Upcoming Shout Select Releases
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Posted May 30, 2022 04:23 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory will add the following three titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Last Days in the Desert (2015), A Walk in the Woods (2015), and Learning to Drive (2014). The releases will be available for purchase this August.
Last Days in the Desert
Description: On his way out of the wilderness, after weeks of subsisting on only water and prayer, a holy man (Ewan McGregor) struggles with the Devil (also McGregor) over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test with distinctly human conflicts. Written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia (Mother And Child) and featuring breathtaking cinematography from three-time Oscar-winner Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity) and a brilliantly contrasting dual performance from McGregor, Last Days In The Desert is a transformative journey you'll want to make again and again.
STREET DATE: AUGUST 2.
A Walk in the Woods
Description: Celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson (Academy Award winner Robert Redford) challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail – 2,190 miles of America's most spectacular and unspoiled countryside – much to the chagrin of his loving wife (Academy Award winner Emma Thompson), who insists he not embark on the trek alone. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find is anything but peaceful and tranquil when the only person willing to join him is his long-down-on-his-luck, serial-philanderer friend who is one step ahead of the law (Oscar nominee+ Nick Nolte). These two old friends are about to discover that when you push yourself to the edge ... the real fun begins.
STREET DATE: AUGUST 30.
Learning to Drive
Description: Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley star in a feel-good, coming-of-(middle)-age comedy about a mismatched pair who help each other overcome life's roadblocks.
Wendy (Clarkson) is a fiery Manhattan book critic whose husband has just left her. Darwan (Kingsley) is a soft-spoken taxi driver from India on the verge of an arranged marriage. As Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she runs into a barrier common to many lifelong New Yorkers: she's never learned to drive. When Wendy hires Darwan to teach her, her unraveling life and his calm restraint seem like an awkward fit. But as he shows her how to take control of the wheel, and she coaches him on how to impress a woman, their unlikely friendship awakens them to the joy, humor, and love in starting life anew.
STREET DATE: AUGUST 9.
Last Days in the Desert
Description: On his way out of the wilderness, after weeks of subsisting on only water and prayer, a holy man (Ewan McGregor) struggles with the Devil (also McGregor) over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test with distinctly human conflicts. Written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia (Mother And Child) and featuring breathtaking cinematography from three-time Oscar-winner Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity) and a brilliantly contrasting dual performance from McGregor, Last Days In The Desert is a transformative journey you'll want to make again and again.
STREET DATE: AUGUST 2.
A Walk in the Woods
Description: Celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson (Academy Award winner Robert Redford) challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail – 2,190 miles of America's most spectacular and unspoiled countryside – much to the chagrin of his loving wife (Academy Award winner Emma Thompson), who insists he not embark on the trek alone. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find is anything but peaceful and tranquil when the only person willing to join him is his long-down-on-his-luck, serial-philanderer friend who is one step ahead of the law (Oscar nominee+ Nick Nolte). These two old friends are about to discover that when you push yourself to the edge ... the real fun begins.
STREET DATE: AUGUST 30.
Learning to Drive
Description: Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley star in a feel-good, coming-of-(middle)-age comedy about a mismatched pair who help each other overcome life's roadblocks.
Wendy (Clarkson) is a fiery Manhattan book critic whose husband has just left her. Darwan (Kingsley) is a soft-spoken taxi driver from India on the verge of an arranged marriage. As Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she runs into a barrier common to many lifelong New Yorkers: she's never learned to drive. When Wendy hires Darwan to teach her, her unraveling life and his calm restraint seem like an awkward fit. But as he shows her how to take control of the wheel, and she coaches him on how to impress a woman, their unlikely friendship awakens them to the joy, humor, and love in starting life anew.
STREET DATE: AUGUST 9.
