Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,122,084 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Motion Picture Masterpieces -- October 10 from Warner Home Video.


BURBANK, Calif. -- On October 10, five film masterpieces, adapted from literary classics and made during Hollywood's golden era, debut on 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.
 in Warner Home Video's Motion Picture Masterpieces collection. All are from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, known then as the "Tiffany of movie studios": David O. Selznick's Oscar(R)-nominated screen translations of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield “Copperfield” redirects here. For other uses, see Copperfield (disambiguation).
David Copperfield may refer to:
  • David Copperfield (novel), a novel by Charles Dickens
" and "A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens. The plot centres on the years leading up to the French Revolution and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. "; the 1940 Laurence Olivier/Greer Garson version of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"; Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island," featuring the irresistible re-teaming of Wallace Beery beer·y  
adj. beer·i·er, beer·i·est
1. Smelling or tasting of beer: beery breath.

2. Affected or produced by beer: beery humor.
 and Jackie Cooper; and the opulent "Marie Antoinette," starring Tyrone Power and Norma Shearer. The five-disc collection will sell for $49.92 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol.  with individual titles available for $19.97 SRP.

"Marie Antoinette" (1939)

Norma Shearer stars in this unforgettable performance as France's tragic queen. Tyrone Power plays opposite her; John Barrymore is crafty Louis XV and Robert Morley was Oscar(R) -nominated as Louis XVI.

"David Copperfield" (1935)

Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Basil Rathbone, among others, joined W.C. Fields and Freddie Bartholomew as the eccentrics, cads and loving family. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, the movie was directed by George Cukor and produced by David O. Selznick.

"Pride and Prejudice" (1940)

Greer Garson plays the spirited Elizabeth, one of five Bennet sisters hoping for matrimony MATRIMONY. See Marriage. . Laurence Olivier plays Darcy, whose arrival at a nearby estate sets their maiden hearts aflutter a·flut·ter  
adj.
1. Being in a flutter; fluttering: with flags aflutter.

2. Nervous and excited.

Adj. 1.
. Elizabeth and Darcy find reasons to view each other with disdain, setting in motion a velvet struggle of pride and prejudice, perception and reality, forgiveness and love.

"A Tale of Two Cities" (1935)

Charles Dickens' novel of love and turmoil during the French Revolution comes to the screen in this sumptuous version by David O. Selznick. Ronald Colman stars as Sydney Carton. It's filled with uncanny performances, eye-filling crowd scenes and lasting emotional power.

"Treasure Island" (1934)

Jackie Cooper is Jim Hawkins, a lad living the kind of adventure every child dreams about. Treasure map in hand, Jim and his backers set sail for realms and riches unknown aboard the Hispaniola. But the notorious, one-legged Long John Silver has signed on to the voyage by posing as a cook. Will the treasure fall into his scheming grasp?
COPYRIGHT 2006 Business Wire
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2006, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Business Wire
Date:Jul 5, 2006
Words:367
Previous Article:Cabot Microelectronics Announces Acquisition Of CMP Slurry Patents From IBM.
Next Article:Blackboard Unveils Its First Customized Solution for the K-12 Market; The Blackboard K-12 Starter Edition(TM) Provides a Central Online Hub for...
Topics:



Related Articles
PEOPLE IN BUSINESS : KLEINMAN TO HEAD WELLS FARGO CENTER.
WHAT'S UP, DOC? CHUCK'S BEING HONORED, THAT'S WHAT.
GIVE HIM MOE, SAYS HARTMAN OF `STOOGES' PROJECT.
MPAA'S VALENTI, STUDIO HEADS DISCUSS BAN ON SCREENERS.
WARNER TOPS IN DVD SALES DISNEY TAKES NO. 2 IN 2004 RANKINGS.
Age of Consent.
``Good Night, and Good Luck.'' Arrives on DVD March 14 from Warner Home Video; ``An Electrifying Movie Event! One of the Year's Best.'' -Peter...
EXEC SHUFFLE AT SONY.
Warner Home Video 2007 High Definition Slate Best Films of 2006 and 2007 and Classic Favorites on HD DVD.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles