Universal Pictures Home
Entertainment announced this past week that a pair of recent theatrical
releases will be making the transition to the home entertainment marketplace on
Apr. 9.
The first of these is
director Mimi Leder’s On the Basis of Sex, which looks at Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s (played by Felicity Jones — Oscar nominated for Best
Actress in The Theory of Everything) early career and marriage to Martin
Ginsburg (Armie Hammer), with a special focus on her role in the 1972 Moritz v.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue case.
The ARR is 102 days and
box office receipts currently stand at $22.9 million.
Planned for release are
DVD and Blu-ray editions with bonus features including a trio of featurettes —
“A Supreme Team: Making On the Basis of Sex,” “Legacy of Justice” and “Martin
and Ruth: A Loving Partnership.”
Also arriving on Apr. 9 as
both DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack selections is writer/director Robert
Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen.
The ARR works out to 109
days and the domestic box office haul was a disappointing $10.8 million.
Based on the true story
of Mark Hogancamp‘s (played by Steve Carell) post-assault recovery and
eccentric creation of the World War II Belgian village of “Marwencol” —
documented in Jeff Malmberg award-winning 2010 film Marwencol — Welcome
to Marwen might have seemed like a terrific idea, especially in the
hands of Robert Zemeckis, but its odd presentation left theatrical audiences
mystified.
Home entertainment gives
the film a second chance, especially for those who didn’t have the opportunity
to catch it during the busy Christmas holiday season.
Bonus features include
eight deleted scenes and a quartet of featurettes — “Marwen's Citizens,” “A
Visionary Director,” “Building Marwen” and “Living Dolls.”
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