TCFHE Press Release: Romancing The Stone and Jewel of the Nile (Blu-ray)

EXPERIENCE THE ROUSING, ROMANTIC ADVENTURES
LIKE NEVER BEFORE WITH

ROMANCING THE STONE
and
JEWEL OF THE NILE
BLU-RAY DISCS


Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner And Danny Devito’s Swashbuckling Chase Lands On
Blu-ray Disc October 14 From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment


CENTURY CITY, Calif. – The rousing and romantic adventures of novelist Joan Wilder and lovable rogue Jack Colton are crystal clear when ROMANCING THE STONE and JEWEL OF THE NILE swing onto Blu-ray Disc October 14 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Earning a Golden GlobeÒ for her performance, Kathleen Turner stars as a romance novelist who lives vicariously through the characters she creates. Michael Douglas plays a reckless soldier of fortune, living a life she can only imagine. Thrown together by chance, they share a non-stop thrilling treasure hunt adventure that could come straight out of Joan’s novels in Romancing The Stone and its sequel Jewel Of The Nile. Packed with deleted scenes, featurettes, on-camera interviews and remembrances with Douglas, Turner, Danny Devito and director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future), ROMANCING THE STONE and JEWEL OF THE NILE Blu-ray Discs will each be available for the suggested retail price of $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 Canada. Prebook is September 17th.

ROMANCING THE STONE Synopsis:
Timid romance/adventure novelist Joan Wilder (Turner) finds herself thrust into real-life adventures in South America as she learns that her sister is being held captive in Colombia by Ralph (DeVito) and Ira (Norman). Isolated and lost in the jungle, Joan is rescued by swashbuckling opportunist Jack (Douglas), and through a series of hilarious adventures, opposites attract and love is found within this unlikely couple.

JEWEL OF THE NILE Synopsis:
Six months after Joan and Jack sailed off into the sunset, their relationship is looking rocky… at least until they encounter the mystery of the jewel. After Joan accepts an invitation to visit a Middle Eastern country as a guest of a sheik, she is abducted and finds herself involved in the mystery surrounding the jewel. Jack arrives to save her with their hot-tempered foe Ralph still in pursuit. The intrepid trio must brave the raging storms and fierce desert tries, whirling dervishes and the cavernous labyrinth of the evil Omar to solve this mystery and discover that life doesn’t always live up to romantic fantasies.

ROMANCING THE STONE Blu-ray Disc Special Features:
ROMANCING THE STONE on Blu-ray Disc will be authored in BD-50 and presented in widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Audio, Spanish Mono and French Dolby Surround and includes English, French, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean subtitles. Bonus features include:

· Deleted Scenes:
o “Jack T. Colton”
o By the River
o Keep Quiet
o Treasure Map
o Campfire on a Cargo Plane
o “Romancing the Stone”
o Alligator
o The Book Signing
· Special Features
o Rekindling The Romance: A Look Back
o A Hidden Treasure: The Screenwriter
o Douglas, Turner and DeVito: Favorite Scenes
o Michael Douglas Remembers

JEWEL OF THE NILE Blu-ray Disc Special Features:
JEWEL OF THE NILE on Blu-ray Disc will be authored in BD-50 and presented in widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Audio, Spanish Mono and French Dolby Surround and includes English, French, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean subtitles. Bonus features include:

· Commentary by Director Lewis Teague

· Deleted Scenes:
o “A Toast to Joan Wilder”
o “With the People”
o “Need Water”
o “This Ain’t Easy You Know”
o “Jack, I Wish We Would Have Gone To Greece”
o “The Ceremony”

· Featurettes:
o Romancing The Nile: A Winning Sequel
o Adventures of a Romance Novelist
o Theatrical Trailer


ROMANCING THE STONE BLU-RAY DISC
Street Date: October 14, 2008
Pre-book Date: September 17, 2008
DVD Price: $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 CA
Catalog #: 2254571
Total Running Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Closed Captioned: Yes

JEWEL OF THE NILE BLU-RAY DISC
Street Date: October 14, 2008
Pre-book Date: September 17, 2008
DVD Price: $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 CA
Catalog #: 2254732
Total Running Time: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Closed Captioned: Yes

Re: TCFHE Press Release: Romancing The Stone and Jewel of the Nile (Blu-ray)

Sweet! I'll get the first one for sure!

Doug

Re: TCFHE Press Release: Romancing The Stone and Jewel of the Nile (Blu-ray)

I'm getting both for sure!

Jewel of the Nile tends to be a little guilty pleasure for me.

and Lossless audio is great news!

Re: TCFHE Press Release: Romancing The Stone and Jewel of the Nile (Blu-ray)

Still can't grasp why the theatrical trailer for ROMANCING THE STONE remains absent. It was on the original non-anamorphic DVD but no subsequent releases. I don't recall there being any songs in the trailer that would represent a rights issue...

Re: TCFHE Press Release: Romancing The Stone and Jewel of the Nile (Blu-ray)

I'll pick up Romancing for sure
love that movie!!!!!!

Re: TCFHE Press Release: Romancing The Stone and Jewel of the Nile (Blu-ray)

Not at those prices.