Bound Signature Edition Blu-ray

Independent distributors Olive Films have officially announced their next Signature Edition Blu-ray release: the neo-noir thriller Bound (1996), starring Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, John P. Ryan, and Christopher Meloni. The release will be available for purchase on August 28.

Studio synopsis: A groundbreaking work of LGBTQ cinema, Bound stars Gina Gershon (Showgirls) as Corky, a tough-as-nails ex-con, and Jennifer Tilly (Bullets Over Broadway) as her lover Violet. A chance encounter in an elevator ignites a torrid affair between the two women, who soon plot to steal $2 million in laundered mob money and pin the blame on Violet's mafioso boyfriend, Ceasar (Joe Pantoliano, The Sopranos). A stylish neo-noir, fusing classic tropes with hyper-stylized camera work and color design, Bound is a crackling retro-thriller that never strays too far from its noir roots and would become the first in a line of visually dazzling films from The Wachowskis, the writing and directing team behind the Matrix trilogy.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• BRAND NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• THEATRICAL AND UNRATED VERSIONS OF THE FILM
• Audio commentary with writers/directors The Wachowskis; actors Joe Pantoliano, Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon; film editor Zach Staenberg; and technical consultant Susie Bright
• "Part and Parcel" – with titles designer Patti Podesta
• "The Difference Between You and Me" – with film studies and gender studies professors B. Ruby Rich and Jen Moorman
• "Here's Johnny!" – with Christopher Meloni
• "Hail Ceasar" – with Joe Pantoliano
• "Femme Fatales" – with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly
• "Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of Bound" – with cinematographer Bill Pope, editor Zach Staenberg, and composer Don Davis
• Theatrical Trailer
• Essay by screenwriter/actress Guinevere Turner
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature