This has got to be some of the most exciting Blu-ray news so far this year. And that’s really saying something in a year jam-packed with incredible news and releases on the format! Lionsgate and American Zoetrope, Francis Ford Coppola‘s film studio, have announced a multi-year home entertainment distribution agreement which will see them bringing his acclaimed film Apocalypse Now to Blu-ray this October. Even more exciting, as far as I’m concerned, is that this deal will cover the eventual release of Coppola’s The Conversation, a film I consider to be his finest and one of my all-time favourites from any director.
From the press release:
- “With new transfers supervised directly by Coppola, Apocalypse Now will premiere on Blu-ray in two deluxe editions: the 2-Film Set and the 3-disc Full Disclosure Edition. The 2-Film Set will include both Apocalypse Now – The 1979 Cut and Apocalypse Now Redux and will also include over nine hours of special features. The Full Disclosure Edition will include the seminal making-of documentary Hearts of Darkness, a 48-page collectible booklet and storyboard, photo and marketing archives.”
No word yet regarding the timing of the release of The Conversation on Blu but rest assured, we’ll stay on top of it and let you know as soon as we hear anything.
APOCALYPSE NOW: TWO DISC SPECIAL EDITION
(October 19, 2010 – MSRP $39.95)
Video: 2.39:1 1080p
Audio: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
Special Features:
- Apocalypse Now – The 1979 Cut and Apocalypse Now Redux
- “A Conversation with Martin Sheen” interview by Francis Ford Coppola
- “An Interview with John Milius” interview by Francis Ford Coppola
- Complete Francis Ford Coppola interview with Roger Ebert at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
- Monkey Sampan “lost scene”
- Additional Scenes
- “Destruction of the Kurtz Compound” end credits with audio commentary by Francis Ford Coppola
- “The Hollow Men,” video of Marlon Brando reading T.S. Eliot’s poem
- “The Birth of 5.1 Sound” featurette
- “Ghost Helicopter Flyover” sound effects demonstration
- “A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- “The Music of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- “The Synthesizer Soundtrack” article by music synthesizer inventor Bob Moog
- “Heard Any Good Movies Lately? The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- “The Final Mix” featurette
- “Apocalypse Then and Now” featurette
- “The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- “PBR Streetgang” featurette
- “The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now” featurette
APOCALYPSE NOW: THREE DISC FULL DISCLOSURE EDITION
(October 19, 2010 – MSRP $59.99)
Video: 2.39:1 1080p (Features), 1.33:1 1080p (Documentary)
Audio: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
Special Features:
- Apocalypse Now – The 1979 Cut and Apocalypse Now Redux
- “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse” including optional audio commentary with Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola
- 48-page collectible printed booklet with special note from Francis Ford Coppola, never-before-seen archives from the set, behind the scenes photos and more
- John Milius Script Excerpt with Francis Ford Coppola Notes
- Storyboard Gallery
- Photo Gallery, including images from photographer Mary Ellen Mark
- Marketing Archive
- “A Conversation with Martin Sheen” interview by Francis Ford Coppola
- “An Interview with John Milius” interview by Francis Ford Coppola
- Complete Francis Ford Coppola interview with Roger Ebert at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
- Monkey Sampan “lost scene”
- Additional Scenes
- “Destruction of the Kurtz Compound” end credits with audio commentary by Francis Ford Coppola
- “The Hollow Men,” video of Marlon Brando reading T.S. Eliot’s poem
- “The Birth of 5.1 Sound” featurette
- “Ghost Helicopter Flyover” sound effects demonstration
- “A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- “The Music of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- “The Synthesizer Soundtrack” article by music synthesizer inventor Bob Moog
- “Heard Any Good Movies Lately? The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- “The Final Mix” featurette
- “Apocalypse Then and Now” featurette
- “The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- “PBR Streetgang” featurette
- “The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now” featurette
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