Warner Home Video And Amazon.com Announce Winners For DVD Decision™ 2006

(August 28, 2006 - Burbank, CA and Seattle) - The voting results are in for DVD Decision™ 2006, an initiative from Warner Home Video and Amazon.com that offered movie fans nationwide a chance to select their favorite titles to be released on DVD. The 10 movies that received the most online votes will be released by Warner Home Video in two waves. "The Illustrated Man," "There Was A Crooked Man," "Presenting Lily Mars," "Up Periscope" and "Operation Crossbow" will make their DVD debut December 19. The second wave of winners, "The Arrangement," "Band of Angels," "Gymkata," "Looker" and "Madame Curie" will street January 30, 2007. All of the films will be re-mastered and will contain added bonus features where available. Each title will be listed for $19.97 SRP. Order due date for the first wave is November 14. Order due date for the second is December 26. Pre-orders for all titles can be done through Amazon.com starting today. WHV and Amazon.com jointly nominated 30 films from Warner Bros.’ vast library (the world’s largest) that have never before been seen on DVD. Visitors to the Amazon.com web site voted for their favorite titles throughout the month of June. The movies were spotlighted on Amazon.com, with links to trailers, synopses, customer feedback and other information. "We are delighted consumers participated in the DVD Decision voting process. Listening to what they want has always been a major factor driving WHV to its #1 position in home video market share,” said George Feltenstein, senior vice president of theatrical catalog marketing at WHV. It was a terrific opportunity to learn from Amazon.com’s customers, who represent a perfect cross-section of tastes, attitudes and purchasing patterns.” “We teamed with WHV on DVD Decision to empower our tens of millions of customers with the ability to vote on and select the 10 classic movies that the world would see on DVD for the first time,” said Greg Hart, vice president of movies at Amazon.com. “The results of this vote demonstrate the diversity and breadth of tastes that our customers have.” DVD Decision™ 2006 "The Illustrated Man" (1969) - A man, whose body is almost completely covered in tattoos (Rod Steiger), is looking for the woman who drew all the intricate designs on him. Each tattoo hides a futuristic story, which is experienced when stared at. Based on the book by Ray Bradbury. "There Was a Crooked Man" (1970) - Paris Pitman, Jr. (Kirk Douglas) is a cocky inmate who matches wits with prison warden Woodward Lopeman (Henry Fonda) in this 1800’s period western drama. Also stars Burgess Meredith, John Randolph and Lee Grant. "Presenting Lily Mars" (1943) - Talented small-town girl Lily Mars (Judy Garland) hounds producer John Thornway (Van Heflin) for a part in his new play, but he doesn't want anything to do with stage-struck amateurs. However, when Lily follows him to New York, he gets to know her and his opinion of her changes for the better. When the leading lady of the play walks out, Lily finally gets her big break on Broadway. "Up Periscope" (1959) — Buoyed by his small screen success as TV’s “Maverick,” Warner Bros. gave James Garner his first starring role in a big-budget motion picture with "Up Periscope" and the box-office results were superb. In this WWII action classic, Garner portrays Lieutenant Braden, who discovers that Sally (Andra Martin), the woman he's been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his qualifications to be a U.S. Navy frogman. He must put his personal life behind him after receiving an assignment in which he is smuggled into a Japanese-held island via submarine to photograph radio codes. "Operation Crossbow" (1965) - This is the story of the methods used to defeat Hitler's V1 (doodlebug) and V2 (rocket) "revenge weapons" towards the end of the second world war. Even though the Nazis were in retreat, these weapons could have turned their defeat into victory. The film includes references to Hannah Reich, who in real life was a test pilot and really did fly some of the first 'flying bombs.' With Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard and John Mills. "The Arrangement" (1969) – Legendary stage and film director Elia Kazan returned to the screen for the first time in several years to create this provocative and moving melodrama. Eddie (Kirk Douglas) is a very rich man who has everything he wants; money, family, success. But a car crash makes him reconsider the life he leads. Searching for the happiness he lost, he remembers his one time lover, Gwen (Faye Dunaway). Meanwhile his wife (Deborah Kerr) schemes to take his fortune. "Band of Angels" (1957) – In an attempt to carry on in his great Rhett Butler tradition, "Gone With The Wind" star Clark Gable once again flexes his muscular charms in another Civil War-era movie, this time about a torrid romance between a plantation owner and a biracial beauty. Directed by Raoul Walsh, and also starring Yvonne De Carlo and Sidney Poitier, the film is highlighted by a stunning musical score by "Gone With The Wind" composer Max Steiner. "Gymkata" (1985) - Johnathan Cabot (Kurt Thomas) is a champion gymnast. In the tiny, yet savage country of Parmistan, there is a perfect spot for a "star wars" site. For the US to get this site, they must compete in the brutal "Game." The government calls on Cabot, the son of a former operative, to win the game, so in order to do so Cabot combines his skill at western gymnastics with his fighting secrets of the east and forms "Gymkata." "Looker" (1981) - A plastic surgeon (Albert Finney) gets suspicious when models he has operated on begin to die in mysterious ways. With the help of Cindy (Susan Dey), the next in line to be killed, he traces the deaths to a mysterious corporation which develops new technologies. Directed and written by Michael Crichton ("Westworld," "Coma"). "Madame Curie" (1943) – Perennial co-stars Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon followed their triumph in the Oscar-winning "Mrs. Miniver," with this memorable biographical classic. Garson portrays the young Polish physics student Marie, who soon falls In love with and marries Dr. Pierre Curie (Walter Pidgeon), in whose lab she had worked. On their honeymoon they decide to investigate a strange effect Professor Becquerel (Reginald Owen) has noticed with the uranium/thorium stones used for Marie’s dissertation, and they determine there must be additional radioactive elements causing it. After years of experimentation in a makeshift lab at the University, they are finally able to isolate a few grains of a new element, radium, from 7 tons of raw material. Unfortunately, at the height of their success, tragedy strikes. The grand success of "Madame Curie" continued Garson’s winning streak as one of the biggest box-office stars of the decade. About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. 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