Lionsgate Press Release: February 2nd and 16th 2010 Titles

Lionsgate is proud to announce the upcoming DVD release of the LeBron James documentary More Than a Game on February 2nd.
 
Later that month arriving on February 16th, Lionsgate also releases Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever and From Mexico with Love coming to DVD, and the original Cabin Fever and StudioCanal Collection film classics Ran, The Ladykillers and Contempt coming to Blu-ray Disc.
 
February 2nd
More Than a Game
More Than a Game documents the incredible true story of basketball superstars LeBron James and the Akron Fab Five from their humble beginnings to national acclaim.   They may have been the best high school basketball team ever.  NBA superstar LeBron James, along with boyhood friends Sian Cotton, Dru Joyce III and Willie McGee began a journey that would take them from their local hometown streets to the world stage.  Joined by Romeo Travis in high school, the five fused their talents and, with the help of dedicated coach Dru Joyce II, rewrote Ohio basketball history.  More Than a Game chronicles the inspiring trials, tribulations and triumphs of five young men who became more than a team.
 
Critics have declared More Than a Game a slam dunk declaring it "a moving tribute to enduring friendship" (USA Today), "a knockout of a sports documentary" (Los Angeles Times), "exhilarating" (Vibe.com), "fascinating" (Wall Street Journal) and "heartwarming and amazing...we recommend this movie to everyone" (Newsday).  The DVD has a locker room full of exciting bonus materials including a film festival Q&A with the team, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the documentary, a featurette that examines the psychology of team sports, the original pitch trailer for the film and features music from Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, T.I. and Lil' Wayne. 
Pricing: DVD and Digital Download $27.98
            
February 16th
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Cabin Fever delivered terror in the flesh but now your flesh will crawl with Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, the bloodcurdling sequel to the hit horror film.  Days after a killer virus consumed his friends; Paul emerges from a ditch by a river.  Though his body has been ravaged by the virus, he is determined to survive and to warn others of the danger.  However, a water bottling plant has already distributed contaminated water to the local high school.  The school's students are excitedly preparing for the prom, unaware they're about to have a grisly date with death.  The DVD contains bloody good bonus materials including an audio commentary with actors Mark Borchardt and Giuseppe Andrews, a "blood gag" reel and a special effects makeup featurette.  An Official Selection of Screamfest L.A., Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever will be available as an unrated DVD and digital download on February 16, 2010, coinciding with the Blu-ray debut of the original film.
Pricing: DVD and Digital Download $26.98
 
Cabin Fever Blu-ray Disc
Eli Roth's feature film directorial (and acting) debut, the new horror classic Cabin Fever, finally makes its Blu-ray Disc debut from Lionsgate in a never-before-seen unrated director's cut.  As a last hurrah after college, friends Jeff, Karen, Paul, Marcy and Bert embark on a vacation deep into the mountains. With the top down and the music up, they drive to a remote cabin to enjoy their last days of decadence before entering the working world.  Then somebody gets sick.  Karen's skin starts to bubble and burn as something grows inside her, tunneling beneath her flesh.  As they debate about how to save her, they look at one another and realize that any one of them could also have it.  What began as a struggle against the disease soon turns into a battle against friends, as the fear of contagion drives them to turn on each other.  The Blu-ray is presented in 7.1 DTS HD Master Audio and 1080P High Definition (2.40) Widescreen, and features "infect"-ious bonus materials including a new audio commentary with the director and cast members, the featurette "Beneath The Skin: The Making of Cabin Fever" and more.  The Cabin Fever Blu-ray Disc crawls onto store shelves on February 16, 2010, coinciding with the home entertainment release of the sequel Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever.
Pricing: Blu-ray Disc $19.99
 
From Mexico With Love
Hot up-and-coming Latin star Kuno Becker (GOAL!) lights up the screen in From Mexico with Love, an action-packed boxing drama from director Jimmy Nickerson, a veteran stunt coordinator and fight choreographer for such iconic bare-knuckle films as Raging Bull, Rocky and Fight Club. Struggling migrant farm worker Hector (Becker) spends his days in the fields and his nights as a part-time prizefighter. But when Hector discovers the rich rancher has slashed his mother's wages, he pays the ultimate price for brawling with the boss' thugs: a one-way ticket back over the Mexican border. Beaten up, broke and jobless, Hector joins forces with an old-school trainer and sets his sights on the rancher's boxer son for the ultimate David-and-Goliath faceoff. 
 
"An inspiring tale" (Variety) that "mixes cultures (and film genres) with an eye toward knocking down borders both cultural and contemporary" (Austin Chronicle), From Mexico with Love delivers a knockout punch on DVD and digital download!
Pricing: DVD and Digital Download $19.98
 
StudioCanal Collection on Blu-ray Disc
The Ladykillers
Contempt
Ran
Lionsgate proudly presents the first three releases in the StudioCanal Collection - a new series of acclaimed and influential films debuting on Blu-ray Disc with superior picture and sound quality plus unique special features.  The films include Ran the Academy Award®-winning classic (Best Costume Design, 1985) from acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa (The Seven Samurai); The Ladykillers starring Academy Award® winner Alec Guinness (Best Actor, The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957) and two-time Academy Award® nominee Peter Sellers (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Being There, 1979, Best Actor, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,1964); and Contempt (Le Mépris) from acclaimed director Jean-Luc Godard (Aria) and starring Brigitte Bardot (Viva Maria!). Each film will be accompanied by a 20-page collectible booklet.
 

Ran Synopsis:
Akira Kurosawa's brilliantly conceived re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear magically mixes Japanese history, Shakespeare's plot and Kurosawa's own feelings about loyalty in this epic masterpiece that was named one of Empire Magazine's "500 Greatest Movies of All Time."  Set in 16th century Japan, an aging ruler, Lord Hidetora announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons.  Hidetora's decision to step down unleashes a power struggle between the three heirs when he falls prey to the false flattery bestowed upon him by the two older sons and banishes the youngest for speaking the truth.  That ruthless betrayal ultimately drives Hidetora insane, destroying his entire family and kingdom. Deep human emotion and outstanding acting combine to create one of the most acclaimed foreign films of all time that was hailed as "a great, glorious achievement" by the Chicago Sun-Times and "as close to perfect as filmmaking gets" by the San Francisco Chronicle.  The Blu-ray Disc is presented in 1080P High Definition Widescreen format with Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German and Italian DTS Master Audio.  Special features on the disc include "A.K." - the acclaimed feature-length documentary on the making of the film, "Akira Kurosawa: The Epic and the Intimate" - documentary on the director, a Portrait of Akira Kurosawa by Japanese cinema expert and interpreter Catherine Cadou, "The Samurai" - documentary on Samurai art, "Art of the Samurai" - an interview with a Japanese art of war expert plus BD-Live and a 20-page collectible booklet.
 
The Ladykillers Synopsis:
Called "one of the greatest comedies ever made" by Entertainment Weekly, The Ladykillers showcases Guinness in one of his most unforgettable performances as Professor Marcus, mastermind of a gang of vicious bank robbers who rent a room from an elderly widow.  However, when the dear old woman begins to meddle in their "perfect crime," the crooks decide that she might pose the biggest threat of all.  Co-starring Sellers in his first major screen role, The Ladykillers remains one of the most ruthless black comedies of all time and was nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Screenplay (William Rose, 1956).  The Blu-ray Disc is presented in 1080P High Definition Widescreen format with English, Spanish, French and German DTS Master Audio.   Special features include an introduction by filmmaker Terry Gilliam, "Forever Ealing" - a documentary on the famed British studio, audio commentary with film historian Philip Kemp, interviews with British filmmakers Allan Scott and Terence Davies and writer Ronald Harwood on the film, BD-Live (that includes a bonus interview with British filmmaker James Mangold) and a 20-page collectible booklet.
 
Contempt Synopsis:
The iconic Brigitte Bardot heats up the screen in this subversive drama about marriage, motive and the motion picture industry from French director Jean-Luc Godard, named the #4 "most influential director of all time" by Moviemaker Magazine. Called "a great movie" by Entertainment Weekly, this film within a film is, on the surface, about a director whose wife Camille falls out of love with him while he is rewriting an adaptation of Homer's "Odyssey" for an American producer.   However, underneath this tragic tale of a doomed romance lies the true subject: the commercial film industry, which Godard shows his contempt for in a directing performance that is slyly subversive, darkly comic and completely original.  The Blu-ray Disc is presented in 1080P High Definition Widescreen format with French, English, Spanish and German DTS Master Audio. Special features on the disc include an introduction by British film producer and Godard expert Colin MacCabe, a "making-of" documentary "One Upon a Time There Was...Contempt," a documentary on Godard's legacy in film "Contempt...Tenderly," a discussion between Godard and director Fritz Lang "The Dinosaur and the Baby," the theatrical trailer, BD-Live and a 20-page collectible booklet.

 
Pricing: Blu-ray Disc $39.99 each