``Troy'' Debuts on a Two-Disc DVD from Warner Home Video January 4.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. : --$491(a) Million Worldwide ($133 Million Domestic), Box Office Hit Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, Features an All-Star Cast Including Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson and Peter O'Toole --Two-Disc 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. Loaded with Groundbreaking Bonus Features Including Two Featurettes, a Documentary About the Discovery of Ancient Trojan Ruins and an Eye-Popping 3-D Photo Gallery On January 4th, experience the epic adventure, "Troy," coming to DVD and 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. from Warner Home Video. Starring an A-list cast including Academy Award(R)-nominated Brad Pitt ("Ocean's Eleven"), Eric Bana ("Hulk"), Orlando Bloom ("The Lord of the Rings"), Brian Cox ("The Bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. Identity"), Sean Bean ("Lord of the Rings" trilogy), Brendan Gleeson ("Cold Mountain"), Academy Award(R)-nominated Peter O'Toole ("Reindeer Games"), and directed by Academy Award(R)-nominated Wolfgang Petersen ("The Perfect Storm"), this two-disc DVD will make history. DVD bonus features include: a behind-the-scenes featurette, "In the Thick of the Battle," that shows the creation of "Troy's" epic battle sequences; a documentary, "From Ruins to Reality," that explores how the ruins of ancient Troy were unearthed Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and "dig up" (hence the name) hidden talent in regional Australia. Unearthed has had three incarnations - they first visited each region of Australia where Triple J had a transmitter - 41 regions in all. , and how "Troy's" production design magicians created their own version of this legendary city; a featurette, "Troy: An Effects Odyssey," that reveals the secrets of Troy's visual and sound effects; and "Gallery of the Gods," a 3-D tour of Mount Olympus and introduction to the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece. "Troy" will be available at $29.95 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. on DVD in widescreen and full frame formats. VHS pricing is available upon request. The two-disc DVD release of "Troy" conquers with compelling bonus features including: Disc One --Feature Film. Disc Two --"In the Thick of the Battle": Discover how Troy's epic battle sequences were created, from thousands of warrior-extras training in the scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. heat of Mexico, to fierce duels to the death. --"From Ruins to Reality": Explore how the ruins of ancient Troy were unearthed and how production design magicians created their own version of the legendary city. --"Troy: An Effects Odyssey": Troy's stunning visual effects are revealed, from conjuring a staggering 1,000 ship armada on the open seas, to producing sound effects of brutal ancient warfare. --"Gallery of the Gods": Take a computer generated, 3-D tour of Mount Olympus and meet the fabled Gods of Ancient Greece. SYNOPSIS Brad Pitt picks up a sword as Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling re·tell·ing n. A new account or an adaptation of a story: a retelling of a Roman myth. of "The Iliad." Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger play legendary lovers who plunge the world into war, Eric Bana portrays the prince who dares to confront Achilles, and Peter O'Toole rules Troy as King Priam. Director Wolfgang Petersen recreates a long-ago world of bireme bi·reme n. An ancient galley equipped with two tiers of oars on each side. [Latin bir warships, clashing armies, the massive fortress city and the towering Trojan Horse. Photo material can be downloaded at www.whvdirect.com. (a) estimated |
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