Posted Wed Mar 11, 2015 at 12:00 PM PDT by Tom Landy
The Academy Award nominated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. film is now available for Blu-ray pre-orders at Amazon.
As previously reported, Paramount will be releasing 'Selma' on Blu-ray on May 5.
Embraced by critics and audiences alike, SELMA was named one of the best films of the year by New York Times, New York Post, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and many more. The film was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Picture and won the Oscar® for Best Original Song for John Legend and Common's compelling tribute "Glory."
Director Ava DuVernay delivers the "definitive depiction of the 1960s American civil rights movement" (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) with the incredible story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the epic march from Selma to Montgomery to secure equal voting rights in an event that forever altered history. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary march.
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a lossless 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: The Road to Selma; Recreating Selma; "Glory" Music Video featuring John Legend and Common; Historical Newsreels; Photo Gallery; Deleted and Extended Scenes; National Voting Rights Museum and Institute; Selma Student Tickets: Donor Appreciation; Commentary by director Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo; and Commentary by director Ava DuVernay, director of photography Bradford Young and editor Spencer Averick.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99.
You can find the latest specs for 'Selma' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under May 5.
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