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SPHE Press Release: Capote
“Capote is … a knockout!”
Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
“Hoffman delivers a thrilling and profound Oscar-caliber performance that will haunt viewers well after the movie is over.”
Claudia Puig, USA TODAY
“A film of uncommon strength and insight.”
Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
“The most intelligent, detailed and absorbing film ever made about a writer’s working method and character.”
David Denby, THE NEW YORKER
Golden Globeâ Nominee Phillip Seymour Hoffman In His Critically Acclaimed Performance As
CAPOTE
Debuts on DVD on March 21, 2006
Also Stars Catherine Keener and Oscarâ-Winner Chris Cooper
Culver City, Ca. (January 11, 2006) – Capote, one of the most acclaimed films of the year starring Philip Seymour Hoffman whose bravura portrayal of Truman Capote has been nominated for a Golden Globeâ Award for Best Actor, will be released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on March 21, 2006. Directed by Bennett Miller and written by Dan Futterman, the Sony Pictures Classics film features outstanding performances by Academy Awardâ nominee Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich, The 40 Year Old Virgin) and Academy Awardâ winner Chris Cooper (Adaptation, Seabiscuit). The DVD will be available at an SRP of $28.95.
Winner of the National Society of Film Critics Award for “Best Film,” Capote has been touted by many critics as a sure-fire Oscar® nominee. Furthermore, the New York Film Critics honored Director Bennett Miller with an award for “Best First Film.” Capote is nominated for Four Independent Spirit Awards including “Best Feature” and “Best Lead Actor” (Hoffman). The film has been hailed as “Best Picture of the Year” by such renowned critics as Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune), Richard Roeper (Chicago Sun-Times), Kenneth Turan (Los Angeles Times), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone), David Ansen (Newsweek) and The American Film Institute.
Critics across the nation have heaped accolades on Philip Seymour Hoffman’s stunning portrayal of Truman Capote. Richard Corliss in Time Magazine said “An actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) caps a decade of brilliant work on stage and screen with the lead role of Capote …” and Joe Morgenstern in The Wall Street Journal stated “What Mr. Hoffman does here borders on the miraculous.” Hoffman’s performance has already won him the National Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics, National Board of Review and Broadcast Film Critics Awards for Best Actor and a Golden Globeâ nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama.
The DVD of Capote will include a two-part making-of featurette, a documentary on Truman Capote and audio commentaries.
Capote will also be available in a 2-Pack DVD set with Pollock starring Ed Harris.
Synopsis
In November 1959 the shocking murder of a small town Kansas family captures the imagination of Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman), famed author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. With his childhood friend, Harper Lee (Catherine Keener), writer of the soon-to-be-published To Kill a Mockingbird, Capote sets out to investigate, winning over the locals despite his flamboyant appearance and style. When he forms a bond with the killers and their execution date nears, the writing of In Cold Blood, a book that will change the course of American literature, takes a drastic toll on Capote, changing him in ways he never imagined. Stellar performances from Hoffman and Keener as well as prior Academy Awardâ winner Chris Cooper (Adaptation) have critics calling CAPOTE a “must-see movie.”
Capote
Year of Theatrical Release: 2005
Rated R for some violent images and brief strong language
Color
Closed Caption
Running Time: 114 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2:35 Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio: English, French 5.1
Subtitles: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Bahasa
DVD Catalog #: 12648
DVD UPC Code: 0-43396-12648-0
DVD Order Date: 2/16/06
DVD SLP: $28.95
Capote/Pollock 2-Pack
Year of Theatrical Release: 2005/2001
Capote rated R for some violent images and brief strong Language/Pollock rated R for language and brief sexuality
Color
Running Time: 114 minutes/123 minutes
DVD 2-Pack Side by Side Catalog #: 14189
DVD 2-Pack Back to Back Catalog #: 14188
DVD Order Date: 2/16/06
DVD SLP: $39.96
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