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Blu-ray Release: Full Metal Jacket

11 April 2012 10:02 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »

Blu-ray Release Date: Aug. 7, 2012

Price: Blu-ray $34.99

Studio: Warner

R. Lee Ermey (r.) drills Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket.

Full Metal Jacket 25thAnniversary Blu-ray Book is the latest edition of Stanley Kubrick’s (Barry Lyndon) 1987 war film saga about the Vietnam conflict and the dehumanizing process that turns people into trained killers.

The war drama stars Matthew Modine (Hemingway’s Garden of Eden), Adam Baldwin (Independence Day), Vincent D’Onofrio (Kill the Irishman), Dorian Harewood (Mayor Cupcake) and Arliss Howard (TV’s Rubicon) as Marine recruits who experience boot-camp hell under the punishing command of an intense drill sergeant  R. Lee Ermey (Seven) before being sent off to the savage war in Vietnam.

The anniversary edition of the film (Warner first issued it on Blu-ray in 2007) is showcased in premium Blu-ray Book packaging with 44 pages that include a personal letter and reflections from star Modine, along with behind-the-scenes photos. »

- Laurence

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Cast Named For Play Based on Jayson Blair Scandal

5 January 2012 7:57 AM, PST | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »

New York (AP) — Producers of a new play inspired by the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal at The New York Times have found the actor who will play the disgraced ex-journalist.The Atlantic Theater Company said Wednesday that Kobi Libii will play a Blair-like Times reporter in the world premiere of Gabe McKinley's play "Cq/Cx."Libii, a Yale graduate and alumnus of Second City in Chicago, was in "Perfect Harmony" at the Acorn Theatre and "The Tempest" at the Porpentine Theater.The rest of the cast includes Larry Bryggman, Peter Jay Fernandez, Tim Hopper, Arliss Howard, David Pittu, Steve Rosen and Sheila Tapia. Tony Award-nominated David Leveaux, who recently directed Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" on Broadway, will direct the new play.Previews begin Jan. 25 and an official opening is set for Feb. 15. The play will run until March 4 at Signature Theatre Company's Peter Norton Space while Atlantic's main stage gets renovated. »

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Actor Chosen To Play New York Times Plagiarist Jayson Blair

4 January 2012 11:53 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

New York -- Producers of a new play inspired by the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal at The New York Times have found the actor who will play the disgraced ex-journalist.

The Atlantic Theater Company said Wednesday that Kobi Libii will play a Blair-like Times reporter in the world premiere of Gabe McKinley's play "Cq/Cx."

Libii, a Yale graduate and alumnus of Second City in Chicago, was in "Perfect Harmony" at the Acorn Theatre and "The Tempest" at the Porpentine Theater.

The rest of the cast includes Larry Bryggman, Peter Jay Fernandez, Tim Hopper, Arliss Howard, David Pittu, Steve Rosen and Sheila Tapia. Tony Award-nominated David Leveaux, who recently directed Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" on Broadway, will direct the new play.

Previews begin Jan. 25 and an official opening is set for Feb. 15. The play will run until March 4 at Signature Theatre Company's Peter Norton Space while Atlantic's main stage gets renovated. »

- AP

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