On Oscar Sunday, my twitter feed was blasted with comments like “The Dean from Community just won an Oscar!” as The Descendants took home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. On Tuesday, March 13, this award-winning film comes to DVD and Blu-Ray Combo pack, and we’ve got a chance for you to win your own copy on DVD.
Here’s the full press-release for the home video release:
TAKE GEORGE CLOONEY HOME
IN ONE OF THE YEAR’S MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILMSExperience the Heartbreak and Humor When the Academy Award® and Golden Globe® Winner Comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD March 13
From director Alexander Payne creator of the Oscar® winning Sideways comes one of the Best Pictures of the year, THE DESCENDANTS, featuring a stunning cast including Best Actor nominee George Clooney (Ides of March) and Shailene Woodley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) in her Golden Globe nominated and Independent Spirit Award winning role. Take home this wonderfully warm and witty film and go behind the scenes of THE DESCENDANTS with all-new exclusive content on Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack and DVD March 13 from Fox Searchlight and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Based on the best-selling novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings and set in Hawaii, THE DESCENDANTS is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
Nominated for five Academy Awards® and winner for Best Adapted Screenplay, THE DESCENDANTS is a must-have on Blu-ray and DVD. The release is packed with must-see deleted scenes, behind the scenes extras and exclusive featurettes to bring you even further into the story.
THE DESCENDANTS Blu-ray Features:
- Deleted Scenes with introductions by the director
- Everybody Loves George
- Working with Alexander
- The Real Descendants
- Hawaiian Style
- Casting
- Working with Water
- Waiting for the Light
- The World Parade – Hawaii (Silent Film)
- A Conversation with George Clooney and Alexander Payne
- Digital Copy of the Film
- Music Videos
- “Will I Ever See You Again”
- Postcards from Paradise
- “Honolulu’s Whisper
THE DESCENDANTS DVD Features:
- Everybody Loves George
- Working with Alexander
- Hawaiian Style
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The backdrop of Hawaii is both beautiful and an important part of the plot in The Descendants, and so we would like to highlight five other films that highlight the beautiful islands of Hawaii.
From Here to Eternity is a 1953 film based on a novel of the same name by James Jones. The film features an amazing cast, including Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra, and won eight Academy Awards. The film centers on the troubles of soldiers stationed in beautiful Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film won a myriad of awards, and is often cited as one of the best films in the history of cinema.
Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical starring Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman and Angela Lansbury. This iconic film was the first of three Elvis films to be shot in Hawaii, and it focuses on a young man who has just gotten out of the army and is glad to be back and able to enjoy the beach, his friends and his girlfriend. The films features beautiful scenes in Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head, Mount Tantalus, and Hanauma Bay.
Tora! Tora! Tora! Is a 1970 film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The title is made up of the code words that the Japanese used to indicate that complete surprise was achieved in their attack. Tora! Tora! Tora! won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects, and clips from the film have been widely sampled in other films and television shows because of their stunning visual effects and historical accuracy.
Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 animated film about a genetically modified alien named Stitch who escapes to earth and is adopted by a young Hawaiian girl named Lilo. The film features many beautiful animated Hawaiian landmarks, and island activities like hula dancing, surfing and learning the meaning of “ohana.” The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 film starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand. The story focuses on Peter (Segel), who decides to go on a relaxing Hawaiian vacation after a tough break up… only to find his ex there with her new boyfriend! This hilarious movie was filmed in the real life Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu.
Fox has also provided us with this handy book-to-film study guide:
To enter to win a copy of The Descendants on DVD, all you have to do is leave a comment below with your favorite Hawaii-based films and/or TV-series.
You can also get an additional entry by liking and leaving a comment on this contest post on our Facebook page.
You can also get an additional entry by tweeting “Mahalo to @NoReruns and @FoxHomeEnt for giving me the chance to win #TheDescendants on DVD http://bit.ly/zqUN6N #HeleMeiHoohiwahiwa“.
(NOTE: Multiple Tweets or comments will not result not increase your chances.)
Around March 14th we will pick a random winner and contact him or her for their mailing info to forward on to the folks at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, who will mail out the DVD directly. Prize can only be shipped to addresses within the United States and Canada.
