Tag: DVD/Blu-ray (91-100 of 107)

Sep 19 2011 09:00 AM ET

'Bridesmaids': Kristen Wiig on her speedy writing process, and why Paul Rudd was cut from the film -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Even if you already caught Bridesmaids in theaters, you’ll want to check it out again at home. Why? Because unlike most comedies on DVD and Blu-ray that boast of hilarious special features, Bridesmaids actually delivers the goods. EW has an exclusive clip below from one of the behind-the-scenes features in which star Kristen Wiig, her writing partner Annie Mumolo, and producer Judd Apatow talking about the Bridesmaids writing process — including how quickly Wiig and Mumolo cranked out their first draft.

If you watch hard enough, you’ll even get a very quick peek of one of the best extras on the DVD and Blu-ray (out Sept. 20): A deleted scene between Kristen Wiig and Paul Rudd, in which they go on a blind date that starts off promisingly but then spirals out of control as Rudd turns out the be a short-fused rageaholic. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2011 09:30 AM ET

Kevin Bacon's never-before-seen audition for 'Footloose' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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With a reboot of 1984′s Footloose hitting theaters next month, it feels like the perfect time to take a stroll down memory lane back to when Kevin Bacon couldn’t get arrested in Hollywood. Sure, the baby-faced twentysomething actor had already had a bit part as the evil preppy Chip Diller in Animal House, and been shish-kebabed through the neck in Friday the 13th. But Paramount was far from sold on him as Footloose‘s rug-cutting rebel Ren McCormack. According to Bacon, they didn’t think he was sexy enough. But the film’s director, Herb Ross, thought otherwise. So he got Bacon a $1,500 haircut and set up a screen test for him to strut his stuff for the studio in the hopes of changing their mind.

Until now, we’ve always had to take it on faith that Bacon gave an electrifying audition that won him the part. But thanks to the new Blu-ray release of Footloose (available on Sept. 27), we finally have the first-hand proof: Bacon’s audition is included on the disc’s extras. And if you don’t feel like waiting, you can see a snippet of it exclusively here:  READ FULL STORY »

Aug 29 2011 07:54 PM ET

Secretive 'Tree of Life' director revealed in edges of Blu-ray doc -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Nietzsche famously said, “If you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back into you.”

Similarly, if you try to figure out Terrence Malick, Terrence Malick figures out you.

The elusive director of The Tree of Life does not appear in the bonus features on the upcoming Blu-ray release of his ethereal and divisive Cannes Film Festival winner, but he is still the main attraction for those eager to learn more about him.

While the home-video release, out Oct. 11, includes a making-of documentary, Malick is actually the subject of most of the discussion from stars Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain, to his crew, producers and admiring filmmakers such as The Dark Knight Rises’ Christopher Nolan and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo‘s David Fincher. It’s a portrait of the filmmaker in periphery.  READ FULL STORY »

Aug 23 2011 05:55 PM ET

'X-Men: First Class' deleted scene: Is THIS the reason Magneto hates Prof. X? -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Sometimes being an arch-nemesis is a real drag.

Exhibit A: Consider this deleted scene from X-Men: First Class, included in the Blu-ray edition out Sept. 9. It all starts innocently enough: Eric Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) and Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) are on a recruiting mission for their new, government-sanctioned mutant strike force.

Angel (Zoe Kravitz) is working as a stripper, and they want to get her to reveal how her dragonfly tattoos actually emerge from her body to form real wings. Magneto levitated a champagne bucket to show her his power, but Angel never quite got a demonstration of Professor X’s mindbending abilities. Now we see why that was left on the cutting room floor. Check out the clip below:  READ FULL STORY »

Aug 22 2011 08:05 PM ET

Miramax creates Facebook app so you can rent, buy movies. Will you 'Like' this?

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Miramax announced today that it has inked a deal with Facebook that allows users of the social media site to buy or rent digital versions of the studio’s films. Miramax’s Facebook app, called The Miramax Experience (it can be found here), will allow people to view selected movie clips and play games. During the beta phase, the App’s VOD feature will make 20 titles available for rent, including Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction and Chicago. Eventually, consumers will be able to buy movies and watch them on any device.

According to the studio, 50 million Facebook users cite a Miramax movie among of their fave films. Miramax hopes to reach 150 million Facebook users within 18 months. More details about the service can be found at miramax.com.

Aug 22 2011 01:00 PM ET

Jason Statham's 'Blitz': A clip from the direct-to-DVD cop thriller -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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They don’t make movie tough guys like they used to. In the ’60s and ’70s, there was Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood. In the ’80s and ’90s, it was Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis. But nowadays, there aren’t a whole lot of bankable action stars willing to pick up a crowbar and beat the stuffing out of bad guys. Maybe that’s why we have a soft spot for Jason Statham movies. The chrome-domed Cockney badass is a throwback to the macho stars of the past. Whether he’s burning rubber behind the wheel in the Transporter movies, getting jacked-up on adrenalin in the loco Crank flicks, or teaming up with his pugnacious predecessors in The Expendables, Statham feels like a bona fide throwback to the good ol’ days.

Which is why I’m a little surprised that his latest film, the rogue cop thriller Blitz, is making its debut not on 2,000 screens but instead is going direct-to-DVD in the States on Aug. 23. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 16 2011 05:20 PM ET

'The Big Lebowski' cast reunion: Watch the replay!

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For me, today is like Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, my birthday, and International Bring-A-Pomeranian-Bowling Day all rolled into one. What in God’s holy name am I blathering about? Tonight, I will have the huge pleasure and honor of moderating a Big Lebowski cast reunion live onstage at the Hammerstein venue as part of this year’s Lebowski Fest New York. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, and the movie’s music archivist T Bone Burnett will all be present to talk about one of my favorite films of all-time, which is debuting today on Blu-ray.

While the event itself is sold out, EW.com will be live streaming and tweeting (#lebowskifest) the whole shebang. The pre-show starts at 6:30 p.m. ET and is hosted by Jeff Dowd, who inspired Jeff Bridges’ character, the Dude. Then the cast themselves will hit the stage at 8 p.m. So come back at 6:30 p.m. ET to watch EW’s live stream (embedded below) and me ask a bunch of incisive questions about working on the Coen brothers’ noir-stoner comedy classic — or to watch me get totally overcome by proceedings and start weeping White Russian-flavored tears. (Strong men also cry… Strong men also cry.)

Either way, it should be worth catching. Come on, that’s a great plan. If I understand it correctly, it’s a Swiss f—in’ watch!

Watch the live stream after the jump and entertain yourself with the trailer for the Big Lebowski Blu-ray, which is also below. And you can check out Bridges’ track “What a Little Bit of Love Can Do,” from his self-titled solo CD, which is released today. (UPDATE: Replay of pre-show and panel follows live stream.) READ FULL STORY »

Aug 16 2011 02:07 PM ET

'The Conspirator' star Evan Rachel Wood talks working with legends, karaoke, and conspiracy theories

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Evan Rachel Wood is a force of nature. Since dazzling audiences — and unsettling parents — as the provocative and precocious teen in 2003′s Thirteen, she’s made one bold career move after another. Last March, she played another difficult daughter in HBO’s Mildred Pierce, in which she appeared completely naked. But in director Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, which arrives on DVD and Blu-ray today, she gets to play nice — as the loyal daughter of Mary Surratt, the Confederate woman executed for her role in the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. But lurking beneath her character’s polished veneer is the hint of something more, something wild, something uniquely Wood. The 24-year-old actress talks about her career, her ode to Butch Cassidy, and the pressure to star in a blockbuster franchise.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: There are some IMDb.com resumes that are just fun to read, and yours is very eclectic. I’m sure every project is different but what’s most important to you when you choose a project?
EVAN RACHEL WOOD: I just go off of instinct, and whatever I read that I would want to see. I really loved this part. I thought she was strong, and I wanted to do a period piece, and I’m a huge fan of Robert Redford. So it all screamed, “Please do it.” READ FULL STORY »

Aug 2 2011 03:35 PM ET

EW Extras: 'Better Off Dead...' Blu-ray has no bonus material?! Director Savage Steve Holland helps us create our own set.

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John Cusack stars as a teen who repeatedly tries to commit suicide while trying to win back his ex-girlfriend with the help of an incredibly versatile French exchange student – and gets stalked by a paperboy who wants his $2 while barreling down a mountain on one ski — and yet there’s not one extra on the new Better Off Dead… Blu-ray that’s out today? WHAT?!

It’s time to bring back EW Extras, a recurring column that allows us to right these kind of tragic wrongs (see also: Weekend at Bernie’s) and create the DVD extras that never were.

“It’s so funny, I work at Paramount now, and so I saw a sign for it, and I was like, ‘Wait a minute,’” says BOD writer-director Savage Steve Holland, who directs Big Time Rush episodes and movies for Nickelodeon and has never been approached to record an extra for his 1985 feature directorial debut, which already has two bare editions on DVD. “Throughout the years, I’ve never even known who’s had the rights to it. Every now and then, someone will pop up and say, ‘Do you know who has the rights to it, because we’re talking about maybe doing a remake of it,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, please don’t do that. The stupidity of the moment is what’s key. It’s not a great story or anything, you know,’” Holland laughs. “It’s sort of like my baby that got taken away when I went to film prison. Nobody liked Better Off Dead… when it first came out, so they just took this movie away, and it’s been out there in the ether world, and it just shows up every now and then in a new box.”

Let’s begin. Enjoy your EW Extras for Better Off Dead…  READ FULL STORY »

Jul 27 2011 04:33 PM ET

First Look trailer: Mira Sorvino's direct-to-DVD backwoods chiller 'The Presence'

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According to IMDb, Mira Sorvino has been quite busy lately. Although, to be honest, we sort of tuned out around the time she costarred with Val Kilmer’s blind masseuse in 1999′s At First Sight. So we were pleased to see the trailer for her creepy new haunted-cabin flick, The Presence. The fact that it was produced by The Blair Witch Project‘s Daniel Myrick only heightened our interest.

What can we tell from the trailer to this straight-to-DVD supernatural thriller? Well, first off, that Ms. Sorvino (sorry, Academy Award-winner Ms. Sorvino) appears to have inherited a secluded cabin in the woods from her grandfather, who wasn’t a good guy. Second, that some sort of ghost who looks quite a bit like Shane West haunts said cabin with the intent of freaking her out. Third, that costar Justin Kirk has apparently been nominated at some point in the past for a Golden Globe in no way prevents him from being stalked in an outhouse. Fourth, that the whole final-scare-lunge-at-the-camera trick is still being used by trailer cutters. And finally, that it comes out on Oct. 4. Take a peek and let us know what you think… READ FULL STORY »

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