Classic Cinema in The Digital Age
Classic films – the golden foundations of the art of cinema. From epic dramas, to magical comedies, thrillers, vintage philosophical sci-fi, great romance, cult horror, mysteries and adventures. Where films were really the only available canvas for a visual storytelling, and actors’ photos were being collected and stamped into notebooks by fans all over the world.
Some might think that classic films would slowly sink into oblivion, facing today’s hectic media blast of TV, internet and interactive media. However, we think quite the opposite. Through the digital lifestyle of media everywhere and social interweaving we can re-discover those classic gems, engage in discussions and creative sharing experiences, and expand our personal emotional indulgence to horizons never existed before. Playstation, Facebook, iPad, Social gaming – are all areas where the unique finesse glamour of classic films can be explored and be engaged with. The classic moments of the big screen just need some classy digital stardust.
And that’s something we are trying to do – through a host of apps and digital collections we are going to release during 2011.
Meanwhile, here’s a quick look at some of the classic titles that we are currently distributing through our digital network:
- Sabrina (Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden)
- The Third Man (Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli)
- His Girl Friday (Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy)
- M (Fritz Lang)
- Under Capricorn (Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding)
- Bringing Up Baby (Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant)
- To Kill A Mocking Bird (Gregory Peck)
- Charade (Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn)
- Intermezzo (Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman)
- Lured (George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn)
- Intolerance (Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron)
- Little Shop Of Horrors (Original version with Jack Nicholson)
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (James Stewart, Doris Day – HITCHCOCK)
- Buster Keaton – Essential Collection
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (Laurel & Hardy)
- Phantom Of The Opera (Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry
- The Man With The Golden Arm (Frank Sinatra)
- The Blue Angel (Marlene Deitrich)
- Father’s Little Dividend (Elizabeth Taylor, Spencer Tracy)
- The Road To Bali (Bing Crosby)
- Secret Agent (John Geilgud)
- Meet John Doe (Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck)
- The Thief Of Bagdad (Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez)
- Moulin Rouge (Zsa Zsa Gabor)
- Royal Wedding (Fred Astaire, Jane Powell)
And hundreds more.