Universal is following in the footsteps of Warner Brothers by making well-known film titles available on a burn-to-order basis. The Universal titles are now available on Amazon and can be ordered through searching on the database, as you would for any other title. Each disc is recorded on DVD-R format. Here is the initial press release:
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Jan. 20, 2010 – CreateSpace,
part of the Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) group of companies, today
announced an agreement with Universal Studios Home Entertainment to
release a special selection of Universal's rare films, spanning six
decades. Titles from the all-new "Universal Vault Series" will be
available on Amazon.com through CreateSpace's DVD on-Demand technology.
Spanning a variety of genres and decades, many of the films will now be
available for the first time on DVD.
Digitally
remastered and exclusively available using CreateSpace's DVD on-Demand
platform, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will give fans
first-time DVD access to some of its most highly sought-after films,
such as "A Bronx Tale," the 1993 film directed by and starring Robert
De Niro. Other titles in the series will include cult favorite "The
Incredible Shrinking Woman," starring Lily Tomlin; "Gambit," the
three-time Academy Award®-nominated film starring Shirley MacLaine and
Michael Caine; "The Black Shield of Falworth," Universal's first
feature film using CinemaScope technology; "The Brass Bottle," starring
Barbara Eden and the film inspiration for the hit television show "I
Dream of Jeannie"; and "Resurrection," starring Ellen Burstyn as a
modern-day miracle worker.
DVD on-Demand enables major film
studios like Universal Pictures to release rare and unique content in
response to consumer demand. With DVD on-Demand, DVDs are manufactured
only after a customer places an order, making it a cost-effective
solution that doesn't require studios to estimate market demand or make
costly investments in physical inventory.
"CreateSpace's
model allows movie studios and content owners to restore and release
oft-requested titles quickly, easily and economically," said Dana
LoPiccolo-Giles, managing director, CreateSpace. "With CreateSpace's
DVD on-Demand platform, Universal Pictures can ensure its fans have the
opportunity to collect and view their favorite films from the past with
DVD quality."
Other titles in the "Universal Vault Series" to be made available through CreateSpace DVD on-Demand include:
- "40 Pounds of Trouble" (1962), starring Tony Curtis
- "Blue Collar" (1978), starring Richard Pryor and Harvey Keitel
- "The Chalk Garden" (1964), starring Deborah Kerr and Hayley Mills
- "Death Takes a Holiday" (1934), starring Frederic March
- "Dragnet" (1954), starring Jack Webb
- "Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain" (1995), starring Christina Ricci and Anna Chlumsky
- "A Good Man in Africa" (1994), starring Sean Connery
- "The House of Seven Gables" (1940), starring George Sanders and Vincent Price
- "Kitten with a Whip" (1964), starring Ann-Margret and John Forsythe
- "The Last Remake of Beau Geste" (1977), starring Marty Feldman
- "The List of Adrian Messenger" (1963), starring George C. Scott, Kirk Douglas and Frank Sinatra
- "The Perfect Furlough" (1958), starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
- "Pure Luck" (1991), starring Martin Short and Danny Glover
- "Ruggles of Red Gap" (1933), starring Charles Laughton
- "Shoot Out" (1971), starring Gregory Peck
- "Shout" (1991), starring John Travolta
- "Spawn of the North" (1938), starring Henry Fonda, George Raft and Dorothy Lamour
- "Stick" (1985), starring Burt Reynolds
- "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (1970), starring Robert Redford
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