Nancy Savoca’s DOGFIGHT & Martin Scorsese’s RAGING BULL head to The Criterion Collection this May

An ineffably bittersweet portrait of youth in the 1960s, Nancy Savoca’s DOGFIGHT comes to  Blu-ray on 6th May.   Starring Lili Taylor and River Phoenix, the film captures the miracle of human connection while gracefully subverting ideas surrounding machismo, patriotic duty, and the very meaning of America itself.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Nancy Savoca, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

Audio commentary featuring Savoca and producer Richard Guay

New interview with Savoca and actor Lili Taylor conducted by filmmaker Mary Harron

New interviews with cinematographer Bobby Bukowski, production designer Lester Cohen, script supervisor Mary Cybulski, music supervisor Jeff Kimball, supervising sound editor Tim Squyres, and editor John Tintori

Trailer

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PLUS: An essay by film critic Christina Newland

New cover inspired by an original theatrical poster

AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM HMVZAVVIAMAZON and RAREWAVES

Following on 20th May, Martin Scorsese’s classic masterpiece RAGING BULL is released on 4K UHD and Blu-ray™. With this stunningly visceral portrait of self-destructive machismo, Martin Scorsese created one of the truly great and visionary works of modern cinema.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

New 4K digital master, approved by director Martin Scorsese, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features

Three audio commentaries, featuring Scorsese and editor Thelma Schoonmaker; director of photography Michael Chapman, producers Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, casting director Cis Corman, music consultant Robbie Robertson, and others; and boxer Jake La Motta and screenwriters Mardik Martin and Paul Schrader

New video essays by film critics Geoffrey O’Brien and Sheila O’Malley

Fight Night, a making-of program featuring Scorsese and key members of the cast and crew

Three short programs highlighting the collaboration between Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro

Television interview from 1981 with actor Cathy Moriarty and the real Vikki La Motta

Interview with Jake La Motta from 1990

Program from 2004 featuring veteran boxers reminiscing about La Motta

Trailer

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PLUS: Essays by poet Robin Robertson and film critic Glenn Kenny

New cover by Eric Skillman 


AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM HMV, ZAVVI, AMAZON and RAREWAVES
 
 

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