SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT MOVES UP RELEASE DATE FOR TWILIGHT TO NOVEMBER 21, 2008
Los Angeles, CA August 15, 2008 – TWILIGHT, the first film in Summit Entertainment’s thriller romance franchise, has moved up its North American release date to Friday, November 21, 2008. The film, which was previously planned to be released on December, 12, 2008, is taking advantage of an opening in the upcoming fall release calendar. The new release date for TWILIGHT allows the studio to both bring the film to the written-series’ enormous fan base sooner, and to present the film in more theaters prior to the holiday movie-going season where traditionally screen time for any popular film is limited.
“When Warner Bros. decided to move HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE to the summer of 2009, we saw a unique opportunity to slot in our film which has been gaining tremendous awareness and momentum over the past several months,” said Rob Friedman, Co-Chairman and CEO of Summit Entertainment. “We by no means are trying to fill the shoes of the incredible POTTER franchise for 2008, rather we are just looking to bring the fans of Stephenie Meyer’s incredible book series the film as soon possible from a programming perspective.”
Starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the thriller-romance based on Stephenie Meyer’s publishing phenomenon, the film is directed by Catherine Hardwicke from a script by Melissa Rosenberg (STEP UP). Karen Rosenfelt (DEVIL WEARS PRADA), Greg Mooradian and Wyck Godfrey will produce along with Mark Morgan via his Maverick Films banner.
PLANET OF THE APES 40 YEAR EVOLUTION BLU-RAY COLLECTION
Packaged With Exclusive New Content Including An Unrated Version Of Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes Previously Unreleased In The U.S., A Newly Unearthed Message From ANSA And More, This Ultimate Apes Set Arrives on Blu-ray Worldwide This Fall From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
CENTURY CITY, CA – Humans are even uglier in High-Def when Planet Of The Apes: 40 Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection takes over the Earth November 4th in North America and throughout the Fall Internationally from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. This spectacular set includes all five hair - raising Planet Of The Apes films on Blu-ray for the first time, including Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, Escape From The Planet Of The Apes, Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes, Battle For The Planet Of The Apes, and the 1968 original Planet Of The Apes, which stunned audiences with its now-iconic conclusion and shockingly dystopian view of humanity’s fate. From an age of film when science fiction served as allegory in addition to providing thrilling spectacle and edge-of-your-seat adventure, the Planet Of The Apes franchise set the gold standard for Sci-Fi films. Now the films that changed the face of science fiction forever will be available in the ultimate home viewing format. This year’s Comic Con International 2008 provided fans a first look at some of the exciting extras to be featured on the Blu-ray discs.
Planet Of The Apes: 40 Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection is packed with exclusive new High-Def content. As a special treat for Apes fans, the collection includes an unrated version of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Previously unreleased in the United States, this version includes eight minutes of unrated footage. Other new special content includes an “Evolution of the Apes” documentary chronicling the evolution of the Apes universe from novel to the big screen, an “Impact of the Apes” featurette exploring the cultural impact of the franchise and a never-before-seen public service announcement from ANSA about the seminal flight of the “Project Liberty” crew. Each Planet Of The Apes sequel included in the beautifully packaged collection will contain brand new High-Def making-of featurettes and will be available for the suggested retail price of $159.98 U.S.
In addition, the previously released Limited Edition Planet Of The Apes Ultimate Collection will be available in the uniquely packaged ape head just in time for the holidays at a more attractive price.
It Came From Beneath the Sea ~ Earth vs. The Flying Saucers 20 Million Miles to Earth: 50th Anniversary Edition
Arrive in Color as DVD Gift Set and all-new Blu-ray™ High-Def Four Pack October 7
The 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD: 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Also Debuts October 7 on DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def Loaded with New Bonus Features
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release some of the most popular film classics from stop-motion animation genius Ray Harryhausen in a Ray Harryhausen Collectible DVD Gift Set and a The 7th Voyage of Sinbad: 50th Anniversary Edition DVD on October 7, just in time for holiday gift-giving. The six-disc DVD boxed gift set features two-disc special editions of It Came From Beneath the Sea, Earth vs. The Flying Saucers, and 20 Million Miles to Earth: 50th Anniversary Edition.
Each film is available in a brilliant colorized version, in addition to the pristine, digitally-restored black & white original version, and viewers are able to toggle between the two as they please. Also included in the gift set is a collectible Ymir figurine based on Ray Harryhausen’s original 1957 hand-crafted design and signed by Ray Harryhausen himself. The Ray Harryhausen Collectible DVD Gift Set will sell for $80.95 SRP.
The collection is also being released day and date, in a Blu-ray™ High-Definition Disc four-pack including It Came From Beneath the Sea, Earth vs. The Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth: 50th Anniversary Edition, and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad: 50th Anniversary Edition in bold bright color for $107.95 SRP.
With the cutting-edge high-definition colorization technology developed and patented by industry leader Legend Films, Harryhausen has been able to visually recreate his black and white films. Harryhausen said, “I am thrilled these films are finally being seen in color. I had wanted to do them in color in the 1950s, but the budgets were not large enough to accommodate that luxury. Now, thanks to the marvelous advances made in the colorization process by San Diego’s Legend Films and others, audiences will be able to see the movies as I originally intended.”
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad: 50th Anniversary Edition, also available on October 7, arrives on a single-disc DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def disc, both loaded with special features including audio commentary by Ray Harryhausen, visual effects experts Phil Tippett and Randall William Cook, author Steven Smith and producer Arnold Kunert; a documentary; six featurettes, and more. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad: 50th Anniversary Edition will sell for $19.94 SRP, while the Blu-ray™ High-Def release will sell for $28.95 SRP.
WHEN ONE BOND IS NOT ENOUGH! Casino Royale COLLECTOR’S EDITION
The Classic Spy Spoof With An All-Star Cast Comes to Collector’s Edition DVD on October 21st From MGM Home Entertainment
LOS ANGELES, CA – Bond, James Bond. MGM Home Entertainment presents the surrealistic satire of one of the most recognized characters in film history when Casino Royale: Collector’s Edition rolls the dice on DVD October 21. Starring David Niven (The Pink Panther, Death on the Nile) as the world famous secret agent, Casino Royale follows an aging Bond as he is called out-of retirement after members of Her Majesty’s Secret Service turn up dead. To combat the villainous Le Chiffre, the man responsible for these crimes, Bond recruits six more “James Bonds” in order to confuse the enemy and create overall chaos. In the end it might not be enough when Bond must faces everything from deadly female operatives to exploding fowl sent to stop him.
Packed with girls, guns and gags galore, Casino Royale features an all-star cast including Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther, Dr. Strangelove), Orson Welles (Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil), William Holden (Network, The Wild Bunch), John Huston (Chinatown, The Cardinal), Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Manhattan) and many more, as well as an Oscar® nominated song from the legendary Burt Bacharach. Special features include audio commentary from Bond historians Steven Jay Jay Rubin and John Cork, a “making of” documentary and five all-new featurettes. The Casino Royale: Collector’s Edition DVD will be available in widescreen for the suggested retail price of $19.98 US/$21.98 Canada.
Limited Edition 4-DVD Box Set Includes Collectible Crow T. Robot Figurine and Lobby Cards
Featuring Never-Before-Released MST3K Film Episodes:
First Spaceship On Venus, Laserblast, Werewolf and Future War and All-New Bonus Content
AVAILBLE ON OCTOBER 28, 2008 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
Multiple Emmy®-nominated and Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) is a true cult classic. Its high-camp rendition of B-movies from every genre to the small screen makes it one of the most memorable pop culture shows of our time. Brimming with laugh-out-loud commentaries from caustically hilarious space travelers Joel Robinson, Mike Nelson and their robot pals Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo, MST3K was a genuine phenomenon. Its popularity spawned an MST3K fan following that numbers over hundreds of thousands of fans world-wide.
Celebrating 20 years after MST3K’s premiere on television, the entire creative team reunites for the first time when Shout! Factory proudly presents its MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD box set on October 28, 2008. A sumptuous ode to this cult-classic series, the 20th Anniversary Edition DVD box set features four of the show’s most requested unreleased film episodes – First Spaceship on Venus, Laserblast, Werewolf and Future War, and boasts exclusive DVD bonus content that explore the genesis, life and afterlife of MST3K. Fans will thrill to watch all new interviews with the entire MST3K family– including Joel Hodgson, Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu, Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, J. Elvis Weinstein, as well as footage from the 20th Anniversary Reunion panel and much more! Moreover, this lavishly packaged 4-DVD box set contains collectible lobby cards and a figurine of the world famous Crow T. Robot – all assembled in a collectible embossed tin and only available with the purchase of this DVD box set.
Earlier this year, Shout! Factory secured the worldwide home entertainment rights to a vast library of original MST3K episodes that have never-been-available on DVD or for digital download. The MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD box set is the first of a series of DVD box set from Shout! Factory, in association with Best Brains, Inc.
FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS
In the 1960 sci-fi thriller First Spaceship On Venus, a mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to the mysterious cloudy planet is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the alien race that created it.
FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT IS PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ IN HIGH-DEF WITH THE BLU-RAY DEBUT OF YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Mel Brooks’ Classic Comedy Masterpiece Starring Gene Wilder, Cloris Leachman, Peter Boyle, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn Premieres on Blu-ray Disc October 7th As One of the Studio’s Most Advanced BD Releases To Date
**This Must-Have Disc is Packed with Hours Of Brand New Bonus Materials in HD Including Picture-In-Picture Interviews With Mel Brooks Plus Other Cast Members, Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes, 17 Never-Before-Seen Deleted/Extended Scenes, Trivia Track, Set-Top Game and More**
CENTURY CITY, Calif. – Prepare to scream with laughter as YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN dances, spooks and “rolls in ze hay” on its way to Blu-ray Disc October 7th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE). One of the greatest comic filmmakers of all time, Academy Award winner* Mel Brooks conceived this 1974 hilarious spoof on Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel, Frankenstein, and captured viewers with his cheeky attitude on the “Old Hollywood” horror genre. Voted #13 on the American Film Institute’s list of America’s 100 Funniest Movies, the monstrously funny fan-favorite that will be celebrating it’s 35th Anniversary next year features an all-star cast of comedy icons including Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory), Terri Garr (Tootsie), Marty Feldman (Silent Movie), Academy Award winner** Cloris Leachman (History of the World: Part I), Madeline Kahn (Clue) and Peter Boyle (“Everybody Loves Raymond”).
Loaded with hours of brand new BD-exclusive bonus materials all presented in HD format, the YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Blu-ray Disc features picture-in-picture BonusView mode with all-new on-camera interviews with Brooks, Garr, Leachman and others, two new behind-the-scenes featurettes, over 25 minutes of never-before-seen deleted/extended scenes, on-screen trivia track, “The Brain Game” set-top game, interactive “Blucher Button” feature and an isolated score track. The YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Blu-ray Disc will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 Canada.
* 1968: Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (The Producers)
** 1971: Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role (Last Picture Show)
Robert Englund and Jenna Jameson Star in the Instant Cult Classic, Infecting Its Way onto Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def October 28
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (July 24, 2008) – Every man’s wildest fantasy becomes his worst nightmare when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment unleashes Zombie Strippers on Special Edition “R” Rated and Unrated DVD and Special Edition Unrated Blu-ray™ High-Def October 28. It’s all catfights and carnage when a secret government project goes disgustingly wrong, releasing an out-of-control deadly virus into a Nebraska gentlemen’s club. The horror-comedy stars icon of fright Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and media sensation Jenna Jameson, with a cast of scantily clad, flesh-eating specters. The Zombie Strippers Special Edition Unrated and “R” Rated DVDs will each be available for $24.96 SLP and the Special Edition Unrated Blu-ray™ High-Def will be available for $38.96.
The Special Edition Unrated and “R” Rated DVDs are infested with special features including bonus digital copy of the film, which allows consumers to unlock a digital copy of the film to play on their PC or PSP® (Playstation® Portable) System, two “making-of” featurettes, a commentary track with Director Jay Lee (The Slaughter), Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund and Joey Medina as well as deleted scenes. The Unrated DVD and the Blu-ray™ High-Def include exclusive, horrifying deleted scenes you have to see to believe. Features exclusive to the Blu-ray™ High-Def include the Titillation and Sass: Zombie Strippers Pop-Up Fact Track and a BD Live Enhancement which allows compatible Blu-ray players and Play Station 3 ™ to download exclusive content and previews.
Synopsis
Starring Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund and Roxy Saint (of the Goth Rock Band: Roxy Saint and the Blackouts), Zombie Strippers is a comedic horror film set in the not too distant future, when a secret government re-animation “chemo-virus” gets released and lands in an underground strip club. The virus first infects Kat (Jameson), turning her into a flesh-craving Super Zombie Stripper, with killer moves on the dance floor. She instantly becomes the club’s most popular attraction and the other girls begin to get jealous of all the attention Kat is getting. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into Zombies, the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new “fad” even if it means there’s no turning back.
Keanu Reeves And Academy Award* Winner Forest Whitaker Star In The Ruthless Tale Of Police Corruption
Shooting To DVD August 19 From Fox Home Entertainment On Single-Disc, Two-Disc And Blu-Ray With Digital Copy
“A Tight, Propulsive, Action Thriller!”
– San Francisco Chronicle
CENTURY CITY, Calif. – On the streets of Los Angeles, every cop wants justice. But how they get it is what sets them apart. Fox Home Entertainment presents a gripping and pulse-pounding look at police corruption where no one can be trusted when Street Kings debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray August 19. Starring Keanu Reeves (The Matrix Trilogy, Speed) and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, Vantage Point), Street Kings follows veteran LAPD Detective Tom Ludlow (Reeves), a disillusioned cop who sets out on a quest to solve the murder of his former partner. With the help of his boss and mentor Captain Jack Wander (Whitaker), Ludlow begins a crusade to serve his own form of justice, breaking the rules of conduct on a regular basis and avoiding the watchful eye of Internal Affairs Captain James Biggs (Hugh Laurie; “House”). In the end Ludlow will be forced to question the loyalties of everyone involved and the truth will finally come to pass.
Directed by David Ayer (Harsh Times) from a story by James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia), Street Kings features an array of intense supporting performances from Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Common (American Gangster), The Game (Waist Deep), and Cedric The Entertainer (Code Name: The Cleaner). Available on single-disc, two-disc and Blu-Ray DVD, special features include commentary by Ayer, deleted and alternate scenes, ten vignettes and more. The Street Kings two-disc DVD will be available for a suggested retail price of $34.98 U.S. / $45.98 Canada and on BD for $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 Canada, both featuring digital copy. Additionally, a single-disc version will be available for a suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada.
2007 Academy Award®-Winner Best Foreign Language Film
Based on a True Story
THE COUNTERFEITERS Debuts on DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def on August 5, 2008
Culver City, CA (June 23, 2008) –The 2007 Academy Award®-winner for Best Foreign Language Film, The Counterfeiters will be released on DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on August 5, 2008. Written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Inheritors, All The Queen’s Men), The Counterfeiters was an official selection of the 2007 Telluride Film Festival, the 2007 Berlin Film Festival and the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. This Sony Pictures Classics film will be available for an SLP of $38.96 for Blu-ray High-Def and $28.96 for DVD. Special features on the DVD and Blu-ray will include a director’s commentary, cast and crew interviews and behind the scenes featurettes.
Synopsis
Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film, The Counterfeiters tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin’s “King of the Counterfeiters.” However, his life of women and easy money is cut short when he’s arrested and placed in a Nazi concentration camp. With the German army on the verge of bankruptcy, Sorowitsch makes a sobering deal with his captors: in exchange for a comfortable bed, good food and fair treatment, Sorowitsch, along with the other hand-picked specialists, must counterfeit bank notes to fund the Nazi war effort. If he does as they say, he lives another day. If he rebels, he faces the same fate as the rest of the camp’s prisoners. But if he lives, will he be able to live with himself?
Michael J. Fox and Kiefer Sutherland Star In The 80s Pop Culture Classic Featuring All-New Commentaries, Featurettes And More
Available On DVD September 2 From MGM Home Entertainment
LOS ANGELES, CA – It’s six A.M. Do you know where you are? MGM Home Entertainment presents a surreal look at the hip and glossy underworld of New York City’s drug culture in the late 1980s and one disillusioned young man’s attempt to escape it when Bright Lights, Big City: 20th Anniversary Edition arrives on DVD September 2. Starring Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future, “Spin City”) in a hardened performance, Bright Lights, Big City follows aspiring writer Jamie Conway (Fox), a man whose life has essentially fallen apart due to the recent death of his mother and his now estranged wife. Seeking solace in cocaine, alcohol and the New York City club scene Jamie slowly becomes immersed in the decadent Manhattan life-style. Accompanied by his best friend Tad (Kiefer Sutherland; “24,” The Sentinel), Jamie becomes even more consumed with his nightly routine and severe depression, forcing him to confront his demons, face the facts and turn his life around.
Featuring outstanding supporting performances from Phoebe Cates (Gremlins, Fast Times at Ridgemont High), Dianne Wiest (“In Treatment,” Dan in Real Life), Jason Robards (Magnolia, Philadelphia) and John Houseman (The Paper Chase, The Fog) as well as a soundtrack full of 80s hits by the likes of Depeche Mode, Prince and New Order, the Bright Lights, Big City: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD features commentaries by author/screenwriter Jay McInerney and cinematographer Gordon Willis, two all-new behind-the-scenes featurettes, a photo gallery and more. Available for a suggested retail price of $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada, prebook is August 6.
WHEN ONE BOND IS NOT ENOUGH! Casino Royale COLLECTOR’S EDITION
FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT IS PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ IN HIGH-DEF WITH THE BLU-RAY DEBUT OF YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
“Outrageous, sexy fun.” - Paul Fischer, Dark Horizons
THEIR CITY. THEIR RULES. NO PRISONERS.
2007 Academy Award®-Winner Best Foreign Language Film
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD