Image Entertainment Signs Output Agreement with Corinth
Films to Release Titles from the Wade Williams Collection on
DVD
Business Wire - July 14, 1999 08:01
CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1999--
6 5 Camp-Classics from Director Ed Wood, Jr. to be released, including Plan Nine From Outer Space
Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISK), one of the leading licensees and distributors of optical disc
programming (DVD and laserdisc) in North America, today announced the signing of an exclusive
output agreement with Corinth Films, Inc. to release at least 40 titles from the Wade Williams Collection
on DVD.
Producer Wade Williams is known for the care he takes in presenting pristine quality print elements for
his collection of '50s classic sci-fi, horror, camp, film noir and other American movie classics.
Image's DVD release from the Wade Williams Collection will include such audience favorites as
Astounding She Monster, Brain From Planet Arous, Cosmic Man, Cosmic Monsters, Hideous Sun
Demon, Cat Women From The Moon, The Crawling Eye, Destination Moon, Devil Girl From Mars,
Giant From The Unknown, Kronos, Phantom Planet, Project Moonbase, and Rocketship X-M.
Five cult classics from director Edward Wood, Jr. will also be released on DVD by Image: Bride Of The
Monster, Glen Or Glenda?, Jail Bait, Night Of The Ghouls and Plan Nine From Outer Space.
Also to be released by Image on DVD is the entire film output of Hollywood producers Harry and Leo
Popkin, including Rene Clair's 1945 classic And Then There Were None, adapted from Agatha
Christie's Ten Little Indians; the original film noir classic D.O.A., starring Edmond O'Brien, a restored
version of the 1945 noir classic Detour, Champagne For Caesar, a screwball comedy starring Vincent
Price, Ronald Colman and Art Linkletter, and other Popkin titles including The Thief starring Ray
Milland, My Dear Secretary starring Kirk Douglas, a rescue-suspenser The Well, and the film noir
classics Impact starring Brian Donlevy, Quicksand starring Mickey Rooney and The Second Woman
with Robert Young.
The deal also covers the DVD release of a number of classic '50s television series to be released on
DVD including, Space Patrol, featuring Ed Kemmer and Lynn Osborne, the adult science fiction series
Tales Of Tomorrow with episodes starring James Dean, Paul Newman, Rod Steiger, Leslie Neilsen,
Boris Karloff, Lee J. Cobb, Lon Chaney, Jr., Burgess Meredith, and many other noted stars making their
television debuts; Tom Corbett: Space Cadet, based on the popular story by Robert Heinlein and 13
color episodes of Jungle Boy, an adventure series from 1955. In addition to superb visual quality
resulting from film-to-digital transfers from original prints and pre-print elements, Wade Williams has
taken great pains to create truly astounding packaging concepts which Image plans to incorporate into
the new DVD releases. Original 50's poster art as well as new original artwork will be used to market
and promote these new DVD editions.
Image Entertainment, Inc. has exclusive DVD license and distribution agreements with a number of
program suppliers, including Universal, Orion and Playboy. The Company is also the largest licensee
and distributor of laserdiscs with the most extensive library of titles in the industry. Some of Image's
exclusive laserdisc program suppliers include Disney's Buena Vista Home Video, Twentieth Century
Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video,
Orion Home Video, The Criterion Collection and Playboy Home Video.
Visit Image on-line at: image-entertainment.com for corporate and marketing information, DTS
information and the latest in the Company's DVD, laserdisc and VHS releases.
Visit Ken Crane's DVD and Laserdisc Superstore on-line at: kencranes.com for
consumer-direct sales.
CONTACT: Image Entertainment, Inc.
Garrett M. Lee, 818/407-9100 ext. 265
glee@image-entertainment.com |
