Ep.237-Interview with George Feltenstein

Front Row Classics: A Hollywood Golden Age Podcast

Welcome George Feltenstein

Front Row Classics is pleased to welcome Warner Bros, Library Historian, George Feltenstein to the show. George has been at the forefront of the restoration and marketing of classic films for decades. He’s been responsible for releases of classic film on all formats including VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and Blu-Ray. Brandon and George discuss his tenure at MGM/UA which included his overseeing the production That’s Entertainment III. George has been with Warner since 1997 and discusses the many projects he has been involved with. We also discuss his latest efforts overseeing the Warner Archive Collection since 2009.

George Feltenstein has been involved in the marketing and restoration of classic films for many years, initially bringing them to repertory and revival theaters. Afterward, he joined MGM/UA Home Video to bring the classic MGM film library to videocassettes and laserdiscs, eventually becoming the Senior Vice President & General Manager of the division. While at MGM/UA, he was also the executive in charge of production of the theatrical release THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! III in 1994. He joined Time Warner in 1997 to lead initiatives involving the company’s classic film and television library. He soon produced over 100 expanded and restored soundtrack CDs as part of a joint venture with Rhino Records, provided guidance to Warner Home Video on the release of special edition DVDs, and initiated productions of documentary films drawn primarily from the company’s holdings. Included among these productions were GENE KELLY: ANATOMY OF A DANCER, BETTE DAVIS: STARDUST, JOAN CRAWFORD: THE ULTIMATE MOVIE STAR and JUDY GARLAND: BY MYSELF, which earned him an Emmy Award in 2004. In 2002, he formally joined Warner Home Video as Senior Vice President, Theatrical Catalog Marketing. This later led to his involvement in developing the Warner Archive Collection, a specialty label the studio launched in 2009. Since that time WAC (as it is often called) has released more than 4500 films and TV shows on DVD and Blu-ray. He continues to oversee all aspects of the Warner Archive Collection’s ongoing efforts, as part of his role as Warner Bros. Discovery Library Historian. Within his expanded position, he is enabled to work integrally with many divisions across the company. In 2005, the National Board of Review presented him with the William K. Everson Award for his ongoing contribution to film preservation.

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