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Upcoming Kino Releases Detailed

Posted April 14, 2015 03:41 PM by Webmaster

Independent distributors Kino Video have detailed six upcoming Blu-ray release: Miracle Mile, Cherry 2000, Zone Troopers, Blown Away, Rush, and Life Stinks.

Miracle Mile

Synopsis; What would you do if you knew you only had an hour to live? This intense, "eerily euphoric" (The New York Times) romantic thriller stars Anthony Edwards (ER) and Mare Winningham (Georgia) in a frighteningly plausible story that "yanks you by the lapels and draws you into a high-velocity roller coaster" (Houston Post)!

After 30 years of searching, Harry (Edwards) has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Harry intercepts some chilling news: WWIII has begun and nuclear missiles will destroy Los Angeles in less than an hour! Not sure if this is a prank or an omen, Harry races through L.A., fighting angry mobs of terrified people in desperate search for Julie (Winningham), the one person with whom he wants to spend the last moments of his life.

Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Director Steve De Jarnatt and Film Critic Walter Chaw
  • Audio Commentary with Steve De Jarnatt, DP Theo van de Sande and Production Designer Chris Horner
  • Excavations From the Editing Room Tar Pits - Deleted Scenes, Outtakes and Bloopers
  • Supporting Cast and Crew Reunion Featurette
  • Harry and Julie: Interview with stars Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham
  • Alternate Diamond Ending
  • Trailers for Miracle Mile and Cherry 2000
Cherry 2000

In the future, a man travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose. In this "fun" (Leonard Maltin) futuristic sci-fi adventure, Melanie Griffith is "delightful and unflappable" (Variety) as a futuristic bounty hunter on a mission to find a robot replicant of a rich man's short-circuited wife. When successful businessman Sam Treadwell (David Andrews, Fight Club) finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 (Pamela Gidley, The Maze), has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson (Griffith) to find her exact duplicate. But as their journey to replace his perfect mate leads them into the treacherous and lawless region of The Zone, Treadwell learns the hard way that the perfect woman is made not of computer chips and diodes, but of real flesh and blood!

Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Director Steve De Jarnatt and Film Critic Walter Chaw
  • Interview with Actor Tim Thomerson
  • The Making of Cherry 2000
  • Trailers for Cherry 2000 and Miracle Mile
Zone Troopers

Synopsis: 1944, Italy. After a group of US troops witness an alien landing, they are quickly caught up in an adventure involving everything from Nazis to ray guns.

Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Director Danny Bilson and Star Tim Thomerson
  • Interview with Tim Thomerson
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
Blown Away

Synopsis: When an explosion jolts Boston, bomb squad expert Jimmy Dove (Bridges) is thrust into the most harrowing work of his career. Evidence points to a bomber more dangerous and skilled than any he's ever faced - except one. The possibility that the terrorist is his former mentor (Jones) increases the stakes - and as his friends and family are unsuspectingly drawn into the action, Jimmy is forced to face not only his bitter enemy...but also his haunting past.

Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Director Stephen Hopkins
  • The Making of Blown Away: A Day in the Life of the Bomb Squad
  • Take Me Home" Music Video
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
Rush

Synopsis: What happens when two cops stop loving their job.... and start living it? This "emotionally riveting, powerful and unsparing film" (Variety) exposes the plight of two narcotics officers who cross the line... and become enmeshed in the dangerous but intoxicating underbelly of the drug world. Jason Patric (Your Friends and Neighbors) and Golden Globe Nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (Dolores Claiborne) give "rich, full blooded performances" (Entertainment Weekly) as undercover officers Jim Raynor and Kristen Cates, partner who become lovers- and addicts -as they infilitrate the local drug scene in order to bring down a suspected drug lord (Greg Alllman). But as their relationship intensifies and their drug use turns to abuse, the fine line between the good guys and the bad guys becomes as blurry as their drug induced vision. Soundtrack by Eric Clapton. Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Director Lili F. Zanuck
  • Featurette
  • "Tears in Heaven" Music Video
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
Life Stinks

Synopsis: Acclaimed actor/writer/director Mel Brooks (Spaceballs, The Producers) takes his hilarious brand of comic lunacy to the streets-literally-with this "warmhearted comedy" (Roger Ebert) about a rich man who wins back his humanity...by losing everything else he's got! Multi-billionaire Goddard Bold (Brooks) has just made a deal that will change his life. In order to win the right to build over a ghetto, Bolt must survive on its impoverished streets-penniless-for 30 days. but when this well-to-do man discovers what its like to do without, it'll take the charity of a feisty bag lady (Leslie Ann Warren) and a newly found appreciation for the best things in life to show him the true meaning of being "filthy rich"!

Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca and Steve Haberman
  • "Does Life Really Stink?" Featurette
  • Original Theatrical Trailer