Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. Announces Upcoming DVD/Video Releases: ``In the Bedroom,'' ``Iris,'' ``Amelie,'' ``The Royal Tenenbaums'' and ``The Shipping News''.Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 2, 2002 Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. announced today a slate of five upcoming releases 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: "In the Bedroom," "Iris," "Amelie," "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "The Shipping News." -- IN THE BEDROOM -- Golden Globe Award-Winner for Best Actress, Sissy Spacek Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. Biography Early life Spacek was born in Quitman, Texas to Edwin Arnold Spacek, Sr., a county agricultural agent, and Virginia Frances (Spilman). , Stars With an All-Star Cast in the Gripping Thriller, Nominated for 5 Academy Awards(R) and 3 Golden Globe Awards(R) -- Available on DVD and Video on August 13 For her role in Miramax Home Entertainment's shocking thriller IN THE BEDROOM, Academy Award(R)-winner Sissy Spacek (Oscar-winner "Coal Miner's Daughter") has recently received the 2002 Golden Globe Award(R) for Best Actress. Critics everywhere are raving about this masterpiece film which received 5 Academy Award(R) nominations and 3 Golden Globe Award nominations. IN THE BEDROOM is priced to own at $29.99 (S.R.P.) and also available for home video rental on August 13. Starring Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson, OBE (born December 12th, 1948) is an Academy Award-nominated English actor. , Nick Stahl, William Mapother William Reibert Mapother, Jr.[] (born April 17, 1965) is an American actor and former teacher, perhaps best known for his role as Ethan Rom on the television series Lost. , William Wise, Celia Weston and Marisa Tomei, IN THE BEDROOM is directed by Todd Field William Todd Field, known professionally as Todd Field (born February 24, 1964) is an American actor and three time Academy Award-nominated writer/director. Biography Personal life Field was born in Pomona, California, where his family ran a poultry farm. from a screenplay by Rob Festinger and Todd Field based on a story by Andre Dubus Andre Dubus (August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999) was an American short story writer, essayist, and autobiographer. Biography Andre Dubus was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the oldest child of a African-Cajun-Irish Catholic family. . In IN THE BEDROOM, Frank Fowler Frank Fowler (July 12 1852 - August 18 1910) was an American figure and portrait painter, born in Brooklyn, New York. He studied painting in Europe at Florence, Italy for two years under Edwin White, and for seven years under Carolus-Duran in Paris, and at the École des Beaux-Arts. is a young man home from college. He develops a special relationship with Natalie (Tomei), an older woman who has two children from her marriage to an abusive husband. As their love blossoms in their small New England town The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. An institution that does not have a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in that they were originally set up so , Natalie's ex continues to meddle med·dle intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere. 2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper. in this budding relationship. Despite warnings from his parents (Spacek and Wilkinson) to stay away, Frank stands by his woman. Their romance ends tragically when Frank is shot and killed during a confrontation with Natalie's ex. Caught up in legalities, Frank's father takes the law into his own hands and brings justice for his grieving wife. IN THE BEDROOM has received widespread acclaim, including: -- THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS -- The Academy Award Nominated and Critically Acclaimed, Golden Globe Winning Comedy Comes to Touchstone Home Entertainment July 9 -- An All-Star Ensemble Cast Includes Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson The DVD is presented in widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) enhanced for 16X9 televisions. The DVD has a double-viewing option offering the film in its original form, and a version dubbed with a French Language Track. DVD features subject to change. IN THE BEDROOM is rated "R" For Some Violence And Language by the Motion Picture Association of America and has a running time of approximately 130 minutes. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.040202/bb2b -- IRIS -- The Poignant True Story -- Academy Award(R)-Winner & Golden Globe(R) Award-Winner for Best Supporting Actor supporting actor n → attore m non protagonista Jim Broadbent Stars in a Triple Academy Award(R)-Nominated and Triple Golden Globe(R) Award-Nominated Cast With Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December 1934), usually known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, three-time BAFTA, and six-time Laurence Olivier Award-winning English actress. and Kate Winslet <noinclude></noinclude> Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated, BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning English actress. -- Available on DVD and Video on August 20 For his role in Miramax Films' IRIS, the poignant true story of a woman whose lust for life knew no boundaries, Jim Broadbent has received the Academy Award(R) for Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role supporting role n → second rôle m supporting role n → ruolo non protagonista , and recently received the Golden Globe Award(R) as well for Best Supporting Actor. Triple Academy Award(R) nominations and triple Golden Globe Award(R) nominations were given to the stellar cast, including Academy Award(R)-winning actress Judi Dench (Oscar(R)-winner "Shakespeare In Love"), Broadbent ("Moulin Rouge," "Bridget Jones's Diary"), and Kate Winslet ("Quills," "Titanic"). IRIS is priced to own at $29.99 (S.R.P.) and also available for home video rental on August 20. IRIS is the true story of Iris Murdoch, the acclaimed English novelist and philosopher and her life with novelist John Bayley. Directed by Richard Eyre from a screenplay by Richard Eyre and Charles Wood, the story is based on two of John Bayley's novels ("Elegy elegy, in Greek and Roman poetry, a poem written in elegiac verse (i.e., couplets consisting of a hexameter line followed by a pentameter line). The form dates back to 7th cent. B.C. in Greece and poets such as Archilochus, Mimnermus, and Tytraeus. for Iris" & "Iris and Her Friends") about their life together, and focuses on Iris' lust for life and for words. In their older years it becomes clear that Iris is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. . For a novelist, this is the worst condition to have as she slowly loses her thought process and ability to communicate with the outside world. But Iris' spirit knew no bounds and her story is told thoughtfully and provocatively through her husband's eyes. The DVD is presented in widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) enhanced for 16X9 televisions, includes a French Language Track and a Behind-The-Scenes Featurette -- "A Look at Iris." Additional bonus materials are TBA TBA See: To be announced . IRIS is rated "R" For Sexuality/Nudity and Some Language by the Motion Picture Association of America and has a running time of approximately 90 minutes. Note: A Photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.040202/bb2a -- AMELIE -- Nominated for 5 Academy Awards and 1 Golden Globe, Miramax Home Entertainment Proudly Presents the Magical and 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. Journey of AMELIE -- Available on Video and DVD on July 16 From Miramax Home Entertainment comes the magical journey AMELIE, arriving on video and DVD on July 16, 2002. Nominated for five Academy Awards and one Golden Globe Award, the critically acclaimed AMELIE stars newcomer Audrey Tautou in this thoroughly charming feel-good tale. In French with English subtitles, AMELIE features special DVD bonus materials and is priced to own at $29.99 (S.R.P.). AMELIE was nominated for five 2002 Academy Awards including "Best Foreign Language Film," "Best Cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special ," "Best Sound," "Best Original Screenplay" (co-written by the film's director Jean-Pierre Jeunet) and "Best Art Direction." The film was also nominated for a 2002 Golden Globe Award for "Best Foreign Language Film." AMELIE is the story of a young Parisian woman who is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. love, and perhaps for the meaning of life in general. Growing up in a slightly dysfunctional family dysfunctional family Psychology A family with multiple 'internal'–eg sibling rivalries, parent-child– conflicts, domestic violence, mental illness, single parenthood, or 'external'–eg alcohol or drug abuse, extramarital affairs, gambling, , Amelie is waiting tables in a tiny Paris cafe and interacting in a curious fashion with her neighbors and customers. Amelie's life changes when she discovers the immense joy of bringing happiness to others through random, anonymous and secret acts of kindness. Her life goes on until she meets an intriguing young man and must discover if she will find the same happiness for herself. In French with English subtitles, AMELIE is rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA MPAA abbr. Motion Picture Association of America ) For Sexual Content and has a running time of 122 minutes. BONUS DVD MATERIALS: -- THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS -- The Academy Award Nominated and Critically Acclaimed, Golden Globe Winning Comedy Comes to Touchstone Home Entertainment July 9 -- An All-Star Ensemble Cast Includes Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson Note: A Photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.040202/bb2 -- THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS -- The Academy Award Nominated and Critically Acclaimed, Golden Globe Winning Comedy Comes to Touchstone Home Entertainment July 9 -- An All-Star Ensemble Cast Includes Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson In THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, family isn't a word, it's a sentence, and so goes the hilariously funny, award-winning hit coming to video and DVD on July 9, 2002 from Touchstone Home Entertainment. Named "The Best Film of the Year" by many reviewers, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS has been included on over 100 film critics' "Top Ten Lists." The DVD version of the film is collectibly priced at $29.99 (S.R.P.). Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson, the co-writers of THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, were nominated for a 2002 Academy Award for "Best Original Screenplay." In addition, veteran actor Gene Hackman received the 2002 Golden Globe Award for "The Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy" for his role in the film. Featuring an outstanding ensemble cast, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS stars Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson. The film was directed by Wes Anderson, who, along with co-writer Owen Wilson, were also the playwrights behind the critically lauded, eccentric comedy RUSHMORE. In THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, wayward family patriarch, Royal Tenenbaum (Hackman), is the father of a dysfunctional family that he abandoned years earlier. After his departure, his quirky offspring became young prodigies under the aegis of their supportive, if removed, mother Etheline (Huston). Today, his children include a successful and gifted -- but odd -- playwright Margot (Paltrow), wealthy financier and grieving widower Chas (Stiller) and has-been tennis pro Richie (Luke Owen). Determined to make things right with his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. family, Royal Tenenbaum makes amends for his actions by attempting to reunite with his alienated brood -- even if it means faking a terminal illness. He moves back into his wife's house, where their children are also boarding, and together again under one roof, the family deals with their convoluted past and complicated present. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS is rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) For Some Language, Sexuality/Nudity And Drug Content and has a running time of 109 minutes. Note: A Photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.040202/bb2d -- THE SHIPPING NEWS -- Available on Video and DVD on June 18 THE SHIPPING NEWS, the critically acclaimed and inspiring film featuring a star-studded cast including Academy Award(R) winners Kevin Spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" ("American Beauty" & "K-PAX"), Julianne Moore ("Hannibal" & "An Ideal Husband"), Judi Dench ("Shakespeare In Love," "Chocolat" and "Iris"), Scott Glenn ("Training Day" & "Vertical Limit") and Cate Blanchett ("The Talented Mr. Ripley" & "The Lord of The Rings") comes to video and DVD on June 18, 2002. The story about second chances in life and a man's journey of self discovery is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. Lasse a. & adv. 1. Less. Hallstrom, who directed "Chocolat" and "The Cider House Rules," also directed this critically acclaimed hit. After tragedy strikes, Quoyle (Spacey), a hapless, lonely upstate New Yorker decides to move himself and his daughter to his ancestral home in Newfoundland. In the small fishing village of Killick-Claw, Quoyle secures a job as a reporter at the local newspaper. With each article he writes, Quoyle's sense of this quirky community sharpens, along with his sense of himself. Gradually, a romance develops with Wavey (Moore), a woman who lives with her own personal demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. . As his new life unfolds in Newfoundland -- a place of magic, uncompromising beauty and hardship -- his past melds with his present and Quoyle is transformed. THE SHIPPING NEWS will be available on June 18 day-and-date on 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. (rental) and DVD for $29.99 (S.R.P.) with bonus footage including a "Dive Beneath the Surface of The Shipping News" featurette; a "Shipping News" photo archive; and feature commentary with the filmmakers. Prebook date is May 7, 2002. It is rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America For Some Language, Sexuality and Disturbing Images and is closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Note: A Photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.040202/bb2c Miramax Home Entertainment is distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry. Buena Vista Home Entertainment is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax and Buena Vista videocassette A removable magnetic tape module for storing video data. The cassette contains supply and takeup reel (hubs) in the same housing. See VCR. and DVD product. 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