Warner playing it, again
by Sam Andrews / Uploaded May 05, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Warner Bros. has joined forces with the British Film Institute, Vue Cinemas, classic film distributor Park Circus and Arts Alliance Media to screen 15 classic films.
Movies such as "Casablanca", "Singin' in the Rain" and "The Wizard Of Oz" will form part of
the first Movies That Matter Film Festival.
The 15 titles on show have been remastered and will be screened as 2k resolution digital prints.
The season will begin on May 12 with Michael Curtiz's "Casablanca" at 30 Vue Cinema locations and will be backed by a major catalogue promotion on DVD via the retail sector.
The complete lineup is: "Casablanca"; "Singin' In The Rain"; "The Wizard Of Oz"; "East Of Eden"; "The Wild Bunch"; "Dial M For Murder"; "Death In Venice"; "The Searchers"; "Rebel Without A Cause"; "Gone With The Wind"; "North By Northwest"; "Dirty Harry";
"Blazing Saddles"; "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?" and "Bonnie And Clyde".