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THE STAR OF ‘MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING’

FINALLY GOES TO GREECE

 

MY LIFE IN RUINS

 

Nia Vardalos Finds Her Kefi (aka ‘Mojo’) In A Hysterical Comedy

Sure To Warm You With Laughs, Arriving On Blu-ray Disc And DVD October 6 From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

 

Plus, Extend Your Escape With An Alternate Ending And Hilarious Deleted Scenes

 

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – An American tour guide in Greece discovers herself, and possibly love, when she least expects it in the uplifting comedy My Life In Ruins, debuting on Blu-ray disc and DVD October 6 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) stars as a discouraged single woman looking for a way to reconnect with her soul and find herkefi - Greek for “mojo.”  Working as a tour guide in her native country, she leads a motley group of eccentric tourists on a dilapidated tour bus through Ancient Greece, while waiting to land her dream job.  Opening her eyes to an exotic foreign land, she soon begins to see things in a new way finding her kefiand a new romance in the process.  From director Donald Petrie (How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days), the film also stars Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland’s Opus), and an international supporting cast including Alexis Georgoulis, Rachel Dratch (“Saturday Night Live,” “30 Rock”), Harland Williams (Dumb and Dumber), María Adánez, María Botto and Alistair McGowan.

 

Packed with adventure at every turn, the My Life In Ruins Blu-ray disc and DVD feature deleted scenes, an alternate ending, commentary by Nia Vardalos and more.  My Life In Ruins will be available to own on Blu-ray disc for $39.99 U.S. / $49.99 Canada and on standard DVD for $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada.  Prebook is September 9.

 

Synopsis:

Immerse yourself in this sunny, uplifting romantic comedy starring Oscar® nominee* Nia Vardalos and Academy Award® winner** Richard Dreyfuss.

 

Vardalos delivers a charming performance as Georgia, a recently laid-off — though anything but laid-back — history professor-turned-travel guide to a motley crew of hilariously crass tourists. Georgia is fed up and ready to give up — until her new confidant Irv (Dreyfuss) opens her eyes and heart to a simple fact: There’s no finer way for a woman to find her kefi (a.k.a. mojo) than to lose herself in the arms of the “Greek god” (Alexis Georgoulis) who’s been hiding right under her nose!

 

Blu-ray Disc Specs:

The My Life In Ruins Blu-ray disc is presented in widescreen format (1.85:1) with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio and French Dolby Digital with English, French and Spanish subtitles.  Bonus features include:

·     Deleted Scenes

·     Alternate ending

·     Everybody Loves Poupi – getting to know the Greek God Alexis Georgoulis

·     Audio commentary with actress Nia Vardalos, Director Donald Petrie and writer Mike Reiss

 

DVD Specs:

The My Life In Ruins DVD is presented in widescreen format (1.85:1) with English 5.1 Dolby Surround and French Dolby Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles.  Special features include all those listed above.

 

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MY LIFE IN RUINS

Street Date:                                    October 6, 2009 

Order Date:                                    September 9, 2009

Pricing:                                          $39.99 U.S. / $49.99 Canada (Blu-ray Disc)

                                                     $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada (Single Disc)

Catalog Numbers:                           2260244  (BD)

                                                     2260234 (SD)

Total Run Time:                              95 Minutes

MPAA Rating:                                PG-13

DVD Rating:                                   Unrated

Closed Captioned:                          Yes

 

* 1978: Best Actor in a Leading Role (The Goodbye Girl

** 2002: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)

 





 
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