Published: February 02, 2011
Universal Studios Home Entertainment Extends Its "Vault Series" Offerings, Releasing Several More Notable Titles—Many for the First Time Ever on DVD—via CreateSpace
CHARLESTON, S.C. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) group of
companies, today announced an exciting new wave of titles from Universal
Studios Home Entertainment. New titles in the "Universal Vault Series"
will be released today through CreateSpace's DVD on Demand technology
and available exclusively on Amazon.com. Starring unforgettable screen
legends such as Paul Newman, Bing Crosby, Claudette Colbert, Bud Abbott
& Lou Costello, Sean Penn and Joe Pesci, these classic and coveted
movies will be individually available to movie fans for the first time
on DVD.
"We are very pleased to continue our relationship with Universal Studios
Home Entertainment in bringing sought-after films from the past to DVD
and ensuring that they are widely available to fans and film
aficionados," said Libby Johnson McKee, Managing Director, CreateSpace.
"Via our unique on-demand solution, Universal and other studios are
bringing a host of classic screen gems to vibrant new life."
Encompassing a variety of genres and decades of motion-picture history,
the new releases include:
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938), a classic screwball
comedy starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper
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Cool as Ice (1991), starring Vanilla Ice in his
motion-picture debut
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Crackers (1984), with Donald Sutherland, Sean Penn, Jack
Warden and Christine Baranski
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Here Come the Waves (1944), a musical comedy with the
inimitable Bing Crosby and Betty Hutton
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It Ain't Hay (1943), a rare early film from comedy
legends Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
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The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002), a documentary
following the rise and fall of legendary Hollywood producer Robert
Evans
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McHale's Navy (1964), a comedy inspired by the popular
TV series with Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway
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The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), starring Marilyn
Hassett and Beau Bridges
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The Other Side of the Mountain Part II (1978), with
Marilyn Hassett and continuing the inspirational story of a critically
injured world-class skier
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The Public Eye (1992), starring Joe Pesci, Barbara
Hershey and Stanley Tucci
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Scott Joplin (1977), with Billy Dee Williams, Art Carney
and Clifton Davis
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The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968), a rare comedy
featuring Paul Newman
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Sometimes a Great Notion (1971), Paul Newman's
directorial debut, also showcasing Henry Fonda and Lee Remick
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Waikiki Holiday (1937), with Bing Crosby, Bob Burns and
Martha Raye
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We're Not Dressing (1934), a classic musical comedy
starring Bing Crosby and Carole Lombard along with the incomparable
George Burns and Gracie Allen
Other titles currently available as part of the Universal Vault Series
include A Bronx Tale, Pure Luck, The Incredible Shrinking Woman,
Kitten With a Whip and The List of Adrian Messenger.
The groundbreaking CreateSpace Disc on Demand solution is a
high-quality, inventory-free and cost-effective solution for major film
studios, since DVDs are manufactured only after a customer places an
order. CreateSpace also has the added advantage of distributing a wide
range of on-demand content through Amazon.com.
To learn more about CreateSpace and Disc on Demand, visit www.createspace.com.
About Universal Studios Home Entertainment
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment
companies in the development, production, and marketing of
entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal
owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment
television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant
television production operations, a leading television stations group
and world-renowned theme parks. Comcast Corporation owns a controlling
51% interest in NBCUniversal, with GE holding a 49% stake.
About CreateSpace
CreateSpace is a leader in manufacture on-demand services for
independent content creators, publishers, film studios and music labels.
CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs
and DVDs on Demand, music downloads via Amazon MP3 and video downloads
via Amazon Video On Demand. CreateSpace is a brand of On-Demand
Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN).
About Amazon.com
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opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com,
Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers
can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and
endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com
and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used
items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital
Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby;
Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors;
and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's
developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services
based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can
use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle, Kindle 3G and
Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly
download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a
crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like
real paper. Kindle 3G and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless
technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a
Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions
of items sold on Amazon.
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