Gia and The Cannonball Run making their Blu-ray debut in November

Gia and The Cannonball Run making their Blu-ray debut in November

Gia Gia, an HBO original film, features superstar Angelina Jolie’s breakout role which earned her a Golden Globe® for Best Actress. It’s 1970s New York.  Designer jeans, disco and drugs are rampant. America’s first supermodel, Gia (Jolie), appears to have a charmed life.  Sex, money, power, and fame are all hers for the taking.  When she falls victim to life in the fast lane, however, her career and life become a casualty of life on the edge. Along with Jolie, the film stars Faye Dunaway (Midnight Bayou) who received the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role, Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King), Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) and Mila Kunis (Black Swan). Gia has been re-mastered and re-packaged for its Blu-ray Disc debut.  (Order Date: October 4, 2011, SRP: $14.98, Runtime: 125 minutes, Rating: Unrated, Discs: 1)

The Cannonball Run On the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release comes The Cannonball Run on Blu-ray Disc.  Featuring an all-star cast including Academy Award® nominee Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights), Roger Moore (The Spy Who Loved Me), Emmy® nominee Farrah Fawcett (The Burning Bed), Dom DeLuise (History of the World: Part 1), Jackie Chan (The Tuxedo), Dean Martin (Airport) and Sammy Davis, Jr. (Ocean’s Eleven), this wild action-comedy was inspired by an actual event: The Cannonball Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an anything goes, all-stops-out, and thoroughly illegal, competition that has grown to legendary proportions.  Additional content includes an audio commentary with director Hal Needham and producer Albert S. Ruddy. (Order Date: October 4, 2011, SRP: $14.98,Runtime: 95 minutes, Rating: PG, Discs: 1)