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05-20-2008, 03:45 AM
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Ronald Epstein
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WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
««««’s “A tough honest film with a backbone”
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition
September 9 from Warner Home Video
Paul Newman stars in Oscar®-Nominated Performance
Also Available in Blu-ray™ Hi-Def
Remastered Editions include All-New Featurette and Commentary
Burbank, Calif, May 12, 2008 - Cool Hand Luke, the searing prison drama starring Paul Newman in one of his quintessential roles as a defiant chain-gang convict suffering a "failure to communicate,” will be released as a Deluxe Edition in both Standard Definition and Blu-ray™ Hi-Def on September 9 from Warner Home Video. Newly remastered, the film boasts an all-new featurette, “The Making of Cool Hand Luke,” an in-depth look at the creation of an uncompromising classic. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards® with co-star George Kennedy winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for his performance as Luke’s hillbilly sidekick, Dragline.
Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition will sell for $19.97 SRP and the Blu-ray™ Hi-Def will be released for $28.99 SRP.
One of Hollywood’s most enduring superstars, Paul Newman made his debut in The Silver Chalice in 1954, followed by his first hit, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and other numerous successes, including The Hustler, Hud, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Nominated nine times for a Best Actor Oscar®, he finally won in 1987 for his performance in The Color of Money. Most recently, Newman won an Emmy® and Golden Globe® for his role in the HBO mini-series “Empire Falls” and voiced the character Doc Hudson in Cars. The Paul Newman Collection, featuring seven of the actor’s outstanding films, is currently available from WHV.
Synopsis
Newman, who was Oscar-nominated for Best actor for his role, gives one of the most powerful performances of his career as Lucas “Luke” Jackson, a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who refuses to buckle under to authority, while repeatedly escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because of his gumption but the head of the gang hates him and tries to break him by beating him often. Ultimately Luke gains the respect of all the convicts but with each escape and return he is subjected to more and harsher punishments by the sadistic guards.
This film is considered one of the most important of the ‘60s, a decade in which the theme of protest against the establishment was being played out daily in real-life events. Cool Hand Luke was nominated for four Academy Awards – for Best Music Score, Best Screenplay, and in the afore-mentioned Best Actor and Supporting Actor categories.
Special Features
Commentary by noted writer and Paul Newman biographer, Eric Lax
All new featurette: A Natural-Born World-Shaker: Making Cool Hand Luke (an in-depth look at the creation of an uncompromising classic)
Theatrical trailer
COOL HAND LUKE DELUXE EDITION
$19.97 SRP
Blu-ray Disc: $28.99 SRP
Feature Running Time: 126 minutes -- Rated: PG
16x9 Widescreen, Technicolor
English, French
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05-20-2008, 04:24 AM
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Crawdaddy
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Re: WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
Ronbo,
Have you seen this film? If not, this BRD should be a must buy for you. Trust me.
Crawdaddy
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05-20-2008, 05:24 AM
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Bethany Harrison
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Re: WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
My dad has Eric Lax's book about Newman. Maybe I should read it. Hell, maybe I should watch the movie sometime.
Pre-orders: Rose of Washington Square, Fox Horror Classics Vol 2, How The West Was Won SE, Errol Flynn Western Collection, Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition, Warners Western Collection, Busby Berkeley Coll Vol 2, Warners Gangster Collection Vol, Hammer Icons of Horror, Picture of Dorian Gray, Moontide, Road House, The Small Back Room: Criterion
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05-20-2008, 06:37 AM
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Ronald Epstein
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Re: WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
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Ronbo,
Have you seen this film? If not, this BRD should be a must buy for you. Trust me.
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Are you kidding me? This is an all-time favorite thanks to
your personal recommendation upon its original DVD release.
What we have here is a failure to communicate
Love this film!
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05-20-2008, 10:41 AM
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Re: WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
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What we have here is a failure to communicate
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Wasn't this the intro to the G'N'R Song Civil war if I am not mistaken
Toastmasters International
Communication is Everything
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05-20-2008, 02:50 PM
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Re: WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
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Wasn't this the intro to the G'N'R Song Civil war if I am not mistaken
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05-22-2008, 04:59 PM
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Re: WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
Ah, one of my favorite movies. Can't wait. Cover art here:
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05-23-2008, 03:19 PM
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Russell Grant
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Re: WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
nice! I saw it once and it didn't knock me out, I'll still grab this though. I think it's one of those where I expected more due to hype. 
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05-24-2008, 11:02 PM
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Re: WHV Press Release: Cool Hand Luke Deluxe Edition (DVD/Blu-ray)
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nice! I saw it once and it didn't knock me out, I'll still grab this though. I think it's one of those where I expected more due to hype. |
Same for me, but I came to like it much more upon subsequent viewings.
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