Los Angeles, CA (July 29, 2011) – Another round of MGM must-see fan favorites comes to Blu-ray August 2nd & 30th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Four classic westerns and one classic Coen Brothers film round out this month’s new-to-Blu-ray releases.
August 2nd
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS SYNOPSIS:
Oscar®-Winner Clint Eastwood blends a quiet steadiness with a palpable ferocity as the iconic gunslinger “The Man With No Name” in Sergio Leone’s gritty “spaghetti Western.” When a steely blue-eyed mercenary arrives in a dusty border town where two rival bands of smugglers terrorize the impoverished citizens, he pits the gangs against each other in one of the most exhilarating frontier adventure films in cinema history.
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE SYNOPSIS:
When two rival bounty hunters (Oscar®-Winner Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef) learn they’re both after the same murderous bandit, they join forces in hopes of bringing him to justice. But all is not as it seems in the hard-hitting second installment of Sergio Leone’s trilogy starring Eastwood as the famed “Man With No Name.”
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN SYNOPSIS:
Academy Award® Winner Yul Brynner stars in the landmark Western that launched the film careers of Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Coburn. Tired of being ravaged by an army of marauding bandits, the residents of a small Mexican village seek help from seven American gunfighters. The only problem? It’s seven against 50! Also featuring Eli Wallach and Robert Vaughn, and set against Elmer Bernstein’s Oscar®-Nominated score, director John Sturges’ thrilling adventure belongs in any Blu-ray collection.
THE RETURN OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN SYNOPSIS:
In this thrilling sequel, the legendary Magnificent Seven thunder through Mexico in search of their compatriot who has been taken hostage by a band of desperados. Starring Academy Award® Winner Yul Brynner and a stellar supporting cast, Return of the Magnificent Seven features Elmer Bernstein’s Oscar® Nominated score and raises the bar for rugged western adventure to a new, heart-stopping level!
August 30th
BLOOD SIMPLE SYNOPSIS:
From the celebrated filmmaking team of Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (Fargo, Raising Arizona), comes this visually stunning tale of a double-cross—and murder—in a small town. When the owner of a backwoods bar hires a man to kill his cheating wife and her boyfriend, he opens a door into the criminal world that he’ll never be able to shut. Blood Simple hurtles forward with the speed and intensity of a fired bullet…and delivers as devastating an impact as has ever been felt from a noir film!
