12 Years a Slave is nominated for 9 Academy Awards this year and 20th Century Fox is banking on a little awards fever for its disc release on Tuesday, March 4, two days after the Oscars are handed out.
It’s already taken home a Golden Globe for “Best Motion Picture – Drama” and awards from numerous film critics groups and is currently enjoying the second life that big nominees often get after the nominees are announced.
The Blu-ray and DVD releases will be modest affairs, with the film accompanied by the featurettes “The Team” (about the artists who brought the story to the screen) and “The Score” (on the journey of Hans Zimmer’s dramatic score). The Blu-ray will feature the additional exclusive documentary featurette “A Historical Portrait,” which will include readings from Solomon Northrup’s book read by actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
And if you can’t wait until March, it will be available for purchase in Digital HD form three weeks before disc on February 18.
The full press release is presented below:
“The best movie of the year. This is one for the time capsule.”
– Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
“12 Years a Slave transcends the movie realm as a new reference point in contemporary culture.”
– Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
“Steve McQueen has made a film comparable to ‘Schindler’s List’ – art that may be hard to watch, but which is an essential look at man’s inhumanity to man.”
– Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
OWN ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED FILMS OF THE YEAR
Nominated for Nine Academy Awards® Including Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe® Award for “Best Motion Picture: Drama”
Available on Digital HD™ February 18 and Blu-ray™ and DVD March 4
Bring home the 2014 Golden Globes winner 12 YEARS A SLAVE on Digital HD™ February 18 and Blu-ray™ and DVD March 4. Director Steve McQueen’s cinematic masterpiece has been hailed by critics as “a game-changing movie event,”(Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) receiving top honors from critics, outstanding reactions from audiences and a coveted “A” CinemaScore.
Now, go even deeper into Solomon Northrup’s journey with exclusive, never-before-seen features on the Blu-ray™ and DVD including the documentary “A Historical Portrait” that explores director Steve McQueen’s unique artistry in bringing this remarkable story to life with readings from the book by actor Chiwetel Ejiofor that brings authenticity and dimension to the real story of Solomon; “The Team” which profiles the creative minds assembled by McQueen to bring Solomon Northup’s journey to life; and “The Score” that follows film composer Hans Zimmer as he creates his dramatic score.
One of the most-celebrated films of the year, 12 YEARS A SLAVE has already nabbed 97 wins, including the Golden Globe award for “Best Motion Picture: Drama,” and more than 130 nominations from esteemed groups, such as The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture), The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (nominated for seven Golden Globes, including Best Picture), Screen Actors Guild (nominated for four SAG Awards, including Best Ensemble), FILM Independent (Nominated for seven Spirit Awards, including Best Feature), and has earned numerous Critics Groups accolades, including Best Picture nods from Washington DC Area Film Critics and New York Film Critics Online. 12 YEARS A SLAVE has been named to over 250 “Top 10 Lists” from critics across the country.
Directed by Steve McQueen (Hunger) and written by John Ridley, 12 YEARS A SLAVE features stand-out performances from a first-rate ensemble, including: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Salt, American Gangster), Michael Fassbender (X-Men First Class, Prometheus), Lupita Nyong’o in a breakout role, Alfre Woodard (“True Blood”), Brad Pitt (World War Z) Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek Into Darkness), Paul Dano (Prisoners), and Paul Giamatti (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), as well as defining musical performances from prolific composer Hans Zimmer.
It is 1841, and Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor in a gripping performance), an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt and newcomer Lupita Nyong’o, 12 YEARS A SLAVE is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope.
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