Lionsgate President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Steve Beeks and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola announced today that Lionsgate and American Zoetrope have entered into a multi-year home entertainment distribution agreement (including Blu-ray). The first title released as part of the deal was Coppola latest film, Tetro; the next one will be the renowned and award-winning war film Apocalypse Now, scheduled for Blu-ray release on October 19.
With new transfers supervised directly by Coppola, Apocalypse Now will come out 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 add the seminal making-of documentary Hearts of Darkness, a 48-page collectible booklet and storyboard, photo and marketing archives.
SPECIAL FEATURES: (IGN.COM)
Three-Disc Full Disclosure Edition:
* 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
e da noi??? Miramax/Disney?