Dancing's Dream Team is Back Oct. 17... ''The Astaire and Rogers Collection: Volume 2''.BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. : --"Carefree," "Flying Down To Rio," "The Gay Divorcee di·vor·cée n. A divorced woman. [French, feminine past participle of divorcer, to divorce, from Old French, from divorce, divorce; see divorce. ," "Roberta," "Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century. They are credited with invigorating the popularity of modern dancing. Vernon Castle (May 2, 1887 - February 15, 1918) was born William Vernon Blyth " --All Stunningly Remastered and New to DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. from Warner Home Video --Also, "Astaire and Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition" (The Complete Film Collection) with all 10 Films, New Documentary, Collectible Photo Cards, Replicas of Original Press Books and Soundtrack CD Sampler On October 17, Warner Home Video (WHV WHV Wilhelmshaven (Northern Germany, Headquarters of the German Navy) WHV Warner Home Video WHV Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus WHV Working Holiday Visa WHV Westdeutscher Hockey-Verband (West German hockey association) ) will release "The Astaire and Rogers Collection: Volume Two," completing the collection of films that starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Last year's release of Volume One featured the critically acclaimed "Top Hat" and "Swing Time," along with "Follow the Fleet," "Shall We Dance" and "The Barkleys of Broadway," the couple's final film together. Included in this Collection are: "Carefree," "Flying Down To Rio," "The Gay Divorcee," "Roberta" and "Story of Vernon and Irene Castle." All five films are new to DVD and have been newly remastered. The five disc giftset will sell for $59.92 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. . All titles will also be available individually for $19.97 SRP. Also being offered for the first time is the "Astaire and Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition" featuring all 10 of the dance duo's films along with the documentary "Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm," a glorious salute that includes candid photos, behind-the-scene tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. and sidelights about famed collaborators Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and George Gershwin, among others. This edition includes an exclusive bonus audio CD with 10 soundtrack songs from the team's movies, a set of collectible behind-the-scenes photo cards, reproductions of the "Shall We Dance" and "Roberta" press books and a mail-in offer for four Astaire and Rogers movie posters. The 12-disc giftset is the definitive set to own, and will sell for $99.92 SRP. For consumers who already own Volume One, a special "Ultimate Collector's Edition" will be available which will contain empty sleeves to accommodate the five remastered and restored films released last year. E-mail requests for materials to karenpenhale@cs-pr.com or fax to 818-260-0707. Art can be downloaded at www.whvdirect.com. |
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