Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
Newly
Restored and Remastered for Its 40th Anniversary, Director
Milos Forman’s Acclaimed Drama is Latest Addition to
the Paramount Presents Line
Debuting
November 16, 2021, Limited-Edition Two-Disc Blu-rayâ„¢ Includes Newly
Discovered Director’s Cut Workprint, Deleted & Extended Scenes, and a New
Look Back at the Film
Oscar®-winning* director Milos Forman’s cinematic epic RAGTIME
arrives for its 40th anniversary in a Limited-Edition two-disc
Blu-ray as part of the Paramount Presents line on November 16, 2021 from
Paramount Home Entertainment. The film was originally released on
November 20, 1981.
Based on E.L. Doctorow’s best-selling novel, RAGTIME
tells an unforgettable story of disparate characters in New York City in the
early 1900s. From
the emerging New York suburb of New Rochelle to the flashy spectacle of
Atlantic City, a family faces racial tensions, scandals, and violence that will
test everything they believe in. With music by
Randy Newman, the film features a spectacular cast including James Cagney, Brad
Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O’Brien, Donald
O’Connor, James Olson, Mandy Patinkin, Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Mary
Steenburgen, Debbie Allen, Jeff Daniels, Fran Drescher, Samuel L. Jackson,
Norman Mailer, John Ratzenberger.
RAGTIME has been remastered from a 4K film transfer
and is presented in collectible packaging featuring a foldout image of the
film’s theatrical poster and an interior spread with key movie moments.
The two-disc Blu-ray includes a newly discovered director’s cut
workprint version of the film (along with the theatrical version), deleted and
extended scenes, a look back at RAGTIME with Larry Karaszewski
and screenwriter Michael Weller, access to a Digital copy of the theatrical
version, and the additional legacy bonus content detailed below:
Disc 1
· Newly remastered
theatrical version
· Deleted and
Extended Scenes—NEW!
· Ragtime
Revisited: A Conversation with Larry Karaszewski and screenwriter Michael
Weller on Ragtime—NEW!
· Commentary by
director Milos Forman and executive producer Michael Hausman
· Deleted Scene
· Remembering Ragtime
Disc 2
· Director’s Cut
Workprint—NEW!
About Paramount
Presents
This collectible line spans
celebrated classics to film-lover favorites, each from the studio’s renowned
library. Every Paramount Presents release features never-before-seen
bonus content and exclusive collectible packaging. Additional titles
available in the Paramount Presents collection on Blu-ray include: Fatal
Attraction, King Creole, To Catch a Thief, Flashdance,
Days of Thunder, Pretty In Pink, Airplane!, Ghost,
Roman Holiday, The Haunting, The Golden Child, Trading Places, The Court
Jester, Love Story, Elizabethtown, The Greatest Show on Earth, Mommie Dearest, Last Train From Gun Hill, 48 HRS., Another 48 HRS., Almost Famous, A Place
in the Sun, Nashville, Bugsy Malone, Breakdown, The Sheik and Vanilla
Sky.
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