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Posted On: August 10th 2008
Posted By: Bryan Kremkau
Source: www.foxpressroom.com |
I've heard this movie is really bad but I'm intrigue to see how bad it really is. I guess I'll play this one on a "bad movie" night
Academy Award Nominee Mark Wahlberg, Emmy Award Winner John Leguizamo and Zooey Deschanel Star In The Apocalyptic Tale Of Terror
Arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Disc with Digital Copy
October 7 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
CENTURY CITY, Calif. – We sensed it, we’ve seen the signs. Now… It’s happening. Writer and director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) returns to his roots with the paranoid thriller The Happening, arriving on DVD and Blu-ray Disc with Digital Copy October 7 from Fox Home Entertainment. A suspenseful apocalyptic film, The Happening follows a group of people on the run from an inexplicable and unstoppable event that threatens not only humankind… but the most basic human instinct of them all - survival! Shyamalan’s first R-rated film begins with no clear warning, as a series of strange, chilling deaths that defy reason in their shocking destructiveness erupt in major American cities. As the incidents begin to become more and more frequent, their fight for survival will become more and more desperate. The Happening features pulse-pounding performances from Academy AwardÒ nominee* Mark Wahlberg (The Departed, Shooter), Zooey Deschanel (Bridge to Terebithia) and Emmy AwardÒ winner** John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge).
Blending Shyamalan’s distinctive vision, blend of suspense and drama, The Happening DVD extends the terror with a mix of bonus material too intense for theatres including deleted scenes, gag reel, making of documentary, and more. The film will be available in two DVD configurations – a single widescreen version and high-definition format on Blu-ray Disc with Digital Copy. Fox’s new Digital Copy allows viewers to quickly and easily transfer a digital version of the film to a Mac® or Windows-based PC computer and then to select portable video devices including an iPod® and/or iPhone™. The Happening single-disc DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada and The Happening Blu-Ray Disc (BD) with Digital Copy will debut day-and-date priced at $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 Canada. Prebook is September 10th.
* Best Performance by an Actor/Supporting role, Motion Picture: The Departed (2006)
** Outstanding Performance in a Variety/Music Program: “Freak” (1998)
Synopsis:
From M. Night Shyamalan, the writer-director of The Sixth Sense and Signs, comes a gripping thriller about a family on the run from a mysterious and deadly phenomenon. Academy Award® Nominee Mark Wahlberg (2006 Best Supporting Actor – The Departed) stars as Elliot Moore, an ordinary man trying to save his family from a terrifying, invisible killer. As Elliot begins to discover the true nature of what is lurking out there, it soon becomes clear that no one—and nowhere—is safe.
DVD Specs:
The Happening –-Single Disc Widescreen Edition:
· 5.1 Dolby Surround Audio
· Spanish, French Dolby Surround Audio
· English, Spanish and French Subtitles.
· The Hard Cut (9 min.) – Behind the scenes preparations and execution of graphic scenes with Robert Bailey, special effects crew, images of the squibs, make-up, and prosthetics giving this piece an “anatomy of a scene” feel.
· I Hear You Whispering” (9 min.)
· A Day for Night (7min) – A day in the life of Night during production. Footage shot by a mini-DV cam contributes to the raw “in the moment” style of coverage for our one day with Night.
· Elements of a Scene (10 min.) – In cinema-verite style, dissect the staging of an elaborate scene, from planning, to adjustments, to nailing the last shot of the sequence. Stand-up interviews from cast and crew personalize the piece with a glimpse at all the contributions needed to capture the scene and move on.
· Visions of The Happening: A Making of ( 12 min.) – Making of documentary
· Deleted scenes with introductions from M. Night Shyamalan
· Gag reel
Blu-Ray Disc Specs:
The Happening Blu-ray 2-Disc includes Digital Copy
· All VAM from the DVD
· Scene specific PIP
· The Hard ‘R’:
· Train Shooting: (4 min.) The specifics of shooting on a moving train
· Forces Unseen (4 min.) Wind special effects piece – the piece focuses on how the wind was created for the film and how they gave it that eerie look. |
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