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DONNIE DARKO 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray 2-Disc Limited Edition Collector’s Set Available April 27th From Arrow Video

The DONNIE DARKO 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray 2-Disc Limited Edition Collector’s Set will be available April 27th from Arrow Video

I WANT YOU TO WATCH THE MOVIE SCREEN. THERE S SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU.

Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end in 28 days, 06 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank s maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum.Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katharine Ross, and television favorite Noah Wyle and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran. This brand-new 4K restoration, carried out exclusively for this release by Arrow Films, allows a modern classic to finally receive the home video treatment it deserves.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • New 4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Director’s Cut from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster
  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations of both cuts in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • 100-page hardcover book featuring writing by Nathan Rabin, Anton Bitel and Jamie Graham, an in-depth interview with Richard Kelly and an introduction by Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece
  • Six double-sided collector s postcards
  • Limited Edition packaging with reversible sleeve

DISC 1 THE THEATRICAL CUT [4K UHD BLU-RAY]

  • Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Audio commentary by Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval
  • Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko, a documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures on the making of Donnie Darko, containing interviews with writer-director Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick, cinematographer Steven Poster, editor Sam Bauer, composer Michael Edwards, costume designer April Ferry, production designer Alec Hammond and actor James Duval
  • The Goodbye Place, Kelly s 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films
  • 20 deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Kelly
  • Trailer

DISC 2 THE DIRECTOR S CUT [4K UHD BLU-RAY]

  • Audio commentary by Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith
  • The Donnie Darko Production Diary, an archival documentary charting the film s production, with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster
  • Archive interviews with Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and cinematographer Steven Poster
  • Three archive featurettes: They Made Me Do It, They Made Me Do It Too and #1 Fan: A Darkomentary
  • Storyboard comparisons
  • B-roll footage
  • Cunning Visions infomercials
  • Music video: Mad World by Gary Jules
  • Galleries
  • Director s Cut trailer
  • TV spots

DONNIE DARKO Playing Midnights this Weekend at The Tivoli

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“Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood”

I could be mistaken, but I don’t think DONNIE DARKO played theatrically in St. Louis during its initial 2001 run. I believe it was re-issued a year or two later and played here briefly then and has played midnights once or twice since. It will be showing this weekend (October 11th and 12th) Midnights at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli film series. DONNIE DARKO is an excellent combination of teen angst, dark comedy, fantasy, and time travel science. The film may address existentialism and free will as part of the human condition, blah blah blah….but mostly, it’s one whacked mind trip!

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DONNIE DARKO is the story of an emotionally troubled young man who attends a stereotypical high school. The film opens with an airplane engine crashing into Donnie’s home. Donnie doesn’t die in the crash because he is called out of home by a mysterious giant rabbit. He then experiences visions from the ghostly rabbit that represents the other choice that some god could have chosen for him or that he otherwise avoided. The apparition tells him the world will end at a set time. This occurs because Donnie’s continued life altered the course of time. Donnie unintentionally discovers how this will happen, but it isn’t obvious to either the audience or to Donnie himself. The rabbit’s haunting allows Donnie to know the truth behind actions and intentions. He discovers a child pornographer’s secret and realizes why Smurfit exists. Donnie is also able to see future where people will walk before they do. While this may sound trite, I assure you that it isn’t. He doesn’t see visions, just a celestial, amorphous figure that appears in front of the person. Finally, a wormhole opens over his home and the airplane part from earlier falls on Donnie’s home which kills him. This is what would have happened if the rabbit hadn’t removed him from the home. I’m no theologian, but this film seemingly supports the theory that the divine has a set plan for all of us. Why then would Donnie have survived when the plane originally crashed? It would appear as if Richard Kelly may have had included his own religious views as writer/director of this film.

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Jake Gyllenhall does a spectacular job as Donnie. He always has stooped shoulders as one would imagine an emotionally troubled, quasi-depressed person would. His speech appears schizophrenic and conspicuous. Patrick Swayze is shockingly good as the child pornographer, and watch for Maggie Gyllenhall , Drew Barrymore, and Katherine Ross in key roles.

DONNIE DARKO is actually the perfect movie to play at midnights in 2013. The classics (VERTIGO, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S) aren’t pulling in the big crowds, but the 18-25 demographic that is the bulk of the Reel Late at the Tivoli crowd has been showing up for these millennial cult films (MEAN GIRLS, SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD) and a lot of them probably saw DONNIE DARKO on DVD when they were young.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

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