ANCHOR BAY
ENTERTAINMENT
UNVEILS
THE ANCHOR
BAY
COLLECTION
SPECIAL
EDITION DVDs
CELEBRATING
CLASSIC CULT
& HORROR
FILMS
Restored
Picture and
Sound, Newly
Produced
Bonus
Materials
Are
Hallmarks of
This New
Specialty
Line; Stuart
Gordon’s
Re-Animator
and Don
Coscarelli’s
Phantasm
Inaugurate
Label
BURBANK, CA
– Anchor Bay
Entertainment,
whose DVDs
have
consistently
set the
standard for
excellence,
announces
today The
Anchor Bay
Collection,
a new line
of special
limited
edition DVDs
celebrating
some of the
most revered
contemporary
classic cult
and horror
films.
Featuring
completely
restored
picture and
sound,
boasting new
audio mixes
and
transfers,
as well as
featuring
all newly
produced
bonus
materials,
The Anchor
Bay
Collection
gives the
phrase
“getting the
Anchor Bay
treatment” a
whole new
level of
meaning in
home
entertainment
quality! The
first
release
under the
new label
will be
Stuart
Gordon’s
classic 1985
horror film
Re-Animator,
available on
March 20,
2007. The
announcement
was made by
Mark Ward,
vice
president,
acquisitions,
Anchor Bay
Entertainment.
Future
“Anchor Bay
Collection”
releases
include Don
Coscarelli’s
1978 cult
favorite
Phantasm,
the 1994
sequel
Phantasm
III: Lord of
the Dead,
and an
upcoming
“Hammer
Films” box
set.
“Fans have
trusted the
Anchor Bay
name, ever
since the
beginning of
DVD, to
present
their
favorite
cult and
horror films
with care
and
respect,”
remarked
Ward. “Not
only will
The Anchor
Bay
Collection
create
definitive,
archival
editions of
some of the
greatest
horror films
ever made,
but also
embrace the
best in cult
films as
well.”
“Anchor Bay
has always
been THE
House of
Horror and
I’m proud to
say that
Re-Animator
is in the
House!”
remarked
Stuart
Gordon.
“I am proud
to have my
Phantasm
films
included in
the Anchor
Bay
Collection,”
noted Don
Coscarelli.
“DVD fans
around the
world buy
Anchor Bay
special
editions
because they
know that
thought,
care and
genuine
appreciation
of great
movies
motivates
this
singular
company.”
The Anchor
Bay
Collection
releases
exemplify
Anchor Bay’s
continued
promise to
present the
best in
classic
contemporary
film, with
the best DVD
presentations
featuring:
• Newly
created
transfers
and audio
mixes,
sourced from
the best
possible
film and
audio
elements;
• A wealth
of new bonus
materials
including
newly
recorded
audio
commentaries
and
on-camera
interviews;
• Filmmaker
participation
(when
possible),
including
transfer
approval and
bonus
materials;
•
Collectable
packaging
with newly
commissioned
artwork and
consumer
premiums (on
selected
titles);
• Limited
Edition runs
(on selected
titles) to
enhance
collectability.
Anchor Bay
Entertainment
is part of
Starz Home
Entertainment,
a division
of Starz
Media. Starz
Media, LLC,
is a
programming
production
and
distribution
company
operating
worldwide.
It includes
the Film
Roman,
Anchor Bay
Entertainment,
and Manga
Entertainment
brands. Its
units create
animated and
live-action
programming
including
theatrical
films and
programming
created
under
contract for
other media
companies.
It
distributes
that
programming,
and
programming
acquired
from outside
producers,
through home
video
retailers,
theaters,
broadcasters,
ad supported
and premium
television
channels,
and Internet
and wireless
video
distributors
in the US
and
internationally.
Starz Media
is an
operating
unit of
Starz, LLC,
which is a
wholly owned
subsidiary
of Liberty
Media
Corporation
that is
attributed
to Liberty
Capital
Group.