``Around the Bend'' Comes to DVD and Video February 22, 2005.BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. : --A Warner Independent Pictures Film Starring Two-Time Best Actor Academy Award(R)-Winner Michael Caine And Best Actor Academy Award(R)-Winner Christopher Walken --"So splendidly written and directed, so beautifully performed, so original, so mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" , so gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. ...so see it." -- Gene Shalit, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Today On February 22, "Around the Bend" debuts on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and video from Warner Home Video (WHV WHV Wilhelmshaven (Northern Germany, Headquarters of the German Navy) WHV Warner Home Video WHV Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus WHV Working Holiday Visa WHV Westdeutscher Hockey-Verband (West German hockey association) ). This heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. critically-acclaimed film showcases a superlative cast including two-time Academy Award(R)-winner Michael Caine ("Cider House Rules," "The Quiet American"), Academy Award(R)-winner Christopher Walken ("Catch Me If You Can," "The Stepford Wives") and Josh Lucas ("Sweet Home Alabama Sweet Home Alabama (song) ," "A Beautiful Mind"). "Around the Bend" captured critical acclaim winning the Best Actor Award (Christopher Walken) and the Jury Award at the 2004 Montreal World Film Festival and Best Feature Film at the 2004 San Diego Film Festival. "Around the Bend" will be available on DVD for $27.95 SRP/19.95 MAP in widescreen DVD format. The VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. will be priced for rental. SYNOPSIS "Around The Bend is a slick, well-packaged emotional drama." -- Richard James Havis, Hollywood Reporter Four generations of Lair-family men are sharing a reunion of sorts at a fast-food restaurant. "Nice, happy, normal family," great-grandpa Henry says between bites of fried chicken. But Henry really knows "normal" missed the off ramp a long way back. Henry also knows that a life of bad choices can be made right -- one joy, one sorrow, one forgiveness at a time -- and he has a quirky plan to make it happen. Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Michael Caine and Jonah Bobo are the Lairs in this funny, heartwarming road-trip movie that hopscotches the Southwestern U.S. Laughs, understanding, redemption: the Lairs find them off the beaten path...and Around the Bend. DVD ELEMENTS The DVD release of "Around the Bend" will include the following special features: --Commentary by Director / Writer Jordan Roberts --"It's A Good Day" The Making of Around the Bend --Deleted Scenes
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DVD - $27.95 SRP/ $19.95 MAP
VHS - Available for rental pricing.
Street Date: February 22, 2005
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Running time: 83 minutes
Rating: R (for language)
DLBY/SURR DLBY/DGTL (CC)
PUBLICITY CONTACTS
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Warner Home Video
Emily Zalenski, 818-977-7450
emily.zalenski@warnerbros.com
Edelman Public Relations
Stephanie Venia, 212-704-8283
stephanie.venia@edelman.com
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