Gary Ross' Seabiscuit comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The transfer does a fabulous job of capturing John Schwartzman's golden cinematography. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. French and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include an excellent commentary track recorded by Ross and his friend Steven Soderbergh. They discuss the filmmaking process, editing techniques, the difficulty of shooting period pieces, and their techniques for working with various actors. They offer an entertaining look at the film. There is a documentary that goes into greater detail about the real history of the famed horse. Another featurette shows how Gary Ross got his vision from the page to the screen. A third featurette focuses on the various aspects of production. Lastly, there is a collection of photographs taken by star Jeff Bridges on the set. This is an excellent disc.
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Love any movie about horses. This is based on a true story of a derby horse. Seabiscuit was one of the favorite horses in history. Thank you Best Buy for having it to purchase.
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Glory is a celebration of a little-known act of mass courage during the Civil War. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Those heroes were the all-black members of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, headed by Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), the son of an influential abolitionist (played by an uncredited Jane Alexander). Despite the fact that the Civil War is ostensibly being fought on their behalf, the black soldiers are denied virtually every privilege and amenity that is matter of course for their white counterparts; as in armies past and future, they are given the most menial and demeaning of tasks. Still, none of the soldiers quit the regiment when given the chance. The unofficial leaders of the group are gravedigger John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman) and fugitive slave Trip (Denzel Washington), respectively representing the brains and heart of the organization. The 54th acquit themselves valiantly at Fort Wagner, SC, charging a fortification manned by some 1,000 Confederates. Glory was based on Lincoln Kirstein's Lay This Laurel and Peter Burchard's One Gallant Rush; the latter book was founded on the letters of Col. Robert Gould Shaw, the real-life character played by Matthew Broderick. The film won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for co-star Denzel Washington, and additional statuettes for Best Cinematography (Freddie Francis) and Sound Recording.
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This movie is based on a true story. Love any movie on a true story. RACE is typically how life was for an Olympian back in the day with all the prejudice and racism. Powerful.
This double feature contains both entries into the Twitches franchise. In Twitches, two royal twins reunite after living apart on Earth to discover they have magical powers that will help them save their kingdom; in Twitches Too, Camryn and Alex work to save their father from the Shadowlands.
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This was a hard movie to find and obtain. BEST BUY had it. Saved it and purchased it. This movie is not aired on TV much anymore. Love this movie. Thank you.
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This movie was so hard to find and obtain. Found it at Best Buy. Saved it for awhile. This is based on a true story. Love true story movies. So glad BEST BUY had it. Thank you. Happy New Year. Be safe.
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This movie was on TV. Missed most of it. So searched for the DVD. Best Buy had it. I choose BEST BUY over other websites in my searches. Love Flora. Love animals in general. So if animals are in a movie, I want it. Thank you for having it. Happy New Year. Be safe.