Anchor Bay Acquires "Where to Invade Next" Home Entertainment Rights

Anchor Bay Entertainment announced today the acquisition of the US home entertainment distribution rights to WHERE TO INVADE NEXT from Academy Award-winning director Michael Moore, a provocative and hilarious comedy in which Moore will stop at nothing to figure out how to actually make America great again. Anchor Bay Entertainment, a leading distributor of independent feature film and television content, is also the home entertainment division of Starz. 

Just in time for election season, America's favorite political provocateur, Michael Moore, is back with his new film, WHERE TO INVADE NEXT. Honored by festivals and critics groups alike, WHERE TO INVADE NEXT is an expansive, hilarious, and subversive comedy in which Moore confronts the most pressing issues facing America today and finds solutions in the most unlikely places. The creator of FAHRENHEIT 9/11 and BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE has returned with an epic movie that’s unlike anything he has done before—an eye-opening call to arms to capture the American Dream and restore it in, of all places, America.

The Hateful Eight Rides in on DVD/BD on March 29

Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to present the home entertainment release of the eighth film by two-time Academy Award winner Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction). Shot entirely on 70mm and featuring a Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning score by Oscar winner Ennio Morricone (Bugsy, The Mission) THE HATEFUL EIGHT “absolutely delivers on the sheer moment-to-moment pleasures fans have come to expect -- from dynamite dialogue to powder-keg confrontations,” Peter Debruge, Variety.

 

An explosive frontier mystery about eight strangers with one deadly connection, THE HATEFUL EIGHT will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack ($39.99 SRP) and DVD ($29.98 SRP) from Anchor Bay Entertainment March 29, 2016. Special features for THE HATEFUL EIGHT include two featurettes - “Beyond the Eight: A Behind-the-Scenes Look” and “Sam Jackson’s Guide to Glorious 70mm.” 

"If you’re going to shoot your movie and release it in 70mm,

it’s really the way to go: twenty-four frames a second flickering through a projector,

creating the illusion of movement.” - Quentin Tarantino

 

Carol Arrives in March from Anchor Bay

Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to announce the home entertainment release of CAROL—one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2015, from director Todd Haynes and starring Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett and Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara.

Adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s seminal novel The Price of Salt, CAROL follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens. While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Kyle Chandler) begins to question her competence as a mother as her involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) come to light.

Living up to its groundbreaking source material, the film premiered to a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival—and won the festivals’ Queer Palm award. Since this auspicious debut, it has continued to collect both adoration and accolades. The Academy Awards honored the film with six nominations, including Actress in a Leading Role for Cate Blanchett and Actress in a Supporting Role for Rooney Mara. The film garnered five Golden Globe nominations—the most of any film this year—including Best Motion Picture, Drama, alongside nominations for both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama. Blanchett and Mara also received Screen Actors Guild nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, respectively. Other awards and nominations include: nine BAFTA nominations; six Spirit Award nominations; four wins from the New York Film Critics Circle for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography; nine Critics’ Choice nominations, and over 125 Top Ten lists.

Robin Williams Leads Stellar Cast in "Boulevard"

Starz Robin Williams leads a superb cast with a “brilliant performance” (WOR) including Kathy Baker (The Age of Adaline, Take Shelter), Bob Odenkirk (“Breaking Bad”, “Better Call Saul”), Roberto Aguire (Struck by Lightning) and Giles Matthey (“True Blood”). BOULEVARD was directed by Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, The Son of No One) and written by Douglas Soesbe (The Wrong Woman).

Digital and Anchor Bay Entertainment today announced the home entertainment release of the “gripping and original” (Screen Picks) BOULEVARD  DVD and Blu-ray  September 1, 2015. Academy Award winner

BOULEVARD follows married but closeted 60 year-old bank employee Nolan (Williams) whose spontaneous turn down an unknown street upends his monotonous life and crumbling marriage. After forming an uncommon friendship with a young, charismatic hustler, Nolan finds himself on a journey of self-discovery and must comfort the secrets he has kept hidden from his wife and himself. Nolan’s dramatic decision to rethink his own identity holds with it the promise of happiness and salvation for both he and his wife in this touching and inspiring film.

The Curse of Downers Grove in Theaters Then Quick to DVD/BD

Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced the release of the teen angst thriller THE CURSE OF DOWNERS GROVE in theaters and Digital HD on August 21, 2015 and a brief home entertainment window, delivering it on DVD & Blu-ray on September 1, 2015.  The film stars Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Lucas Till (X-Men franchise, Walk The Line), Penelope Mitchell (Hemlock Grove, “The Vampire Diaries”), with Tom Arnold (True Lies, Soul Plane) and Kevin Zegers (The Mortal Instruments, “Gossip Girl”).

In suburban Downers Grove, Illinois, people call it ‘The Curse’: Before the end of every school year, one high school senior will die in a gruesome accident. And with only one week left, Chrissie Swanson can’t shake the fear that she might be next. Can Chrissie survive the curse of Downers Grove or will she, like those seniors before her, fall prey to the town's deadly secret?

 

Inspired by true events and based on the novel by Michael Hornburg, THE CURSE OF DOWNERS GROVE is directed by Derick Martini (Lymelife) and co-written by Martini and author Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction, Less Than Zero) and produced by Oren Segal, Chiara Trento and Jason Dubin.

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Anchor Bay to Distribute Uncensored "Aquarius" in the USA on Blu-ray, DVD

Anchor Bay Entertainment, a leading distributor of STARZ original series and other TV/independent feature film
content, and the home entertainment division of Starz, announced today the acquisition of North American Blu-ray and DVD distribution rights to the uncensored director’s cut edition of Tomorrow Studios’ new NBC series “Aquarius” from distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment. This will be the first time the uncensored director’s cut version will be available in North America, in addition it will feature extra material including extended scenes and more.

“We are deeply committed to continually adding great content to our growing library, and ‘Aquarius’ is a terrific addition,” said Bill Clark, President of Anchor Bay Entertainment. “We look forward to this new partnership, and our hope is that the distribution of ‘Aquarius’ will lead to a long and prolific relationship between ABE and ITV Studios Global Entertainment.”

“Anchor Bay has a great reputation and wealth of experience in the home entertainment space, making them the ideal partner for us,” said Greg Johnson, Executive Vice President of Distribution for the Americas for ITV Studios Global Entertainment. “Our expectations for ‘Aquarius’ are extremely high and we are confident Anchor Bay will help us reach our goals.”

Starring David Duchovny, Claire Holt, Emma Dumont, Grey Damon and Gethin Anthony, the upcoming NBC drama, set in 1967, follows a decorated World War II veteran and homicide detective (Duchovny). When the daughter of an ex girlfriend goes missing, he enlists the help of an undercover officer (Damon). Unknown to them, their investigation will lead them to Charles Manson. Writer John McNamara serves as executive producer with Marty Adelstein, David Duchovny, Becky Clements and Melanie Greene. "Aquarius" is produced for NBC by Tomorrow Studios, a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios.