An exciting collection of major films are making their DVD debuts in November as part of Warner Brothers' Leading Ladies Collection- Vol. 2 This set showcases Candice Bergen, Jacqueline Bisset, Susan Hayward, Sandy Dennis, Diane Keaton and Joanne Woodward. The films making their DVD premieres are:
- Rich and Famous
- Up the Down Staircase
- A Big Hand for the Little Lady
- Shoot the Moon
- I'll Cry Tomorrow
While each of these films affords the lead actresses great roles, the leading men aren't exactly window dressing, either. They include Albert Finney, Henry Fonda and Jason Robards. Continue reading for full details and official press release.
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Burbank, Calif., August 6, 2007 – On
November 6, Warner Home Video (WHV) shines the spotlight on some of the screen’s
most acclaimed actresses and the DVD premieres of their motion pictures in the
new Leading Ladies
Collection Volume 2. A follow-up to WHV’s 2006 release of
Leading Ladies of the Studio Era,
the five films are A
Big Hand for the Little Lady, I’ll Cry Tomorrow, Rich and Famous, Shoot the
Moon and Up the Down
Staircase. Digitally remastered in 16x9 (preserving their
original theatrical aspect ratios), the films are available in a 5 Disc
boxed-set ($49.92 SRP) and individually ($19.97 SRP).
The
Films
· Subtitles in
English and French
I’ll
Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Susan Hayward was at the top of her
career when she starred in this searing screen adaptation of singer Lillian
Roth’s tragedy-ridden autobiography about her personal struggle with alcohol and
despair. Under the skilled direction of Daniel Mann, I’ll Cry
Tomorrow was a
critical and box-office sensation, with the stunning Hayward performance
garnering a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Although not known as a “singerâ€,
Miss Hayward did such an impressive job doing her own singing that M-G-M issued
her soundtrack performances as a record album. The film features a fine
supporting cast including Jo Van Fleet (East
of Eden), Richard Conte and Eddie
Albert, and earned an Oscar for the legendary Helen Rose’s costume design.
Special Features:
· M-G-M Parade TV-series
excerpts with Susan Hayward & George Murphy
· Vintage M-G-M
newsreels covering the film’s premiere
· March 6,1956
MGM Top Awards
· Two classic Vitaphone
musical shorts starring the real Lillian Roth
· Original theatrical
trailer
· Subtitles: English
Rich
and Famous (1981)
The legendary George Cukor took the
helm as a director for the final time with this thoroughly entertaining look at
an enduring friendship between two very different and talented
women.
Based on John Van Druten’s 1941
Broadway play Old Acquaintance
(currently enjoying a Broadway revival this season), the story first
hit the big screen in 1943 starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins. For this
updated remake, Cukor chose Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen, both actresses
who give captivating performances as two life-long friends whose bond is put to
the test over time, given the very different live paths they chose as adults.
Since its initial release, Rich and Famous
also gained notoriety as the first feature film of 20-year-old Meg
Ryan.
Special Features:
· Vintage
featurette: On Location with Rich and
Famous
· Original theatrical
trailer
· Subtitles: English
& Español (feature film only)
Shoot
the Moon (1982)
Oscar-winners Diane Keaton and
Albert Finney give two of the screen’s finest ever performances as a married
couple going through the literal hell of divorce in Shoot the Moon.
Directed by Alan Parker (Fame, Midnight
Express, Mississippi Burning) from a masterful original screenplay
written by two-time Oscar winner Bo Goldman (All The President’s Men, Melvin and
Howard), Shoot the Moon is a
cinematic experience full of love, joy and sorrow. Keaton, as a working mom and
Finney as a successful writer share a seemingly perfect life with four unique
children, a beautiful home and a group of devoted friends. The family’s world is
turned upside down when Finney’s affair with another woman leads to divorce and
its painful repercussions. Perhaps no film before or since has portrayed such
difficult subject matter in such a resonant way.
Special Features:
· Commentary by director
Alan Parker and screenwriter Bo Goldman
Original theatrical
trailer
· Subtitles: English
& Español (feature film only)
Up
The Down Staircase (1967)
Following her Oscar-winning
performance as Best Supporting Actress in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, young
stage actress Sandy Dennis assumed leading lady status as the star of the hit
film Up The Down
Staircase. Beautifully directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird), the film is
adapted from Bel Kaufman’s 1965 semi-autobiographical novel set in a fictitious
High School located in one of New York
City’s most impoverished areas. Dennis shines in the role
of Sylvia Barrett, an idealistic young English teacher who is determined,
despite negative odds, to instill a desire for learning in her students and to
help them overcome their surroundings.
Up
The Down Staircase opened at New
York’s prestigious Radio City
Music Hall to rave reviews
and big box-office, a success which it replicated throughout the nation. It is a
standing testament to the remarkable talents of the late Miss Dennis, who passed
away at the age of 54.
Special Features:
· Original theatrical
trailer
· Subtitles: English
& Español (feature film only)