefully preserved and impeccably curated for both the casual and ultimate movie lover to enjoy forever. “The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collections” will be released throughout the year in five separate sets. Each features a gem-packed collection of 20 essential movie classics in five major genres: “Best Pictures” (January), “Musicals” (February), “Romance” (April), “Comedy” (July) and “Thrillers” (September). A booklet will be included in each Collection which contains photos and synopses of all the films in the set. Each set will sell for $98.92 SRP. “The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Best Pictures”
Warner Bros.’ library, the world’s largest, contains more Best Picture Oscar winners than any other studio with 22 wins (all 22 award-winning films are included in “The Best of Warner Bros. 100 Film DVD Collection” streeting the same day). The films in “The Best of Warner Bros. Best Pictures” will be divided into three chapters on 23 discs: “A New Era” (1929-1949); “The Golden Years” (1946-1959); and “The New Classics” (1975-2006). Included are:

“The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals”
The films in “The Best of Warner Bros. Musicals” won a combined total of 29 Oscars, including three Best Picture Winners and 9 winners for Music (Score and Song). The collection will be divided into three chapters on 21 discs: “You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet” (1927-1951); “The Music Makers” (1951-1964); and “Now, That’s Entertainment” (1967-1988). Films included are:

The year-long celebration will also include several stand-alone releases of new-to-format classics on Blu-ray for the first time, including “The Jazz Singer,” all three James Dean films (“East of Eden,” “Rebel Without a Cause,” “Giant”), Cabaret and Academy Award Best Picture Winners “Grand Hotel” (1932), “Mrs. Miniver” (1943), and “Driving Miss Daisy” (1990). Fans are encouraged to visit www.bestofwb.com for all content and a richer integrated experience. About Warner Home Video: With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., commands the largest home entertainment 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 Video and New Line Cinema. ###