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Pan's Labyrinth HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc Director: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones MPAA Rating: R for graphic violence and some language Total Running Time: 119 minutes DVD Order Date: November 20, 2007 |
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PAN'S LABYRINTH DEBUTS ON HD DVD AND BLU-RAY DISC ON DECEMBER 26, 2007 FROM NEW LINE HOME ENTERTAINMENT Experience the Magic of the Labyrinth with Extraordinary Picture and Sound Quality and Enhanced Interactive Capabilities " One of the most exciting and visually impressive adult-audience fables since THE LORD OF THE RINGS movies". -Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper |
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LOS ANGELES, CA (October 8, 2007) – Winner of three Academy Awards®, the fantasy thriller Pan’s Labyrinth will now be available on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc on December 26, 2007 from New Line Home Entertainment. Directed by award-winning writer and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade II), the film traces the fate of an innocent child as she seeks refuge from fear, loneliness and the violence of war – in both her real and imagined existence – through an elaborate and magical fantasy world. Unlock the enchanting secrets of the labyrinth like you have never seen them before with remarkable picture and sound quality, advanced media features including interactive menus, linkouts, graphics, portals and trivia, as well as bonus features including audio and video commentary from Guillermo del Toro, a director’s notebook and featurettes. Both the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc editions of the film will be available at a $35.99 SRP. Additionally, the fully-loaded two-disc DVD and single-disc DVD are currently available. The order date for the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc editions is November 20, 2007. Winner of three Academy Awards® for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Makeup, Pan’s Labyrinth was nominated for a total of six awards including Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Score. To date, the film has also been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association/The Golden Globes, and won Picture of the Year from the National Society of Film Critics and Best Foreign Language Film at The Washington DC Film Critics Association, The San Francisco Film Critics Circle and the New York Film Critics Online. The film has been named one of the top ten films of 2006 by more then 130 critics at outlets including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and Entertainment Weekly. When young Ofelia and her mother go to live with her new stepfather on a rural military outpost, she finds herself caught in a world of unimaginable cruelty. Armed with only her imagination, Ofelia discovers a mysterious labyrinth and meets a faun who sets her on a path to saving herself and her ailing mother. But soon, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, and before Ofelia can turn back, she finds herself at the center of ferocious battle between good and evil. HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc Special Features* • Feature video prologue by director Guillermo del Toro • Audio commentary by director Guillermo del Toro • Director’s notebook (with animated interface) • “The Power of Myth” featurette • “The Faun and the Fairies” featurette • “The Color and The Shape” featurette • “The Lullaby: The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale” featurette • DVD Comics • Multi-angle storyboard/thumbnail comparisons • Galleries including creature design, production design and a production scrapbook • The Charlie Rose Show featuring director Guillermo del Toro • Theatrical trailer • TV spots • 16x9 widescreen (1.85:1) version of the film • HD 1080p • Spanish 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio • English SDH • English and spanish subtitles • Closed captions Advanced Media Features* • Interactive Menus (HD DVD and Blu-ray) • Enhanced Visual Commentary Picture In Picture (HD DVD and Blu-ray) – Picture in Picture – Linkouts (HD DVD only) – Synchronized Storyboard and Art Gallery (HD DVD only) • Web Enabled Features (currently HD DVD only) – New Line Portal – Scene Shuffle and Share – Polling – Highlights – Trivia *DVD special features subject to change. |
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New Line Home Entertainment distributes New Line Cinema theatrical films on DVD, including the premium DVD brand infinifilm. The Company also distributes feature films and non-theatrical programs acquired or produced by New Line Home Entertainment and New Line Television. Founded almost 40 years ago, New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc. |
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For DVD screeners or artwork, please email your request to Jennifer Abrams jennifer.abrams@newline.com. |
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CONTACT Jennie Abrams-Trager New Line Home Entertainment (212) 649-4851 jennifer.abrams@newline.com |
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