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1972 film Lady Sings the Blues on Blu-ray in February

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The 1972 film “Lady Sings the Blues” starring Diana Ross is finally making its debut to the Blu-ray Disc format on February 23rd, 2021, via Paramount. The film, a biopic about the life of late jazz singer Billie Holiday, was directed by Sidney J. Furie, plus it co-starred Billy Dee Williams, Isabel Sanford, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers, and Richard Pryor. The tech specs for the release have not yet been detailed but stay tuned for a possible update on that. You can now find the Blu-ray listed to preorder over at Amazon. The bonus materials, previously released in SD (standard definition) video quality, set to be included with this release are listed below.

  • Audio Commentary by executive producer and Motown founder Berry Gordy, director Sidney Furie and artist manager Shelly Berger
  • A Making-of Featurette entitled “Behind the Blues: Lady Sings the Blues”
  • Seven Deleted Scenes

Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding the home video release of this film.

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The Entity starring Barbara Hershey on Blu-ray in June

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The 1982 film “The Entity“ starring Barbara Hershey is coming to Blu-ray Disc on June 11th via Scream Factory. The film, directed by Sidney J. Furie, co-starred Ron Silver, David Labiosa, George Coe, and Margaret Blye. Tech specs for the Blu-ray release include 1080p video in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio sound in 2.0 Stereo, 5.1 and 4.1 configurations. The “Collector’s Edition” Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon and directly via Shout! Factory‘s store (with a bonus poster). Bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.

  • NEW Inner Strength – an interview with actress Barbara Hershey
  • NEW Seeing Is Believing – an interview with actor David Labiosa
  • NEW High Dread – an interview With Composer Charles Bernstein
  • NEW Spirits & Sprocket Holes – an interview With Editor Frank J. Urioste
  • NEW Audio Commentary with author/filmmaker Daniel Kremer (Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films)
  • Trailers From Hell – The Entity with audio commentary by Luca Guadagnino (Suspiria – 2018)
  • The Entity Files Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Radio Spots
  • Still Gallery

Further below, after the break, you can find the full details about this upcoming release.

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