Reliance BIG Home Video brings to you the greatest works of the most acclaimed Hollywood Directors
Reliance BIG Home Video brings to you the greatest works of the most acclaimed Hollywood Directors, through an outstanding collection of movies aptly termed the GREATEST DIRECTORS series.
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GREATEST DIRECTORS is a series of 31 well-known films by Hollywood Directors who have made an impeccable and ever-lasting impression in film making. These include legends such as Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, Brian De Palma, Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg etc. The GREATEST DIRECTORS series, released on 21st January, is now available at all leading outlets including Planet M, Music World, Crossword, Landmark etc.
The films constituting the GREATEST DIRECTORS series are:
Frank Capra - A Sicilian born American film Director and a creative force behind a number of films. He started his career as a prop man in silent films. His best works include "It's a Wonderful Life", "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "It Happened One Night". He has won three Academy Awards as Best Director.
- It's A Wonderful Life (Director - Frank Capra; Star cast - James Stewart, Donna Reed)
- Arsenic And Old Lace (Director - Frank Capra; Star cast - Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane)
Brain De Palma - A Filmmaker with a career span of over 40 years best known for his suspense and thriller films. Some of his biggest directorial ventures include "Scarface", "Carlito's Way" & "The Untouchables"
- Mission Impossible (Director - Brian De Palma; Star cast - Tom Cruise)
- Carlito's Way (Director - Brian De Palma; Star cast - Al Pacino, Sean Penn)
Steven Spielberg - He has a successful career spanning over four decade. His early sci-fi and adventure films were seen as an archetype of modern Hollywood blockbuster film making. Some of his biggest directorial ventures include "Jurassic Park", "Indiana Jones" & "Munich". His work has been appreciated with three Academy Awards.
- Terminal (Director - Steven Spielberg; Star cast - Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones)
- Amistad (Director - Steven Spielberg; Star cast - Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins)
- Jaws (Director - Steven Spielberg; Star cast - Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw)
- E.T. (Director - Steven Spielberg; Star cast - Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace)
- AI (Director - Steven Spielberg; Star cast - Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor)
Clint Eastwood - He is primarily known for his alienated, morally ambiguous, anti-hero acting roles in violent action and western films. He has directed most of his movies since the early 1970s which have received critical acclaim and commercial success. His best works include "Mystic River", "The Bridges of Madison County" & "Gran Torino". He has won four Academy Awards.
- The Eiger Sanction (Director - Clint Eastwood; Star cast - Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy)
- Letters From Iwo Jima (Director - Clint Eastwood; Star cast - Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya)
Stanley Kubrick - He is noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, his technical perfectionism and the variety of genres he worked in. Some of his biggest directorial ventures include "Spartacus", "Full Metal Jacket" & "Barry Lyndon". His work has been appreciated with one Academy Award.
- Spartacus (Director - Stanley Kubrick; Star cast - Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier)
- Full Metal Jacket (Director - Stanley Kubrick; Star cast - Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin)
- Barry Lyndon (Director - Stanley Kubrick; Star cast - Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson)
- 2001 A Space Odyssey (Director - Stanley Kubrick; Star cast - Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood)
The GREATEST DIRECTORS series also includes:
- To Catch A Thief (Director - Alfred Hitchcock; Star cast - Cary Grant, Grace Kelly)
- Birds (Director - Alfred Hitchcock; Star cast - Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy)
- Strangers On A Train (Director - Alfred Hitchcock; Star cast - Farley Granger, Ruth Roman)
- North By North West (Director - Alfred Hitchcock; Star cast - Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint)
- Sabrina (Director - Billy Wilder; Star cast - Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn)
- Collateral (Director - Michael Mann; Star cast - Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx)
- World Trade Center (Director - Oliver Stone; Star cast - Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena)
- The Mummy - Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (Director - Rob Cohen; Star cast - Brendan Fraser, Jet Li)
- The Good Shepherd (Director - Robert De Niro; Star cast - Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie)
- Elizabeth (Director - Shekhar Kapur; Star cast - Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush)
- Cape Fear (1991) (Director - Martin Scorsese; Star cast - Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte)
- The Prestige (Director - Christopher Nolan; Star cast - Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale)
- Zodiac (Director - David Fincher; Star cast - Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo)
- The Island (Director - Michael Bay; Star cast - Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson)
- Poseidon (Director - Wolfgang Petersen; Star cast - Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell)
- Lady In The Water (Director - M.Night Shyamalan; Star cast - Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard)
The release of GREATEST DIRECTORS series will be promoted on radio by radio partner Radio City via RJ mentions and contests in seven cities including Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. The release communication is also reaching out to the target group through a dedicated online campaign and e-mailers. Other marketing tie-ups include features in leading newspapers and magazines such as Asian Age, The Times of India (Chennai edition), DNA and People Magazine.
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About Reliance BIG Home Video:
Reliance BIG Home Video has taken significant strides towards its objective of emerging as the dominant player in Indian Home Entertainment.
The company is also the exclusive licensee to 3 of Hollywood's prestigious studios Universal Pictures International BV, Warner Home Video, Paramount Home Entertainment Global & Dream Works Animation SKG, Inc. With its robust pan India distribution network, the company has ensured reach for the Bollywood and Hollywood products, not only in urban market but also mass markets.
Reliance BIG Home Video has launched iconic movies like Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Godfather Trilogy, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Gran Torino, G.I.Joe, Moonwalker and Star Trek, amongst others in Blu-ray, DVD and VCD formats. Our forthcoming releases include Case 39, The Informant and Inglourious Basterds. The company has released Hindi blockbusters such as Jodhaa Akbar, Rock On!!, Ghajini, Wake Up Sid and Little Krishna (animated series) on home video, besides prestigious regional titles like the Satyajit Ray collection.
