Tuesday, December 8, 2020

ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED* BIOPIC OF THE LEGENDARY BILLIE HOLIDAY ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY™ FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER


 Diana Ross Stars in the Original Drama, Arriving February 23, 2021


See It on Blu-ray Before the Debut of the Highly Anticipated New Film 
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

 

Diana Ross gives a tour-de-force debut performance as legendary singer Billie Holiday in the classic drama LADY SINGS THE BLUES, arriving on Blu-ray for the first time ever February 23, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment. 

 

Nominated for five* Academy Awards®, including Best Actress in a Leading Role for Ross, LADY SINGS THE BLUES brilliantly captures the essence of Billie Holiday, one of America’s most loved and memorable blues singers.  Filled with the greatest songs of the incomparable "Lady Day," the film won Image Awards for Best Motion Picture, Best Actress (Ross) and Best Actor (Billy Dee Williams), as well as a Golden Globe® for Ross as the year’s Most Promising Newcomer – Female.  Richard Pryor also stars as the unforgettable “Piano Man.”

 

The LADY SINGS THE BLUES Blu-ray includes the following previously released bonus content in  standard definition: commentary by executive producer and Motown founder Berry Gordy, director Sidney Furie and artist manager Shelly Berger, a making-of featurette entitled “Behind the Blues: Lady Sings the Blues,” and seven deleted scenes.

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