DVD and Blu-ray discs release next month (September) for P& actors' (who played the Darcy siblings in Pride & Prejudice) Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Darcy) as sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood and Tamzin Merchant (Georgiana Darcy) as Alice Davies in Princess Kaiulani films, both were released in theaters at the same day last May 14th (with Robin Hood in wide release and Princess Kaiulani in limited release). Here are the DVD and Blu-ray info for both films...
First, Princess Kaiulani and DVD details from DVD Active:
Tamzin Merchant as Alice Davies
Title: Princess Kaiulani (IMDb)
Starring: Q’orianka Kilcher
Released: 14th September 2010
SRP: $27.98
Further Details:
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced Princess Kaiulani which stars Q’orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper, Shaun Evans, and Will Patton. The disc will be available to own from September 14th, and should retail at around $27.98. Extras will include a Kaiulani: The Crown Princess of Hawaii documentary, and a Princess Kaiulani: Behind-the-Scenes featurette. Art is attached:
[source: DVD Active]
Synopsis
Following an idyllic childhood in Honolulu, the willful and beautiful Princess Kaiulani is sent to Britain to receive an education fit for a future heir to the Hawaiian throne. There, she meets the handsome young Clive Davies (Shaun Evans), who quickly sweeps her off her feet. But meanwhile, destiny calls back home, as supporters of U.S. annexation overthrow the royal Hawaiian government. Now, Kaiulani must choose between love and duty to her people in this sweeping tale of royalty, romance and destiny.Pre-Order: DVD Standard | Blu-ray
Next, is Robin Hood (below after the cut)...info also from DVD Active:
Matthew Macfadyen as Sheriff of Nothingham
Title: Robin Hood (IMDb)Starring: Russell Crowe
Released: 21st September 2010
SRP: Prices TBC
Further Details:
Universal Home Video has announced 1-disc DVD, 2-disc DVD, and 3-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo releases of Robin Hood for September 21st. Each will feature the theatrical film, as well as a never before-seen unrated director’s cut of the movie. As far as we know, no extra material will be included on the 1-disc DVD. The 2-disc DVD will include deleted scenes with introduction and commentary by editor Pietro Scalia, a 3-part Rise and Rise Action: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood documentary ("Ballad, Legend & Myth: Pre-Production", "The More the Merrier: Production", "No Quarter Given: Post Production"), and a digital copy of the unrated director's cut. The Blu-ray release will include all that, plus a Director's Notebook multimedia experience, a Art of Nottingham feature, BD-Live features, and more. Stay tuned for the official package artwork.
Synopsis
Robin Hood chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richard’s army against the French. Upon Richard’s death, Robin Longstride (Oscar® winner Russell Crowe) travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion (Oscar® winner Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn Lady Marion’s hand and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by their appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff. With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled by the ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from within and threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater adventure. This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to protect their country from slipping into bloody civil war and return glory to England once more.Pre-order: DVD Standard | Blu-ray
[source: Amazon.com]
