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A24’s “The Florida Project” Comes To Blu-ray February 20 & “The Disaster Artist” Crashes Onto Blu-ray March 13

Earning a 2018 Academy Award® nomination for Willem Dafoe’s performance (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture), the warm, winning, and gloriously alive drama, “The Florida Project,” arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD February 20th from Lionsgate.

Directed by Sean Baker (“Tangerine”) and featuring Brooklynn Prince and Bria Vinaite in breakout performances, “The Florida Project” follows a precocious 6-year-old whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder amidst hard times. Certified Fresh™ on Rotten Tomatoes, see what the A.V. Club calls “one of Willem Dafoe’s most moving performances”. Co-written by Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch, “The Florida Project” Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.

On a stretch of highway just outside the most magical place on earth, six-year-old Moonee and her ragtag band of playmates spend an unforgettable summer at The Magic Castle, a budget motel managed by Bobby. Bobby’s stern exterior hides a deep reservoir of kindness and compassion as he watches over the kids’ adventures, protecting them from some of the harsher realities of life.

Blu-ray/DVD Special Features:

  • “Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project” Featurette
  • Bloopers and Outtakes
  • Cast and Crew Interviews

Starring Willem Dafoe (“Spider-Man,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Platoon”), Brooklynn Prince (“Monsters at Large,” “Robo-Dog: Airborne”), Valeria Cotto (Feature Film Debut), Bria Vinaite (Feature Film Debut), and Caleb Landry Jones (“X-Men: First Class,” “Get Out”).

Available on Blu-ray February 20th from Lionsgate

 

 
THE DISASTER ARTIST

Based on the making of the cult-classic “The Room” (“The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made”), the critically acclaimed “The Disaster Artist” arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and Digital HD March 13th from Lionsgate.

Nominated for a Golden Globe Award® for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh, “The Disaster Artist” is being hailed as one of the funniest comedies of the year. Directed by and starring Golden Globe® winner and Academy Award® nominee James Franco (2018, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, “The Disaster Artist”; 2011, Best Actor, “127 Hours”), the film also has an all-star cast including Dave Franco (“Now You See Me,” “21 Jump Street”), Emmy® nominee Seth Rogen (2005, Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program, “Da Ali G Show”), Golden Globe® nominee Alison Brie (2018, Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, “GLOW”), Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games,” “The Kids Are All Right”), Paul Scheer (“Veep,” “The League”), Zac Efron (“Neighbors,” “High School Musical”), Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”), as well as countless surprise cameos.

Based on the best-selling tell-all book about the making of the cult-classic disasterpiece “The Room,” “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made”, by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, and written for the screen by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, “The Disaster Artist” tells the hilarious true story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau – an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable – into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds.

Enter the room of “The Disaster Artist” with the release’s extensive Special Features, including audio commentary with director James Franco, Dave Franco, Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, and more; a gag reel; as well as three featurettes. “The Disaster Artist” will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD for the suggested retail price of $39.99 and $29.95, respectively.

Blu-ray/DVD Special Features:

  • Gag Reel
  • Audio Commentary with James Franco, Dave Franco, Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, and More
  • “Oh, Hi Mark!: Making a Disaster” Featurette
  • “Directing a Disaster” Featurette
  • “Just a Guy Leaning on a Wall: Getting to Know Tommy” Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer

Available on Blu-ray March 13th from Lionsgate

 

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James McDonald

Originally from Dublin, Ireland, James is a Movie Critic and Celebrity Interviewer with over 30 years of experience in the film industry as an Award-Winning Filmmaker.