Today, Anchor Bay Entertainment, RADiUS-TWC and The Weinstein Company released on home entertainment the critically acclaimed FRUITVALE STATION, LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER, the universally acclaimed 20 FEET FROM STARDOM.
FRUITVALE STATION premiered to high praise at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, winning both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film, the first film since 2009’s Precious to simultaneously capture both awards. It also played in the Un Certain Regard section at this year’s Festival de Cannes, taking home the Prize of the Future award. Most recently, the Independent Filmmaker Project nominated Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan for the 2013 Gotham Independent Film Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director and Breakthrough Actor awards, respectively. The film is also up for the 2013 Gotham Independent Film Audience Award.
The Weinstein Company released this compelling drama theatrically on July 12, 2013, where it went on to earn over $16 million at the box office, making it one of the top ten highest grossing indie films of 2013. Audiences can own FRUITVALE STATION on DVD, Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack with Digital HD UltraViolet™, Video-On-Demand and Pay-Per-View starting on January 14, 2014. The film will also be available early on Digital HD January 7th.
Filmmaker Ryan Coogler makes his feature directorial debut with this drama centered on the tragic shooting of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a vibrant 22-year-old Bay Area father who was senselessly gunned down by BART officers on New Year’s Day in 2009, and whose murder sent shockwaves through the nation after being captured on camera by his fellow passengers. Produced by Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker, FRUITVALE STATION co-stars Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, and Kevin Durand.
FRUITVALE STATION has a running time of 85 minutes and is rated R for some violence, language throughout and some drug use. DVD and Blu-Ray™ combo pack special features include Fruitvale Station: The Story of Oscar Grant and Q&A with Cast and Filmmakers.
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER grossing over $115 million in box office, is now available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with Digital HD Ultraviolet™, On-Demand and Pay-Per-View. The film will also be available early in Digital HD on December 31.
Inspired by a true story, Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) stars as Cecil Gaines, the devoted husband, father and White House butler who served seven presidents during some of the most tumultuous and defining moments of the 20th century. Academy Award nominee Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple) co-stars with a stellar supporting cast that includes John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams and Danny Strong in this powerful drama from the Oscar® nominated director of Precious (2009).
The LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER DVD & BD share a street date with equally stirring and powerful films Fruitvale Station and Twenty Feet from Stardom marking three critically acclaimed features from The Weinstein Company and TWC-RADiUS.
Special features include LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER: An American Story, The Original Freedom Riders, “You And I Ain’t Nothin’ No More” Performed by Gladys Knight and Lenny Kravitz, Deleted Scenes and a Gag Reel.
The universally acclaimed 20 FEET FROM STARDOM provides an intimate look at the lives of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century.
After much success on the festival circuit, RADiUS-TWC released 20 FEET FROM STARDOMon June 14, 2013. As the highest grossing documentary of the year thus far, the film has already earned nearly $5 million at the box office.
They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. In this award-winningfilm, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love (known for her hit “Christmas, Baby Please Come Home”), Merry Clayton (whose voice haunts the classic 1969 track by the Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter”), Lisa Fischer, Claudia Lennear, Judith Hill and more. These are the triumphs and heartbreaks of music’s greatest unsung talents, featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage, vintage live performances, and interviews with superstars Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder and Bette Midler. The film features rare archival footage of musical legends Ray Charles, Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross.
20 FEET FROM STARDOM has a running time of 91 minutes and is rated PG-13 for some strong language and sexual material. DVD and Blu-Ray™ special features include deleted scenes, Q&A with Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer and director Morgan Neville, and Short Film: The Buddy System.
Judith Hill
Lisa Fischer Special Performance at ‘Twenty Feet From Stardom’ Screening
