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  A History of Violence Available on DVD March 14, 2006 From New Line Home Entertainment

  All-Star Cast Includes Golden Globe™ Nominee MARIA BELLO, Academy Award™ Nominee ED HARRIS and
  Academy Award™-Winner WILLIAM HURT
  LOS ANGELES, CA (December 5, 2005) – Life’s unexpected turns and the consequences of the past are at the center of New Line Home Entertainment’s powerful, critically lauded thriller A History of Violence, available on DVD on March 14, 2006. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker David Cronenberg (The Fly, Crash), the movie stars Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy, Hidalgo) and Maria Bello (The Cooler, Secret Window) in the story of the Stall family and one single moment that dramatically shatters life as they know it. The strong supporting cast includes Ed Harris (The Hours, Pollock) and Academy Award®-winner William Hurt (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Syriana), and the DVD features thought-provoking director commentary, an “Acts of Violence” documentary and three featurettes. Available at a $28.98 SRP, the DVD has an order due date of February 7, 2006.
  SYNOPSIS
  Tom Stall (Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana. One night, though, their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. He takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom’s life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man (Ed Harris) who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who’s wronged him in the past. As Tom and his family fight back against this case of supposed mistaken identity and struggle to cope with their changed reality, they are forced to confront their relationships and the divisive issues which surface as a result. A History of Violence is loosely based on the graphic novel by Vince Locke and John Wagner.
  
  DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*
  
  
  · Feature commentary by director David Cronenberg
  · Deleted scene with commentary by director David Cronenberg
  · “Acts of Violence” documentary
  · “Violence's History: United States Version vs. International Version” featurette
  · “The Unmaking of Scene 44” featurette
  · “Too Commercial for Cannes” featurette
  · Theatrical trailer
  · 16x9 widescreen (1.85:1) version of the film
  · Dolby Digital 5.1 and Stereo Surround 2.0
  · English DTS
  · English & Spanish subtitles
  · Closed captions
  
  *DVD special features subject to change.
  Title     Format     SRP     Cat. #     ISBN #     UPC #
  A History of Violence DVD     Keepcase     $28.98 SRP     N10095     0-7806-5409-9     794043100956
  A History of Violence VHS     Slipsleeve     N/A     N10125     0-7806-5433-1     794043101250
  A History of Violence VHS/Spanish     Slipsleeve     N/A     N10126     0-7806-5434-X     794043101267
  New Line Home Entertainment distributes New Line Cinema theatrical films on DVD, VHS and UMD™, including the premium DVD brand infinifilm™. The Company also
  distributes feature films and non-theatrical programs acquired or produced by New Line Home Entertainment and New Line Television. Founded almost 40 years ago, New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc.
  For more information on A History of Violence, visit www.historyofviolence.com. To download DVD box images and production artwork, visit New Line’s web site at www.moviepublicity.com. For screeners or artwork, please email your request to Theresa Black at tblack@mprm.com.
  CONTACT
  Theresa Black
  mPRm Public Relations
  (323) 933-3399
  tblack@mprm.com
  
  Jennie Abrams-Trager
  New Line Home Entertainment
  (212) 649-4851
  jennifer.abrams@newline.com

   

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