Posted Thu Oct 15, 2009 at 08:30 AM PDT by Tom Landy
It seems Best Buy has Frank Darabont's masterpiece on Blu-ray in stores now, and we've got the scoop and pictures.
Word is coming in that Warner Brothers has just released 'The Green Mile' starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, and James Cromwell on Blu-ray as a digibook exclusively at Best Buy stores.
The film was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Best Screenplay, and Best Sound.
The Blu-ray appears to include 1080p video, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: Commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont; Additional scenes; Walking the Mile: The Making of the Green Mile Documentary; Miracles and Mystery: creating the Green Mile Featurette Gallery; Tom Hanks Make-Up Tests; Michael Clarke Duncan Screen Test; The Teaser Trailer: A Case Study; Theatrical Trailers.
Special thanks goes out to HDD forum member Justin Krakowsky for sending in the tip and images of the release!
Here's the front cover:
Here's the back cover:
And here's the shrink wrap packaging:
The Blu-ray is selling for $29.99.
You can find the latest specs for 'The Green Mile' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under October 13.
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