“(4
stars) One of the best films ever” (Steven Rea, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
“Birdman
is “audacious, original, and bold” (Leonard Maltin, Indiewire.com)
Nominated for Nine Academy Awards®
Including “Best Picture”
Winner of a SAG Award for “Outstanding
Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture”
Winner of two Golden
Globes® Including “Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy,” “Best Screenplay”
Winner of Darryl F. Zanuck PGA Award for “Best Feature Film”
On
Digital HD™ Today --
Blu-ray™ and DVD February 17
LOS
ANGELES,
Calif. (February 3, 2015) –
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox
Searchlight Pictures and Regency Enterprises invite audiences to take flight with
a New Regency / M Productions / Le Grisbi production, BIRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Winner of two
Golden Globes® Awards and nine Academy Awards
nominations, including Best Picture, the critically-acclaimed film soars onto Blu-ray™
and DVD February 17 and is now available on Digital HD™. “Daring, devastating,
and howlingly funny; [with] Michael Keaton delivering the best performance of
his career” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone),
BIRDMAN
has been hailed as one of the most exciting and talked about films of
2014.
Directed, written and
produced by Alejandro
GonzΓ‘lez IΓ±Γ‘rritu, BIRDMAN tells the story of Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton),
(Batman, Robocop, Need For Speed) – famous for
portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway
play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and
attempts to recover his family, his career and himself. The film has enamoured critics and
audiences alike with its technical achievements using a single shot concept and
captivating performances from an all-star ensemble cast, which include Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Due Date, Dinner for
Schmucks), Edward Norton (The Grand
Budapest Hotel, Primal Fear, American History X), Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion, Shadow Dancer), Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone, Win Win), Emma Stone (The
Help; Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Amazing Spiderman franchise) Naomi Watts (St. Vincent, The Impossible, King Kong), as well as breathtaking
cinematography from Academy
Award-winner Emmanuel Lubezki.
Award-winner Emmanuel Lubezki.
Featured on over 168 top ten
lists, BIRDMAN has garnered attention worldwide and has received more
than 200 nominations from such esteemed groups as the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts & Sciences, receiving nine Academy Award nominations, including “Best
Picture,” won two Golden Globe awards (“Best Performance by an Actor,” “Best
Screenplay”), received the Darryl F. Zanuck, Producer of the Year Award for “Best
Motion Picture,” as well as a Screen Actors Guild award (“Best Ensemble,”) and
has also been nominated for six Spirit Awards, including “Best Feature.” BIRDMAN
has also earned nods from the American Film Institute, the National Board of Review
and the New York Film Critics Online.
SPECIAL FEATURES (BLU-RAY)
·
Birdman: All-Access
·
A Conversation with
Michael Keaton and Alejandro G. IΓ±Γ‘rritu
·
Gallery: Chivo’s
On-Set Photos
SPECIAL FEATURES (DVD)
·
Birdman: All-Access
·
Gallery: Chivo’s
On-Set Photos
Highlighted features include
never before seen interviews with Director Alejandro GonzΓ‘lez
IΓ±Γ‘rritu and Michael Keaton, an intimate backstage peak from the cast
& crew and a breath-taking selection of rare photographs from cinematographer,
Emmanuel Lubezki.