The Cooler Limited Edition Blu-ray
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Posted November 7, 2018 04:55 PM by Webmaster
British label 101 Films has officially announced that it will release a Limited Edition Blu-ray of Wayne Kramer's crime thriller The Cooler (2003), starring William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Shawn Hatosy, and Ron Livingston. The release will be available for purchase on December 24.
Synopsis: Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is an unlucky guy. Everything he touches turns bad. However, his ill fortune is actually the one thing he depends upon to do his job to the best of his abilities; Bernie Lootz is the best 'cooler' in town.
Working in one of Las Vegas' few remaining golden-era casinos, Bernie is employed by the ruthless Shelly (Alec Baldwin in an Oscar® nominated role) to end the winning streak of anyone whose luck is on the up. But life in the bad luck lane has taken its toll and, after working for Shelly for years, Bernie has decided to move on. He then meets the hard-bitten Natalie (Maria Bello) and life takes a turn for the better. But as his fortunes change, so does his ability to 'cool' a winning streak, and soon an unhappy Shelly decides to make sure that Bernie never feels happiness again.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is an unlucky guy. Everything he touches turns bad. However, his ill fortune is actually the one thing he depends upon to do his job to the best of his abilities; Bernie Lootz is the best 'cooler' in town.
Working in one of Las Vegas' few remaining golden-era casinos, Bernie is employed by the ruthless Shelly (Alec Baldwin in an Oscar® nominated role) to end the winning streak of anyone whose luck is on the up. But life in the bad luck lane has taken its toll and, after working for Shelly for years, Bernie has decided to move on. He then meets the hard-bitten Natalie (Maria Bello) and life takes a turn for the better. But as his fortunes change, so does his ability to 'cool' a winning streak, and soon an unhappy Shelly decides to make sure that Bernie never feels happiness again.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Lady Luck: The Making of The Cooler, a feature length (100 min approx) documentary on the making of the film, featuring director and writer Wayne Kramer, writer Frank Hannah, actors William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Arthur Nascarella and Shawn Hatosy, producers Michael A. Pierce and Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt, composer Mark Isham and costume designer Kristin M. Burke.
- NEW Previously unreleased deleted scenes (SD)
- Audio Commentary with director Wayne Kramer and composer Mark Isham
- Audio Commentary with director Wayne Kramer and cinematographer Jim Whitaker
- Anatomy of a Scene featurette (SD)
- Storyboard comparisons (SD)
- Trailer (SD)
- Limited edition booklet: includes 'In the Shadow of Negativity' by director Wayne Kramer and 'Heaven and Hell: The Cooler and Hollywood's Vegas' by Scott Harrison.
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
