A Scanner Darkly & Dog Day Afternoon Debut on HD DVD & Blu-ray Disc April 10.BURBANK, Calif. -- On April 10, 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. will simultaneously debut A Scanner Darkly and Dog Day Afternoon in HD DVD (High Definition DVD) A relatively short-lived high-capacity optical disc that holds four hours of high-definition video on a single-sided, single-layer 15GB disk. Sanctioned by the DVD Forum in 2003 and based on the Advanced Optical Disc (AOD) technology from Toshiba and and Blu-ray Disc. The films feature all-star casts including Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Academy Award[R] winner Al Pacino. All bonus materials on the Standard Definition version will be included on the high definition versions and will be available for $28.99 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. . A Scanner Darkly "A visually riveting mind-bender" (USA Today) and "a visionary headtrip" (Rolling Stone), A Scanner Darkly will be all the more intense when viewed in high definition. Set in a not-too-distant future where America has lost its "war" on drugs, the film centers around a character named Fred, an undercover cop, who's one of many hooked on the popular drug, Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities. Fred is obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with taking down a notorious drug dealer named Bob, but due to his Substance D addiction, Fred doesn't know that, in fact, he is also Bob. Based on a classic novel by Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 1928 – March 2 1982) was an American writer, mostly known for his works of science fiction. In addition to his dozens of published novels,[1] ("Blade Runner"), the film stars Keanu Reeves ("Constantine," "The Matrix" trilogy); Academy Award[R]-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Winona Ryder ("Girl, Interrupted," "The Age of Innocence"); Academy Award and Emmy-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Robert Downey Jr. ("Good Night, And Good Luck" "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"); and Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee and Emmy-winner Woody Harrelson ("North Country," "The People vs. Larry Flynt"). Academy Award-nominee Richard Linklater ("Before Sunset," "Dazed daze tr.v. dazed, daz·ing, daz·es 1. To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy. 2. To dazzle, as with strong light. n. A stunned or bewildered condition. and Confused") shot the film in live-action and then animated it using the same critically acclaimed process he used on his film "Waking Life." Dog Day Afternoon Based on a true incident, Al Pacino and director Sidney Lumet (collaborators on Serpico) reteam for this unique thriller, filled with sardonic comedy, that earned six Academy Award[R] nominations (including Best Picture) and won an Oscar[R] for Frank Pierson's streetwise street·wise adj. Having the shrewd awareness, experience, and resourcefulness needed for survival in a difficult, often dangerous urban environment. screenplay. Al Pacino plays mastermind Sonny and John Cazale is his partner Sal -- two optimistic nobodies who set out to rob a bank, resulting in an unexpected media circus and complete disaster. Warner Home Video HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs offer resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color and beautifully crisp sound. The new formats also provide a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film. With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. |
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