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Time to reach out with a BIG warm summer greeting and some GOOD news. I'm delighted to be honored by Warner Home Video with THE BROTHERS WARNER DVD being included as the "bonus" DVD in such a prestigious collection! (Please see the article below.) The Humphrey Bogart collection is coming out in October. What a fine one it is!
Being that the DVD is being distributed by Warner Home Video, this is the best place to order it from. The book, "The Brothers Warner" is available on Amazon. Life is good!
Enjoy, and please continue to create, create, create!
Much love,
Cass
www.warnersisters.com www.thebrotherswarner.com
WARNER HOME VIDEO CELEBRATES
HUMPHREY BOGART
THE GREAT AMERICAN SCREEN LEGEND
Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection
24 of Bogart’s Best Films on 12 Discs Plus a
Bonus 13th Disc featuring The Brothers Warner
The Petrified Forest (1936) • Black Legion (1937) • Kid Galahad (1937) • Marked Woman (1937) San Quentin (1937) • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) • Dark Victory (1939) The Roaring Twenties (1939) • Invisible Stripes (1939) • Brother Orchid (1940) • They Drive by Night (1940) Virginia City (1940) • All Through the Night (1941) • High Sierra (1941) • The Maltese Falcon (1941) Casablanca (1942) • Across the Pacific (1942) • Action in the North Atlantic (1943) • Passage to Marseille (1944) To Have and Have Not (1944) • The Big Sleep (1946) • Dark Passage (1947) • Key Largo (1948) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) • The Brothers Warner (Bonus Disc)
Burbank, Calif., June 28, 2010 – His style was unrivaled. His career was astonishing. His performances are unforgettable. Be a part of Humphrey Bogart’s legend on October 5, 2010, when two of his most beloved performances are presented on stunning Blu-ray Disc™ for the very first time. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Maltese Falcon have been newly restored and remastered for their Blu-ray™ debuts. Each film contains extensive bonus material. Orders are due August 31, 2010 (SRP $24.98 each).
Also on October 5, Warner Home Video presents one of the most spectacular classic film collections ever amassed in Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection. This definitive Bogart collection features 24 of his most legendary films on 12 discs and is packed with enthralling special features such as commentaries with film historians, historical featurettes and short documentaries, studio blooper reels, vintage radio shows, classic cartoons and newsreels that were played in theatres prior to the features, and so much more. The collection also contains a bonus 13th disc featuring The Brothers Warner, the acclaimed documentary chronicling the fabled family history of the studio that launched Bogart to stardom. Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection is brimming with limited edition collectibles including an all new 48-page tribute book with an introduction by TCM host and film historian Robert Osborne. The book is full of striking photography including movie stills and behind-the-scenes photos from each film. Additional memorabilia features fifteen photo cards of classic one-sheets and rare archival studio correspondence, including a telegram from Humphrey Bogart to Hal Wallis requesting the lead in High Sierra. Named the number one “Male Star of All Time” by the American Film Institute, Humphrey Bogart’s enduring legacy is captured forever in this amazing collection that highlights one of our greatest cinematic icons. Orders are due August 31, 2010 ($99.98 SRP).
All of the above titles will also be available On Demand from cable and satellite providers, and for permanent download and digital rental through iTunes, Amazon Video On Demand, PlayStation Store and Xbox LIVE Zune Video Marketplace.
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OFF TO "OZ" I'm still humming and singing, "I'm off to see the wizard the wonderful wizard of OZ..." (If only I had the voice of the incredible Judy Garland who was only 16 when she played Dorothy.) Yes, I got the privilege of befriending 5 of the last 6 surviving "Munchkins"--the "little people"-- while celebrating the 70th Anniversary of THE WIZARD OF OZ.
(Pride and proof in the picture below.) That's the talented, funny Lorna Luft, Judy Garland's daughter on the right. "The Lollipop Kid" and I are like family now. 
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LOS ANGELES, CA August 10, 2009 - The Feel Good Film Festival (FGFF) announces the award winners for its sophomore outing including: SPECIAL MENTION: THE BROTHERS WARNER Dir: Cass Warner
"The Feel Good Film Festival is a film viewing experience for the entire family that encourages the development, production, and distribution of short or feature length films with positive themes, happy endings, that make audiences laugh, and that capture the beauty of our world."
www.fgff.org
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Warner Sisters gave this "Sister" time to touch Tuscany--a reward of the highest order! Planting myself across from Monteriggioni--a little village and walled city with 14 towers in the Siena province built in the first two decades of the 1200s. Time to listen. Time to take in this soulful land. TIme to feel her gentle wind, her summer storms, her rolling hills, her walled-cities, her elegance, the history in her ancient structures, and her aesthetic magic. I felt invited to breath her air and treated myself to the quiet while piecing together all the quotes and speeches of my grandfather, Harry Warner, which makes me even more able to understand his passion for film making, the importance of the power he knew he had, and the difference he attempted to make. Time to change my pace. Time to taste new flavors. Time to appreciate what is. Time to explore. Time to not have to be elsewhere. Time to imagine while driving through the Tuscan countryside while singing along with Andrea Bocelli or discovering a new flavor of gelato. Enjoying the ritual of eating a multi-course dinner with new friends for hours at a time, or at the table of an Italian family which was much like eating at my Jewish grandmother's table. In other words, asking for a doggy bag is not considered polite. Ain't life grande! Enjoy! Enjoy!
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Greetings to those of you whose eyes see this! As we all know, being acknowledged for one's passion & work is a wonderful thing. In fact, I'm of the school who believes strongly in validating as much as one can in others as I've found that it tends to bring out a wish to do more of the same in someone. Have you found that to be true? Mr. O'Brien greatly complimented me with his words below which I greatly appreciate! It means I'm doing my job-- forwarding a reminder that once there were some brothers who had a strong wish to use film in the way described below. May I reach and encourage many others to use this form of communication in this way. "Thank you for making this film and making it available to be seen on the big screen! I think it has one of the most important messages of any film in that it deals with the responsibility of the filmmaker for the world around him. Your ancestors set a very high bar in this respect. Well done on creating a film that ensures their courage and compassion will be remembered and will inspire future generations of filmmakers." - Michael O'Brien To you and what you're creating! Cass
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The lovely Mendocino Film Festival that took place the end of May needs to be mentioned as a highlight for me and THE BROTHERS WARNER. "Moving" pictures--took on another definition. I was really touched by how the audience was openly "moved" emotionally--a reward of the highest order!
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A red double decker bus tour adventure through the beautiful city of Bologna, Italy with the most colorful and wonderful cast of characters who came for the Biografilm--International Celebration of Lives Film Festival.
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Oh my...The honor of sharing the title of "Madrina" (Italian for "Godmother") of the Biografilm--International Celebration of LIves Film Festival with a most lovely lady and actress, Jade Marx, Groucho Marx's granddaughter, is something I will cherish for some time! At first when I asked for the translation of "Madrina", I was told it was a "Fairy Godmother". (I've always wanted to be a "Fairy Godmother" but am happy to accept a "Godmother" title for now. Will have to figure out how to earn the "Fairy" part...)
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I did it! I'm high--literally, 35,000 feet high in the sky on my way to Bologna, Italy with 305 other folks in what feels like a cruise liner with wings! Can't help but marvel at how man has figured out how to get this amount of metal and weight to stay up in the air!So rather than try and figure this out, I've sat back, plugged in to the opera channel and have started singing arias or a solo vocal piece. Do you think the other passengers will mind?
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Doing an Irish jig with abandon here, as VARIETY Magazine posted an announcement on Saturday, May 16th from the Cannes Film Festival. It took a French producer of "La Vie en Rose", dear Alain Goldman, to understand the value of telling my family's story on the big screen!
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The Brothers Warner is a story about four brothers who rise from nothing to build their dream. The story tells how they overcame their personal tragedies and battles to turn their dream into a reality! Here are some interesting facts to go share with your friends: - An intimate portrait and saga of the four Hollywood pioneers: the strategic general, Harry Warner; honest Abe; visionary Sam; and volatile Jack.
- A definitive story of a family who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
- They opened their first storefront theater by hanging a sheet on the wall and borrowing chairs from a funeral parlor to create one of the top studios in America.
- These inspiring four brothers built an empire on a dream and revolutionized Hollywood creating the first major studio with a social conscience.
- This close-knit band of brothers was the first to use mass media to “educate, entertain, and enlighten.”
- The Brothers Warner (60 minute version) now airing on PBS / American Masters
- Cass Warner founded Warner Sisters to forward the legacy of her grandfather, Harry Warner, founder and president of Warner Brothers studio.
- Click on the following link to watch The Warner Brothers trailer
Upcoming Important Dates: - April: Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival – Thursday, April 30th at 7:30pm (Cass doing a Q & A) at The Laemmles Town Center, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91416 Order tickets at: http://www.lajfilmfest.org
- May: Mendocino Film Festival (May 29-31st) Order tickets at: http://www.mendocinofilmfestival.org/
(Cass will be doing Q&A with the audience) - June: BIOGRAFILM Festival -- International Celebration of Lives in Bologna, Italy (June 10th-14th) Order tickets at: http://www.biografilm.it
GOOD NEWS: The Brothers Warner won "The Award of Excellence" from The Indie Fest!
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Good News!!!! What a feeling! Around 7:30pm on November 1st, my breath was literally taken away by receiving the most prestigious acknowledgment for a film at The Savannah Film Festival–the HBO Films Producer Award!!!
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