Warner Home Video Celebrates The Visionary Director With The “Christopher Nolan Blu-Ray Collection” June 26
(May 22, 2012 – Burbank, CA) – The “Christopher Nolan Blu-ray Collection” makes its debut June 26 from Warner Home Video. The Collection includes “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight,” “Inception,” “Insomnia” and “Memento.” Timed to the upcoming release of Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises,” the Collection includes all the films’ original special features (see below) as well as a premium book featuring production stills, notes and insights on the making of each film. Each Collection will also include Movie Cash, good for up to $8 off one admission ticket to see “The Dark Knight Rises” at participating theaters between July 20, 2012 and August 5, 2012. “Christopher Nolan Blu-ray Collection” will be available for $49.99 SRP.
About the Films:
“Batman Begins”
“Batman Begins” explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city. Special Features:
The follow-up to “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Heath Ledger stars as arch-villain The Joker, Aaron Eckhart plays Dent, and Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Rachel Dawes. Returning from Batman Begins are Gary Oldman as Gordon, Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. Special Features:
Cobb is a skilled thief and coveted player when it comes to extraction: the stealing of valuable secrets from deep within the mind during a subject’s dream state. His skill, though, has turned him into an international fugitive and he is now being offered a chance at redemption…one last job to give him his life back. But that will happen only if he can pull off the impossible – inception -- not stealing an idea but planting one. If Cobb and his team succeed, it will be the perfect crime. However, no amount of meticulous planning can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. Special Features:
A thriller to keep you wide awake. Invited to Nightmute, Alaska, to head a murder case, a veteran LAPD detective finds his investigation disrupted -- by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on him – and by personal guilt over a second crime that may be real...or a figment of his increasingly unstable consciousness. Director Nolan crafts another jolting psychological thriller to remember, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. In the season of the midnight sun, no one – and no secret – can hide forever. Special Features:
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, this mind-bending film is available with a director-approved High Definition transfer. Suspenseful and unique, “Memento” stars Guy Pearce as Leonard, a man who suffers from a rare brain disorder on a mission for revenge. The 10th Anniversary Blu-ray Disc comes packed with special features including a a featurette with the director discussing the legacy of the film, plus the director’s script, audio commentary with Christopher Nolan, the original short story, “Anatomy of a Scene” and more. Leonard’s life has been stolen from him. Unable to form new memories, but determined to track down the man who is the cause of his disorder and his wife’s murderer, he must piece together what he remembers from the past in order to determine what is real in the present. Special Features:###
“Batman Begins” explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city. Special Features:
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• “The Dark Knight” IMAX Prologue (in High Definition)
• “Tankman Begins”: A “Batman Begins” spoof
• “Batman - The Journey Begins”: Concept, design and development of the film as well as the casting of Batman himself
• “Shaping Mind and Body”: Observe Christian Bale's transformation into Batman
• “Gotham City Rises”: Witness the creation of Gotham City, the Batcave, Wayne Manor and more
• “Cape and Cowl”: The development of the new Batsuit
• “Batman - The Tumbler”: The reinvention of the Batmobile
• “Path to Discovery”: A look at the first week filming on rugged and remote Iceland locations
• “Saving Gotham City”: The development of miniatures, CGI and effects for the Monorail Chase scene
• “Genesis of the Bat”: A look at the Dark Knight's incarnation and influences on the film
• “Reflections on Writing ‘Batman Begins’” with David S. Goyer
• “Digital Batman”: The effects you may have missed
• “‘Batman Begins’ Stunts - Confidential Files”: Discover facts and story points not in the film
• Stills Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
The follow-up to “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Heath Ledger stars as arch-villain The Joker, Aaron Eckhart plays Dent, and Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Rachel Dawes. Returning from Batman Begins are Gary Oldman as Gordon, Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. Special Features:
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• “Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene” - Director Christopher Nolan, along with some of the best talents in special effects, stunts and visual effects, offer a rare opportunity to witness the incredible detail and planning that went into creating the real time, live “in camera” stunts and effects
• “Behind the Story”
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• “Batman Tech” - Delve deep inside the Batcave to examine the incredible gadgets and tools used by Batman that were inspired by state-of-the-art advances in military technology
• “Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight” - Go inside the psyche of Bruce Wayne and the world of Batman, as well as many of his adversaries, through real world psychotherapy
• The Galleries
• Trailers and More
Cobb is a skilled thief and coveted player when it comes to extraction: the stealing of valuable secrets from deep within the mind during a subject’s dream state. His skill, though, has turned him into an international fugitive and he is now being offered a chance at redemption…one last job to give him his life back. But that will happen only if he can pull off the impossible – inception -- not stealing an idea but planting one. If Cobb and his team succeed, it will be the perfect crime. However, no amount of meticulous planning can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. Special Features:
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• “Extraction Mode” - Infiltrate the dreamscape of “Inception” – with this in-movie experience - to learn how Christopher Nolan, Leonardo DiCaprio and the rest of the cast and crew designed and achieved the movie’s signature moments.
• “Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious” - Taking some of the most fascinating and cutting-edge dream research to-date on lucid dreaming, top scientists make the case that the dream world is not an altered state of consciousness, but a fully functional parallel reality.
• “Inception: The Cobol Job” - Now in full animation and motion, check out this comic prologue to see how Cobb, Arthur, and Nash came to be enlisted by Cobol Engineering and perform an extraction on Saito.
• 5.1 “Inception” Soundtrack - Composer Hans Zimmer teams up once again with Director Christopher Nolan to create the soundtrack for “Inception.” Enjoy this feature in full 5.1 surround.
• Conceptual Art Gallery
• Promotional Art Archive
• “Inception” Trailers
• “Inception” TV Spots
• Via BD-Live
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• “Project Somnacin: Confidential Files” - Get access to the highly secure files that reveal the inception of the dream-share technology.
• “Four Focus Points”:
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• “The Inception of Inception” - Christopher Nolan shapes his unusual concepts for “Inception”
• “The Japanese Castle: The Dream is Collapsing” - Creating and destroying the castle set
• “Constructing Paradoxical Architecture” - Designing the staircase to nowhere
• “The Freight Train” - Constructing the street-faring freight train
A thriller to keep you wide awake. Invited to Nightmute, Alaska, to head a murder case, a veteran LAPD detective finds his investigation disrupted -- by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on him – and by personal guilt over a second crime that may be real...or a figment of his increasingly unstable consciousness. Director Nolan crafts another jolting psychological thriller to remember, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. In the season of the midnight sun, no one – and no secret – can hide forever. Special Features:
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• Additional Scene
• Two Commentaries:
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• Commentary by director Christopher Nolan (commentary in order of shooting sequence)
• Commentary by Hilary Swank, production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Dody Dorn, cinematographer Wally Pfister and screenwriter Hillary Seitz
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• “Day for Night: Making the Movie”
• “180°”: A Conversation with Christopher Nolan and Al Pacino
• “In the Fog”: Cinematography and Production Design
• “Eyes Wide Open”: The Insomniac’s World
• Theatrical Trailer
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, this mind-bending film is available with a director-approved High Definition transfer. Suspenseful and unique, “Memento” stars Guy Pearce as Leonard, a man who suffers from a rare brain disorder on a mission for revenge. The 10th Anniversary Blu-ray Disc comes packed with special features including a a featurette with the director discussing the legacy of the film, plus the director’s script, audio commentary with Christopher Nolan, the original short story, “Anatomy of a Scene” and more. Leonard’s life has been stolen from him. Unable to form new memories, but determined to track down the man who is the cause of his disorder and his wife’s murderer, he must piece together what he remembers from the past in order to determine what is real in the present. Special Features:
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• “Remembering Memento” – a 10-year anniversary look back on the making of the film
• “Anatomy of a Scene”
• IFC Interview with Writer/Director Christopher Nolan
• Audio commentary with Writer/Director Christopher Nolan
• “Memento Mori” – Short Story by Jonathan Nolan
• Feature Script
• Tattoo Gallery
• Leonard’s Journal