Warner Archive Exclusive Update - what's new for August

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	Since the Warner Archive Collection opened for business late last March, we have been amazed by the ever-growing list of titles consumers request to be added to our release schedule. We want your feedback, and want you to know we are listening. This month, we're proud to announce a diverse and exciting group of new releases, many of which are being released in direct response to consumer demand. Brighten up the dog days of August with the DVD premieres of films ranging from silent melodramas, hard-edged science fiction, and highly sought after cult TV movie classics. This month there is truly something for everyone on the bill of fare.
	TV "MOVIES OF THE WEEK" This month we are opening another side of the vault to present thrills, chills and terror with a set of highly sought after made-for-television favorites for their very first DVD release. First developed as occasional events during the late '60s, the concept of the TV movie came into its own when ABC began airing the "Movie of the Week", providing a new 'feature film' in a 90 minute time slot every Tuesday evening. Although the concept took off like wildfire and spread to all three networks, ABC remained the most prolific in this area, commissioning some of the most memorable offerings of the decade. The network specifically sought to present tales of terror and suspense aimed at younger audiences. Long unavailable, many of these telefilms became unforgettable to the fans who first saw their original broadcasts. Now, three of the most famous are finally available for purchase: The 1973 haunted house saga DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK stars Jim Hutton and Kim Darby. Emmy-winning teen actor Scott Jacoby stars as the juvenile murderer known as BAD RONALD (1974). Connie Sellecca stars as the irresistible beauty who falls prey to hidden sea monsters in the 1978 undersea thriller THE BERMUDA DEPTHS. Starting with this trio of terror favorites, fans can look for new TV movie release each month through the Warner Archive Collection. CULT CLASSICS A slew of unique cult favorites and highly sought after films make their DVD debut at long last. The emphasis is on fun in ALL THE MARBLES, the final film from director Robert Aldrich. Peter Falk is charming as the star of this story of women wrestlers and their lovable goof of a manager. (Played by Peter Falk). Filmed over 30 years ago, BOULEVARD NIGHTS is a poignant and powerful look at gang warfare in East Los Angeles during the late 70s. The Band's Robbie Robertson produced and starred in CARNY, a dark and edgy tale set against carnival life, co-starring Jodie Foster and Gary Busey. The cold war paranoia that imbued cautionary tales of sci fi and horror throughout the 50s shines bright as mutated human trees threaten to take over the world in 1957's epic FROM HELL IT CAME. George Segal is a man on the run in the 1974 screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's best-selling novel THE TERMINAL MAN. Crichton and his brother Douglas used the pseudonym "Michael Douglas" to write the novel which became the basis for Paul Williams' 1972 drug-caper cult fave DEALING...OR THE BERKELEY-TO-BOSTON FORTY BRICK BLUES. Eric Stoltz stars in LIONHEART, Franklin J. Schaffner's 1987 fantasy-based fable. Debra Winger stars as a femme fatale in the nifty 1983 neo-noir MIKE'S MURDER, directed by James Bridges. Tinged with violence, Russell Mulcahy's 1984 Aussie horror fave RAZORBACK stars Gregory Harrison. Darryl Hannah meets her love match when she falls for bad-boy Aidan Quinn in James Toback's 1984 motorcycle-driven RECKLESS. It's the captivating beauty of Ursula Andress that makes Hammer Films' 1965 re-telling of the H. Rider Haggard novel SHE so unforgettable. The dawn of punk-edged rock is chronicled in the underrated and fascinating concert film URGH! A MUSIC WAR, featuring terrific performances by more than 20 bands during their 1980 tours including THE POLICE, DEVO, THE GO-GOS, DEAD KENNEDYS, X, GARY NUMAN, JOAN JETT, XTC, GANG OF FOUR, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN and more. 60s COMEDIES Eight hit comedies spanning the turbulent and telling 1960s provide the laughs to lighten up your hot summer. Hit Broadway comedies made their journey to the big screen with stars in tow to insure boffo box office. Debbie Reynolds stars in Jean Kerr's MARY, MARY. Maureen O'Sullivan and Paul Ford re-create their Broadway roles in NEVER TOO LATE. Rosalind Russell and Alec Guiness assume the roles of a Jewish widow and a Japanese widower who find romance aboard a cruise ship in A MAJORITY OF ONE. Free spirit Jane Fonda reflects on her naughty affair with married man Jason Robards after finding true love with Dean Jones in ANY WEDNESDAY. The written-for-the-screen antics take a romantic chortle as Italian screen dream Virna Lisi is the object of Tony Curtis and Dean Martin's intentions in NOT WITH MY WIFE YOU DON'T. Polly Bergen's new job finds her husband Fred MacMurray more than just a bit befuddled, as she becomes the first woman U.S. Commander-in-Chief, in 1964's KISSES FOR MY PRESIDENT. Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith play a charming pair plotting a coup in the 1968 caper comedy HOT MILLIONS, co-starring Karl Malden. Debbie Reynolds and James Garner elicit laughs as a married couple confronting the burgeoning sexual liberation movement as their family heads to Paris in HOW SWEET IT IS! SILENT CLASSICS Eight MGM classics from the pre-talkie era of the golden age of silent cinema make their DVD debut in the archive. Joan Crawford and Ramon Novarro find romance in ACROSS TO SINGAPORE. Joan also steals the show from top-billed stars George K. Arthur and Gertrude Olmstead in the comedic romp THE BOOB. William Haines is the leading man in Joan's life as they co-star in the 1927 comedy WEST POINT. Haines plays a race-car driver built for speed in the sleek 1929 jaunt entitled SPEEDWAY. Norma Shearer gives her last silent film appearance 'the works' as she portrays A LADY OF CHANCE, while Marion Davies goes for the laughs as THE PATSY. John Gilbert swaggers before the cameras in the 1929 adventure DESERT NIGHTS, and Donald Crisp stars as THE VIKING, in Roy William Neill's provocative 1928 adventure, filmed in 2 strip Technicolor. WESTERNS The Western skies are filled with action and gunfire in 6 star-filled cowboy classics from the 50s and 60s. Gordon MacRae stars in the WB Technicolor oater RETURN OF THE FRONTIERSMAN. Joel McCrea gives a poignant performance in THE FIRST TEXAN. Audie Murphy stars in GUNFIGHT AT COMANCHE CREEK, while George Montgomery heads the cast in KING OF THE WILD STALLIONS. Jeff Chandler and John Saxon star in THE PLUNDERERS, while QUANTRILL'S RAIDERS retells a Civil War saga, with Steve Cochran in the lead.