British label Eureka Entertainment has announced that it will add three new titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Gus Van Sant's
Finding Forrester, Charles Vidor's
Cover Girl, and Fred Zinnemann's
A Man for All Seasons.
Finding Forrester
Synopsis: From director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) comes FINDING FORRESTER, the acclaimed and heart-warming film about the unique relationship between an eccentric reclusive novelist, William Forrester (Academy Award winner Sean Connery, The Untouchables, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) and a gifted athlete, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown, Coach Carter, Treme) who has writing aspirations of his own.
As their friendship develops, Forrester takes the young man on as his protégé, giving Jamal a fantastic opportunity to learn all he can from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. But he's not the only person who has something to learn from the experience…
With a star studded cast, including Academy Award Winners F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus, All The Presidents Men, The Grand Budapest Hotel) and Anna Paquin (The Piano, True Blood) as well as Michael Pitt (TV's Boardwalk Empire and Hannibal) and Busta Rhymes, Finding Forrester is a wonderfully life-affirming film, Eureka Entertainment presents the film for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, in a special Dual-Format edition.
Special Features:
- High-definition presentation, available for the first time in the UK
- Optional English subtitles
- Making Of featurette
- Found – Rob Brown featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Original theatrical trailer
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 20.
A Man for All Seasons
Synopsis: Ranked as one of the finest British films of all time, director Fred Zinnemann's (High Noon, From Here to Eternity, Day of the Jackal) A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS was lavished with awards and critical praise upon release for its opulent mise en scène and the incredible performances from its cast.
Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), England's Roman Catholic Chancellor, is forced into a difficult position when corrupt King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw, Jaws, From Russia with Love) demands his approval to divorce his wife and marry his mistress. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing, sparking the rage of the king. What unfolds is a battle of wills packed with palace intrigue, political brinkmanship and the fate of man, church and country. In the end, his silence spoke loudest of all.
Written for the screen (adapted from his own play of the same name) by esteemed playwright and screenwriter Robert Bolt (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago) and featuring a legendary cast that also includes Orson Welles, John Hurt, Susannah York and Nigel Davenport amongst others, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in a special Dual-format edition.
Special Features:
- Optional English subtitles
- THE LIFE OF SAINT THOMAS MORE – featurette
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Masters of Cinema exclusive trailer
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 20.
Cover Girl
Synopsis: One of the most lavish and successful Hollywood musicals of the 1940s, Charles Vidor's COVER GIRL is a breath-taking spectacle that established its stars Rita Hayworth (Gilda, The Lady from Shanghai) and Gene Kelly (Singin' in the Rain), as the two most popular actors of their time.
Nightclub dancer Rusty (Hayworth) has a happy life performing at her boyfriend Danny's (Kelly) club in Brooklyn, but her whole world changes once she wins a prestigious Cover Girl contest arranged by a wealthy magazine editor (Otto Kruger). Rusty soon becomes a Broadway sensation, but is fame and fortune a substitute for true love?
Also starring the legendary Sergeant Bilko himself, Phil Silvers (The Phil Silvers Show, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World) and the recipient of 5 Academy Award nominations (winning for Best Musical Scoring), COVER GIRL was Columbia studio's first Technicolor musical, and remains one of the finest musical pictures of all time. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the film for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK in a stunning Dual-format edition.
Special Features:
- Optional English subtitles
- Baz Luhrmann on COVER GIRL
- Masters of Cinema exclusive trailer
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 13.