{"id":11287,"date":"2011-03-24T13:28:37","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T13:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=11287"},"modified":"2011-03-27T04:23:47","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T03:23:47","slug":"scarface-on-blu-ray-al-pacino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/03\/24\/scarface-on-blu-ray-al-pacino\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarface on Blu-ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11288\" title=\"Scarface on Blu-ray\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Scarface-on-Blu-ray.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Universal have announced the Blu-ray release of Brian De Palma&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scarface_(1983_film)\">Scarface<\/a><\/strong> on Blu-ray in September.<\/p>\n<p>The 1983 crime drama charts the rise of Cuban gangster Tony Montana (Al Pacino) as he arrives in Florida with his friend Manny (Steven Bauer) and starts working for a local crime boss (Robert Loggia).<\/p>\n<p>Written by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oliver_Stone\">Oliver Stone<\/a> and featuring a score by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giorgio_Moroder\">Giorgio Moroder<\/a>, the film has grown in popularity and influence over the years (especially with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samir-nasri.com\/\">footballers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/answers.yahoo.com\/question\/index?qid=1005120100049\">rappers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/archive\/2003\/09\/29\/030929ta_talk_ross\">people who work on Wall St<\/a>) with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afi.com\/\">AFI<\/a> listing it in their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afi.com\/10top10\/gangster.html\">top gangster films of all time<\/a> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>For this edition, the main selling point is the hi-def transfer, a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/7.1_surround_sound\">7.1 audio mix<\/a> and a new batch of exclusive extras created especially for this release.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the bonus features are carried over from the previous DVD version, but let&#8217;s hope they also keep the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f7UM48JUGzc\">impossibly funky music bed<\/a> which was on that menu.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jroIq779VEs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>BONUS FEATURES<\/strong> (*Denotes all new content)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>*The Scarface Phenomenon: <\/strong>This all-new documentary presents Scarface as a\u00a0unique phenomenon in cinema history. It explores how a film plagued by controversy\u00a0leading up to its release has become a Hollywood classic, influencing a whole new\u00a0generation of filmmakers and leaving a lasting imprint on popular culture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deleted Scenes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The World of Tony Montana<\/strong>: Experience the world of the ultimate gangster and hear\u00a0from experts on the real world violence, fear and paranoia that surrounds a drug lord.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Rebirth<\/strong>: Director Brian De Palma, producer Martin Bregman, actor Al Pacino,\u00a0and screenwriter Oliver Stone revisit the history of Scarface, from the inspiration of the\u00a0original Howard Hawks classic to the evolution of the script.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Acting<\/strong>: Join the filmmakers, Al Pacino and Steven Bauer to discover how each of\u00a0the roles was cast and how Brian De Palma worked with his actors to get unforgettable\u00a0performances<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Creating<\/strong>: A fascinating, controversial and definitive journey through the making\u00a0of the film, which began with the production being forced to leave its initial location in\u00a0Florida. Discover how the chainsaw scene was filmed, learn about the production design,\u00a0the photography, and the struggle to get the film an \u201cR\u201d rating in the US.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scarface<\/strong>: The TV Version: A revealing and hilarious montage of film clips comparing\u00a0the theatrical version to the network television version of Scarface.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Making of Scarface the Video Game<\/strong>: Immerse yourself in the world of Scarface\u00a0in this behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the video game.\u2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>*U-CONTROL Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Scarface Scoreboard: Watch Scarface like never before. Keep track of the number\u00a0of times the \u201cF\u201d word is used and monitor the bullets fired.<\/li>\n<li>Picture in Picture: Access interview footage of Brian De Palma, Al Pacino,\u00a0Screenwriter Oliver Stone, and others without interruption to the movie experience.<\/li>\n<li>Also featured is a scene comparison between the 1983 version of Scarface and\u00a0Howard Hawks\u2019 original film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>*BD-LIVE\u2122: <\/strong>Access the BD-Live\u2122 Centre through your Internet-connected player to get\u00a0even more content, watch the latest trailers and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>POCKET BLU\u2122 APP:<\/strong> Universal\u2019s groundbreaking pocket BLU\u2122 app uses iPhone\u2122,\u00a0iPod\u00ae touch, Smartphone, Android\u2122, PC and Macintosh to work seamlessly with a\u00a0network-connected Blu-ray\u2122 player and offers advanced features such as:\n<ul>\n<li>ADVANCED REMOTE CONTROL: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your\u00a0Blu-ray\u2122 player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live\u2122\u00a0functions with ease.<\/li>\n<li>VIDEO TIMELINE: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to\u00a0instantly access any point in the movie.<\/li>\n<li>MOBILE-TO-GO: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray\u2122 discs to save to mobile devices or to stream from anywhere there\u2019s a Wi-Fi\u00a0network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on the go, anytime, anywhere.<\/li>\n<li>KEYBOARD: Enter data into a Blu-ray\u2122 player with your device\u2019s easy and\u00a0intuitive keyboard to facilitate such Blu-ray\u2122 features as chatting with friends and\u00a0sending messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&gt; More on Scarface at <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scarface_(1983_film)\">Wikipedia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086250\/\">IMDb<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7pQQHnqBa2E\">Original trailer<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal have released details of the Scarface Blu-ray release in September<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[84,1938,241],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}