PR: Take Shelter on DVD Feb 14

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Two top prizes at this year's Cannes Film Festival. A haunting psychological thriller which Vanity Fair called an American masterpiece, the film has a stellar cast headed by Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon (Best Supporting Actor, Revolutionary Road, and TV's Boardwalk Empire) and Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life). Also starring are Golden Globe winner Kathy Baker (1992, Best Actress in a TV Performance, Picket Fences), Katy Mixon (TV's Mike and Molly), Shea Whigham (TV's Boardwalk Empire), and, in her film debut, Tova Stewart. Jeff Nichols (Shotgun Stories) wrote and directed.

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Take Shelter is arriving on DVD February 14th from Sony Pictures Classics and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.



Take Shelter, which captured two top prizes at this year's Cannes Film Festival and went on to receive glowing reviews from film critics, debuts February 14th on DVD from Sony Pictures Classics and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. A haunting psychological thriller which Vanity Fair called an American masterpiece, the film has a stellar cast headed by Academy Award(R) nominee Michael Shannon (Best Supporting Actor, Revolutionary Road, and TV's Boardwalk Empire) and Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life). Also starring are Golden Globe(R) winner Kathy Baker (1992, Best Actress in a TV Performance, Picket Fences), Katy Mixon (TV's Mike and Molly), Shea Whigham (TV's Boardwalk Empire), and, in her film debut, Tova Stewart. Jeff Nichols (Shotgun Stories) wrote and directed.

Recently, Jessica Chastain earned a Best Supporting Actress win from the New York Film Critics Circle, while the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognized Take Shelter with five nominations, including Best Male Lead (Shannon), Best Supporting Female (Chastain) and Best Picture. The film was also honored at major film festivals throughout the year - with the Fipresci Prize and Critics Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and as an Official Selection at the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals.

The film was produced by Tyler Davidson (Swedish Auto) and Sophia Lin (Shadows and Lies) with Sarah Green (The Tree of Life), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Insidious), Christos Konstantakopoulos (Burning Heads), and Greg Strause (Skyline) serving as executive producers.

Actors: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Tova Stewart, Katy Mixon
Directors: Jeff Nichols
Writers: Jeff Nichols
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: February 14, 2012
Run Time: 120 minutes

The DVD contains special features including deleted scenes, a Q&A with actors Michael Shannon & Shea Whigham, commentary with Michael Shannon and Writer/Director Jeff Nichols and a behind the scenes featurette. Take Shelter will be available on DVD for $30.99 SRP.

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News Editor January 19, 2012, 8:54 am