The Piano stars Holly Hunter (Broadcast News) as Ada McGrath, a mute Scottish woman who moves to New Zealand with her young daughter (Best Supporting Actress-winner Anna Paquin, True Blood). In order to access her piano, Ada enters a complex relationship with a gruff local worker (Harvey Keitel, Pulp Fiction).
The disc contains:
The original theatrical trailer
One of the most beloved films of all time, director Anthony Minghella's WWII-set The English Patient won nine Academy Awards - including Best Picture - for its lush evocation of the passionate romance between a distant Hungarian Count (Ralph Fiennes, In Bruges) and a British explorer (Kristin Scott Thomas, Tell No One).
The disc contains:
Audio commentaries
A "making of" documentary
Numerous featurettes
Deleted scenes
Interviews with the cast, crew and filmmakers
Fellow Best Picture recipient Shakespeare in Love uses Tom Stoppard & Marc Norman's Oscar-winning script to speculate about the creative and personal life of William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes, Enemy at the Gates), particularly surrounding the creation of his iconic Romeo and Juliet.
The disc contains:
Audio commentaries
A "making of" featurette
A look at the Oscar® winning costumes
Deleted scenes
Salma Hayek's Academy Award-nominated lead performance galvanizes Frida, a two-time Academy Award winner - for Best Makeup and Best Original Score - that details the trial and tribulations of legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
The disc contains:
Interviews with Salma Hayek and Julie Taymor
Visual effects featurettes
A look at the art of Frida Kahlo
Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones's Diary) won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in Cold Mountain as a spirited frontierswoman who befriends Ada Monroe (Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole), a farmer whose husband (Jude Law, Sleuth) has left home to fight for the Confederate army.
The disc contains:
Deleted scenes
A "making of" documentary
Multiple featurettes
An audio commentary with screenwriter/director Anthony Minghella and editor Walter Murch
Lionsgate has not yet specified the Blu-rays' technical details. The Piano, The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love, Frida, and Cold Mountain are expected to to street on January 31st, 2012.