BLU-RAY
REVIEW: NOT FADE AWAY
04/28/2013
OVERVIEW: “A gritty, graceful salute to rock & roll” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), writer and director David Chase’s (“The Sopranos”) “warm, funny [and] poignant” (David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter) feature debut NOT FADE AWAY takes the stage on Blu-ray and DVD April 30, 2013 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Cited as one of the top 10 films of the year by the Associated Press, New York Times and more,
NOT FADE AWAY is “an eloquent love letter to an era” (Kelly Jane Torrance, Washington Examiner) that tells the coming-of-age story of three friends growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey during the turbulent ‘60s. When they decide to form a band to try and make it big, they begin to see the world through the intoxicating prism of rock-and-roll. Featuring an outstanding soundtrack supervised by music guru Steven Van Zandt, NOT FADE AWAY stars an exceptional cast of young talent including John Magaro (The Brave One), Jack Huston (“Boardwalk Empire”), Will Brill (King Kelly) and Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows) as well as Golden Globe®-winner* James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”).
NOT FADE AWAY will be available on Blu-ray with a Digital Copy and UltraViolet™ that comes loaded with special features including a look at building the on-screen band, “Basement Tapes” that delve into various aspects of the movie and deleted scenes. The film will also be available as a single-disc
DVD.
SYNOPSIS: It’s 1964, the Rolling Stones appear on television and three best friends from the suburbs of New Jersey decide to form a rock band.
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in widescreen in a 2.39:1 aspect ration preserving its
theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the
picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good,
a 5.1 Dolby Digital in English that provides a good complement
to the picture. It also includes English,
French
and Spanish subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.39:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English 5.1 DTS-HD
Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby
Digital
Subtitles - English
SDH, French, Spanish
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
The Basement Tapes
Track 1: The Boys in the Band
Track 2: Living in the Sixties
Track 3: Hard Art
Building the Band
Deleted Scenes
Ultraviolet Copy
DVD Copy