Upcoming MVD Marquee Collection Titles
HomeUpcoming MVD Marquee Collection Titles
Posted February 18, 2019 10:08 PM by Webmaster
The MVD Marquee Collection has officially announced that it will add four new titles to its Blu-ray catalog: The Illusionist (2006), 24 Hour Party People (2002), Resurrecting the Champ (2007), and Winter Passing: Happy Endings (2005).
The Illusionist
Synopsis: nlock the mysteries of the year's most spellbinding film from the producers of Crash and Sideways! Oscar nominees Paul Giamatti and Edward Norton lead an all-star cast in this "stunning" film (USA Today) that conjures an exhilarating blend of suspense, romance and mind-bending twists. The acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim (Norton) has not only captured the imaginations of all of Vienna, but also the interest of the ambitious Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). But when Leopold's new fianc (Jessica Biel) rekindles a childhood fascination with Eisenheim, the Prince's interest evolves into obsession...and suddenly the city's Chief Inspector (Giamatti) finds himself investigating a shocking crime. But even as the Inspector engages him in a dramatic challenge of wills, Eisenheim prepares for his most impressive illusion yet in this "mesmerizing" (Entertainment Weekly) and "beautifully acted" (Good Morning America) film that "teases you until the very end!" (The New York Times).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Resurrecting the Champ
Synopsis: Academy Award Nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Captain Marvel) and Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor) turn in knockout performances in this ''touchingly vibrant tale'' (The Hollywood Reporter) about fathers and sons and the power of redemption. Featuring an all-star supporting cast that includes Academy AwardŽ Nominee Alan Alda (What Women Want), Kathryn Morris (Minority Report), Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Academy AwardŽ Nominee David Paymer (Get Shorty) and Peter Coyote (E.T.), Resurrecting the Champ is more than just an inspiring tale, it ''has a genuine resonance and reason rare in movie'' (Boston Herald)!
Sportswriter Erik Kernan (Hartnett) wants nothing more than to discover a story great enough to make headlines. So when he meets Champ (Jackson), a former boxing champion living on the streets, he knows he has a shot to save them both. Recording his newfound friend's unbelievable tale of triumph and defeat, Kernan gets his story and his fame. But as Champ's tale falls under more scrutinizing eyes, Kernan will have to learn that what truly makes a story great is the quality of the man behind it.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Winter Passing: Happy Endings
Synopsis: Adam Rapp's (The Looming Tower) offbeat film about homecoming and reconciliation features an all-star cast, including Will Ferrell (Daddy's Home), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), four-time Academy AwardŽ Nominee Ed Harris (Westworld), Academy AwardŽ Nominee Amy Madigan (Field of Dreams), Dallas Roberts (Dallas Buyers Club), Michael Chernus (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Anthony Rapp (A Beautiful Mind), Sam Bottoms (Apocalypse Now) and Rachel Dratch (SNL).
When a book editor (Madigan) offers to buy the love letters of Reese Holden's (Deschanel) parents, Reese must return home to recover them, only to find her widowed dad (Harris) golfing upstairs, sleeping outside, and living with roommates - a pretty grad student (Amelia Warner) and a quirky wanna-be musician (Ferrell)! As Reese begins to understand her roots, she learns to accept who she's become.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
24 Hour Party People
Synopsis: Synopsis: A wild and sexy tale of music, good times and the larger-than- life characters behind the spectacular rise and fall of Manchester's infamous Factory Records and Hacienda nightclub.
Blown away by an unknown local band called the Sex Pistols, TV personality Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) is inspired to invent a uniquely anarchic record label. Soon he's promoting everyone from New Order to Happy Mondays on his newly formed Factory Records.... and partying like a rock star. From Tony's speedy rise to Factory's hedonistic fall, this "wonderful party of a movie stamps on a smiley face that will linger on for hours" (New York Post)!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Illusionist
Synopsis: nlock the mysteries of the year's most spellbinding film from the producers of Crash and Sideways! Oscar nominees Paul Giamatti and Edward Norton lead an all-star cast in this "stunning" film (USA Today) that conjures an exhilarating blend of suspense, romance and mind-bending twists. The acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim (Norton) has not only captured the imaginations of all of Vienna, but also the interest of the ambitious Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). But when Leopold's new fianc (Jessica Biel) rekindles a childhood fascination with Eisenheim, the Prince's interest evolves into obsession...and suddenly the city's Chief Inspector (Giamatti) finds himself investigating a shocking crime. But even as the Inspector engages him in a dramatic challenge of wills, Eisenheim prepares for his most impressive illusion yet in this "mesmerizing" (Entertainment Weekly) and "beautifully acted" (Good Morning America) film that "teases you until the very end!" (The New York Times).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Sourced from existing remaster of the film
- Feature Audio Commentary from Writer/Director Neil Burger
- The Making of the Illusionist Featurette (SD, 3:59)
- Jessica Biel on the Illusionist Featurette (SD, 1:29)
- Original Theatrical Trailer (SD, 2:30)
- Audio: 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio, English 5.1 Dolby Surround, French 5.1 Dolby Surround
- English and Spanish Subtitles
Resurrecting the Champ
Synopsis: Academy Award Nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Captain Marvel) and Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor) turn in knockout performances in this ''touchingly vibrant tale'' (The Hollywood Reporter) about fathers and sons and the power of redemption. Featuring an all-star supporting cast that includes Academy AwardŽ Nominee Alan Alda (What Women Want), Kathryn Morris (Minority Report), Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Academy AwardŽ Nominee David Paymer (Get Shorty) and Peter Coyote (E.T.), Resurrecting the Champ is more than just an inspiring tale, it ''has a genuine resonance and reason rare in movie'' (Boston Herald)!
Sportswriter Erik Kernan (Hartnett) wants nothing more than to discover a story great enough to make headlines. So when he meets Champ (Jackson), a former boxing champion living on the streets, he knows he has a shot to save them both. Recording his newfound friend's unbelievable tale of triumph and defeat, Kernan gets his story and his fame. But as Champ's tale falls under more scrutinizing eyes, Kernan will have to learn that what truly makes a story great is the quality of the man behind it.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature (Blu-ray only)
- Feature Audio Commentary from Director Rod Lurie
- Resurrecting the Champ Behind the Scenes Featurette (SD, 4:24)
- Interviews with the Cast and Crew of Resurrecting the Champ (SD, 6:26)
- Original Theatrical Trailer (SD, 2:26)
- Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Surround, French 5.1 Dolby Surround
- English, Spanish and French Subtitles
Winter Passing: Happy Endings
Synopsis: Adam Rapp's (The Looming Tower) offbeat film about homecoming and reconciliation features an all-star cast, including Will Ferrell (Daddy's Home), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), four-time Academy AwardŽ Nominee Ed Harris (Westworld), Academy AwardŽ Nominee Amy Madigan (Field of Dreams), Dallas Roberts (Dallas Buyers Club), Michael Chernus (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Anthony Rapp (A Beautiful Mind), Sam Bottoms (Apocalypse Now) and Rachel Dratch (SNL).
When a book editor (Madigan) offers to buy the love letters of Reese Holden's (Deschanel) parents, Reese must return home to recover them, only to find her widowed dad (Harris) golfing upstairs, sleeping outside, and living with roommates - a pretty grad student (Amelia Warner) and a quirky wanna-be musician (Ferrell)! As Reese begins to understand her roots, she learns to accept who she's become.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature (Blu-ray only)
- Behind the Scenes Featurette (SD)
- Original Theatrical Trailer (SD)
- Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Surround
- English and Spanish Subtitles
24 Hour Party People
Synopsis: Synopsis: A wild and sexy tale of music, good times and the larger-than- life characters behind the spectacular rise and fall of Manchester's infamous Factory Records and Hacienda nightclub.
Blown away by an unknown local band called the Sex Pistols, TV personality Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) is inspired to invent a uniquely anarchic record label. Soon he's promoting everyone from New Order to Happy Mondays on his newly formed Factory Records.... and partying like a rock star. From Tony's speedy rise to Factory's hedonistic fall, this "wonderful party of a movie stamps on a smiley face that will linger on for hours" (New York Post)!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature in 1.85:1 aspect ratio
- Audio Commentary with Steve Coogan and Producer Andrew Eaton
- Audio Commentary with Tony Wilson
- "Manchester: The Movie" featurette (SD, 11:04)
- "About Tony Wilson" featurette (SD, 5:29)
- 11 Deleted Scenes
- Photo Gallery
- English Surround DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- English, French, Spanish & Portuguese Subtitles
- Original Theatrical Trailer (SD)