{"id":71393,"date":"2015-03-10T13:35:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T13:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/03\/10\/selma-comes-to-blu-ray-on-may-5th-digital-hd-on-april-21st\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:48:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:48:56","slug":"selma-comes-to-blu-ray-on-may-5th-digital-hd-on-april-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/selma-comes-to-blu-ray-on-may-5th-digital-hd-on-april-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"SELMA comes to Blu-ray on May 5th, Digital HD on April 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

SELMA comes to Blu-ray on May 5th, Digital HD on April 21st<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

March 10, 2015<\/p>\n

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Hailed as \u201cextraordinary\u201d (David Denby, The New Yorker), \u201cdeeply moving\u201d (Claudia Puig, USA Today) and \u201ca triumph\u201d (A.O. Scott, New York Times), director Ava DuVernay\u2019s<\/strong> powerful drama SELMA<\/strong> debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand May 5, 2015<\/strong> from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD April 21, 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Embraced by critics and audiences alike, SELMA was named one of the best films of the year by the Black Film Critics Circle, New York Times, New York Post, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and many more. The film was nominated for an Academy Award\u00ae for Best Picture and won the Oscar\u00ae for Best Original Song for John Legend and Common\u2019s compelling tribute \u201cGlory.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Ava<\/a>Director Ava DuVernay delivers the \u201cdefinitive depiction of the 1960s American civil rights movement\u201d (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) with the incredible story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (played David Oyelowo)\u00a0led the epic march from Selma to Montgomery to secure equal voting rights in an event that forever altered history. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary march.<\/p>\n

The cast includes David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Common, Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Stephan James, Andre Holland, Tessa Thompson, Omar Dorsey, Colman Domingo, Wendell Pierce, Corey Reynolds, E. Roger-Mitchell, Ruben Staniago-Hudson, Trai Byers, Lakeith Stanfield, Henry G. Sanders, Charity Jordan, John Lavelle, Stan Houston, David Dwyer, Kent Falcoun, Niecy Nash, Stephen Root, Martin Sheen, Nigel Thatch, and Dylan Baker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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SELMA will be available in a Blu-ray Combo Pack with UltraViolet\u2122 that includes an in-depth exploration of the making of the film, historical newsreels, a video for the Academy Award-winning song \u201cGlory,\u201d featuring John Legend and Common, commentary by director Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo, a photo gallery and more.<\/p>\n

SELMA Blu-ray Combo Pack<\/strong>
\nThe SELMA Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles. The DVD in the combo pack is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The combo pack includes access to a Digital HD copy of the film, as well as the following:<\/p>\n

Blu-ray<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Feature film in high definition
\n\u2022 The Road to Selma
\n\u2022 Recreating Selma
\n\u2022 \u201cGlory\u201d Music Video featuring John Legend and Common
\n\u2022 Historical Newsreels
\n\u2022 Photo Gallery
\n\u2022 Deleted and Extended Scenes
\n\u2022 National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
\n\u2022 Selma Student Tickets: Donor Appreciation
\n\u2022 Commentary by director Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo
\n\u2022 Commentary by director Ava DuVernay, director of photography Bradford Young and editor Spencer Averick<\/p>\n

DVD<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Feature film in standard definition
\n\u2022 National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
\n\u2022 Selma Student Tickets: Donor Appreciation<\/p>\n

The Blu-ray Combo Pack available for purchase includes a Digital Version of the film that can be accessed through UltraViolet\u2122, a way to collect, access and enjoy movies. With UltraViolet, consumers can add movies to their digital collection in the cloud, and then stream or download them\u2014reliably and securely\u2014to a variety of devices.<\/p>\n

SELMA Single-Disc DVD<\/strong>
\nThe single-disc DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The disc includes the feature film in standard definition plus a look at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute and Selma Student Tickets: Donor Appreciation.<\/p>\n