Join Academy Award(R)-Winning Director Ang Lee on This Generation-Defining Experience That Changed American Culture Forever: TAKING WOODSTOCK

Join Academy Award(R)-Winning Director Ang Lee on This Generation-Defining Experience That Changed American Culture Forever: TAKING WOODSTOCK

OWN IT ON BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF & DVD DECEMBER 15, 2009 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT "Irresistibly entertaining!" -- Bryan Erdy, CBS TV

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- OVERVIEW: Academy Award®-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) brings audiences back to the groovy days of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival with the funny, entertaining and very human comedy - Taking Woodstock. Inspired by a true story, Taking Woodstock captures all the color and excitement of this generation-defining experience that forever changed American culture. The far-out cast includes Demetri Martin (Comedy Central Presents), Eugene Levy (American Pie franchise), Emile Hirsch (Milk), Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) and Dan Fogler (Fanboys).

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF: Unleash the power of HDTV and experience Taking Woodstock with perfect picture and purest digital sound.

   --  EXCLUSIVE DELETED SCENES   --  NO AUDIENCE REQUIRED - THE EARTH LIGHT PLAYERS:  Dan Fogler gives       viewers an inside look at who the Earth Light Players were and how       their spirit influenced their cinematic recreation.   --  BD-LIVE(TM): Access the BD-Live(TM) Center through an       Internet-connected player to download exclusive content, the latest       trailers and more!        --  MY SCENES SHARING:  Bookmark favorite scenes from Taking           Woodstock, then share with BD-Live(TM) buddies!     BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF AND DVD):   --  DELETED SCENES   --  PEACE, LOVE AND CINEMA:  The fate of the world's most famous concert       was in jeopardy until a man most have never heard of made a phone       call.  See how Focus Features combined humor and a lot good vibes to       bring 1969 back to life.  Featuring interviews with James Shamus, Ang       Lee, Demetri Martin, Liev Schreiber, Emile Hirsch and Eugene Levy.    --  FEATURE COMMENTARY: Travel back to Woodstock with director Ang Lee and       writer James Schamus.    

SYNOPSIS: A generation began in his backyard. . .From Academy Award®-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) comes Taking Woodstock, the comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parent's run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor's farm in White Lake, New York and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life - and American culture - forever.

   http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/taking_woodstock/     TECHNICAL INFORMATION (BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF):   Street Date: December 15, 2009   Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment   Selection Number: 62110996   Running time: 2 Hours, 1 Minute   Layers: BD-50   Picture Format: Widescreen   Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1   Rating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language   Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French   Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, French    DTS Surround 5.1    TECHNICAL INFORMATION (DVD):   Street Date: December 15, 2009   Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment   Selection Number: 62108356   Running time: 2 Hours, 1 Minute   Layers: Dual layer   Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen   Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1   Rating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language   Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French   Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby    Digital 5.1    CAST AND FILMMAKERS:   Cast: Demetri Martin, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Imelda    Staunton, Dan Fogler   Directed By: Ang Lee   Written By: James Schamus, Elliot Tiber, Tom Monte   Executive Producer: Michael Hausman   Produced By: Ang Lee, James Schamus, Celia Costas   Director of Photography: Eric Gautier   Production Designer: David Gropman   Editor: Tim Squyres   Music By: Danny Elfman   Costume Design By: Joseph G. Aulisi   Casting By: Avy Kaufman    For artwork, please log on to our website at www.ushepublicity.com   

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