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Oliver Stone’s “Any Given Sunday Director’s Cut” On Blu-ray Hi-Def January 27 From Warner Home Video

(October 20, 2008 – Burbank, CA) – Oliver Stone’s “Any Given Sunday,” the Academy Award®-winning director’s epic yet intimate look at the modern-day gladiators of the gridiron -- will make its Blu-ray High-Def debut January 27, just in time for the next Super Bowl. “Any Given Sunday Director’s Cut” will sell for $28.99 SRP. Order due date is December 23, 2008. “Any Given Sunday Director’s Cut” boasts the invincible all-star line-up of Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, James Woods, Ann-Margaret, Dick Butkus, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor and Charlton Heston, all contributing to provide a front-row seat and inside look at the sport and business of professional football. The action-packed film focuses not just on the players, but also on the coaches, the players often beleaguered families, the moneyed team owners and corporations attempting to control the game as big business, the hungry sports media and the hangers-on trying to get a taste of the glamour. Director Oliver Stone is one of American cinema's most prolific innovators and the recipient of three Academy Awards®. Among his memorable films are “Platoon,” “Wall Street,” “Born on the Fourth of July,” “JFK,” “The Doors,” “Nixon,” “Alexander” and “World Trade Center.” His most recent project is the soon to be released and sure to be controversial “W.” Special Features: Behind the Story • Commentary by director Oliver Stone
• Commentary by Jamie Foxx
• “Full Contact: The Making Of Any Given Sunday HBO’s First Look” documentary
• Jamie Foxx audition tape and screen tests
    Football Home Video
    Screen Test #1 “The Lunch”
    Screen Test #2 "Willie and Vanessa at the Cordoza Hotel”
Additional Footage • 14 deleted/ extended scenes with optional commentary by director Oliver Stone
    Madman's pre-game ritual
    Game 1 - Sanderson tunnel speech/Madman and angry fan
    Game 1 - Sharks tackle/Beastman's broken finger
    Game 1 - Press conference
    Viscaya party - Dr. Mandrake sets the rules for Dr. Powers
    Tony and son breakfast
    Game 3 - Butkus vs. referee
    Post Game 3 - Miami win over Crusaders
    Sharks locker room - Willie and Christian
    Sharks party - Hot tub scene/Willie meets Ray Fields
    J - Man at home/watching Willie
    Pre-game 5 - J-Man makes up with Willie/Monte urges on the team
    Game 5 - Sanderson and Dr. Powers14
    Post Game 5 – Victory
• Gag Reel
• Football outtakes montage
• Miscellaneous landscapes and outtakes montage Extras • Music-Only Audio Track
    "Rock and Roll Part 2" by Gary Glitter
    "Cruisin" by Smokey Robinson
    "Stompbox" by Overseer
    “My Niggas" by DMX
    "Take California" by Propellerhead
    "Revolution" by Kirk Franklin
    "Como Ves" by Ozomatli
    "Willie Beamen" by Jamie Foxx
    “Garciosa” by Moby
    “Twilight Zone” by 2 Unlimited “Use Me” by Bill Withers
    “Soul Sunday” by Goodie Mob featuring Outkast
    “Twisted Hair” by Robbie Robertson
    Introduction from “Run Lola Run” by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil
    “My Weakness” by Moby
    “Any Given Sunday” by Jamie Foxx
• Instant Replay (direct access to exciting game moments)
    Hit on "Cap"
    Beam throws first TD
    Beam runs with the Football
    Beamen runs for a TD
    The Monsoon Bowl
    "Cap" runs for a TD
    Dallas game scoring drives
    4th and 1 - Shark goes down
    Comanche
    4 seconds left
• The Art of Selling - theatrical poster campaign and design exploration slide show
• Stills Gallery – production stills slide show with music Music Videos • “Shut 'Em Down” by LL Cool J
• “My Name is Willie” by Jamie Foxx
• “Any Given Sunday” by Jamie Foxx Trailer • Theatrical trailer Warner Home Video Blu-ray Discs offer resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color and beautifully crisp sound. The new formats also provide a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film. With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
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