Culver City, Calif. (December 8, 2009) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ushers in the month of love with Blu-ray releases Maid in Manhattan and Mona Lisa Smile on February 2, 2010 for the SLP of $24.95 each. Romantics will delight in these two heartwarming stories of a hotel maid and an art history professor who find love in the most unlikely of places.
Starring Jennifer Lopez (The Wedding Planner) and Ralph Fiennes (The Constant Gardner), Maid in Manhattan is a modern-day Cinderella story. However, in this interpretation, the castle is the Waldorf Astoria, the girl is a maid and the obstacle, her economic status. Marisa’s (Lopez) world is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with a dashing political hopeful (Fiennes) who mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After some comical hijinks, Marisa finds her happily ever after.
Mona Lisa Smile paints a portrait of a young liberal teacher, (Julia Roberts, Academy Award® Winner, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Erin Brockovich, 2000), in the 1950s who was hired by Wellesley to teach young, privileged girls about art. As she opens their minds to new world views, her heart blossoms to experience love in its true form.
These touching high definition titles will warm the cockles of the heart. Both films come BD-Live™ enabled and include special features such as a “College Then and Now” and “What Women Wanted: 1953” featurettes (Mona Lisa Smile), and for some levity, a blooper reel (Maid in Manhattan).
Maid in Manhattan Synopsis
Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son (Tyler Posey). One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after? From acclaimed director Wayne Wang (Anywhere But Here) and co-starring Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci and Bob Hoskins, Maid in Manhattan is “Romantic! Funny! Uplifting!” (Neil Rosen, NY1).
Special Features:
· BD-Live
· Blooper Reel
Mona Lisa Smile Synopsis
Academy Award®-winner Julia Roberts (Best Actress in a Leading Role, Erin Brockovich, 2000) leads an all-star cast featuring Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhall and Marcia Gay Harden. Mona Lisa Smile is a funny, inspiring and uplifting film about an art history professor with a lot to teach about life and much to learn about romance.
Special Features:
· BD-Live
· Art Forum
· Featurettes
o College Then and Now
o What Women Wanted: 1953
· Music Video – Elton John “The Heart of Every Girl”
