Off The Cuff Review: Kotobukiya ARTFX's Star Wars: Royal Guard Seventh S...

Off The Cuff Review: Gentle Giant Limited's Star Wars: Senate Guard Limi...

***THE SALVATION - LA Opening Day Announcement***

LA OPENING DAY ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

 

  

 

PRESENTS

THE SALVATION

WILL OPEN IN LOS ANGELES ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27^th

AT THE LANDMARK NUART THEATRE

 

The mighty Mads Mikkelsen unleashes a maelstrom of bloodshed in theWild West in this white-knuckle tale of revenge. When he lays waste to the scoundrels who killed his wife and son, a Danish ex-soldier (Mikkelsen) incurs the wrath of a sadistic gang leader hell-bent on hunting him down. Exploding with eye-popping action, dazzlingly dramatic frontier landscapes, and a smoldering performance by Eva Green, The Salvation is a rip-roaring, blood-spattered saga of sin and redemption.

 

Distributor: IFC Films

Director: Kristian Levring

Screenplay By: Kristian Levring and Andrews Thomas Jensen

Starring: Mads Mikkelson, Eva Green and Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Running time: 100 minutes

Release Date: February 27, 2014 in LA and NY

Teen Titans Go!: Appetite for Disruption Season 2 Part 1 - It's a titan red alert in this all-new collection!

TEEN TITANS GO!: APPETITE FOR DISRUPTION SEASON 2 PART 1

ON DVD APRIL 14, 2015

 

Featuring Over 4 Hours of Content on 2 DVD Discs 

 

BURBANK, CA (January, 29, 2015) – Teen Titans fans can relive the latest adventures when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) releases Teen Titans Go!: Appetite for Disruption Season 2 Part 1 on DVD April 14, 2015. The two-disc DVD set is priced to own for $19.97 SRP. Order due date is March 10, 2015. Teen Titans GO!,  which consistently ranked as the #1 show for kids 6-11 on Cartoon Network has been renewed for a third season of fun and mayhem.

 

In Season 2 Part 1, the Teen Titans return with a whole new bevy of baddies, beverages and adventures! Partner up with Robin, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy to defend Jump City against slimy monsters, tyrannical villains and of course, crime fighting induced hunger pains. Every vote counts when the Teen Titans hold team leader elections, Beast Boy dials up the “man-factor” with his new robotic limbs, while Raven races to save the cotton candy bushes from the Gumdrop Goblin. It’s a titan red alert with 26 gut-punching, gut-busting adventures in this all-new collection.

 

“We are thrilled with the audience response to the youngest and funniest members of the DC Comics universe and even more excited to continue the fun with Teen Titans Go!: Appetite for Disruption Season 2 Part 1,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Vice President, Family & Animation Marketing. “With this release, fans both old and new will be able to continue to enjoy crime-fighting adventures featuring their favorite teenage super heroes.” 

 

Episodes (11 minute runtime each):

 

Mr. Butt Man Person Pirates I See You Brian Nature Salty Codgers Knowledge Love Monsters Baby Hands Caramel Apples Halloween Sandwich Thief

Money Grandma Friendship Vegetables The Mask Slumber Party Serious Business Thanksgiving Boys vs. Girls Body Adventure Road Trip The Best Robin Mouth Hole Hot Garbage

 

The Credits

Off The Cuff Review: Gentle Giant Limited: Star Wars Darth Talon Limited...

Start of the snowstorm in NYC.

I am also a writer at Halloween Forevermore. If you would like to read my reviews there, click on the link below

http://www.halloweenforevermore.com/author/markrivera/

FOXCATCHER Debuting on Digital HD Feb. 20 & on Blu-ray™ & DVD March 3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

“A mesmerizing masterwork. One of the year’s very best films. ~ Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 

 

 “A gripping story of seduction, rejection, betrayal & murder.” ~ Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

 

Nominated for Five Academy Awards^®,

Including Best Director (Bennett Miller), Best Actor (Steve Carell) & 

Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo)

 

Golden Globe^® Nominated for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor 

 

Winner of 2014’s Cannes Film Festival for Best Director &

Special Distinction Award at 2015’s Film Independent Spirit Awards

 

FOXCATCHER

 

Debuting on Digital HD Feb. 20 & on Blu-ray™ & DVD March 3

 

Bonus Features Include All-New Making-Of Featurette “The Story of Foxcatcher,” with Director Bennett Miller, Steve Carell & Channing Tatum, Plus Deleted Scenes

 

 

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2015) –Steve Carell (Crazy, Stupid, Love.), Channing Tatum (22 Jump Street) and Academy Award^® nominated Mark Ruffalo (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, The Kids Are All Right, 2010) star in the multiple Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller FOXCATCHER, available on Digital HD Feb. 20 and on Blu-ray™ & DVD on March 3 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 

 

Based on actual events, this critically acclaimed film from Academy Award^®nominated Director Bennett Miller (Best Director, Capote, 2005) tells the story of Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Mark Shultz (Tatum), who is invited by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont (Carell) to his state-of-the-art training facility in preparation for the 1988 Seoul Olympics.  Hoping it will catapult him out of his brother’s shadow, Mark jumps at the opportunity. But du Pont soon becomes unsatisfied with Mark’s performance, driven by hidden needs, and seeks backing from Mark’s revered and charismatic brother, Dave (Ruffalo). Misguided loyalty, jealousy and ultimately betrayal lead to an unexpected and tragic end. 

 

Bonus features for FOXCATCHER include deleted scenes, as well as the never-before-seen featurette, “The Story of Foxcatcher,” a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film with Director Bennett Miller, Steve Carell and Channing Tatum.

 

The film also stars Sienna Miller (Two Jacks), Anthony Michael Hall (The Dark Knight), and Academy Award^® winner Vanessa Redgrave (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Julia, 1978).

 

Synopsis:

Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is struggling in obscurity and poverty in Wisconsin when he is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to his lavish estate to form a team and to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Schultz seizes the opportunity, eager to step out of the shadow of his revered older brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo), a prominent wrestling coach and Gold Medal winner himself.

 

With his vast financial resources and state-of-the-art training facility at Foxcatcher Farm, du Pont appoints himself head coach of the team, eager to win the respect of his peers and the approval of his condemning mother (Vanessa Redgrave).

 

The dynamic between Schultz and du Pont deepens as Mark embraces his benefactor as a father figure. But du Pont's mercurial personality and psychological gameplay begins to weigh heavily on Mark's shaky self-esteem, undermining his abilities on the mat. When du Pont's favoritism shifts to brother Dave — who possesses the authority and confidence both he and Mark lack — the trio is propelled towards a tragedy no one could have foreseen.

 

FOXCATCHER is a searing true-life account of three men grappling for their versions of the American Dream.

 

The film is directed by Bennett Miller from a screenplay written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman. FOXCATCHER was executive produced by Chelsea Barnard, Ron Schmidt, Mark Bakshi, Michael Coleman, and Tom Heller, with Megan Ellison, Bennett Miller, John Kilik and Anthony Bregman as producers. 

 

Blu-ray & DVD Bonus Features Include:

o   Deleted Scenes

o   All-New Featurette: “The Story of Foxcatcher”

 

Three Exciting Home Entertainment Releases Arriving This March From Lionsgate

Witness an epic jailbreak in the gritty, action packed heist film Son of a Gun, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) March 17 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Starring Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise) and rising star Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent), Son of a Gun is the rough and tumble story of an unruly band of master thieves who launch a gold heist that goes terribly wrong. Released theatrically by A24, the Son of a Gun Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.   After breaking out of prison, Brendan Lynch (McGregor), Australia's most notorious criminal, enlists 19-year-old JR (Thwaites) to accompany him and his crew on a gold heist that promises to deliver millions. However, as things start to go wrong, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.   BLU-RAY/ DVD SPECIAL FEATURES* "Partners in Crime: The Making of Son of a Gun" featurette Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Julius Avery *Subject to Change   CAST Ewan McGregor - Mortdecai, Star Wars franchise, The Impossible, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Brenton Thwaites - Maleficent, The Giver, Oculus Alicia Vikander - upcoming Ex Machina, A Royal Affair, Anna Karenina  Jacek Koman - Children of Men, Australia, Moulin Rouge! Matt Nable - Riddick, The Killer Elite, TV's "Arrow" Tom Budge - TV's "The Pacific," Candy, The Proposition Nash Edgerton - The Matrix franchise, The Great Gatsby  PROGRAM INFORMATION Year of Production: 2014 Title Copyright: Son of a Gun © 2013 SOAG Holdings Pty Ltd, Screen Australia, ScreenWest Inc. and Screen NSW. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2015 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Type: Theatrical Release Rating: R for Violence, Language Throughout, Some Sexuality, Nudity and Drug Use. Genre: Action; Crime Closed Captioned: English SDH Subtitles: English and Spanish Feature Run Time: 109 minutes Blu-ray Format:1080P High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1) DVD Format:16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1) Blu-ray Audio Status: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital Follow the events of a modern day apocalypse when Revelation: The End of Days arrives on DVD March 17 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  The brand-new four-hour miniseries from HISTORY®, Revelation: The End of Days, brings viewers an imagining of the end of the world and life as predicted in the Bible. Told through the perspective of several different people, the series follows first-hand accounts from found footage, cell phones and cameras to illustrate the world's final days. The Revelation: The End of Days 2-disc collection will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $14.98.   The threat of wars and disasters naturally leads one to thoughts of our impending demise. Mixing raw film techniques and footage with first-hand character accounts, HISTORY® goes to the extreme depths of our universe to offer a vision of what-ifs. Part Biblical parable/part present-day survival story, Revelations: The End of Days opens our eyes to the possibility of the end. Taking into account government shutdowns and the collapse of civilization, this gripping drama transports you on a journey of faith through life, scriptural prophecies and our final days of the world as we know it.    PROGRAM INFORMATION Year of Production: 2014 Title Copyright: Revelation: The End of Days © 2014, Cover Art and Design © 2015 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. HISTORY, the "H" logo, the "H2" logo and A+E Networks are trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. Distributed by LIONSGATE® under license from A+E Networks Consumer Products™. Type: TV on DVD Rating: TV-PG Genre: Religious; History Closed Captioned: NA Subtitles: English SDH Feature Run Time: 180 minutes Format: 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1) DVD Audio Status: 2.0 Dolby Digital   A seemingly simple housekeeping job turns out to be bloody difficult in this creepy psychological thriller from After Dark Films. Housekeeping arrives on DVD (plus Digital), Digital HD and On Demand March 31st from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. A student in need of money gets more than she bargained for when she takes a housekeeping job that turns deadly. The Housekeeping DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.Housekeeping follows Lucy (Adriana Solis), a medical student who takes a housekeeping job in order to make some quick cash. The almost-too-convenient new job soon takes a turn for the worse as Lucy's haunting past emerges and she begins to lose her grip on reality. Cast: Adriana Solis - TV's Penthouse,TV's Azucar Morena Blair Wojcik - Blood Ties, Talent Monica Percich - Blood Ties, Mr. Sophistication, Runaways & BunkBeds Carlos Foglia - The Jazz Funeral Peter Schlechter - Feature film debut and Indra Wicke - Feature film debut   PROGRAM INFORMATION Year of Production: 2013 Title Copyright: Housekeeping © 2013 Housekeeping Films. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2015 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Type: Home Entertainment Premiere Rating: PG-13 for bloody images and brief strong language Genre: Thriller/Suspense  Closed Captioned: English Subtitles: English and Spanish Feature Run Time: 88 minutes  Format: 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1)  Audio Status: English 5.1 Dolby Digital

WHIPLASH arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital HD Feb. 24

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

“êêêê”

 -- USA Today, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Boston Globe, RogerEbert.com

 

“THRILLING.” 

-- A.O. Scott, The New York Times

 

2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience & Grand Jury Prize Winner

 

WHIPLASH

 

Starring Miles Teller, & Golden Globe^® Winner & Oscar^®Nominee J.K. Simmons

 

Available on Blu-ray^™, DVD & Digital HD Feb. 24

 

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2014) – The compelling and critically acclaimed drama WHIPLASH arrives on Blu-ray^™, DVD and Digital HD Feb. 24 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.  Inspired by writer/director Damien Chazelle, this Sony Pictures Classics film follows the journey of a young jazz musician with a passion for drumming and dreams of greatness. Andrew Neiman, played by rising star Miles Teller (That Awkward Moment), is a determined 19-year-old student.  His rigid music teacher, Terence Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons (Golden Globe^® winner and Oscar^® nominee for his role), sees Andrew’s raw talent, but will accept nothing less than perfection. Nominated for five Academy Awards^® (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Sound Mixing), WHIPLASH also stars Paul Reiser (Life After Beth) as Andrew’s father and Melissa Benoist (“Glee”) as Andrew’s love interest, Nicole.

 

Winner of both the Audience and Grand Jury Prizes at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, WHIPLASH was first screened at the festival as a short film a year earlier to excellent reaction.  Chazelle returned a year later with a full-length version, which captured the top prizes in Park City and continued on as a festival favorite throughout the year. Film critics took to the film immediately, as evidenced by a 95 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Variety’s Peter Debruge wrote that “[WHIPLASH] demolishes the clichés of the musical-prodigy genre, investing the traditionally polite stages and rehearsal studios of a topnotch conservatory with all the psychological intensity of a battlefield or sports arena.” In addition, Rolling Stone called the film “electrifying,” and Peter Traversproclaimed that WHIPLASH is “A spellbinder. Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons will blow you away.”

 

WHIPLASH bonus features include commentary with J.K. Simmons and Damien Chazelle and a Toronto International Film Festival Q&A with Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons and Damien Chazelle. Exclusive to the Blu-ray is the original short film the movie was based on and a deleted scene, both of which include optional commentary and a 42-minute documentary featuring famous drummers who share stories and discuss their passion for the craft including Chad Smith, Peter Erskine, Gina Schock, Doane Perry and many more.

 

SYNOPSIS
Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young man’s life. Andrew’s passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher continues to push him to the brink of both his ability—and his sanity.

 

Bonus Features: 

·         Commentary with Writer/Director Damien Chazelle and J.K. Simmons

·         An Evening at the Toronto International Film Festival with Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons and Damien Chazelle                      

Blu-ray Exclusives:

·         Timekeepers – Famous drummers discuss their craft and passion for drumming

·         Whiplash Original Short Film with Optional Commentary

·         Deleted Scene with Optional Commentary

Wyrmwood: Road Of The Dead Theatrical Review

Following an unprecedented meteor shower, Barry (Jay Gallagher), an average auto mechanic that spends his days working and his nights and evenings with his wife Annie (Catherine Terracini) and their daughter Meganne (Meganne West), receives a frantic phone call from his sister Brooke (Bianca Bradey), informing him that zombies have begun to attack and he and his family have better come rescue her and flee for a safe place. 

They barely make it to their car as the living dead attack anyone within their line of sight. Despite escaping he soon discovers to his horror that the plague that has struck seemingly out of nowhere is airborne and anyone without a natural immunity will sooner or later turn.

Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead is the directorial debut of Australian filmmaker Kiah Roache-Turner, who co-wrote the film's screenplay with his brother Tristan Roache-Turner. The film is a wild mix of Mad Max inspired action, Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn gore and humor, and even introduces some original takes on the zombie genre with interesting ideas, some laugh out loud moments, and wacky characters.

If the film has one weakness I would say that it never really pays off the viewer any satisfactory resolution and leaves a few too many questions unanswered, which dampen an otherwise wild and relentless ride. 

Props to actor Leon Burchill, who serves as comedy relief, yet provides what is arguably the most normal and relatable character in the film precisely because of his flaws in a movie where the only thing more dangerous than zombies are the whacked out human survivors. The zombie makeup effects are not bad either considering this is a low budget Australian independent feature. 

Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead is a lot of fun and will make it's North American theatrical debut at select cinemas on Friday, February 13, 2015 courtesy of IFC Midnight.

(C) Copyright 2015 By Mark A. Rivera

All Rights Reserved.

Bruce Willis Stars In Futuristic Action Thriller Vice Arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD March 17

Futuristic, action-packed, sci-fi thriller Vice arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD March 17th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available via On Demand. Directed by Brian A. Miller (House of the Rising Sun), written by Andre Fabrizio & Jeremy Passmore, and produced by the team who brought audiences Lone Survivor and Escape Plan, the futuristic film stars Thomas Jane (The Punisher), Bruce Willis (Die Hard Franchise), Ambyr Childers (Showtime's "Ray Donovan"), Johnathon Schaech (The Prince), Bryan Greenberg (Friends With Benefits) and Colin Egglesfield (S.W.A.T.). Featuring a behind-the-scenes featurette, interviews with cast and crew and an audio commentary with the director and cast, Vice will be available on Blu-rayand DVD for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.    Julian Michaels (Willis) has designed the ultimate resort: VICE, where anything goes, and the customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look, think and feel like humans. When an artificial (Childers) becomes self-aware and escapes, she finds herself caught in the crossfire between Julian's mercenaries and a cop (Jane) who is hell-bent on shutting down VICE, and stopping the violence once and for all.   CAST  Bruce Willis - Red franchise, Die Hard franchise, Looper, Surrogates, Sin City Thomas Jane - upcoming TV's "The Expanse," The Mist, The Punisher, Deep Blue Sea, HBO's "Hung" Ambyr Childers - Showtime's "Ray Donovan," 2 Guns, Gangster Squad, The Master Johnathon Schaech - The Prince, Takers, Quarantine, That Thing You Do!  Bryan Greenberg - TV's "One Tree Hill," Friends with Benefits, Bride Wars, Prime  Charlotte Kirk - Fractured, Black Dog, Red Dog Tyler Olson - The Prince, Jarhead Colin Egglesfield - TV's "The Client List," Something Borrowed, TV's "Rizzoli & Isles," S.W.A.T   BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES* Audio Commentary with Director Brian A. Miller and Actors Ambyr Childers and Bryan Greenberg "Behind the Scenes of Vice" featurette Cast and Crew Interviews *Subject to Change   PROGRAM INFORMATION Year of Production: 2014 Title Copyright: © 2014 Georgia Film Fund Twenty-Eight, LLC. All Rights Reserved.             Type: Limited Theatrical Release Rating: R for Violence, Language and Some Sexual Content/Nudity Genre: Action; Sci-Fi Blu-ray Closed Captioned: English SDH DVD Closed Captioned: English Subtitles: English and Spanish Feature Run Time: 96 minutes Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1) DVD Format: 16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1) Blu-ray Audio Status: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™ DVD Audio Status: English5.1 Dolby Digital Audio

PREDESTINATION - The Acclaimed Time-Travel Mind-Bender Coming to Blu-ray & DVD Feb 10.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

“One of the few truly thought-provoking science-fiction thrillers to emerge in the last few years.

Snook and Hawke are excellent” ~ Chris Bumbray, JOBLO'S MOVIE EMPORIUM

 

"The movie is a trip!  Ethan Hawke is at his mesmerizing best and you won’t be able to take your eyes off Sarah Snook. " – Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

 

Written & Directed by the Spierig Brothers 

 

Starring Academy Award^®Nominee Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook & Noah Taylor

 

PREDESTINATION

 

The Acclaimed Time-Travel Mind-Bender Coming to Blu-ray^™ & DVD Feb. 10

 

Bonus Materials Include a 10-Part Making-Of Documentary & Blooper Reel 

 

 

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Jan. 20, 2015) – Two-time Academy Award^® nominee Ethan Hawke (Best Supporting Actor: Training Day, 2001; Boyhood, 2014) reunites with the Spierig Brothers directing team (Daybreakers) for the ingeniously constructed time-travel thriller PREDESTINATION, debuting on Blu-ray^™and DVD Feb. 10 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the mind-bending short story “All You Zombies” by Robert A. Heinlein, the film also stars Sarah Snook (Jessabelle) and Noah Taylor (“Game of Thrones”).  PREDESTINATION chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.

 

Bonus materials include a blooper reel and “A Journey Through Time,” a behind-the-scenes featurette with star Ethan Hawke.  Audiences can also take an in-depth exploration of the making of the film in “All You Zombies: Bringing Predestination to Life,” including a week-by-week look at filming.

Synopsis:

Based on the short story “All You Zombies” by Robert A. Heinlein, PREDESTINATIONchronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Ethan Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must recruit his younger self while pursuing the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.

 

Written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig and based on the short story “All You Zombies” by Robert A. Heinlein. PREDESTINATION is produced by Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig, Tim McGahan and Paddy McDonald, with Matt Kennedy, James M. Vernon, Michael Burton and Gary Hamilton serving as executive producers.

Bonus Materials Include:

§  Outtakes

§  “A Journey Through Time” Featurette – A behind-the-scenes look with star Ethan Hawke

§  Ten-Part Documentary: “All You Zombies: Bringing Predestination to Life”

• Introduction
• Casting
• Pre-Production
• Photography: Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 
• Post Production

 

PREDESTINATION has a run time of about 97 minutes, & is rated R for violence, some sexuality, nudity & language.  

OUTLANDER S1, Vol 1 arrives on Digital HD Feb. 9 & on Blu-ray™ & DVD March 3

 

For Immediate Release

 

“Sheer pleasure.” – The New Yorker, Emily Nussbaum

 

Critics’ Choice Award for Most Exciting New Series 

Based on the Award-winning New York Times Bestseller

 

Starring Caitriona Balfe & Sam Heughan

 

Outlander: Season 1, Volume 1 

 

Available on Digital HD Feb. 9, & on Blu-ray™ & DVD March 3

 

Limited Collector’s Edition also arrives March 3, featuring a 32-page Book with 

Excerpts from the Scripts, Photographs & an Introduction from Author Diana Gabaldon 

 

Bonus Features Include All-New Featurettes with Exclusive-to-Blu-ray Deleted Scenes & Commentary with Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore

 

 

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Jan. 20, 2015) – Based on Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling book series, OUTLANDER: SEASON 1, VOLUME 1 will debut on Digital HD Feb. 9, and on March 3, fans can add the Limited Collector’s Edition to their libraries, along with the Blu-ray and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This New York Times best-selling series that encompasses romance, science fiction, history and adventure has been published in 26 countries and translated into 23 languages, selling more than 26 million copies worldwide.  Legions of devoted fans were delighted when Gabaldon agreed to the production of the story she began more than 20 years ago.

 

OUTLANDER premiered on Starz to rave reviews and record-breaking audience numbers, starring Caitriona Balfe (Super 8) as WWII nurse Claire Randall, who, while on a second honeymoon with her husband, finds herself inexplicably transported back in time to Scotland, circa 1743. Forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous Scottish warrior played by Sam Heughan (A Princess for Christmas), Claire begins an extremely challenging life that places her in two completely different worlds and with two different loves. Praised by critics and fans for the high production value and authentic period detail, Gabaldon’s portrayal of her amazingly strong female protagonist truly comes to life in this visually breathtaking series from Sony Pictures Television.

  

OUTLANDER: SEASON 1, VOLUME 1 contains all eight episodes in two-disc sets loaded with special features for collectors and fans alike. Avid viewers can also follow Claire’s epic journey through time with the Limited Collector’s Edition, featuring a 32-page book filled with photographs, excerpts from the scripts, and an introduction from author Diana Gabaldon. Also included is a placeholder for Volume 2, allowing fans to complete their Season 1 collection. 

 

The stand-alone Blu-ray and DVD sets for OUTLANDER: SEASON 1, VOLUME 1 willinclude two all-new featurettes.  In the first featurette, “Outlander: An Epic Adaptation,” Diana Gabaldon shares the story of writing her first book and her thoughts about executive producer Ronald D. Moore bringing her stories to life.  In the second, “Authentic in Design: The Dresses and Kilts of Outlander,” producers and costume designers take viewers through the extraordinary wardrobe and share the distinct process of creating 18^th-century fashion for the series.

 

Blu-ray exclusives include 21 deleted scenes and four additional, all-new featurettes.  Fans can take an inside look at the casting for the show in “Casting Outlander,” and see how the actors immersed themselves in horseback training, Gaelic classes and much more for their roles in “Emerging a Scot: Cast Goes to Boot Camp.”  Viewers can also learn about the significance of the home to the Clan MacKenzie in “On Location:  Castle Leoch and the Magic of Scotland,” and take an in-depth walk through of both the set and stages with executive producer Ronald D. Moore.

 

OUTLANDER also stars Tobias Menzies (“Game of Thrones”), Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot), Graham McTavish (The Hobbit trilogy), Lotte Verbeek (“The Borgias”), Duncan Lacroix (“Vikings”), Grant O’Rourke and Stephen Walters. The series was developed by executive producer and Peabody Award Winner Ronald D. Moore (2005, “Battlestar Galactica”), best known for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise. Outlander is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Story Mining & Supply Company, and Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television.

 

Synopsis:

Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse, who, in 1946, is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, and immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that splits Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

 

OUTLANDER: SEASON 1, VOLUME 1 episodes include: Sassenach, Castle Leoch, The Way Out, The Gathering, Rent, The Garrison Commander, The Wedding, and Both Sides Now.

 

DVD & EST Bonus Features:

·                DISC 1:  All-new featurette, “Outlander: An Epic Adaptation”

·                DISC 2:  All-new featurette, “Authentic in Design: The Dresses & Kilts of Outlander”

 

Blu-ray™ Bonus Features:

DISC 1:

·         11 Deleted Scenes

·         Three all-new featurettes:

o   “Outlander: An Epic Adaptation”

o   “Authentic in Design: The Dresses & Kilts of Outlander”

o   “Casting Outlander”

 

DISC 2:

·         10 Deleted Scenes

·         Three all-new featurettes:

o   On Location: Castle Leoch and the Magic of Scotland

o   Emerging a Scot: Cast Goes to Bootcamp

o   Walk Through the Sets and Stages with Ronald D. Moore

 

Broadcast Year: 2014 (Starz).  OUTLANDER: SEASON 1, VOLUME 1 is not rated.