Classic MGM Film and TV Shows via CreateSpace DVD on Demand

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced that it will be offering 27 additional MGM titles, including never-before-released award-winning classic films, made-for-TV movies and television shows via CreateSpace’s DVD on Demand service. Beginning March 22, fans can pre-order their favorite classic films in this exciting second wave of titles followed by the television series from the new collection, which will be available soon.

The entire collection of MGM DVD-on-Demand titles will be showcased at www.amazon.com/mgmcollection. The dedicated online destination will serve as a central hub, with links to pages featuring original trailers for films including, Fitzwilly, The Honey Pot, Hurricane Streets, Valentino and more.

“We are delighted to continue our association with CreateSpace DVD on Demand, a perfect way for us to provide fans convenient access to timeless MGM movies and television shows that are not readily available in the marketplace,” said Eric Doctorow, General Manager, MGM Worldwide at Fox. “The new MGM Limited Edition Collection section will make it even easier for customers to find these film and TV gems on Amazon.com.”

CreateSpace DVD on Demand enables film and TV studios such as Twentieth Century Fox to make a wide variety of content available efficiently, inexpensively and with little risk, since titles are sold directly in response to customer demand.

Showcasing an assortment of award-nominated films, the latest wave of titles includes Academy Award^® nominees The Best Man (1964), with Lee Tracy garnering a Best Supporting Actor nod; Man Of Iron (1981), selected as Best Foreign Language Film; and The Whisperers (1967), for which Edith Evans earned a Best Actress nomination. The set also incorporates Golden Globe^® nominees Garbo Talks (1984), starring Anne Bancroft; and The Glory Guys (1965), featuring James Caan, nominated for Most Promising Newcomer.

In addition, the collection features popular made-for-TV films such as Inherit The Wind (1999), starring Jack Lemmon in his Golden Globe^®-winning performance; three-time Golden Globe^® nominee The Tenth Man (1988), starring Anthony Hopkins; and The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979), starring Lindsay Wagner. The television series to be available soon include the first season of the contemporary show “Flipper – The New Adventures” (1995) and Season 2 of “Flipper,” the original series (1964), “Highway Patrol” (1955) Season 1 and the complete series of “Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot” (1969).