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One of contemporary cinema’s most original, provocative, and uncompromising filmmakers, Austrian auteur Michael Haneke dares viewers to stare into the void of modern existence. With his first three theatrical features, The Seventh Continent, Benny’s Video, and 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance—a trilogy depicting a coldly bureaucratic society in which genuine human relationships have been supplanted by a deep-seated collective malaise—Haneke established the rigorous visual style and unsettling themes that would recur throughout his work. Exploring the relationships among consumerism, violence, mass media, and contemporary alienation, these brilliant, relentlessly probing films open up profound questions about the world in which we live while refusing the false comfort of easy answers. DIRECTOR-APPROVED THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES High-definition digital masters, supervised by director Michael Haneke, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New interview with actor Arno Frisch New interview with film historian Alexander Horwath Interviews from 2005 with Haneke Documentary about Haneke’s career featuring interviews with the director and actors Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Huppert, and Jean-Louis Trintignant Deleted scenes from Benny’s Video Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by novelist John Wray THE SEVENTH CONTINENT The day-to-day routines of a seemingly ordinary Austrian family (Birgit Doll, Dieter Berner, and Leni Tanzer) begin to take on a sinister complexion in Michael Haneke’s chilling portrait of bourgeois anomie giving way to shocking self-destruction. Inspired by a true story, the director’s first theatrical feature finds him fully in command of his style, observing with rigorous, clinical detachment the spiritual emptiness at the heart of consumer culture—and the horror that lurks beneath its placid surfaces. The Seventh Continent builds to an annihilating encounter with the televisual void that powerfully synthesizes Haneke’s ideas about the link between violence and our culture of manufactured emotion. BENNY’S VIDEO Michael Haneke turns the unflinching gaze of the camera back on itself in this provocative, profoundly disturbing study of emotional disconnection in the age of mass-media saturation. Benny (a frighteningly affectless Arno Frisch), the teenage son of wealthy, disengaged parents (Angela Winkler and Ulrich Mühe), finds release in the world of violent

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Product Description AT FOURTEEN THEY MADE A PACT TO ROCK FOREVER. FIFTY YEARS LATER THEY STILL MEAN IT. At 14, two Toronto schoolmates -- Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner -- made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it. Forming the band Anvil in 1982, the duo released one of the heaviest albums of all time -- Metal on Metal -- influencing some of the biggest names in rock including Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. But while those bands went on to sell millions of albums and achieve international fame, Anvil's career took a different path - straight to obscurity. Until now... Director Sacha Gervasi (Hitchcock) brings us Anvil! The Story of Anvil - a brilliant, achingly hilarious, and surprisingly touching documentary about Anvil's last-ditch quest for fame and fortune. He joins the band members, now in the 50's, as they perform all over the world, record a new album and struggle to make ends meet. Providing an intimate, insightful look into the band members' ever-supportive, yet long-suffering families, Anvil! The Story of Anvil is also a tale of survival - and the passion and drive it takes to follow your dream, year after year after year. SPECIAL FEATURES: DISC 1: NEW! 2022 Audio Commentary with director Sacha Gervasi 2008 Audio commentary by director Sacha Gervasi and band members Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner 2008 Audio commentary by director Sacha Gervasi, producer Rebecca Yeldham and editor Andrew Dickler 3 Deleted Scenes: “Choice Children’s Catering Extended Scene” (7:14), “Former Band Members” (2:39), “Lips’ Brother” (2:11) "Where are They Now?" featurette "This Feels Good" featurette Sacha Gervasi rocks with Anvil”: Live performance of “School Love” NEW! Anvil Q&A at Saban Theater with moderator Steve-O “Interview with Lars Ulrich” Interview with Maor Applebaum (mastering engineer) Interview with Steve 'Lips' Kudlow Backstage interview with Rob & Steve Q&A with director Sacha Gervasi, the band, and Peter Dinklage Theatrical Teaser Original Theatrical Trailer Optional English and French Subtitles for the main feature DISC 2: Interview with Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow, Robb Reiner and Director Sacha Gervasi moderated by Matt Pinfield (93 mins) Rich Roll video podcast interview with director Sacha Gervasi and the band Picture-in-picture video commentary by director Sacha Gervasi and Anvil members Robb Reiner and Steve 'Lips' Kudlow NEW! 2022 Video Commentary with director Sacha Gervasi and the band NEW! 2022 Video Commentary with director Sacha Gervasi and producer Rebecca Yeldham *SPECIAL FEATURES ARE NOT FINAL AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * Special Features May Not Be Rated, Closed Captioned Or In High Definition. Review The music, heard in economical proportions, is secondary to the unexpectedly deep bond between its creators. Their story is an underdog's triumph that's difficult to deny. --Craig Mathieson, The Age See Anvil! if you love heavy metal, because these guys are legends. See Anvil! if you don't love heavy metal because this story is legendary. --Giles Hardie, Sydney Morning Herald Anvil! The Story of Anvil is funny, poignant, tender and remarkably affirming of spending one's life chasing a dream. --Richard Propes, TheIndependentCritic.com

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Product Description AT FOURTEEN THEY MADE A PACT TO ROCK FOREVER. FIFTY YEARS LATER THEY STILL MEAN IT. At 14, two Toronto schoolmates -- Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner -- made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it. Forming the band Anvil in 1982, the duo released one of the heaviest albums of all time -- Metal on Metal -- influencing some of the biggest names in rock including Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. But while those bands went on to sell millions of albums and achieve international fame, Anvil's career took a different path - straight to obscurity. Until now... Director Sacha Gervasi (Hitchcock) brings us Anvil! The Story of Anvil - a brilliant, achingly hilarious, and surprisingly touching documentary about Anvil's last-ditch quest for fame and fortune. He joins the band members, now in the 50's, as they perform all over the world, record a new album and struggle to make ends meet. Providing an intimate, insightful look into the band members' ever-supportive, yet long-suffering families, Anvil! The Story of Anvil is also a tale of survival - and the passion and drive it takes to follow your dream, year after year after year. SPECIAL FEATURES: DISC 1: NEW! 2022 Audio Commentary with director Sacha Gervasi 2008 Audio commentary by director Sacha Gervasi and band members Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner 2008 Audio commentary by director Sacha Gervasi, producer Rebecca Yeldham and editor Andrew Dickler 3 Deleted Scenes: “Choice Children’s Catering Extended Scene” (7:14), “Former Band Members” (2:39), “Lips’ Brother” (2:11) "Where are They Now?" featurette "This Feels Good" featurette Sacha Gervasi rocks with Anvil”: Live performance of “School Love” NEW! Anvil Q&A at Saban Theater with moderator Steve-O “Interview with Lars Ulrich” Interview with Maor Applebaum (mastering engineer) Interview with Steve 'Lips' Kudlow Backstage interview with Rob & Steve Q&A with director Sacha Gervasi, the band, and Peter Dinklage Theatrical Teaser Original Theatrical Trailer Optional English and French Subtitles for the main feature DISC 2: Interview with Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow, Robb Reiner and Director Sacha Gervasi moderated by Matt Pinfield (93 mins) Rich Roll video podcast interview with director Sacha Gervasi and the band Picture-in-picture video commentary by director Sacha Gervasi and Anvil members Robb Reiner and Steve 'Lips' Kudlow NEW! 2022 Video Commentary with director Sacha Gervasi and the band NEW! 2022 Video Commentary with director Sacha Gervasi and producer Rebecca Yeldham *SPECIAL FEATURES ARE NOT FINAL AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * Special Features May Not Be Rated, Closed Captioned Or In High Definition. Review The music, heard in economical proportions, is secondary to the unexpectedly deep bond between its creators. Their story is an underdog's triumph that's difficult to deny. --Craig Mathieson, The Age See Anvil! if you love heavy metal, because these guys are legends. See Anvil! if you don't love heavy metal because this story is legendary. --Giles Hardie, Sydney Morning Herald Anvil! The Story of Anvil is funny, poignant, tender and remarkably affirming of spending one's life chasing a dream. --Richard Propes, TheIndependentCritic.com

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A pair of college bound friends find themselves falling for one another, but after the mysterious murder of their classmate, they must defy the authorities to uncover the truth.