MGM Home Entertainment’s Lion-Sized Tribute Continues In 2008 With A Vast Collection Of Cinema Greats Recognized By The American Film Instituteâ
UNITED ARTISTS
Celebrating 90 Years Of Film
Critically-Acclaimed and Award-Winning Features Include RAGING BULL, ROCKY, MIDNIGHT COWBOY and SOME LIKE IT HOT, Among Others
CENTURY CITY, CA – In its continued celebration of nine decades of cinema from the studio built by artists for artists, MGM Home Entertainment will release a selection of 50 classic UNITED ARTISTS films previously honored by the institute in its AFI’S 100 YEARS… 100 MOVIES SERIES. Each DVD will feature the AFI logo and 100 Years…100 Movies Series designation in book style packaging with a custom inscription from AFI noting the film’s significance in American movie history.
Upcoming releases in the UNITED ARTISTS AFI’S 100 YEARS… 100 MOVIES SERIES DVD collection include:
United Artists DVDs Priced at $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada
Street Date: Available Now
Title: Length:
The Defiant Ones 101 min.
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) 181 min.
The Great Escape 168 min.
Lilies of the Field 101 min.
Magnificent Seven 128 min.
The Organization 104 min.
Pressure Point 89 min.
Raging Bull 129 min.
Rocky 120 min.
Thomas Crown Affair (1968) 204 min.
Twelve Angry Men 96 min.
West Side Story 152 min.
The Wilby Conspiracy 106 min.
United Artists DVDs Priced at $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada
Street Date: February 12, 2008
Pre-book Date: January 16, 2008
Title: Length:
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 186 min.
A Pocketful of Miracles 137 min.
Some Like It Hot 122 min.
The Train 133 min.
United Artists DVDs Priced at $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada
Street Date: April 22, 2008
Pre-book Date: March 26, 2008
Title: Length:
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 125 min.
Hotel Rwanda 121 min.
Leaving Las Vegas 112 min.
Midnight Cowboy 113 min.
The Miracle Worker 106 min.
The Misfits 124 min.
Vera Cruz 94 min.
Witness for the Prosecution 116 min.
Rich in history and devoted to creating powerful, quality films, United Artists (UA) was formed in 1919 by Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith to encourage progressive filmmaking, giving each star the authority and autonomy to create the films about which they were most passionate. The studio responsible for creating some of the finest films of all time including iconic film franchises ROCKY, PINK PANTHER and JAMES BOND and critically-acclaimed and award-winning features RAGING BULL, SOME LIKE IT HOT, WEST SIDE STORY, ANNIE HALL, MIDNIGHT COWBOY and RAIN MAN, contains a library of nearly 1,000 feature films and boasts more than 80 Academy Award®-winning classics.
The United Artists 90th Anniversary celebration includes an unprecedented 18-month association with the AFI, a renowned leader in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. MGM Home Entertainment will support the AFI on a series of film restoration projects, festivals and theatrical screenings for United Artists properties throughout the celebration.
About the American Film Institute
AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. AFI trains the next generation of filmmakers at its world-renowned Conservatory, maintains America's film heritage through the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and explores new digital technologies in entertainment and education through the AFI Digital Content Lab and K-12 Screen Education Center. As the largest nonprofit exhibitor in the US, AFI ON SCREEN encompasses the annual AFI FEST presented by Audi: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival—as well as year-round programming at ArcLight Hollywood and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, including SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival. AFI AWARDS, the annual almanac for the 21st century, honors the most outstanding motion pictures and television programs of the year, while AFI's 100 Years . . .. series has ignited extraordinary public interest in classic American movies. And, during the past 36 years, AFI’s Life Achievement Award has become the highest honor for a career in film. Additional information about AFI is available at AFI.com.
UNITED ARTISTS
Celebrating 90 Years Of Film
Critically-Acclaimed and Award-Winning Features Include RAGING BULL, ROCKY, MIDNIGHT COWBOY and SOME LIKE IT HOT, Among Others
CENTURY CITY, CA – In its continued celebration of nine decades of cinema from the studio built by artists for artists, MGM Home Entertainment will release a selection of 50 classic UNITED ARTISTS films previously honored by the institute in its AFI’S 100 YEARS… 100 MOVIES SERIES. Each DVD will feature the AFI logo and 100 Years…100 Movies Series designation in book style packaging with a custom inscription from AFI noting the film’s significance in American movie history.
Upcoming releases in the UNITED ARTISTS AFI’S 100 YEARS… 100 MOVIES SERIES DVD collection include:
United Artists DVDs Priced at $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada
Street Date: Available Now
Title: Length:
The Defiant Ones 101 min.
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) 181 min.
The Great Escape 168 min.
Lilies of the Field 101 min.
Magnificent Seven 128 min.
The Organization 104 min.
Pressure Point 89 min.
Raging Bull 129 min.
Rocky 120 min.
Thomas Crown Affair (1968) 204 min.
Twelve Angry Men 96 min.
West Side Story 152 min.
The Wilby Conspiracy 106 min.
United Artists DVDs Priced at $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada
Street Date: February 12, 2008
Pre-book Date: January 16, 2008
Title: Length:
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 186 min.
A Pocketful of Miracles 137 min.
Some Like It Hot 122 min.
The Train 133 min.
United Artists DVDs Priced at $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada
Street Date: April 22, 2008
Pre-book Date: March 26, 2008
Title: Length:
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 125 min.
Hotel Rwanda 121 min.
Leaving Las Vegas 112 min.
Midnight Cowboy 113 min.
The Miracle Worker 106 min.
The Misfits 124 min.
Vera Cruz 94 min.
Witness for the Prosecution 116 min.
Rich in history and devoted to creating powerful, quality films, United Artists (UA) was formed in 1919 by Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith to encourage progressive filmmaking, giving each star the authority and autonomy to create the films about which they were most passionate. The studio responsible for creating some of the finest films of all time including iconic film franchises ROCKY, PINK PANTHER and JAMES BOND and critically-acclaimed and award-winning features RAGING BULL, SOME LIKE IT HOT, WEST SIDE STORY, ANNIE HALL, MIDNIGHT COWBOY and RAIN MAN, contains a library of nearly 1,000 feature films and boasts more than 80 Academy Award®-winning classics.
The United Artists 90th Anniversary celebration includes an unprecedented 18-month association with the AFI, a renowned leader in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. MGM Home Entertainment will support the AFI on a series of film restoration projects, festivals and theatrical screenings for United Artists properties throughout the celebration.
About the American Film Institute
AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. AFI trains the next generation of filmmakers at its world-renowned Conservatory, maintains America's film heritage through the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and explores new digital technologies in entertainment and education through the AFI Digital Content Lab and K-12 Screen Education Center. As the largest nonprofit exhibitor in the US, AFI ON SCREEN encompasses the annual AFI FEST presented by Audi: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival—as well as year-round programming at ArcLight Hollywood and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, including SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival. AFI AWARDS, the annual almanac for the 21st century, honors the most outstanding motion pictures and television programs of the year, while AFI's 100 Years . . .. series has ignited extraordinary public interest in classic American movies. And, during the past 36 years, AFI’s Life Achievement Award has become the highest honor for a career in film. Additional information about AFI is available at AFI.com.
