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PR The Informers Debuts on Blu-ray & DVD August 25

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The Informers, from the author of Less Than Zero, comes a new tale of 1980s Los Angeles' lost generation, drifting through a world of lust, greed and addiction. Special features include commentary by the cast and director as well as a behind-the-scenes making-of featurette. An official selection at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2008 CineVegas International Film Festival.

The Informers Debuts on Blu-ray™ & DVD August 25, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Electrifying performances! - Dennis Dermody, PAPER Magazine

A totally faithful adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel. Delivers guilty pleasures aplenty. - Rob Nelson, Variety

Part morality tale, part voyeuristic time trip. Strong stuff! - Michael Cieply, The New York Times

Impresses with style. - Troy Patterson, SPIN

From Bret Easton Ellis, Author of the Acclaimed Novels American Psycho and Less Than Zero

The Informers

Starring Oscar® Winners Billy Bob Thornton and Kim Basinger, and Oscar® Nominees Winona Ryder and Mickey Rourke along with Rising Stars Amber Heard and Jon Foster

Debuts on Blu-ray™ & DVD August 25, 2009




CULVER CITY, CALIF. (June 15, 2009) – Up-and-comers Amber Heard (Pineapple Express, Stepfather) and Jon Foster (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) along with Academy Award® winners Billy Bob Thornton (Best Adapted Screenplay, Sling Blade, 1997) and Kim Basinger (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, L.A. Confidential, 1998), Academy Award® nominees Winona Ryder (Best Actress in a Leading Role, Little Women, 1995) and Mickey Rourke (Best Actor in a Leading Role, The Wrestler, 2009) star in The Informers, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD August 25 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. From the author of Less Than Zero, comes a new tale of 1980s Los Angeles' lost generation, drifting through a world of lust, greed and addiction. Special features include commentary by the cast and director as well as a behind-the-scenes making-of featurette. An official selection at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2008 CineVegas International Film Festival, The Informers will be available on Blu-ray™ for $34.95 SRP ($22.95 MAP) and DVD for $24.96 SRP.

SYNOPSIS:
In his bestselling novels (American Psycho, Less Than Zero), author Bret Easton Ellis established himself as a modern chronicler of decadence, and a writer who reveals the dark shadows behind lives of wealth and glamour. In this new film, Ellis co-writes a script inspired by his own stories. Academy Award® winners Billy Bob Thornton (Best Adapted Screenplay, Sling Blade, 1997) and Kim Basinger (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, L.A. Confidential, 1998), Academy Award® nominees Winona Ryder (Best Actress in a Leading Role, Little Women, 1995) and Mickey Rourke (Best Actor in a Leading Role, The Wrestler, 2009) star in an interweaving tale in the tradition of Boogie Nights, which unfolds in Los Angeles: a city ruled by addictions of every type – from sex, to drugs, to power – where youth is wasted, where love is fleeting, where every night is a headlong rush to the next orgy of sensation. Sooner or later, the party has to end ...and the hangover is bound to be a killer. Also starring Chris Isaak, Brad Renfro in his final performance and hot up-and-comers Amber Heard (Pineapple Express) and Austin Nichols (TV's One Tree Hill).

The Informers is directed by Gregor Jordan (Ned Kelly, Buffalo Soldiers) from a screenplay by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho) and Nicholas Jarecki. Jere Hausfater (Fireflies in the Garden), Nicholas Jarecki (Tyson), Vanessa Coifman (Unthinkable) and Brian Young (The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, forthcoming The Runaways) serve as executive producers, with Marco Weber (Fireflies in the Garden) producing.

Blu-ray™ and DVD Special Features Include:
* Director & Cast Commentary
* Human Intersections: Making The Informers

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The Informers has a running time of approximately 98 minutes and is rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, drug use, pervasive language and some disturbing images.

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DVD Catalog #: 30586
BD Catalog #: 32123
DVD UPC Code: 0-43396-30586-1
BD UPC Code: 0-43396-32123-6
DVD Order Date: 7/23/09
BD Order Date: 7/23/09
DVD SLP: $24.96
BD SLP: $34.95 ($22.95 MAP)

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Posted by: News Editor - July 3, 2009, 10:31 am - PR
Keywords: greed, thriller