In July 1969, the space race ended when Apollo 11 fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge of “landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.†No one who witnessed the lunar landing will ever forget it. Al Reinert’s documentary For All Mankind is the story of the twenty-four men who traveled to the Moon, told in their words, in their voices, using the images of their experiences. It will be available July 14, 2009.
Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough Knife in the Water with Repulsion, a controversial, chilling tale of psychosis, starring Catherine Deneuve as Carole, a fragile, frigid young beauty cracking up over the course of a terrifying weekend. Left alone by her vacationing sister in their London flat, Carole is haunted by specters real and imagined, and her insanity grows to a violent pitch. Thanks to its unforgettable attention to disturbing detail and Polanski’s unparalleled adeptness at turning claustrophobic space into an emotional minefield, Repulsion remains one of cinema’s most shocking psychological thrillers. It will be available July 28, 2009.
For All Mankind director-approved special edition features:
– New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by producer-director Al Reinert (with a DTS-HD master Audio 5.1 soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
– Audio commentary featuring Reinert and Apollo 17 commander Eugene A. Cernan, the last man to set foot on the Moon
– An Accidental Gift: The Making of “For All Mankind,†a new documentary featuring interviews with Reinert, Apollo 12 and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, and NASA archive specialists Don Pickard, Mike Gentry, Morris Williams, and Chuck Welch
– On Camera, a collection of excerpted, on-screen interviews with fifteen of the Apollo astronauts
– New video program about Bean’s artwork, accompanied by a gallery of his paintings
– NASA audio highlights and liftoff footage
– Optional on-screen identification of astronauts and mission control specialists
– PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by film critic Terrence Rafferty and Reinert
Repulsion special edition features:
– New, restored high-definition digital transfer
– Audio commentary featuring director Roman Polanski and actress Catherine Deneuve
– A British Horror Film (2003), a documentary on the making of Repulsion, featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gil Taylor
– A 1964 television documentary filmed on the set of Repulsion, featuring rare footage of Polanski and Deneuve at work
– Theatrical trailer
– PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar and curator Bill Horrigan