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In 1968, in the midst of the Vietnam war, John Wayne set out to make The Green Berets. The film would become politically controversial, stirring up audiences and the base in Hollywood . But its production values were praised. Here is a behind the scenes look at the film with rarities and a very rare section on Miklós Rózsa's score including scans of his original handwritten composition.
After much speculation, the Criterion Collection has posted their full roster of Blu-ray releases for August 2012. Titles include the Dardenne Brothers' Rosetta & La Promesse, Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, Andrew Haigh's Weekend, Paul Fejos' Lonesome, and Franc Roddam's Quadrophenia.
This fall, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring the Bond 50 collection to Blu-ray. Commemorating the iconic spy's fiftieth anniversary, the box set bundles together twenty-two Bond thrillers, nine of which make their respective Blu-ray debuts through this package. Bond 50 streets on September 25th.
Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week affects MGM Home Entertainment's Rocky: The Undisputed Collection. This bundle collects all six entries in Sylvester Stallone's popular boxing series, beginning with 1976's Academy Award-winning Rocky and ending with 2006's Rocky Balboa. Through May 26th, Amazon is offering the Blu-ray set for 57% off its SRP of $69.99.
Anchor Bay Entertainment UK will release two classic films starring Anthony Quinn: Moustapha Akkad's The Message (1977) and Lion of the Desert (1981). Both films will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on July 2.
Italian label 01 Distribution is preparing a Blu-ray release of Stefano Sollima's (son of acclaimed director Sergio Solima) controversial drama ACAB: All Cops Are Bastards (2012), starring Pierfrancesco Favino (Romanzo Criminale), Filippo Nigro (Facing Windows) and Marco Giallini (The Family Friend). The preliminary release date set by 01 Distribution is July 4th.
British distributors ITV DVD have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), starring Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr and Anton Walbrook. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is July 2.
Music Box films have revealed that they are preparing for Blu-ray release Canadian director Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar (2011), starring Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Émilien Néron. The film was Canada's official Oscar entry in the best foreign language film category of the 84th Academy Awards.
This fall, Walt Disney Home Entertainment will bring the Ghosts of the Abyss documentary to Blu-ray. Using state-of-the-art aquatic and cinematic technology, Academy Award-winning director James Cameron (Titanic) and actor Bill Paxton (Aliens) present an immersive tour of the Titanic's final resting place which highlights never-before-seen parts of the wreckage. Ghosts of the Abyss streets on September 11th.
Focus Features and Yahoo Movies have just released the first theatrical trailer for Hyde Park on Hudson. Director Roger Michell's dramedy examines the unusual relationship between President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray, Lost in Translation) and Margaret Suckley (Laura Linney, John Adams), his distant cousin and closest confidante. Hyde Park on Hudson's scheduled U.S. release date is December 7th.
Blu-ray.com and Entertainment One are offering ten members a chance to win
a copy of Hell on Wheels: The Complete First Season. The western
series is broadcast on AMC and has just been renewed for a second season.
The boxed set of the first season streeted on May 15.
Shout Factory have announced that they will release on Blu-ray director Abel Ferrara's Fear City (1984), starring Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Melanie Griffith and Jack Scalia. The Blu-ray, which will feature the film's uncut version, will be available for purchase exclusively at the ShoutFactoryStore.com on July 17th.
Anchor Bay Entertainment UK have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray director Bruce Malmuth's Pentathlon (1994), starring action star Dolph Lundgren, David Soul and Renée Coleman. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is July 30th.
British distributors NetworkDVD have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of William Cameron Menzies' Things to Come (1936), starring Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman and Ralph Richardson. The film will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on June 18th.
French distributors Wild Bunch have released a new promo trailer for Franck Khalfoun's Maniac (2012), which is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival this month. Maniac is a remake of William Lustig's cult 1980 slasher film and is based on a script by Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur, C.A. Rosenberg, and Joe Spinell.
Independent distributors Shout Factory have acquired Oregon-based Timeless Media Group Inc., which has the rights for The Gene Autry Show, Laramie, Peter Gunn, and the Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys movie collection, among other TV shows. The exact terms of the deal are unknown.
Anchor Bay-UK have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Blu-ray release of Italian director Liliana Cavani's controversial film Il portiere di notte a.k.a The Night Porter (1974), starring Dirk Bogarde and Charlotte Rampling. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is July 30th.
Independent distributors Shout Factory have announced that they will release Los Lobos: Kiko Live, a 2-disc Blu-ray/CD set, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band's seminal album. The release will be available for purchase on August 21.
Next month, MPI Home Video will bring John Mellencamp: It's About You to Blu-ray. Directors Kurt and Ian Marcus' documentary offers viewers an intimate look into the life and work of one of contemporary pop culture's most enduring musical icons. John Mellencamp: It's About You streets on June 5th.
In a press release issued today, Dolby Laboratories described the benefits of its TrueHD lossless audio format, particularly with regard to the company's advancement in 96k upsampling. This technology will benefit Blu-rays in two major aural areas: 96k both filters out digital artifacts as well as restores the tonalities found in a film soundtrack's original mix.
Independent British distributors Artificial Eye have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of director Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson (1997), starring Sally Potter, Pablo Verón and Morgane Maugran. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is August 6th.
Underworld: Awakening, the fourth installment in Sony's Underworld franchise, scored the top Blu-ray sales figures for the week ending May 13th. Propelled by a healthy international take, Awakening had a solid box-office showing last winter, grossing over $160 million on top of its $70 million budget, and these early home media totals continued the feature's lucrative financial performance.
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