Annihilation (2018)

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Hailed as "a masterpiece" (Chris Evangelista, Slash Film) and "a mind-blowing experience" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), director Alex Garland's (Ex Machina) ANNIHILATION debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD May 29, 2018 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives on Digital May 22.

Biologist and former soldier Lena (Academy Award® winner* Natalie Portman) is shocked when her missing husband (Oscar Isaac) comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone no one has ever returned from. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth. The film also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, and Tuva Novotny.

The ANNIHILATION Blu-ray Combo Pack includes over an hour of bonus content. Natalie Portman, director Alex Garland and other cast and crew take viewers behind the scenes for a deeper look inside the film's stunts, intricate set design and breathtaking visual effects. The Blu-ray also boasts a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead‡.

ANNIHILATION Blu-ray Combo Pack

ANNIHILATION Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English Dolby Atmos, French 5.1 Dolby Audio™, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Audio, and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles. DVD in the Combo Pack is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with English 5.1 Dolby Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Audio and English Audio Description and English, French, and Spanish subtitles. The Combo Pack includes access to a Digital copy of the film as well as the following:<

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Feature film in high definition

Bonus Content:Part 1 - SOUTHERN REACH

Refractions - See how director Alex Garland created the tone, textures and color palettes for the various film environments on set.

For Those That Follow - Listen to the cast's perspective on their roles and learn why they found the story so intriguing.

Part 2 - AREA X

Shimmer - See how filmmakers transformed real set locations to create the world of Annihilation.

Vanished into Havoc - Check out all the action as cast and crew walk you through the mind-blowing stunts and special effects.

Part 3 - TO THE LIGHTHOUSE

Unfathomable Mind - Learn why the visual effects are integral to achieving director Alex Garland's overall vision for Annihilation.

The Last Phase - Listen to the cast and crew share their fondest memories from filming Annihilation.

DVD

Feature film in standard definition
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/art ... y-20180417 (press release)

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I might watch this with my students as part of the bring back Lovecraft into homes initiative. :twisted:

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Aww mannnn...is that really the blu Ray cover??????

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Thematically I understand the cover though I don't love the cover but the studios just don't seem to give a shit anymore about good cover art I've noticed in my shopping over the recent years. Giant pictures of the characters and faces of the actors take priority and it annoys me.

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Just saw this, really enjoyed it a lot (a lot more than I expected to TBH). Are all the books a good read?

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I loved this film but it had so much hand-holding that they might as well have put Ron Howard in there ironically narrating the plot.

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So the 4K physical disc is exclusive to Best Buy and is only available from 5/29 to 10/29 (of this year) or is it only exclusive to Best Buy for that Best Buy and then more stores can carry it?

Everything about the releases for this, theater and Blu-ray/DVD is weird as shit lol

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4K. Sharp. Worth it. Got mine almost two weeks ago from Paramount and seen it twice already.

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PowerDump wrote:
May 29th, 2018, 7:07 pm
So the 4K physical disc is exclusive to Best Buy and is only available from 5/29 to 10/29 (of this year) or is it only exclusive to Best Buy for that Best Buy and then more stores can carry it?

Everything about the releases for this, theater and Blu-ray/DVD is weird as shit lol
I believe it's the latter.

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So Garland isn't interested in making a sequel... Which is a pity because this was pretty great.
Haven't read the sequels btw, anyone who has?

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