``New Jack City,'' Hip-Hop Gangster Classic Arrives as Two-Disc Special Edition DVD on August 23 from Warner Home Video; Starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T and Chris Rock.BURBANK, Calif. -- Hours of Extras Include Director Commentary, Three All-New Documentaries and Music Videos E[acute accent]"New Jack City" -- the definitive urban gangster film starring Wesley Snipes Snipes (Diminutive for Snipers) is a text-mode networked computer game that was created in 1983 by SuperSet software. Snipes is officially credited as being the original inspiration for Novell NetWare. , Ice-T, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles (who also directs) and Judd Nelson -- arrives on a "Two-Disc Special Edition" 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. August 23 from 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. . Just as cool and topical today as when it premiered in 1991, "New Jack City" updates the gangster genre with a hip-hop twist. The cutting-edge soundtrack, which includes tunes by Ice-T, Queen Latifah and 2 Live Crew, was the first ever to blend rap, pop and R&B and produced simultaneous chart-topping singles in all three categories. E[acute accent]The two-disc DVD is loaded with all-new bonus material including director commentary, music videos by Ice-T, Christopher Williams and Color Me Badd Color Me Badd was a male R&B vocal group which was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US. The members are Bryan Abrams (born November 16, 1969), Mark Calderon (born September 27, 1970), Kevin Thornton (born June 17, 1969) and Sam Watters (born July 23, 1970). , an inside look at current-day Harlem and a revealing making-of featurette. The DVD also includes a documentary featuring rappers Warren G, Nate Dogg, Fab 5 Freddy and radio personalities Ed Lover (New York's Power 105) and Big Boy (Los Angeles' Power 106), sharing their favorite moments of the film. The "New Jack City Two-Disc Special Edition" DVD will be available for $26.99 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. . E[acute accent]"New Jack City" is the first film to bring the urban culture and hip-hop lifestyle into the mainstream. In his directorial debut, Mario Van Peebles ("Baadasssss!") fuses elements from genre classics like "Scarface," "Public Enemy" and "The Godfather" with the energy of the Harlem streets, and, in so doing, creates a modern-day crime epic with a vivid sense of authenticity. "New Jack City" is both scathing and cautionary in its depiction of New York City's crack epidemic of the '80s. The film is filled with breakout performances from Chris Rock, Ice-T and Wesley Snipes, whose charismatic turn as Nino Brown established him as an actor to watch and earned him an NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture. "New Jack City" was also nominated for three MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Movie Awards including Best Breakthrough Performance (Ice-T) and Best Villain (Snipes). E[acute accent]Art can be downloaded at www.whvdirect.com |
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