Touchstone Home Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have released “The Tempest” on Blu-ray, DVD, Movie Download and On Demand. The movie is a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece and stars an amazing cast, including the following actors:
- Helen Mirren
- Russell Brand
- Alfred Molina
- Djimon Hounsou
- Alan Cumming
- Chris Cooper
- David Straitharn
We recently rented the movie “Arthur,” which also stars Helen Mirren and Russell Brand, so it was fun to see the two reunite in another film. The first thing we noticed when we started watching “The Tempest” was how unique the movie is. It is filmed in a way that makes you feel as if you are watching a stage production that includes special effects. All of the characters speak in the vocabulary of the time, which makes you feel like you’re reading straight from Shakespeare’s pages as you watch the film.
The costumes in the movie are so vibrant and extravagant. They’re similar to the costumes of the time, but with a modern twist that makes us wish we had some of the outfits for ourselves!
We really enjoyed watching “The Tempest” and we hope you pick up a copy to watch for yourself! The movie is not just a film, it’s an experience. It’s vibrant colors and Shakespearean language along with its special effects and over the top characters lend themselves to a timeless movie.
Bonus Features on the Blu-ray include:
- “The Tempest” Documentary
- “Audio Commentary with Director Julie Taymor
- Russell Brand’s Rehearsal Riff
- “O Mistress Mine” Reeve Carney Music Video
Let us know if you watch “The Tempest” and share your review in the comments section!
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Today (September 13th) Touchstone Pictures film “The Tempest” arrives on Blu-ray and DVD. In the gallery below you can experience “The Tempest” like never before by checking out the art and costume design from the film. Be sure to let us know which costume from the movie is your favorite!
Touchstone Home Entertainment will be releasing “The Tempest” on DVD on September 13, 2011. No word yet on if the movie will arrive on Blu-ray.
Here is a list of bonus features on the DVD:
- Mr. Trinculo – A nickname for his love of trinkets and sparkles…Russell Brand holds court for Julie Taymor & Alfred Molina as he riffs on the jester’s path from the mundane to royalty (by talent) in this raw rehearsal footage.
- An Interview with Shakespeare – Julie Taymor interviews Russell Brand as William Shakespeare.
- What’s Past is Prologue: Making Julie Taymor’s Radical New Tempest: A look into acclaimed director Julie Taymor’s radical re-imagination of Shakespeare’s final masterpiece. This bonus will explore the stories behind the making of the film including: shooting where no film has ever shot before on Hawaii’s remote island of Lanai; the revolutionary approach composer Elliot Goldenthal took with Shakespeare’s most musical play; and the costume and design choices which have brought Shakespeare’s LOST to life.
- Audio Commentary with Director Julie Taymor
- Annotated Shakespeare – An educational audio commentary with renowned Shakespeare experts Virginia Vaughan, Clark University English Professor and/or Jonathan Bate, University of Warwick Shakespeare & Renaissance Literature Professor.
Will you be adding this DVD to your home movie collection?
Here is the full list of all of the nominations the Walt Disney Company received for the Oscars this year.
Best Motion Picture of the Year – Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production
Darla K. Anderson, Producer
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year – Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) – “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Achievement in Sound Editing – Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
Adapted Screenplay – Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
Alice in Wonderland
Art Direction – Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney), Robert Stromberg (Production Design), Karen O’Hara (Set Decoration)
Achievement in Costume Design – Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Colleen Atwood
Achievement in Visual Effects – Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Day & Night
Best Animated Short Film – Day & Night (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Teddy Newton
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) – “I See the Light” from Tangled (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Glenn Slater
The Tempest
Achievement in Costume Design – The Tempest (Touchstone) Sandy Powell
Achievement in Sound Editing – TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
Congratulations to everyone involved in these projects!
Newlyweds Russell Brand and Katy Perry attended the movie premiere of “The Tempest” in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 2010. Russell is one of the stars of the new Touchstone Pictures movie, which is set to hit theaters nationwide on December 10, 2010.
Here are a list of some of the actors in the new movie:
- Helen Mirren
- Russell Brand
- Alfred Molina
- Djimon Hounsou
- David Strathairn
- Chris Cooper
- Alan Cumming
- Ben Whishaw
- Reeve Carney
- Felicity Jones
- Tom Conti
Are you planning on seeing this film in theaters?
