UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING Rising May 8th on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD — all include UltraViolet
March 20, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
Kate Beckinsale Returns to the Blockbuster Underworld Series
For the Ultimate 3D Battle Between Vampires and Lycans
UNDERWORLD:
AWAKENING
New War. New Breed. New Hope.
Rising May 8th on Blu-ray 3D,
Blu-ray and DVD — all include UltraViolet
Culver City, CA (3/20/12) Kate Beckinsale (Underworld 1 & 2, upcoming Total Recall) is back in action like youve never seen her before in Lakeshore Entertainments 3D box office smash hit UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING, rising May 8th on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVDall of which include UltraVioletfrom Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the latest thrill-packed chapter of the blockbuster Underworld series, Beckinsale reprises her role as vampire warrioress Selene for the ultimate 3D battle between Vampires and Lycans. This time, shes joined by a new generation of sexy, ass-kicking warriors played by Michael Ealy (upcoming Think Like a Man), India Eisley (TVs The Secret Life of the American Teenager) and Theo James (You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger). Now, after wowing movie audiences with its high-flying action and eye-popping special effects, UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING soars to stunning new life on Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray, loaded with special features, including the Blu-ray exclusive Cracking the Underworld, a picture-in-picture experience that takes viewers on a visual journey through the rich history of all four Underworld films. Fans can trace the history of the werewolf and vampire bloodlines and learn surprising secrets about their favorite characters. Also, exclusive to the Blu-ray 3D are previsualization 3D sequences, which were created early in the production process to help the filmmakers visualize some of the film’s key action sequences.
Additional bonus features on the Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray include a filmmaker commentary, blooper reel, “Heavy Prey” music video by Lacey Sturm featuring Geno Lenardo, and five behind-the-scenes featurettes: Selene Rises; Casting the Future Underworld; Resuming the Action; Building a Better Lycan; and Awakening a Franchise, Building a Brutal New World.
Synopsis
UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING brings a stunning new dimension to the epic battle between Vampires and Lycans, as the first film in the franchise to shoot in 3D. This time, vampire warrioress Selene (Beckinsale) escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.
UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING was directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. The screenplay was written by Len Wiseman, John Hlavin, J. Michael Straczynski and Allison Burnett from a story by Len Wiseman and John Hlavin based on characters created by Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman and Danny McBride. It was produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Len Wiseman and Richard Wright. The supporting cast includes Charles Dance (TVs Game of Thrones) and Stephen Rea (V for Vendetta).
The film has a run time of approximately 88 minutes and has been rated R for strong violence and gore, and for some language.
DVD Bonus Material
· Filmmaker Commentary
Blu-ray Bonus Materials
· Filmmaker Commentary
· Blu-ray Exclusives:
o Blooper Reel
o “Heavy Prey” Music Video by Lacey Sturm feat. Geno Lenardo
o Five Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
§ Selene Rises
§ Casting the Future of Underworld
§ Resuming the Action
§ Building a Better Lycan
§ Awakening a Franchise, Building a Brutal New World
· Exclusive to the Blu-ray:
o Cracking the Underworld: Picture-in-Picture Experience
Blu-ray 3D Bonus Materials
· Filmmaker Commentary
· Blu-ray Exclusives:
o Blooper Reel
o “Heavy Prey” Music Video by Lacey Sturm feat. Geno Lenardo
o Five Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
· Selene Rises
· Casting the Future of Underworld
· Resuming the Action
· Building a Better Lycan
· Awakening a Franchise, Building a Brutal New World
· 3D Exclusive:
o Previsualization Sequences
Also available from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is Underworld: The Legacy Collection, which includes all four films from the franchise on Blu-ray with UltraViolet.
Kino Lorber Releases Wes Craven’s Horror Classic, The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985), on Blu-ray and DVD
March 19, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
New York, NY – March 19, 2012 – Kino Lorber is proud to announce the Blu-ray and DVD release of Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985), the notorious and bloody sequel to his 1977 horror classic.
Coming to Blu-ray and DVD with trailers and a stills gallery, The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 streets on March 20th, with a SRP of $19.95 for the Blu-ray, and $14.95 for the DVD.
The film begins when two of the survivors from the original film (Bobby, played by Robert Houston, and Rachel, who changed her name from Ruby, played by Janus Blythe), now the owners of a dirt-bike team, hold their first race in the same desert where they had escaped death just eight years earlier.
Bobby is too disturbed to take part in the race, but Rachel is determined to confront the demons of the past. She joins her team (including Penny Johnson from 24) as they travel in to the hills. Once the race has begun, they are ambushed by the mutated remnants of the cannibalistic Jupiter family. When Pluto (Michael Berryman) and The Reaper (John Bloom) get going, no motorbike can outrun their bloodlust!
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 is essential for fans of both ’80s horror and filmmaker Wes Craven.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Trailers * Gallery
1985 * US * 90 min. * Color * Anamorphic (1.66:1) * Bluray 1920 x 1080p *
2.0 Stereo
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985)
Director: Wes Craven
Genre: Horror
Blu-ray SRP: $19.95
DVD SRP: $14.95
Street date: March 20, 2012
June Titles From Criterion – Charlie Chaplin, Hitchcock, Soberbergh & More!!!
March 16, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
THE GOLD RUSH – BD & DVD
The first feature-length comedy by Charlie Chaplin (Modern Times)—which charts a hapless prospector’s search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (with the beautiful Georgia Hale)—forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character. Shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevadas and featuring such timeless gags as Chaplin’s dance of the dinner rolls and meal of boiled shoe leather, The Gold Rush is an indelible work of nonstop hilarity. This special edition features both Chaplin’s definitive 1942 version, for which the directoradded new music and narration, and a new restoration of the original silent 1925 film.
1942 version • 72 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
1925 version • 88 minutes • Black & White • Silent • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital restoration of the 1942 sound version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• New 2K digital transfer of the reconstructed original 1925 silent film, restored in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with a newly recorded version of director Charlie Chaplin’s score, presented in 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
• New audio commentary for the 1925 version by Chaplin biographer and archivist Jeffrey Vance
• Three new programs: Presenting “The Gold Rush,” which traces the film’s history from original release to rerelease to 2003 reconstruction and features film historian Kevin Brownlow and Vancece; Music by Charles Chaplin, featuring conductor and composer Timothy Brock; and Visual Effects in “The Gold Rush,” featuring effects specialist Craig Barron and Chaplin cinematographer Roland Totheroh
• Chaplin Today: “The Gold Rush” (2002), a short documentary featuring filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo
• Four theatrical trailers
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Luc Sante and James Agee’s review of the 1942 version
TITLE: The Gold Rush (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2144BD
UPC: 7-15515-09551-8
ISBN: 978-1-60465-588-9
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 5/15/12
STREET: 6/12/12
TITLE: The Gold Rush (2-DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2145D
UPC: 7-15515-09561-7
ISBN: 978-1-60465-589-6
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 5/15/12
STREET: 6/12/12
SHALLOW GRAVE – BD & DVD
This diabolical thriller was the first film from director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, and screenwriter John Hodge (the smashing team behind Trainspotting). In Shallow Grave, three self-involved Edinburgh roommates—played by Kerry Fox (An Angel at My Table), Christopher Eccleston (Elizabeth), and Ewan McGregor (Beginners), in his first starring role—take in a brooding boarder. When he dies of an overdose, leaving a suitcase full of money, the trio embark on a series of very bad decisions, with extraordinarily grim consequences for all. Macabre but with a streak of offbeat humor, this stylistically influential tale of guilt and derangement is a full-throttle bit of Hitchcockian nastiness.
1994 • 93 minutes • Color • 2.0 surround • 1.85:1 aspect ratio
FILMMAKER-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Brian Tufano, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• Two audio commentaries: one by director Danny Boyle and the other by screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald
• New interviews with stars Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox, and Ewan McGregor
• Digging Your Own Grave, a 1993 documentary by Kevin Macdonald on the making of the film
• Andrew Macdonald and Kevin Macdonald’s video diary from the 1992 Edinburgh Film Festival, where they shopped around the script for Shallow Grave
• Shallow Grave trailer and Trainspotting teaser trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp
TITLE: Shallow Grave (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2152BD
UPC: 7-15515-09471-9
ISBN: 978-1-60465-573-5
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 5/15/12
STREET: 6/12/12
TITLE: Shallow Grave (DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2153D
UPC: 7-15515-09481-8
ISBN: 978-1-60465-574-2
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 5/15/12
STREET: 6/12/12
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE – BD & DVD
After the death in 2004 of American theater actor and monologist Spalding Gray, director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) pieced together a narrative of Gray’s life to create the documentary And Everything Is Going Fine. Brilliantly and sensitively assembled entirely from footage of Gray, taken from interviews and one-man shows from throughout his career, it is a rich, full portrait—an autobiography of sorts—of a figure who was never less than candid but retained an air of mystery. In essence, this hilarious, moving, and revealing film has become Gray’s final monologue.
2010 • 89 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• Making of “And Everything Is Going Fine,” featuring director Steven Soderbergh, producer Kathie Russo, and editor Susan Littenberg
• Sex and Death to the Age 14, Spalding Gray’s first monologue, created in 1979 and filmed in 1982
• Trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by writer Nell Casey, editor of The Journals of Spalding Gray
TITLE: And Everything Is Going Fine (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2154BD
UPC: 7-15515-09691-1
ISBN: 978-1-60465-597-1
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 5/22/12
STREET: 6/19/12
TITLE: And Everything Is Going Fine (DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2155D
UPC: 7-15515-09311-8
ISBN: 978-1-60465-598-8
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 5/22/12
STREET: 6/19/12
GRAY’S ANATOMY – BD & DVD
One of the great raconteurs of stage and screen, Spalding Gray (Swimming to Cambodia), came together with one of cinema’s boldest image-makers, Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic), for Gray’s Anatomy, a spellbinding adaptation of Gray’s 1993 monologue of the same name (cowritten with Renée Shafransky). In it, Gray, with typical sardonic relish, chronicles his arduous journey through the diagnosis and treatment of a rare and alarming ocular condition. For the monologist, this experience occasioned a meditation on illness and mortality, medicine and metaphysics; for the filmmaker, it was a chance to experiment with ways of bringing his subject’s words to brilliant, eye-opening life.
1997 • 79 minutes • Color/Black & White • 5.1 surround • 1.85:1 aspect ratio
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high definition digital transfer, supervised by director Steven Soderbergh, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• New interviews with Soderbergh and cowriter Renée Shafransky
• A Personal History of the American Theater, a monologue by Spalding Gray, filmed in 1982
• Theatrical trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Amy Taubin
TITLE: Gray’s Anatomy (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2156BD
UPC: 7-15515-09321-7
ISBN: 978-1-60465-599-5
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 5/22/12
STREET: 6/19/12
TITLE: Gray’s Anatomy (2-DVD EDITION)
UPC: 7-15515-09621-8
ISBN: 978-1-60465-600-8
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 5/22/12
STREET: 6/19/12
THE SAMURAI TRILOGY – BD & DVD
The Samurai Trilogy, directed by Hiroshi Inagaki (The Rickshaw Man) and starring the inimitable Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai), was one of Japan’s most successful exports of the 1950s, a rousing, emotionally gripping tale of combat and self-discovery. Based on a novel that’s often called Japan’s Gone with the Wind, this sweeping saga fictionalizes the life of the legendary seventeenth-century swordsman (and writer and artist) Musashi Miyamoto, following him on his path from unruly youth to enlightened warrior. With these three films—1954’s Oscar-winning Musashi Miyamoto, 1955’s Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and 1956’s Duel at Ganryu Island—Inagaki created a passionate epic that’s equal parts tender love story and bloody action.
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · 93 minutes · Color · Monaural · In Japanese with English subtitles · 1.33:1 aspect ratio
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 · 103 minutes · Color · Monaural · In Japanese with English subtitles · 1.33:1 aspect ratio
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · 104 minutes · Color · Monaural · In Japanese with English subtitles · 1.33:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital restorations of all three films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-ray edition
• New interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson about the real-life Musashi Miyamoto, the inspiration for the hero of the films
• Trailers
• New English subtitle translations
• PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by film historian Stephen Prince and Wilson
TITLE: The Samurai Trilogy (2-BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2158BD
UPC: 7-15515-09291-3
ISBN: 978-1-60465-601-5
SRP: $69.95
PREBOOK: 5/29/12
STREET: 6/26/12
TITLE: The Samurai Trilogy (3-DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2159D
UPC: 7-15515-09301-9
ISBN: 978-1-60465-602-2
SRP: $59.95
PREBOOK: 5/29/12
STREET: 6/26/12
THE 39 STEPS – BD & DVD
The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho), following Richard Hannay (Oscar winner Robert Donat of Goodbye, Mr. Chips), who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scottish moors—a chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued—as well as into an expected romance with the cool Pamela (Madeline Carroll). Adapted from a novel by John Buchan, this classic wrong-man thriller from the Master of Suspense anticipates the director’s most famous works (especially North by Northwest), and remains one of his cleverest and most entertaining films.
1935 • 86 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• Audio commentary by Alfred Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane
• Hitchcock: The Early Years (2000), a British documentary covering Hitchcock’s prewar career
• Original footage from British broadcaster Mike Scott’s 1966 television interview with Hitchcock
• Complete broadcast of the 1937 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation, performed by Ida Lupino and Robert Montgomery
• Visual essay by Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff
• Excerpts from François Truffaut’s 1962 audio interview with Hitchcock
• Original production design drawings
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Cairns
TITLE: The 39 Steps (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2160BD
UPC: 7-15515-09631-7
ISBN: 978-1-60465-603-9
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 5/29/12
STREET: 6/26/12
TITLE: The 39 Steps (DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2161D
UPC: 7-15515-09641-6
ISBN: 978-1-60465-604-6
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 5/29/12
STREET: 6/26/12
Attention Canada: AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE and GRAY’S ANATOMY are US only releases.
ASTONISHING X-MEN: DANGEROUS – on DVD 4/10/12
March 15, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
MARVEL KNIGHTS ANIMATION PRESENTS
ASTONISHING X-MEN: DANGEROUS
DEBUTS ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES NATIONWIDE
OWN IT ON DVD APRIL 10, 2012 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
Danger takes on a whole new meaning as the X-MEN are forced to confront a reality they never thought possible. Continuing the saga of the ASTONISHING X-MEN, comic book pages come alive when Shout! Factory, in association with Marvel Knights Animation, debut the highly anticipated Marvel Knights Animation ASTONISHING X-MEN: DANGEROUS on DVD, April 10, 2012. The highly popular “Dangerous” storyline and eye-popping visuals from the graphic novel by pop culture icons Joss Whedon and John Cassaday combine smart story telling, incredible action, and startling revelations in the second story arc of the acclaimed ASTONISHING X-MEN multi-part series. This DVD invites viewers to delve deep inside the imaginative world of the Marvel Universe. A must have for collectors and loyal fans, this deluxe DVD is featured with a graphic rich cover and a unique replica of comic book-style packaging that bridges the comic book to DVD concept. It is priced to own at $14.97.
Marvel Knights Animation
Marvel Knights Animation remains true to the heritage of panel-by-panel graphic storytelling, boasting groundbreaking illustrations, sensational soundscapes, and of course, the explosiveness of the Mighty Marvel Universe. Behind every image and every word lies the genius of Marvel’s celebrated creators like Robert Rodi, Esad Ribic, Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, Joss Whedon, Reginald Hudlin, John Romita Jr, Warren Ellis, Adi Granov, John Cassaday, and more.
ASTONISHING X-MEN: DANGEROUS
Synopsis: The tragic death of a student at the Xavier Institute reveals that a powerful enemy is working from inside the mansion to destroy the X-Men. It’s an enemy who knows all their weaknesses and can predict their every move. This new foe doesn’t want wealth, power or world domination – it only wants them dead. As the X-Men fight for their lives, they learn they’ve been deceived by one of their own. Even if they survive, the team will never be the same.
Marvel Knights Animation ASTONISHING X-MEN: DANGEROUS is produced by Atomic Studios; and written by Joss Whedon with art by John Cassaday.
Product Details
Street Date: 4/10/2012
SPR: $14.97
TRT: +/- 96 min.
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com. Super Hero(es) is a co-owned registered trademark.
About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.
War Horse on BD & DVD April 3, 2012
March 13, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
On Blu-Ray™, DVD, Digital and On-Demand, April 3, 2012
“‘War Horse’ is a don’t-miss Spielberg classic that reaches true perfection.” ––Rex Reed, New York Observer
BURBANK, Calif., February 21, 2012 – Legendary Academy Award®-winning motion picture director/producer Steven Spielberg presents the critically acclaimed and multi Academy Award®-nominated epic adventure “War Horse” on Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital and On-Demand, April 3. This newest home entertainment release not only enthralls viewers once again with its visually stunning and emotionally heartwarming story on the Blu-ray, but also offers an unprecedented look into the making of the film by Spielberg himself.
The extraordinary journey of courage and friendship as seen through the eyes of one unforgettable horse named Joey and his miraculous journey to find his way back home, “War Horse” is a must own contemporary classic for everyone’s home entertainment collection. Spielberg’s renowned creative passion and artistry not only shine throughout the film but are also evident in all the fascinating bonus features included exclusively on the Blu-ray disc.
The premium 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack in particular allows viewers to explore the filmmaking process and storytelling adventure though a special 60 minute documentary (named “A Filmmaking Journey”), created by Spielberg, that offers a never-before-seen inside look into the making of “War Horse.” Additional bonus features include a behind the scenes look at Spielberg’s Award-Winning “Dream Team” – the film’s scoring session with five-time Oscar-winning composer John Williams, the editing room with three-time Academy Award winning film editor Michael Kahn, the sound room with seven time Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, and a look through Producer Kathleen Kennedy‘s lens as she shares photos she took during the filming and recounts her discovery of “War Horse.”
“War Horse,” which received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, will be available to own and for in-home viewing as follows:
4-Disc Combo Pack (2-Disc Blu-ray + 1 Disc DVD + Digital Copy)
Includes:
· A Filmmaking Journey – Academy Award®-winning Director/Producer Steven Spielberg provides a unique and unprecedented look into the making and filming of “War Horse.”
· Editing & Scoring – Multi-Oscar® winners Michael Kahn (film editor) and John Williams (composer) discuss specific aspects of editing the film and composing music for “War Horse,” as well as the secret to their long and successful collaborations with Steven Spielberg.
· The Sounds of “War Horse” – Seven-time Academy Award®-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom takes us through the sophisticated sound design he created for “War Horse.”
· Through The Producer’s Lens – Producer Kathleen Kennedy shares the photos she took during filming and recounts how she discovered the source material, as well as her appreciation of Steven Spielberg’s vision, the team that sounds him, and why “War Horse” appealed to her.
· “War Horse”: The Look – Director/Producer Steven Spielberg introduces us to his creative team of production designer Rick Carter, costume designer Joanna Johnston and director of photography JanuszKaminski, who discuss what it took to design the look for the film.
· An Extra’s Point of View – Film extra Martin Dew explains how and why he was brought in––along with a hundred other men––to be featured alternately as both German and British soldiers.
2-Disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD)
Includes:
· “War Horse”: The Journey Home
· An Extra’s Point of View
1-Disc DVD
Includes:
· “War Horse”: The Look
Digital
Includes:
· “War Horse”: The Look
· An Extra’s Point of View
On-Demand
Does not include bonus features
DISC SPECIFICATIONS:
Street Date: April 3, 2012
Release Formats & 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack = $45.99U.S./$52.99 Canada
Suggested Retail Pricing: 2-Disc DVD Combo Pack = $39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada
1Disc DVD = $29.99U.S./$35.99Canada
High Definition Digital =$39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada
Standard Definition Digital =$ 29.99U.S./$ 35.99Canada
On-Demand =Please check with your television provider or favorite digital retailer for pricing
Feature Run Time: 146 minutes
Ratings: U.S.: PG-13/Canada: PG (Bonus material is not rated)
Aspect Ratio: Blu-ray: 2.40:1 / DVD:2.40:1
Audio: Blu-ray: 7.1 DTS HD-MA; 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital / DVD: 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby
Social Media:
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Film Synopsis
“War Horse,” the Academy Award®-nominated Best Picture, is a story of incredible friendship, loyalty, courage, hope and tenacity. Based on the Tony Award®-winning play, and set against the sweeping canvas of World War I, this deeply heartfelt tale begins with the remarkable friendship between a feisty colt named Joey and his young trainer Albert (Jeremy Irvine). When they’re forced apart by war, the film follows Joey’s extraordinary journey as he changes and inspires the lives of everyone he meets. No matter where they go or what they experience both boy and horse keep forging ahead, driven by devotion and the hope of returning home. Filled with spectacularly rich visuals, “War Horse” is one of the most powerful and moving stories of friendship and love ever filmed.
About DreamWorks Studios:
DreamWorks Studios is a motion picture company formed in 2009 and led by Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider in partnership with The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The company recently released “The Help,” which has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Upcoming releases include Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln.” DreamWorks Studios can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DreamWorksStudios and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dwstudios.
Turner Classic Movies and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment To Bring 38 Classic UPA Cartoons to DVD for First Time Ever
March 6, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
Turner Classic Movies and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment To Bring 38 Classic UPA Cartoons to DVD for First Time Ever
Fans of classic animation will have a lot to cheer about this spring, when Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) bring 38 timeless cartoons from the 1950s to DVD for the first time ever.
UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection is a treasure trove of animated shorts from United Productions of America (UPA), home to such beloved characters as Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing. The three-disc set will be sold exclusively through TCM’s online store at http://shop.tcm.com, beginning March 15.
Featuring a video introduction by film critic, writer and historian Leonard Maltin, UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection is the perfect addition to any animation and classic movie fans DVD library. Each short has been digitally remastered, with audio commentaries by Maltin and animation historian Jerry Beck included on select cartoons. Extensive bonus features include a rare Pencil Test for the short, Christopher Crumpets Playmate (1955), and over 100 examples of production art, marketing materials, and more. The beautiful gate-fold collection is accompanied by a 16 page in-depth booklet featuring historical backgrounds, animator bios, and a timeline of the studio.
Im sure Im not the only animation enthusiast whos been longing to see these great cartoons released on DVD. Its a privilege to be able to introduce them and provide commentary tracks,but its even more exciting to see them so beautifully restored. says Maltin.
Meticulously restored and remastered, this collection represents a milestone for cartoon fans of all ages. TCM is proud to add these historically important films to TCM Vault Collection series, says Dennis Adamovich, SVP Brand Activation, Turner Entertainment Networks. The UPA cartoon library has not been available in this quality since the cartoons were originally theatrically presented over a half century ago. SPHE has done incredible work in bringing this library back to life. Many of these shorts are modern masterpieces of the animation world and can now be enjoyed again for a new generation.
We are thrilled to once again work with our partners at TURNER to bring these films into the homes of those who have been waiting for their release, says Marc Rashba, Vice President, Marketing for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. We hope the new bonus content, including commentaries by Leonard Maltin, will make an exciting viewing experience for fans.
Among the highlights of UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection is the 1949 short “The Ragtime Bear,” which introduced the world to that lovably cantankerous, near-sighted millionaire Mr. Magoo, voiced by Jim Backus. The Academy AwardÒ-winning 1950 short “Gerald McBoing Boing,” based on a story by Dr. Seuss, is also featured, along with “Gerald McBoing Boing’s Symphony” (1953) and “Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo” (1956).
Other highlights include the studio’s first two shorts for Columbia Pictures, “Robin Hoodlum” (1948) and “The Magic Fluke” (1949); an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” narrated by James Mason; and “The Unicorn in the Garden,” which was originally intended to be part of an ambitious feature-length cartoon based on the works of James Thurber.
UPA was formed in 1943 by a group of artists and animators who left Walt Disney during the 1941 animators strike. Hoping to break away from the ultra-realistic animation style Disney had been advocating, the UPA artists sought freedom to experiment with animation techniques, non-realistic colors, contemporary designs and sometimes-provocative storytelling. They began applying their concepts in wartime work for the government, later scoring their first major success with “Hell-Bent for Election,” a Chuck Jones-directed short produced for FDR’s 1944 re-election campaign and sponsored by the United Auto Workers (UAW).
After government contracts dried up in the late ’40s, UPA forged a contract with Columbia Pictures to produce theatrical animated shorts, achieving great success casting Columbia’s Fox and Crow characters in “Robin Hoodlum” and “The Magic Fluke.” When those projects both garnered OscarÒ-nominations, Columbia gave UPA free reign to create its own characters. That led to the emergence of Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing, the latter earning the studio’s first Academy AwardÒ for Best Animated Short. The studio went on to win two more Academy AwardsÒ for “When Magoo Flew” (1954) and “Magoo’s Puddle Jumper” (1956). UPA would continue to enjoy unprecedented critical acclaim and awards recognition in the 1950s, including collecting all three of the nominations in 1957, a feat not even achieved by Walt Disney.
Throughout the 1950s, UPA scored several successes, despite losing several of its most talented staff members to the communist purge of the film industry in the 1950s. After earning 15 OscarÒ nominations and three Academy AwardsÒ over 12 years, the studio stopped producing theatrical shorts in 1959. Two theatrical features followed: 1001 Arabian Nights (1959) and Gay Purr-ee (1962).
UPA artists revolutionized animation, not only through their striking design aesthetic but also through the use of limited animation, which incorporated more static backgrounds and less fluid movement. Beginning in the mid-’50s, UPA found great success on television, where lower budgets and tighter deadlines allowed limited animation to thrive. The studio produced such series as The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show, Mister Magoo and The Dick Tracy Show, as well as the enormously popular 1962 holiday special, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol.
The following is a complete listing of shorts in UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection:
“Robin Hoodlum” (1948) OscarÒ nomination
“The Magic Fluke” (1949) OscarÒ nomination
“The Ragtime Bear” (1949)
“Punchy De Leon” (1950)
“The Miner’s Daughter” (1950)
“Giddyap” (1950)
“The Popcorn Story” (1950)
“Gerald McBoing Boing” (1951) OscarÒ winner
“The Family Circus” (1951)
“Georgie and the Dragon” (1951)
“The Wonder Gloves” (1951)
“The Oompahs” (1952)
“Rooty Toot Toot” (1952) OscarÒ nominee
“Willie the Kid” (1952)
“Pete Hothead” (1952)
“Madeline” (1952) OscarÒ nominee
“Little Boy with a Big Horn” (1953)
“The Emperor’s New Clothes” (1953)
“Christopher Crumpet” (1953) OscarÒ nominee
“Gerald McBoing Boing’s Symphony” (1953)
“The Unicorn in the Garden” (1953)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1953) OscarÒ nominee
“Bringing Up Mother” (1954)
“Ballet Oops” (1954)
“The Man on the Flying Trapeze” (1954)
“Fudget’s Budget” (1954)
“How Now Boing Boing” (1954)
“Spare the Child” (1955)
“Four Wheels No Brakes” (1955)
“Baby Boogie” (1955)
“Christopher Crumpet’s Playmate” (1955)
“The Rise of Duton Lang” (1955)
“Gerald McBoing Boing on Planet Moo” (1956) OscarÒ nominee
“The Jaywalker” (1956) OscarÒ nominee
“Trees and Jamaica Daddy” (1958) OscarÒ nominee
“Sailing and Village Band” (1958)
“Spring and Saganaki” (1958)
“Picnics are Fun and Dino’s Serenade (1959)
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About Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
Turner Classic Movies is a Peabody Award-winning network that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world. Currently seen in more than 85 million homes, TCM features the insights of veteran primetime host Robert Osborne and weekend daytime host Ben Mankiewicz, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests. As the foremost authority in classic films, TCM offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, along with regular programming events that include The Essentials, 31 Days of Oscar and Summer Under the Stars. TCM also stages special events and screenings, such as the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood; produces a wide range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs; and hosts a wealth of materials at its Web site, http://tcm.com, TCM is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company.
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Kino Lorber Releases The Search for One-Eye Jimmy (1994), finally making its debut on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time ever.
February 28, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
New York, NY – February 27, 2012 – Kino Lorber is proud to announce the Blu-ray and DVD release of The Search for One-Eye Jimmy (1994), a lovably offbeat comedy directed by Sam Henry Kass that features a veritable who’s who of indie acting talents.
The Search for One-Eye Jimmy comes to Blu-ray and DVD with a street date of March 6th. The Blu-ray SRP is $29.95, and the DVD SRP is $24.95.
Boasting an all-star cast headed by Nick Turturro (Takers, “NYPD Blue”), Michael Badalucco (O Brother Where Art Thou, Summer of Sam) and Holt McCallany (Fight Club, “Lights Out”), that also includes Jennifer Beals (Flashdance, The Book of Eli), Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs, “Boardwalk Empire”), Academy Award® Nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, The Avengers), Sam Rockwell (Moon, Iron Man 2) and John Turturro (Transformers, Do the Right Thing), The Search for One-Eye Jimmy follows a filmmaker, Les (McCallany), trying to track down one of the locals – One-Eye Jimmy (Rockwell) – who has gone missing in South Brooklyn.
The whole neighborhood gets in on the search, leading a disorganized and uproarious searchparty. Les gets tips from some of the colorful locals, like Disco Bean (John Turturro), who apparently never got the memo that his favorite music (and fashion) was dead, and Colonel Ron (Samuel L. Jackson), a crazed Vietnam vet who spends his time fishing for sneakers in the Gowanus Canal. Eventually, the F.B.I., the Catholic Church and even the Mob all join in the search for the elusive “One-Eye” Jimmy.
This hilarious independent comedy, written and directed by Sam Henry Kass (“Seinfeld”), was almost as lost as the film’s title character, having been out of print since the days of VHS and finally making its debut on DVD and Blu-ray in a beautiful new transfer, restored and remastered in high definition.
1.85:1, 16×9 (Blu-ray 1920 x 1080p) * 85 minutes * English * Stereo * Color
The Search for One-Eye Jimmy
(1994)
Director: Sam Henry Kass
Genre: Comedy
Blu-ray SRP: $29.95
DVD SRP: $24.95
Street date: March 6, 2012
War Horse on BD & DVD and Digital Download – 4/3/2012
February 21, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
“‘War Horse’ is a don’t-miss Spielberg classic that reaches true perfection.” ––Rex Reed, New York Observer
BURBANK, Calif., February 21, 2012 – Legendary Academy Award®-winning motion picture director/producer Steven Spielberg presents the critically acclaimed and multi Academy Award®-nominated epic adventure “War Horse” on Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital and On-Demand, April 3. This newest home entertainment release not only enthralls viewers once again with its visually stunning and emotionally heartwarming story on the Blu-ray, but also offers an unprecedented look into the making of the film by Spielberg himself.
The extraordinary journey of courage and friendship as seen through the eyes of one unforgettable horse named Joey and his miraculous journey to find his way back home, “War Horse” is a must own contemporary classic for everyone’s home entertainment collection. Spielberg’s renowned creative passion and artistry not only shine throughout the film but are also evident in all the fascinating bonus features included exclusively on the Blu-ray disc.
The premium 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack in particular allows viewers to explore the filmmaking process and storytelling adventure though a special 60 minute documentary (named “A Filmmaking Journey”), created by Spielberg, that offers a never-before-seen inside look into the making of “War Horse.” Additional bonus features include a behind the scenes look at Spielberg’s Award-Winning “Dream Team” – the film’s scoring session with five-time Oscar-winning composer John Williams, the editing room with three-time Academy Award winning film editor Michael Kahn, the sound room with seven time Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, and a look through Producer Kathleen Kennedy‘s lens as she shares photos she took during the filming and recounts her discovery of “War Horse.”
“War Horse,” which received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, will be available to own and for in-home viewing as follows:
4-Disc Combo Pack (2-Disc Blu-ray + 1 Disc DVD + Digital Copy )
Includes:
· AFilmmaking Journey – Academy Award®-winning Director/Producer Steven Spielberg provides a unique and unprecedented look into the making and filming of “War Horse.”
· Editing & Scoring – Multi-Oscar® winners Michael Kahn (film editor) and John Williams (composer) discuss specific aspects of editing the film and composing music for “War Horse,” as well as the secret to their long and successful collaborations with Steven Spielberg.
· The Sounds of “War Horse” – Seven-time Academy Award®-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom takes us through the sophisticated sound design he created for “War Horse.”
· Through The Producer’s Lens – Producer Kathleen Kennedy shares the photos she took during filming and recounts how she discovered the source material, as well as her appreciation of Steven Spielberg’s vision, the team that sounds him, and why “War Horse” appealed to her.
· “War Horse”: The Look – Director/Producer Steven Spielberg introduces us to his creative team of production designer Rick Carter, costume designer Joanna Johnston and director of photography JanuszKaminski, who discuss what it took to design the look for the film.
· An Extra’s Point of View – Film extra Martin Dew explains how and why he was brought in––along with a hundred other men––to be featured alternately as both German and British soldiers.
2-Disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD)
Includes:
· “War Horse”: The Journey Home
· An Extra’s Point of View
1-Disc DVD
Includes:
· “War Horse”: The Look
Digital
Includes:
· “War Horse”: The Look
· An Extra’s Point of View
On-Demand
Does not include bonus features
DISC SPECIFICATIONS:
Street Date: April3, 2012
Release Formats & 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack = $45.99U.S./$52.99 Canada
Suggested Retail Pricing: 2-Disc DVD Combo Pack = $39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada
1 Disc DVD = $29.99U.S./$35.99Canada
High Definition Digital =$39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada
Standard Definition Digital =$ 29.99U.S./$ 35.99Canada
On-Demand =Please check with your television provider or favorite digital retailer for pricing
Feature Run Time: 146 minutes
Ratings: U.S.: PG-13/Canada: PG (Bonus material is not rated)
Aspect Ratio: Blu-ray: 2.40:1 / DVD:2.40:1
Audio: Blu-ray: 7.1 DTS HD-MA; 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital / DVD: 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby
Social Media:
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Film Synopsis
“War Horse,” the Academy Award®-nominated Best Picture, is a story of incredible friendship, loyalty, courage, hope and tenacity. Based on the Tony Award®-winning play, and set against the sweeping canvas of World War I, this deeply heartfelt tale begins with the remarkable friendship between a feisty colt named Joey and his young trainer Albert (Jeremy Irvine). When they’re forced apart by war, the film follows Joey’s extraordinary journey as he changes and inspires the lives of everyone he meets. No matter where they go or what they experience both boy and horse keep forging ahead, driven by devotion and the hope of returning home. Filled with spectacularly rich visuals, “War Horse” is one of the most powerful and moving stories of friendship and love ever filmed.
About DreamWorks Studios:
DreamWorks Studios is a motion picture company formed in 2009 and led by Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider in partnership with The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The company recently released “The Help,” which has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Upcoming releases include Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln.” DreamWorks Studios can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DreamWorksStudios and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dwstudios.
CONTRABAND on Blu-ray & DVD 4/24/12
February 21, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
Academy Award®-Nominee Mark Wahlberg Stars in the Year’s
Most Explosive Action-Thriller
CONTRABAND
Available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™ and Digital Copy,
as well as DVD & On Demand
APRIL 24, 2012
“Mark Wahlberg is at his best.” – Lee Thomas, WJBK-TV, FOX (Detroit)
Universal City, Calif.(February 21, 2012) – A legendary smuggler who long ago abandoned his life of crime to become a law-abiding family man is dragged back into the cutthroat, underground world of international crime in the suspenseful thriller Contraband, coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on April 24, 2012 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Academy Award®-nominee
Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, The Departed) stars in a tense, supercharged action adventure about a man struggling to stay out of the world he worked so hard to leave behind but will do anything to protect his family.
Also starring Kate Beckinsale (Underworld series, The Aviator), Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar, Public Enemies) and Ben Foster (30 Days of Night, 3:10 to Yuma), Contraband has been hailed as “an intense, adrenaline-pumping thriller,” by Shawn Edwards of FOX-TV. The Contraband Blu-ray™ Combo Pack delivers the film in perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound and features more than an hour of bonus content including deleted scenes, a “making of” segment and feature commentary by Director Baltasar Kormákur and Producer Evan Hayes.
The Contraband Blu-ray™ Combo Pack also includes UltraViolet™, a DVD, and a Digital Copy of the film – so consumers can truly enjoy the movie anytime, anywhere, on the device of their choice! UltraViolet™ is the revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows and put them in the cloud. From there, they can download and stream instantly to computers, tablets and smartphones. In addition, consumers can redeem a Digital Copy of the film from a variety of retail partners, who offer many viewing options including iTunes®, iPad®, iPhone®, iPod™ touch,Android, connected televisions, Blu-ray player apps, and more!
BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAY™ & DVD:
· Deleted Scenes
· Under The Radar – The Making of Contraband: Take a comprehensive guided tour through the making of the modern action thriller Contraband.
· Reality Factor – The Stunts and Action of Contraband: From an explosive, complicated armored car heist in Panama to brutal, realistic fistfights and gunplay in the back alleys of New Orleans, see how the stunt and SFX teams worked together to make sure Contraband delivered raw and real action to the film.
· Feature Commentary: Director/Producer Baltasar Kormákur and Producer Evan Hayes participate.
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVELY ON BLU-RAY™:
UltraViolet™: The revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows, store them in the cloud, and download and stream instantly to computers, tablets and smartphones. Currently available in the United States only.
Digital Copy: Viewers can redeem a digital version of the full-length movie from a choice of retail partners to watch on an array of electronic and portable devices.
U-Control:
Picture-in-Picture – featuring pre-visualization and storyboard comparisons of some the film’s most exciting scenes.
pocket BLU™ App: The popular free pocket BLU™ app for smartphones is now even better with newly updated versions for iPad®, Android™ tablets, PC and Macintosh computers, with features made especially to take advantage of the devices’ larger screens and high resolution displays.
Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray™. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
Keyboard: Entering data is fast and easy with your device’s intuitive keyboard.
BD-LIVE™ – Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to access the latest trailers, exclusive content and more!
SYNOPSIS
Mark Wahlberg stars as legendary smuggler Chris Farraday, who has left his criminal past behind to be with his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and sons. When a ruthless drug kingpin (Giovanni Ribisi) threatens his family, Farraday must summon his old skills and contacts for one last run. Contraband takes you to the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling, and on a thrilling adventure that critics are calling “dynamic, intense and gritty!” – Mark S Allen, CBS/CW-TV (Sacramento)
http://www.contrabandmovie.net
CAST AND FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Foster, Lukas Haas, Caleb Landry Jones, Diego Luna, J.K. Simmons
Directed By: Baltasar Kormákur
Screenplay By: Aaron Guzikowski based on the screenplay Reykjavik-Rotterdam by Arnaldur Indriðason and Óskar Jónasson
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormákur, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg
Executive Producers: Liza Chasin, Evan Hayes, Bill Johnson
Director of Photography: Barry Ackroyd
Edited By: Elísabet Ronalds
Production Designer: Tony Fanning
Costume Designer: Jenny Eagan
Original Music By: Clinton Shorter
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: April 24, 2012
Copyright: 2012 Universal Studios
Selection Number: 61120860(U.S.); 61122084(Canada)
Running Time: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes
Layers: BD-50
Picture Format: Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: R for violence, pervasive language and brief drug use (U.S.); 18a for coarse language, violence and disturbing content (Canada); 13+ (Quebec)
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French and Spanish DTS Surround 5.1
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: April 24, 2012
Copyright: 2012 Universal Studios
Selection Number: 61118804 (U.S.); 61122086 (Canada)
Running Time: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes
Layers: DVD-9
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: R for violence, pervasive language and brief drug use (U.S.); 18a for coarse language, violence and disturbing content (Canada); 13+ (Quebec)
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound: English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
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May 2012 Titles From The Criterion Collection – Spike Jonze, Abbas Kiarostami, Bergman, Robert Downey Sr. & More!!!
February 17, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
La haine – Blu-ray Edition
Mathieu Kassovitz (The Crimson Rivers) took the film world by storm with La haine (Hate), a gritty, unsettling, and visually explosive look at racial and cultural volatility in modern-day France, specifically the low-income banlieues on Paris’s outskirts. Aimlessly passing their days in the concrete environs of their dead-end suburbia, Vinz (Irreversible’s Vincent Cassel), Hubert (The Constant Gardener’s Hubert Koundé), and Saïd (Three Kings’ Saïd Taghmaoui)—white, black, and Arab—give human faces to France’s immigrant and otherwise marginalized populations, their resentment at their situation simmering until it reaches a boiling point. A work of tough beauty, La haine is a landmark of contemporary French cinema and a gripping reflection of its country’s ongoing identity crisis.
1995 • 97 minutes • Black & White • 5.1 surround • In French with English subtitles • 1.85:1 aspect ratio
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Mathieu Kassovitz, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• English-language audio commentary by Kassovitz
• Introduction by actor Jodie Foster
• Ten Years of “La haine,” an eighty-minute documentary that brings together cast and crew a decade after the film’s landmark release
• Featurette on the film’s banlieue setting, including interviews with sociologists Sophie Body-Gendrot, Jeffrey Fagan, and William Kornblum
• Production footage
• Deleted and extended scenes, each featuring an afterword by Kassovitz
• Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos
• Trailers
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau and a 2006 appreciation by acclaimed filmmaker Costa-Gavras
Being John Malkovich – Blu-ray & DVD
Have you ever wanted to be someone else? Or, more specifically, have you ever wanted to crawl through a portal hidden in an anonymous office building and thereby enter the cerebral cortex of John Malkovich for fifteen minutes before being spat out on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike? Then director Spike Jonze (Adaptation) and writer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) have the movie for you. Melancholy marionettes, office drudgery, a frizzy-haired Cameron Diaz (There’s Something About Mary)—but that’s not all! Surrealism, possession, John Cusack (Say Anything), a domesticated primate, Freud, Catherine Keener (Capote), non sequiturs, and absolutely no romance! But wait: get your Being John Malkovich now and we’ll throw in emasculation, slapstick, Abelard and Heloise, and extra Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich.
1999 • 113 minutes • Color • 5.1 surround • 1.85:1 aspect ratio
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• New selected-scene audio commentary featuring filmmaker Michel Gondry
• New behind-the-scenes documentary by filmmaker Lance Bangs
• Conversation between John Malkovich and humorist John Hodgman
• Director Spike Jonze discusses Being John Malkovich via photos from its production
• Two films within the film: 7½ Floor Orientation and “American Arts & Culture” Presents John Horatio Malkovich, “Dance of Despair and Disillusionment”
• An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering, a documentary by Bangs
• Trailer and TV spots
• PLUS: A booklet featuring a conversation between Jonze and pop-culture critic Perkus Tooth
TITLE: Being John Malkovich (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2142BD
UPC: 7-15515-09531-0
ISBN: 978-1-60465-586-5
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 4/17/12
STREET: 5/15/12
TITLE: Being John Malkovich (2-DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2143D
UPC: 7-15515-09541-9
ISBN: 978-1-60465-587-2
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 4/17/12
STREET: 5/15/12
Certified Copy – Blu-ray & DVD
The great Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (Close-up) travels to Tuscany for a luminous and provocative romance in which nothing is as it appears. What seems at first to be a straightforward tale of two people—played by Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche (Blue) and opera singer William Shimell—getting to know each other over the course of an afternoon gradually reveals itself as something richer, stranger, and trickier: a mind-bending reflection on authenticity, in art as well as in relationships. Both cerebrally and emotionally engaging, Certified Copy (Copie conforme) reminds us that love itself is an enigma.
2010 • 106 minutes • Color • 5.1 surround • In English, French, and Italian with English subtitles • 1.85:1 aspect ratio
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• New interview with director Abbas Kiarostami
• Let’s See “Copia conforme,” an Italian documentary on the making of Certified Copy, featuring interviews with Kiarostami and actors Juliette Binoche and William Shimell
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Godfrey Cheshire
TITLE: Certified Copy (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2146BD
UPC: 7-15515-09491-7
ISBN: 978-1-60465-575-9
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 4/24/12
STREET: 5/22/12
TITLE: Certified Copy (2-DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2147D
UPC: 7-15515-09501-3
ISBN: 978-1-60465-576-6
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 4/24/12
STREET: 5/22/12
Summer Interlude – Blu-ray & DVD
Touching on many of the themes that would define the rest of his legendary career—isolation, performance, the inescapability of the past—the tenth film by Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal) was a gentle sway toward true mastery. In one of the director’s great early female roles, Maj-Britt Nilsson (To Joy) beguiles as Marie, an accomplished ballet dancer haunted by her tragic youthful affair with a
shy, handsome student (Thirst’s Birger Malmsten). Her memories of the rocky shores of Stockholm’s outer archipelago mingle with scenes from her gloomy present, most of them set in the dark backstage environs of the theater where she works. A film that the director considered a creative turning point, Summer Interlude is a reverie on life and death that bridges the gap between Bergman’s past and future, theater and cinema.
1951 • 96 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • In Swedish with English subtitles • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Peter Cowie
TITLE: Summer Interlude (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2148BD
UPC: 7-15515-09571-6
ISBN: 978-1-60465-590-2
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 5/01/12
STREET: 5/29/12
TITLE: Summer Interlude (DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2149D
UPC: 7-15515-09581-5
ISBN: 978-1-60465-591-9
SRP: $19.95
PREBOOK: 5/01/12
STREET: 5/29/12
Summer With Monika – Blu-ray & DVD
Inspired by the earthy eroticism of his muse Harriet Andersson (Through a Glass Darkly), in the first of her many roles for him, Ingmar Bergman (Wild Strawberries) had a major international breakthrough with this ravaging, sensual tale of young love. In Stockholm, a girl (Andersson) and boy (The Magician’s Lars Ekborg) from working-class families run away from home to spend a secluded, romantic summer at the beach, far from parents and responsibilities. Inevitably, it is not long before the pair is forced to return to reality. The version originally released in the U.S. was reedited by its distributor into something more salacious, but the original Summer with Monika, as presented here, is a work of stunning maturity and one of Bergman’s most important films.
1953 • 97 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • In Swedish with English subtitles • 1.40:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
• Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman
• New interview with actress Harriet Andersson, conducted by film critic Peter Cowie
• New interview with film scholar Eric Schaefer about Kroger Babb and Babb’s distribution of Monika: Story of a Bad Girl as an exploitation film
• Images from the Playground, a half-hour documentary by Stig Björkman with behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bergman, archival audio interviews with Bergman, and new interviews with actresses Bibi Andersson and Harriet Andersson
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Laura Hubner, a 1958 review by filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, and a publicity piece from 1953 in which Bergman interviews himself
TITLE: Summer with Monika (BLU-RAY EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2150BD
UPC: 7-15515-09591-4
ISBN: 978-1-60465-592-6
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 5/01/12
STREET: 5/29/12
TITLE: Summer with Monika (DVD EDITION)
CAT. NO: CC2151D
UPC: 7-15515-09601-0
ISBN: 978-1-60465-593-3
SRP: $29.95
PREBOOK: 5/01/12
STREET: 5/29/12
Eclipse Series 33: Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
Rarely do landmark works of cinema seem so . . . wrong. Robert Downey Sr. emerged as one of the most irreverent filmmakers of the new American underground of the early sixties, taking no prisoners in his rough-and-tumble treatises on politics, race, and consumer culture. In his most famous, the midnight-movie mainstay Putney Swope, an advertising agency is turned on its head when a militant African American man takes charge. Like Swope, Downey held nothing sacred. This selection of five of his most raucous and outlandish films, dating from 1964 to 1975, offers a unique mix of the hilariously abrasive and the intensely experimental.
TWO-DVD BOX SET INCLUDES:
Babo 73
Taylor Mead plays the president of the United Status, who conducts his top-secret international affairs on a deserted beach when he isn’t at the White House (a dilapidated Victorian), in Robert Downey Sr.’s political satire. Downey’s first feature is a rollicking, slapstick, ultra-low-budget 16 mm comedy experiment that introduced a twisted new voice to the American underground scene.
1964 • 56 minutes • Black & White/Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
Chafed Elbows
This bad-taste riot was a breakthrough for Robert Downey Sr., thanks to rave notices. Visualized largely in still 35 mm photographs, it follows a shiftless downtown Manhattanite having his “annual November breakdown,” wandering from one odd job to the next, and encountering all sorts of sordid types, from desperate low-budget filmmakers to destitute dirty-sock sniffers. And there are incest, murder, and bad pop songs—something to offend everyone.
1966 • 58 minutes • Black & White/Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
No More Excuses
Robert Downey Sr. takes his camera and microphone onto the streets (and into some bedrooms) for a close look at Manhattan’s swinging singles scene of the late sixties. Of course, that’s not all: No More Excuses cuts between this footage and the fragmented tale of a time-traveling Civil War soldier, a rant from the director of the fictional Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, and other assorted improprieties.
1968 • 48 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
Putney Swope
The most popular film by Robert Downey Sr. is this oddball classic about the antics that ensue after Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson, his voice dubbed by a gravelly Downey), the token black man on the board of a Madison Avenue advertising agency, is inadvertently elected chairman. Putney summarily fires all the whiteys, replaces them with Black Power apostles, renames the company Truth and Soul, Inc., and proceeds to wreak politically incorrect havoc.
1969 • 85 minutes • Black & White/Color • Monaural • 1.77:1 aspect ratio
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
“A film without a beginning or an end,” in Robert Downey Sr.’s words, this Dadaist thingamajig—a never-before-seen, newly reedited version of the director’s 1975 release Moment to Moment (also known as Jive)—is a cascade of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life. It stars Downey’s wife, Elsie, in an endless succession of off-the-wall roles, from dancer to cocaine fiend.
1975 • 56 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
TITLE: Eclipse Series 33: Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
CAT. NO: ECL152
UPC: 7-15515-09611-9
ISBN: 978-1-60465-594-0
SRP: $39.95
PREBOOK: 4/24/12
STREET: 5/22/12
